Darin Gray

The Day RFT Music Died

You may have noticed over the weekend, starting on Thursday, that RFT Music was largely inaccessible. Users of Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox and likely others were blocked by warnings of malware, looking very similar, if not identical, to the one you see above.

A Free Jazz After Party: Weird Out With Chikamorachi

Chikamorachi: Chris Corsano & Darin Gray Saturday, April 20 FOAM at 3359 S. Jefferson Ave. 8 PM, $10 Record Store Day attracts the collector and show goer alike as area stores pile live bands on top of limited releases. The whole affair recalls a certain holiday spirit fueled by feedback and wax. T ... More >>

The 2013 RFT Music Awards Nominees

Well, it's that time again, folks! Each year, we at RFT Music HQ present the RFT Music Awards, an annual celebration of the best and brightest musical acts St. Louis has to offer. The nominees are chosen by a crack team of industry insiders, dedicated die-hards and various other musical minds from o ... More >>

Public Enemy, Har Mar Superstar, Water Liars, Pink and More in This Week's 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 >>

Sound and Vision: Jeremy Kannapell on the New Music Circle's 54th Year

Stemming back to its foundation in 1959, the St. Louis-based New Music Circle has moved forward as torchbearer in the curation of both regional and international innovators of avant-garde music. Embracing everything from modular synthesis and experimental turntablism to free improvisation and tape m ... More >>

2012: The Year in St. Louis Music

72 St. Louis Musicians Record the Soundtrack for Laumeier Sculpture Park

Art and life co-habitate, informing, imitating, and enriching each other constantly. Each week in Better Living Through Music, RFT Music writer Ryan Wasoba explores this symbiotic relationship This weekend, the Site/Sound exhibition opens at Laumeier Sculpture Park. Local electronic sensei Eric Hal ... More >>

The Music Festival for People Who Hate Music Festivals: Cropped Out Returns this Weekend

Edged out of the public eye, thirty-plus artists will make their pilgrimage to Louisville, Kentucky to converge on the hot button festival of recent years, Cropped Out. A name that calls on imagery of open pastures and farmland, Cropped Out forcibly cuts out the pillars of corporatism present in pop ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: July 27 to 29

Today's word of the day is "brevity." Lesson learned and applied: 1. Naked Raygun at the Firebird 2. Darin Gray / Bill Horist at the Schlafly Tap Room 3. Fang Island at Off Broadway 4. Future & Pusha T at the Ambassador 5. Click through for the rest of our picks! "Soul of wit," and all that... ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From July 23 to 29

Attention cheap and poor folks in St. Louis: Four of the ten shows listed here this week won't cost you a dime! Tenacious D at Vintage vinyl (better show up early to ensure entry though -- big band, small venue), David Beeman & Kit Hamon of Old Lights playing a more intimate set at Plush, then back ... More >>

Six Best Bands Named Black _____

The Black Keys headlined the first day of Coachella. Black Sabbath is about to play Lollapalooza. Local metal phenom Black Fast just wowed a crowd at Euclid Records for Record Store Day. These are all reminders that black is the official color of rock & roll. Here are the six best "Black ______" ban ... More >>

Chris Corsano

7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 28. Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand Boulevard.

Dana Smith, St. Louis Painter, Celebrates Local Musicians with Southtown Famous

For local painter Dana Smith, art and music have always been intertwined. He can he found in the dark corners of music venues, his face obscured by a large lens, capturing live shots of local bands that he'll later use as a guide for his paintings. The sounds, sights and people of St. Louis are his ... More >>

Yankee Racers Release First Full-Length with a Little Help from a Lot of Friends

Curt Brewer is a familiar face in the local music community: he plays guitar with the raw, bluesy quintet Kentucky Knife Fight, lays down 1920s-inspired jazz licks in Two Swingin' Picks, and sits in as a gun-for-hire for wedding bands, fill-in gigs and the like. This Thursday night, however, he'll b ... More >>

After 52 years, the New Music Circle still lives up to its name

Memories of Danny McClain from Friends and Family

Courtesy of Mary Ann Starr​In this week's RFT, we profiled Danny McClain, the mind-blowing local musician who passed away on March 28 at the age of 31. To further honor his memory, we invited some of his friends and family to share their favorite Danny McClain stories with A to Z. Mary Ann St ... More >>

Danny McClain, Grand Ulena's relentless drummer, played hard and died young

R.I.P. Danny McClain, Grand Ulena Drummer

Image viaDanny McClain ​Danny McClain, a long-time local drummer in numerous bands and projects, including Johnny Angel and Grand Ulena, has died. No further details are known at this time. McClain's musical talents preceded him. He's collaborated and performed with countless musicians in the ... More >>

Jeff Tweedy finds a kindred spirit in soul legend Mavis Staples, survives the dunk tank

Animal Collective Once Played at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

Electronic musician Raglani has been keeping busy in non-performance ways lately: He's been uploading video after video of vintage St. Louis performance videos to a Vimeo account. The result is a treasure trove of experimental, noise, punk and indie videos: The collection features acts such as Hair ... More >>

MP3: On Fillmore, "Master Moon"

In last week's paper, Ryan Wasoba profiled On Fillmore, the instrumental music project featuring Darin Gray and Glenn Kotche. The band's latest album, Extended Vacation, came out recently. Here's an MP3 from that album. MP3: On Fillmore, "Master Moon"

Impermanent Vacation: Darin Gray and Glenn Kotche reactivate their instrumental project, On Fillmore

Music Showcase Schedule

The complete low-down on this year's nominated acts

He Bangs the Drums

Wilco's drummer beats a retreat on his solo disc.

And the Nominees Are...

Get a load of the nominees for our annual music awards extravaganza

Big Bang Baby

Lemp turns up the noise, while Velvet shuts down its speakers

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of September 28, 2005

It Takes Two

Come hear Radio Cherokee's beautiful noise

Music for Bookstores

Brian Eno's got nothing

Grand Ulena

Neosho (Family Vineyard)

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of October 15, 2003

Embarrassment of Riches

If you can't find a show to go to this weekend, it's your own damn fault

Grand Funk

Police tactics are called into question as Grand Ulena is rendered homeless

A Bug in Your Ear

The call of Ring, Cicada is persuasive indeed

Keith Rowe and Toshimaru Nakamura with Darin Gray, Chris Smentkowski, Eric Hall, Ben Hanna and Tobi Parks

Sunday, February 2; Galaxy

Grand Illusion

The hometowners of Grand Ulena insist they're not a local band

Best Store for New CDs

Vintage Vinyl East

Bedazzled

A devoted fanboy produces an homage to one of St. Louis' most beloved bands

Doing Our Best

Our intrepid columnist weighs in with her faves for the year that was

The Times, They Are A-Changing

The RFT welcomes a new music editor

Bob Reuter, Blueberry, Dave Stone and Darin Gray.

Monday, March 12; Duff's Restaurant (392 N. Euclid Ave.).

By the Book

Bassist Darin Gray learns that the library is where they have to take you in

Lo and Behold

Hot nightspot Lo has rescinded its prohibition of drum & bass

Ghost Stories

Grandpa's Ghost release their fourth album -- this time with some outside help

808 State

Students at St. Louis Community College-Forest Park pay homage to the Roland Corp.'s creations

Big Deal

The Way Out Club, part 2, opens in a new location

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC!

Local rock deconstructors Captain Captain refuse to be confined

SHADES OF GRAY

The magical playing of Darin Gray expands the palette of the bass guitar

Sound Checks

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