Concerts and Tour Dates

No Nelly Outdoors in Branson

Last night in Branson, Missouri, the board of aldermen nixed a proposed outdoor concert by the Lou's hip-hop superstar, Nelly. According to the Springfield News-Leader: The Branson Board of Aldermen Tuesday night rejected an appeal from a production company looking to hold an outdoor concert at the ... More >>

Blonde Redhead, Drive-By Truckers, Guster Announce St. Louis Shows

Todd OwyoungDrive-By Truckers opening for Tom Petty. More photos here.​Ask and ye shall receive: Drive-By Truckers were so good on Sunday night opening for Tom Petty in St. Louis, I tweeted that I wished the band would announce a Pageant show soon. Well, it just did this morning, for Saturday, ... More >>

Common

8 p.m. Friday, July 9. Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts, Gateway Arch, 707 North First Street.

JoBros a No-Go for St. Louis

​Boy, it's a bad day for fans of pop music in St. Louis: The August 6 Jonas Brothers show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater is canceled. Says a press release: Jonas Brothers released today an all-new world tour schedule that now includes additional shows in both Latin America and Europe. ... More >>

Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts Moving Location, But Fair St. Louis Shows Not Affected

Due to the Mississippi River's high levels, the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concert series, which starts on July 9 with a show by Common, will be moving locations. This weekend's Fair St. Louis shows with John Legend and the B-52s are not affected. The press release we just received: Following exten ... More >>

Interview: Blitzen Trapper's Eric Earley on Timeless Music, His Dream Opening Slot and Describing The Band's Tunes

Todd Reoth​Eric Earley started Blitzen Trapper with just a guitar, his Portland basement studio and an insatiable desire to create. After its 2007 breakthrough, Wild Mountain Nation, the band jumped into a life of vans, planes, festivals, and opening slots for Wilco, Fleet Foxes and Iron & Win ... More >>

Cary Brothers Comes to Town Along with Greg Laswell, Harper Blynn

LA-based singer-songwriter Cary Brothers is co-billed as a headliner at the Old Rock House with Greg Laswell on Friday, July 30. Harper Blynn, who's in town opening for Charlie Mars at Off Broadway on June 9, is also on the bill. Tickets are $12, and are on sale Wednesday, June 2. Brothers is comple ... More >>

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Drive-By Truckers Announce That St. Louis Show

​The promise of that Rolling Stone ad we posted came true: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers added a St. Louis date to its 2010 summer tour, on Sunday, July 18 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Drive-By Truckers will be opening. Petty and the band will be on Saturday Night Live tomorrow night; ... More >>

The Best of 2009 in Music

Over the Weekend: The Japandroids at the Billiken Club, Elvis Perkins in Dearland at the Gargoyle, All Time Low at the Pageant and Krista Ayne at Lure

Didn't make it out this weekend? Lame! You missed some damn good times, including the Japandroids at the Billiken Club, Elvis Perkins at the Gargoyle and a wild night at Lure with a soft-core porn star. Check out what you missed in the photos below. The Japandroids at the Billiken ClubPhoto: Jason S ... More >>

Evan Dando at the Old Rock House in February?

So says a press release received from his publicist, with a list of 2010 solo tour dates. February 16 is the St. Louis one listed for the Lemonheads frontman, although the Old Rock House's website doesn't list it yet. The tour is this, says the email: Evan will be performing an intimate set featuri ... More >>

U2's *Not* in St. Louis In 2010, At the Moment

Ian wisely pointed out that last week U2 announced some 2010 U.S. tour dates -- and St. Louis is not on the list. I did some checking around and confirmed that nope, the dates originally rumored turned out to be false. Ah well! The band's in Chicago again on July 6, 2010. And who knows what might ha ... More >>

VIP FTW!: How bands are using VIP packages to give fans more bang for their buck

Blinded by the Light: Blind Pilot follows up its Decemberists tour dates with a headlining show of its own

Little Feat/Madahoochi

6 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Live on the Levee, Gateway Arch and Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

Counting Crows

8 p.m. Friday, July 3. Fair St. Louis, Gateway Arch and Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: May 29 to 31

Friday, May 29 *Death Vessel/Beth Bombara/Cassie Morgan, Firebird *Loop Underground, featuring Jason and the Beast/Iron Fist Dillusion/Reigning Heir/the 12-6 Movement/Inappropriate Behavior, The Pageant *The Safes/Left Arm/Argonauts, Atomic Cowboy *Devon Allman, The Shanti *Leroy Pierson, BBs Jazz, ... More >>

Nelly and Titans Quarterback Vince Young Make It Rain, Spark Internet Outrage

Fresh off the St. Lunatics reunion concert at the Pageant this past Sunday, Nelly has taken his show on the road and people have started to take notice. It would be nice if a new hit single was attracting all the attention, but instead he'll have to settle for a struggling NFL quarterback tossing a ... More >>

The Cool Kids/Black Spade

10 p.m. Friday, April 24. Black Label Gallery Lounge, 758 South Fourth Street.

St. Louis Old Post Office Plaza Opens Today at 9th and Olive Streets

The grand opening of the Old Post Office Plaza gets underway at 9th and Olive Streets at 4 p.m. today (a.k.a. happy hour!).The new $8-million, 30,000-square-foot plaza was once home to a surface parking lot. Earlier this week cranes swung and workers placed finishing touches on the public space, who ... More >>

The Modern World: How the Blind Eyes evolved from metalhead kids and orchestral geeks to the city's tightest rock trio

Japanther

8 p.m. Thursday, November 13. Cementland.

Free Music: The Pragmatic's Debut Single, "Circles"

Download a Wilco/Fleet Foxes Duet!

Fleet Foxes are Really Excited to be Opening for Wilco

65daysofstatic

p.m. Sunday, May 18. 2 Cents Plain, 1114 Olive Street.

Marah Cancelled Its St. Louis Show -- But It's Not Broken Up

BeyoncÉ/Robin Thicke

7 p.m. Sunday, July 8. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue.

Matisyahu/311

7 p.m. Thursday, June 28. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.

This Just In: May 8, 2007

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

8 p.m. Saturday, April 7. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).

B-Sides gets our oontz-oontz-oontz on with Canadian DJs MSTRKRFT.

Then we check out a book about Edwardsville's legendary Mississippi River Festival.

Portrait Concert Series: Steve Reich and George Crumb

7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, February 14 and 15. Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts (3716 Washington Boulevard).

R.I.P. Mississippi Nights

The lights go out at a fabled club — but only after one hell of a party.

The Neal Caine Quartet

Wednesday, June 15; the Linnean Lawn of the Missouri Botanical Garden (as part of the Whitaker Music Festival)

Dan Bern

Friday, September 24; Off Broadway

Open Up

Ludacris chooses a homegrown opener in Chingy

Dead Again

Mickey Hart and his grateful mates are out to prove they're more than mere Other Ones

Cover Your Ears

Locked in a battle for ratings, The Beat and Q95.5 torture an assemblage of Nelly fans

Cue Up the Tunes

KDHX-FM's "Celebrity Barbecue" promises a smorgasbord of music

Cat Scratch Fever Benefit

Thursday, June 21; Way Out Club

Oliver Sain and Friends

Saturday, Dec. 16; Pageant

Webster University Jazz

Wednesday-Friday, July 19-21; Winifred Moore Auditorium

BAR FLY

Twenty North leaves its longtime Vandeventer Avenue home for new digs

Roy Hargrove

Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 26-29; Backstage Bistro

HARMONICA CONVERGENCE

The Holiday Inn Westport hosts the sixth annual convention of the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica

Sun Dance

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