Ryan Adams

Chamber Pop: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees

The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is a week and a half away! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been working hard to make our cases for all 130 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year in ... More >>

Gift Guide for Musicians we Love (and Love to Hate)

Last week, I received a surprising call from the North Pole. Apparently Santa Claus has become a fan of my column and wanted some musical selections to play in his sleigh on the big night. "Anything but 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus', I was told. "Mrs. Claus always looks askance at him when they ... More >>

The 15 Most Ridiculous Band Promo Photos

Here at RFT Music HQ we see literally one shitload of press photos every week. Many of them stick to a template: Gather all band members together, shoulder to shoulder. Make sure no one smiles, ever. Have the artists try to look thoughtful, but also like they are not trying to look like anything. Th ... More >>

Jason Isbell is Moving to Nashville and Getting Sober, but He's Not Starting Over

Although he's a good 11 years into his musical career, it seems as though Jason Isbell (Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, ex-Drive-By Trucker) -- playing Friday, June 29 at the Sheldon Concert Hall (3648 Washington Boulevard) is just now settling into a comfortable place as an artist. After sweating it o ... More >>

Homespun: The Great Grandfathers

Saint Anthony's Fire
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The Great Grandfathers' St. Anthony's Fire: Preview "Fans of You" Here

Ed. The Great Grandfathers' debut will be officially released on June 26. Christian Schaeffer reviewed the album in this week's print edition. Brothers Lucas Severin Prize and Trevor Deiderich Prize got their charmingly antiquated middle names from their great-grandfathers, and that little biograph ... More >>

Mind Your Fucking iPhones

For as long as tattooed cool kids have piled onto stages and jammed their little hearts out, there have been jerks in the crowd spewing bad vibes and threatening to ruin everyone's night. Whether it's the grown man who throws elbows at teenagers to get to the front, the drunk couple who's dry-humpin ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From April 23 to 29

Did everyone survive Record Store Day weekend? Between the deluge of live music and the generous amounts of free beer -- not to mention the throngs of people -- we can understand how one might be tempted to take it easy this week. Please remember, though, that taking it easy is for square nerd loser ... More >>

Why Ryan Adams Isn't Allowing Photos On His Current Tour

On Tuesday, Ryan Adams' solo tour brought him to St. Louis. You can read our review of the show, but you will note that we have no accompanying photos. Instead, we sent illustrator Sam Washburn, who returned with three pieces from the show. You can download hi-res versions of all three below. On t ... More >>

Ryan Adams at the Peabody Opera House, 1/31/12: Review, Illustrations and Setlist

Ryan Adams | Jason Isbell Peabody Opera House January 31, 2012 Ryan Adams has had a troubled relationship with himself and with his music, which forms much of the the narrative of his later career. Many of his fans have held similarly ambivalent opinions about his work. It has been difficult to be ... More >>

Old 97's and Ryan Adams' Paths Cross Once Again Tonight St. Louis

The biggest two shows in St. Louis tonight pit headliners that haven't exactly had a history of friendship. The heat has long since faded, but Ryan Adams, particularly in his Whiskeytown days, was known to have a bit of an attitude about the Old 97's and frontman Rhett Miller in particular. Jesse Hu ... More >>

Lemonheads at Old Rock House, 11/28/12: Review and Setlist

The Lemonheads Old Rock House January 28, 2012 Between Evan Dando's Lemonheads set at Old Rock House on Saturday and the Ryan Adams show at the Peabody this Tuesday, St. Louis is being paid visits by two of the more mercurial personalities in alternative rock n'roll. Both have let fits of erratic b ... More >>

Old 97's

8 p.m. Tuesday, January 31. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Ryan Adams, Steve Aoki Lead This Week's Show Announcements

Cicero's bagged San Francisco's pretty excellent Moon Duo (Ripley Johnson, also of Wooden Shjips, and Sanae Yamada) on December 18. It's a big week for dance music: AVICII, dubstep prodigy Mimosa, and STEVE AOKI on a co-bill with Datsik on February 1, all at The Pageant. The Pageant also announced t ... More >>

Justin Bieber and Ryan Adams: Nerd Dork Geeks of a Feather?

Ryan Adams is coming to St. Louis, a fact many of us are excited about. Not OLD HIPPIE, however, who had this to say about Mr. Adams: he looks like another Justin Beiber teenybopper nerd dork geek with that short dorky hair.

Ryan Adams is Coming to the Peabody

Ryan Adams just announced another collection of dates on his upcoming 2012 solo tour, and one of them is here in St. Louis: January 31 at the Peabody Opera House (14th St. and Market St., 314-241-1888). Ticket prices haven't been announced yet -- this run of dates (including stops in Louisville the ... More >>

Ha Ha Tonka

8:45 p.m. Friday, November 25. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Homespun: Caleb Travers

Ain't No Jukebox EP
www.calebtravers.com

Sorry, Gwyneth: Eight Actresses Who Actually Can Sing

In the old days, just being an actress wasn't enough. Everyone had to be a double threat just to keep up with singing actresses like Julie Andrews, Doris Day, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland. But then musicals fell out of fashion and we find ourselves asking, "Why the hell is Gwyneth Paltrow singi ... More >>

Michael Jackson's Posthumous Michael and R. Kelly's Long-Awaited Love Letter: New Releases Highlights for December 14

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Ryan Adams and the Cardinals' III / IV​*Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Cardinals III/IV The Consequence of Sound review of III / IV sang its praises: "This year ... More >>

Show Review Setlist: Delta Spirit and Ezra Furman and the Harpoons Thrill the Firebird, Monday, June 21

Liz DeichmannDelta Spirit, last night at the Firebird​From the moment Delta Spirit lead singer Matthew Vasquez stepped on stage, sporting a Cheshire-cat grin from ear to ear, he was well on his way to charming an excited, surprisingly large Monday night crowd. He thanked everyone for coming, a ... More >>

Radical Sons Relocates, Records with Eli Janney

Indie-garage band the Radical Sons -- or rather, RS members Ben Goldstein and Nick Risler -- have relocated to Brooklyn, New York. The young act plans to record a new EP, the follow-up to last year's Throwing Knives, in April with Eli Janney. (While known for his work with Wilco and Ryan Adams, Jann ... More >>

MP3: Cameron Matthews, Tok and Cassie Morgan CD Release Shows on Friday

Three local CD release shows are happening this Friday, November 21. Behold: Cassie Morgan Where: The Wedge (442 Bates St.) When: 8 p.m. Playing with: Maid*Rite Release: Pine So Sweet Recommended if you like: Magnolia Electric Co., Julie Doiron, other Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar sparse/haunted fol ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: October 3 to 5

Cardinals

8:30 p.m. Saturday, October 4. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

Cardinals Show Moved to Saturday, October 4 at 8:30 p.m.

This Just In: Ryan Adams (as Cardinals) at the Fabulous Fox,

Ryan Adams Blogs: Totally Bored the Musical

No Depression Magazine to Cease Its Print Publication

Daily Web Crawl

Ryan Adams at the Pageant, October 5: Last Night's Show

This Just In: July 31, 2007

Ryan Adams

Easy Tiger (Lost Highway)

Jesse Malin

7 p.m. Tuesday, June 12. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

Ray LaMontagne

8 p.m. Thursday, December 7. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).

Local Motion, Weekend Edition

Golden Smog

Another Fine Day (Lost Highway)

Down Home Delights

Ten of the best from Nashville and elsewhere

Ryan Adams & the Cardinals

Jacksonville City Nights (Lost Highway)

The Volebeats

Like Her (Turquoise Mountain)

The Trailer Park Travoltas

Saturday, May 14; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City)

Inside the Butt Kisser's Studio

Caitlin Cary gets the full-on Lipton treatment

Someday, Some Way

The tale of a journalist obsessed

Ben Kweller

On My Way (ATO)

Toots & the Maytals

True Love (V2)

Sound Stage

The whole thing makes sound

Various Artists

The Slaughter Rule: Original Soundtrack (Bloodshot Records)

A New Tune

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

Best Store For New CDs

Vintage Vinyl

Various Artists

Down to the Promised Land (Bloodshot)