Punk Rock

Six Things You Should Know About the Replacements

If you are like me, your Internet exploded when word hit that the Replacements was reuniting to play three festivals. Everyone was talking about it. Some shed tears of joy while others likened the band's reformation to a remaking of Predator 2. In any case, here are a few things you should know abou ... More >>

Missouri Filmmakers Tap Punk Legends Ian Mackaye, Jacob Bannon for Dither: The DIY Sound

Late last year, Bret Hoy and Sam Geneser set out to cast a lens on Midwestern punk. The duo had few preconceptions, and they found themselves welcomed into an open, diverse community. An initial interview with St. Louis's own Mark Sarich, the curator of the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, opened the ... More >>

American Idiot at Peabody Opera House: Review

American Idiot Peabody Opera House March 2, 2012 The average age of the attendees of American Idiot's opening night at the Peabody Opera House hovered around the mid fifties, neither the target demographic for the music of Green Day nor that of a contemporary musical with a 1:4 ratio of choreograph ... More >>

Seven St. Louis Bands to Watch in 2012: What Are Your Picks?

Ed. In this week's print edition, we talk a bit about seven bands we're think will be worth watching in 2012. They're listed here -- please let us know what you're excited about in the comments below. Karate Bikini Though Karate Bikini has been in existence in some fashion for a few years, it has ... More >>

The Humanoids' Hard Work Pays Off

Social Distortion at the Pageant, 5/4/11: Photos Setlist

Social Distortion. Photo by Jason Stoff​Taking the stage to 2Pac's "California Love," Social Distortion brought its California hustle and flow to The Pageant Wednesday night and treated the packed house of rowdy punks, jocks, skaters and auto mechanics to almost two hours of unadulterated punk ... More >>

Michael Stipe Talks St. Louis Punk and Playing Shows Here in Interview Magazine

wikimedia commons​The current issue of Interview Magazine has Christopher Bollen interviewing R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, and their conversation leads them to a couple interesting tidbits about St. Louis. Stipe, as you may be aware, graduated from high school in Collinsville. He tells Boll ... More >>

Last Collector Standing: Ben Salyers of Shaved Women and Apop Records on Collecting, Record Store Culture at Apop and the Relationship Between Punk and Vinyl

The number of chain record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops as well as for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' recor ... More >>

Horror-rock king Rob Zombie talks his fall tour with Alice Cooper

Failure's Union, Tenement, Humanoids cover set, the Livers! Tomorrow, August 26 at Rue 13

KWK: Remembering an Old-School Radio Station

Clash Tribute, with Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Elvis Costello, More

Ted Leo at the Gargoyle, October 10, 2007 -- Last Night's Show

The Adversary Workers

Vide Poche (NoWire Records)

Homespun

The Pubes: Peat Sounds (Roadhouse Tunes)

Smoke or Fire

7 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Creepy Crawl, (3524 Washington Boulevard)

The Academy Is...

6 p.m. Friday, May 18. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights).

R.I.P. Mississippi Nights

The lights go out at a fabled club — but only after one hell of a party.

Punk-o-Rama

Hot fun in the summertime with Warped Tour

Theo and the Skyscrapers

Sunday, May 21, at 7 p.m. The Hi-Pointe (1001 McCausland Avenue)

Television

Marquee Moon / Adventure (Rhino)

Culture featuring Joseph Hill

Tuesday, July 8; Pop's

Award-Winning Performance

Props to us -- for the best-ever RFT Music Awards showcase

Hot Water Music with Thrice, Coheed and Cambria

Tuesday, October 22; Galaxy

Please Plea Me

A primer on the punk-rock tour of the season

New Order World

In dreary Manchester, a revolution spawned heroes, martyrs and, most of all, myths

Social Distortion with the Hangmen

Tuesday, June 11; Pageant

The Eyeliners, with the Ded Bugs and Picture Book of Saints

Monday, April 8; Rocket Bar

Scraps of Joey

A new posthumous solo album is a revealing glimpse at Joey Ramone's optimistic final days

Fugazi

The Argument (Dischord)

Terrible Beauty

Iggy Pop, rock & roll's Dmitri Karamazov, unleashes the acetylene-torch fury of his heart

The Convocation Of....

Thursday, Sept. 20; Creepy Crawl

Band Aid

Ronald Reagan was president, Michael Jackson and Phil Collins ruled the charts and a bunch of little rock bands were changing lives

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists with Juno and Stepleader

Friday, Aug. 24; Rocket Bar

The Mellowfeathers with Brick Bat and the French New Wave

Sunday, July 29; Ramp Riders Skate Park

Groovie Ghoulies with the Ded Bugs

Tuesday, July 10; Creepy Crawl

Go-Go's

Wednesday, May 30; Pageant.

The 2001 RFT Slammies

Homeboy superstar Nelly tops the list of readers' favorite local musicians

Atom and His Package with Har Mar Superstar

Wednesday, May 9; Rocket Bar

Hall Pass

Looking for influence, significance, development and perpetuation at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Web of Intrigue

The Spiders have become one of this town's finest balls-to-the-wall punk-rock acts

Squares Pegged

Profiling St. Louis' most ethical band, the Red Squares, sparks an ethical dilemma

Teenage Frames, 22 Jacks, Very Secretary, Silver Standard

Fri., Feb. 18; Washington University's Gargoyle

JOE STRUMMER

Rock Art and the X-Ray Style (Hellcat/Epitaph)

THE CLASH

From Here to Eternity (Epic)

LEGENDARY HEARTS

Even after 23 years, the Buzzcocks have inspiration to spare

Heat Treatment

Blondie on Blondie

Sound Checks

Long-Distance Runners

Ian MacKaye of Dischord Records and Fugazi discusses his 18 years as a linchpin of American punk rock