Here are some of the new shows announced this week at venues around St. Louis!
Pops
* The AP Tour featuring Family Force 5/The Maine/3OH!3, Wednesday, April 15
Family Arena
* Avenged Sevenfold/Buckcherry/Papa Roach/Saving Abel, Tuesday, February 17
Scottrade Center
*Billy Joel and Elton John, Thursday, May 14
(Bloc Party)
Pageant
*Les Claypool/DeVotchKa/Saul Wiliams/Secret Chiefs 3, Tuesday, March 17
*Bloc Party, Tuesday, March 31
The not-so-big secret at Pageant shows is that the opening acts are often just as worthy as the headliners. Les Claypool bringing along Saul Williams and DeVotchKa on March 17 is one example of this -- and Saturday, January 31 is exhibit B. On that night, Joan Jones of Sun 60 is opening for Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Who's Sun 60? The LA group was a kindred spirit of Belly, Lush and Throwing Muses, one that matched ethereal vocals with of-the-time rock guitars and big beats. Jones is n
Start your Halloween week off right with the weekly goth night Rapture, which takes place at the Complex. Tonight, they're featuring two very special performers: Voltaire and the Hellblinki Sextet. The former is a long-time NYC artist, videographer and academic (he's a professor at an art school) whose music takes its cues from macabre orchestral-rock and gothic darkness. The Hellblinki Sextet is in the similar vein; fans of DeVotchKa's European folk textures and the Dresden Dolls' manicured cab
