Elvis Costello

The Problem with An Under Cover Weekend

The Riverfront Times has a long, long, long history of promoting the An Under Cover Weekend shows. On the surface it's a cool event that seems to support our huge pool of local talent. It's nice to see local bands in any showcase together, especially one where everyone is working together to try to ... More >>

Hal David, Songwriting Partner with Burt Bacharach, 1921-2012: An Appreciation

Songwriter Hal David passed away this weekend at the age of 91 from complications resulting from a stroke he suffered four days earlier. Best known for his collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach, David penned hits for Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and countless other crooners and ... More >>

Homespun: The Great Grandfathers

Saint Anthony's Fire
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The Great Grandfathers' St. Anthony's Fire: Preview "Fans of You" Here

Ed. The Great Grandfathers' debut will be officially released on June 26. Christian Schaeffer reviewed the album in this week's print edition. Brothers Lucas Severin Prize and Trevor Deiderich Prize got their charmingly antiquated middle names from their great-grandfathers, and that little biograph ... More >>

You Have One More Day to Submit Your Band for An Under Cover Weekend Six

The annual hero-halloween for St. Louis bands known as An Under Cover Weekend* is scheduled for September 7 and 8 at the Firebird. Want to show everyone your excellent Spice Girls impression (someone please do this)? Now's your chance. The event is taking submissions for another 31 hours as of this ... More >>

The 33 1/3 Series is Accepting Submissions

​Earlier this month, Spin announced that it is moving most of its album reviews to Twitter. Music writing is getting shorter, not longer, and yet the 33 1/3 Series, which has the gall to publish entire books on albums that aren't even current, soldiers on. There are 85 installments in print n ... More >>

40 Best St. Louis Releases of 2011: Part Seven

​Part One: The Union Electric, Sweet Tooth, King Kong Magnetics, Warm Jets USA Part Two: Glass Teeth, Ryan Spearman, the Breaks and Adult Fur Part Three: Rum Drum Ramblers, Humanoids, Old Lights and Volcanoes Part Four: Bo & the Locomotive, Rockwell Knuckles, Dubb Nubb and Palace Part Five: Sl ... More >>

Yo La Tengo at The Blue Note, 6/20/11: Review and Setlist

Photo from a previous show by Kiernan Maletsky​Yo La Tengo The Blue Note June 20, 2011 Should the New Jersey Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ever become a brick-and-mortar reality, Yo La Tengo had better have a wing to rival Springsteen's. For more than a quarter of a century now (and close to 20 y ... More >>

Ted Leo

9 pm. Sunday, May 8. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Social Distortion's Johnny "2 Bags" Wickersham Talks About Staying Vital in an Aging Punk Band

Danny Clinch​Hardscrabble punk band Social Distortion comes to the Pageant on Wednesday. The band is touring in support of its new album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, which came out earlier this year. We talked to guitarist Johnny "2 Bags" Wickersham about what sets the new album apart Socia ... More >>

Brendan Benson

9 p.m. Friday, November 13. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Tonight! D. Rider, Jon Hardy and the Public, Rise and Fall MP3 Madness

Enough to do this weekend for ya? Goodness... ​ D. Rider Who: The new band founded by Todd Rittmann of post-rock pioneers U.S. Maple. Think brain-bending percussion, diffracted found sounds and sinewy guitars. Where: Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center With: The Conformists RIYL: Cheer-Accident, B ... More >>

Fall Out Boy

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 19. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Show Review Photos Setlist: Green Day and Franz Ferdinand at the Scottrade Center, Tuesday, August 11

Photo: Todd OwyoungFrom last night's show at the Scottrade Center. See more photos of Green Day last night.​ Caveat: I've been a Green Day fan since 1994 or so. And so I have a sneaking suspicion that last night's Scottrade Center show wasn't for me - even though the band ran through plenty of ... More >>

Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: The Delfonics, "Ready or Not Here I Come"

The Singers: Along with the Stylistics, the Spinners and Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes, the Delfonics were one of the premier Philly soul acts of the '60s and '70s. Hit-making producer Thom Bell helped the group hone its sound with hits like "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" and "La-La (Mean ... More >>

I Hope You're Happy Now: R.I.P. Jamie Foehner, Lemmons booker and trivia cohost extraordinaire

Video: Til Tuesday, "Maybe Monday" "Voices Carry" Live at the Ritz, New York City, 1985

When I'm sick, I fall down the YouTube rabbit hole more often than usual -- which is why last weekend I found myself watching old live footage of 'Til Tuesday, Aimee Mann's '80s band. I made the bold statement on Facebook that TT is better than Mann's solo stuff -- and while maybe that's a bit too h ... More >>

An Under Cover Weekend at the Bluebird tackles the '60s and '70s, while electronic up-and-comer Deadmau5 worms his way into town

Beatles Engineer/Mixer Geoff Emerick Visiting Webster University, October 29

2008 Music Awards Nominees: Best Garage Band

Before the Music Dies Screening Tonight at SLU at 6 p.m., A to Z DJing After at Halo Bar

No Depression Magazine to Cease Its Print Publication

Rare Gary Numan, "Cars" Live Concert Footage, 1980

The Week in Rock -- Or, Local Bands I've Seen This Week

Daily Web Crawl

This Week's Issue

The Smithereens

7 p.m. Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6. Argosy's Music Hall at the Argosy Casino, 219 Piasa Street, Alton, Illinois.

B-Sides gets personal with alt-folk troubadour Patty Griffin.

Then we snag an interview with country legend — and new friend of Lambchop — Charlie Louvin.

Sondre Lerche

Phantom Punch (Astralwerks)

Now Dirtier Than Ever

Let There Be Rock

Ten albums that make it easy to avoid fretting about your old-fashioned, Rockist ways

Pimping All Over the World

B-Sides gets gangsta with Burt Bacharach, imagines a rainbow of worldly bands and dissects the nuances of two trumpets

Second Time Around

A look at the sophomore efforts from a few local bands

Chris Mills and the New Miserable Bastards

Friday, September 2; Frederick's Music Lounge (4454 Chippewa Street)

Hot Hot Heat

Elevator (Sire/Reprise)

South St. Louis?

There wasn't much of the Lou at South by Southwest

Dogs Die in Hot Cars

Please Describe Yourself (V2)

Diana Krall

Saturday, August 14; the Fox Theatre

Robbie Fulks

Friday, August 13; the Hi-Pointe

Los Lobos

Saturday, August 7; Gateway Arch Stage on the St. Louis Riverfront

Just One of Those Biopics

The songs are immortal, even if Porter pic isn't

Various Artists

No Thanks!: The '70s Punk Rebellion (Rhino)

Honky Tonk Chateau

Friday, August 29; Frederick's Music Lounge

Dem Blues

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

Aimee Mann

Lost in Space (SuperEgo)

David Bowie

Heathen (ISO/Columbia)

Ouch!

E.T. returns to heal our cynical hearts

Seasoned Stew

The brilliant frontman for the Negro Problem on ageism, racism and preaching to the converted

Bette Midler

Bette (Warner Bros.)

The Specials

Saturday, Feb. 12; Galaxy