Subject: Egan O'Keefe

• Slideshow: Taste of Maplewood

  Egan O'KeefeDidn't visit the Taste of Maplewood event on Saturday? Egan O'Keefe has a slideshow of all the food and fun you missed.

  June 1, 2009

• El Borracho Mexican Cantina Preview: A Slideshow

  El Borracho Mexican Cantina opens this week at 2001 Locust Street. RFT freelance photographer Egan O'Keefe attended the soft opening celebration this weekend. View a slideshow of El Borracho here.- Ian FroebPhoto: Egan O'Keefe

  December 15, 2008

• Photos: Santarchy 2008 in St. Louis

  A pub crawl with a purpose. Santarchy 2008 requires that its participants dress up like Santa Claus, be able to withstand lip-chapping, straight-line winds and pace themselves during alcohol consumption for a day-long binge around St. Louis. Why the appeal? According to organizer Lohr Barkley, all the bad news about the economy and stressful holiday problems call for drinking and lots of it. The Santas also doled out tiny presents on Saturday at their stops in the Grove, University City, Downt

  December 22, 2008

• Show Review: Mr. Lif with Willie Evans and Plan B, June 4 at the Gramophone

  Okay, so the crowd wasn't exactly what I expected at last night's Mr. Lif show. Given the political and sometimes "radical" nature of his music, I thought the audience would be more -- shall we say -- diverse. Nonetheless, Lif has a message in his music, and if 30-something hipsters (mostly white) are the ones listening, so be it.Photo: Egan O'KeefeMr. Lif at the Gramophone on Thursday night. View more photos

  June 5, 2009

• Over the Weekend: International Pillow Fight Day, Ting-Tings at the Pageant, Beach House at Billiken Club, Filthy at Dante's

  Many people consider today a holiday -- it is the home opener for the Cardinals -- but before you head to the ballpark or to work then the ballpark, here's what you missed over the weekend. It was a busy one in St. Louis.Ting-Tings at the PageantTodd OwyoungKatie White of the Ting-Tings on Friday, April 3 at the Pageant.On Friday night, British pop duo the Ting-Tings played the Pageant. The show was originally scheduled to be held at the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, but the demand for tickets fo

  April 6, 2009

• Photos: Lamb of God at the Pageant, Plus 20 Amazing Metal Shirts

  Last night Lamb of God played a sold-out show at The Pageant -- with openers As I Lay Dying, Children of Bodom, Municipal Waste and God Forbid -- as part of its "head-spinningly awesome package tour."Freelance photographer Egan O'Keefe has this slide show of the carnage, if you were raging too hard on Jägerbombs to remember all of it.Photo: Egan O'KeefeView more photos here.And because it's always weird when someone catches you gawking at their elaborate band T-Shirt, here are the 20 best metal

  May 3, 2009

• Slideshow: "Memphis in May" at Smoking Joe's

  Egan O'KeefeClick here for more photos.This weekend, two-month-old Smoking Joe's Bar-Be-Que (1901 Washington Avenue) hosted a "Memphis in May Celebration." Freelance photographer Egan O'Keefe visited the event, and you can see a slideshow of her work.(No photos of the "Best Booty" contest.)Update: I'm told there are no photos of the "Best Booty" contest because no one entered it. (The contest, I mean.) So maybe a "Best (Pork) Butt" contest would have been a better idea.

  May 11, 2009

• Show Review Photos: MSTRKRFT, Santigold, Trouble Andrew and Amanda Blank at the Pageant, Saturday, June 13

  Around 1:10 a.m. or so, MSTRKRFT dropped bits of Daft Punk's "Da Funk" into its DJ set. The crowd - or what was left of it - at the Pageant naturally went apeshit, fueled as much by free Bacardi drinks as it was by the French techno-funk. And sure, at that hour, nothing is better than hearing an awesome dance jam.(View a slideshow of the concert.) Photo: Egan O'Keefe MSTRKRFT. More photos here.But aesthetically, it highlighted the shortcomings of the Canadian duo's 90-minute DJ set. Dropp

  June 14, 2009

• Photos: Paul van Dyk Now and a Year Ago

  German DJ Paul van Dyk performed last night at Home Nightclub, drawing club-goers with Germany T-shirts, furry leg warmers and at least one LP-toting super-fan. PVD was in the Lou last year as well and performed at Dante's Nightclub. (See photos from that show.) Below are photos from his gig last night in St. Charles:Photo: Egan O'KeefeView a slideshow of Paul van Dyk's June 16, 2009 show.Photo: Egan O'KeefeView a slideshow of Paul van Dyk's June 16, 2009 show.Photo: Egan O'KeefeView a slideshow

  June 17, 2009

• Slideshow: Late-Night Dining in St. Louis

  Egan O'KeefeDid you know some St. Louis restaurants serve food after 9 p.m.? It's true. Here's a slideshow of some of the most popular places and those who frequent them.

  June 29, 2009

• Photos: So Many Dynamos CD Release Show, with Target Market and Emperor X, The Firebird, June 27

  Egan O'Keefe battled the sweaty, spazzing crowd for photos of Saturday's So Many Dynamos CD release show. Check out her slideshow here!Egan O'KeefeView entire slideshow.

  June 29, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Sonic Youth, Chris Isaak, Pitchfork Music Festival and Beach Bodies

  It was a music-heavy weekend, and here's what you might have missed.Sonic Youth at the ArchPhoto: Todd OwyoungIndie rock godfathers, and godmothers, Sonic Youth played a free show under the Arch on Friday. See more photos.Music editor Annie Zaleski called this show on Friday "one of the best concerts in St. Louis so far this year. Thanks in no small part to perfect weather, a healthy-sized crowd gathered underneath the Gateway Arch for the free Sonic Youth show, the first Live on the Levee conce

  July 20, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Coldplay, Art of Food at Mad Art Gallery, London Calling, Bon Bons Burlesque at Atomic Cowboy

  Coldplay at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Photo: Kenny WilliamsonChris Martin of Coldplay on Friday nights. See more photos and read the concert review.​Music editor Annie Zaleski ventured out to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights to see Coldplay. Read her review here. We also have photos from the show."Art of Food" at Mad Art GalleryPhoto: Stew SmithClara Moore from Local Harvest Cafe. See more photos.​

  July 27, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Making a Giant BLT at Iron Barley, Naughty by Nature, Trashcan Sinatras, the What Cheer? Brigade and PBR Me 2

  What a weekend. If you stayed inside constantly checking istwitterdown.com, here's what you missed. The What Cheer? Brigade on the City Museum roof On Friday night, the What Cheer? Brigade, a traveling 19-piece, punk brass band, took to the roof of the City Museum for a show, before heading to Chicago for Lollapalooza on Sunday. See more photos of the scene here. (Photo by Steve Truesdell.)

  August 10, 2009

• Video and Photos: 2009 World Naked Bike Ride Rolls Through St. Louis

  Photo: Egan O'KeefeOrganizers of the ride, who ran it last year as a school project, but continued this year for fun. See more photos from the ride.​Well, the 2009 version of the St. Louis World Naked Bike Ride, a bare-assed protest against the world's dependency on fossil fuels, is in the books. Like last year, riders rolled out of Tower Grove Park at 9 p.m. under the cover of darkness and pedaled through a sliver of the Bible Belt with little more on than strategically placed body paint. The

  August 16, 2009

• Show Review Photos: Matt & Kim at Off Broadway, Sunday, August 23

  Photo: Egan O'KeefeMatt and Kim last night at Off Broadway.​Matt & Kim's way-sold-out show at Off Broadway felt more like a bumping Friday than it did a school night. (The fair amount of toddlers and kids running around, rocking out and/or looking tired contributed to the festive mood -- albeit made for strange bedfellows with the drunken, sweaty hipsterati.) And the Brooklyn duo, perma-grins slapped on their face, did its part and whipped the excited crowd into a frenzy.(See 30-photo slid

  August 24, 2009

• Over the Weekend: The Dandy Warhols at Pop's, An Under Cover Weekend at Firebird, the Tour of Missouri Rolls Through Downtown

  The long weekend behind us, at least we have a four-day work week ahead. If you missed some of these events over the three-day break, catch up here.The Dandy Warhols at Pop'sPhoto: Steve TruesdellOn Friday night, the Dandy Warhols played at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois. See more photos from Friday's gig.​On Friday, the Dandy Warhols headlined a  show at Pop's on the East Side and Shae Moseley has the concert review, while Steve Truesdell has the photos.

  September 8, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Jumbling Towers Return and Play Firebird, London Calling Takes Over the Pageant, Crocodiles Play for Free at Halo Bar and Pepper Lounge Turns Seven

  Labor Day seems like so far away on this Monday, September 14, doesn't it? Here's a recap of our weekend coverage.Jumbling Towers at the FirebirdJumbling Towers - myspaceThis is not Jumbling Towers on Friday at the Firebird. This is them in-studio.​Music writer Bob McMahon was at the first Jumbling Towers show in St. Louis in about a year, and had this to say about the group: "After a seemingly interminable hiatus, Jumbling Towers made its long-awaited return to the stage last night with a pow

  September 14, 2009

• Photos: The Antlers, Hood Internet, Thom Donovan, Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship, more! Cicero's, Thursday, September 17

  Cicero's seemed like the place to be last night: Grey Market, Say Panther, the Antlers, Thom Donovan, the Starters DJ's and the Hood Internet performed for an excited crowd. (Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship performed nearby -- no room can contain him.) Take a look at Egan O'Keefe's slideshow of photos here. Did you go -- how were the bands? Tell Old Lady A to Z, who was too tired to go out last night. Here are some snapshots of the night:Egan O'KeefeThe Antlers. Entire set of photos here.​

  September 18, 2009

• Show Review Photos: St. Vincent and Elsinore at the Firebird, Thursday, October 1

  Photo: Egan O'KeefeSt. Vincent last night at the Firebird. See more photos from last night's show.​ A few songs into her hour-plus set, St. Vincent's Annie Clark told the crowd that she was "flummoxed by your enthusiasm." For once, it didn't seem like an instance of rock-star faux-modesty -- her wide-eyed visage seemed to be taking in the nearly full house at the Firebird with equal parts grace and disbelief. But it was hard to be anything less than enthused with her performance, her first hea

  October 2, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Farm Aid, Food Porn, Presidents of the United States of America at Taste of St. Louis, Big Muddy Records' Roof Top Party

  Good Monday to you, St. Louis. Here's a recap of our weekend coverage:Big Muddy Records Roof Top PartyPhoto: Sarah ParadoskiSee more photos from Friday night's party.​On Friday night, local label Big Muddy Records hosted a party on the roof of the Jefferson Underground gallery. The music went on late -- past 2 a.m. -- and featured a slew of local blues and folk acts. See photos here.

  October 5, 2009

• Photos: Taste of St. Louis 2009

  Egan O'KeefeRibs from Jim Edmonds' F15teen​This weekend was the annual Taste of St. Louis event, a celebration of St. Louis restaurants, with art and live music. We offer not one but TWO slideshows of the event from photographer Egan O'Keefe. The first, "Food Porn at Taste of St. Louis 2009," is self-explanatory. Come to think of it, so is the second, which is titled -- sigh -- "Girls and Grease." Click on the links to visit either slideshow. After the jump, additional photos.

  October 5, 2009

• Over the Weekend: They Might Be Giants, Maxwell, Bottle Rockets, Riddle of Steel, Oktoberfest, "Invashion" at Lure Nightclub

  Good morning, St. Louis! What a weekend. Los Angeles absolutely owned both our Blues and Cardinals on Saturday night, and the Rams were easily defeated (again) on Sunday. But there were plenty of opportunities to get one's mind off the sports losses this past weekend. Here's a recap of our coverage of the weekend's winners.They Might Be Giants at the PageantPhoto: Jon GitchoffJohn Linnell and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants on Friday night at the Pageant. The group played its entire 1990

  October 12, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Lucinda Williams at the Pageant, Mirah and Norfolk & Western at the Billiken Club, the Models of Saint Louis Fashion Week

  Good morning, St. Louis! Here's a recap of our weekend coverage: two concert reviews for your reading pleasure and a slide show of the models at Saint Louis Fashion Week.Photo: Jon GitchoffLucinda Williams did her roots rock thing on Saturday night at the Pageant. See more photos from Saturday night's show.​ The concert included all the hits -- a virtual retrospective of the singer's 30-year-career. We have a review, set list and photos from her show.

  October 19, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Bruce Springsteen, Victorian Fetish Ball, A Place to Bury Strangers and Samantha Crain

  It was a weekend for great concerts in St. Louis. We also saw the pre-Halloween parties begin. Here's a recap of our weekend coverage.Victorian Fetish Ball at Lure NightclubPhoto: Egan O'KeefeSee more photos from Saturday night's Victorian Fetish Ball at Lure Nightclub. Some photos are NSFW (Not Safe For Work!)​On Saturday night, the tenth annual Victorian Fetish Ball got underway at Lure nightclub. Although as these photos suggest, the party may have strayed from the traditional theme this ye

  October 26, 2009

• Photos: Tiesto at Home Nightclub, Wednesday, October 28

  Superstar DJ Tiesto performed at Home Nightclub on Wednesday, October 28. Egan O'Keefe was there and took photos of the man -- and crowd -- in action. View a few samples below, and an entire slideshow here. Photo: Egan O'KeefeView more Tiesto photos from last night.​

  October 29, 2009

• Over the Weekend: John Oates at the 'Stache Bash, Kelly Clarkson, Our Lady Peace and Plethora of Halloween Costumes

  After a week where we rarely saw the sun, the weekend's weather seemed to make up for the days of gray. Besides Halloween, there was a lot going on and here's a recap of our weekend coverage.John Oates at the 'Stache BashPhoto: Chad GarrisonJohn Oates at the 'Stash Bash on Friday night.​You might have read about Oates receiving a proclamation from St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay earlier in the day, but on Friday night, the second-half of Hall & Oates did what he does best at the 2009 'Stache

  November 2, 2009

• Photos: Best of St. Louis Party at the City Museum

  All told, about 3,000 people showed up Thursday night at the City Museum for the Riverfront Times' annual Best of St. Louis party. There was a variety of attractions: free drink tickets, fire-breathers, burlesque dancing, stilt-walkers and the Dirt Cheap chicken among them. Nightlife photographer Egan O'Keefe was there and brought back these photos. Photo: Egan O'KeefeBurlesque performer Lola Van Ella. See more photos from last night's RFT Best Of St. Louis party.​ Photo: Egan O'KeefeSee mor

  November 6, 2009

• Photos: Suck In! The Corsets of Dorothy Jones

  Photo: Egan O'KeefeSee more photos here.​Here's a slideshow of photos from The Other Woman's corset show, held on Sunday at Cheap Trx on South Grand. "The Other Woman" is corset-maker and seamstress Dorothy Jones. Jones got her start as a theatrical patternmaker in New York. She learned how to make corsets while she was living in San Francisco. "I was always a dancer," she says, "but after I had my second child when I was 40, my belly hung out. In a fit of self-loathing, I bought a girdle, but

  November 9, 2009

• 10 Things to Do Under $10 in St. Louis This Weekend, November 13-15

  Remain non-broke all the way through Monday with the following suggestions for having fun on a budget this weekend. Looking for live music? We have that for you too, with our weekend concert calendar. It's also one of the best weekends all year long to see a movie in St. Louis.​Everything is Terrible!: The Movie at Antarctica (Friday)A group of students at Ohio University compiled the worst video footage they could find, found footage "ranging from the hilariously arcane to the blissfully obsc

  November 13, 2009

• Over the Weekend: Old School Tattoo Expo, Brendan Benson at the Duck Room, Peter Bjorn and John at the Gargoyle, London Calling at the Halo Bar and Rob Zombie at the Pageant

  Ugh. Monday has reared its ugly head once more. And sadly, it looks to be a soaking wet week. (Again.) Hopefully our weekend coverage will brighten your day a bit. Here's the recap.Old School Tattoo ExpoPhoto: Jason StoffThis tattoo needs more... Cowbell! See more photos from the Old School Tattoo Expo.​Over the weekend, Lyle Tuttle's Old School Tattoo Expo again got underway in St. Louis, and for the second year it was held at the Holiday Inn Select downtown. We have 58 photos from the tattoo

  November 16, 2009

• London Calling Moving Spaces Again

  Egan O'KeefeLondon Calling's last Saturday night at the Halo Bar. More photos here.​ You need a scorecard to keep up with the location of popular dance night London Calling. The event got its start at the cozy confines of the Upstairs Lounge, then spent a spell at the Stable and finally landed at the Halo Bar. As of November 28, the night is vacating the Loop area and moving elsewhere. Writes founder Doug Curtis: We're subrenting a 2nd floor loft at Shock City Studios (2200 Gravois) in th

  November 16, 2009