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The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: February 1 to February 3

The line-up this weekend is as schizophrenic as the weather! Lesson learned: always wear layers, and be thankful if there's a partially broken umbrella in your desk because it's still better than having to wade home in squishy boots. Dress accordingly, especially if you intend on getting hot and hea ... More >>

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 >>

Paul McCartney Tickets Are On Sale at 10 a.m. Today [Sold Out]

Paul McCartney Tickets will be on sale at 10 a.m. today in St. Louis, Vancouver, Edmonton and Houston. He's appearing here on November 11 at the Scottrade Center. You can buy tickets for the St. Louis show here through Ticketmaster. They range from $27 (before fees) to $250. It looks to us at the mo ... More >>

New Edition and SWV at the Scottrade Center, 3/29/12: Review, Photos, Setlists

New Edition | SWV Scottrade Center March 29, 2012 Approaching 30 years in the music industry, New Edition has gone through its fair share of changes. Despite the break-ups, lineup changes, and solo and side projects, the Boston-based boy band is back on tour together -- and St. Louis fans packed in ... More >>

Radiohead at the Scottrade Center, 3/9/12: Review, Photos and Setlist

Radiohead | Other Lives March 9, 2012 Scottrade Center On Feburay 13, 2011, there was nothing much to say about Radiohead. On February 18, there was a new album, The King of Limbs, propelled into the world by its creators with little more than a shrug. There were no interviews, no tour dates, no wo ... More >>

It's A Slam Dunk

[Updated] Win Tickets to Tonight's Blues Game

Update: Thanks everyone for playing. We have our two winners. They were the first to name the Czech Republic, which has two Blues players on the roster in Roman Polak and Vladimir Sobotka. Sweden, Russia and Slovakia are the other countries from which Blues players hail from besides Canada and the U ... More >>

To Protect and Serve and Jab

Taylor Swift at the Scottrade Center, 8/14/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

Photo by Jon Gitchoff​Taylor Swift | Hunter Hayes | NeedToBreathe Scottrade Center August 14, 2011 Taylor Swift has documented her detractors well: They make frequent appearances in her overtly personal lyrics, most recently in her revenge jam "Mean." The song's music video even finds her t ... More >>

Sade and John Legend at Scottrade Center, 7/28/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

Todd OwyoungAn enigmatic Sade captivated the Scottrade Center crowd last night.​If a lead singer can ever be a cipher, Sade Adu certainly inhabits that paradox. As an artist, she resists both interpretations and expectations. She rarely grants interviews; she's released two albums in the past ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of April 7

Mumford and Sons blew up faster than a barn housing a meth lab, and now the Anglo-folksters are commanding $35 at the door. Don't make the same mistake you made with Florence and the Machine, this show will sell out before you can say hoe-down. At the Pageant June 5.​ Blueberry Hill *Dread Ze ... More >>

Arcade Fire Actually Coming to St. Louis? [Update: Yes!]

​[Update, 2:45 p.m. February 23: This show just confirmed! It's at the Concert Club at Scottrade Center -- i.e., a smaller sectioned-off version of the venue. Ticket prices are TBA but are on sale March 5 at 11 a.m.!] Well, isn't this interesting: Twitter user @megcat79 just noticed that the N ... More >>

Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross Definitely Playing St. Louis

Todd Owyoung​That alleged Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross show on April 10 at the Scottrade Center we told you about? Totally on. Ticket prices are TBA, and are on sale February 19 at 10 a.m.

Katy Perry Bringing Her "California Dreams" Tour to St. Louis

Pop sweetness and fluffy candy dreams will be yours on August 20, when starlet Katy Perry brings her "California Dreams" tour to the Scottrade Center. Tickets are on sale Saturday, February 12, at 11 a.m. No opening act has been announced yet, but let it be known that Robyn and Marina and the Diamon ... More >>

Review: Ozzy Osbourne at the Scottrade Center, Friday, January 14

Todd OwyoungOzzy Osbourne last night at the Scottrade Center​"The crazier you fuckers go, the longer we will play," Ozzy Osbourne crowed to the audience at the start of last night's Scottrade Center show. While a statement like that is always tinged with hyperbole, there was an element of trut ... More >>

Those Post-Holiday Blues

Review Photos: Black Eyed Peas and T-Pain at the Scottrade Center, Saturday, August 14

Todd OwyoungFergie from Black Eyed Peas, last night at the Scottrade Center. More photos here.​As might be expected, fans of every age, shape and color came out to witness last night's performance by one of the biggest musical acts of the era. For anyone who's familiar with Black Eyed Peas' m ... More >>

Don King Creating Money In St. Louis For Devon Alexander Today

The one and only Don King will be in town later this afternoon to promote his fight at the Scottrade Center on August 7 between St. Louis' own undefeated WBC/IBF champion Devon "The Bull" Alexander and Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik.There are few sports figures more colorful -- and notorious -- than King ... More >>

Show Stuff: The Black Keys Sell Out, While Deftones and JoBros Come to Town

Todd OwyoungMastodon's Bill Kelliher, October 13, 2009 at the Pageant. More photos here.​*The Black Keys show on June 10 at the Pageant? Already sold out, as of Friday afternoon. *That Alice in Chains/Mastodon/Deftones triple bill is officially happening on Friday, October 1, at the Scottrade ... More >>

Muse (Finally) Coming Back to St. Louis This Fall

H/T to @rftmusic Twitter pal @sun_lynn for the heads up on this item: U.K. rockers Muse announced a new set of tour dates today, and St. Louis has appeared to land a show, on November 3 at the Scottrade Center. Muse's website says that tickets go on sale on April 23 at 11 a.m. EST, but that often ch ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Photos from Santarchy 2009, Designer Drugs at Shock City Music, Dillinger Escape Plan at Pop's, a Review of Trans Siberian Orchestra

It's Monday, December 14. Happy Monkey Day, National Bouillabaisse Day and while we're at it, happy birthday to Nostradamus. Here's a recap of our weekend coverage:Santarchy '09Photo: Egan O'KeefeRevelers with Santarchy '09 made their way to about 20 bars in St. Louis on Saturday. See more photos he ... More >>

Kind of Blue

Over the Weekend: Bruce Springsteen, Victorian Fetish Ball, A Place to Bury Strangers and Samantha Crain

It was a weekend for great concerts in St. Louis. We also saw the pre-Halloween parties begin. Here's a recap of our weekend coverage.Victorian Fetish Ball at Lure NightclubPhoto: Egan O'KeefeSee more photos from Saturday night's Victorian Fetish Ball at Lure Nightclub. Some photos are NSFW (Not Saf ... More >>

Over the Weekend: They Might Be Giants, Maxwell, Bottle Rockets, Riddle of Steel, Oktoberfest, "Invashion" at Lure Nightclub

Good morning, St. Louis! What a weekend. Los Angeles absolutely owned both our Blues and Cardinals on Saturday night, and the Rams were easily defeated (again) on Sunday. But there were plenty of opportunities to get one's mind off the sports losses this past weekend. Here's a recap of our coverage ... More >>

I'm Done Saying Nice Things About the Blues

Okay, that's it. Yesterday, I go on the record with my own vote of confidence in the Blues. I tell everyone in the world that I really, truly believe this team is close enough to a playoff berth that they simply cannot trade away Keith Tkachuk. I stood up publicly and said that I thought this team w ... More >>

Tonight! Metallica vs. Julian Koster Caroling All Time Low

Who says Monday is a slow night? Metallica, Scottrade Center, 7 p.m. Julian Koster, Caroling at Vintage Vinyl and Random Houses (info here; email musictapescaroling@gmail.com for location)

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: October 17-19

Three for Three: 8.22-8.24

Show Review Setlist Photos: Nine Inch Nails, A Place to Bury Strangers at the Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Wednesday, August 20

Nine Inch Nails "Letting You" (Live Rehearsal Video)

New Kids on the Block in St. Louis, Monday, November 10, at the Scottrade Center

St. Louis Gigantic Concert Calendar, April 7 through August

St. Louis Weekend Update: March 28-30

Nine Inch Nails to Play St. Louis, Scottrade Center, August 20

Foo Fighters at the Scottrade Center, Sunday, July 20

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar, February 29 - March 2

SLU Basketball Billikens: Misery Loves Company (and Media Scrutiny)

SLU Basketball Billikens: Misery Loves Company (and Media Scrutiny)

Go! 1/11-1/13

St. Louis Weekend Round-Up, November 30 - December 2

Get Pucked Up!

Doran Done Gone

Unreal Makes Bid for Blues

Hey, Bill and Nancy Laurie: Unreal's got $200 and a hot new dance craze! Plus, we learn how to dupe the beer vendors at Fair Saint Louis, join a local blog in the clubhouse and get Matt Blunt's feelings on (Confederate) flag-burning.

Head Toward Downtown

To visit Chinatown

Some Strings Attached

Gateway Kite Club flies again

Worcester Booster

Almost-Blues and faded Stars

Best Place to Male-Bond

Blues games

Tkachuk vs. MacInnis

Blues' internal squabbles

What Extinct Landmark or Establishment Do You Most Miss?

Week of January 23, 2002

He Got Game

Bill Laurie has a basketball jones that won't go away. Who cares whether it makes economic sense?