Fleet Foxes

Last Shot : Chemotherapy Leaves Me Seeing "Stars" With Hum

[Editor's Note: Long-time concert photographer Andrew Youssef found out two years ago that he had stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events, on top of other freelance work and working a day job at a hospital, of all places. As he continues to fight for his l ... More >>

Last Shot: Time Is Running Out

[Editor's Note: Long-time concert photographer Andrew Youssef found out two years ago that he had stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events, on top of other freelance work and working a day job at a hospital, of all places. As he continues to fight for his l ... More >>

Last Shot: Photographing Coachella with Cancer is Like Running an Ultramarathon

[Editor's Note: Long-time concert photographer Andrew Youssef found out two years ago that he had stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events, on top of other freelance work and working a day job at a hospital, of all places. As he continues to fight for his l ... More >>

Last Shot: Chemical Warfare Takes Its Toll

[Editor's Note: Long-time concert photographer Andrew Youssef found out two years ago that he had stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events, on top of other freelance work and working a day job at a hospital, of all places. As he continues to fight for his l ... More >>

Last Shot: Helplessness Blues at a Fleet Foxes Concert

[Editor's Note: Long-time concert photographer Andrew Youssef found out two years ago that he had stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events, on top of other freelance work and working a day job at a hospital, of all places. As he continues to fight for his l ... More >>

Dealing With the Devil: Making the Conversion From Christian Rock to Heathenistic Indie Rock

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

Father John Misty

9 p.m. Tuesday, January 8. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street. $15. 314-535-0353.

S.S. Coachella Cruise, Day One Highlights

The S.S. Coachella set out to sea rather unceremoniously. There weren't horns, not a streamer in sight, and no one smashed bottles against the body of the ship. By Liz Tracy But we'd all been aboard the Celebrity Silhouette for about four hours at that point, and Father John Misty was launching o ... More >>

First Aid Kit

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

J. Gilbert's hooks our taste buds and our nostrils

The Moral Dilema of Reverb

Some believe that all recorded music is a lie. There is truth to this extreme opinion - there is a massive difference between experiencing music as it is created and listening to a document after the fact. This is why so many artists fall into the category of "better live." Negotiating this differen ... More >>

Win Tickets for Portugal. the Man at the Pageant

Update: Our winner! milwaukee hurt me sound guy ruined 'got it all' help avenge the song Original post follows. Portland-by-way-of-Alaska's Portugal. the Man is playing the Pageant this Sunday, and we've got an extra pair of tickets to give away -- contest time! Inspired by Haiku Lou, St. Louis ... More >>

Portugal. the Man

8 p.m. Sunday, April 29. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Death Cab For Cutie Is Coming To The Pageant

Brent Holzapfel​Death Cab For Cutie is coming to the Pageant on October 2nd. Tickets go on sale August 5th at 5 p.m -- they're $35 for general admission and $40 for reserved spots on the balcony. Death Cab needs little introduction -- Ben Gibbard's bone-deep delivery has helped ensure the Wa ... More >>

Blitzen Trapper

8 p.m. Saturday, July 23. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Fleet Foxes and Alela Diane at the Pageant, 7/19/2011: Review, Photos and Setlist

Fleet Foxes. Photos by Christian Schaeffer​Fleet Foxes | Alela Diane The Pageant July 19, 2011 There were occasional wafts of pot smoke in the air, but Robin Pecknold was in the mood for something a little more over-the-counter. "Are there any Claritin users in the house?" asked the Fleet Fox ... More >>

Frank Black at Old Rock House: Review, Photo and Setlist

Photo by Chrissy Wilmes​Frank Black | This City of Takers Old Rock House July 19, 2011 St. Louisans had a tough choice to make last night: Fleet Foxes, Frank Black or NKOTBSB? This City of Takers' vocalist and guitarist Brandon Lee acknowledged this conundrum halfway through the band's brief ... More >>

Fleet Foxes, Playing A Sold-Out Pageant Tonight, Just Crushed Pitchfork

Courtesy of the artist​It's not like Fleet Foxes needs endorsements -- its show tonight at the Pageant sold out with a quickness and the band's sophomore full-length, Helplessness Blues, peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard album chart. It's still hanging around at No. 61. And in spite of the f ... More >>

Pitchfork 2011: Fleet Foxes, No Age, DJ Shadow and Other Highlights From Day Two

DJ Shadow.​It's funny--spend a few minutes in the sun surrounded by 18,000 of your closest friends, and suddenly Maslow's hierarchy of needs takes on new significance, ie: We need sunscreen. I gotta pee. Someone needs water or they're going to faint. Dudes, I'm hungry. Beeeeeer. We need beeeee ... More >>

Pitchfork Music Festival 2011: What to Expect, What to See and More

​Sometimes the Iternets can put on one helluva flesh-and-blood show. Pitchfork Music Festival is run by the music blog of the same name, which just announced it's expanding to Paris this fall with an overseas version of the festival to be curated by (Everybody Loves) Bon Iver. The American b ... More >>

2011 RFT Music Awards Winners: Best New Band: Dots Not Feathers

Cold Cave

8 p.m. Thursday, May 19. The Luminary Center for the Arts, 4900 Reber Place.

Skrillex, Natasha Bedingfield Among This Week's New Show Announcements

Sarah RusnakMarchFourth Marching Band at 2720 Cherokee in November 2010. ​Epic Show Week is upon us, and venues are getting their summer schedules on the books. Dubstep sorcerer Skrillex gets a proper date at the Pageant on July 12, presumably since he packed Sol Lounge earlier this year for a ... More >>

Record Store Day 2011: Hot Sellers, Highlights from St. Louis

​As we have already mentioned, Record Store Day 2011 was a massive success, with a couple local stores suggesting it may have been their biggest sales day ever. Most places did plenty to give back to their rabid patrons, offering free food, beer, live music and local celebrity DJ sets througho ... More >>

Freelance Whales, Jim Gaffigan and Weird Al among new show announcements

Foals: at Vintage Vinyl, April 23. ​Foals and Freelance Whales sold out the Firebird, but you can still see both at Vintage Vinyl. Oxford's Foals will be doing an electric set and New York's Freelance Whales will be adorable. You can also see Nat Baldwin of the Dirty Projectors, who is bringin ... More >>

Fleet Foxes Coming to the Pageant

Sean Pecknold​Bearded folkers Fleet Foxes have just been confirmed for a July 19th appearance at the Pageant. This will be the outfit's first headlining show in St. Louis. Last time Robin Pecknold, Skyler Skjelset and friends were in our fair city was in the fall of 2008, when they opened fo ... More >>

Review Photos: Mountain Man Bewitches the Jonsi Crowd, The Pageant, Tuesday, November 2

(For a review of Jonsi's headlining set, go here.) Todd OwyoungMountain Man at the Pageant​We can't seem to get enough of older sounds these days. If it's not the retro Americana movement (we see you, Pokey) or the recent soul renaissance, it's neo-folk. Mountain Man, in a sense, spans these g ... More >>

Sleepy Sun

9 p.m. Thursday, March 25. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

The Cave Singers

9 p.m. Tuesday, March 23. The Billiken Club, 20 North Grand Boulevard, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University.

Hark! Pastoral Indie Troupe Midlake Is Coming to the Old Rock House in May!

Midlake, the Denton, Texas, act which just released its highly anticipated second album, The Courage of Others, is performing at the Old Rock House on Saturday, May 15. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 day of show -- and the show is all ages. Fans of Fairport Convention, the softer side of Fleetwood ... More >>

Tonight at Off Broadway: The Uglysuit Art Majors

Not gonna lie: The Uglysuit has a terrible name, in the sense that it's not exactly the sort of moniker that's welcoming to listeners. However, its music is a warm, easygoing hybrid of haunting harmonies, ornate acoustic guitars and winsome songwriting. RIYL Fleet Foxes, My Morning Jacket, Counting ... More >>

Top Sellers At Area Record Stores for 2009

Who says the record store is dead? Not us here in St. Louis, where both Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records sold a lot of tunes. Below, please find the top selling albums from both stores, including a separate top vinyl list from VV. Enjoy! Vintage Vinyl: Top CDs ​1. Murphy Lee - You See Me 2. ... More >>

Tonight! El Ten Eleven, Julie Peel

Benjamin Wahiche/myspace.com/juliepeel​ Julie Peel Where: Off Broadway With: Joe Purdy Sounds Like: The crispness of autumn. Songs from Peel's debut, Near the Sun, sigh with winsome acoustic guitars and soft-glow percussion -- and are the perfect gentle accompaniment for her husky alto voice. ... More >>

Tonight! Brookville, The Postmarks, Pretty Little Empire and Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps at Off Broadway; Nico Vega at the Firebird

Monday, Schmonday: Tonight's a great night for music in St. Louis, if you're feeling adventurous.First, at Off Broadway is a pretty dynamic quadruple bill featuring the Postmarks, Brookville, Pretty Little Empire and Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps. The latter act hails from Minneapolis and ... More >>

Homespun: The Northwoods

Morning, Noon & Night
(self-released)

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of July 20-July 26

Every Monday, A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Vintage Vinyl:1. MAXWELL: BLACKsummers'night2. MICHAEL JACKSON: Thriller3. MICHA ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of June 22-28

Every Monday, A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Euclid Records 1. REGINA SPEKTOR: Far 2. DINOSAUR JR.: Farm* 3. ELVIS COSTELLO: ... More >>

Crosby, Stills & Nash

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 3. The Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University, 1 South Compton Avenue.

2009 Coachella Lineup Finally Revealed: Paul McCartney, Leonard Cohen, My Bloody Valentine, Morrissey, The Killers, The Cure, Throbbing Gristle

After many delays, the Coachella lineup was finally announced a wee bit ago. The lineup is light on huge reunions -- shocker, the Smiths aren't playing -- but has a few cool surprises. Night one headliner Paul McCartney is preceded by Morrissey and Leonard Cohen. Mr. Cohen is the big surprise/draw, ... More >>

Vintage Vinyl's Top 50 Best-Selling CDs and Top 25 Best-Selling LPs of 2008

Vintage Vinyl just released its list of best-selling LPs and CDs of 2008. (Physical product? Remember that?) Interesting to see how many local releases -- and how much hip-hop/R&B/rap -- is on the CD list, while how much old (and new) indie rock is on the LP list. Looks like you kids are downloa ... More >>

We made you a mixtape! 2008: The year in music.

Tonight! Michael Zapruder at Cicero's

Review Photos Setlist: Death Cab for Cutie and Fleet Foxes at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Monday, October 13

Fleet Foxes: Opening for Death Cab for Cutie Tonight at the Fabulous Fox!

Indie-An Summer: Two RFT staffers attend the hipster mecca that is the Pitchfork Music Festival

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