Black Flag (Band)

Al Johnson is Decent: A Conversation with the Host of This Weekend's Skin Graft Records Homecoming

Skin Graft Records emerged in the early '90s amidst the rise of music cross-genres noise-rock and math-rock. Being an early proponent of such salty sounds, label owner Mark Fischer saw fit to combine records and comics in an unholy union of visual and audio debauchery. Early art featured Rob Syers, ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from June 17 to 23

This week's show recommendations include visits from Mount Moriah, The Mountain Goats, Black Flag, and more. Also, be on the look out for the Skin Graft St. Louis Homecoming and a dual release show featuring Humdrum and the latest Tower Groove Records single. Read on for all that and more!

Best of Coachella 2013: Weekend One

Editor's Note: Coachella Music Festival split into two weekends for 2013. Read on for the best of Weekend One, from writers at our sister paper, the LA Weekly.Karen O's Outfit Karen O's wardrobe on Friday night was bad ass. The Yeah Yeah Yeah's front woman appeared on the main stage in a technicolor ... More >>

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 >>

Public Enemy, Har Mar Superstar, Water Liars, Pink and More in This Week's Show Announcements

Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos; there, you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new sho ... More >>

Black Flag to Play Fubar on June 21

Legendary hardcore punk band Black Flag will be playing Fubar on Friday, June 21. Tickets will be $25 in advance, $30 on the day of the show. This will be the Greg Ginn/Ron Reyes incarnation of the band, not to be confused with the Keith Morris/Chuck Dukowski/ Bill Stevenson reunion, which is curren ... More >>

Good For You and Gregg Ginn, J Rabbit, Talk Normal and More Show Flyers

Skateboarder Mike Vallely's band, Good for You visits Spirit's Lounge on April 27th and are accompanied by Black Flag guitarist, Greg Ginn's solo project. Noise-rock band, Talk Normal stops by The Demo on March 16th. More show flyers below:

Shaved Women Employs a Relentlessly DIY Approach to Music

Band Mom is The Man: Five Musicians with Politician Parents

Sen. Daniel Inouye, who passed this week, was present for some of the 20th Century's pivotal events. Born in Hawaii in 1924, he witnessed the Pearl Harbor attack as a medical volunteer. He enlisted in the Army and fought in World War II; there he lost an arm and still stayed in the service until 194 ... More >>

Enabler

7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 4. Fubar, 3108 Locust Street.

Off!

8 p.m. Thursday, November 1. Fubar, 3108 Locust Street.

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From October 29 to November 4

Well I'm feeling pretty good about myself today. Over the weekend I managed to get myself kicked out of the Justin Bieber concert at Scottrade Center while working on a review, proving that even in my old age I still got it. In my youth I was actually quite capable of being kicked out of any and all ... More >>

The 2012 RFT Music Showcase Lineup for June 2

Negative Approach

7 p.m. Wednesday, June 6. Fubar, 3108 Locust Street.

Punk: Meet the 2012 RFT Music Award Nominees

The 2012 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is two weeks away. And if that is our own St. Louis Music holiday, then consider this the season: Throughout May, we've been making our cases for all 125 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year, introducing the nominees from one or more o ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From May 7 to May 13

This week's Most Triumphant Beard of the Week award goes unequivocally to Map's and Atlases' Dave Davison, whose facial hair would be worthy of IFC's cut-throat Whisker Wars competitions -- if that show is still a thing, anyway (I sure hope so, but doubt it). Jack Passion would be proud. Maps and At ... More >>

The Ten Best Juke Boxes in St. Louis

​Selecting the Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this RFT Music series, we're beeboping and scattin' our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. There is no surer way ... More >>

Henry Rollins

8 p.m. Saturday, March 24. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Out Every Night: The Fifteen Best Shows From March 19 to 25

Last week we alluded to the fact that this March is a great time to be a music fan in St. Louis....this week we're driving the point home and then some. Unless you are capable of bi-location (or in some cases: tri / quadro), you are going to miss some good shows this week. We have Andrew Bird at the ... More >>

American Idiot at Peabody Opera House: Review

American Idiot Peabody Opera House March 2, 2012 The average age of the attendees of American Idiot's opening night at the Peabody Opera House hovered around the mid fifties, neither the target demographic for the music of Green Day nor that of a contemporary musical with a 1:4 ratio of choreograph ... More >>

Mississippi Nights' Final Jam Session Occurred Five Years Ago Today

In theory, music venues are interchangeable. If one especially great place shuts down, another spot surely will rise elsewhere. But there's something disquieting about the closure of an especially memorable venue. Even years later, I'm still bummed about how Shattered - a Columbia, Missouri, insti ... More >>

Henry Rollins, Old 97s Lead This Week's Show Announcements

Courtesy of the artistHot.​From the looks of it, we're in for another killer spring as far as concerts are concerned. The Old 97's bring that highly accessible Texas twang to The Pageant is a bright spot on January 21. Henry Rollins, he of nimble mind and Black Flag fame also heads to the Page ... More >>

Everything Went Black Signs To Prosthetic Records

St. Louis's metallic hardcore outfit Everything Went Black has signed a deal with Los Angeles's Prosthetic Records. The band will join the label's new hardcore imprint, Lost Shepherd Recordings. Everything Went Black plays a concise, sophisticated brand of fast and heavy aggressive music drawing in ... More >>

The Year Punk Broke Finally Gets Reissued: Where The Featured Bands Are Today

​About twenty years ago, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore asked his friend, filmmaker Dave Markey, to document the band's short European tour, including its performance at the massive Reading Festival. Markey (best known for his underground classic Desperate Teenage Lovedolls) left with his passp ... More >>

The Scam Asked For Our Take

Thriving off chaos and drama, the Scam (playing tomorrow night at Old Rock House with Nashville Pussy and the Dwarves) is a notorious bunch in St. Louis. Playing primarily at Fubar Lounge, the quartet has been scoring opening slots for top-notch punk legends like the Meatmen, the Dwarves, and the ... More >>

The Meat Puppets

7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Mike Watt + the Missingmen

9 p.m. Thursday, April 14. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

The Cool Tour

4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Question: What Do Justin Bieber and Black Flag Have in Common?

Answer: According to this Etsy listing, "Both groups have caused riots, both embrace DIY." Someone named Josiah Hughes is selling the following home-screened T-shirt, which features the iconic Black Flag bars logo merged with the name of pop sensation Justin Bieber. (H/T to the almighty Chunklet for ... More >>

St. Louis Record Store Day Recap: Apop Records Spotlights Up-and-Comers Shaved Women, Maximum Effort and Glow Dick, Veterans Bob Reuter, Strangulated Beatoffs and Skarekrau Radio

Nick LucchesiBob Reuter performs at Apop Records on Record Store Day​On Saturday, April 17, St. Louis was treated to a whole day of BBQ, beer and full-blown sonic wonderment as Apop Records proudly hosted its second-annual Record Store Day since moving to the Gateway City in 2007. In the ag ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Thomas Crone

(The number of chain-record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops -- and for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this new weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' reco ... More >>

Tim Barry

8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 28. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Homespun: Spelling Bee/Stove Blow

Solstice
(self-released)

Tonight! The King Khan & BBQ Show at Off Broadway

Do you get off on original rockers like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and the Beach Boys? Do you also rock out to Repo Man-style '80s punk like Agnostic Front, the Circle Jerks, and Black Flag?If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you will be dragged into the streets and shot if you are not ... More >>

LA Ink's Corey Miller Talks Old School LA Punk, Says "Circus" Of Show Will Be Back

Watchers of LA Ink either loathe the guy or champion him, but Corey Miller -- who plays second fiddle to camera-magnet Kat Von D on the reality show -- describes himself as an old-school carny and folk artist, instead of a dramatic lightning rod. He also has an old-school surf-punk band (naturally) ... More >>

Tonight's MP3 Bonanza! Holiday Shores, King Khan & BBQ Show, Failures' Union/Cheap Girls

King Khan & BBQ Show Where: Off Broadway Playing With: Those Darlins, Jesse Irwin Sounds Like: What Keegan Hamilton said here and here. RIYL: Chuck Berry, Black Flag, psych-rock/garage-soul MP3: King Khan & BBQ Show, "Third Ave."

This Weekend! Greg Ginn of Black Flag at Felix's in Dogtown

While perusing the listings today, one in particular caught my eye: Greg Ginn and the Texas Corrugators at Felix's in Dogtown on Saturday night. "Hmm," I thought to myself. "Why would Greg Ginn of Black Flag be playing there? That can't be him." And then I used a little Google-fu and found Ginn's we ... More >>

Wavves at Pitchfork Music Festival

Nathan Williams of Wavves on Saturday at Pitchfork Music Festival, during his cover of "Nervous Breakdown" by Black Flag. Wavves, the one-man recording project of 23-year-old California boy Nathan Williams -- managed to avoid much of the press attention so fervently sought by bloggers and photograph ... More >>

No Fear of Music: Fear's multi-talented founder, Lee Ving, is more than just a punk icon

Prizzy Prizzy Please

8 p.m. Friday, January 16. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Avenue.

Ted Nugent

8 p.m. Thursday, July 31. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

The Misfits/Humanoids/Holy Python

8 p.m. Tuesday, December 4. Roberts Orpheum Theater, 416 North Ninth Street.

Henry Rollins

8 p.m. Saturday, October 20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Fucked Up

7 p.m. Sunday, July 15. Red Sea, 6511 Delmar Boulevard.

Defiance, Ohio

8 p.m. Tuesday, March 6. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (3301 Lemp Avenue).

Film Openings

Week of November 2, 2006

X / Rollins Band

7 p.m. Monday, August 7. Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois).

Ghost Stories

Grandpa's Ghost release their fourth album -- this time with some outside help

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