Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos; there, you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new sho ... More >>
It's a common cliché by now: Some snobby, balding guy with glasses in every bar across America rants and raves about how he only likes "the old stuff" by every band. "I liked the first record," is his creed. This character floats around, bumming everyone out and sucking all the fun out of a karaoke ... More >>
Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos; there, you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new sho ... More >>
Wikimedia CommonsAs the old saying goes, no news is good news. However, no local news makes for a rather-boring music section - or music blog, as the case may be. If you aren't a regular visitor to this here music blog, definitely become one: We compile breaking news, show reviews and local t ... More >>
And now what you've all been waiting for: The second and final installment in RFT's carefully curated hastily thrown together assemblage of YouTubery that reflects the KSHE Klassics of our (or someone's, anyway) youth. In case you missed Part 1, in this week's issue, Annie Zaleski heralds the ar ... More >>
Wednesday, November 25 *Local H/Kinch/One Lone Car, The Firebird *The Stag Night All-Stars present "The Last Waltz," Off Broadway *Jon Hardy & The Public/Groupthink, The Gramophone *Dogtown Allstars, Broadway Oyster Bar *Jake's Leg, The Pageant *Bockman, The Library *The Makeshift Gentlemen/Oceania ... More >>
Artist: Michael Bolton Album: (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1988 Label: CBS Records What it sounds like: Sacrilege: The classic Otis Redding song redone "When a Man Loves a Woman"-style.
Is everyone out there as excited as I am to see St. Louis getting a Major League Soccer team? I can't hear you! I said, are you psyched? (Puts hand to ear, listens intently for sounds of cheering.) Huh. Well, maybe you guys are just all used up from the massive celebrations that have been going ... More >>
Week of December 21, 2006
B-Sides reads Johnny O & the Jerks' tour diary, rocks to a scroll and gets to know Shauna Kapica
Caitlin Cary gets the full-on Lipton treatment
We imagine Jay-Z and R. Kelly's medley to us all
A week of the drink
Mimi's Subway Bar and Grill
Week of August 20, 2003
The exodus of the creative class continues apace
The left, turning right, was plain wrong to attack pop culture
Hold on to your liver! An RFT salute to the coolest local watering holes you've never heard of.
The stereotype is all about cheap beer, fast cars and fat girls. But there's a little bit of hoosier in all of us.
Thursday, January 16; Generations
Tim McAmis, drag-racing champ, tries to be a millisecond faster than the big-money boys. Tough duty.
Week of June 5, 2002
Saturday, July 29; Galaxy
June 16 - 23, 1999
