Otis Redding

Ten Songs For Hating On Stupid Idiot Valentine's Day

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, one of the most polarizing of all holidays. Do you enjoy taking this day as a reminder to appreciate your loved ones and get romantic? Or are you annoyed by a manufactured holiday that brings out candy-coated bullshit and makes the lonely feel lonelier? Either way, we a ... More >>

Ten Songs To Get Busy To On Valentine's Day

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, one of the most polarizing of all holidays. Do you enjoy taking this day as a reminder to appreciate your loved ones and get romantic? Or are you annoyed by a manufactured holiday that brings out candy-coated bullshit and makes the lonely feel lonelier? Either way, we a ... More >>

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound

8 p.m. Sunday, December 30. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Roland Johnson

10 p.m. Friday, October 12. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 South Broadway.

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From October 8 to 14

Before we get into it: I am sure you are all already aware that White Rabbits is playing in town this week. And I am sure you've all seen this ubiquitous press photo, wherein all the members of the band are sprawled lazily on the floor, haphazardly surrounded by their hopelessly-tangled instrument c ... More >>

The Summer of Love Heats Up

The Ten Best Juke Boxes in St. Louis

​Selecting the Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this RFT Music series, we're beeboping and scattin' our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. There is no surer way ... More >>

Happy Birthday Shirley Brown, Enemy to Hussies Everywhere

This post is dedicated to all the creepsters out there. You know who I'm talking about: dudes who troll for tail while their significant others obliviously go about their day. These philanders think they can get away with their serial cheating, but almost 97 percent[1] of the time a girlfriend shak ... More >>

XV, Ana Sia Lead This Week's Show Announcements

The Throne is to Otis Redding as Kansas chief XV is to Dion and the Belmonts--no one is mad about the reminder to revisit. Vizzy brings his backpack rap to Cicero's on February 2. New Orleans brassy ball busters Bonerama return to the Old Rock House on February 12. Plenty of DJs, dubheads and EDM w ... More >>

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound at Off Broadway, 12/10/11: Review and Photos

Mike Appelstein​JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound | Bailiff Off Broadway December 10, 2011 Toward the end of its set at Off Broadway last night, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound's bassist Ben Taylor addressed the crowd. Though they'd spent the last few months touring America and Europe, he said, they ... More >>

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound

9 p.m. Saturday, December 10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Introducing The Euclid Records Gazebo A-Go-Go Celebration, Featuring Live Music And More

​Euclid Records will be kicking off fall with its first ever Gazebo A-Go-Go Celebration on October 1st. Crafts, food, art, a stage and more will be set up in the Webster Groves Gazebo in Old Orchard, while the annual sidewalk sale will take place down the block at the Euclid store. Performi ... More >>

Kanye West and Jay-Z, The Horrors, Pepper Rabbit: This Week's New Releases

​​Each Tuesday, record-store clerks unpack boxes of albums and restock shelves with the latest releases. This week brings many notable releases, including the much-anticipated collaboration between Kanye West and Jay-Z, British shoegaze punks the Horrors and Pepper Rabbit.

Bo-Keys

3 p.m. Friday, July 15. Euclid Records, 601 East Lockwood Avenue.

Review Setlist Photos: Eli "Paperboy" Reed Delivers at Off Broadway, Tuesday, March 22

Katie Moulton​Did Eli "Paperboy" Reed strike a deal with the devil? How else could this 27-year-old Massachusetts native sing like a soulman's screamin' dream, with all the sexy swagger of Wilson Pickett? Last night's performance at Off Broadway demolished all doubt: If you want music of the h ... More >>

The Discography: A One-Stop Website for All of Your Music Lawsuit Needs

image via​If you have any interest at all in the music business, be sure to bookmark The Discography, a new website developed by a recent graduate at the Washington University School of Law that catalogs more than 2,400 music-related court cases dating back to 1833. Loren Wells, the site's cr ... More >>

Show Review: Second Night of Beat 'n' Soul Offers Garage-Rock Fuzz and Sweet Soul Sounds

Christian SchaefferThe Fleshtones atop Off Broadway's bar​The promise of rock & roll has always been the promise of being forever young, and last night the patrons at Off Broadway got a good argument for music's gift of eternal youth. The inaugural weekend of the (hopefully) annual Beat 'n' So ... More >>

Show Review: First Night of Beat 'n' Soul Gets Down at Off Broadway, Friday, November 5

Marie ArsenaultThe Bo-Keys at Off Broadway​The concept behind Beat 'n' Soul is straightforward enough: two nights of veteran and revivalist garage rock and soul at one club in St. Louis. Think of it as a mini Ponderosa Stomp for the River City. In terms of quality, the lineup for the maiden vo ... More >>

Show Review Photos Setlist: Paste Tour featuring Jason Isbell and Langhorne Slim Brings Hodge-Podge of Talent to Off Broadway, Friday, October 15

Jess LutherJason Isbell​The Paste Tour brought together a hodge-podge of big talent to Off Broadway last night, and despite a disconnect in pacing between the first and second halves, the show was a solid showcase of guitar-heavy up-and-comers.

Veronica Schuster of Harvest Restaurant in Richmond Heights: Featured Bartender of the Week

Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Alissa Nelson profiles Harvest restaurant bartender Veronica Schuster. Alissa Nelson​Veronica Schuster might just possess the most positive mental attitude of any bartender in the ... More >>

Review Setlist: The Black Keys Gets Its Groove Back at the Sold-Out Pageant, Thursday, June 10

Pieter M Van Hattem​To surrender to the sway of the Black Keys is to worship at the altar of the Riff. The Riff is holy; the Riff is sacred; the Riff may seem simple but is, in fact, really, really fucking awesome. If you can't get down to Dan Auerbach's thick, fuzzy blues riffs and Patrick Ca ... More >>

Chef's Choice, Part 2: Marc Baltes of Pi Pizzerias

This is part two of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with Marc Baltes of Pi Pizzerias; to read part one, click here. Part three will be published later today. Robin Wheeler​Favorite local ingredient? Greenwood Farms bacon. Five words to describe your food. Fresh. Simple. Generous. Bal ... More >>

Sinking Ship: Pirate Radio gets a tame U.S. release, but we still love rock 'n' roll

Legends of Funk Tour

8 p.m. Saturday, July 18. The Ambassador, 9800 Halls Ferry Road.

Second Spin: Michael Bolton, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"

Artist: Michael Bolton Album: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1988 Label: CBS Records What it sounds like: Sacrilege: The classic Otis Redding song redone "When a Man Loves a Woman"-style.

Tonight! Eli "Paperboy" Reed vs. the Pink Spiders

WAR's Suspect Originality -- and Seven Other Bands Like It...

Anthony Hamilton

8 p.m. Saturday, July 5. Live Off the Levee, Soldiers Memorial, 1315 Chestnut Street

Show Review: Tom Waits at the Fox Theatre, June 26

B-Sides gets our oontz-oontz-oontz on with Canadian DJs MSTRKRFT.

Then we check out a book about Edwardsville's legendary Mississippi River Festival.

Soweto Gospel Choir

Saturday, February 11, at the Edison Theatre (6445 Forsyth Boulevard, on the campus of Washington University)

Flying High Again

With the Black Crowes back on the road, we reflect upon the band's tumultuous history

Get Your Acts Together

Our handy guide to this year's Music Showcase

The Descendents

Cool to be You (Fat Wreck Chords)

Toots & the Maytals

True Love (V2)

2003 Music Awards

The readers spoke, and the RFT music staff listened. Find out who's large and in charge on the St. Louis music scene.

Time Is Tight

Dangerous Kitchen comprises some of St. Louis' best musicians -- and they make the most of their time away from their day jobs

Mississippi Magic

For more than 25 years, singer Terry Evans has been a fixture in roots music. You might not know his name, but you probably know his music.

De La Soul

AOI: Bionix (Tommy Boy)

Ghostface Killah

Bulletproof Wallets (Sony/Epic)

Hits and Grins

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

Twangbangers

Wednesday, Oct. 3; Off Broadway

Detroit Cobras

Life Love and Leaving (Sympathy for the Record Industry)

Look Ahead

D.A. Pennebaker doesn't make history, but he's captured so much of it

Gathering of the Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan finds strength in numbers

SOUND SALVATION

Tuning in to community-radio station KDHX

French Fried

Rhythm Regatta

Isaac Hayes performs in the hallowed halls of Powell as part of the Blues, Roots, Honks and Moans Festival