Flogging Molly

St. Patrick's Day Poll: Downtown vs. Dogtown

Forget Chicago and its green river. Heck, move over, Ireland! St. Louis has some of the biggest and baddest St. Patrick's Day celebrations around! With two parades -- one downtown on Saturday and one in Dogtown on Sunday -- St. Louis is the place to knock back a pint of Guinness in your finest gree ... More >>

Karaoke Songs to Put Your Significant Other In the Mood

Karaoke can be a dangerous endeavor. What can you sing that won't make friends shun you? How can you go balls-out during your next performance? Each week in "Ask a Karaoke Host," RFT Music writer and professional karaoke host Allison Babka answers your burning questions about maximizing your melodio ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From October 22 to 28

This week's list is a bonus-deluxe-super edition, with TEN shows instead of the usual nine, on account of this Tuesday getting twice its usual attention. There's good reason: Tuesday night features separate appearances by both ska legend the Skatalites and nihilistic post-punk pioneer Swans. They're ... More >>

How to Get the Party Started and the Problem with Sick Kids

Karaoke can be a dangerous endeavor. What can you sing that won't make friends shun you? How can you go balls-out during your next performance? Each week in "Ask a Karaoke Host," RFT Music writer and professional karaoke host Allison Babka answers your burning questions about maximizing your melodio ... More >>

Kanrocksas Early Bird Tickets on Sale at 10 a.m. Today

Kanrocksas (a festival at the NASCAR Speedway just west of Kansas City, so named for...never mind) debuted big in 2011, going toe-to-toe with Lollapalooza and featuring many of the same names (including Eminem, Muse and A Perfect Circle). They took the year off in 2012 due to renovations to the Spee ... More >>

Bonnaroo 2012: Big Ass Water Slide, Illicit Koozies and Bands

Bonnaroo is an entirely different world, one where the air always smells of weed and the people you encounter share any kind of resources they have, the way we were taught as children but adults seldom practice. People were kind. Musicians were gracious. Deep-fried oreos were a reality.

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: June 8 to 10

Another weekend of great St. Louis shows: Hot 104.1's Super Jam is this weekend at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, and in case you missed it Master P got added to the already stacked bill -- No Limit soldiers, take note. Twangfest also continues this weekend with shows Friday and Saturday at Off Broa ... More >>

Childish Gambino, Eve 6 and an R.E.M. Tribute and More in This Week's New Show Announcements

Submitted for your consideration: Every newly-announced show this week! KDHX's Tribute to R.E.M. on April 27 is sure to be packed -- which is especially good, considering it is a benefit show for the independent radio station. Don Glover, star of NBC's Community brings his rapping alter-ego Childish ... More >>

The Kanrocksas Music Festival Won't Be Happening in 2012

The Kanrocksas Music Festival, assembled last year in rapid fashion with a lineup of surprisingly big names (Eminem, the Black Keys, the Flaming Lips...), will be taking what would have been its sophomore year off. The Kansas Speedway, which hosts the festival, is undergoing a major construction p ... More >>

Homespun: Rusty Nail

Boozers, Bastards and Bards
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Flogging Molly at Kanrocksas

Photo by Kiernan Maletsky​Flogging Molly Stagesaurus Rex The sun has dipped behind the stands; Kanrocksas One is into the home stretch. Flogging Molly gave the stage security a workout, hauling crowd surfer after crowd surfer over the barrier. The crowd for the second stage was, as it has ... More >>

Show Review Setlist: Flogging Molly at the Pageant, Tuesday, March 8

Todd OwyoungFlogging Molly at the Pageant in 2010​When the world ends, I'd like to be dancing, stomping and singing in the pit at a Flogging Molly concert. One could do worse. Last night at the sold-out Pageant, the Irish-punk band rallied the masses with a versatility that glimmered through ... More >>

Flogging Molly's Dave King: The Metal Years

Tonight, Flogging Molly is playing a sold-out show at the Pageant. (Look for a review and photos tomorrow.) Before vocalist Dave King was in FM, however, he cut his teeth in a string of metal bands. The most notable of these was Fastway, which was formed by ex-Motorhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke ... More >>

Flogging Molly

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Flogging Molly Coming to the Pageant in 2011

Todd Owyoung​In St. Louis, St. Patrick's Day festivities involve green beer, parades and a Flogging Molly show at the Pageant. That won't change in 2011: On Tuesday, March 8, the Irish-punks will bring their annual Green 17 tour to the Loop venue. Tickets are $27.50 and are on sale this Friday ... More >>

Matt McMullin of Lola in Downtown St. Louis: Featured Bartender of the Week

Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Alissa Nelson profiles Lola bartender and co-owner Matt McMullin. Alissa NelsonWelcome to Lola! May we suggest something old-fashioned -- like, say, an Old Fashioned?​"What if a d ... More >>

Show Review Photos: Flogging Molly and Frank Turner at the Pageant, Wednesday, March 10

The St. Patrick's Day season is officially upon us: Beloved Irish punks Flogging Molly performed at the Pageant last night. And even vocalist Dave King's sore throat (which rendered him rather hoarse) and problems with Matt Hensley's accordion couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the band or the sold-o ... More >>

Flogging Molly

St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of November 10

​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 ... More >>

Flogging Molly, Bryan Adams Returning to St. Louis

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 t ... More >>

Homespun: Strawfoot

How We Prospered
(self-released)

Dusty Rhodes and the River Band

9 p.m. Thursday, July 30. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Photos Review: Flogging Molly at the Pageant, Wednesday, February 25

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. An ... More >>

Flogging Molly

8 p.m. Wednesday, February 25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

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 >>

More Concert Announcements: AC Newman/The Broken West, Andrew Bird, Todd Snider, Flogging Molly

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 ... More >>

Street Dogs

9 p.m. Tuesday, October 7. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Show Review: Ratatat, Panther and E*Rock at the Gargoyle, Saturday, August 30

Show Review Setlist Photos: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Scottrade Center, Saturday, August 23

Lollapalooza 2008 Lineup Leaked: Radiohead, NIN, Wilco, Kanye West, Explosions in the Sky, Love and Rockets, The National, Lupe Fiasco, more!

St. Louis Concert Calendar, February 5 through June

Flogging Molly

7 p.m. Wednesday, February 6. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

St. Louis Concert Calendar, January 29 through May

St. Louis Concert Calendar January 11, 2008 through May

The Hail Marys

Faith, Forgiveness, Sweet Revenge (Self-released)

Vans Warped Tour

12 p.m. Tuesday, August 14. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive

Rock the Vote

The 2007 RFT Music Awards winners are here!

Hot Summer Music

Your guide to St. Louis music — from now till Labor Day.

Across the Pond

B-Sides analyzes the state of the Irish-punk scene, talks jazz and shoes with Jamie Cullum and shows you where to download some primo tunes this week

Flogging Molly

Thursday, March 2 at 8 p.m. Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois)

Anyone for Doomsday?

B-Sides crafts a mix CD for the dumped, reviews a ringtone blowing up our cells and explores the beef between MF Doom and MF Grimm

Mother Nature Can Bite It

Two days, two types of weather, two great shows

Dropkick Murphys

Tuesday, September 16; Mississippi Nights

Sounds Around Town

Week of May 1, 2002

Tell It Slainte

Flogging Molly isn't punk, traditional Irish or rock & roll but all these things at once