Passion Pit

Passion Pit at the Peabody for the Point's Birthday 2/26/2013: Photos

Cambridge, Massachusetts indie darlings Passion Pit played the Peabody Opera House last night to a packed house of enthusiastic fans. The show was also 105.7 the Point's twentieth birthday show. RFT Music's own Jason Stoff was there with camera in hand to catch the highlights.

The Best Shows in St. Louis This Week: February 25 to March 3

St. Louis is nothing if not prolific in 2013. Last week's show announcements boasted an impressive seven releases-to-be across the board. This week, add three more sets of brand new local tracks to your music collection. DinoFight!, Les Gruff and the Billy Goat, and Mikey Wehling and the Reverbs all ... More >>

The Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup Announcement Is Here [Updated With Complete Lineup]

[UPDATE: The complete lineup is now on page two of this post.] Right now, even as I type this, Weird Al Yankovic is in the midst of a three-hour long live streaming video announcement for this year's Bonnaroo Festival, a four-day event that takes place every year in Manchester, Tennessee. As one wh ... More >>

InFest STL Tournament Of Champions: Round One, FIGHT!

This Saturday and Sunday, a few dozen local and regional bands perform at InFest STL, a two-day indie festival at 2720 Cherokee. The event is totally free. This is not a battle of the bands, and the acts are in no way competing with each other, but that's no reason not to pit twenty-five confirmed a ... More >>

The Dwarves, Shock G, Reel Big Fsh 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 >>

What do Karen O, Passion Pit and Robert Smith Have in Common? They All Really Want You to See the New Tim Burton Movie

The new Tim Burton movie, Frankenweenie, comes out this week. It's about a boy and a zombie dog, and actually our reviewer says it's a damn good time. But more than the movie itself, we are intrigued by the two-pack promo mailer we got here at RFT Music HQ from Disney yesterday. It features the s ... More >>

25 gorgeous GIFs from Lollapalooza 2012

See Also: Lollapalooza Suspended, Resumed After Dangerous Weather Conditions Ten Things Your Lollapalooza Outfit Says About You Ready for some GIFs? To quote Ozzy Osbourne, "I can't fucking hear you!" I said, ARE YOU READY FOR SOME GIFS?! This past weekend's running of Lollapalooza in Chicago was i ... More >>

Kishi Bashi is a Singular Performer, Despite What You Might Read on Owen Pallett's Message Boards

K. Ishibashi is no stranger to success -- he's a founding member of Jupiter One, and has toured with of Montreal and Regina Spektor. But his solo project, Kishi Bashi, has a very grassroots feel to it. For instance, Ishibashi funded his debut album 151a through a Kickstarter campaign which promised ... More >>

Chiddy Bang is Coming to Plush

Party starter and most-important-meal espouser Chiddy Bang will be returning to St. Louis -- Plush (3224 Locust Street, 314-535-2686), specifically -- on August 9. Tickets go on sale today at noon. Chiddy Bang is having a big year. The Philadelphia duo released its debut full-length, Breakfast, e ... More >>

Diplo, Chiddy Bang, and Lunice at the Firebird, 3/30/12: Review and Photos

Diplo | Chiddy Bang | Lunice The Firebird March 30, 2012 In this day and age of corporate sponsorships often intertwining and ultimately propelling events by selling artists' "cool" - some kind of interesting (and confusing) standard is being set by the Axe: One Night Only tour featuring Lunice, Ch ... More >>

Oberhofer/Flaming Death Trap/Dubb Nubb

9 p.m. Wednesday, January 26. The Billiken Club, 20 North Grand Boulevard in the Busch Student Center at Saint Louis University.

The Firebird Celebrates Its Second Birthday in February

In February, the Firebird is celebrating its second birthday -- with shows! .bbpBox9305933544955904 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/5102105/wood.jpg) #EBEBEB;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font ... More >>

New York City Says No Food Stamps for Sodas

Despite possible legal roadblocks, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg issues a plan to make sugar-sweetened soft drink ineligible for food stamps. The New York Times reports that New York City requested permission from the USDA to perform a two-year experiment to ban soda purchases with food stam ... More >>

LouFest, Day Two: Carolina Chocolate Drops, Gentleman Auction House

Jason StoffCarolina Chocolate Drops' Don Flemons. More photos from day two here​Carolina Chocolate Drops played at two in the afternoon to an enthusiastic, attentive audience. This wasn't a surprise: The trio's old-time string music is a popular draw in St. Louis. (In fact, CCD is coming back ... More >>

Passion Pit Covers Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight" For Levi's Pioneer Sessions

Jason StoffPassion Pit at the Pageant​For those (myself included) who missed the "paroxysmal delight" that was Passion Pit's sold out show at the Pageant last week, here's some pacification. Levi's Pioneer Sessions, a project that encourages artists to perform songs by other artists who've in ... More >>

Show Review Photos: Passion Pit, Tokyo Police Club and Brahms Caused A Dance Party at the Pageant, Wednesday, June 23

Photo: Jason StoffPassion Pit's banter-happy frontman Michael Angelakos. See a slideshow of last night's Passion Pit show at the Pageant.​Someone sprinkled fairy dust on the Pageant last night. There's no other explanation for it, and not enough superlatives exist to describe the sold-out Pass ... More >>

Interview: Tokyo Police Club's Graham Wright Discusses Stress and the Art of Hype Maintenance

Chrissy PiperTokyo Police Club​Toronto's Tokyo Police Club is an economical bunch. A two-minute song can pack in around a dozen unique hooks, which made 2006's A Lesson In Crime EP more rewarding than most bands' entire discographies. Although its touring schedule is almost as relentless as it ... More >>

Passion Pit/Tokyo Police Club/Brahms

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 23. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Last Collector Standing: Nicole Peterson on Bowie, Beatles and Bands Who Love Vinyl

Jon ScorfinaNicole Peterson, this week's Last Collector Standing​Nicole Peterson has worked in many facets of the music industry, including retail at Slackers CD's and Games and (currently) at Suite 100 at the Pageant handling merchandise and ticket sales. After looking through her modest reco ... More >>

New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, June 8

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Culturebully.comAgainst Me!'s latest release, White Crosses​*Against Me!, White Crosses Pick up Against Me!'s latest release to prepare for its upcoming free ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: COR(E)YOGRAPHY on DJ Culture, Urban Outfitters' Role in New Music, and Club Shenanigans

Jon Scorfina​DJing under the pseudonym COR(E)YOGRAPHY, Corey McCarthy has become a vital part of the city's vibrant club scene - as a DJ and as someone helping to bring national acts to St. Louis. A former retail manager at Urban Outfitters, McCarthy now focuses his full attention on his Propa ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of August 17-23

A special Record Store Day edition of top sellers! equates local, * is a band coming to town. Euclid separated its RSD exclusives for its top ten; Vintage did not. ​Vintage Vinyl 1. VARIOUS ARTISTS---Don't Quit Your Day Job 2. FLAMING LIPS, STAR DEATH & WHITE DWARF WITH HENRY ROLLINS & PEA ... More >>

Recap: Record Store Day at Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records, Saturday, June 17

Dana Smith​As we stood in the slightly elevated perch of Vintage Vinyl's DJ booth, I asked store co-owner Tom "Papa" Ray if Record Store Day was his version of Christmas morning. He thought about it for a second and said, in his inimitable drawl, "You know, I think I like Record Store Day bett ... More >>

St. Louis Show Announcements: Week of March 17

Hum​The Pageant *Jordin Sparks/Kate Voegele, May 15 *Passion Pit/Tokyo Police Club, June 23 Old Rock House *The Middle East, April 5 *Cameron McGill, May 5 *Hum, May 22 *Annuals/Most Serene Republic, May 23 *Jay Farrar, June 17 Busch Stadium *Eagles/Dixie Chicks, June 24

Jay Farrar, Passion Pit to Announce Shows in St. Louis

[Update, 4:45 p.m. Monday, 3/15: The Passion Pit show was just announced for Wednesday, June 23. The opener will be Tokyo Police Club, who hasn't been here since a Creepy Crawl show many, many moons ago. Tickets are $20 in advance, $24 day of show, and are on sale Friday at 5 p.m.] My spies have be ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of December 14 - December 20

Euclid Records 1. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures 2. Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom Live 3. Neil Young - Dreaming Man Live '92 4. Bob Dylan - Christmas In The Heart 5. Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind EP 6. Norah Jones - The Fall 7. Vince ... More >>

The Best of 2009 in Music

The Doctor Is In -- And Out

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, October 2 to Sunday, October 4

Friday, October 2 *Darker My Love/Fractured Army/Troubadour Dali, Firebird *Sea Wolf/Sara Love/Port O'Brien, Billiken Club *Michael Franti & Spearhead/Trevor Hall, The Pageant *Presidents of the United States of America, Taste of St. Louis *Billy Talent/AM Taxi/Poison the Well, Pop's *Steddy P "Styl ... More >>