Damien Jurado

Jarred Gastreich: Meet the Best Music Photographers in St. Louis

Earlier, we introduced you to our ten favorite concert photographers in St. Louis. We got well over fifty nominations, and our judges narrowed the field to these ten folks. Over the coming week-plus, we'll be introducing you to each of the finalists in turn by having them share with you five of thei ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From November 5 to 11

It's Monday, it's shitty outside, and I'm tired. My brain is mush, creativity is lacking, and there's an unknown chirp occurring somewhere in the vicinity of my desk (seemingly overhead somehow, but it is not a smoke detector) that is driving me to distraction. I've played out the coming hours in my ... More >>

Minus the Bear, Deicide, Bomb the Music Industry! 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 >>

Strong Foundation: The Cornerstone Festival says goodbye, for now

Out Every Night: The Fifteen Best Shows From March 19 to 25

Last week we alluded to the fact that this March is a great time to be a music fan in St. Louis....this week we're driving the point home and then some. Unless you are capable of bi-location (or in some cases: tri / quadro), you are going to miss some good shows this week. We have Andrew Bird at the ... More >>

Rosie Thomas

8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21. Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

Hear Beth Bombara's First Love Song for Free

​On Valentine's Day, Beth Bombara posted "Don't You Know" -- her "first love song," she says -- for free download over at ReverbNation. The song is from her late-2010 album, Wish I Were You. It's a strikingly beautiful song that starts with buckling banjo and then makes room for lush, lacy str ... More >>

Shearwater/Damien Jurado

9 p.m. Thursday, November 18. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Show Announcements: Week of August 19

Kings of Leon will show their faces again at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on September 25. ​ 2720 Cherokee *Two Fresh, September 5 *Vibesquad, August 26 America's Center *MBE Music Fest: Doug E. Fresh, Fonzworth Bentley Apop Records *UV Race, September 26 Blueberry Hill *Chuck Berry, Septe ... More >>

Damien Jurado

8 p.m. Wednesday, August 19. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of June 9

Blueberry Hill *Bryan Greenberg, Saturday, July 18 *Gaelic Storm, Tuesday, July 21 *Dread Zeppelin, Friday, August 21 Scottrade Center *Kings of Leon, Wednesday, September 30 *Miley Cyrus, Sunday, October 4

Download a Theodore Cover of Damien Jurado's "Fuel" Photos

The things you find via random Internet searches. Here's a blog based in Canada (Calgary, Alberta, more specifically) raving about our own Theodore. In a very kind post, the author says he's "quite taken with them at this point. They have that hazy, slide guitar country ballad feel.  This stuff ... More >>

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category.Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantastic F ... More >>

We made you a mixtape! 2008: The year in music.

Xmas Jams: A roundup of 2008's best Christmas albums

D.I.Y. Now for the Future: The Undertow Collective and Magnolia Summer are using technology to modernize their D.I.Y. creative vision

MP3 Weekender: Damien Jurado, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: September 26 to 28

Damien Jurado

9 p.m. Friday, September 26. Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard

Billiken Club and Gargoyle Announce Initial Fall Dates: AA Bondy, Damien Jurado, Liam Finn, Dark Meat, the Cribs, Ratatat, Broken Social Scene, Land of Talk, Parts & Labor, Centro-matic, more!

Photos: DeVotchKa at the Pageant, Friday, May 23, 2008

Casey on the Beat

Meet Casey Reid, St. Louis' preeminent junkyard folkie.