Buddy Holly

"Memories of Elvis" By the Numbers: Pelvic Thrust Count and Other Highlights

"Memories of Elvis" featuring Steve Davis and the Mid-South Revival The Pageant Jan. 12, 2013 Dead for more than fifteen years, Elvis Presley's ghost returns to St. Louis every January to throw himself a big ol' birthday bash. But there are no party hats and peanut butter-and-banana sandwiches -- i ... More >>

Joe Ely Maps Out the Flatlanders, Songwriting and Recording With Uncle Tupelo

Of all the clichés of sex, drugs and rock & roll (and any other genre you could name), chemistry is surely greatest, but it has the advantage of being true. There's really no other way to explain what happens with the greatest of bands, and the Flatlanders -- featuring the three distinct voices and ... More >>

Clownvis Presley at the Firebird, 10/11/2012: Highlights

Clownvis Presley, with Little Rachel and the Griddle Kids The Firebird Oct. 12, 2012 I'll be honest: even after 30-odd years, I still think clowns are freaking scary. I'll never understand why parents enjoy parading humanoids with scary makeup, dead eyes and a sinister smile in front of their kids. ... More >>

John Paul Keith

9 p.m. Friday, August 17. Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Rave On

Mayer Hawthorne and the County at the Firebird, 5/22/12: Review, Photos and Setlist

Mayer Hawthorne and the County | the Stepkids May 22, 2012 The Firebird Mayer Hawthorne is so smooth. His pitch-perfect pipes slide from fragile falsetto to deep, soul-filled croon; his style and swagger resemble a mix of Buddy Holly and Andre 3000. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, less than 50 miles f ... More >>

Whitney Houston's Death And The Celeb-Blogging Search Engine Spiral

Some of the blog entries written about Whitney Houston's death last week were a legitimate outpouring of grief, and some of what I felt when I heard the news was a real sadness, a real desire to express what the passing of a musician I hadn't thought about in a few years meant to me, but this blog e ... More >>

Megaupload Goes Down: Five Lost Music-Stealing Technologies

It's true: Megaupload has been gone an entire week, and for the millions of people who used the site because they like their totally legal for-pay cloud storage to come equipped with fake download links and massive flash banner ads I'm sure things have been difficult. For copyright holders, massiv ... More >>

The Weezer Cruise: A Beginners' Guide To Fitting In

​I'm half-convinced, after yesterday's news, that I'm living inside a Pitchfork blogger's fever dream: There is in fact a Weezer Cruise scheduled for next January, and it is exactly what it sounds like: Weezer will be on board, performing with a swarm of indie and indie-ish bands, and everyone ... More >>

2011 RFT Music Awards Winners: Best Americana (Rock): Pretty Little Empire

Sarah Palin's Paul Revere And Three Mostly Accurate History Songs

by Bob Weinstein; Wikipedia. ​Note to self, as a future historical-figure-ghost: If Sarah Palin and Paul Revere are any indication, the best way to trend on Twitter 200 years after your death is to have someone controversial give a particularly strange recounting of your life's work, as inform ... 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 >>

A Really Big Shrew

A Really Big Shrew

The Decemberists and Justin Townes Earle at the Pageant, 4/27/11: Review

Decemberists. Photo by Jason Stoff​The Decemberists/Justin Townes Earle The Pageant April 27, 2011 Last night Colin Meloy of the Decemberists upended his reputation as a proggy prig with a (mostly) straightforward set of hyper-literate country-rock. Like the band's most recent album The King ... More >>

Philip Gounis on Poetry, Youtube and Bob Dylan

Photo by Jon Scorfina​Though records are most commonly thought of as a way to listen to music, they were also the first medium to document the majesty and mystery of the spoken human voice. Local poet and former Streetside Records employee Philip Gounis is a lifelong collector of spoken-word r ... More >>

Review: Wanda Jackson and Dex Romweber Duo at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, Sunday, March 27

​"There's no room to dance!" repeated the girl with the double vodka cranberry beside me. No, there wasn't, and getting to the bar wasn't a cake walk either. Blame Jack White or blame one of the great careers in American music, but the Wanda Jackson show at the Duck Room was packed elbow-to-el ... More >>

Review: Marshall Crenshaw with the Bottle Rockets at Off Broadway, Wednesday, January 19

Kholood EidMarshall Crenshaw (middle) with Bottle Rockets, last night at Off Broadway​Prior to last night's show at Off Broadway, Bottle Rockets guitarist John Horton stood in the lobby and expressed nervousness about the impending concert -- which was the first show in a series of gigs backi ... More >>

Never Say No to Panda: A Cautionary Tale (Sung to the Tune of Buddy Holly's "True Love Ways")

Buddy Holly's "True Love Ways" is the soundtrack to this compilation of commercials for Panda Mozzarella Cheese, which originates in Egypt. Says the product's website: "Everyone loves Mozzarella cheese and Panda's fresh mozzarella is no exception." As these commercials reveal, declining to like Pand ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Jean Haffner of the Record Exchange on Audiophiles and His Near-Miss Playing with Buddy Holly

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

Fat Possum Big Legal Mess Caravan Tour

8 p.m. Thursday, December 3. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

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 >>

Interview Outtakes: Marshall Crenshaw

In this week's paper, Roy Kasten chatted with legendary songwriter Marshall Crenshaw, who's playing tonight at Off Broadway. The show starts at 8 p.m., tickets are $15 and it's an evening with -- meaning there are no openers and it's all Marshall, all the time. Get there on time! Here are some ... More >>

Second Spin: Oak Ridge Boys, Bobbie Sue

Colin Gilmore

8 p.m. Wednesday, August 28. Lucas School House, 1220 Allen Avenue

Video: Weezer, "Pork and Beans"

Tonight: Fishboy, Wooden Kites and That's My Daughter at the Way Out Club

Various Artists

Juno: Music From the Motion Picture
(Rhino)

Craps

The Rat Pack -- Live at the Sands deals a losing hand at the Fox.

Memories of Elvis / Thomas Hickey

8 p.m. Saturday, January 6. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).

Paul Burch

8 p.m. Friday, September 1. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).

Big Sandy and the Fly-Rite Boys

9 p.m. Friday, July 28. Beale on Broadway (701 South Broadway).

Beat Happenings

Music news you can use

Los Lonely Boys

Saturday, September 17; the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)

Elizabeth McQueen with the Jeff Lazaroff Band

Friday, September 19; Off Broadway

You, Spy

Why can't Americans make TV shows as good as Brit import MI-5?

Rental Unit

Matt Sharp proves there's life after Weezer

Hard Schlock

The Hard Rock Café serves up a breakfast you won't soon forget

Weezer

Maladroit (Geffen)

The 2002 RFT Music Awards Showcase

The name has changed, but the song remains the same

Jimmy Eat World

Sunday, Sept. 16; Mississippi Nights

Twang Time

The fifth annual Twangfest offers the best in alt-country (whatever that means)

Hall Pass

Looking for influence, significance, development and perpetuation at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Local Heroes

Bonus points to St. Louis bands for warming the winter

Cult Classics

Richie Unterberger uncovers obscure rock innovators of the '60s in his latest book

Best Record-Store Clerk

Jim Lovins, Wherehouse Music

Wonderland

Directed by Michael Winterbottom

What Were the First Concert and the Last Concert You Attended?

Published the week of July 26-August 1, 2000

Lemmy, Slim Jim & Danny B

Lemmy, Slim Jim & Danny B (Cleopatra Records)

COME TO DADDY

The Trip Daddys celebrate the release of a new live CD