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Henry Townsend

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Blues: Meet the 2012 RFT Music Award Nominees

    The 2012 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is two weeks away. And if that is our own St. Louis Music holiday, then consider this the season: Throughout May, we've been making our cases for all 125 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year, introducing the nominees from one or more o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Out Every Night: The Fifteen Best Shows From March 19 to 25

    Last week we alluded to the fact that this March is a great time to be a music fan in St. Louis....this week we're driving the point home and then some. Unless you are capable of bi-location (or in some cases: tri / quadro), you are going to miss some good shows this week. We have Andrew Bird at the ... More >>

  • Music

    June 2, 2011

    Meet the 2011 Riverfront Times Music Award nominees

    Last week we alluded to the fact that this March is a great time to be a music fan in St. Louis....this week we're driving the point home and then some. Unless you are capable of bi-location (or in some cases: tri / quadro), you are going to miss some good shows this week. We have Andrew Bird at the ... More >>

  • Music

    March 31, 2011

    Ten must-know musicians and scenes of the '20s and '30s

    Last week we alluded to the fact that this March is a great time to be a music fan in St. Louis....this week we're driving the point home and then some. Unless you are capable of bi-location (or in some cases: tri / quadro), you are going to miss some good shows this week. We have Andrew Bird at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Ten Memorable Shows at The Pageant, In Honor Of Its Tenth Birthday

    This Saturday, the Pageant celebrates its tenth birthday with a concert by Chuck Berry. $35 general admission tickets are still available; balcony seats are sold out. The show starts at 8 p.m. with a set from Shooting With Annie. In the venue's lengthy history (a PDF listing its shows is a whoppi ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2010

    Homespun: The Bottoms Up Blues Gang

    Handle It
    (self-released)

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Tomorrow! Mad Art Hosts Preview of Book, Paintings and CD Involving Pre-War St. Louis Blues

    madart.com​St. Louis artist, author and one-time RFT cover illustrator Kevin Belford is a man on a mission: to assert St. Louis' rightful place in the history of blues music. Belford's new book, Devil at the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music of St. Louis, is out next month from Virginia Publ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Lady Di's Blues Corner Documents Local Musicians and Venues

    (Piece by Dean C. Minderman) Blues enthusiasts know that the music is best experienced live, but when you can't get to one of St. Louis' blues clubs in person, you can still take in some of the sights and sounds online by visiting Lady Di's Blues Corner. The site features dozens of pages of photos a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2008

    Top Nine Local Moments of the Year

    (Words by Andrew Scavotto; photos by Annie Zaleski) After devoting a significant amount of time to exploring local music in 2008, moreso than in years past, I've decided to end the year by blogging about my favorite moments. This isn't necessarily a list of my favorite shows -- rather, it's a list ... More >>

  • Music

    May 28, 2008

    RFT Music Awards Nominees: St. Louis' Best and Brightest

    (Words by Andrew Scavotto; photos by Annie Zaleski) After devoting a significant amount of time to exploring local music in 2008, moreso than in years past, I've decided to end the year by blogging about my favorite moments. This isn't necessarily a list of my favorite shows -- rather, it's a list ... More >>

  • News

    December 20, 2006

    Unreal News Challenge 2006

    Week of December 21, 2006

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2006

    A Nighthawk Passes

    Week of December 21, 2006

  • Music

    October 4, 2006

    R.I.P. Henry Townsend

    1909-2006

  • Music

    September 6, 2006

    Music Showcase Schedule

    The complete low-down on this year's nominated acts

  • Music

    July 12, 2006

    And the Nominees Are...

    Get a load of the nominees for our annual music awards extravaganza

  • Music

    June 28, 2006

    Blast from the Past

    The Blasters keep the fire and brimstone burning

  • News

    May 17, 2006

    Letters Column

    Week of May 18, 2006

  • News

    April 26, 2006

    Going Down Slow

    Bennie Smith and a dwindling cadre of St. Louis music pioneers have a right to sing the blues

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    Murder Most Fun

    We compare killers and Killers, look into The Source and learn about the final recordings of a rock legend

  • Music

    April 27, 2005

    In-Town Sounds

    We're cleaning off our desk for another local CD roundup

  • Music

    October 20, 2004

    Sounds Around Town

    Week of October 20, 2004

  • News

    June 16, 2004

    The 2004 RFT Music Awards

    Week of October 20, 2004

  • Music

    June 2, 2004

    Riverfront Times Music Awards '04

    Week of October 20, 2004

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of January 21, 2004

  • Music

    January 21, 2004

    Sounds Around Town

    Week of January 21, 2004

  • Music

    October 22, 2003

    Sounds Around Town

    Week of October 22, 2003

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    Something Muddy This Way Comes

    Make way for the down-and-dirty sounds of the Big Muddy Blues Festival

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2003

    Harpthrob

    Blind Mississippi Morris breathes new life into the blues

  • Music

    January 29, 2003

    Credit Check

    Local musician Willie Woods says the Trackboyz promised him credit on a smash hit -- then reneged

  • Music

    December 18, 2002

    Masters of Their Domains

    Hometown legend Bennie Smith joins other blues greats at the "Guitar Masters 2002" show

  • Music

    October 23, 2002

    Sounds Around Town

    Week of October 23, 2002

  • Music

    June 26, 2002

    Sounds Around Town

    Week of June 26, 2002

  • News

    May 15, 2002

    2002 Riverfront Times Music Award Winners

    Your verdict is in: Check out St. Louis’ favorite local musicians.

  • Music

    November 14, 2001

    Farrar and Away

    With Sebastopol, Jay Farrar has made one of the finest and most unusual records of his storied career

  • Music

    October 10, 2001

    History Lesson

    On successive Saturday nights, three blues legends hold forth at BB's Jazz, Blues, & Soups

  • Music

    September 12, 2001

    Caught in the Net

    A quick surf turns up quite a catch

  • News

    May 16, 2001

    The 2001 RFT Slammies

    Homeboy superstar Nelly tops the list of readers' favorite local musicians

  • Calendar

    August 30, 2000

    Kind of Blue

    The Big Muddy Blues Festival cascades over Laclede's Landing

  • Music

    May 31, 2000

    Blues You Can Use

    A new documentary captures "the last generation of authentic bluesmen" on film

  • Music

    October 27, 1999

    REGARDING HENRY

    A celebration of bluesman Henry Townsend on the occasion of his 90th birthday

  • Music

    October 13, 1999

    KIDS SING THE DARNEDEST THINGS!

    Young songwriters pour out their psyches on local masterpiece Kids Alive!

  • Music

    July 7, 1999

    WEEK OF FAME

    Young songwriters pour out their psyches on local masterpiece Kids Alive!

  • Music

    April 28, 1999

    Rasta Philosophy

    Young songwriters pour out their psyches on local masterpiece Kids Alive!

  • News

    March 24, 1999

    Letters to the Editor

    Young songwriters pour out their psyches on local masterpiece Kids Alive!

  • Music

    January 27, 1999

    Local Time

    Young songwriters pour out their psyches on local masterpiece Kids Alive!

  • Music

    January 13, 1999

    Listening Post

    Young songwriters pour out their psyches on local masterpiece Kids Alive!

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