Eddie Vedder

The Un-Exonerated: Documentary frees the West Memphis Three

Glen Hansard at The Pageant, 9/25/12: Highlights

Glen Hansard, with The Lost Brothers The Pageant September 25, 2012 Glen Hansard is a master manipulator. Oh, he doesn't toy with you intentionally, but with lyrics so tightly crafted and rhythms so expertly layered, Hansard can make you feel just about anything. He rips out your heart, uses it for ... More >>

Five Moments that [Almost] Validated the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

With music being so subjective, it's no surprise that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame emerged over the years as a colossal punching bag. When people disagree over whether Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music is dreck or a stroke of genius, no decision is going to be universally loved. The Cleveland instit ... More >>

Five Bible Verses Creed Should Have Paid Attention To

These days, any old band can come out as Christian (even ICP) but the title used to come with a heavier dose of Savior swagger. And maybe more guilt. Because Creed recently announced its plan to grace the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-6161) with its divine presence May 26, we decided to ha ... More >>

Musicians, venue owners and organizers found new ways to make people care this year

Twelve-Year Old Youtube Commenters: Your Favorite Music Decade Sucked, Too

Yes, we had some of these in the 1990s. Some of them couldn't even hold a guitar.​I am 24 years old. When I was twelve years old, and Napster was a real thing and not a horrifying tale RIAA parents told their RIAA children to get them to clean their plate, I was briefly under the delusion that ... More >>

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Pearl Jam

Jon GitchoffEddie Vedder with Pearl Jam at the Scottrade Center last year.​2011 is a year of reflection for generation Xers. It's been twenty years since Nirvana released Nevermind and Eddie Vedder moved to Seattle to front Mookie Blaylock, the band that would become Pearl Jam. Rock journali ... More >>

Eddie Vedder at the Fox Theatre, 7/1/11: Review, Photo, Setlist

Jason Stoff​​Eddie Vedder | Glen Hansard Fox Theatre July 1, 2011 Nobody tell Nic Cage, but Eddie Vedder's voice is basically a national treasure at this point. It's the voice that launched a thousand alt-rock vocalists, those of Creed and Fuel least notable on the list. And when it comes t ... More >>

Elvis Costello & the Imposters at the Pageant, 7/1/2011: Review, Photos and Setlist

Jon Gitchoff​Elvis Costello & the Imposters The Pageant July 1, 2011 When Elvis Costello finally sells out, quits working as a tireless singer, songwriter and music scholar, and takes over Celine Dion's gig in Las Vegas, he'll have a great stage show to fall back on. Costello and his backin ... More >>

The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: July 1-4

Daniel Boud​It is on nights like tonight when we most wish we were some kind of amorphous blob that could split six ways: Elvis Costello's at the Pageant, Eddie Vedder's packing his ukulele into the Fox, Fucked Up and JEFF the Brotherhood are going to kick ass at the Firebird, Clownvis is fil ... More >>

The Five Most Bizarre Genre Crossovers

Why yes: That is one person.​It happens to the best of us: You do the same thing over and over (and over), so you feel the need for change -- or at least a good drink. For Beyonce, that meant a new personality: Sasha Fierce. For Vanilla Ice, it meant launching a hard-rock career. For Fred Durs ... More >>

Tony Bennett, American Idol, And New World Order Idol 2061

Tony Bennett appears in the first of 50 consecutive American Idol finales. ​I saw Tony Bennett was trending on Twitter the other day, and I'm not sure if this makes me a bad person or just an unobservant one but my first thought was: Oh, god, Tony Bennett's dead. It turns out that the 84-year- ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of March 31

Huzzah! TV On the Radio is finally playing a St. Louis show, as part of the second annual LouFest.​2720 Cherokee *Lyrics Born, April 14 *Vibesquad, April 1 Blueberry Hill *Soja, May 18 Europe Nightclub *Above and Beyond, April 22 *Wolfgang Gartner, May 11

Eddie Vedder Solo Tour Coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is gearing up to release a solo album, Ukulele Songs. As you might expect, the collection features original songs and some covers, all performed on the ukulele. He's also embarking on a solo tour that's coming to the Fabulous Fox on Friday, July 1. Glen Hansard (of the Frame ... More >>

An Under Cover Weekend Night Three: Theodore The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra, Fractured Army, Makeshift Gentlemen, The Dive Poets, Via Dove

This year's Under Cover Weekend ended with a strong turnout at the Firebird last night. The crowd awaiting the opening super-group featuring Theodore and The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra already surpassed the somewhat-skimpy attendance for last Saturday's event. It's a good thing so ma ... More >>

An Under Cover Weekend concludes with a rock & roll bang

Review Photos Setlist: Pearl Jam and Band of Horses at the Scottrade Center, Tuesday, May 4

After Pearl Jam opened its first St. Louis show since 2004 with the moody No Code album cut "Sometimes," vocalist Eddie Vedder bellowed, "In the immortal words of Marvin Gaye - let's get it on!" Cue "Corduroy," just one of many snarled rockers the quintet unleashed during a two-hour-plus set. Ph ... More >>

Pearl Jam/Band of Horses

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue.

Chris Cornell

7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

Pearl Jam to Reissue Four Different Versions of Ten

Not gonna lie: Pearl Jam's Ten was a very influential record for me. I believe it arrived at my house in the same Columbia House shipment as Nirvana's Nevermind, R.E.M.'s Out of Time and Eponymous, an Andrew Lloyd Webber collection and Genesis' We Can't Dance. (Hi, 1993, what's up?) So I was not-so- ... More >>

Film's Rolling: The St. Louis International Film Festival celebrates its seventeenth year

MP3 Weekender: KRISTEENYOUNG, Ha Ha Tonka

Twangfest: Ha Ha Tonka

Opening for Waco Brothers. 9 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Oscar-Starved

Into the Wild released on DVD

Caleb Travers & Big City Lights: Release Show for Blue Weathered Dreams

Hock the Line

Sending up the biopic, Walk Hard sells cheap laughs, lame cameos and lifeless Cox.

The Kids Were Alright

Dave Matthews' "Eh Hee": What the World Really, Really Doesn't Need

Lollapalooza, Day Three: A Review

Kings of England

Week of May 24, 2007

Just Can't Get Enough

B-Sides steps out with Gabriel and Dresden, matches drugs with Tool albums and previews the WM3 benefits going on around town

The High 5's

December 22; Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue)

Magnetic South

We fatwa Magnet, chat up Ken Bethea and wonder what exactly is going on with Todd Rundgren's Web site

Ultimate Rock Fantasy

Forget the office-football draft, dude. Here's a far cooler way to waste your time and your employer's money.

High Score

Sometimes the worst movies have the best soundtracks

Abundance of Richies

Is the soul balladeer Burt Bacharach or Michael Bolton?

Pearl Jam

Lost Dogs (Epic)

St. Louis Blues

Radar Station mourns the chill of winter lineups

Better Men

Pearl Jam outlives its grunge-life expectancy

Chan Reaction

Is Cat Power free at last?

Pearl Jam

Riot Act (Epic)

Pointed Criticism

Pointessential 7 is largely disappointing

Sensitive Swordsman

Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz mines his ladies'-man rep for creative gold

Number One With a Bullet

You know you're right -- you can't lose with rare Nirvana

Sam I Slam

Sean Penn plays retarded for Oscar, and audiences aren't rewarded

The Man Who

Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis is the guy behind the guys

Rock and a Hard Place

Music can free your soul, but can it spring the West Memphis Three?

Shining Path

Ben Harper's journey to musical stardom

Sound Checks

Inspiration & Obligation