Annie ZaleskiBottle Rockets at the Pageant​ First, good news for anyone who missed the Bottle Rockets opening for the Wallflowers last night: The band announced after the show that it's playing two nights at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room in October (the 9th and 10th, to be exact). Those are in addition to the August 11 show the band is doing at Vintage Vinyl, the same day its latest CD, Lean Forward, is released.Exciting news for sure, especially because the Forward songs the band played last nig
While the Bottle Rockets could command a larger venue, it would be a shame to lose the intimacy the quartet fosters at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room. Better to play two shows in a small venue that feels like home, instead of one show in a big venue.
Troubadour Otis Gibbs opened with nearly an hour of his acoustic storytelling. He refused to let his songs -- which were full of Midwestern vignettes -- be relegated to background music: Between songs, he called out the talkers, asked for applause an
As promised on Friday, the Bottle Rockets made a new setlist for the last night of their stint at the Duck room, The band started with "Gas Girl" from its self-titled debut album, which kicked off a stretch of eight classics. Despite some monitor problems, guitarist John Horton gave a thumbs up to the sound booth at the beginning of "Middle Man," when the sound from his Fender Flying V shimmied and sparkled.
After an extended jam at the end of "Perfect Far Away," lead singer and guitarist Bri
Good morning, St. Louis! What a weekend. Los Angeles absolutely owned both our Blues and Cardinals on Saturday night, and the Rams were easily defeated (again) on Sunday. But there were plenty of opportunities to get one's mind off the sports losses this past weekend. Here's a recap of our coverage of the weekend's winners.They Might Be Giants at the PageantPhoto: Jon GitchoffJohn Linnell and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants on Friday night at the Pageant. The group played its entire 1990
