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April 19, 2012
The Ten Best Juke Boxes in St. Louis
Selecting the Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this RFT Music series, we're beeboping and scattin' our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. There is no surer way ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2012
Five Moments that [Almost] Validated the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
With music being so subjective, it's no surprise that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame emerged over the years as a colossal punching bag. When people disagree over whether Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music is dreck or a stroke of genius, no decision is going to be universally loved. The Cleveland instit ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2012
Happy Birthday Lou Reed: The Bravest Rock & Roller
Earlier this week, RFT Music celebrated "Country Grammar's" 12th birthday. Here's another reminder of everyone's impending mortality: Lou Reed turns 70 today. The Brooklyn-born rock icon's first seven decades have been, to put it mildly, eventful. He's created some of the most influential - and mos ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011
The Six Best "Bad" Guitar Solos
Eddie Van Halen demonstrates the exact opposite of this idea.The guitar solo has become an integral part of the rock and roll formula, either as a melodic counterpoint to a vocal line or an excuse for showing off. But there's a different kind of solo out there. The kind that, by all technical ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2011
The Six Best Song Count Offs
In popular song, the count off is a tool of function. Somebody counts from one to four (or three, or if people have even once compared the band to Don Cabellero, seven), and the musicians know when to begin playing and how quickly to play. Some have used the countoff as a jumping off point fo ... More >>
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August 11, 2011
23 Musicians with Michele Bachmann Eyes: Horrifying and Hypnotic
Jeff Tweedy as the Queen of RageMichelle Bachmann's Newsweek cover, on which she stares out icily over the headline The Queen Of Rage, has provoked intense reaction, mostly because of Bachmann's rapidly ballooning public caricature, but at least partly because the look in her eyes is somethin ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2011
What Do the Beastie Boys Have in Common with Mixed Martial Arts?
Chrissy WilmesEvery week, we'll ask your local record store clerks to advise you on which new releases are worth your hard-earned pennies. Today, Vintage Vinyl employee (and drummer for the Humanoids and Doom Town) Shaun Morrissey fills us in on some of his favorite recent releases and reissu ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2010
A Road Playlist for Tony La Russa
TLR, Bob Schneider and the Twitter bird. Don't ask me, but the image works.Tony La Russa is driving home. Rather than flying home after the season, he's taking his time heading back to the Bay Area this year and recreating a trip he took in 1996, which you all may recall was the year he took over ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
Interview: Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij on His Checkered Ska Past, Confounding Critics -- and Why Vampire Weekend is a Punk Band
Annie ZaleskiVampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig, taken at the Pageant in 2008If you're reading this, you've probably already made up your mind about Vampire Weekend. Most find the New York quartet's music either delicious or disgusting, with very few people in the "just okay" camp. Speaking to A t ... More >>
Blogs
August 26, 2010
Last Collector Standing: Thrift-Shop Expert Adam Newsham on Surf, Bossanova and the Thrill of the Hunt
The number of chain record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops as well as for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' recor ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2010
Interview Outtakes: Emily Haines of Metric on Her Internet Admirers and Vampire Love
Metric is finally coming back to St. Louis.Later today, I'll be trekking out to Maryland Heights for Lilith Fair. Expect photos and a recap tomorrow. In the meantime, please check out our interview with Metric's Emily Haines -- and some outtakes below. Snag Metric's Daytrotter session right h ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2010
Michael Stipe in Waffle Country: Here's The Real Scoop, According to Sylvain Sylvain and Others
They didn't airbrush his face here.This week, R.E.M. reissued its 1985 album Fables of the Reconstruction as a two-CD set, which includes a disc of demos. The band also announced that it had finished recording its new studio album, which is set for release sometime next year. Perhaps in tribu ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2010
The Beertender: Extolling the Glories of Berliner Weisse While Stoked on Lou Reed
www.colnect.comLou Reed's 2007 concert film Berlin features the rocker performing in its entirety the 1973 album of the same name. More than 30 years later, the repertoire remains pure Reed: loss, hate, depravity, a sourness for this cold, cruel world that's most evident when he closes with an un ... More >>
Music
July 8, 2009
These United States
7 p.m. Saturday, July 11. Luminary Center for the Arts, 4900 Reber Place.
Blogs
July 2, 2009
Homespun: The Radical Sons, Throwing Knives EP
In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews the Radical Sons' debut EP, Throwing Knives. He has this to say: The Radical Sons' twin-guitar lineup allows for the interplay between lackadaisical strums, inventive leads and the occasional bit of stop-start dynamics. The guitars are mostly pl ... More >>
Music
July 1, 2009
Homespun: The Radical Sons
Throwing Knives EP
(St. Ives)
Film
April 1, 2009
Great America: The summer of our '80s youth in Adventureland
Throwing Knives EP
(St. Ives)
Blogs
February 25, 2009
Slideshow: Badass Stax Records Covers, Courtesy of Euclid Records
In this week's paper, Roy Kasten interviewed soul singer Shirley Brown, who recorded for Stax Records near the end of the label's life. Brown will be performing at the fourth annual St. Louis Blues Festival on Friday, February 27. The event is held at the Chaifetz Arena and starts at 8 p.m.; tickets ... More >>
Blogs
September 12, 2008
MP3 Weekender: James Jackson Toth and Ohtis
In this week's paper, Roy Kasten interviewed soul singer Shirley Brown, who recorded for Stax Records near the end of the label's life. Brown will be performing at the fourth annual St. Louis Blues Festival on Friday, February 27. The event is held at the Chaifetz Arena and starts at 8 p.m.; tickets ... More >>
Music
September 10, 2008
James Jackson Toth
9 p.m. Friday, September 12. Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard.
Blogs
July 15, 2008
Second Spin: Slik, Slik
9 p.m. Friday, September 12. Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard.
Blogs
May 29, 2008
2008 Music Award Nominees: Best Indie Band
9 p.m. Friday, September 12. Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard.
Music
February 27, 2008
Bill Callahan/Jonathan Meiburg
9:30 p.m. Friday, February 29. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City
Music
April 11, 2007
Tapes 'n Tapes
7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17. The Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington).
Blogs
March 12, 2007
Stipe Hunting
7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17. The Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington).
Music
August 30, 2006
Primal Scream|Kasabian
Riot City Blues (Columbia)
Empire(RCA)
News
December 21, 2005
Hip-Hop, Year 2 A.J.
Still no Jigga, but Kanye, some loveable Limeys and a great Beyoncé substitute held it down
Music
December 22, 2004
New York Dolls
Pre-Crash Condition: Live From the Royal Festival Hall (Sanctuary)
Music
September 22, 2004
Sea of Change
Don't like what's playing at the Red Sea? Come back tomorrow.
Music
September 1, 2004
The Meat Purveyors and Rough Shop
Friday, September 3; Frederick's Music Lounge
Calendar
September 3, 2003
Waiting to Inhale
High On Fire are dope
Music
August 20, 2003
'Head Games
Forget critics' warnings: Listening to Radiohead is easy
Music
July 16, 2003
Right Hurr
Chingy hits the Jackpot and successfully eludes Radar Station
Music
December 18, 2002
James McMurtry
Saint Mary of the Woods (Sugarhill Records)
Music
May 15, 2002
John Cale
Stainless Gamelan: Inside the Dream Syndicate Volume III (Table of the Elements)
Music
February 13, 2002
Sugar, Sugar
A new book about bubblegum bands provides more than empty calories
Music
October 31, 2001
Judgment Day
Our intrepid reporter gets herself in a jam
Music
October 17, 2001
The Strokes
Is This It? (RCA)
Music
October 3, 2001
Edith Frost
Wonder, Wonder (Drag City)
Music
June 27, 2001
Alejandro Escovedo with Jason Ringenberg and Rodeo Soul
Friday, June 29; Off Broadway
Music
May 9, 2001
Seasoned Stew
The brilliant frontman for the Negro Problem on ageism, racism and preaching to the converted
Music
April 18, 2001
The Pixies
Complete "B" Sides (4AD)
Music
March 28, 2001
Hall Pass
Looking for influence, significance, development and perpetuation at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Music
August 30, 2000
Rob Wasserman's Space Island, the Dirty Dozen and the Jazz Mandolin Project
Thursday, Aug. 31; Mississippi Nights
Music
April 26, 2000
Mary Gauthier
Drag Queens in Limousines (Groove House)
Music
December 8, 1999
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Taking St. Louis' lead-footed concertgoers to task
Film
October 20, 1999
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Music
July 21, 1999
ROCK STOCK
A book report on the best tomes to consult before buying tunes
News
June 16, 1999
Guitars on Mars
Gary Lucas has performed with Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, John Zorn and Allen Ginsberg. Now he's visiting St. Louis to perform alongside the silent film The Golem.
Music
March 31, 1999
Sound Checks
Gary Lucas has performed with Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, John Zorn and Allen Ginsberg. Now he's visiting St. Louis to perform alongside the silent film The Golem.
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