Patsy Cline

Nelly, Cold War Kids, Michael Bublé, Adam Ant and More in This Week's 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 >>

Son Volt's Jay Farrar on Honky Tonk, Ralph Mooney, Bending the Rules and More

In this week's print edition, Senior Writer Roy Kasten interviews Jay Farrar, longtime leader of Son Volt and first-time author, about the band's new album Honky Tonk (due out March 5) and his new book Falling Cars and Junkyard Dogs (due out March 19). "The impetus to write the book was born out of ... More >>

"Memories of Elvis" By the Numbers: Pelvic Thrust Count and Other Highlights

"Memories of Elvis" featuring Steve Davis and the Mid-South Revival The Pageant Jan. 12, 2013 Dead for more than fifteen years, Elvis Presley's ghost returns to St. Louis every January to throw himself a big ol' birthday bash. But there are no party hats and peanut butter-and-banana sandwiches -- i ... More >>

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 >>

Willie Nelson at the Pageant, 4/17/12: Review, Photos and Setlist

Willie Nelson and Family | The Pernikoff Brothers April 17, 2012 The Pageant Halfway through last night's Willie Nelson show at the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-6161), with the obligatory Texas flag backdrop flying on stage and Willie about to launch into "Good Hearted Woman," a man asks ... More >>

Silver Turns Gold

Win Tickets to Memories of Elvis

This weekend, Steve Davis & the Mid South Revival will pay homage to the King with Memories of Elvis at the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-6161). Double Trouble, Rivertown Sound will help with the Elvis songs. Thomas Hickey will play as Buddy Holl and Anna Blair will be taking on Patsy Cli ... More >>

Meet Scarlet Tanager, St. Louis' Most Adorable New Band

​In this past week's Homespun column, we spent some time with Scarlet Tanager's American Songbird, an album of sweetly sung, enthusiastically performed pop songs. The band also put together an unforgettable video for the song "Tumbleweed," which you can peep below. We caught up with lead sing ... More >>

New Release Highlights for April 5, 2011: the Raveonettes, the Kills, Cold Cave and More

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) ​*Cold Cave, Cherish The Light Years The Guardian says of Cold Cave's latest: "'Take me to the future. I'm ready,' sings Wesley Eisold. That may be true, but ... More >>

New Release Highlights for October 19: Bob Dylan Releases The Witmark Demos and The Original Mono Recordings

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Bob Dylan's The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964​*Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 Guardian said of the Witmark Demos: "The latest Christm ... More >>

Counter Intelligence: RFT stages an around-the-clock diner-thon

Show Review Setlist: Kelly Clarkson at the Family Arena, Saturday, October 31

Dear Ms. Clarkson, After finally getting a chance to attend one of your concerts last night at the Family Arena in St. Charles, I finally understand why I think you're such a fantastic pop songstress and performer. From the first slow-burning, disco-infused chorus of "All I Ever Wanted," your voice ... More >>

The Dive Bomber: The Office, Breckenridge Hills Branch

Robin Wheeler writes for the blog Poppy Mom. She also has a strange attraction to drinking establishments with jars of pickled -- or possibly fossilized -- eggs. She reports on these dives for Gut Check every Friday.For eight years, I lived in Breckenridge Hills, a wee municipality sandwiched betw ... More >>

Dolly Parton brings her pop-and-country-career-spanning "Backwoods Barbie" tour to the Fabulous Fox Theatre

Bar of the Week: Drinking a Black-and-Red at Foley's Bar in Maplewood

Stage Fright: The Ivory is turning into a horror show for some St. Louis theater companies

Many St. Louis theater companies are homeless

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene.

Go! 2/8-2/10

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene.

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out local theater.

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene.

Don't Fall to Pieces!

The Ween Abides

Ten reasons Ween's better than your favorite band.

Caleb Travers & Big City Lights/Jon Hardy & the Public

9 p.m. Saturday, October 6. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

The Detroit Cobras

8 p.m. Monday, August 27. Creepy Crawl, 3524 Washington Boulevard.

Last Night's Show: Neko Case

Beat Happenings

Music news you can use

Bringing Up Baby

B-Sides gets the real story behind Living Things, chats with the Hail Marys' punk-rock mom and talks to Michael Stipe about his new charity single

Jenny Lewis

Rabbit Fur Coat (Team Love)

Edith Frost

It's a Game (Drag City)

Theater

Just Get Out!

We evict party laggers, improve our singing voice and remember the best beer ad of all time

k.d. lang

Friday, December 5; Sheldon Concert Hall

Elizabeth McQueen with the Jeff Lazaroff Band

Friday, September 19; Off Broadway

American Icon

Emmylou Harris keeps proving herself to be one of country music's most important artists

Kristi Rose and Pulp Country

Friday, Sept. 15; Off Broadway

Pale Horseradish, Pale Diner

There'll be a hot time in the old town when Collinsville hosts the 13th annual International Horseradish Festival

Amy Rigby

Friday, April 21; Side Door

Blast Furnace

Neko Case's new album, Furnace Room Lullaby, generates real heat

Critical Mass

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

SALLY TIMMS

Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos (Bloodshot)

PLAYING TAPS

A tribute to the great trumpeter Lester Bowie

So In-Cline-D

Eat In, Carry Out

Even as the new Courtesy Diner welcomes its very first customers, Irv's Grill slings its last hash after a 50-year run