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Menomena

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Seven St. Louis Bands to Watch in 2012: What Are Your Picks?

    Ed. In this week's print edition, we talk a bit about seven bands we're think will be worth watching in 2012. They're listed here -- please let us know what you're excited about in the comments below. Karate Bikini Though Karate Bikini has been in existence in some fashion for a few years, it has ... More >>

  • Music

    January 5, 2012

    Seven St. Louis bands to watch in 2012

    Ed. In this week's print edition, we talk a bit about seven bands we're think will be worth watching in 2012. They're listed here -- please let us know what you're excited about in the comments below. Karate Bikini Though Karate Bikini has been in existence in some fashion for a few years, it has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Review: Menomena and Maps & Atlases at the Gargoyle, Thursday, March 10

    Scott Layne​These are interesting times for Menomena. Last night's show at The Gargoyle was part of the Portland band's second tour without founding keyboardist Brent Knopf, who left the group in January. This is not an inconsequential loss; Knopf's clear, high voice complemented his ex-bandma ... More >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2011

    Menomena/Maps & Atlases

    8 p.m. Thursday, March 10. The Gargoyle, 6465 Forsyth Boulevard, in the Mallinckrodt Center on the campus of Washington University.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Show Announcements: Week of January 13

    Akron/Family don't just stunt as Michael Gira's marionettes in Angels of Light, the band fight the good fight against piracy by leaking a series of dummy albums prior to the release of their new long player in February. With Delicate Steve at The Billiken Club February 28. ​ BB's Jazz Blues a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Menomena Returns to St. Louis, Albeit Without A Member

    Diana BenantiMenoemena at the Luminary Center for the Arts, October 2010​On Friday, word broke that multi-instrumentalist Brent Knopf was leaving Menomena. In a brief statement, the band said, "After 10 years of fruit­ful col­lab­o­ra­tion, Brent Knopf has decided to part ways with Menom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Destroyer, The War on Drugs Open the Luminary Center for the Arts' 2011 Season

    In the past two years, the Luminary Center for the Arts' Elevator Music Series has brought tons of up-and-coming bands to town -- including (but not limited to) Javelin, Warpaint, Abe Vigoda and Menomena. The 2011 edition of this occasional music series is upholding tradition: The first show of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    The Riverfront Times' 31 Best Concerts of 2010: #20-11

    Jason Stoff​(This is part two of our 31 Best Concerts of 2010 countdown. If you missed part one, #31-21, you can view that here.) 20. Todd Rundgren, Roberts Orpheum Theater, September 10, 2010 "Finally the curtain came down, but the last song wasn't over -- the band kept playing, and when the ... More >>

  • Music

    December 16, 2010

    2010: The Year In Music

    Jason Stoff​(This is part two of our 31 Best Concerts of 2010 countdown. If you missed part one, #31-21, you can view that here.) 20. Todd Rundgren, Roberts Orpheum Theater, September 10, 2010 "Finally the curtain came down, but the last song wasn't over -- the band kept playing, and when the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of November 22-28, 2010

    * = coming to town, = local ​Vintage Vinyl 1. KANYE WEST---My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2. THE NATIONAL---High Violet (Expanded Edition) 3. NICKI MINAJ---Pink Friday 4. RIHANNA---Loud 5. LATIMORE---All About The Rhythm & The Blues 6. NELLY---5.0 7. LIL WAYNE---I Am Not A Human Being 8. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Review Setlist: Menomena, The Globes and Tu Fawning Wake Up The Work-Week at the Luminary Center for the Arts, Monday, October 11

    Menomena packed the house last night at the Luminary Center for the Arts, with a three-act bill that was damned close to perfect. It's rare that two relatively unknown opening acts are treated with more than casual disinterest, especially when opening for a band that commands repeated listens like M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Interview Outtakes: Menomena's Danny Seim on Creed and How His Nerdiness Compares to Rush's Collective Nerdiness

    Alicia Rose​In this week's music feature, Menomena drummer Danny Seim goes into detail about the band's unique songwriting process and its newest Barsuk Records full length, Mines. Read on below for some interview outtakes, in which contributor Ryan Wasoba discovers Seim's apparent obsession w ... More >>

  • Music

    October 6, 2010

    Digital indie whizzes Menomena refine their complex craft on Mines

    Alicia Rose​In this week's music feature, Menomena drummer Danny Seim goes into detail about the band's unique songwriting process and its newest Barsuk Records full length, Mines. Read on below for some interview outtakes, in which contributor Ryan Wasoba discovers Seim's apparent obsession w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of August 23

    * = coming to town, = local ​Euclid Records 1. JJ Grey & Mofro - Georgia Warhorse* 2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 3. Eels - Tomorrow Morning 4. Black Crowes - Croweology 5. Black Keys - Brothers 6. Best Coast - Crazy For You* 7. Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard 8. Jimmie Vaughan - Plays Blue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of August 16-22

    * = coming to town, = local ​Vintage Vinyl 1. COHEED & CAMBRIA---Year Of The Black Rainbow* 2. THE FORCE---Everybody Wins 3. KEM---Intimacy* 4. BLACK CROWES---Croweology* 5. SLEIGH BELLS---Treats 6. ESPARANZA SPALDING---Chamber Music Society 7. JOHN MELLENCAMP---No Better Than This 8. METRI ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of August 2-8

    * = coming to town, = local ​Vintage Vinyl 1. ARCADE FIRE---Suburbs 2. BLACK CROWES---Croweology* 3. RICK ROSS---Teflon Don 4. EMINEM---Recovery 5. BUN B---Trill O.G. 6. GOV'T MULE---Mulennium 7. LOS LOBOS---Tin Can Rust 8. MENOMENA---Mines* 9. ROOTS---How I Got Over 10. DRAKE---Thank Me Lat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of July 25-August 1

    * = coming to town, = local ​Euclid Records 1. Best Coast - Crazy For You* 2. Black Keys - Brothers 3. Devo - Something For Everybody 4. Menomena - Mines* 5. Alejandro Escovedo - Street Songs Of Love* 6. Mark Olson - Many Colored Kite* 7. Tom Petty - Mojo 8. Robert Randolph - We Walk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, July 27

    (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Nightmare​*Avenged Sevenfold, Nightmare Listen to A7X's new album and check out videos here. *Charlotte, Medusa Groove Charlotte, according to hardrockhide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Maps & Atlases at the Firebird, Tuesday, July 6

    Prior to their first full-length, Perch Patchwork (Barsuk Records), which came out last week, Maps & Atlases had gotten away with a discography of just two EPs in four years. That's because each EP, not to mention each song, is an internal combustion of melodies and percussion fueled by technical an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Show Announcements: Week of June 17

    Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba and his crew will bring the (emotional) pain to Six Flags on July 28. ​ 2720 Cherokee *Papadosio, June 17 Beale on Broadway *The Blasters, July 2 Blueberry Hill *Chuck Berry, July 21 *Bettie Serveert, October 22

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Menomena Booked at the Luminary Center for the Arts

    (H/T to eagle-eyed commenter Chris for the tip.) Mark the date: Monday, October 11, Menomena is booked at the Luminary Center for the Arts. Tickets are now available right here. The highly creative Portland band hasn't been to St. Louis since a Halloween show at the Billiken Club several years ago. ... More >>

  • News

    December 19, 2007

    2007: The Year in Movies and Music

    A year-end wrap-up of what we adored, what was ignored and what the new year will bring.

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    Menomena Video from the Show

    A year-end wrap-up of what we adored, what was ignored and what the new year will bring.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    Menomena Photos from October 30's Billiken Club Show

    A year-end wrap-up of what we adored, what was ignored and what the new year will bring.

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2007

    This Week's Issue

    A year-end wrap-up of what we adored, what was ignored and what the new year will bring.

  • Music

    October 24, 2007

    A Pug's Life

    Menomena's manager is a bitch. No, really.

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    St. Louis Concert Calendar: September 18, 2007

    Menomena's manager is a bitch. No, really.

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    Introducing the Band, Part Two: So Many Dynamos guitarist Griffin Kay talks music, Billiken Club

    Menomena's manager is a bitch. No, really.

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2007

    St. Louis Concert Calendar: Tuesday, August 21

    Menomena's manager is a bitch. No, really.

  • Music

    March 14, 2007

    Menomena

    Friend and Foe (Barsuk)

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