Gladys Knight

Drake, The English Beat, Gladys Knight, Toad the Wet Sprocket and More in This Week's Show Announcements

Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos; there, you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new sho ... More >>

Janiva Magness

8 p.m. Friday, August 3. Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From July 30 to August 5

Time constraints occasionally preclude us from being able to preview every single great show in town. There's only so many hours in the week, and we have to keep the trains running on time in addition to writing up these recommendational blurbs. That said, a couple of shows early this week warrant y ... More >>

The Ten Best Juke Boxes in St. Louis

​Selecting the Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this RFT Music series, we're beeboping and scattin' our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. There is no surer way ... More >>

David Peaston, R&B and Gospel Singer: 1957-2012

Overshadowed in death by the passing of Don Cornelius of Soul Train, St. Louis R&B and gospel singer David Peaston also died on February 1, 2012, from complications from diabetes. He was 54. Peaston was part of St. Louis gospel royalty. His mother was Martha Bass, singer in the foundational gospel ... More >>

From Kenny Rogers Roasters to Flav's Fried Chicken: What's with Celebs and Poultry Shacks?

Oh great. Flavor Flav has started his own chain of chicken shacks. The first, Flav's Fried Chicken, opened in Clinton, Iowa this week, next door to a KFC. Keep fighting the power, Flav. To his credit, Flav "went to cooking school in 1978 and I got a degree in cheffing." His family owned a soul fo ... More >>

Fantasia/Kandi Burruss/Eric Benet

8 p.m. Saturday, January 1. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

Voices Carry: Shirley Brown, the forgotten soul sister, sings on

Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Gladys Knight & the Pips, "Midnight Train to Georgia"

The Singer: Hailing from Atlanta, Gladys Knight fronted her brother and two cousins in the Pips from 1953 to the late '80s, though the best-known incarnation of the Pips recorded between 1967 and 1975. The quartet recorded for Motown in the '60s but found greater fame on the Buddha label, which ... More >>

Gladys Knight/Al Green

7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard

Summer Concert Calendar: Hit all the high notes this summer with our expanded concert listings

Kick Out the (Holiday) Jams

Here are ten holiday releases to deck your halls.

Jerry Baby!

We try to track down Jerry Berger, investigate what Carnahan is doing on the Flipside and learn about a Cosmological Flight Machine; plus, Bill Haas dishes the dirt and Unreal gets schooled at a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" tourney

My Son, Keep It Gay

Just don't go halfway

Sounds Around Town

Week of January 14, 2004

Hollywood Babble-On

Ron Shelton tries to mock the LA cop-buddy movie, but the joke's mostly on him

This Week