Jay Fay

The Six Best Beats By St. Louis Artists In 2012

In this unprecedented edition of Nitpick Six, we narrow the scope and focus on the stellar work of local musicians this year. Here are the six best beats by local artists in 2012. Let us know your favorites in the comments, and we'll sample them, chop them up and throw down some 808 drops. See also ... More >>

The Wailers, Wussy, Swayback and More in This Week's New 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 >>

Jackson Browne, Chiddy Bang, Russian Circles and More in This Week's New 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 >>

SwedLife Went From a Streetwear and Hip-Hop Blog to a Career For its Founders

Ed. Musicians may get all the groupies, but there is more to a city's music world than people wielding instruments. To name a few: venue and studio owners, show promoters, assorted enthusiasts and -- the subject of this series -- bloggers. In Music Blogs of St. Louis, we'll talk to the humans behi ... More >>

Diplo: "It's important to be on the Internet. How else am I gonna watch porno, you know?"

On Friday night, international mogul, Grammy-nominated producer and world-renowned DJ Diplo came to St. Louis as part of AXE's One Night Only tour. The tour headed to undisclosed venues in select cities, with information and free tickets only announced via AXE on both Facebook and Twitter. In additi ... More >>

Diplo, Chiddy Bang, and Lunice at the Firebird, 3/30/12: Review and Photos

Diplo | Chiddy Bang | Lunice The Firebird March 30, 2012 In this day and age of corporate sponsorships often intertwining and ultimately propelling events by selling artists' "cool" - some kind of interesting (and confusing) standard is being set by the Axe: One Night Only tour featuring Lunice, Ch ... More >>

Jay Fay's Bonkers EP Goes True to its Title on Online Charts

It may have been said before, but it's worth mentioning once again: Jay Fay's musical achievements at such a young age and in a relatively short amount of time have been quite impressive. The artist - whose real name is Josh Fagin - has opened up for established acts with his brand of infectious el ... More >>

The Music of True/False Film Festival: A Conversation with Music Director Amanda Rainey

As its title suggests, The True/False Film Festival is focused around a cavalcade of non-fiction motion pictures. In its ninth year, the scope of the festival has widened to feature prevalent artists in independent music such as Dark Dark Dark and Bramble. Based out of Columbia, True/False has becom ... More >>

Feeling Gore-geous?

St. Louis' rising prominence on the national dance scene

Fun With Light Bulbs: Ra Cailum's New Music Video

Image via.​Ra Cailum may be the most productive musician in this city. He's just had his one-thousandth release of the year (OK, not exactly: But between the things you can find on Bandcamp, Soundcloud and various other pockets of the Internet, it's a lot) on Speaker Snack Recs, a Denver base ... More >>

London Calling's Five Year Anniversary Is Tomorrow Night

Emily MooreLondon Calling DJs Doug Curtis and Nick Openlander posing with their 2011 Best Party award.​ Once a fortnight for the past five years, London Calling's DJ Clockwork and DJ Nick O have entertained the PBR swilling, dance partying St. Louis public with their high-octane video sets. Th ... More >>

My Brightest Diamond Is Playing The Post Performance Series

Courtesy of the artist​The Luminary Center for the Arts has just announced the music half of its final Post Performance of the summer: My Brightest Diamond. It will be held on September 11th, 2011, from 7 to 10 p.m. As with all these concerts, it is free and held in the Old Post Office Plaza d ... More >>

The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: July 8-10

​It's our favorite day of the week once again, and we will not be bored in the next couple days. There's a great local bill at the Sheldon tonight, the second of this season's Post Performance Series downtown tomorrow and the Indie Rock Ice Cream Social just a few blocks away. Off Broadway ho ... More >>

RFT Showcase 2011: Highlights (Part One)

Sleepy Kitty's Paige Brubeck. Photo by Jon Gitchoff​There was no shortage of music to be had this weekend--the Float Yr Face fest was a sweaty success, Oberhofer played the Old Post Office Plaza, a shitload of cicadas serenaded the county, and oh yeah, the RFT Music Showcase was a smash. Amid ... More >>

Some of St. Louis' biggest music fans submit itineraries for the showcase

2011 RFT Showcase Schedule

​Twelve days until the 2011 RFT Music Showcase: June 4th on Washington Avenue. We admit some bias, but this year's lineup couldn't be much better. 78 of St. Louis' best, at the current tally, spread over sixteen stages and twelve hours. We'll give you the outdoor stage (which is free) lineup r ... More >>

Jay Fay counts Diplo and Phaseone among his fans

Lenard Blair on New St. Louis Art Collective Civil Ape

Diana BenantiNasty Cat Bath performing last night at Civil Ape's studio. ​Last Friday we told you about Civil Ape's fundraiser for the St. Louis Arts Project (SLAP) Conference in conjunction with the weeklong Chautauqua Art Labs. About 125 people gathered to check out design collective Civil A ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee Street Turns Five: Parade Route, Set Times, and More

​The largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in St. Louis celebrates its fifth year on Saturday. As in years past, Cherokee street will have a parade, live music on two stages and art. And partly thanks to a partnership with Dos Lunas tequila, who provided the billboard you may have seen on Interst ... More >>

Jay Fay Releases a New EP, Gets Love from Mad Decent

​In recent times, Jay Fay (a 2011 RFT Music Awards nominee for Best New Artist) has quietly started making quite a name for himself around the St. Louis area. He was well-received as an opener for Mount Kimbie at the Luminary Center for the Arts on March 27, and he's starting to pop up on many ... More >>

The Ten Best Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: March 25 to 27

​Let us not speak of the weather, shall we? On the main music page, here are previews of many shows happening this weekend, including Margot and the Nuclear So & So's with Union Tree Review and Sleepy Kitty tonight and Mount Kimbie on Sunday, while below are ten more good bets for this weekend ... More >>