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Cover: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees

The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is this weekend! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been working hard to make our cases for all 130 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year in 26 categor ... More >>

Earl Weaver Remembered By His Grandson Mike Leahy, aka Clownvis Presley

Of all the reminiscences of former Orioles manager and St. Louis native Earl Weaver, who passed away on Friday, few are more touching than the one posted by his grandson Mike Leahy on Facebook. Leahy is the lead singer for the band 7 Shot Screamers and also the non-jumpsuited alter-ego of Clownvis P ... More >>

"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 >>

Clownvis Presley Prepares in the Green Room at the Firebird: A Paint Story

The rooms where music is made and experienced affect everything from the sound of the instruments to the mood of the people in them. Each week in Space Explorer, Brian Heffernan will tell you about a different room with significance to St. Louis music. A hypothetical: "Would it ruin it if you went ... 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 >>

Alanis Morissette, Lindsey Buckingham, Maserati and More in This Week's New Show Announcements

Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos; there, you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new sho ... More >>

7 Shot Screamers

9:30 p.m. Friday, December 23. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

CLOWNVISMAS!

Clownvis Presley is Filming His Upcoming St. Louis Show for DVD Release

​Clownvis Presley's hometown show at Off Broadway on July 1st will live forever -- the performance will be filmed and released commercially on DVD. So dress nice and laugh photogenically. The Clownvis Live show will also feature Lucky DeLuxe, Foxy LeFeelion, Faith McQueen, Johnny Trashed, Si ... More >>

Glitch Mob, Twangfest and Clownvis Presley Lead This Week's New Show Announcements

wikimedia commons​Huzzahs all around for dub fans and dance music devotees -- the Glitch Mob returns! Plus: Israeli grime slinger Borgore. It's been a minute since we heard from Clownvis Presley, but the STL ex-pat will stomp through one of his old haunts, Off Broadway, on July 1. Meryl Streep ... More >>

Clownvis Singing Telegrams: The Photo Evidence

In honor of Valentine's Day, Clownvis Presley traipsed all around the region doing singing telegrams for some lucky fans. RFT photo intern Scott Layne followed him around and snapped evidence of the serenading. An entire slideshow is here; some samples are below.Scott LayneEven Clownvis needs caffei ... More >>

Clownvis Presley Singing Telegrams Return for Valentine's Day

​Valentine's Day is upon us very soon, and if you're like A to Z, the whole chocolate/jewelry/flowers industry which dominates the holiday is all a bit much. Thankfully, our old pal Clownvis Presley -- who's been in LA working on fame and fortune -- understands this as well. On Monday, Februar ... More >>

The top ten St. Louis music news stories in 2010

Top Ten St. Louis Music News Stories of 2010

Wikimedia Commons​As the old saying goes, no news is good news. However, no local news makes for a rather-boring music section - or music blog, as the case may be. If you aren't a regular visitor to this here music blog, definitely become one: We compile breaking news, show reviews and local t ... More >>

Clownvis Presley Re-Imagines Holiday Classics -- and Creates a New One -- With Christmas in Hollywood

Clownvis Presley presents: Christmas in Hollywood!​ Clownvis is a lot of things: a clown, an Elvis impersonator, a wedding officiator, a burlesque emcee, a controversial television show contestant, a nice dude. If there's one thing he's not, however, it's traditional. Thus, the Clownvis Pres ... More >>

Ten Things To Do This Weekend: October 22-24

​Ten things to do, that is, besides what we previewed on the music page, the Earthworms DVD screening and Ryan Bingham Sunday night at the Old Rock House. Friday: 7 Shot Screamers @ Way Out Club Punk-a-billy faves 7SS haven't done a show in a long, long time; this gig features the golden-age ... More >>

Clownvis Presley Covers the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris"

Oh, Clownvis Presley. First, you won over the hearts of America by not taking any bunk from the judges of America's Got Talent. Then you were asked to return as an All-Star on the TV show -- and discovered that the Goo Goo Dolls dug you and your shtick. Now, in honor of that budding friendship, you' ... More >>

Clownvis Presley Speaks! The King of Clowns on America's Got Talent, Winning Over the Goo Goo Dolls and His Next National TV Appearance

Clownvis Presley with his biggest fans, the Goo Goo Dolls. ​It's a tale as old as time: Clown insults The Great and Terrible Oz(zy) to his wife and as a result becomes nearly infamous, by winning over the hearts and minds of Americans everywhere -- including, but not limited to, the members of ... More >>

Clownvis returns to America's Got Talent as a Finale "All Star" [Goo Goo Dolls Update]

image via Clownvis' debut appearance on America's Got Talent​Back in June, Clownvis Presley's audition for America's Got Talent aired. Despite his quick and obscenity-ridden dismissal by the judges, Clownvis was invited back to America's Got Talent for tonight's season finale. For those who ... More >>

Clownvis Presley, King of Clowns, Returns Triumphantly to America's Got Talent

When Clownvis Presley appeared on America's Got Talent earlier this summer, his performance did not go over well with the judges. Perhaps it had something to do with his uneven performance of "Old McDonald Had a Farm." Maybe it because he insulted judge Sharon Osbourne's husband, Ozzy. Or just maybe ... More >>

Clownvis Presley, King of Clowns, Pisses Off Sharon Osbourne, Mocks Howie Mandel on America's Got Talent

It doesn't matter what they say!​[Update! Watch video below, courtesy of Creative Saint Louis.] After seeing Clownvis Presley's performance on tonight's episode of America's Got Talent, it's obvious why it was chosen to be televised. Clownvis took the stage with his handlers, right after h ... More >>

Clownvis Presley is Really, Actually Going to be on America's Got Talent This Week -- Seriously -- Just Before a Rare Hometown Show

Clownvis​Earlier this month, we told you about Clownvis Presley's upcoming appearance on America's Got Talent. We, along with hundreds of other fans and friends of Clownvis, were confused as to when exactly his audition would be airing. Well, patient St. Louisans, your wait is nearly over. T ... More >>

Las Vegas Not Ready For Clownvis Presley?

There were a lot of first-timers tuned in to America's Got Talent last night for the first part of its season premiere. Unfortunately, we never got what we came for. ​Jaimeville.comClownvis Presley ​St. Louis, you sat through two hours of quasi-entertaining awkward moments and clearly stag ... More >>

Clownvis Presley to Be On America's Got Talent Tonight

Clownvis Presley​(Via Bill Streeter, via Craig Mayhem) Clownvis Presley -- the city's beloved burlesque maestro/wedding officiant/Elvis impersonator -- is going to appear on the season premiere of America's Got Talent, which airs tonight at 7 p.m. on NBC. The TV show features average Joes doin ... More >>

Clownvis Presley Becomes (In)Famous on the Internet

Image via/David McWhirterClownvis and crew.​Clownvis Presley is an entertainer-about-town. When he's not scaring patrons at the zoo, he could be singing the national anthem before an inline-hockey game or hosting various revues around town. And thanks to the raunchy gossip website Dlisted, now ... More >>

Marriage Rites

Photos: Best of St. Louis Party at the City Museum

All told, about 3,000 people showed up Thursday night at the City Museum for the Riverfront Times' annual Best of St. Louis party. There was a variety of attractions: free drink tickets, fire-breathers, burlesque dancing, stilt-walkers and the Dirt Cheap chicken among them. Nightlife photographer Eg ... More >>

Clownvis Wins Sexy Musician...In Kansas City?

As I was perusing the music blog of our sister paper in Kansas City, I noticed a familiar face in the "featured posts": Clownvis Presley. Intrigued, I scrolled through the entire post and discovered that my colleague, Jason Harper, noted a list of out-of-town musicians who garnered votes in the Pit ... More >>

Photos: The Lot featuring The Feed, Victoria, So Many Dynamos, Earthworms

PBR Blowout at Off Broadway, Saturday, August 16: Clownvis Presley, the Livers, the Humanoids, Trip Daddys -- and You!

Schedule for the Lot at the Schlafly Tap Room, Saturday, August 23

A to Z Column

Week of May 31, 2007

Local Motion: Clownvis Presley

10 p.m. Wednesday, January 24. Way Out Club (2525 South Jefferson Avenue).