Leonard Cohen

Euclid Records' 50 Best-Selling Albums of 2012

Euclid Records -- one of several excellent purveyors of music in this town and our 2012 winner for Best Record Store -- has just released its top 50 sellers of 2012. It's an interesting list for several reasons. It bears almost no resemblance to Billboard's list, of course. But it also speaks to the ... More >>

Madeleine Peyroux

8 p.m. Sunday, May 20. The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Boulevard.

Six Indie Rock Songs That Sound Like Christian Rock Songs

Image via.​A plethora of compelling music has come from indie rock's complicated relationship with Christianity: Sufjan Stevens' folk hymns, David Bazan's tormented crises, the Thermals' blasphemous pop punk. These are the polar opposite of today's contemporary Christian rock, with its overt p ... More >>

Jonathan Richman

8 p.m. Wednesday, February 16. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Ten Musicians Who Don't Act Their Age

Last weekend, Chuck Berry gave fans in Chicago a scare: A New Year's Day concert ended prematurely after the 84-year-old fell ill. This gig aside, however, Berry remains a workhorse: Without fail, he plays monthly at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, and he told Rolling Stone last year that he's working o ... More >>

Show Review: Todd Rundgren and the Fixx at the Roberts Orpheum, Friday, September 10

​Say this about Todd Rundgren: When revisiting his earlier work, he doesn't take shortcuts. Earlier this year, he toured a song-by-song recreation of A Wizard, A True Star, his sprawling 1973 album. This fall, he's taken on no less than three LPs worth of work: 1974's Todd and 1981's Healing ... More >>

Review Setlist Photos: Hole Infuriates and Entertains at the Pageant, Tuesday, July 13

At about 10 p.m. - 50 minutes after the set was scheduled to start - Courtney Love and her backing band strolled onto the Pageant stage. Wearing a flimsy, light-colored dress and clutching pink flowers, the Hole front woman breezily said, "Sorry I'm late. We'll just have to play longer." She pause ... More >>

Tegan and Sara find that Sainthood suits them quite well, thank you very much

January is National Breakup Month. Time to Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

"So long, Marianne, it's time that we began To laugh and cry and laugh about it all again." --Leonard Cohen Image Via​Beware the month of January. It is the season of heartbreak. Cold and dreary, even the lovelorn grow restless. The holidays are over and it's a long hard road to the ne ... More >>

The Top Ten St. Louis Concerts of 2009

We reviewed a lot of shows this year -- nearly 100, judging by the number of posts in the "Show Reviews" archive. Deciding which 2009 concerts comprised the creme de la creme wasn't easy, to say the least. However, the following stood out from the pack. What did we miss? What were your favorites thi ... More >>

The Best of 2009 in Music

Readers rave about Leonard Cohen's magical concert and rant about Andrew Schlafly's re-edit of the Bible

Gut Check's Week in Tweets

​Don't you know? Gut Check has a Twitter account. You can follow me @gutcheckstl.Here's some of what you missed on my Twitter feed this week:Is it wrong that I want to smuggle some Pappy's barbecue into the Leonard Cohen show to make tonight as awesome as possible? 12:04 PM Nov 7th Dear bands ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of November 2 to November 8

Every Monday, A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Apop Records 1 Lightning Bolt: Earthly Delights 2 Leonard Cohen: Live Songs ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Leonard Cohen at the Fox Theatre and Son Volt at the Pageant

A great weekend to be outside and that's what how many of us spent it -- but on Friday and Saturday night there were two great shows to check out, if you could get a ticket. Here's a recap of our weekend coverage:Son Volt at the PageantSun Volt played the Pageant on Friday night. Read the concert re ... More >>

Show Review Setlist: Leonard Cohen at the Fabulous Fox, November 7

Timothy Norris/LA WeeklyLeonard Cohen at this year's Coachella music festival.​At the Fox Theatre on Saturday night, in the middle of "Tower of Song," Leonard Cohen intoned, "I was born with the gift of a golden voice." The audience applauded enthusiastically, even though the line was not strictly ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8

Friday, November 6 *Son Volt/Peter Bruntnell, The Pageant *Nelly's Birthday Party -- Pajama Jam, HOME Nightclub *Tech N9ne/Slaughterhouse/Stevie Stone et al, Pop's *Breathe Carolina/Cash Cash/more, Fubar *Buddy Mondlock, Focal Point *Tenement Ruth, Lemmons *Poor Historians, Way Out Club *Eric Moelle ... More >>

Tomorrow! Leonard Cohen at the Fabulous Fox

Hard to believe this day is finally here, but tomorrow night is Leonard Cohen's appearance at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. We'll have a review on Sunday. In the meantime, check out a feature I did on Cohen's road manager, St. Louis native Joey Carenza.

Road Warrior: St. Louis native Joseph Carenza graduates from punk-club denizen to road manager for Leonard Cohen

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So, Did Everyone Get Leonard Cohen Tickets?

Tickets for Leonard Cohen's show on November 7 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre went on sale this morning. Did everyone get tickets? (If not, did you forget and go try and buy some now?) Any problems? I managed to get two lower balcony seats right after 10 a.m. (so did a co-worker).

St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of July 28

Pop's *Born of Osiris/All Shall Perish, Friday, September 11 *Social Distortion, Sunday, September 27 *The Alternative Press "Fall Ball," Tuesday, September 29 *Secondhand Serenade, Wednesday, September 30 *Gojira, Tuesday, October 6Timothy Norris/LA Weekly​Fox Theatre *Leonard Cohen, Saturday, No ... More >>

Leonard Cohen at the Fabulous Fox: Confirmed, With Ticket Info!

Timothy Norris/LA WeeklyCohen at Coachella Music Festival this year.​Leonard Cohen at the Fabulous Fox on Saturday, November 7, is absolutely confirmed, according to an email from the venue. The Fox press release also gives ticket on-sale info: Next Monday, August 3, at 10 a.m. Tickets are $39.50, ... More >>

Leonard Cohen Apparently Playing St. Louis on November 7

No official word yet from the Fabulous Fox, but according to Rolling Stone, Leonard Cohen is slated to be at the venue on November 7. It goes without saying that this is going to be an amazing show. His Chicago show in May sure was.

Canada's New Hockey Soundtrack

So I was looking around yesterday at all the teams still left in the NHL playoffs, and I have to admit to being more than a little shocked when I realized that there isn't a single Canadian team left in the hunt for Lord Stanley's Cup. In fact, not only was I shocked by the absence, I was pretty di ... More >>

The Breeders' Kelley Deal talks Fate to Fatal and filming a video in St. Louis. Plus, the best of last week on the music blog.

Readers compare St. Louis to Austin and contemplate the Internet's darker sides

Review Setlist: Leonard Cohen at the Chicago Theatre, Wednesday, May 6

At 11:15 p.m., just before Leonard Cohen left the stage after performing nearly three hours of music, he locked arms with his six-piece band and trio of female singers. The packed Chicago Theatre crowd stood rapt as he started to say his farewells. After an a cappella reading of "Whither Thou Goest, ... More >>

SXSW Day 2: No Leonard Cohen, the Hold Steady Stay Positive, Blind Pilot Soars

Imagine, if you will, the worst possible way to spend a day at SXSW, one that doesn't involve an emergency colonoscopy or a Marnie Stern showcase, and then imagine something even more tedious and despairing, a day of utter humiliation and loathing. And then it really starts to go downhill.I should h ... More >>

Beach House at the Billiken Club/The Rosebuds at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, Friday, April 3

Sheesh, as if having the Ting-Tings in town on April 3 isn't enough, two other cool shows have just been announced for the same date. Earlier this week, the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center announced that Megafaun (a folkish group with ties to Bon Iver -- the band members played with Justin Vernon in t ... More >>

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