John Legend

Sade and John Legend at Scottrade Center, 7/28/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

Todd OwyoungAn enigmatic Sade captivated the Scottrade Center crowd last night.​If a lead singer can ever be a cipher, Sade Adu certainly inhabits that paradox. As an artist, she resists both interpretations and expectations. She rarely grants interviews; she's released two albums in the past ... More >>

What It's Like To Audition (Unsuccessfully) For American Idol

One of these people might have moved past the first round. Maybe. Photo by Jon Gitchoff.​Ed: The American Idol Season 11 auditions attracted more than 10,000 hopefuls to the Scottrade Center yesterday. Recent Mizzou grad Mallory Gnaegy was one them, and she has agreed to let us publish her ac ... More >>

RFT Showcase Preview: Listen Before You Go

​The 2011 RFT Music Showcase is practically here: This Saturday from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Washington Avenue. In our continued attempt to prepare you for the madness of 78 music acts in one day, we will be compiling preview tracks from artists playing the showcase; you can listen below. This wil ... More >>

StarStrukk Productions, the locals responsible for "Shy Ronnie" and "Like A Boss," are still rising

Sade St. Louis Show Date Finally Announced

Sade's long-awaited, highly anticipated St. Louis show with John Legend finally has a confirmed date: July 28 at the Scottrade Center. Tickets are on sale Saturday, April 16, at 10 a.m. and are available at the venue box office, Livenation.com, Ticketmaster and via phone at 1-800-745-3000.

Sade Adds an Opening Act -- But Still Doesn't Reveal St. Louis Date

​Say what you will about Sade, but they know how to create suspense. Yesterday, it was announced that John Legend is the opening act for the summer tour, which starts June 16 in Baltimore. Now, we do know that the Sade tour is coming to St. Louis; that was confirmed months ago. However, I che ... More >>

2010: The Year In Music

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of October 18-24

* = coming to town, = local ​Vintage Vinyl 1. LIL WAYNE---I Am Not A Human Being 2. ELTON JOHN & LEON RUSSELL---Union 3. SUFJAN STEVENS---Age Of Adz 4. BELLE & SEBASTIAN---Write About Love 5. KINGS OF LEON---Come Around Sundown 6. JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS---Wake Up! 7. AVETT BROTHERS---Vol. 3 ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of October 11

* = coming to town, = local ​Euclid Records 1 Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love 2. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest 3. Of Montreal - False Priest* 4. John Legend/Roots Wake Up! 5. Neil Young - Le Noise 6. Old 97's - The Grand Theatre 7. Eric Clapton - Clapton 8. Fistful Of Mercy - As I Cal ... More >>

Davis Guggenheim ignores too many inconvenient truths in Waiting for Superman

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of September 27

* = coming to town, = local ​ Vintage Vinyl 1. ICE CUBE---I Am The West 2. GUCCI MANE---The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted 3. TREY SONGZ---Passion, Pain & Pleasure 4. BAD RELIGION---Dissent Of Man 5. JOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS---Wake Up!

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of September 20

* = coming to town, = local ​Vintage Vinyl 1. DEAD CONFEDERATE---Sugar 2. MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO & SO'S---Buzzard* 3. KEM---Intimacy 4. WALKMEN---Lisbon* 5. SANTANA---Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time

New Release Highlights for September 21: John Legend and the Roots want you to Wake Up!

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Flying Lotus' latest Pattern & Grid World​*Flying Lotus, Pattern Grid World Just months after releasing the full-length Cosmogramma, Flying Lotus returns wit ... More >>

John Legend, Bradd Young and Aloha at Fair St. Louis, Saturday, July 3

You couldn't have asked for better weather for Saturday night's festivities on the riverfront. Granted, it was a little on the hot and humid side, but still surprisingly mild for St. Louis in July. The crowd was as enormous as you might expect; many came out specifically for John Legend, while oth ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, July 2 to Sunday, July 4

sliminny.wordpress.comThe B-52s play for free on Sunday​Friday, July 2 *311/The Offspring, Verizon Wireless Ampitheater *Whole Wheat Bread/Chase Long beach, Fubar *Mad Titans, Lemmon's *Eric Moeller And The Strummalongs/Equal Squeeze/Andy Hyland, Firebird *Dave Stone Trio, Mangia Italiano *Via ... More >>

10 Things to Do for $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, July 2-4, 2010

​It's America's birthday on Sunday, and you know St. Louisans are going to celebrate hard. But if you're not sure what to do this weekend, just walk under the Arch on Saturday morning and stay there. You'll catch Fair St. Louis and performances by John Legend and the B-52s. Across town, there are ... More >>

Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts Moving Location, But Fair St. Louis Shows Not Affected

Due to the Mississippi River's high levels, the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concert series, which starts on July 9 with a show by Common, will be moving locations. This weekend's Fair St. Louis shows with John Legend and the B-52s are not affected. The press release we just received: Following exten ... More >>

John Legend

8 p.m. Saturday, July 3. Fair Saint Louis, Gateway Arch, 707 North First Street.

Happy Birthday, America

New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, June 22

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) The Constellations' Southern Gothic​*Chemical Brothers, Further The Brothers' seventh album is an elaborate audio/visual project, with "interactive" videos a ... More >>

2010 Music Showcase: 1 night, 50+ bands, 5 bucks this Saturday on Wash. Ave.

Summertime St. Louis comes alive with the sound of music

Silversun Pickups, Against Me!, Common Highlight Live on the Levee Performers for 2010

Silversun Pickups​LA rockers Silversun Pickups, neo-punks Against Me! and rapper/actor Common are set to perform as part of the Live on the Levee concert series this summer, joining previously announced Fair St. Louis entertainment John Legend and the B-52's. The series of shows begins on Frid ... More >>

The B-52's, John Legend Set to Appear at Fair St. Louis -- for Free!

​As a co-worker put it: "How fitting -- the return of the air show and the B-52's." Earlier today, Mayor Slay and Joseph F. Imbs, III, the chairman of the Fair Saint Louis Foundation, announced that soul/R&B crooner John Legend and good-time, party-hearty new-wavers the B-52's will be appearin ... More >>

India.Arie Not Opening for John Legend Tomorrow Night at the Fabulous Fox

Just received word from the Fabulous Fox that due to illness (and doctor's orders), India.Arie is not performing tomorrow night with John Legend. Vaughn Anthony is still opening the show. Read our Legend interview here.

Do the Evolution: Soul prodigy John Legend brings Indie.Arie and a wealth of inspiration to the Fabulous Fox

Fifth Anniversary of the One Dollar Mix, DJ Trackstar's Debut CD, All Tonight at the Gramophone

Gladys Knight/Al Green

7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard

Show Review: Alicia Keys at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, April 27, 2008

2008 Grammy Awards: The Liveblog

Fans First

Fall Out Boy and New Found Glory treat concertgoers to a rare club appearance.

John Legend, Common and De La Soul

Wednesday, August 3; the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)

Sounds Around Town

Week of September 22, 2004