David Lee Roth

Al Johnson is Decent: A Conversation with the Host of This Weekend's Skin Graft Records Homecoming

Skin Graft Records emerged in the early '90s amidst the rise of music cross-genres noise-rock and math-rock. Being an early proponent of such salty sounds, label owner Mark Fischer saw fit to combine records and comics in an unholy union of visual and audio debauchery. Early art featured Rob Syers, ... More >>

The 20 Most Overused Terms In SXSW Band Bios

By Craig Hlavaty Before I take any trip to Austin and SXSW, I always take more than a few days to peruse the schedule and check out a few of the hundreds of names on the roster and read their bios. Some years there are more bands with "wolf" and "space" in their monikers than usual, and some year ... More >>

2012: The Year in St. Louis Music

The 20 Best Concerts That Happened in St. Louis in 2012, According to Us

It's been another steller year for live music in St. Louis, whether you were looking for the most legendary living pop artist or the quiet birth of a powerful local band. We've racked our brans and come up with our twenty favorite shows (they're listed below), but what tops your list? Was it The Ur ... More >>

The Six Best YEAHs in Rock & Roll

A well placed, well delivered "yeah" can mean so much more than just a lazy "yes." Here are the six best YEAAAHs in rock and roll. Let us know your favorites in our comments, yeah? See also: -Six Most Overused Rhymes -The Six Best Effect-Enhanced Guitar Solos -Nitpick Six Archives

Van Halen at the Scottrade Center: Fan Photo Essay and David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar Debate

Ed. Van Halen came to the Scottrade Center on April 29, 2012 with Kool and the Gang in tow. The band, in its fifth decade, is back to its David Lee Roth roots. But his onetime replacement, Sammy Hagar, is not without his supporters. To settle the debate, Michael Dauphin spent some time with the true ... More >>

Kool & the Gang proves a successful, if unlikely, opener for Van Halen

Grammar Heroes: Four Artists Who Know Their Its From It's

We're exhausted after a long week of running around town, correcting greengrocers' apostrophes in honor of National Grammar Day, which was March 4. (Punctuation over punctuality, we always say!) It's easy to blame technology for society's lazy spelling, but music is also complicit in this pandemic: ... More >>

It's Here: Chuck Berry Statue Finally Installed in the Loop

Kelsey Whipple​After an hour-long installation and a stint duck-walking across the sky with the help of a crane, the latest tribute to St. Louis music legend Chuck Berry is finally installed on Delmar across from Blueberry Hill. And Lord of the Loop Joe Edwards couldn't be happier. "I felt it ... More >>

It's Here: Chuck Berry Statue Finally Installed in the Loop

Photo by Kelsey Whipple​After an hour-long installation and a stint duck-walking across the sky with the help of a crane, the latest tribute to St. Louis music legend Chuck Berry is finally installed on Delmar across from Blueberry Hill. And Lord of the Loop Joe Edwards couldn't be happier. " ... More >>

Robert Plant

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 15. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

Ten must-know musicians and scenes of the '20s and '30s

Interview: Sammy Hagar Autobiography Co-Writer Joel Selvin on Montrose and Why Sammy's an Ideal Subject

​In part one of our interview with Joel Selvin, co-author of Sammy Hagar's new autobiography Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock, we talked about the early years of Sammy's career and one memorable incident in which Selvin's home phone number became very public. Here's the second part o ... More >>

Interview: Joel Selvin, Sammy Hagar Red Autobiography Co-Author, on How He Collaborated with the Red Rocker

​In nearly 40 years as a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle, Joel Selvin had a unique landscape to contend with as a writer. Some of his most famous subjects that he was writing about lived right there in the same zip code - bands such as The Grateful Dead, Huey Lewis & The News, Jour ... More >>

Tom Waits a Van Halen Fan? Facebook, I Call Bullsh*t.

Our web editor, William Melton, found the following on Facebook. While Tom Waits is a new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, I'm pretty sure that the scenario described here isn't exactly based in reality. (Even though yes, VH is in the Hall already as well.) As Will puts it, "I can't picture Wait ... More >>

Stupid Internet Stuff Involving Peter Cetera and David Lee Roth

Why not have some stupid Internet music humor to make this nice Wednesday fly by?First: Peter Cetera -- he of heading up Chicago in its awesome '80s days fame -- is on Twitter. What's his handle? Tweetercetera. I pretty much laugh every time he updates.

Cabo Wobble: Strapping on the feedbag Red Rocker-style at Harrah's

Tesla

7 p.m. Tuesday, October 7. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

Review Photos Setlist: Vampire Weekend at the Pageant, Wednesday, September 10

Show Review: Van Halen at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, April 26 Setlist

Van Halen YouTube Video from the April 26 St. Louis Show

Van Halen

8 p.m. Saturday, April 26. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue

Face the Nation

We find out what rocked across the country in 2007.

Riddle of Steel 1985 CD release at the Bluebird, Friday, November 30

Steel of the Century

Riddle of Steel has its back against the record machine.

Strummin' with the Devil

B-Sides walks a Mean Street, is saved by the Apostlez.

Fuck McGwire, Sammy Hagar's in the Hall

Bach Is Back

Sebastian Bach: Actor, singer, fighter, lover, pal of Axl Rose

Sail Away

B-Sides interprets Enya's cryptic language, scream alongside the vocal guru to the metal stars, and dream up some tribute bands we'd like to see

David Lee Roth

Friday, November 25; Bottleneck Blues Bar
(inside Ameristar Casino, St. Charles Landing, St. Charles)

Name That Loon

Who'll replace Howard Stern in the STL?

Fightin' Femmes

We duel with Gretchen Wilson and Kelly Clarkson, get home-cooking tips from the stars and delve into Omarion's psyche

I'll Cabo Wabo You Upside the Head

The Red Rocker pummels a world-renowned architect! Plus. Unreal worries about our ambassador to Luxembourg -- but then we get a great big hug.

Inside the Butt Kisser's Studio

Caitlin Cary gets the full-on Lipton treatment

King Ink

Meet Brad Fink, a man of color whose body is the perfect canvas for his work

Letters

Week of July 28, 2004

The Great Debate

We struggle with that most serious of questions: Roth or Hagar?

Saric, Stone and McClain with Bhob Rainey

Tuesday, December 23; Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

Red Rocks

Nothing but love for Sammy F***in' Hagar, Melanie Moon and the Blanche; plus, we lay bare our soul (and other less metaphysical parts)

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong to attack pop culture

What Is the One Thing You Know for Sure?

Week of April 16, 2003

New Bands From Old

Or "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Ignore Audioslave"

Rick It Up

Rick Springfield knows who's the biggest badass

Burr, Not Chilly

With the rich, says Igby, always a little pity

Sounds Around Town

Week of June 5, 2002

A Kinder, Gentler Dope Fiend

In Ted Demme's Blow, Johnny Depp summons an American snowstorm

Hard Volume

For two decades, Henry Rollins has harnessed his anger through his art

THE INN CROWD

Checking into Hotel Faux Pas

Sun Dance

Sound advice on the summer's hottest concerts

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