Nick Hornby

RFT Spring Arts Guide 2012: Music

Review Setlist: Ben Folds at the Pageant, Sunday, January 30

Todd OwyoungBen Folds​As the sound of a soul-funk emcee roaring like a crazy man boomed over the Pageant's soundsystem, Ben Folds and his four-man backing band ran around the stage. They climbed over their instruments, made lots of clanging noise, acted ridiculous - the piano man even shook hi ... More >>

Ben Folds and Nick Hornby find kindred spirits in each other on Lonely Avenue

Todd OwyoungBen Folds​As the sound of a soul-funk emcee roaring like a crazy man boomed over the Pageant's soundsystem, Ben Folds and his four-man backing band ran around the stage. They climbed over their instruments, made lots of clanging noise, acted ridiculous - the piano man even shook hi ... More >>

How Ben Folds Became the Patron Saint of A Cappella

Kyleigh DiGregorio​In this week's paper, I chatted with Ben Folds, who's playing a sold-out show at the Pageant on Sunday night. Folds' latest album, Lonely Avenue, is a collaboration with author Nick Hornby. In addition to this project, Folds has been dabbling in the world of a cappella over ... More >>

Ben Folds Coming to the Pageant? [Answer: Yes!]

According to an email from Ben Folds' publicist, he's going to be playing at the Pageant on Sunday, January 30. The venue has not yet announced this show, so until we hear otherwise, consider this show unconfirmed. The show -- Folds with a full band, for the record -- is confirmed! Tickets are $32, ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of October 11

* = coming to town, = local ​Euclid Records 1 Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love 2. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest 3. Of Montreal - False Priest* 4. John Legend/Roots Wake Up! 5. Neil Young - Le Noise 6. Old 97's - The Grand Theatre 7. Eric Clapton - Clapton 8. Fistful Of Mercy - As I Cal ... More >>

Once Again, Franzen Offends Powerful Literary Women

Jonathan Franzen's new book, Freedom, isn't out until Tuesday, but he's already pissed off some pretty prominent women in literary circles. This time, however, it's not Oprah. And he hasn't really done much besides exist and be the recipient of a rave review in the New York Times from another powerf ... More >>

Show Review Setlist: Ben Folds and a Piano Triumphs Despite a Distracted Crowd

​ Ben Folds and his piano rocked the Chaifetz Arena last night, despite the less-than-intimate venue and somewhat-inattentive crowd. The personable popstar didn't chat as much between songs, possibly because it's hard to unite a crowd in an oversized venue like the Chaifetz. For such an intim ... More >>

Higher Learning: An Education and its star, Carey Mulligan, get good marks

​ Ben Folds and his piano rocked the Chaifetz Arena last night, despite the less-than-intimate venue and somewhat-inattentive crowd. The personable popstar didn't chat as much between songs, possibly because it's hard to unite a crowd in an oversized venue like the Chaifetz. For such an intim ... More >>

Marah

9 p.m. Thursday, February 19. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

St. Louis Serenade: Seven years in the making, Kyle Beachy's debut novel is a love letter to the Gateway City

9 p.m. Thursday, February 19. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Lew Prince suss out the local theater scene

Review: High Fidelity at A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre at Washington University

Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Lew Prince suss out the local theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Lew Prince suss out the local theater scene

Turn It Up

New Line rocks out

Letters

Week of April 13, 2005

For Love of the Game

The Farrelly brothers swing straight and hit the sweet spot

About a Man

In Good Company is wonderfully funny, a bit sad and unmistakably real

The Edge of Treason

Bridget Jones is betrayed by a dumb, dull sequel

Better to Flame Out?

We look at some of St. Louis' almost-beens, chat with Marah and plan to scar our liver at Beat Fest

Books on Tapes

Lo-tech gift giving is easy with these rock books

It's a Black Thing

The teacher, not the teaching, makes this School of Rock

Intl. Fun Bomb

Introduce the kiddos to international music and dance -- and learn a thing or two yourself

Hammer of the Gods

With a handful of artists, "classic rock" is not a pejorative

Pie Kids

How two American filmmakers made a very British Boy

Hugh Fidelity

Grant grows from a badly drawn Boy to a man in charming fashion

Paperback Writers

The latest music books struggle to demystify pop culture's greatest enigmas

List-omania

RFT music geeks pick the best recordings of 2001

Hits and Grins

The greatest-hits format has fallen out of favor, but sometimes the results are pure gold

Nothing Hill

It's hard to fall in love with America's Sweethearts

Bill Morrissey

Friday, May 11; Focal Point

Girl, Afraid

Renée Zellweger nervously Joneses for romance

Imperfect 10s

Picking the best of a bad movie year

Invisible Soundtrack

On Kid A, Radiohead learns to disappear -- then reappear -- completely

High Fidelity

Directed by Stephen Frears

Critical Mass

RFT music critics offer a cut-and-paste compendium of the year in music. Everyone's wrong. Everyone's right.

Boy Wonder

RFT music critics offer a cut-and-paste compendium of the year in music. Everyone's wrong. Everyone's right.

Hit Parade

RFT music critics offer a cut-and-paste compendium of the year in music. Everyone's wrong. Everyone's right.