Old 97's

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from May 20 to 26

Next weekend looks pretty awesome, though anything does when an extended weekend awaits most of us thanks to Memorial Day. Keep that extra sleep time in mind while slogging through the work week and affording yourself some time to enjoy visits from acts like Andrew W.K., Soundgarden and El Ten Eleve ... More >>

The Old 97's Return to 1997 at the Pageant: Time Tripping at the Genesis of Alt-Country

Old 97s, with The Travoltas and Rhett Miller (solo) The Pageant Oct. 16, 2012 Music is a funny thing. Like photos or scent, songs have a way of making us remember the past. Late relatives. Swim class. That road trip to Dollywood with a jerk you never should have dated in the first place. Chances ar ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From October 15 to 21

Please pardon my lack of enthusiasm today; I'm still mourning that crushing playoff-ending defeat our city's beloved Redbirds faced on Friday -- damn those victorious Nationals. Also, Dewey Defeats Truman! Oh, ESPN. There's good shows this week: Smashing Pumpkins plays the Chaifetz on Thursday -- i ... More >>

Old 97's

8 p.m. Tuesday, October 16. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Slash, Meek Mill, Los Lobos and More in This Week's New 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 >>

Old 97's at the Pageant, 1/31/12: Photos

Alt-country hero the Old 97's returned to St. Louis last night, playing for a pleased crowd at the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-6161). Todd Owyoung was ready to capture frontman/dreamboat Rhett Miller in all his sweaty throes of honky-tonkin' -- check out some highlights, including a gli ... More >>

Old 97's and Ryan Adams' Paths Cross Once Again Tonight St. Louis

The biggest two shows in St. Louis tonight pit headliners that haven't exactly had a history of friendship. The heat has long since faded, but Ryan Adams, particularly in his Whiskeytown days, was known to have a bit of an attitude about the Old 97's and frontman Rhett Miller in particular. Jesse Hu ... More >>

Old 97's

8 p.m. Tuesday, January 31. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Henry Rollins, Old 97s Lead This Week's Show Announcements

Courtesy of the artistHot.​From the looks of it, we're in for another killer spring as far as concerts are concerned. The Old 97's bring that highly accessible Texas twang to The Pageant is a bright spot on January 21. Henry Rollins, he of nimble mind and Black Flag fame also heads to the Page ... More >>

SebastiAn, Jackie-O Motherfucker, Old 97's: This Week's New Releases

​​Each Tuesday, record-store clerks unpack boxes of albums and restock shelves with the latest releases. This week brings an abundance of notable albums, including new stuff from alt-country outfit Old 97's, French electro artist SebastiAn and West coast psychedelics Jackie-O Motherfucker.

Summerfest 2011: What to Expect, What to See and More

​Billed as the "World's Largest Music Festival," Summerfest in Milwaukee is more like an epic feel-good concert series. The festival has the same good-natured and down-to-earth vibe of a city fair, packed with tens of thousands of people proud of their city. Make the half-day drive not for a t ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa, George Clinton Lead this Week's New Show Announcements

Sarah RusnakWiz Khalifa mugging with local rapper Yung Ro in March 2011.​Light week for announcements while venues finalize their summer schedules, but there are some gems here: Super Jam 4 will blow through Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on June 12--it's the first St. Louis date for Wiz Khalif ... More >>

St. Louis at SXSW 2011: Who's Playing Where

Annie ZaleskiNato Caliph at SXSW a few years ago​It's hard to believe, but the music portion of the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2011. In the last quarter-century, the annual event has evolved to become the gathering place for music-industry darlings, wann ... More >>

Review Setlist: Old 97's at the Pageant, Friday, February 18

Jon GitchoffRhett Miller of Old 97's​Rhett Miller packs more boyish charm into one pick-clutching pinkie finger than the entire Justin Bieber empire. And don't get me started on his hair. Apologies for invoking the Bieb, but last night at the Pageant, Miller and the Old 97's delivered an energ ... More >>

Old 97's

8 p.m. Friday, February 18. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of December 6-12, 2010

* = local, = coming to town ​Vintage Vinyl 1. T.I.---No Mercy 2. KANYE WEST---My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 3. CHARLIE WILSON---Just Charlie 4. ERIC BENET---Lost In Time* 5. QUINCY JONES---Q: Soul Bossa Nostra 6. NICKI MINAJ---Pink Friday 7. TEMPTATIONS---Give Love At Christmas 8. ANGEL ... More >>

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 >>

Show Announcements: Week of November 18

Interpol fans (and former fans turned skeptics) get a second Interpol date in 2010; you don't even have to sit through U2. At the Pageant with School of Seven Bells (!) February 11.​ BB's Jazz Blues and Soups *Michael "Iron Man" Burks, December 4 Chaifetz Arena *Mike Epps, April 1

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 >>

Ten Memorable Shows at The Pageant, In Honor Of Its Tenth Birthday

This Saturday, the Pageant celebrates its tenth birthday with a concert by Chuck Berry. $35 general admission tickets are still available; balcony seats are sold out. The show starts at 8 p.m. with a set from Shooting With Annie. In the venue's lengthy history (a PDF listing its shows is a whoppi ... More >>

Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett steps out of the band's shadow with an excellent new solo album

Old 97's

8 p.m. Saturday, July 18. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Twangfest Auction Rolls On, Fest Starts Tonight With Alejandro Escovedo at the Pageant

Twangfest 13 starts tonight at the Pageant with Amy Lavere, Hot Club of Cowtown and Alejandro Escovedo, but the Twangfest eBay Auction, an annual charity event for KDHX Community Media, has been rolling for a week, with many items ending this afternoon. Lots of cool and rare music stuff. Check it ou ... More >>

St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of May 12

Pop's *Combichrist, Saturday, June 20 *Evans Blue, Tuesday, June 23 Blueberry Hill *Matthew Sweet, Friday, June 19 *Trevor Hall, Friday, July 10 *Dar Williams, Tuesday, August 18 Pageant *Story of the Year, Saturday, June 27 *Mat Kearney, Monday, July 13 *Old 97's, Saturday, July 18 *Edwin McCain, F ... More >>

Tonight! Murry Hammond of Old 97's at Off Broadway

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: September 19-21 (Bonus September 22!)

Foreigner's Lou Gramm — touring as a solo artist with his new band — answers our urgent questions, while Old 97's Murry Hammond steps out with a gospel-folk solo record

MP3 Weekender: Earthworms, Ratatat, Brothers & Sisters

Home on the Range: The Old 97's gets back to its roots on the new Blame It on Gravity

Foam: A Little Update and a Muxtape

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St. Louis Gigantic Concert Calendar, April 7 through August

Twangfest Lineup Announced: Old 97s, Waco Brothers, Charles Walker & the Dynamites, Ha Ha Tonka, more!

Okkervil River, Roky Erickson, Minipop, Soundtrack of Our Lives at SXSW

Homespun

Caleb Travers & Big City Lights
Blue Weathered Dreams
(self-released)

Old 97's Rhett Miller, Luna's Dean Wareham Double as Authors

The Ween Abides

Ten reasons Ween's better than your favorite band.

Old 97's

8 p.m. Tuesday, July 10. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Garrison Starr/Rhett Miller

Tuesday, April 18, at 8 p.m. The Gargoyle on the campus of Washington University (Forsyth and Skinker boulevards)

Rhett Miller

The Believer (Verve Forecast)

Anyone for Doomsday?

B-Sides crafts a mix CD for the dumped, reviews a ringtone blowing up our cells and explores the beef between MF Doom and MF Grimm

Magnetic South

We fatwa Magnet, chat up Ken Bethea and wonder what exactly is going on with Todd Rundgren's Web site

I'll Drink to That

Fuel your New Year's Eve with these boozy sing-along tunes

Golden Oldies

We talk with the Old 97's, turn up the freedom rock and marvel at Wilco's PR machine

Sibling Rivalry

A brother and sister discuss a brother and sister, plus we take a look at Twangfest

Alejandro Escovedo with Jason Ringenberg and Rodeo Soul

Friday, June 29; Off Broadway

Sound of Satellites

With the new release Satellite Rides, the Old 97's continue their transformation from a country-rock band to a more expansive outfit.

Night & Day

June 30 - July 1, 1999

Sound Checks

Sound Checks