James Brown

James Brown Would Have Been 80 Years Old Today, the Man Could Dance (GIFs)

James Brown would have been 80 years old today, but who cares? What's worth remembering is not how many hits he had, how many millions he made and lost, or how many times he voted for Richard Nixon. No, when we talk about James Brown, we're talking about indisputably the single most important musici ... More >>

Victim of Love: Charles Bradley has no time to dream

Lee Fields and the Expressions, Pac Div, Afroman and More Show Flyers

Little James Brown, Lee Fields, continues his prolific career with a stop at 2720 Cherokee on March 27. Southern California rap trio, Pac Div play the Gramophone tonight. Believe it or not, Afroman is still making music and will be performing at 2720 Cherokee on March 29. More show flyers below:

David Sanborn

8 p.m. Thursday, August 23. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Girl Power

Six Bieber-Free Moments When Boxing and Music Collided

Whether Justin Bieber is being chased by a pack of fans while riding a Segway or pretending to get shot and killed on a popular television show, he can is increasingly dispatched in any setting. Your moment of certainty came this weekend, when Bieber and 50 Cent accompanied Floyd Mayweather, Jr., ... More >>

Chain and The Gang at Pig Slop Studios, 4/21/12: Review and Photos

Chain and The Gang | XXO | Little Big Bangs Pig Slop Studios April 21, 2012 Back in the mid-1990s, there used to be an Indie-Rock Flea Market in Arlington, VA every summer. These events would attract not only music fans from throughout the Northeast, but also the local Washington, D.C.-area music c ... More >>

The 33 1/3 Series is Accepting Submissions

​Earlier this month, Spin announced that it is moving most of its album reviews to Twitter. Music writing is getting shorter, not longer, and yet the 33 1/3 Series, which has the gall to publish entire books on albums that aren't even current, soldiers on. There are 85 installments in print n ... More >>

Ten Japanese Food Ads Featuring Western Superstars

Advertising products they'd never endorse in the United States, American celebrities have always looked to Japan for extra income. Which is a shame, because Americans would have loved to have seen a post-prison James Brown shilling Cup o' Noodles in 1991.

James Brown Is a Sex Noodle Machine

From the Department of Awesome Stuff People Send Me Apropos of Nothing, here are two ads for a Japanese noodle company featuring James Brown:

The Twangfest eBay Auction: Signed Memorabilia, Box Sets, a Skateboard and more

Art Chantry poster from the Twangfest auction​Twangfest 15 came and went in a four-day blur of Americana and damp floors. The post-Twang comedown includes, as it always does, an auction of music related items to benefit KDHX. Right now, there are some 150 things you can bid on, including sign ... More >>

Tower of Power

7 and 9 p.m., Saturday May 14, at the Lumière Theatre in the Lumière Place Casino & Hotel.999 North Second Street.

St. Louis Super Music Fest, starring George Clinton

7 p.m. Saturday, August 28. Chaifetz Arena, One South Compton Avenue.

Show Review Photos: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears Rolls Nice and Rough at Off Broadway, Sunday, June 27

Katie MoultonGood luck trying to capture anyone still at a Black Joe Lewis show​With every music writer in America comparing Black Joe Lewis to shout-it-out soul idols Wilson Pickett and James Brown himself, I expected last night's show at Off Broadway to be all about the man and his vocals. I ... More >>

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears

8 p.m. Sunday, June 27. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Review: The James Brown Tribute Soul Brothers & Sisters! Funkifies Off Broadway, Friday, April 30

A tribute to James Brown and a benefit for KDHX (88.1 FM), Soul Brothers & Sisters! was a marathon of rhythm, a celebration of grinding groove and a retrospective of a singular genius. It also furnished a series of poignant reminders. There were ten bands, at least thirty-five songs performed ... More >>

Soul Brothers and Sisters! A Tribute to James Brown

8 p.m. Friday, April 30. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

St. Louis Show Announcements: Week of March 30

The Black Keys​The Pageant *Gregg Allman, May 26 *The Black Keys, June 10 Off Broadway *Oakhurst, April 11 *Dave Gonzalez and The Stone River Boys, April 15 *Rosie Flores Band/Jon Langford, April 18 *James Brown Tribute, April 30 *Dave Olney and Steve Dawson, May 1 *The Hillbenders, May 8 *Ba ... More >>

The Big Bloody: Federal Parolee Found Executed in Car

St. Louis police report that James Brown, 36, was discovered dead in a vehicle Tuesday night in the 5600 block of Maffitt Avenue in north city. View Larger MapThe 5600 block of Maffitt as viewed from Clara Avenue.Police responded to the scene around 10:10 p.m. Tuesday where they discovered the victi ... More >>

Invisible Touch: The King Khan & BBQ Show Keeps up its rowdy live act and genre-defying ways on a new album and tour

The Dive Bomber: South City Hospitality at Pepper's Bar and Grill

I approached Pepper's Bar and Grill (near Bevo Mill, not the place on Locust) on a cold, rainy night to see a woman sitting on the front stoop. She wore shorts and a t-shirt and was talking on the phone. She jumped up as I neared the door, smiled at me, opened the door and promptly let it slam close ... More >>

Who Did It?

The Diplomats of Solid Sound

10 p.m. Saturday, August 22. The Gramophone, 4243 Manchester Avenue.

That Other Rumble in the Jungle: Documenting an epic concert in Zaire, Soul Power puts on quite a show

Photos Review Setlist: Chris Isaak at the Pageant, Friday, July 17

Forty years ago in July, eight years before his death, Elvis Presley began a stand of 57 shows at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, a concert run that restored the King to a throne he'd spent most of the previous decade abdicating. Yet, the image of Elvis in Vegas is largely misunderstood; ove ... More >>

Show Review Photos: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and the Menahan Street Band at the Pageant, Friday, December 5

(Photos and words by Annie Zaleski. Do not use photos without permission. Entire Flickr set here.)It's Sharon Jones' world, and we just live in it. That was certainly obvious last night at the Pageant, when the 52-year-old dynamo strutted, sassed and sang for an adoring crowd full of dancing foo ... More >>

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

8 p.m. Friday, December 5. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Old School: Unearthed in a cluttered storeroom, a pair of vintage St. Louis hip-hop recordings help tell the history of rap

Diplomats of Solid Sound

10 p.m. Friday, October 24. The Gramophone, 4243 Manchester Avenue.

Vintage Vinyl Unearths Rare Local Hip-Hop Vinyl from Charlie Chan, Dangerous D, Early D

St. Louis-Based American Mustache Institute Interviews My Morning Jacket's Jim James

Twangfest: Charles Walker and the Dynamites

9 p.m. Thursday, June 5. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

The Mexican answers his spiciest question yet.

Week of January 18, 2007

Ask a Negro Leaguer Column

Week of February 16, 2006

Style Editor's Note!

Country Life

LOMA merges art and music under the stars

Toots & the Maytals

Sunday, April 3; VooDoo Lounge at Harrah's Casino (777 Casino Center Drive, Maryland Heights)

KRS-One

Keep Right (Grit)

Best Jam Band

Naked Groove

Baileys Irish Cream and Coffee

Cheers, Lambert International Airport, 314-429-3400

Inn & Out

Decadence and desperation rendezvous at St. Louis' no-tell motels

Grape Crush

Unleash your pent-up craving to flatten fruit at Stone Hill Winery's annual Grape Stomp

Boogie Nights

Bring in da funk, bring in da bucks: backstage with Dr. Zhivegas, St. Louis' most popular -- and derided -- cover band

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Friday, Dec. 29; Mississippi Nights

Maceo Parker

Saturday, Oct. 21; Mississippi Nights

Best Radio Station

KDHX-FM

LUKE SLATER

Wireless (Novamute)

Tiny Universe, featuring Fred Wesley

Wednesday, Sept. 8; Karma

NEEM THE THING

The Neem offer up 29 songs on their self-titled debut

ROCK STOCK

A book report on the best tomes to consult before buying tunes