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Kevin Johnson

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    St. Louis Bands: Submit Your Music Video for a Chance To Play Under the Arch

    courtesy of Fair St. Louis​ Fair St. Louis, the folks responsible for the free summer shows in and around the Gateway Arch, are introducing a music video contest this year for local bands. The winner gets, among other things, a 45 minutes set under the Arch on July 2nd, 3rd or 4th, depending o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2011

    Comics For All Colors

    courtesy of Fair St. Louis​ Fair St. Louis, the folks responsible for the free summer shows in and around the Gateway Arch, are introducing a music video contest this year for local bands. The winner gets, among other things, a 45 minutes set under the Arch on July 2nd, 3rd or 4th, depending o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Roy Handley Jr.: Convicted of Murdering Dana Ramey, a Girl with Poor Choice in Boyfriends

    Roy Handley Jr: Convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action.​The man found hiding in a trash bin moments after the shooting death of 18-year-old Dana Ramey in September 2007 was convicted yesterday of her murder. Roy Handley Jr., now 27, was walking with Ramey and her 4-year-old dau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Kevin Johnson: East St. Louis Homicide No. 16; Killed Early Monday Morning

    Johnson was found outside this building on N. 51st Street.​East St. Louis police have identified the man shot dead early Monday morning as 34-year-old Kevin Johnson. Johnson, of the 1700 block of Belmont Avenue in East St. Louis, was found dead outside a building at 742 N. 51st Street around 1:10 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Top Turntablists Face Off Tonight at the Old Rock House

    Tonight, eight of the city's top DJs will take to the turntables for a battle royale, to find out which one of them is the crowd pleasingist, party-rockingist DJ in the Red Bull Thre3style competition. The line-up features some of the most familiar names on the local circuit: A-Flex, Costik, Hugh Ty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Recap: Record Store Day at Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records, Saturday, June 17

    Dana Smith​As we stood in the slightly elevated perch of Vintage Vinyl's DJ booth, I asked store co-owner Tom "Papa" Ray if Record Store Day was his version of Christmas morning. He thought about it for a second and said, in his inimitable drawl, "You know, I think I like Record Store Day bett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Record Store Day in St. Louis: What's Going on at Vintage Vinyl, Apop Records and Euclid Records?

    [Update, April 14, 3 p.m.: Now updated with info on what's going on at Slackers!] On Saturday, April 17, record stores around the country are celebrating Record Store Day -- a time to unplug from iTunes, eMusic and Amazon MP3 (or torrent sites) and purchase tunes in-person. As enticement, Record S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Nickelback Tickets Are Almost Sold Out, You Guys

    Nickelback (or "Nickleback," if you look anywhere else on the Internet) is coming to the Scottrade Center on April 23. Sick Puppies, Shinedown and Breaking Benjamin are also on the bill. On Friday, LiveNation sent out an email announcement warning that the show is nearly sold out. I know that the pr ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2010

    One journalist's take on meeting sincere tween popstar Nick Jonas

    Nickelback (or "Nickleback," if you look anywhere else on the Internet) is coming to the Scottrade Center on April 23. Sick Puppies, Shinedown and Breaking Benjamin are also on the bill. On Friday, LiveNation sent out an email announcement warning that the show is nearly sold out. I know that the pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    So, I Met Nick Jonas Last Night.

    Nick Jonas is polite. He has a firm handshake. He takes after his father -- a man wearing a cozy sweater who smiles jovially and also shakes hands warmly, while thanking me for coming to the show. I'm backstage and upstairs at the Pageant, and Nick Jonas is asking me what I thought of his show with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    Bruce Springsteen's Playing Born to Run Here on October 25. Beware of Crowd-Surfing!

    Heard this rumor last night, but it turns out Kevin Johnson confirmed this Friday: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be playing the 1975 classic album Born to Run in its entirely at the Scottrade Center show on Sunday, October 25. Really, though, fans in front should be more alert for som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Saturday! Sugarhill Gang at the Missouri Black Expo

    This Saturday, the Sugarhill Gang will be performing at the Missouri Black Expo at 5:15 p.m. (MC Lyte is on at 6:15 p.m.; the concert takes place at America's Center.) Kevin Johnson has a nice interview in today's Post-Dispatch with the group's Big Bank Hank Jackson. What isn't mentioned in the piec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Record Store Day at Euclid Records, Vintage Vinyl and aPop Records

    Tomorrow is the day, when three independent record stores in town unleash limited-edition vinyl, special movie showings, guest DJs, sales and plenty more carefree shenanigans -- all in the name of Record Store Day! Check back on Sunday or Monday for a slideshow of images from all three stores. But b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Post-Dispatch Editor on Sylvester Brown's Possible Replacement

    www.sylvesterbrownjr.blogspot.comI carried on so with that blog yesterday about Sylvester Brown's tempestuous departure from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that I completely forgot to include some information about who will replace Brown as a metro columnist.Editor Arnie Robbins told me he's not sure i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    The Go-Go's at the Lumiere Theatre at Lumiere Place, September 4 to 7

    www.sylvesterbrownjr.blogspot.comI carried on so with that blog yesterday about Sylvester Brown's tempestuous departure from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that I completely forgot to include some information about who will replace Brown as a metro columnist.Editor Arnie Robbins told me he's not sure i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    When the Post-Dispatch Sports Section Attempts to Write about Hip-Hop

    www.sylvesterbrownjr.blogspot.comI carried on so with that blog yesterday about Sylvester Brown's tempestuous departure from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that I completely forgot to include some information about who will replace Brown as a metro columnist.Editor Arnie Robbins told me he's not sure i ... More >>

  • News

    April 11, 2007

    A-B introduces... prom-perfect booze?

    Plus, 25 brand-new inventions that made Unreal say, "Meh."

  • News

    April 4, 2007

    The Kevin Johnson Freedom Fighters

    An alleged murderer has supporters in cyberspace.

  • News

    August 24, 2005

    Absence of Malice

    The termination of Kaos and Syllli Asz: a rush to judgment?

  • Calendar

    July 13, 2005

    Projecting Our Civic Pride

    St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase

  • Music

    May 25, 2005

    Hollywood Babbles On

    Lessons learned where the red carpet ends

  • News

    May 25, 2005

    Sea Changes

    The Post goes pirate, our talking billboards return in a big, nerdy way, and a local blogger condemns snobby metrosexuals. Plus, Unreal asks the question on everyone's mind: "Is white trash deserving of nannies?"

  • News

    February 9, 2005

    Tough Love

    Out with the Pulitzer Prize, in with the Lee EnterPrize! Plus: Unreal learns a thing or two about loveless marriages, sexually deviant robots and a man who gets lots of our money

  • Music

    January 26, 2005

    Falling Tyde

    Soul Tyde was set to become the next big St. Louis crew. What happened?

  • Music

    January 5, 2005

    Selling Out 101

    Instant stardom or your money back

  • Music

    November 17, 2004

    Phat-wa!

    We scope out Pinkeye's publicity, chat with Hopesfall and declare a fatwa on A Perfect Circle

  • Music

    September 5, 2001

    Rollins Band

    Tuesday, Sept. 11; Pageant

  • Music

    August 29, 2001

    Tune Town

    St. Louis welcomes three acts you won't want to miss

  • Music

    June 27, 2001

    Industrial Waste

    It's the end for The Industry, a publication only Post-Dispatch "critic" Kevin Johnson could love

  • Music

    October 27, 1999

    OBVIOUSLY NOT A BREAST MAN

    Post music critic Kevin Johnson makes a boob of himself

  • News

    April 21, 1999

    Short Cuts

    Post music critic Kevin Johnson makes a boob of himself

  • News

    December 16, 1998

    News of the Weird

    Post music critic Kevin Johnson makes a boob of himself

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