Mary J. Blige

Nelly, Cold War Kids, Michael Bublé, Adam Ant 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 >>

Here are Five Charity Songs that Sucked for the 28th Anniversary of "We Are the World"

Way back in the '80s, people liked feeling magnanimous. "I hear there are starving kids in Ethiopia." "Fuck that! We can feed people with a song!" And thus, the idea for "We Are the World" was born. Maybe. I haven't actually talked to Lionel Richie about his motivation for coordinating the song, bu ... More >>

[Kim Dotcom Arrest Video: Update] The Eight Most Eyebrow-Raising Elements of the Megaupload Shutdown

Editor's Update, 8/9/12: Video of the raid on former Megaupload CEO Kim Dotcom's enormous New Zealand home in January has just emerged -- you can watch it above. The report, from 3 News in New Zealand, includes testimony from Dotcom -- who is accused of the largest copyright infringement in U.S. hi ... More >>

The Eight Most Eyebrow-Raising Elements of the Megaupload Shutdown

This FBI notice is all the content that remains on the now-shuttered Megaupload.com domain.​SOPA and PIPA have been the talk of the internet for weeks, if not months now. Several major websites blacked out their content in opposition to the controversial bills this past Wednesday. On Thursday, ... More >>

Essence Music Festival 2011: What to Expect, What to See and More

​The Essence Music Festival is the premiere mainstream R&B festival -- but its ambitious scope encompasses a whole lot more. The main events are evening concerts with more than 40 household-name acts in R&B, urban contemporary, soul, hip hop and jazz, including mainstage shows stacked with hea ... More >>

The Riverfront Times' Ten Best Concerts of 2010

(This is the last part of our 31 Best Concerts of 2010 countdown. If you missed part one, #31-21, you can view that here; part two, covering #20-11, can be found here.) 10. Jonsi, The Pageant, November 2, 2010 Todd Owyoung​"Catharsis. That's the first word that comes to mind." -- Annie Zalesk ... More >>

Show Review: Mary J Blige, El DeBarge and Jazmine Sullivan Thrill at the Fabulous Fox, Saturday, October 16

Jon GitchoffMary J. Blige, live at Lilith Fair​Exactly three months after her show-stealing performance at Lilith Fair, R&B icon Mary J. Blige returned to St. Louis to indulge her fans in the more intimate setting of the Fabulous Fox Theatre. The "Music Saved My Life" tour mixed the old-school ... More >>

Mary J. Blige/El Debarge/Jazmine Sullivan

8 p.m. Saturday, October 16. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

Show Announcements: Week of September 23

The Prince of Darkness, the Godfather of Metal, the Man Who Chews through Living Creatures will terrorize Scottrade on December 10. ​ Blueberry Hill *Dave Barnes, November 4 *Devon Allman's Honeytribe, November 6 *Jaron and the Long Road to Love, October 14 The Firebird *Hawthorne Heights, ... More >>

Review Photos: Lilith Fair St. Louis, Featuring Mary J. Blige, Court Yard Hounds, Metric, Emmylou Harris, Sarah McLachlan, Friday, July 16

Jon GitchoffMary J. Blige, live at Lilith Fair​"This is so much better than I could have ever imagined," exclaimed Mary J. Blige, as the Lilith Fair crowd cheered wildly for her. The same could be said about yesterday's all-day show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. While negative publicit ... More >>

Lilith Fair 2010: The St. Louis Schedule [Updated]

sarahmclachlan.com​Lilith Fair St. Louis is finally happening this Friday, July 16. Did you check out our Metric interview with Emily Haines yet? Just wait -- we'll have outtakes from the chat tomorrow. Now, I know people are curious as to what act was playing at what time on Friday -- and s ... More >>

Summertime St. Louis comes alive with the sound of music

Show Announcements: Week of April 20

Canadian indie rockers Metric will grace St. Louis with their presence not once, but twice in the coming months; with Muse on November 5 and Lilith Fair on July 16. GET EXCITED. ​ Antarctica *Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk, May 13 BB's Jazz Blues and Soups *Eli Cook, June 9 Beale On Broadway * ... More >>

Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Emmylou Harris Added to St. Louis Lilith Fair Line-up

Kelly Clarkson will be at Lilith Fair in St. Louis.​Pop powerhouse Kelly Clarkson, hip-hop diva Mary J. Blige and country legend Emmylou Harris will be joining previously announced acts Sarah McLachlan and Metric at the St. Louis stop of the Lilith Fair on Friday, July 16. Others scheduled to ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of January 25

As always, asterisks indicate bands coming through St. Louis... Vintage Vinyl 1. MURPHY LEE---You See Me 2. BEACH HOUSE---Teen Dream 3. VAMPIRE WEEKEND---Contra 4. CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG---IRM 5. ANVIL---This Is Thirteen 6. SPOON---Transference 7. MAGNETIC FIELDS---Realism* 8. TEDDY PENDERGRASS---Ess ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of January 18

Euclid Records 1. Spoon - Transference 2. Eels - End Times 3. Vampire Weekend - Contra 4. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast 5. Tom Waits - Glitter & Doom Live 6. Josh Ritter - Hello Starling 7. John Mayer - Battle Studies* 8. Nirvana - Live At Reading 9. Ring ... More >>

St. Louis Is Getting a Lilith Fair Date

Stop smirking: The fact that St. Louis snagged a date on the being-routed Lilith Fair is kind of awesome. This year's list of artists playing some (or all) of the dates for the reactivated all-female-artists tour -- nothing's set in stone yet -- is bordering on the incredible: Heart! Cat Power! Lore ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of January 11 to 17

Although Vampire Weekend dominated both stores this week, I would just like to note that Dr. Dre's The Chronic was a top seller at Vintage Vinyl last week. Proof that it's always Dre Day. Euclid Records 1. Vampire Weekend - Contra 2. Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind 3. Tom Waits - Glitter & Doom L ... More >>

Vintage Vinyl's Top 50 Best-Selling CDs and Top 25 Best-Selling LPs of 2008

Vintage Vinyl just released its list of best-selling LPs and CDs of 2008. (Physical product? Remember that?) Interesting to see how many local releases -- and how much hip-hop/R&B/rap -- is on the CD list, while how much old (and new) indie rock is on the LP list. Looks like you kids are downloa ... More >>

Show Review: Nas, Talib Kweli, Jay Electronica at the Pageant, Wednesday, 9/3/08

2007 MTV VMAs Wrap-Up: Stream-of-Conscious about Britney, Timberlake and more

"Mardi Gras Inc. has turned our groovy, happy neighborhood event into a bloated, neutered, corporate-sponsored gross-out."

Week of January 4, 2006

Mary J. Blige

Reflections — A Retrospective (Geffen)

Diddy

Press Play (Atlantic)

The Next Big Thing

A middle-aged couple with a million dollars and a big dream: To make St. Louis a pop-music hub

Mary J. Blige

7:30 p.m. Friday, July 14. UMB Bank Pavilion (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights).

Rap vs. Rapture

Christian hip-hop is on the march, but some say it's the Devil's music

Nikka Costa

Saturday, May 7; the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)

Usher Wants His MTV

Why a pop megastar still feels neglected by the mainstream

Missy Elliott

This Is Not a Test (Elektra)

King of Rock

Rhymer Common breaks new ground on his adventurous, rock-infused new disc

The St. Lunatics Fringe

Producer Jason "Jay E" Epperson crafts the beats that make Nelly fans swoon. So how come you've never heard of him?

Sweaty Teddy

For this maestro, the weddings go on forever and the receptions never change

Sounds Around Town

Week of July 3, 2002

Mary J. Blige

Wednesday, July 3; UMB Bank Pavilion

Sweet Willie

Friends of local musical treasure Willie Akins want to help erase his medical bills

For the Record

Big-box stores deal big blow to old-time music retailers

Sound in Motion

Former (and future?) Fugee Wyclef Jean arrives in St. Louis to present The Ecleftic

Boom in the System

Shattering records and eardrums at the Autosound Challenge