Bono (Musician)

A Plea For The Separation of Music And Music Culture

Art and life co-habitate, informing, imitating, and enriching each other constantly. Each week in Better Living Through Music, RFT Music writer Ryan Wasoba explores this symbiotic relationship. As some of these Better Living Through Music columns have pointed out (and as my nemesis Matt Harnish ... More >>

The Six Most Factually Inaccurate Lyrics In Songs

Songs exist in a general realm of fiction, even when they are theoretically true. Still, every once in a while a lyric comes along that makes you tilt your head and say "Wait a second..." Here are the six most factually inaccurate lyrics in songs. Let us know your favorites in the comments, and plea ... More >>

How to Cheat the High Notes in Karaoke

Karaoke can be a dangerous endeavor. What can you sing that won't make friends shun you? How can you go balls-out during your next performance? Each week in "Ask a Karaoke Host," RFT Music writer and professional karaoke host Allison Babka answers your burning questions about maximizing your melodio ... More >>

The 14 Best Music-Related GIFs We Discovered in 2012

Editor's Note: The end of 2012 is upon us (also the end of the world, if you believe in that sort of thing), so we thought we'd put a cap on things by sharing some of our personal favorite shows, albums, events and general shenanigans. Join us as we indulge in some navel-gazing! Once upon a time, I ... More >>

Tidbits from Iguanas, Bono's Pizzeria, Haas Baking Company

Quick-hit news for a lovely afternoon: - Gut Check reported last that month that Iguanas Mexican Cuisine was slated to open at 5641 South Kingshighway Boulevard. Well, the day has come. Iguanas is now open. - We're a tad late with this item, but: Bono's Pizzeria has relocated from 3825 Watson Road ... More >>

The WWE Royal Rumble Guide For Concert-Goers

Pro wrestling and arena concerts may seem like vastly different species. But they're not that far off. World Wrestling Entertainment camped out Sunday at Scottrade Center for this year's Royal Rumble, arguably the mega-federation's second biggest pay-per-view of the year next to its annual Wrestlem ... More >>

Bono Talks Plants in St. Louis

Jason Stoff​Unless you were hiding under a rock, you know that Irish uber-band U2 graced us with their presence Sunday night, and it was awesome.But you might not know, unless you are the indefatigable Deb Peterson at the Post-Dispatch, that he stopped by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center h ... More >>

Thirty Years Ago U2 Played St. Louis for $750; Last Night's Show Grossed Around $5 Million

U2 was touring under its "Boy" album when it played Wash U.'s Graham Chapel for $750.​More than 50,000 people attended U2's concert last night at Busch Stadium. Based on the average price of $103 spent per ticket for the band's 360 Tour, the Irish rockers left St. Louis with around $5 million in r ... More >>

U2 360 Tour at Busch Stadium, 7/17/11: Review, Photos and Setlist

Jason Stoff​U2 | Interpol Busch Stadium July 17, 2011 U2 may be the least subtle band in history. Last night, the boys took the stage to "Space Oddity," which does not make sense thematically, but does make sense in that the song has a countdown in it and the 360 Tour stage looks like a spac ... More >>

Why U2 Is Still Relevant

Wikimedia CommonsThis hat hasn't aged well. But how has U2?​Busch Stadium staff is currently in the midst of a weeklong reinvention of the venue, and the reason is a band with a live draw almost as big as its ego: U2. By Monday, all of the grass on the field had been dug up in preparation for ... More >>

The Ten Most Cringe-Worthy Celebrity Vocal Duets

The soon to be collaborating Voices. Courtesy of NBC​Oh great. The judges/coaches from NBC's hit karaoke tournament vocal competition "The Voice" are going to collaborate. Specifically, Maroon 5, led by slightly soulful popster Adam Levine will be joined by Christina Aguilera to perform their ... More >>

The First Empire Strikes Back

10 Things to Do for $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, March 12-14, 2010

We've moved! A to Z will be the new setting of this popular weekly list. Many of the events were music-centric to begin with, so this feels like a good home. Now on with it: If you want to have fun this weekend but stay on-budget, here are our ten suggestions that'll each cost you $10 or less. As al ... More >>

Show Review Photos: Flogging Molly and Frank Turner at the Pageant, Wednesday, March 10

The St. Patrick's Day season is officially upon us: Beloved Irish punks Flogging Molly performed at the Pageant last night. And even vocalist Dave King's sore throat (which rendered him rather hoarse) and problems with Matt Hensley's accordion couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the band or the sold-o ... More >>

Stuck to My Ribs: Bono's Pizzeria

Josh Bacott​One of the detriments to living in a city that claims its own "style" of pizza? A significant chunk of the locally-owned establishments ignore the alternatives.Seemingly every neighborhood joint that offers delivery specializes in thin-crust St. Louis-style pizza. As a lifelong reside ... More >>

This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

Robin WheelerSteven Caravelli's Gnocchi with Truffled Bacon Jus​Well, it's October, finally. Too bad it's a month late. Ah, well. This would be a great weekend to stop by Citygarden, if you haven't already, and maybe grab a bite to eat at the Terrace View, the subject of my review this week. Or, i ... More >>

Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend, August 21-23, 2009

For those of you still in college, this is the last weekend of summer. Time to get out there and make as many mistakes as possible in the next 48 hours before lying to yourself that you're "really going to hit the books" this semester. For the rest of us, there's a variety of cheap choices this week ... More >>

U2 3D Showing This Weekend at the Tivoli

U2 3D, billed as the "first live-action 3D concert movie," is playing as part of the Tivoli's midnight movie series this weekend on Friday and Saturday night. I saw this last year when it was at the iMax, and it was seriously impressive. Here's the trailer for the flick. U2's current world tour isn' ... More >>

Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should be ... More >>

Xmas Jam Countdown: Band Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

MP3: Band Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas Time? (Original 1984)" I couldn't find the best version of this song, which is an extended mix with a totally earnest spoken-word bridge featuring the tune's participants. But here's the original version of 1984's seminal charity single, "Do T ... More >>

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, rock. "Scene ... More >>

The Aviation Club

9 p.m. Friday, January 4. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

The Aviation Club: Reunion Show, January 4 at Off Broadway

U2's Bono Talks "Wave of Sorrow," an Unreleased Joshua Tree song

Tony Bennett

8 p.m. Saturday, October 27. Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

Help!

Run for your life if you can, little girl: Julie Taymor’s ’60s-set musical is a bust.

ARK Angels

Kings of England

Week of May 24, 2007

120 Days

8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20. The Gargoyle on the campus of Washington University (Forsyth and Skinker boulevard).

Top o’ the Morning!

Take B-Sides’ annual St. Patrick’s day lyrics quiz, just before exploring religion with unlikely bedfellows the Thermals and the Hold Steady.

Ghost in the Machine

Ghost in Light changes its stage dynamic — and rocks harder than ever.

The Killers

Sam's Town (Island)

Dreams of Syndication

Will & Grace: Series Finale

La Russa Palooza

Five nights in November with the "Card-Carrying Rocker"

U2

Wednesday, December 14; the Savvis Center (South 14th Street and Clark Avenue)

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of September 21, 2005

The Love Experts

Cuba Street (Undertow Music)

Apostle of Friendship

Deborah Weinstein's Anointed

We Aren't the World

A critical fatwa of Live 8

Magnetic South

We fatwa Magnet, chat up Ken Bethea and wonder what exactly is going on with Todd Rundgren's Web site

Not Quite the Bomb, Mom

A guy and his mother dissect U2

Letters

Week of September 15, 2004

David Is Goliath

The former Ziggy Stardust proves giants still walk the music scene

Cosmopolitan

La Piazza, 7401 Pershing Avenue, 314-862-5224

Cher the Wealth

One last time

Off the 'Mats

No, the Replacements aren't getting back together -- yet

Hunger Strike

Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

FENCES

By August Wilson (St. Louis Black Repertory Co.)

Heroic Couplings

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