Jaime Lees

Singer/Songwriter: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees

The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is this weekend! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been working hard to make our cases for all 130 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year in 26 categor ... More >>

Chamber Pop: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees

The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is a week and a half away! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been working hard to make our cases for all 130 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year in ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from May 6 to 12

Guys, Daniel Hill made it rain blood yesterday. You know, for Slayer. We don't know about you, but this past weekend was a pretty intense party, blustery weather be damned. And it don't stop. Keep things moving this week with visits from the likes of Har Mar Superstar and more, and look forward to s ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from April 29 to May 5

Serenity now, serenity now!! What better way to start the week than with a series of nearby ground-shaking, Earth shattering construction noises to accompany a morning cup of joe? Luckily, headphones exist and a series of bookmarked live performances take me back to my quiet place. Music soothes all ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from April 22 to 28

Wow, whatta weekend! 4-20 still has us in a daze (didn't get a chance to make it down? Check out slideshows of Record Store Day and InFest2). Congrats everyone on a successful and eventful RSD weekend. Keep that music high going this week with visits from the Besnard Lakes, Bob Dylan, Wax Idols and ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from April 8 to 13

Warning: show-going can be bad for your health. I type this with watery eyes, a sore head and throat, and a forever-runny, impossible-to-breathe-out-of nose. I suppose all that putzing around in the rain between breaking a sweat at shows over the weekend really exacerbated things quickly. Bah! Worth ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from April 1 to 7

Spring has sprung (supposedly)! Celebrate by checking out the spry variety of shows going on this week. There's plenty to see, including an assortment of traveling acts such as Useless Eaters, Night Birds, Deerhoof and Hot 8 Brass Band. Get hopped up on all that leftover Easter candy and see what re ... More >>

Healing Powers: Music therapy provides more than just entertainment for sick kids

Kevin Bacon's Band to Play Beggin' Strip Pet Parade, Dogs Everywhere Confused

Kevin Bacon's band, the Bacon Brothers, is headlining the Beggin' Strips-sponsored Soulard Pet Parade this year. As fans of music, fun word play and general hilariousness, we jumped at the chance to look deeper into this symbiotic event.The pet parade is a Mardi Gras staple and a must-see for both a ... More >>

2012: The Year in St. Louis Music

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From December 17 to 23

Plenty of excellent shows this week; particularly as we enter the weekend -- local releases galore. We'll get into that in more detail on the weekend post though. Supposedly, the world is ending this weekend as well. I know what you are thinking, and I don't really buy it either, but then again the ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From August 27 to September 2

Did everyone survive LouFest? Surrounding this post is our extensive coverage; be sure to read up. Rain be damned, the whole thing seemed to go off without a hitch. More big outdoors shows populate this week's post, for those of you that didn't get enough over the weekend. Tonight Verizon Wireless ... More >>

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 >>

Dana Smith, St. Louis Painter, Celebrates Local Musicians with Southtown Famous

For local painter Dana Smith, art and music have always been intertwined. He can he found in the dark corners of music venues, his face obscured by a large lens, capturing live shots of local bands that he'll later use as a guide for his paintings. The sounds, sights and people of St. Louis are his ... More >>

Esquire's Luke Dittrich on How He Got the Chuck Berry Feature, in the January Issue

Just last week, Esquire published this thorough and fascinating Chuck Berry article. Berry is notoriously wary of the media, so author Luke Dittrich couldn't take a direct route to his subject. We spoke with Dittrich, a contributing editor at the magazine, last weekend about his super savvy journali ... More >>

Bob Gruen Is a Rock & Roll Primary Source

The Best of 2009 in Music

Interview: Lou Barlow

Eric Fermin Perez​ Lou Barlow has indie cred out the ass. As the bass player for Dinosaur Jr (which is playing at the Pageant on Wednesday, October 14), Barlow (alongside guitarist J Mascis and drummer Murph) has been at the forefront of the "alternative" scene since the early '80s. And if p ... More >>

Electric Youth: Sonic Youth and Kim Gordon continue to age gracefully with a new LP, The Eternal

No Fear of Music: Fear's multi-talented founder, Lee Ving, is more than just a punk icon

We made you a mixtape! 2008: The year in music.

Ear Burns: Our critics spew some haterade about 2008's bummer songs, albums and events

Get in the Van: Henry Rollins — musician, spoken-word artist, writer and punk legend — talks about life on the road

Tonight! A.A. Bondy and the Felice Brothers at the Billiken Club

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

She's Crafty: The Breeders' Kelley Deal talks knitting, nudity and Steve Albini's bodily functions

AA Bondy reinvents himself as an indie-folk artist

Bare Is My Mind?

Bobby Bare Jr. covers up with his ace Pixies and Breeders tribute act.

2007: The Year in Movies and Music

A year-end wrap-up of what we adored, what was ignored and what the new year will bring.

Ghosts of Christmas Past

The Skeletons reunite, we gift some of St. Louis' best bands and remember Ike Turner.

Read It In Books

Rats and People hide in a basement, can't take a compliment, secretly dig proper literature.

Tooling Around

B-Sides takes a Maynard-related road trip, then heads back home with Corbeta Corbata.

Tired of the same old bars? Try this handy-dandy guide to some new (and not-so-new) nightlife hotspots.

We've even included a key!

Music Showcase Schedule

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