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Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!

2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, September 17. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

Giving Is In Style

2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, September 17. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

Nine Of The Most Unexpected Crossovers Into Kids Music

​Amidst the flash, bang, and noise of summer movies, there's "Winnie the Pooh", a quiet and relatively bombast-free film that picks up where the 1966 classic left off. The one difference: hipster queen Zooey Deschanel lends her delightful vocals to the soundtrack, including the beloved theme ... More >>

Yo Gabba Gabba and High Places Lead this Week's Show Announcements

wikimedia commonsDJ Lance Rock with a young fan. Awwz. ​One-time St. Louisian DJ Lance Rock and the Yo Gabba Gabba! Live crew bring their kiddie show on crack back to the Fox Theatre for two family friendly performances on September 17. Leave it to the Luminary--last week it announced that sp ... More >>

Reading Rainbow/Palace/Dubb Nubb

9 p.m. Thursday, April 14. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

What Hams! 5 Best Videos of Kids and Food!

image via​Last week Gut Check explored the do's and don't's of dining out with children. Although the little ones don't always make for the best fancy-dining companions, kids and food are often a recipe for hilarity -- especially when the mess is being made on your computer screen and not the ... More >>

Review: Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! at the Fabulous Fox, Sunday, March 21

​The music and styles of a parents' youth inevitably reappear in the music of their small children. Such is the case with Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! There's a Party in My City!. Almost two decades after rave culture's underground beginnings, it's been modified into the colorful, kid-friendly romp w ... More >>

Five Musicians We'd Like to See on Yo Gabba Gabba!

Yo Gabba Gabba! is far more than just Nickelodeon-produced kiddie fodder. It's become a venue for introducing kids to music by Devo, Chromeo, Mates of State, Of Montreal, and so many more. The show's so popular, especially with indie darlings with children, that the show's producers have a surplus o ... More >>

Yo Gabba Gabba!'s co-creator talks about the show's success (and hometown boy DJ Lance Rock)

Yo Gabba Gabba! is far more than just Nickelodeon-produced kiddie fodder. It's become a venue for introducing kids to music by Devo, Chromeo, Mates of State, Of Montreal, and so many more. The show's so popular, especially with indie darlings with children, that the show's producers have a surplus o ... More >>

The Aquabats Are Coming To Town...The Same Day as Yo Gabba Gabba!

Yo Gabba Gabba! is a children's television show on Nickelodeon co-created by Christian Jacobs, who's better known in punk circles as MC Bat Commander of the Aquabats. YGG! is coming to town at the Fabulous Fox on March 21, as we reported a few weeks ago. Just yesterday, the Aquabats announced a Marc ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 10.2

​ Coke changing labels to make calorie counts more obvious. (MSNBC)New dinner party trend - share the work and the expense. (Chicago Tribune)Americans aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables. Michelle Obama to tackle the issue on November 10th episode of Sesame Street. (U.S. News and Worl ... More >>

Tonight! Caroliner Rainbow at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

If Titus Andronicus and the Mars Volta are too tame for your tastes tonight, might I suggest heading to the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center for Caroliner Rainbow, Skarekrau Radio and Spunky Toofers? About the first legendary band, Lemp publicity guru and all-around good dude Charlie J. Moneybags says: ... More >>

Kurt Warner Looking Fabulous!

withleather.uproxx.com​ Former Rams quarterback is the gift that keeps on giving. Last year there was Kurt attempting to draw his interpretation of God. This week it's Kurt dressed in a sequined uniform (picture above) in the pages of Entertainment Weekly. Warner donned the outfit for the Disney ... More >>

Video: Sesame Street Martians Do M.O.P.'s "Ante Up"

A few weeks ago, I was going to post this video of Sesame Street aliens the Yip-Yips discovering radio. But today, my pal Jack posted the following on his Facebook feed, and I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. So, um, Sesame Street's Yip-Yip martians busting a move to M.O.P. Language NSFW, unless you h ... More >>

Fair St. Louis/Live on the Levee Announces Its Summer Entertainment Lineup

A few weeks ago, I was going to post this video of Sesame Street aliens the Yip-Yips discovering radio. But today, my pal Jack posted the following on his Facebook feed, and I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. So, um, Sesame Street's Yip-Yip martians busting a move to M.O.P. Language NSFW, unless you h ... More >>

House of the Dead returns for the Wii, stiff as ever

A few weeks ago, I was going to post this video of Sesame Street aliens the Yip-Yips discovering radio. But today, my pal Jack posted the following on his Facebook feed, and I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. So, um, Sesame Street's Yip-Yip martians busting a move to M.O.P. Language NSFW, unless you h ... More >>

Fuzzy Fights: The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

A few weeks ago, I was going to post this video of Sesame Street aliens the Yip-Yips discovering radio. But today, my pal Jack posted the following on his Facebook feed, and I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. So, um, Sesame Street's Yip-Yip martians busting a move to M.O.P. Language NSFW, unless you h ... More >>

Avenue Q is a naughty Sesame Street parody. So that makes Dennis Oscar the Grouch!

A few weeks ago, I was going to post this video of Sesame Street aliens the Yip-Yips discovering radio. But today, my pal Jack posted the following on his Facebook feed, and I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. So, um, Sesame Street's Yip-Yip martians busting a move to M.O.P. Language NSFW, unless you h ... More >>

The Magic Number

A few weeks ago, I was going to post this video of Sesame Street aliens the Yip-Yips discovering radio. But today, my pal Jack posted the following on his Facebook feed, and I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. So, um, Sesame Street's Yip-Yip martians busting a move to M.O.P. Language NSFW, unless you h ... More >>

Sesame Street Dabbles in Disco: Video and MP3 Evidence

A few weeks ago, I was going to post this video of Sesame Street aliens the Yip-Yips discovering radio. But today, my pal Jack posted the following on his Facebook feed, and I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. So, um, Sesame Street's Yip-Yip martians busting a move to M.O.P. Language NSFW, unless you h ... More >>

Grow Up, Not Old

A few weeks ago, I was going to post this video of Sesame Street aliens the Yip-Yips discovering radio. But today, my pal Jack posted the following on his Facebook feed, and I'm crying I'm laughing so hard. So, um, Sesame Street's Yip-Yip martians busting a move to M.O.P. Language NSFW, unless you h ... More >>

Muppet Gone to Heaven

Veteran bluesman Bobby Rush charms China, while B-Sides makes a mixtape for Elmo the Muppet’s life.

The Kids Were Alright

Veteran bluesman Bobby Rush charms China, while B-Sides makes a mixtape for Elmo the Muppet’s life.

No More Words

Veteran bluesman Bobby Rush charms China, while B-Sides makes a mixtape for Elmo the Muppet’s life.

So Long, Farewell

Dennis Brown bids farewell to the summer season at the Muny.

Beer, Guns and Big Bird

Unreal gets down to brass tacks with the NRA, Anheuser-Busch and Big Bird, shares an intimate Keith Urban moment and cries bloody Murder.

It’s Bopped to the Top

Unreal gets down to brass tacks with the NRA, Anheuser-Busch and Big Bird, shares an intimate Keith Urban moment and cries bloody Murder.

Jonas Brothers

7 p.m. Thursday, June 28. Old Glory Amphitheatre, Six Flags, Eureka.

The Addams Family: Season One (MGM)

7 p.m. Thursday, June 28. Old Glory Amphitheatre, Six Flags, Eureka.

Our top DVD picks for the week of August 3

7 p.m. Thursday, June 28. Old Glory Amphitheatre, Six Flags, Eureka.

Our top DVD picks for the week of October 4.

7 p.m. Thursday, June 28. Old Glory Amphitheatre, Six Flags, Eureka.

The Riverfront Times' top DVD picks for the week of October 4, 2005

7 p.m. Thursday, June 28. Old Glory Amphitheatre, Six Flags, Eureka.

Kids Stewing Indoors?

You have three options

MF Doom

MM..Food (Rhymesayers)

Strike Me Lucky!

The Wiggles rock St. Louis

Annie's Back, Thank Heaven

The sun'll come out all week in Forest Park

Let's Get Rowdy!

Cheerleaders are made, not born

Mars Needs Muppets

Sesame Street looks spaceward

Dora and Her Steam Shovel Are Missing!

Begin the holiday season with classic children's theater (it's fun for big kids, too)

Open Sesame

A new exhibit lets youngsters get up close and personal with their favorite TV show

SalmonFest

Friday-Sunday, June 29-July 1; Black River Amphitheater (Lesterville, Mo.)

Affair of the Harp

Master harmonica player Toots Thielemans blows into St. Louis

Jonathan Richman

Wednesday, March 28; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room.

TALE OF THE TAPE

Mike Davis mixes up a mesmerizing blend on his cassette Yars' Revenge

ANIMATED WORLDS: TWO DECADES OF PORTLAND ANIMATION

Mike Davis mixes up a mesmerizing blend on his cassette Yars' Revenge

FIRM FOOTING

Master classes with the stars, plus performances by local favorites, make the St. Louis Tap Festival click

Wheel Be Seeing You

A first-timer's guide to this year's auto show