2009 is already shaping up to be a busy year in St. Louis.
The Pageant
February 25: Flogging Molly
March 15: Andrew Bird
Blueberry Hill's Duck Room
January 27: Todd Snider/Keith Sykes
March 22: A.C. Newman/The Broken West
MP3: A.C. Newman, "Submarines of Stockholm"
More A.C. Newman at Matador's fall MP3 sampler, found here.
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 downloading albums by the new rock bands for free, eh? Top 50 Best-Selling CDs1. Story Of The Year Black Swan
2. Lil Wayne Tha Carter III
3. Ludo You're Awful I Love You
4. Youn
I am too beyond tired to write anything coherent about the show, but rest assured that St. Patrick's Day came early to St. Louis, thanks to Flogging Molly. The always-reliable Irish-punk band didn't disappoint, with a 90-minute set full of equal parts boozy pub pogos and pensive folk ruminations. Annie ZaleskiDave King, vocalist
Taking cues from the Clash, Pogues, Stiff Little Fingers and more, the
LA band is known for incorporating speed-punk banjo and punk-rock pennywhistle, along
with fiddle
St. Patrick's day starts a week early next year in St. Louis: Flogging Molly's annual Green 17 tour is scheduled to hit the Pageant on March 10, 2010. Fan community registrants can buy tickets now, although the show's on sale to everybody on November 14.
On another note, Bryan Adams is scheduled to play an acoustic show on Monday, December 7, at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $49.50 to $69.50, and the show starts at 8 p.m.
​Scottrade Center
*Jay-Z/Young Jeezy, Friday, March 19
Off Broadway
*Bobby Bare, Jr./David Vandervelde, Friday, January 1
*Agent Orange, Wednesday, January 20
*Po' Girl, Wednesday, February 3
*The Hot Seats/Pokey LaFarge, Friday, February 19
Sheldon Concert Hall
*Alison Brown, Friday, November 20
*Mitzi MacDonald and Celtic Reign, Tuesday, December 1
*Judy Collins, Saturday, December 5
Jazz at the Bistro
*Alyssa Graham, Wednesday, March 3 - Saturday, March 6
*Dave Samuels and the Caribbean Jaz
