Gillian Welch

SXSW 2013: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Spain, Ivan & Alyosha and More: Review and Photos

Kneeling down at the edge of the stage at the big outdoor venue of Stubb's in Austin, Nick Cave cradled a young man's head in his hands and sang his death-filled take on the deathless "Stagger Lee" myth. The jammed-in crowd laughed a little nervously. Cave stared down at the kid, who just kept noddi ... More >>

The Six Best Songs About Ohio

If you are a human with access to the news, you are probably sick of hearing about Ohio, the swing state that will likely determine the shape of today's Presidential election. Luckily, Ohio sounds better out of some musician's mouths than it does coming out of Rush Limbaugh's. Here are the six best ... More >>

The Americana Music Association 2012 Award Winners Love St. Louis

Earlier tonight, the trophies were doled out in Nashville for the 2012 Americana Music Association Awards and Honors. Winners included the Civil Wars, Gillian Welch and, naturally, Alabama Shakes -- the complete list is below. What struck us about the artists honored was how thoroughly they have b ... More >>

Abigail Washburn on Earl Scruggs and Getting Into an Old-Time Trance in China

It's safe to say that of all the ambassadors for old-time music - from Bill Monroe to Pete Seeger to Ralph Stanley - Abigail Washburn has had, through her passion for and knowledge of China, the most remarkable of international impacts. At one time, the singer, songwriter and instrumentalist had pla ... More >>

Musicians, venue owners and organizers found new ways to make people care this year

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings at the Pageant, 9/3/2011: Review and Setlist

Welch and Rawlings in 2009​Gillian Welch and David Rawlings The Pageant September 3, 2011 When the mechanics of a rock & roll concert get thrown out of whack -- when the lights flicker, when the bar service halts, when the A/C sputters off -- you become grateful that the night's performers a ... More >>

The Ten Best Things To Do On Labor Day Weekend In St. Louis

​Welcome to our favorite Commie holiday, where we celebrate the laborers by taking Monday off and no longer wearing white. We'd say something about the coming of Fall, but our landlord just announced they've decided to keep the pool we share with a nearby apartment complex open until the end ... More >>

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

8 p.m. Saturday, September 3. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion

9 p.m. Friday, August 26. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Sarah Jarosz at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 8/4/11: Review and Photo

Photo by Roy KastenSarah Jarosz, solo at the Duck Room​ Sarah Jarosz | Cassie Morgan and the Lonely Pine Blueberry Hill's Duck Room August 4, 2011 My short-term memory isn't what it used to be. One example: I can't remember the last time I was wrong. Scratch that: I can. This June, when ask ... More >>

Aretha Franklin, Dead Prez Lead This Week's Show Announcements

​Yowza! Aretha Franklin is re-opening the Peabody Opera House with a little known feller named Jay Leno on October 1. The living legend and infamous chin are headlining a night called "An Encore 77 Years in the Making," once the $78.7 million dollar restoration of the historic opera house is c ... More >>

Hear The New Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three Album On NPR's First Listen

Jo Mccaughey ​In case this was still unclear: The world, and NPR in particular, has officially embraced Pokey LaFarge. Just a couple months after posting a Tiny Desk Concert featuring LaFarge & the South City Three, everyone's favorite dulcet-toned public news outlet has posted the band's upco ... More >>

Gillian Welch is Coming to the Pageant

Courtesy of the artist.​Gillian Welch just announced a show at the Pageant: Saturday, September 3rd. Tickets are $30 and go on sale July 15th at 5 p.m. Welch just released a truly fantastic new album, The Harrow & The Heart. It's been eight years since her last solo release. We have a hunch ... 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 >>

Concert Review: Band of Heathens and Deer Tick Scare Up Bluesy Rock at Off Broadway, Sunday, October 31

Kate McDanielDeer Tick @ Off Broadway​At first blush, a Band of Heathens and Deer Tick double bill at Off Broadway seemed a strange pairing. First blushes, however, are no match for good guitars, good songs and a damn good Halloween party.

Shannon McNally/Big Smith/Colonel Ford

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 9. The Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust Street.

Joan Baez

8 p.m. Sunday, July 19. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Whispertown 2000/Theodore

9 p.m. Thursday, March 26. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Show Review Setlist: Neko Case at the Pageant, Wednesday, September 24, 2008

O, Brother!: Producer and guitarist T-Bone Burnett joins Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at the duo's Fabulous Fox performance

Allison Moorer/Steve Earle

8 p.m. Monday, May 5. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

No Depression Magazine to Cease Its Print Publication

Robyn Hitchcock: Outtakes from the Interview

Rock & Roll Revelation

Gillian Welch just wants to sing that rock & roll.

St. Louis Concert Calendar: July 25, 2007

Miranda Lambert

7:30 p.m. Friday, June 29. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.

St. Louis Concert Calendar: June 15, 2007

M. Ward / Norah Jones

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2. Fox Theatre (527 North Grand Boulevard).

Coachella, Ho!

Salt of the Earth

8 p.m. Saturday, January 20. The Focal Point (2720 Sutton Avenue, Maplewood).

Twanging Around

Twangfest turns ten and throws itself a big ol' shindig

Moving Units

A local club finds a new owner, while Lojic leaves the Lou for LA

Being There

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

Americana Pie

Grab a slice of 2004s best roots music while its still hot.

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Wednesday, September 8; Mississippi Nights

The Holmes Brothers

Saturday, March 13; BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups

The Cantrells

Saturday, January 17; The Focal Point

'03, Oh My!

Our critics weigh in on a questionable year’s best music

Spouse Work

American roots music just wouldn't be the same without the Gordons, a married couple who make unstuffy traditional music

Series/Festivals

Week of March 6, 2002

List-omania

RFT music geeks pick the best recordings of 2001

Welch the Revelator

Gillian Welch's new record marks a testing of the very limits of that "confessional singer/songwriter" mode

God's Gift

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

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)

Bona Fide

Joel and Ethan Coen's Brother hits a Homer

Ghost Upon the Road

Golden Rockets

Perfect Circles

The RFT music editor advises you on his favorite music of 1998

1998: The Year in Music