Albert King

From Sun Studios to Greg Ginn to Parliament: Meet Jay Brook Lipe

On a particularly frigid January afternoon this year, I stumbled upon an interesting scene in the Delmar Loop (where RFT Music HQ is located, for those unaware). Moving up and down the streets was an enthusiastic man with an acoustic guitar strapped on his back, flanked by another fella, pointing a ... More >>

Happy Birthday Shirley Brown, Enemy to Hussies Everywhere

This post is dedicated to all the creepsters out there. You know who I'm talking about: dudes who troll for tail while their significant others obliviously go about their day. These philanders think they can get away with their serial cheating, but almost 97 percent[1] of the time a girlfriend shak ... More >>

Funky Butt Brass Band Holiday Brasstravaganza: Voodoo Christmas

Courtesy of Funky Butt Brass Band​The Funky Butt Brass Band, St. Louis' finest purveyors of second-line struttin', is about to unleash its annual holiday throwdown on Saturday night at Off Broadway. Now in its third year, the Holiday Brasstravaganza gives the six-piece a chance to thoroughly f ... More >>

Ten Things to Do If You're Not Going to LouFest

George Clinton brings the funk on Saturday.​So, chances are you're going to LouFest this weekend. (Have you read our coverage yet? Go! Do it!) But if you aren't, there's plenty to do this weekend. Read on: 1. St. Louis Bluesweek Festival; steps of the Peabody Opera House The inaugural St. Lou ... More >>

2010 Music Showcase: 1 night, 50+ bands, 5 bucks this Saturday on Wash. Ave.

Pokey LaFarge forges his own path through old-time country and blues

Voices Carry: Shirley Brown, the forgotten soul sister, sings on

SRV Tribute

8 p.m. Saturday, November 29. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: “(If Loving You is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right"

Squeezing Out Larks

B-Sides chats with the immortal soul-punk Graham Parker, and boogies down with the NYC power-trio Earl Greyhound.

Blue Sunday

Bennie Smith: 1933-2006.

Going Down Slow

Bennie Smith and a dwindling cadre of St. Louis music pioneers have a right to sing the blues

Margaritaville Lives

We picnic with Parrotheads, get literary with book-minded bands and witness an old-fashioned blues royale

Teenage Fanclub

Man-Made (Merge)

The Radar Station That Loved Me

Our hero hits Nelly's birthday party James Bond-style

Something Muddy This Way Comes

Make way for the down-and-dirty sounds of the Big Muddy Blues Festival

Masters of Their Domains

Hometown legend Bennie Smith joins other blues greats at the "Guitar Masters 2002" show

Sain Remains

The local blues legend looks back on 40 years in St. Louis

Loving Cup

East Side jazzman Eddie Fisher's soulful classic "The Third Cup" is a hot-ticket item all over the world -- too bad it's been out of print for 20 years

Eddie Cotton

Thursday, May 24; B.B.'s Jazz, Blues & Soups.

Donkey Business

The Unheard Music Series reissues Funky Donkey, a classic of St. Louis jazz

Welcome to Brooklyn

Damn the criticism -- Mayor Ruby Cook runs Brooklyn her way. But in this historic town, best known for its sex trade, she's not the biggest problem. Brooklyn is broke, divided and sinking fast.

Gateway Groove Festival, featuring Koko Taylor, Sonia Dada, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas and Chris Duarte

Saturday, June 3; Casino Queen parking lot

Blues You Can Use

A new documentary captures "the last generation of authentic bluesmen" on film

Carl Weathersby

Sunday, Aug. 1; Generations

WEEK OF FAME

Letters to the Editor