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Eddie Vedder

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    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 >>

  • Music

    December 15, 2011

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    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

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2010

    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 >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2010

    An Under Cover Weekend concludes with a rock & roll bang

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    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 >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2010

    Pearl Jam/Band of Horses

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

  • Music

    April 15, 2009

    Chris Cornell

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

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    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

    November 12, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2008

    MP3 Weekender: KRISTEENYOUNG, Ha Ha Tonka

    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 >>

  • Music

    June 4, 2008

    Twangfest: Ha Ha Tonka

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

  • Home Entertainment

    March 5, 2008

    Oscar-Starved

    Into the Wild released on DVD

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2008
  • Film

    December 19, 2007

    Hock the Line

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

  • Home Entertainment

    November 7, 2007

    The Kids Were Alright

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

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2007

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

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

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2007

    Lollapalooza, Day Three: A Review

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

  • Music

    May 23, 2007

    Kings of England

    Week of May 24, 2007

  • Music

    May 17, 2006

    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

  • Music

    December 21, 2005

    The High 5's

    December 22; Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue)

  • Music

    May 4, 2005

    Magnetic South

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

  • Music

    August 11, 2004

    Ultimate Rock Fantasy

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

  • Music

    May 5, 2004

    High Score

    Sometimes the worst movies have the best soundtracks

  • Music

    April 28, 2004

    Abundance of Richies

    Is the soul balladeer Burt Bacharach or Michael Bolton?

  • Music

    December 3, 2003

    Pearl Jam

    Lost Dogs (Epic)

  • Music

    November 19, 2003

    St. Louis Blues

    Radar Station mourns the chill of winter lineups

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2003

    Better Men

    Pearl Jam outlives its grunge-life expectancy

  • Music

    March 5, 2003

    Chan Reaction

    Is Cat Power free at last?

  • Music

    January 8, 2003

    Pearl Jam

    Riot Act (Epic)

  • Music

    December 4, 2002

    Pointed Criticism

    Pointessential 7 is largely disappointing

  • Music

    November 27, 2002

    Sensitive Swordsman

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

  • Music

    November 27, 2002

    Number One With a Bullet

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

  • Film

    January 23, 2002

    Sam I Slam

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

  • Culture

    April 11, 2001

    The Man Who

    Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis is the guy behind the guys

  • Culture

    October 4, 2000

    Rock and a Hard Place

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

  • Music

    February 16, 2000

    Shining Path

    Ben Harper's journey to musical stardom

  • Music

    April 7, 1999

    Sound Checks

    Ben Harper's journey to musical stardom

  • Music

    December 23, 1998

    Inspiration & Obligation

    Ben Harper's journey to musical stardom

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