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The Worst Things About SXSW 2013

This year, our sister papers at the Houston Press music blog Rocks Off and Dallas Observer music blog DC-9 at Night teamed up to bring you only the choicest moments from last week's SXSW madness. See Also: -The Scene at SXSW: Here's What You Are Missing -SXSW 2013: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Spai ... More >>

The Ten Finest Fashions Aboard the S.S. Coachella

Most of the people we met on the S.S. Coachella had never been on a cruise before. Like us, they weren't so sure what to pack or how to dress for three days of awkwardly saying hi to their favorite bands on a floating building at sea. But, like the festival, the fans also brought their desert style ... More >>

The Most Popular Dude on the S.S. Coachella is Pulp's Jarvis Cocker

No one's really interested in reading about the actual performances taking place on this musical ship of contradictions, the S.S. Coachella, amirite? Instead, you want a spoonful of gossipy anecdotal sugar, straight from the decks of this funny ship. By Liz Tracy As you might have seen, Pulp was ... More >>

Bryan Sutter: Meet the Best Music Photographers in St. Louis

Earlier, we introduced you to our ten favorite concert photographers in St. Louis. We got well over fifty nominations, and our judges narrowed the field to these ten folks. Over the coming week-plus, we'll be introducing you to each of the finalists in turn by having them share with you five of thei ... More >>

Win Hood Internet Tickets

Tonight, Chicago good-time master the Hood Internet will be at the Gramophone. Tickets are $15 at the door and the show starts at 10 p.m. Do some weird shots beforehand.

Bonnaroo 2012: Highlights from A to Z

The team: six 40-year-old men, leaving behind six fairly respectable jobs, five wives and 14.9 children for four days. The tools: a 32-foot RV, VIP tickets, comfortable shoes and enough beer to take down a small fraternity. The task: to do and see as much as physically and logistically possible at ... More >>

Hologram Musicians: The Legal Implications

There's no denying that the "hologram" of Tupac Shakur that debuted at Coachella this year is provocative. Some see the visual effect as a celebration of a well-regarded rapper's legacy. Others see the spectacle as a disturbing example of the uncanny valley theory on a particularly grand scale. No ... More >>

The Hood Internet

8 p.m. Saturday, April 21. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Win Hood Internet Tickets

Of the many places you could end your Record Store Day, no where promises the caliber of dance party you can expect at the Firebird for the Hood Internet, presented by Knuckle Rumbler. To win tickets: Tell us in the comments below what your favorite fusion food dish is. Because of the mash-ups, you ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From April 16 to 22

Ok folks, this week is insane -- the number of excellent shows that did not make the cut for this post could easily fill another, if not for the nagging reality that time is finite. We don't want to short-change you though, so here's the runner-up rundown: Crowbar at Fubar on Monday, Cursive at Off ... More >>

Why the SI Swimsuit Issue Doesn't Care if Anyone Goes to its Music Festival [Update]

There is a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Music Festival, sponsored by Lexus, where blog-approved bands like White Denim and the Black Lips will play at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Wait, what? The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Beauties & Beats Music Fest (didn't spend much time on that name, di ... More >>

Coachella in St. Louis: Make Your Own Spring Festival Without Leaving Home

The Coachella 2012 lineup is out, featuring the Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg and roughly half of Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2011 list. But California is far away and three day passes (officially) cost your left eyeball and firstborn child. Fortunately, many of the Coachella highligh ... More >>

Coachella 2012 Lineup: Black Keys, Radiohead and Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg Headline

Coachella has just announced its 2012 lineup. The festival, which will take place over two weekends in April, will feature the Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg as headliners, and it doesn't exactly drop off from there: Pulp, Cat Power, M83, the Shins, Bon Iver, Noel Gallagher, Feist, Jeff ... More >>

Best St. Louis Shows of 2011: Part Three

Show in a Van Down by the River, November 16 November 16th was chilly this year, as November 16ths in St. Louis tend to be. Rain was tentatively in the forecast, and a quick glance to the cloud-covered skies served only as confirmation of our local weather forecasters' suspicions. In an unassuming ... More >>

Hunx and His Punx

8:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 13. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Turbo Fruits

8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 1. Mojo's, 1013 Park Avenue, Columbia.

Black Lips at the Firebird, 8/4/11: Recap

Jason StoffThe Black Lips have done this show before -- and better. Here they are at the Firebird in 2010.​Black Lips The Firebird August 4, 2011 The Black Lips who appeared on the dark stage at the Firebird last night were, in a word, tame. Gone were the antics of mid-level indie-rock lore, ... More >>

Black Lips

9 p.m. Thursday, August 4. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Troubadour Dali, The Black Lips, Tech N9ne: August 4-10 in Show Flyers

Dani Kinnison​Even with the instant gratification and knowledge of social media, there is still something about the art of the show fliers that cannot be replaced. This week, we ventured to the Grove, wandered down Delmar Boulevard and tramped along Cherokee Street to bring you this week's sho ... More >>

Black Lips' Jared Swilley: "There Was Blood Everywhere"

Zach Wolfe​The members of Black Lips continue to insist that they never actually peed in each other's mouths onstage, but the truth is as debatable as it is unimportant. What matters more is that people could totally see them doing that. While they might not urinate, they do spit, bleed, throw ... More >>

Pains of Being Pure at Heart and the Black Lips Lead This Week's New Show Announcements

Pains Of Being Pure At Heart​Bursting pop band Pains of Being Pure At Heart is coming to Off Broadway in August; if you don't have its latest, Belong, be sure to note that can always get it in button form. In somewhat related news, the Black Lips just announced a show at the Firebird, and in c ... More >>

Harlem

8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Black Lips

9 p.m. Wednesday, April 7. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Invisible Touch: The King Khan & BBQ Show Keeps up its rowdy live act and genre-defying ways on a new album and tour