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Soundgarden The Pageant : 8:00 p.m. May 21
“I’ve been away for too long,” growls Chris Cornell on Soundgarden’s 2012 album King Animal. It’s certainly been too long since Soundgarden has visited the Gateway to the West. Sure, Cornell has been here a few times with Audioslave, as well as on his own, but... More >>
Delmar/ The Loop	Rock, Grunge, Alternative

The Band of Heathens Off Broadway : 8:30 p.m. May 21
Neither blues nor Southern rock, neither a jam band nor a bar band, the ensemble of Austin, Texas songwriters, singers and guitar-slingers known as the Band of Heathens have drawn buckets of inspiration from all the wells of American music. Its two core songwriters, Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist... More >>
St. Louis - South City	Rock

Andrew W.K. The Firebird : 8:00 p.m. May 22
w/ The Fuck Off and Dies - From "Andrew W.K. is Coming to the Firebird May 22:" It has been years since W.K. came to St. Louis on a non-Warped Tour stage. His appearances at Pop's in the early aughts were rather rambunctious affairs -- at that time his debut album I Get Wet had just been... More >>
St. Louis - Midtown	Rock

El Ten Eleven The Firebird : 8:30 p.m. May 23
From this 2009 show preview: The danceable, hypnotic loops created by the Los Angeles electro-rock duo El Ten Eleven are a very 21st-century, post-everything artistic expression that borrows very little from the past. But the pair's real strength is its live show, where its mastery of looping... More >>
St. Louis - Midtown	Rock

Drive-By Truckers The Pageant : 8:00 p.m. May 24
w/ Old 97's - For a band that's been hard at it for more than fifteen years, one would think Athens, Georgia's Drive-By Truckers would start phoning it in or churn out some sort of reenvisioned half-baked version of its former self. Not this band. After holing up in the studio throughout 2009,... More >>
Delmar/ The Loop	Rock

Charles Walker & the Dynamites Blueberry Hill : 9:00 p.m. May 24
From his highly-prized recordings for the Excello label — cut in the late '50s when he was just sixteen — to his stint with Chess Records, to his leadership of Little Charles and the Sidewinders, Charles Walker is the greatest living soul man you probably haven't heard yet. The... More >>
Delmar/ The Loop	Soul, Funk

Fifth Annual Crawfish Boil Off Broadway : 6:30 p.m. May 25
w/ The Monads, Fattback, The Deadstring Brothers - As it turns out, you can go home again. Two of this town’s most raucous rock-and-roots bands resurrect in the name of Memorial Day, music, and mudbugs. The Monads and Fattback will both reconstitute themselves for the Fifth Annual... More >>
St. Louis - South City	Folk, Bluegrass

The Schwag (Final Show) 2720 Cherokee Performing Arts Center : 9:00 p.m. May 25
Jimmy Tebeau, the dread-locked frontman of St. Louis' long-running Grateful Dead cover band, the Schwag, will be reporting to the Yankton Federal Penitentiary in South Dakota on May 28. Calendar experts will note that this show takes place a mere three days prior, marking a farewell (for now,... More >>
St. Louis - South City	Jam Sessions

Rockabration III Off Broadway : 7:30 p.m. May 26
w/ The Ottomen, Aquitaine, Picture Day, Andy Hyland, Suzie Cue, The Defeated County - From "Homespun: The Ottomen:" It's been a few years since singer and guitarist David Stevenson released a record with his bizarro rock outfit, the Ottomen. However, the band hasn't matured at all in that time:... More >>
St. Louis - South City	Rock

Pretty & Nice The Firebird : 8:00 p.m. May 27
w/ Aquitaine, Media Ghost, Fiona Wild and the Midnight Lights - For all its merits, the power-pop genre can be stiflingly conservative. Songs often have the same feel, and regularly follow the A-B-A-B-C-B structure. That’s what makes Pretty & Nice so refreshing. The quartet has the pep... More >>
St. Louis - Midtown	Indie Pop

Heavy Medical Blank Space : 9:00 p.m. May 27
w/ Crappy Funeral, Britches, Catholic Guilt - Heavy Medical's primitive noise rock bleeds forth via two synchronized drum sets, throaty yells, and one bass guitar led through a pedal board of effects and larger-than-life speaker cabs. The trio's mid-tempo songs channel enough reverb, adrenaline... More >>
St. Louis - Clayton	Rock

Breakmouth Annie Lemmons : 8:00 p.m. May 28
w/ Ink and Sweat, The Haddonfields - From "New Breakmouth Annie Record On The Horizon From Throwing Things Records:" The clock is counting down to midnight on a Friday night at Lemmon's. After some knob-fiddling and shot/water retrieval from the bar, the band begins its set, as some more... More >>
St. Louis - Tower Grove	Punk

Anamanaguchi The Demo : 8:00 p.m. May 29
w/ Chrome Sparks, Dream Fox - '80s babies will find the chiptunes of Anamanaguchi all too familiar (and even moreso if they're fans of Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game, for which they provided the soundtrack). Using modded Nintendo hardware as their main backing track, the four-piece band... More >>
St. Louis - Tower Grove	Indie Rock

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Roland Johnson & Soul Endeavor Beale on Broadway : 10:00 p.m. every Wed.
The minute Roland Johnson walks onstage for his semi-regular gig at Beale on Broadway, you know you're seeing a performer. The man drips charisma — all the way through his white leisure suit and down to his polished shoes. He can do the James Brown, the Sam & Dave, the Bobby "Blue" Bland,... More >>
St. Louis - Downtown	Soul

Matt Davis & Darrow Washington Hwy 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen : 7:30 p.m. every Tue.
For all its charms, Webster Groves isn't exactly known as a cradle of blues music. But several nights a week, the Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen serves up live, local blues music alongside spare ribs and shrimp po' boys. On Tuesdays, Matt Davis & Darrow Washington host a weekly jam session,... More >>
Webster Groves	Blues

Open Mic with Butch Moore Stagger Inn Again : 9:00 p.m. every Sun.
The eclectic spirit of the Stagger Inn's open mic nights has become legendary over the years. One might witness just about anything -- from a college student playing in front of a crowd for the first time to a full band trying out some new material, from a comedian to a novelty songwriter. This... More >>
Collinsville/ Edwardsville	Open Mic

Dave Stone Jazz Trio Mangia Italiano : 11:00 p.m. every Fri.
Dave Stone is back on the throne. It's not just the consistency of Stone's swing, the fluidity of his comping and the esteemed company he keeps onstage. Variety also characterizes Stone's pioneering work in jazz. When he's not working the standards or post-bop tip at Mangia, you can hear him... More >>
St. Louis - South Grand	Jazz

DJ Mahf Pin-Up Bowl : 10:00 p.m. every Tue.
First things first: DJ Mahf is not "just another DJ." He proved himself a bona fide turntablist when he went head-to-head with some of the nation's best DJs for the 2010 Red Bull Thre3style Competition — where he took the St. Louis title. He's also shown that he's a capable producer with... More >>
Delmar/ The Loop	DJ

Soulard Blues Band Broadway Oyster Bar : 9:00 p.m. every Mon.
The Soulard Blues Band has gigged around town for more than twenty-five years. Most notably, its weekly residency at Broadway Oyster Bar perfectly accompanies the Southern-themed vibe complete with booze and Cajun food. Bassist and sole remaining founder Art Dwyer, a blues aficionado on local... More >>
St. Louis - Downtown	Blues

Ground Floor Band Beale on Broadway : 8:00 p.m. every Thu.; 8:00 p.m. every Fri.
The Ground Floor Band has been a midweek mainstay at Beale on Broadway downtown for nearly a decade now, and its extensive gigging history stretches back at least another ten years before that. Led by founder and guitarist Charles Hunt, whose razor-sharp licks evoke Albert King and Albert... More >>
St. Louis - Downtown	Blues

Kim Massie Beale on Broadway : 10:00 p.m. every Tue., Thu.
Although the word "diva" is so overused it's almost a useless descriptor, Kim Massie is one vocalist who deserves the honor. With its brash, gospel-influenced strains of vibrato, Massie's voice can be as big and broad as Aretha Franklin's, but it contains just enough Etta James-ian blues to... More >>
St. Louis - Downtown	Blues

Mark Dew Hideaway Restaurant & Lounge : 8:00 p.m. every Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun.
To walk into the Hideaway is to enter a place that seems frozen in time, where the dozen or so seats around the piano are packed with your grandparents' friends, decked out in chunky jewelry and tilted fedora hats. Ostensibly, they're here to listen to Mark Dew play — he's here Wednesday,... More >>
St. Louis - South City	Piano

Dance Party Brewskeez Florissant : Every Tue.

Grown Folks Comedy Knockouts Bar and Grill : 8:30 p.m. every Tue.

Songwriters Session Pop's Blue Moon : 8:00 p.m. every Tue.