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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 >>

Big Boi, The Mountain Goats, Steely Dan, Twangfest 17 and More in This Week's 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 >>

Public Enemy, Har Mar Superstar, Water Liars, Pink and More in This Week's 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 >>

The Best Concerts in St. Louis this Week: January 22 to 27

Well, I hope you enjoyed that temporary shot of springtime over the weekend while you could! Clouds are currently unloading some major snowflakes outside, but that's no reason to get left out in the cold during this week's shows. Check out Ian Fisher & the Present's CD Release and visits from Sponge ... More >>

Taylor Swift, Weird Al Yankovic, Fatlip 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 >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: August 17 to 19

Throughout the whole of the English vernacular, nary are there etymological compositions quite so objectionably mellifluous as are those employed in the odious overindulgent offenses of music journalists. Such belittlingly belletristic behavior burdens the reader and introduces intensely inhibitive ... More >>

Karate Bikini's Sauce of the Applehorse: Review and Preview Track

One of the ironies with power pop is that while it's the quintessential teenage soundtrack -- a mix of hormones, harmonies and bright-eyed optimism -- the best practitioners of the form are usually on the wrong side of eighteen. Tim McAvin is no teenager -- he has been playing in bands around St. Lo ... More >>

Homespun: Karate Bikini

Sauce of the Applehorse
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You Have One More Day to Submit Your Band for An Under Cover Weekend Six

The annual hero-halloween for St. Louis bands known as An Under Cover Weekend* is scheduled for September 7 and 8 at the Firebird. Want to show everyone your excellent Spice Girls impression (someone please do this)? Now's your chance. The event is taking submissions for another 31 hours as of this ... More >>

Tony Perolio Fit A Lifetime of Accomplishment into His 30 Years

Anthony Perolio was a Marine, a gifted drummer, an engineer, an athlete, a leukemia survivor, a loving husband and the father of two joyous poodles. His on-paper accomplishments, though varied and many, pale in comparison to who Tony was when he woke up every morning and went to sleep every night -- ... More >>

Seven St. Louis Bands to Watch in 2012: What Are Your Picks?

Ed. In this week's print edition, we talk a bit about seven bands we're think will be worth watching in 2012. They're listed here -- please let us know what you're excited about in the comments below. Karate Bikini Though Karate Bikini has been in existence in some fashion for a few years, it has ... More >>

Seven St. Louis bands to watch in 2012

Musicians, venue owners and organizers found new ways to make people care this year

100 St. Louis Bands, 100 Drink Pairings: A Comprehensive Guide

It's like having Tom Crusie at your beck and call at every St. Louis show. ​Oh, the interwebz. You give us so many awesome gifts. You even take things that are already awesome, and then you put a kitten on them and make them even awesomer. For that we thank you. Today we celebrate Drinkify.or ... More >>

LouFest Is Building Deep Roots

LouFest 2011: What to Expect, What to See and More

​It's no secret we're all aflutter over the return of LouFest, our city's very own large-scale indie music festival. Not only does the to-do feature eighteen bands on two stages over two days, it's set in the green jewel of our city, Forest Park, and attracts national acts in genres from hip h ... More >>

LouFest 2011 Lineup: The Roots, TV On the Radio, Cat Power and the Hold Steady Are Highlights

​Surprise! Happy Tuesday! LouFest just announced the lineup for the 2011 edition of the festival, which takes place in Forest Park on August 27 and 28. Hip-hop hotshots The Roots, indie darlings TV On the Radio, folkie chanteuse Cat Power, neo-shoegazer Deerhunter, bar-band bros the Hold Stead ... More >>

The Ten Best Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: January 21 to 23

The Breaks' EP release is Saturday at the Firebird.​So, hey, I guess it snowed this week. Yeah. It'll have to melt soon, right? RIght? Anyone? Hello? Ah well. Shows and concerts must go on; see this list here. And also see ten more lovely events below. January 21 DJ Solange Knowles @ Exo Beyo ... More >>

Elsinore Reconfigures Firebird Show Because Drummer Was Injured By a Drunk Driver

​On Saturday, December 18, the Firebird is hosting a pop-tastic show with Jumbling Towers -- in fact, it's the band's de facto local CD release for the Ramifications of an Exciting Spouse EP -- Jon Hardy & the Public, and out-of-towners Canasta and Elsinore. Tickets are $8 to $10. Now, the Els ... More >>

Introducing the Sheldon Ballroom Series

Bill StreeterPokey LaFarge and the South CIty Three do a holiday show​November 10's May Day Orchestra release show at the Sheldon Concert Hall functioned as the inaugural concert in the Sheldon Ballroom Series. In an interview with Michael Dauphin, organizer Ryan Harris explained the aim of th ... More >>

Ten Things To Do This Weekend: November 12-14

Wikimedia Commons/Juanma1008​Holiday season? What holiday season? The weather says otherwise -- and so does our jam-packed concert calendar. Read the music page for some shows, and go elsewhere for a list of music documentaries at SLIFF, info on the Firebrand Recording Showcase and much, much ... More >>

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

The Old Post Office Plaza Springs to Life With the Post Performances, A Series of Art and Music Collisions,

Wikimedia Commons/flickr​In this week's RFT Summer Guide, we highlighted some of many outdoor concert series taking place around town in the next few months. One of the more intriguing events is the Post Performances, a monthly marriage of art and music to be held at the Old Post Office Plaza ... More >>

Summertime St. Louis comes alive with the sound of music

The 2010 RFT Music Awards Nominees: The List

The 2010 RFT Music showcase takes place on Saturday, June 5, 2010, on Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis. On and before that day, fans can vote for their favorite local musicians in the following categories. For more information on where and how to vote - and for up-to-the-minute details about ... More >>

Old Lights Emerges from the Studio with an Off Broadway Show, New Demo MP3

Jennifer Silverberg​After being away from the city for several months, manicured indie-pop act Old Lights is resurfacing with a show tonight at Off Broadway. Tonight's openers include Jon Hardy, who's doing a solo set, and singer/songwriter/pal of Old Lights David Vandervelde. As we wrote ab ... More >>

Breaking Exclusive: Metropolis St. Louis Cancels This Year's Lot Festival

​Bummer news: Metropolis St. Louis announced late yesterday that it's canceled this year's edition of the Lot, an annual local music festival traditionally held in the parking lot of the Schlafly Tap Room. In a press release, Michael Tomko, one of the festival's organizers, said: "What it com ... More >>

Tonight! Troubadour Dali CD Release Show Bonus MP3

​ Psych-rockers Troubadour Dali are celebrating the release of their Bill Racine-mixed album tonight at Off Broadway. Jon Hardy & the Public and the Campfire Club are also on the bill. Check out a new MP3 from the album below! In print this week, I say the LP "captures the band's dreamy psych ... More >>

Photos: The Lot at Schlafly Tap Room, 8/29/09

The all-day music festival known as The Lot happened this past Saturday in the parking lot of the Schlafly Tap Room. Nick Schnelle was there for the bands, the beer and the dunk-tankery. If you missed it this year, check out the scene here. Photo: Nick SchnelleSarah Christiansan offers a man some ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: June 12 to 14

Friday, June 12 *Twangfest, featuring Andre Williams, Asylum Street Spankers, Jon Hardy & the Public, more, Duck Room *Yowie/Upsilon Acrux/Aleuchatistas, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (late) *Peter Brotzmann, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (early) *The Northwoods, Off Broadway *Colbie Caillat, Six Fl ... More >>

Show Review Photos: White Rabbits at the Firebird, Wednesday, June 10

REVIEW BY KATIE MOULTON; PHOTOS BY STEW SMITH Despite labeling White Rabbits' performance at the Firebird last night a "homecoming show," at first the only parts that looked homegrown on these prodigal sons were the bottles of Bud Heavy they swigged onstage. Formed in Columbia and relocated to Bro ... More >>

2009 RFT Music Awards Nominees: The List With Music!

A bit late, but below the jump you'll find links to as many blogposts we've run with MP3s -- and the occasional MySpace page and embedded tune -- of each nominated band. Whew. Chime in with any URLs that have tunes in the comments, of course. I think I have everyone. The music showcase blurbs/infor ... More >>

RFT Music Awards Nominees & Showcase Performers

Complete Fair St. Louis/Live on the Levee Lineup for 2009!

To go along with yesterday's announcement of Sonic Youth on July 17, here's the entire line-up for Fair St. Louis and Live on the Levee -- below! Fair St. Louis: Friday, July 3 6:00 p.m. Magnolia Summer 8:00 p.m. Counting Crows Counting Crows

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar, May 15 to 17

Friday, May 15 *Paper Dolls/Heather Perry, Off Broadway *Cracker, Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (also appearing at Vintage Vinyl at 5 p.m., free beer & BBQ!) *Left Arm, Vintage Vinyl, 8 p.m. *The Linemen, Atomic Cowboy *Messy Jiverson (CD release as Blown Speakers), Old Rock House *The Syn (members of ... More >>

Complete Twangfest Lineup/Venues Announced

Some names trickled out a few weeks ago, but we can exclusively reveal the Twangfest lineup for this year's model, which takes place from Wednesday, June 10, through Saturday, June 13.Wednesday (Pageant)Alejandro EscovedoHot Club of Cowtown  TBA Thursday (Duck Room) Big Sandy and His Fly-Ri ... More >>

Space Parlour: Live in St. Louis Series Resumes Tonight on KDHX with the May Day Orchestra

Space Parlour curator Nick Acquisto writes in that the annual live local music series he curates on his KDHX radio show is starting again tonight with a performance by the May Day Orchestra at 8:30 p.m. The schedule for the next few months is below, although music will start at 8 p.m. those nights. ... More >>

Magnolia Summer CD Release Show for Lines from the Frame

Contest! Win Dead Confederate CD, T-Shirt, Tickets to Monday's Bluebird show!

An Under Cover Weekend at the Bluebird tackles the '60s and '70s, while electronic up-and-comer Deadmau5 worms his way into town

BreakthruRadio.com Shines the Spotlight on St. Louis

The Mirror Stage Releases Ten Thousand Tongues Tonight at the Duck Room

Download and Stream Exclusive MP3s: Jumbling Towers, "Apartments" and "Jeer"

John Henry & the Engine

Under the Yellow Moon
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Texas Tornado: St. Louis musicians invade SXSW

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.

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Blog-alicious

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Radar Station Redux

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