Jason Hutto

Lo-Fi, High Visibility: Lo-Fi Cherokee Returns Saturday to Film Sixteen Local Artists in One Day

Considering the subject matter, it's unlikely that Bill Streeter will be screaming "Quiet on the set!" this weekend. The St. Louis director, producer and cinematographer will mix music and mini-movies Saturday, April 13, for a second round of Lo-Fi Cherokee, a celebration of local talent on one of ... More >>

Bunnygrunt's Twentieth Anniversary Show: Review and Photos

In case you forgot: I gave myself the brain-crushing mission to make a show diary for every weekend in March. This is the third installment in my four-part project. Like the rest of us, my party time was cut short this weekend by twelve inches of snow. I'll have to cover JC Brooks and the Uptown So ... More >>

St. Louis Musicians' Monstrous Visages Loom Menacingly on City's Horizon

If you've been zooming down St. Louis' highways on the way home from work lately, half asleep and ready to inhale pizza before passing out on the couch in a comatose food state (what? it's been a busy week), you've probably noticed KDHX's trademark stop-sign-red logo on some brand new roadside billb ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: December 4 to 6

It's my byline; we're doing what I want this week. And I want to bring back the word of the day, which just happens to be Bollix. Seriously! That's how you spell "bullshit" in British. So here we here, a Bollix fill-in weekend post from your esteemed music editor. Shouldn't it be "Bollocks"? Ah, who ... More >>

The 2012 RFT Music Showcase Lineup for June 2

Tower Groove Records: The Bands Discuss their First Double-LP Compilation

Photo by Dana Smith A backyard is as good a place as any to start a movement. That's where, in two separate neighborhoods over roughly nine months, 22 bands outlined the edges of a music collective, filled them in over beer and launched Tower Groove Records. They collected votes and took turns. The ... More >>

Tower Groove Records is worth its weight in vinyl

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 >>

Schlafly Celebrates Twenty Years with Another Strange and Wonderful Free Show

Brett Underwood​Since 1991, Schlafly Beer has been a beloved institution in St. Louis. Pouring heart and soul into their passion, the brewery creates well-crafted beer much to the applause of microbrew enthusiasts worldwide. From the rolling ease of the classic Pale Ale to the rich, roasted ma ... More >>

40 Best St. Louis Releases of 2011: Part One

​As you may have noticed, we were excited to be St. Louis music fans this year. And there is no more substantial document of the sound of this city in 2011 than the music released by its bands and artists. It is not an exaggeration to guess that the releases in the metro area number in the tho ... More >>

Holiday Cocktail Countdown #9: Mangia Italiano's The Grinch

Like any red-blooded American, Gut Check uses liquid medication to cope with holiday stress. Not only does a good winter cocktail make it possible to tolerate family members, say, inquiring about your procreation plans, it helps keep you warm, too. From now until Christmas, we're calling upon local ... More >>

Progress Report: Tower Groove Records Compilation

To call Smokin' Baby -- the studio owned and operated by Jason Hutto of the band Warm Jets USA -- a rock & roll kind of place is to somewhat understate the case. Located just north of Cherokee on Compton, the basement recording space is lean, mean and filthy. Cut the smoke with a knife and it will b ... More >>

Warm Jets USA

Warm Jets USA
(Cheap Guitar Records)

Sleepy Kitty is Playing "Seventeen" as a Guitar Relay at Tonight's RFT Awards Party

The cover of Sleepy Kitty's upcoming Infinity City.​The RFT Music Awards Party is tonight at 7 p.m. at the Firebird. In addition to the announcement of all this year's winners, the evening will feature performances by 18andCounting, Prince Ea and Sleepy Kitty. The latter has something unique p ... More >>

Sleepy Kitty: Meet Your RFT Showcase Main Stage Headliners

Corey Woodruff​Although the duo isn't originially from St. Louis, Sleepy Kitty still manages to serve as an ancillary conduit that helps keep the city's arts and music scene buzzing. Utilizing "all of the advantages of 1980s-style land line," as drummer/singer Evan Sult aptly quipped, both Su ... More >>

Euclid Records: Label Updates on New Sleepy Kitty, Troubadour Dali and a Painkillers Reissue

Jon ScorfinaSleepy Kitty, with their record collection​After Joe Schwab filled A to Z in on Euclid Records' pop-up store at Wilco's Solid Sound Festival, he chatted about what the store's record label -- uh, Euclid Records -- is up to. First, the next installment in its "Euclid Sessions" seve ... More >>

Eleven local bands and artists to watch in 2011

LouFest, Day One: So Many Dynamos, Adam Reichmann and Built to Spill

(A to Z has several writers and photographers covering LouFest. Reviews and photos of the other bands from the first day are coming in separate posts.) Day one of LouFest is in the books. Guys, don't tell the St. Louis naysayers and boo-birds who like to bitch and moan about how much the city suc ... More >>

Ten Things to Do If You're Not Going to LouFest

George Clinton brings the funk on Saturday.​So, chances are you're going to LouFest this weekend. (Have you read our coverage yet? Go! Do it!) But if you aren't, there's plenty to do this weekend. Read on: 1. St. Louis Bluesweek Festival; steps of the Peabody Opera House The inaugural St. Lou ... More >>

Benefit Shows and Events Scheduled for Dave Hagerty and Ellen Cook

​In the weeks following the hit-and-run car accident that claimed the life of Fattback's Dave Hagerty and injured his girlfriend Ellen Cook, the local music community has continued to lend its support to help defray medical costs.This evening, beginning at 5 p.m., CJ Muggs in Webster Groves will h ... More >>

Homespun: Bunnygrunt

Matt Harnish & Other Delights
(Happy Happy Birthday to Me)

Interview Outtakes: Son Volt's Jay Farrar

In this week's paper, I interviewed Son Volt's Jay Farrar. SV's latest, American Central Dust, arrived in stores last week. He spoke about song inspirations (and a forthcoming project with Ben Gibbard) in print; below find more talk about side project Gob Iron, and the connection between Uncle Tupel ... More >>

The Phonocaptors

10 p.m. Friday, June 5. Deluxe, 2733 Sutton Boulevard, Maplewood.

New Bunnygrunt LP West Coast Tour Coming in May

While I dropped by Vintage Vinyl on Sunday, Matt Harnish alerted me that Bunnygrunt will be releasing a new album in May on Happy Happy Birthday to Me called Matt Harnish and Other Delights.Here's a rough cut of the Delights cover, a painting rendition of the band playing live. Dana Smith/asbestoss ... More >>

That's My Daughter

It Takes Tuna Tango
(self-released)

2008 Music Award Nominees: Best Indie Band

The Spirit of St. Louis

Two of the Lou's famous rockers fill us in on their favorites of 2007 — and what the next year holds.

The Transmitters

Receiver
(self-released) 

Quief Quota

Chattin' with Quief Quota (Self-released)

Homespun: Various Artists

Sound (52nd City)

Round 'Em Up!

A look at oodles of local shows going on this week.

Local Motion: Walkie Talkie U.S.A.

9 p.m. Tuesday, August 15. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).

Local Motion: Red Eyed Driver

Saturday, March 25 at 11 p.m. Mangia Italiano (3145 South Grand Boulevard).

Freestylin' in the USA

Big Will gets his chance to shine on BET, while a local record label quietly shutters its doors

You've Got a Friend

We catch up with the Gentleman Callers, find out what Ron Jeremy has to do with school and examine how much James Taylor really sucks

Happy Hunting

Catch The Blue Bird

Best of Street Talk 2004

Week of December 29, 2004

Riverfront Times Music Awards '04

Which Public Figure Are You Most Concerned About? (Part 1 of 2)

Week of March 3, 2004

Fred Friendly

Fred's Variety Group doesn't let ego get in the way of the music

Night Hawks

Two South Grand joints get 3 a.m. liquor licenses, changing the face of after-hours partying in St. Louis

Local Hokum

Our Town's radio stations aren't playing much local fare because they're not getting much that's fit to play

Best Rock & Roll Club

Lemmons Basement Bar

The 2002 RFT Music Awards Showcase

The name has changed, but the song remains the same

Thorny Crown

A visit to either of the Black Thorn Pub's locations will top off a fun South Side evening

Letters

Week of October 24, 2001

Band Together

The Fantasy Four and the Julia Sets take their show on the road

Color My World

The Look and the Feel of Sexicolor isn't breaking any new ground, but it's a delight nonetheless

Death of a Format

Remodeling St. Louis' radio dial

Calling from Home

Singer/songwriter Bob Reuter gives voice to St. Louis' unique character