2009 is already shaping up to be a busy year in St. Louis.
The Pageant
February 25: Flogging Molly
March 15: Andrew Bird
Blueberry Hill's Duck Room
January 27: Todd Snider/Keith Sykes
March 22: A.C. Newman/The Broken West
MP3: A.C. Newman, "Submarines of Stockholm"
More A.C. Newman at Matador's fall MP3 sampler, found here.
I am still out of town -- yes, I'm still writing FROM THE PAST (mwahaha) -- but there was a lot going on this weekend in the Lou. Where did everyone go? What did everyone see? What good shows happened? Anything notable, gossip- or music-wise? Fill us in via the comments section, y'all. Entertain. Inform. I'll be back tomorrow.In the meantime, here are some random videos I like, so it's just like I'm here nerding out about music.Ride, "Drive Blind" (live, Brixton, 1992) Sloan, "Underwhelmed" (liv
With all the buzz bands playing in Austin, Texas at South By Southwest, who's left to entertain us here in the Midwest? Post your show in the comments section!Friday, March 20* Kim Massie, The Gramophone* PMtoday/Hereafterhis, Adelaid/Hey Nightmare, Cicero's* The Dirty Blondes, Deluxe* Big Bambou, Farmous Bar* The Schwag (18th anniversary show), The Pageant* Alex Ray & The Last Place (CD release), Cicero's* Soulard Blues Band, Backstreet Jazz a Blues* Flannel (a tribute to grunge of the '90s
A.C. Newman's solo show at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room last night was better than the New Pornographers show last year at the Pageant. There; I said it. The differences between the concerts were small, but important. For starters, Newman and his five-piece band were clearly having a ton of fun - from stalwart drummer Jon Wurster and violinist Tara Szczygielski all the way down to the horn-playing multi-instrumentalist and the keyboardist/guitarist who bopped around onstage like his employment in
