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  Worn Villain: Marilyn Manson discusses life, love and what it's like to play the villain
  By Drew Ailes

  Once there was a subculture of people who shaved parts of their head and brightly dyed their dreadlocks. They casually wore bondage gear and did drugs most people couldn't find. They were true... More >>

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  Homespun: Humdrum We Are Electricity EP
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  By Christian Schaeffer

  For Humdrum's latest EP, the band booked time with Steve Albini in his Chicago-based Electrical Audio studio. This fact alone could overwhelm the conversation about the record, but Albini is a... More >>

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  Just Rage: Comedian Bill Burr pulls back the curtain between his on- and offstage personas
  By Kelsey McClure

  Bill Burr is a relentlessly opinionated standup comedian with a work ethic that drives him to produce new material constantly. Not one to rest on his laurels or recycle material, Burr has become... More >>

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  Homespun: Red Letter Days
  By Christian Schaeffer

  Make no mistake about Red Letter Days' intentions: The young three-piece wants to be all over your radio. This five-song EP has the sheen and sparkle of modern radio rock so imprinted on its DNA... More >>

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  Band-Libs: The Greatest Party Game of the 2013 Music Showcase!

  Every year the RFT Music Showcase offers St. Louis music fans the opportunity to catch dozens of our city's finest local acts in a single daylong marathon of sights and sounds. It is a... More >>

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  Homespun: Mathias & the Pirates
  By Christian Schaeffer

  Former Earthworms member Mathias treads tricky ground on this release, his second with the Pirates. On "Jack Palance" he decries the modernity of Twitter, Justin Bieber and hipsters while... More >>

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  Your Guide to the Bands of RFT's Music Showcase

  It is that time of the year again, when we celebrate the bands and artists who provide the eclectic and engaging soundtrack to life in the city of St. Louis. This is a music town, through and... More >>

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  Black and Blue: Baroness emerges from the wreckage with new lineup
  By Rick Giordano

  In August 2012, less than four weeks after releasing a new double album through Relapse Records titled Yellow & Green, the members of Baroness were in one of the most horrific bus crashes to... More >>

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  DIYnamic Duo: Meet Steven Houldsworth and Graham Matthews, St. Louis best music fans
  By Cassie Kohler

  What if St. Louis music fans never missed a live concert? Imagine if every single sold-out Saturday at the Pageant, every DIY basement mosh pit or soundtracked park picnic was available online... More >>

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  Homespun: Al Holliday, Made It Through the Mill, Again
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  By Christian Schaeffer

  Al Holliday is a 25-year-old, white, Collinsville, Illinois-bred pianist and singer who makes his debut with twelve original songs on Made It Through the Mill, Again. We might as well get the... More >>

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  Emotions Run High: Electronic artist Parisian garners international attention through dark themes
  By Evan C. Jones

  It's a dreary St. Louis afternoon. Overcast skies are cloaked in a gray and dark blue coat as a steady rain punishes the pavement. A coffee shop masquerades as an out-of-control library, filled... More >>

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  Homespun: Max Load
  By Christian Schaeffer

  It's no stretch at all to think of BDR Records as St. Louis' very own Numero Group. That Chicago-based imprint quickly became the king of archival reissues, resurrecting long-forgotten and barely... More >>

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  Deep Covers: Bhi Bhiman re-imagines rock favorites on Substitute Preacher
  By Tom Finkel

  A native St. Louisan and the son of first-generation Sri Lankan immigrants, Bhi Bhiman writes and sings country-tinged songs in a keening tone guaranteed to grab the unsuspecting listener by the... More >>

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  Homespun: Mvstermind, A.D.D. (Artistically Day Dreaming)
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  By Christian Schaeffer

  North-side native Muhammad Austin may have a hard time paying attention, but his work as Mvstermind has no trouble paying dues. You can probably guess from the title of A.D.D. (Artistically Day... More >>

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  Victim of Love: Charles Bradley has no time to dream
  By Roy Kasten

  When Charles Bradley sings, the promise of something we call America becomes real. That promise may be broken, bleeding, scarred, but it's undeniable. To call the 64-year-old New York native a... More >>