Phish

Top 5 Recipes to Celebrate 4/20 -- From a Professional!

Didn't win our 4/20 Cannabis Cupcakes giveaway? Fret not, dear reader. Gut Check has a treat for you! It just so happens that a person of our acquaintance -- we'll call her "Mary Jane" -- spent three years traveling the jam-band circuit, supplying cannabis-based baked goods to hungry audiences from ... More >>

Poster Children

The 20 Best Concerts That Happened in St. Louis in 2012, According to Us

It's been another steller year for live music in St. Louis, whether you were looking for the most legendary living pop artist or the quiet birth of a powerful local band. We've racked our brans and come up with our twenty favorite shows (they're listed below), but what tops your list? Was it The Ur ... More >>

The Top Five Notes on My Bass Guitar

Editor: Mr. Sawyer-Dickhoff has been playing bass guitar for a little over a year, ever since he visited the Experience Music Project and did that hands-on exhibit where you learn how to play some two-note Beatles bass line. He bought himself Yamaha and a little amp, and quickly discovered that the ... More >>

The Avett Brothers at the Fox Theatre, 9/29/12: Review and Setlist

The Avett Brothers Fox Theater September 29, 2012 "It's nice to release a new album and have all the hoop-la, but it's nice to be connecting with a crowd. This is what feels real for us," Seth Avett says. It's a reassuring message for fans after the Avett Brothers' recent success on the new album T ... More >>

Phish at Chaifetz Arena, 8/28/12: Review, Photos and Setlist

Phish Chaifetz Arena Tuesday, August 28 Jam band shows are like the female orgasm: there are multiple climaxes and riding each is a cathartic renewal, which for many translates into a full spiritual experience. For true fans of the jam scene, this is not a drug culture (although don't be naive, th ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From August 27 to September 2

Did everyone survive LouFest? Surrounding this post is our extensive coverage; be sure to read up. Rain be damned, the whole thing seemed to go off without a hitch. More big outdoors shows populate this week's post, for those of you that didn't get enough over the weekend. Tonight Verizon Wireless ... More >>

Phish

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 28. Chaifetz Arena, 1 South Compton Avenue.

Bonnaroo 2012: Highlights from A to Z

The team: six 40-year-old men, leaving behind six fairly respectable jobs, five wives and 14.9 children for four days. The tools: a 32-foot RV, VIP tickets, comfortable shoes and enough beer to take down a small fraternity. The task: to do and see as much as physically and logistically possible at ... More >>

Win a Pair of Bonnaroo Passes

Update: And our winner is Alex Fritz, because we love it when our food writer makes sex jokes about bands. Instructions are on their way via Twitter. Thanks, everyone. Yep, that's right. Looking to make some last minute plans for a trip down to Tennessee this weekend? We've got a pair of Bonnaroo w ... More >>

Galactic

8 p.m. Wednesday, March 14. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Win Tickets to moe. at the Pageant

Today in band names that give grammarians high blood pressure: moe. is coming to the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-6161) on Thursday. The band, whose credits include Bonnaroo and frequent comparisons to Phish, approaches rock much like Carl Weathers approaches stew. Tickets are $25 day-of ... More >>

Tower of Power

7 and 9 p.m., Saturday May 14, at the Lumière Theatre in the Lumière Place Casino & Hotel.999 North Second Street.

Galactic/Mike Gordon

8 p.m. Thursday, March 17. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

The Riverfront Times' Ten Best Local Albums of 2010

​In an age where bands can succeed or fail on the basis of one MP3, it's refreshing that full-length albums are alive and well in St. Louis. Each year, the Riverfront Times receives dozens of CD, MP3 and, occasionally, vinyl submissions for our local-review column, Homespun, and we do our best ... More >>

Warm Up the Bongs Have Your Non-Chemically-Enhanced Mind Blown: Phish 3D Screening in St. Louis For Six Days Only

Stew SmithPhish at the Fabulous Fox, June 2009. View more photos here​Phish 3D -- the concert film by the popular, legendary jam band -- will be screening in St. Louis at the Moolah Theatre (3821 Lindell) for six days only, beginning April 30. According to a press release: Filmed in October 2 ... More >>

Homespun: Messy Jiverson

Rivers, Old Growth and the Wizard's Cloak
(self-released)

Umphrey's McGee

7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 4. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Ricky Skaggs

8 p.m. Friday, January 15. The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Boulevard.

The Top Ten St. Louis Concerts of 2009

We reviewed a lot of shows this year -- nearly 100, judging by the number of posts in the "Show Reviews" archive. Deciding which 2009 concerts comprised the creme de la creme wasn't easy, to say the least. However, the following stood out from the pack. What did we miss? What were your favorites thi ... 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 >>

Show Review Setlist Photos: Phish at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, Tuesday, June 16

Better than: Streaming last night's show via the Internet, as a friend was doing. Photo: Stew Smith Phish on June 16, 2009 at the Fox. View concert slideshow. It took about three hours for Phish's show last night at the Fabulous Fox Theatre to reach transcendence. This occurred at the precis ... More >>

Jam On It: Phish and DMB fans sound off — about each other

Gut Check's Schwag Bag: Greg's Hemp Oil Salad Dressing

This product comes from Greg Perez, the ex-chef and owner at the now-shuttered Grateful Inn, formerly located on Manchester Road in Maplewood. Since the restaurant, which featured several hemp-based dishes on the menu, closed in March of last year, Perez has focused on expanding his salad dressing ... More >>

2009 Bonnaroo Lineup Announced: Phish, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, David Byrne, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, Al Green, Snoop Dogg, more!

Bonnaroo just announced its 2009 lineup -- and like Coachella, it looks pretty strong. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are headlining, while Phish is doing two(!) shows. Other notables include Elvis Costello (solo), Wilco, Nine Inch Nails, Al Green, Snoop Dogg, Mars Volta and a bunch more. S ... More >>

Euforquestra

9 p.m. Friday, January 2. Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

Readers question Ian's taste and tell us to leave glowsticks at home.

Leo Kottke

8 p.m. Friday, February 15. Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Boulevard

Kevin Bowers

Nine Story Building
(self-released)

TOCO Fest

Friday and Saturday, September 8 and 9. Bearcat Getaway Campground (Lesterville, Missouri).

Rusted Root

8 p.m. Wednesday, July 5. Mississippi Nights (914 North First Street)

Tea Leaf Green

Wednesday, January 25; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City)

Beat Happenings

Music news you can use

Umphrey's McGee

Friday, September 30; the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)

Gone Phishin'

We gush over Trey Anastasio, get some cowbell advice from Blue Öyster Cult's expert and administer a headphones fidelity test

Widespread Panic

Thursday, May 5; Fox Theatre (527 North Grand Boulevard)

Medeski, Martin & Wood

Thursday, November 11; Mississippi Nights

Best Jam Band

Madahoochi

Gomez with the Thrills

Saturday, July 31; the Pageant

Bockman's Euphio

Gorjus: Fighting Bockman's Euphio (Totoba)

Spookie Daly Pride

Saturday, September 13; Cicero's

moe.

Wednesday, February 5; Pageant

Yonder Mountain String Band with Larry Keel

Friday, January 31; Pageant

Phish

Round Room (Elektra)

Jam-Packed

Cicero's champs brace for the second coming of Vermont's phinest. Prince disciples couldn't care less.

Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon

Friday, November 15; Mississippi Nights

NEEM THE THING

The Neem offer up 29 songs on their self-titled debut

Sound Checks

Night & Day

May 5 - 12, 1999

Sound Checks