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The Ten Worst Best Of Lists In Music

Lists will inevitably be remembered as the highest point of pop-culture Internet journalism. Why? BECAUSE WE LOVE THEM. Sometimes, however, the sure-fire can't-miss format of the list fails us from a journalistic standpoint. Here are ten of the worst music-related lists that I could find before goi ... More >>

Karaoke Night Sucks; What Do You Do?

Karaoke can be a dangerous endeavor. What can you sing that won't make friends shun you? How can you go balls-out during your next performance? Each week in "Ask a Karaoke Host," RFT Music writer and professional karaoke host Allison Babka answers your burning questions about maximizing your melodio ... More >>

Karaoke Songs to Put Your Significant Other In the Mood

Karaoke can be a dangerous endeavor. What can you sing that won't make friends shun you? How can you go balls-out during your next performance? Each week in "Ask a Karaoke Host," RFT Music writer and professional karaoke host Allison Babka answers your burning questions about maximizing your melodio ... More >>

Never Do "Freebird" or Frampton Comes Alive at Karaoke

Karaoke can be a dangerous endeavor. What can you sing that won't make friends shun you? How can you go balls-out during your next performance? Each week in "Ask a Karaoke Host," RFT Music writer and professional karaoke host Allison Babka answers your burning questions about maximizing your melodio ... More >>

The Six Best Rock Songs With Turntables

Remember when the turntable was considered a legitimate instrument in a rock band? Neither do I. But there are rare instances where DJ scratches are not a dealbreaker in a non hip-hop context. Here are the six best rock songs featuring turntables. Let us know your favorites and we'll REEEEEEEEEEEEMI ... More >>

Six Famous Musicians Influenced by The Frogs

Sad news out of Wisconsin: Dennis Flemion, one half of the Milwaukee-based sibling duo the Frogs, disappeared over the weekend during a weekend family boating trip, and is currently presumed drowned. Of the growing population of rock & roll heaven, surely Flemion is one of the few members already eq ... More >>

You Have One More Day to Submit Your Band for An Under Cover Weekend Six

The annual hero-halloween for St. Louis bands known as An Under Cover Weekend* is scheduled for September 7 and 8 at the Firebird. Want to show everyone your excellent Spice Girls impression (someone please do this)? Now's your chance. The event is taking submissions for another 31 hours as of this ... More >>

Can musicians find new audiences through tribute nights?

Twelve-Year Old Youtube Commenters: Your Favorite Music Decade Sucked, Too

Yes, we had some of these in the 1990s. Some of them couldn't even hold a guitar.​I am 24 years old. When I was twelve years old, and Napster was a real thing and not a horrifying tale RIAA parents told their RIAA children to get them to clean their plate, I was briefly under the delusion that ... More >>

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Pearl Jam

Jon GitchoffEddie Vedder with Pearl Jam at the Scottrade Center last year.​2011 is a year of reflection for generation Xers. It's been twenty years since Nirvana released Nevermind and Eddie Vedder moved to Seattle to front Mookie Blaylock, the band that would become Pearl Jam. Rock journali ... More >>

Eddie Vedder at the Fox Theatre, 7/1/11: Review, Photo, Setlist

Jason Stoff​​Eddie Vedder | Glen Hansard Fox Theatre July 1, 2011 Nobody tell Nic Cage, but Eddie Vedder's voice is basically a national treasure at this point. It's the voice that launched a thousand alt-rock vocalists, those of Creed and Fuel least notable on the list. And when it comes t ... More >>

The Seven Deadliest Music Festivals

wikimedia commons​It has been a particularly grim summer already in music festival fatalities, with one death over the weekend at Electric Daisy and two more at Bonnaroo a couple weeks ago. But this is hardly a new phenomenon: The combination of crushing crowds, heat and mind-altering substanc ... More >>

St. Louis Bands: An Under Cover Weekend is Now Taking Submissions

Image via​An Under Cover Weekend, where local bands play sets as famous bands of their choosing, will have its five year anniversary this September. This thing is consistently awesome, and for the first time, any St. Louis bands can apply via this handy-dandy online form, which opened this mor ... More >>

Eddie Vedder Solo Tour Coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is gearing up to release a solo album, Ukulele Songs. As you might expect, the collection features original songs and some covers, all performed on the ukulele. He's also embarking on a solo tour that's coming to the Fabulous Fox on Friday, July 1. Glen Hansard (of the Frame ... More >>

The Riverfront Times' Ten Best Concerts of 2010

(This is the last part of our 31 Best Concerts of 2010 countdown. If you missed part one, #31-21, you can view that here; part two, covering #20-11, can be found here.) 10. Jonsi, The Pageant, November 2, 2010 Todd Owyoung​"Catharsis. That's the first word that comes to mind." -- Annie Zalesk ... More >>

Homespun: Via Dove

El Mundo Latino
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Do You Want A Free Copy of Via Dove's New Album, El Mundo Latino?

Last week, Via Dove released its debut full-length, El Mundo Latino. In my forthcoming review, I described the album as... ..."in line with the hurricane-rock atmosphere of its live shows. Jagged guitar riffs, gigantic drums, deep-grooved rhythms and vocalist Andy Shadburne's twang-burnished growls ... More >>

Interview: Band of Horses' Ben Bridwell on Being Lucky and the Band's Latest LP, Infinite Arms

Philip AndelmanBand of Horses​Ben Bridwell's good-fortune story resonates as clearly as his echo-laden vocals do on Band of Horses' three albums. With so many people struggling to get by, it's always encouraging to hear about someone making a connection with a wide audience - and succeeding wi ... More >>

An Under Cover Weekend Night Three: Theodore The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra, Fractured Army, Makeshift Gentlemen, The Dive Poets, Via Dove

This year's Under Cover Weekend ended with a strong turnout at the Firebird last night. The crowd awaiting the opening super-group featuring Theodore and The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra already surpassed the somewhat-skimpy attendance for last Saturday's event. It's a good thing so ma ... More >>

An Under Cover Weekend concludes with a rock & roll bang

Show Review Setlist: Gaslight Anthem, Chamberlain and Tim Barry at Pop's, July 16, 2010

Nigel CraneThe Gaslight Anthem​New Jersey's Gaslight Anthem has made great strides in the past few years. It's gone from trekking around the country in a beat-up van, to cruising in style in a full-blown tour bus. It's gone from moving modest units on a small punk label (XOXO Records), to cra ... More >>

Review Photos Setlist: Pearl Jam and Band of Horses at the Scottrade Center, Tuesday, May 4

After Pearl Jam opened its first St. Louis show since 2004 with the moody No Code album cut "Sometimes," vocalist Eddie Vedder bellowed, "In the immortal words of Marvin Gaye - let's get it on!" Cue "Corduroy," just one of many snarled rockers the quintet unleashed during a two-hour-plus set. Ph ... More >>

Pearl Jam/Band of Horses

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue.

Flashback: The Evening Whirl in Spin Magazine

One of my coolest recent finds on Google books is a searchable archive of Spin magazine's entire collection -- from the magazine's very first issue (Madonna was the cover star, May 1985) through last fall's Pearl Jam interview. I happened to click randomly on the May 1986 issue (R.E.M. on the cover, ... More >>

Pearl Jam -- With Band of Horses! -- Returning to St. Louis in May

Pearl Jam just announced a spring U.S. tour, a trek that includes a St. Louis date on Tuesday, May 4, at the Scottrade Center. Band of Horses, which is releasing a new album, Infinite Arms, on May 18, is opening. Tickets are on sale on Monday, March 15, at 11 a.m. Pacific time (so 1 p.m. here). [Upd ... More >>

Top Sellers At Area Record Stores for 2009

Who says the record store is dead? Not us here in St. Louis, where both Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records sold a lot of tunes. Below, please find the top selling albums from both stores, including a separate top vinyl list from VV. Enjoy! Vintage Vinyl: Top CDs ​1. Murphy Lee - You See Me 2. ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of October 4-10

Every Monday (or Tuesday), A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Euclid Records 1. Built To Spill - There Is No Enemy 2. Mountain ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of September 28-October 4

Every Monday, A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Euclid Records 1. Avett Brothers - I & Love & You 2. Bottle Rockets - Lean Fo ... More >>

Pearl Jam to Reissue Four Different Versions of Ten

Not gonna lie: Pearl Jam's Ten was a very influential record for me. I believe it arrived at my house in the same Columbia House shipment as Nirvana's Nevermind, R.E.M.'s Out of Time and Eponymous, an Andrew Lloyd Webber collection and Genesis' We Can't Dance. (Hi, 1993, what's up?) So I was not-so- ... More >>

Preview: Logos EP Release Party, Saturday, July 12 at the Old Rock House

2008 Bonnaroo Lineup Announced: Metallica, Pearl Jam, Sigur Ros, Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, more

Victoria CD Release Show, Saturday, December 1 at the Bluebird

Neil Young at the Fox Theatre, Sunday, November 18

Lollapalooza, Day Three: A Review

Bigmouth Strikes Again

Annie writes an open letter to Morrissey.

Stars and Bars

Slumber Party's Aliccia B.B. goes it alone, while B-Sides gives good Download and makes a mix of anti-patriotic songs

Letters Column

Week of June 15, 2006

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Swinging State

Kerry may have given up on Missouri, but musicians haven't

Death Cab for Cutie with Pearl Jam

Tuesday, October 5; Fox Theatre

Why Lollapalooza Died

We explore campaign theme songs, examine the death of Lollapalooza and get down verbally with Paul Oakenfold

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Lost Dogs (Epic)

Better Men

Pearl Jam outlives its grunge-life expectancy

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Riot Act (Epic)

Sensitive Swordsman

Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz mines his ladies'-man rep for creative gold

The Man Who

Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis is the guy behind the guys

What Once Held Allure for You but No Longer Does?

Week of January 17, 2001

The Frogs

Thursday, Jan. 20; Hi-Pointe

Sound Checks

Inspiration & Obligation