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Sun of Sam: Million Dollar Quartet deflated by record-mogul fifth wheel

In the Galleries - Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master CLOSES January 20 at St. Louis Art Museum

Randy Blythe is Free! Win Tickets to See Lamb of God at the Pageant

Update: You've got two more days to enter this thing. There are two ways to win -- the first is by coming up with a new Randy Blythe slogan for us. And today I'm adding a second. Tell us your favorite Halloween song and a pair of tickets could be yours. It can be campy, kiddie, creepy or fit some ot ... More >>

The Five Best Uses of Animal Sounds in Songs

The ol' Casio keyboard sound effects never get a workout quite like they do around Halloween, when nearly every spooky song comes punctuated with a howl or a squeak. Or a half-dozen of them, as in the case of the maddeningly catchy kids' song "Pumpkin Jack." (Click here to listen, and don't say we d ... More >>

Rave On

"Call Me Maybe": Pop With Rock & Roll Characteristics

I may have been the last person to notice this--surely Carly Rae Jepsen noticed it first--but here's when I noticed it: Rihanna released "The Only Girl in the World," and I was briefly convinced I'd accidentally set the satellite radio to one of those Europop stations where the DJ is broadcasting fr ... More >>

Five Things Like 'Glee' Gotye Must Erase From The 'Somebody That I Used To Know' Wikipedia Page

I like to call this move the Jonathan Franzen: Gotye, who managed to get a rock song onto the radio in 2012, has rolled his eyes at the Glee version of "Somebody That I Used To Know," probably while covered in angular paint swatches and looking really nervous about something. Which is fine, becaus ... More >>

David Peaston, R&B and Gospel Singer: 1957-2012

Overshadowed in death by the passing of Don Cornelius of Soul Train, St. Louis R&B and gospel singer David Peaston also died on February 1, 2012, from complications from diabetes. He was 54. Peaston was part of St. Louis gospel royalty. His mother was Martha Bass, singer in the foundational gospel ... More >>

Owl City Is Coming To The Pageant

​Adam Young returns to the Pageant on Monday, November 7th with his Owl City project. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, September 10th, at noon. General admission to the all-ages show will be $20 in advance, and for the first week, if you buy three tickets you get a fourth for free. Hint hint, ... More >>

The Black Keys at Kanrocksas

Photo by Kiernan Maletsky​Black Keys Stagesaurus Rex The infield is packed with people to tired to stand. There's a throng by the stage, obviously, but the middle third of the place is strictly asses on the ground. We're getting to that point, toward the end of any festival, where the antici ... More >>

Gavin DeGraw Comes To Celebrate St. Louis: A Q&A

Brad Barket​Playing at Soldiers Memorial Park this Saturday as a part of Fair St. Louis' Celebrate St. Louis, series, soft-rocker Gavin DeGraw has built a massive base by appealing to a wide variety of music fans. His most financially successful album to date, 2008's self-titled effort, peake ... More >>

The Five Saddest CDs You Can Buy for Under $2 at Best Buy

​Best Buy has a certain number of CDs it sells for preposterously cheap. Let's be clear: This isn't a bargain bin situation, where they clearly just upend the refuse in a cardboard dumpster and let people dive in. This is actual stock, kept on shelves, that in most cases sold (poorly, obviousl ... More >>

Decemberists Ticket Giveaway!

Photo by Autumn DeWilde​Justin Townes Earle and the Decemberists will be at the Pageant tomorrow night. Unfortunately for fans of urban blues and bookish indie, respectively, this sucker is sold out. All hope is not lost, however: We have two tickets to give away. To win, just head over to th ... More >>

Pomplamoose: Love 'Em or Hate 'Em (Or Its Hyundai Commercials), the Duo is a Success

Jamie Soja​This week's cover story comes from our sister paper in San Francisco, the SF Weekly. Music editor Ian S. Port went into the studio with Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn, who are otherwise known as Pomplamoose, and found out exactly how the duo are making a comfortable living doing music - ... More >>

Interview: Fitz and the Tantrums Leader Michael Fitzpatrick on Crafting Modern Soul and Eschewing Guitar

(Note: Fitz & the Tantrums' Saturday, February 12, show at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City) is sold out. However, the group is doing an in-store performance at Vintage Vinyl at 4 p.m. That gig is all-ages.) Piper Ferguson​When Fitz & the Tantrums hits town fo ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Kevin Buckley on His Record Label, Being "Done" with Grace Basement and Why Vinyl Persists

Jon Scorfina​Kevin Buckley is best known about town for playing in his rock outfit Grace Basement and playing as a solo artist performing traditional Irish folk music. For a time, he worked behind the scenes at Euclid Records, managing their online store, and now he runs his own label, Eastern ... More >>

Phoenix

8 p.m. Monday, August 9. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

The Gaslight Anthem's Jersey-born American slang is finally resonating all over the globe

Twelve Vans Warped Tour Bands You Can Admit in Public You're Going to See

The Vans Warped tour returns to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis on Monday, July 5. Like every year, the tour has its fair share of bands that appeal mostly to "the kids" -- Hey Monday, Never Shout Never, the Cab, etc. But this year's model features plenty of acts with actual musical c ... More >>

Nelly's ex-producer, Jay E, reflects on his road to success

Vampire Weekend and Beach House are Playing in St. Louis...at the Chaifetz Arena!

Annie ZaleskiVampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig at the Pageant, September 2008​Well -- talk about an upgrade: The indie-pop band everybody has an opinion about, Vampire Weekend, just announced a show at the Chaifetz Arena on Sunday, October 3. Beach House and the Very Best are opening. Says the Cha ... More >>

Why Third Eye Blind became an alt-rock cockroach

Bradd Young steps back into the spotlight as a solo artist

Misery and Gin: Country music, faded stardom, liquor and age in Crazy Heart

Ashanti, Chingy, Ginuwine, Nelly and Other Celebs with Two Names Set for All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball

On Sunday afternoon, July 12, celebrities and baseball legends will gather on the field at Busch Stadium for the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game. Musicians scheduled to play include Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell, Nelly, Chingy, Ashanti and Ginuwine. (No word yet on if th ... More >>

Lost in The Supermarket: The Kinks, "A Well Respected Man"

(Welcome to Lost in the Supermarket, an occasional blog recurring feature in which we discuss unexpected songs we've heard in unexpected places. This doesn't just have to be your local Schucks or Dierbergs, either; any weird pairing you've heard is fair game for the feature. Email the scenario to me ... More >>

Girl Talk's Gregg Gillis tells B-Sides how not to be a douchebag at his sold-out Pageant show, while hip-hop producer D Scorch'd of the Bakery Productions reveals what he's cooking up

Pop Matters: With Only By the Night, Kings of Leon aims for stateside success — and just might earn it

On tour for Narrow Stairs, Chris Walla and Death Cab for Cutie bring musical gems and political smarts to the Fabulous Fox

B-Sides traces the history and evolution of the power ballad in honor of Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick, and examines An Under Cover Weekend's '80s and '90s participants

Gin Blossoms

8:30 p.m. Friday, July 4. Ozzie Smith Sports Complex, as part of the Heritage & Freedom Fest, O'Fallon

Why Yes, My Bloody Valentine is Reuniting. Or Reactivating, More Precisely.

Just Can't Get Enough

B-Sides steps out with Gabriel and Dresden, matches drugs with Tool albums and previews the WM3 benefits going on around town

Dem Franchize Boyz

On Top of Our Game (Virgin)

The Guy Ain't Right in the Head

But his wallet's just fine, thanks

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Sean Paul

The Trinity (Atlantic/WEA)

Bellyfeel

Friday, December 31; Hi-Pointe

Marrying the Mainstream

White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the years best pop-rock records.

Best Local Boy Made Good

Sham Daugherty and Zo Lee Jr.

Best Local Single of the Past 12 Months

"Holidae In"

Avril Lavigne

Under My Skin (Arista)

Wilco with the Preston School of Industry

Tuesday, July 23; Pageant

Chained Melodies

The merger of St. Louis-based Streetside Records with CD World may come at a price.

For the Record

Big-box stores deal big blow to old-time music retailers

Teenage Crush

The pundits scoff, but the little girls understand

Home-Grown

Webster Groves R&B sensation Toya prepares for the big-time

Anniver-ska-ry Party

The Ska-O-Rama celebrates its fifth year with a multiband bash at the Casa Loma

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