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  • Music

    February 16, 2012

    Homespun: Bryter Layter

    Two Lenses
    Students of Decay

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    The 33 1/3 Series is Accepting Submissions

    ​Earlier this month, Spin announced that it is moving most of its album reviews to Twitter. Music writing is getting shorter, not longer, and yet the 33 1/3 Series, which has the gall to publish entire books on albums that aren't even current, soldiers on. There are 85 installments in print n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Mikey Wehling's Tape Trilogy Opus Gets its Live Debut Tonight

    Bryan Sutter​In this week's feature, Ryan Wasoba tells the story of Mikey Wehling's tumultuous year. A key member of the now-defunct Messy Jiverson, Wehling found meaning and solace through hard times in a four track and a kitchen sink of musical ideas. The resulting trilogy of Reverb tapes, o ... More >>

  • Music

    November 17, 2011

    Mikey Wheling's lo-tech sci-fi heartbreak trilogy

    Bryan Sutter​In this week's feature, Ryan Wasoba tells the story of Mikey Wehling's tumultuous year. A key member of the now-defunct Messy Jiverson, Wehling found meaning and solace through hard times in a four track and a kitchen sink of musical ideas. The resulting trilogy of Reverb tapes, o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    "Free Bird" is Actually, Seriously a Great Song

    wikimedia commons​The extraneous requesting of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" is one of the longest running jokes in rock and roll history. It also ranks among the least funny. Each time a lazy heckler yells "Free Bird" at a rock band, a lose-lose situation results. The band is mocked and the he ... More >>

  • Music

    June 2, 2011

    Some of St. Louis' biggest music fans submit itineraries for the showcase

    wikimedia commons​The extraneous requesting of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" is one of the longest running jokes in rock and roll history. It also ranks among the least funny. Each time a lazy heckler yells "Free Bird" at a rock band, a lose-lose situation results. The band is mocked and the he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Mikey Wehling Talks Lo-Fi and Going To School with Midlake

    ​Mikey Wehling's newest EP, Galaxy Reverb, came out earlier this week and can be downloaded for free on bandcamp. It's a studiously homemade affair, recorded on a four-track in Wehling's basement using equipment he scrounged up at places like garage sales. The results are at once heartfelt an ... More >>

  • Music

    December 16, 2010

    2010: The Year In Music

    ​Mikey Wehling's newest EP, Galaxy Reverb, came out earlier this week and can be downloaded for free on bandcamp. It's a studiously homemade affair, recorded on a four-track in Wehling's basement using equipment he scrounged up at places like garage sales. The results are at once heartfelt an ... More >>

  • Music

    November 11, 2010

    Iron & Wine

    8 p.m. Saturday, November 13. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Review: Freelance Whales and Peter Wolf Crier Hover and Thrash at Off Broadway, Tuesday, June 8

    Freelance Whales​If not an outright winner, Freelance Whales is certainly a contender for indiest of indie rock bands at this very moment. (That statement is purposefully ambiguous, or meaningless.) Last night at a surprisingly populated Off Broadway, the launchpad excitement for its first vis ... More >>

  • Music

    May 12, 2010

    Midlake's second album is worth the blood, sweat and tears it took to record

    Freelance Whales​If not an outright winner, Freelance Whales is certainly a contender for indiest of indie rock bands at this very moment. (That statement is purposefully ambiguous, or meaningless.) Last night at a surprisingly populated Off Broadway, the launchpad excitement for its first vis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Interview: The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

    Michael G. Rizzi​ The Mars Volta is far too weird for its own popularity, but somehow Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and their virtual lazy susan of band members have turned virtuosic, psychedelic prog jams into gold records and a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. Nobody is m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Aaron's Thing of the Week - 22/07/09: The Saturn Suicide Show

    A couple of years ago, there was quite the competition among the major car companies, and it led to a true golden age for us all. It wasn't some sort of race to see who could make the safest car, or the most fuel efficient, or even the most stylish. No, the war I speak of was a quieter sort, a ... More >>

  • Music

    July 22, 2009

    History Never Repeats: Josh Ritter conquers complacency with an orchestral-leaning record and a tour with on-the-fly horn sections

    A couple of years ago, there was quite the competition among the major car companies, and it led to a true golden age for us all. It wasn't some sort of race to see who could make the safest car, or the most fuel efficient, or even the most stylish. No, the war I speak of was a quieter sort, a ... More >>

  • Film

    June 10, 2009

    Have screenplay, will travel: Dave Eggers makes his film-writing debut with Away We Go

    A couple of years ago, there was quite the competition among the major car companies, and it led to a true golden age for us all. It wasn't some sort of race to see who could make the safest car, or the most fuel efficient, or even the most stylish. No, the war I speak of was a quieter sort, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

    Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category.Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantastic F ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2008

    Hayden

    9 p.m. Thursday, September 25. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2008

    Show Review: Iron and Wine at the Pageant, Friday, June 13

    9 p.m. Thursday, September 25. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City

  • Music

    February 6, 2008

    Nina Nastasia

    8:30 p.m. Saturday, February 9. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Music

    October 17, 2007

    The Ween Abides

    Ten reasons Ween's better than your favorite band.

  • Home Entertainment

    October 10, 2007

    Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:

    Ten reasons Ween's better than your favorite band.

  • Music

    March 14, 2007

    Rocky Votolato / Owen

    9 p.m. Tuesday, March 20. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).

  • Music

    June 21, 2006

    Mojave 3

    Puzzles Like You (4AD)

  • Music

    May 24, 2006

    Juana Molina

    Son (Domino)

  • Music

    March 22, 2006

    Hello, Moon

    Gather 'round, children — we have a story to tell about some new indie rock for kids

  • Music

    December 7, 2005

    South by Southwest

    Iron and Wine and Calexico meet each other halfway — and the results are gorgeous

  • Music

    October 19, 2005

    The Yellow Umbrella Tour

    Tuesday, October 25; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City)

  • Music

    April 13, 2005

    Brad Mehldau

    Wednesday, April 13, through Saturday, April 16; Jazz at the Bistro (3536 Washington Avenue)

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of January 19, 2005

  • Yearend

    December 22, 2004

    Marrying the Mainstream

    White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the years best pop-rock records.

  • Music

    November 10, 2004

    Terror Blues

    Radar Station chats with Jay Farrar on the most depressing day of the year

  • Music

    August 11, 2004

    Various Artists | Various Artists

    The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (Walt Disney Records) | Garden State (Epic)

  • Music

    August 11, 2004

    Ultimate Rock Fantasy

    Forget the office-football draft, dude. Here's a far cooler way to waste your time and your employer's money.

  • Music

    July 14, 2004

    Gravenhurst

    Flashlight Seasons (Warp)

  • Music

    April 21, 2004

    Iron & Wine

    Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop)

  • Music

    October 29, 2003

    Catharsis Regained

    Jia Davis is rising from Bits N Pieces' ashes

  • Music

    January 22, 2003

    Josh Ritter with Jimmie Dale Gilmore

    Wednesday, January 29; Focal Point Arts Center

  • Music

    October 9, 2002

    Linda Thompson

    Fashionably Late (Rounder)

  • Film

    January 9, 2002

    Royal's Screw-Ups

    Anderson's film is like its characters: flawed genius

  • Music

    May 9, 2001

    Cousteau

    Cousteau (Palm Pictures)

  • Music

    February 28, 2001

    Trio Troubadour

    Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau stretches his art by performing not only jazz standards but Brahms, Beethoven, Radiohead and Nick Drake

  • Culture

    February 14, 2001

    Dutch Treat

    Vincent van Gogh receives art therapy at the St. Louis Art Museum

  • News

    December 27, 2000

    Letters

    Week of December 27, 2000

  • Music

    December 20, 2000

    Born to Die

    Knowing how Nick Drake expired helps bring his music to life

  • Music

    November 15, 2000

    Color My World

    The Look and the Feel of Sexicolor isn't breaking any new ground, but it's a delight nonetheless

  • Music

    November 1, 2000

    Diana Darby

    Naked Time (Delmore Recording Society)

  • Music

    September 22, 1999

    PETE HAM

    Golders Green (Rykodisc)

  • Music

    April 14, 1999

    Sound Checks

    Golders Green (Rykodisc)

  • Music

    January 13, 1999

    Golden Rockets

    Golders Green (Rykodisc)

  • Music

    January 6, 1999

    1998: The Year in Music, Part 2

    Golders Green (Rykodisc)

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