Pink Floyd

Eins, Zwei, G'suffa

Alberta Cross Celebrates its Album Release with a Pair of St. Louis Shows

Alberta Cross will give St. Louis a double dose of its music tomorrow, on July 17: The band brings its modern psych-rock to Off Broadway that night and releases its new album Songs of Patience the same day. Doors open at Off Broadway at 8 p.m. and the show is scheduled to start at 8:30. Tickets are ... More >>

Rock & Roll Myths Debunked and Proven in New Book Co-Authored By St. Louis Music Writer

Ever wondered if Pink Floyd purposefully synced Dark Side of the Moon with the Wizard of Oz? Or if Johnny Cash actually had the Folsom Prison blues? Gary Graff and Daniel Durchholz tackle these questions and more in their newest book Rock 'n' Roll Myths: The True Stories Behind the Most Infamous Leg ... More >>

Coachella 4/20: Let's Talk About Weed

Yesterday was 4/20. It was also Coachella. And so, the percentage of festival-goers who were stoned rose from a paltry 75 percent to a full 98 percent. (These estimates come courtesy of our editor, Ben Westhoff, who did a small survey with a margin of error of plus or minus 45 percent.) Believe it ... More >>

Six Worst Musical Thefts by White People

Keith Richards early in his career. ​February is Black History Month, the mere existence of which is a reminder that white people have spent a majority of America's existence being total dicks. When it comes to popular music, Caucasians are like a race comprising Winona Ryders who have no prob ... More >>

The 33 1/3 Series is Accepting Submissions

​Earlier this month, Spin announced that it is moving most of its album reviews to Twitter. Music writing is getting shorter, not longer, and yet the 33 1/3 Series, which has the gall to publish entire books on albums that aren't even current, soldiers on. There are 85 installments in print n ... More >>

Win El Monstero Tickets to a Date of Your Choice

Kholood EidThat could be you, getting showered with fake money.​We're now one week into El Monstero season here in St. Louis, and fans of spectacle and psychedelic rock have only four more chances to see the city's biggest tribute before it goes into hibernation for the season. Of course, thre ... More >>

El Monstero 2011: Photos

Kholood Eid​El Monstero: The Pink Floyd tribute capable of putting more asses in the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-6161) than any other force known to man. We're rolling through this season's six scheduled shows, and photographer Khoolod Eid was on hand Saturday to take in the sight ... More >>

Can musicians find new audiences through tribute nights?

El Monstero Announces Five December Shows At The Pageant [Update: Three Dates Sold Out]

Paul Addotta​Update, 11/7/11: The December 23rd show is now also sold out. Tickets remain for the 21st and 22nd only. Update, 11/4/11: The first two shows, on December 16th and 17th, are now sold out! Original post follows. The Pink Floyd tribute juggernaut El Monstero has just announced i ... More >>

The Six Creepiest Children In Songs

Happy Halloween! Let's celebrate with a list of the six best cameos from creepy children in song. 6. Michael Jackson - "Little Susie" The inclusion of Michael Jackson on this list has nothing to do with any accusations of inappropriate behavior with children, of which I will always give the man th ... More >>

El Monstero Announces Five December Shows At The Pageant

Paul Addotta​The Pink Floyd tribute juggernaut El Monstero has just announced its annual collection of shows at the Pageant: There will be five this year, on December 16, 17, 21, 22 and 23rd. Tickets are on sale now and cost $25 in advance or $30 day of show -- reserved balcony spots are $35. ... More >>

Billy Brown on Sonic Youth, Record Store Day, and Drunk Reggae Fans

Photo by Jon Scorfina​In early January, Rolling Stone reported that vinyl sales had increased fourteen percent over the previous year with around 2.8 million units sold, making 2010 the best year for vinyl in recent memory. DJ Billy Brown is part of a new generation of music fans choosing rec ... More >>

The Ten Best Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: December 17 to 19

Is your Christmas shopping done yet? Mine's not. (Ack.) While I figure this out, check out this week's music picks -- and see below for more to do this weekend, while the weather's let up enough to let us leave the house. ​ Friday: Christmas with Pokey @ The Sheldon Ballroom Pokey LaFarge and ... More >>

Ten Things To Do This Weekend: November 12-14

Wikimedia Commons/Juanma1008​Holiday season? What holiday season? The weather says otherwise -- and so does our jam-packed concert calendar. Read the music page for some shows, and go elsewhere for a list of music documentaries at SLIFF, info on the Firebrand Recording Showcase and much, much ... More >>

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

Oktoberfest Ist Ausgezeichnet

Bettye Lavette

9 p.m. Friday, August 6. The Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

Review Setlist: B-52s Shake St. Louis' Honey Buns With Their Funplex Under the Arch

Todd OwyoungB-52s memorabilia (See a slideshow of the B-52s' performance at the Gateway Arch.) ​Fair St. Louis is a somewhat unusual venue for artists, especially ones that aren't entirely mainstream. Much of the crowd is simply there to get a good view of the fireworks, and if they're at all ... More >>

10 Things to Do for $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, July 2-4, 2010

​It's America's birthday on Sunday, and you know St. Louisans are going to celebrate hard. But if you're not sure what to do this weekend, just walk under the Arch on Saturday morning and stay there. You'll catch Fair St. Louis and performances by John Legend and the B-52s. Across town, there are ... More >>

Serious Weight: Dealer Sentenced for Moving 8.5 Tons of Pot Over 5 Years

So, exactly how much is 8.5 tons of pot? Obligatory photograph of pot.Answer: 17,000 pounds or 7,711 kilograms or 103 Michael Phelpses or 38,555 copies of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon or 453,592 Twinkies or 131,949 White Castle Sliders. That's how much mary jane an East St. Louis drug de ... More >>

Arctic Monkeys

8 p.m. Sunday, April 11. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Hip-Hop, Unphased: Local producer Phaseone finds under-the-radar success with his remixes

Dar Williams

9 p.m. Friday, November 21. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Show Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and the Duke Spirit at the Pageant, Friday April 25

Outside the Wall

St. Louis Weekend Update, November 16-18, Plus Monday Bonus!

Minus the Bear

7 p.m. Thursday, October 25. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

I Want My MP3

Digital music just gets better. See ya later, major labels.

Goldrush

The Heart Is the Place (Better Looking)

Go! 3/23-3/25

With A-list fans and loyal listeners around the globe, the Scissor Sisters continue to get its groove on with Ta-Dah.

Who even needs America?

Flaming Lips

At War with the Mystics (Warner Brothers)

David Gilmour

On an Island (Columbia)

Robbie Lee

Sleep, Memory (I and Ear)

Pimping All Over the World

B-Sides gets gangsta with Burt Bacharach, imagines a rainbow of worldly bands and dissects the nuances of two trumpets

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 1

Our top DVD picks for the week of October 4.

The Riverfront Times' top DVD picks for the week of October 4, 2005

Live Free or Die

It’s time to vote for your favorite St. Louis band. Would some malt liquor and acid punk help you decide?

Rock On and On and On and On

Make Sweet Meat proud in the KSHE 95 March Bandness: Tournament of Rock; plus, give us your juiciest Berger Bite, check out some cranky public art and a Branson Idol hopeful -- and don't pack heat in Dierbergs

The Church

Forget Yourself (SpinArt)

Science + Art =

Creepy and beautiful

Dub Bomb!, Baby

The influence of Jamaican remixes has spread far and wide since British punk rockers took to dub reggae in the 1970s

The Anniversary

Tuesday, February 4; Gargoyle (on the Washington University campus)

To Air Is Human

Air's Nicolas Godin finds life at the heart of the electronic age

Getting Slammied

Tidbits from an exhaustive (and exhausting) tour of the Slammies Showcase

Dressy Bessy

The California EP (kindercore)