Kings of Leon

The Glee Treatment: "Fuck That Shit" and Five Other Rejections From Bands

Regardless of what anybody thinks about the actual program, there's no disputing that Glee has become an absolute juggernaut in the music industry. As of October 2011, songs from the show have been downloaded 36 million times. And during that same time period, 11 million physical albums that have be ... More >>

Band to Watch: Bailiff, Opening for JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound Tomorrow

​If you weren't already heading to Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue, 314-773-3363) tomorrow night for JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, you oughta be. The soul-steeped Chicago band brings along another Windy City export, a stellar three-piece called Bailiff. You can't go wrong with a blues-rock ba ... More >>

For the Features' Matthew Pelham, not practicing makes perfect

Recent Kings Of Leon Cop-Out Vindicates St. Louis in "Pigeon Gate"

Erin KinsellaPre-pigeon gate: Kings of Leon at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on July 23, 2010.​The day has come. A little more than a year ago, Kings of Leon aborted its concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater after just three songs, claiming, in an incident forever to be mocked as "p ... More >>

Free Energy

9 p.m. Wednesday, July 20. The Firebird. 2706 Olive Street.

Coachella 2011 Lineup: Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon, The Strokes

Those sneaky birds at Coachella announced their 2011 lineup about twenty minutes ago. Despite the off-hour, that hasn't stopped the Internet from being all aflutter at the announcement. The headliners of the event this year are Arcade Fire, Kanye West and Kings of Leon; The Strokes, Animal Collectiv ... More >>

The top ten St. Louis music news stories in 2010

Top Ten St. Louis Music News Stories of 2010

Wikimedia Commons​As the old saying goes, no news is good news. However, no local news makes for a rather-boring music section - or music blog, as the case may be. If you aren't a regular visitor to this here music blog, definitely become one: We compile breaking news, show reviews and local t ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of November 1

* = coming to town, = local ​ Vintage Vinyl 1. LIL WAYNE---I Am Not A Human Being 2. TREY SONGZ---Passion, Pain & Pleasure 3. WAKA FLOCKA FLAME---Flockavelli 4. BLACK ANGELS---Phosphene Dream 5. CHUCK BERRY---Definitive Collection

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 >>

Do You Want A Free Copy of Via Dove's New Album, El Mundo Latino?

Last week, Via Dove released its debut full-length, El Mundo Latino. In my forthcoming review, I described the album as... ..."in line with the hurricane-rock atmosphere of its live shows. Jagged guitar riffs, gigantic drums, deep-grooved rhythms and vocalist Andy Shadburne's twang-burnished growls ... More >>

New Release Highlights for October 19: Bob Dylan Releases The Witmark Demos and The Original Mono Recordings

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Bob Dylan's The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964​*Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 Guardian said of the Witmark Demos: "The latest Christm ... More >>

Best of Blowback: Top 10 RFT Reader Responses

This one's for you, dear readers.​ In honor of this year's Best of St. Louis issue, which hits the street today (woohoo!), we at RFT wanted to honor a different kind of "best" -- the best contributions from you, our readers. In the last year, your comments have made us laugh. They've made us cry ... More >>

Kings of Leon Booed at Yesterday's Rams Game

Yesterday, the member of the Whigs -- who were in town opening for Kings of Leon on Saturday night -- tweeted a photo of themselves at the Rams game, palling around with KOL. Although reaction to the latter's make-up show has been mixed in our review's comment section, the Edward Jones Dome audience ... More >>

Review Photos Setlist: Kings of Leon Remains Poop-Free in St. Louis, Saturday, September 25

Todd OwyoungKings of Leon's Caleb Followill at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. More photos here.​Let's just get this out of the way now: pigeon shit, pigeon shit, pigeon shit. No rock concert has been stigmatized by bird feces as much as last evening's Kings Of Leon performance at Verizon W ... More >>

Twelve Ways to Keep Kings Of Leon Poop-Free Tomorrow Night

Wikimedia Commons​Tomorrow night, Kings of Leon returns to the scene of the bird-poop crime, the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The concert is a make-up date for the band's abbreviated July 23 show, during which pooping pigeons sent them offstage after three tunes. To ensure that tomorrow's co ... More >>

Kings of Leon

7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 25. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.

Sammy Hagar Craps on Kings of Leon Over Pigeon Incident

1980s rock god Sammy Hagar is giving Kings of Leon shit for walking off the stage at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater -- a move the band has blamed on pigeon poop.Hagar says he's "mad" at Kings of Leon.​KSDK's Kasey Joyce asked Hagar in a phone interview posted online earlier today if he'd ever had p ... More >>

Ten College Classes Inspired by Rocker Steve Miller's Academic Aspirations

​This morning, the USC Thornton School of Music announced that Steve Miller -- he of Steve Miller Band fame -- would be teaching there during the 2010-2011 school year. According to a press release, Miller will be an "artist in residence" who will "work on a regular basis with undergraduate st ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of August 19

Kings of Leon will show their faces again at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on September 25. ​ 2720 Cherokee *Two Fresh, September 5 *Vibesquad, August 26 America's Center *MBE Music Fest: Doug E. Fresh, Fonzworth Bentley Apop Records *UV Race, September 26 Blueberry Hill *Chuck Berry, Septe ... More >>

Photos: Kings of Leon's Pigeon Invades Nashville, Infiltrates Brooks & Dunn's Camp

In light of yesterday's announcement that Kings of Leon would be making up its abbreviated July 23 show in September, A to Z thought it was time to post a few pigeon-related photos. First, a friend sent over this photo of the Kings of Leon section at the Nashville record store Grimey's, taken a few ... More >>

Hide Your Pigeons! Kings of Leon Doing an (Almost) Free Show in St. Louis

Wikimedia CommonsCoooo. I might be coming for you again, Kings of Leon. Coooo.​Kings of Leon isn't letting a little pigeon poop stop it from returning to St. Louis: On Saturday, September 25, the band is doing a free show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Now, if you were at the July 23 sh ... More >>

Ass Clowns of the Week: Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon, Lords of AssClownia​The people have spoken, and at last perhaps we can put the issue to rest. In convincing fashion, readers of Daily RFT have voted Kings of Leon as the biggest Ass Clowns of the week (July 23-July 30) -- stemming from their recent concert at Verizon Wireless Amphit ... More >>

Ass Clown of the Week: Angry Exes, Kings of Leon, Rotten Cops, Bogus Do-Gooders

​You know what time it is kids!? It's time for Daily RFT's Ass Clown of the Week.[Emoticon alert!!] Hopefully we can have as much fun today as we did last week! ;-) That was fun, wasn't it? :-(This week's nominees...1. Marilyn Cork: The area woman charged with running over her ex-boyfriend in the ... More >>

Pigeon Who Shat on Kings of Leon Bassist Speaks Out

Not every pigeon has the range and dexterity to be able to shit directly into someone's mouth, especially not the mouth of a bass player hard at work. But that is exactly that members of the band Kings of Leon say happened to bassist Jared Followill at their show Friday night at the Verizon Amphithe ... More >>

Kings of Leon and the Pigeon Poop: An Update [Updated With Response]

Erin KinsellaKings of Leon at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis, July 23, 2010​[Update, Monday, July 27, 9 p.m. Kings of Leon's publicist tells us that the story is "absolutely untrue."] Three days after pigeon poop shut down Kings of Leon's show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheat ... More >>

Kings of Leon Cancels Its St. Louis Show After Playing Three Songs -- Allegedly Because of Bird Shit?!

LEGOKings of Leon​Kings of Leon canceled its St. Louis show tonight at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater after playing just three songs. We've not officially confirmed why -- although the prevailing rumor at the moment is that bird shit is the culprit. RFT online intern Steve Hardy, who was ... More >>

Two Reasons To Show Up Early for Kings of Leon: The Postelles and the Stills

Kings of Leon is bringing its summer tour to St. Louis tonight at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. with two opening acts: The Postelles and the Stills. The former is based in NYC -- and the song below, "White Night" sounds like the brisk, early Strokes material. (That ... More >>

Georgia rockers the Whigs get back to their roots on In the Dark

Kings of Leon Making Its Annual Pilgrimage to St. Louis

Although Kings of Leon has finally become one of the biggest pop/rock bands in the world, the Nashville quartet has always been wildly popular in St. Louis. Perhaps this is because KOL always makes it a point to stop here, just about once a year. In fact, just got word that the band is performing at ... More >>

Show Review Photos Setlist: Nick Jonas and the Administration, Diane Birch at the Pageant, Tuesday, January 19

Context is everything. Tell someone you're going to see Prince's band circa the New Power Generation, and the night's cred is through the roof. But tell someone you're going to see the same band - but fronted by teenpop heartthrob Nick Jonas -- and suddenly the show has a very different connotation. ... More >>

Top Sellers At Area Record Stores for 2009

Who says the record store is dead? Not us here in St. Louis, where both Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records sold a lot of tunes. Below, please find the top selling albums from both stores, including a separate top vinyl list from VV. Enjoy! Vintage Vinyl: Top CDs ​1. Murphy Lee - You See Me 2. ... More >>

The Best of 2009 in Music

Show Review Setlist: Kelly Clarkson at the Family Arena, Saturday, October 31

Dear Ms. Clarkson, After finally getting a chance to attend one of your concerts last night at the Family Arena in St. Charles, I finally understand why I think you're such a fantastic pop songstress and performer. From the first slow-burning, disco-infused chorus of "All I Ever Wanted," your voice ... More >>

Kings of Leon

8 p.m. Wednesday, September 30. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue.

The Features

9 p.m. Friday, June 26. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

The Whigs/Dead Confederate

7 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Fubar, 3108 Locust Street.

The Parlor Mob

9 p.m. Friday, February 20. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Drink of the Week: Spanish Coffee

Café Ventana
3919 West Pine Boulevard
314-531-7500

Review Setlist: Kings of Leon at the Pageant, Monday, November 3

Pop Matters: With Only By the Night, Kings of Leon aims for stateside success — and just might earn it

Saturday Night in St. Louis: Dark Meat, Detroit Cobras, Ha Ha Tonka -- and An Observation

Twangfest: Ha Ha Tonka

Opening for Waco Brothers. 9 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Duck and Cover

Some of the city's best-known bands go incognito at Off Broadway.

Kings of England

Week of May 24, 2007

Kings of Leon

Because of the Times (RCA)

Kings of Leon

7 p.m. Thursday, September 7. Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois).

Lynyrd Skynyrd/Shooter Jennings

Tuesday, June 27. UMB Bank Pavilion (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights)