Emmylou Harris

The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: March 15 to 17

It's one of those weeks. My laptop broke, my vehicle broke and ultimately, my wallet's broke. Fortunately, some shows will cost a mere $5 to provide some cheer to get over these betrayals by machines (proof that you don't have to break the bank for a good time practically anytime: check out the pri ... More >>

First Aid Kit

8:45 p.m. Saturday, October 6. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

The Six Best Songs About The Moon For Neil Armstrong

If you find yourself in this corner of the Internet, it is safe to assume you heard about Neil Armstrong's passing. If not, sorry you had to hear it this way. In honor of Earth's first lunar visitor, here are the six best songs about the moon. Let us know your favorites in our comments section (a pl ... More >>

Shannon McNally

8 p.m. Thursday, June 7. The Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

Satan is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers Author at Tonight's Noir at the Bar

Tonight's guest at Subterranean Books' Noir at the Bar reading series is of particular interest to us here at RFT Music: It's Benjamin Whitmer, who wrote Satan is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers with Charlie Louvin before he died last year. It tells the story of the pioneering country music ... More >>

40 Best St. Louis Releases of 2011: Part Six

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: Sleepy Ki ... More >>

Darrell Scott is Coming to Old Rock House

Darrell Scott is more well known for his associations. He's written songs for country superstars ranging from Faith Hill to the Dixie Chicks to Brad Paisley and has performed alongside Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and is a member of Robert Plant's Band of Joy. He brings his own headlining tour to t ... More >>

"Life Has To Mirror What Goes On Sonically": An Interview with Jesse Sykes

Jesse Sykes looks like a stunt double for a young Emmylou Harris, and over the course of her decade-long career, she has almost sounded like she wanted to play that part. But with guitarist Phil Wandscher and her evolving band the Sweet Hereafter, Sykes has deliberately pushed against country folk t ... More >>

Robert Plant

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 15. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

Sunshine politics: An interview with folk icon Jonathan Edwards

Photo Credit: Stephen Ide​Folk troubadour Jonathan Edwards is a master of the less-is-more approach - so much so that his best known song, "Sunshine," still sneaks up on listeners as a catchy, acoustic pop ditty, and then, on repeated hearings, becomes a bold indictment of authority and war. T ... More >>

Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three to Play the Newport Folk Festival in 2011

For the second year in a row, Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three will be playing the prestigious Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. Pokey and co. will be performing on Saturday, July 30, the same day that the Decemberists headline. (Other acts performing that day include Gillian Welch, Gogol ... More >>

Prairie Rehab

Philology
(self-released)

Prairie Rehab, Formed By Ex-Members of the Linemen, Emerges With New Music

myspace.com/prairierehab​On Friday, August 13, at the Schlafly Tap Room, Morgan Nusbaum (The 75s/Bruiser Queen), Tenement Ruth and Prairie Rehab are playing a free show. The latter is the new group formed by the members of the Linemen, sans singer Kevin Butterfield. Prairie Rehab's sound is ce ... More >>

Review Photos: Lilith Fair St. Louis, Featuring Mary J. Blige, Court Yard Hounds, Metric, Emmylou Harris, Sarah McLachlan, Friday, July 16

Jon GitchoffMary J. Blige, live at Lilith Fair​"This is so much better than I could have ever imagined," exclaimed Mary J. Blige, as the Lilith Fair crowd cheered wildly for her. The same could be said about yesterday's all-day show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. While negative publicit ... More >>

Lilith Fair 2010: The St. Louis Schedule [Updated]

sarahmclachlan.com​Lilith Fair St. Louis is finally happening this Friday, July 16. Did you check out our Metric interview with Emily Haines yet? Just wait -- we'll have outtakes from the chat tomorrow. Now, I know people are curious as to what act was playing at what time on Friday -- and s ... More >>

Summertime St. Louis comes alive with the sound of music

Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Emmylou Harris Added to St. Louis Lilith Fair Line-up

Kelly Clarkson will be at Lilith Fair in St. Louis.​Pop powerhouse Kelly Clarkson, hip-hop diva Mary J. Blige and country legend Emmylou Harris will be joining previously announced acts Sarah McLachlan and Metric at the St. Louis stop of the Lilith Fair on Friday, July 16. Others scheduled to ... More >>

Patty Griffin

8 p.m. Friday, March 26. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

St. Louis Is Getting a Lilith Fair Date

Stop smirking: The fact that St. Louis snagged a date on the being-routed Lilith Fair is kind of awesome. This year's list of artists playing some (or all) of the dates for the reactivated all-female-artists tour -- nothing's set in stone yet -- is bordering on the incredible: Heart! Cat Power! Lore ... More >>

Ricky Skaggs

8 p.m. Friday, January 15. The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Boulevard.

R.I.P. Larry Weir of KDHX

Larry Weir ​A sad follow-up to my blogpost from Monday: Larry Weir of KDHX passed away earlier this morning. He was 57. Always smiling, always patient, Weir was a fixture at the KDHX studios, and affected all who worked for (or have volunteered for) the station. Funeral and visitation informat ... More >>

Homespun: Rough Shop

Just Because It Was Christmas
(Perdition Records)

Shawn Colvin

8 p.m. Wednesday, December 10. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Emmylou Harris

8 p.m. Saturday, July 7. Budweiser Main Stage, on the Arch grounds, as part of Live on the Levee.

Beat Happenings

Music news you can use

Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris

All the Roadrunning (Warner Brothers/Nonesuch)

Rodney Crowell

Friday, February 24, at 8 p.m. at the Sheldon Concert Hall (3648 Washington Boulevard.)

The Woodys

Saturday, January 7; Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue)

Down Home Delights

Ten of the best from Nashville and elsewhere

Being There

We talk movies with Allison Moorer and pit the Moz against Nick Carter

Inside the Butt Kisser's Studio

Caitlin Cary gets the full-on Lipton treatment

Big Country

Try as she might, Emmylou Harris can't leave behind her roots

Reconsider Him

Warren Zevon's past is finally unearthed

Series/Festivals

Week of March 6, 2002

Marty Stuart

Saturday, Dec. 15; Incahoots

God's Gift

From the Mountain come joyous songs about life, death and redemption

Whole Lot of Fun

Metropolis St. Louis again attempts to stir enthusiasm for downtown life with a new incarnation of "The Lot"

American Icon

Emmylou Harris keeps proving herself to be one of country music's most important artists

Various Artists

Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture Songcatcher (Vanguard)

Tom Rush

Friday, Feb. 2; Sheldon Concert Hall.

Tim Easton

The Truth About Us (New West)

Sam Bush

Thursday, Nov. 2; Cicero's

Best Radio Station

KDHX-FM

Torch and Twang

The fourth annual Twangfest, the biggest and the best so far, celebrates some of the country's best roots artists

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Poor Little Knitter on the Road (Bloodshot)

Listening Post

Full Bore

Parlor Secrets

Kate and Anna McGarrigle gather family and close friends to create a recording built on deep bonds and memories