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Help Us Select The 2013 RFT Music Awards Nominees

It's that time of year again! Each year RFT Music recognizes the hard work and exceptional talent of St. Louis' local musicians with the RFT Music Awards. In addition, our summer awards showcase on Washington Avenue provides St. Louisans a chance to see over 80 of these bands and musicians in action ... More >>

The 50 Best St. Louis Records of 2012

Slideshow: Album Art of the 50 Best St. Louis Records of 2012

The Six Best Beats By St. Louis Artists In 2012

In this unprecedented edition of Nitpick Six, we narrow the scope and focus on the stellar work of local musicians this year. Here are the six best beats by local artists in 2012. Let us know your favorites in the comments, and we'll sample them, chop them up and throw down some 808 drops. See also ... More >>

The Ten Best Band Names in St. Louis

Selecting the Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2012 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this RFT Music series, we're working our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. Naming your band is hard. So hard, in fa ... More >>

DIY to Death: Remembering Dancing Feet March To War

Art and life co-habitate, informing, imitating, and enriching each other constantly. Each week in Better Living Through Music, RFT Music writer Ryan Wasoba explores this symbiotic relationship. RFT's Daniel Hill wrote an article last week about Stlpunk, a localized proto-social networking site that ... More >>

Homespun: Ryan Wasoba

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Ryan Wasoba's Music for No Reason: Read the Homespun Review and Listen

It probably comes as no surprise that about half of your music critic friends here at Riverfront Times have, at one time or another, performed in working bands themselves. The same drive that leads to critical analysis or championing/deriding new music dovetails with a desire to write and play music ... More >>

Do It Together: Aaron Stovall Talks About This Weekend's SLAP Conference and Current -- Preview the Mixtape Here

This weekend, the St. Louis Arts Project will hold its second annual conference. Its aim is to reach the far-flung corners of the art world, regional or not, for an exchange of ideas and expression. There is a suggested $10 donation for entry -- check in starts tonight at 6 p.m. at the Contemporary ... More >>

The 2012 RFT Music Award Winners

And this officially ends the 2012 RFT Music Awards and Showcase. Look in this week's print edition for the complete list of winners and a few thoughts on the whole thing from me, but in the meantime you can see who won each of the 25 categories below. They've been bolded.

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: May 11 to 13

Local music fans in the know spent last night at KDHX's massive party at the City Museum, Midwest Mayhem -- I myself had to wash my eyeballs this morning to try and purge them of the things I saw at the skatepark burlesque show. The whole event was huge, weird, fun and extremely exhausting, but ther ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From May 7 to May 13

This week's Most Triumphant Beard of the Week award goes unequivocally to Map's and Atlases' Dave Davison, whose facial hair would be worthy of IFC's cut-throat Whisker Wars competitions -- if that show is still a thing, anyway (I sure hope so, but doubt it). Jack Passion would be proud. Maps and At ... More >>

The 2012 RFT Music Awards Nominees

That's right, sports fans, it's once again time for the big ol' love letter to St. Louis music known as the RFT Music Awards and Showcase. The nominating committee has made its arguments and to show for it we have five of the best bands and artists in 25 categories. Many of these fine musicians wil ... More >>

LouFest 2012 Lineup: Who Would You Like to See?

LouFest 2012 has a few announcements coming down the pike, and $50 presale passes are already sold out. The festival, entering its third year, will be looking to once again expand slightly, and hopefully the lineup will continue its trend of evolution. We'll be bringing you our 2012 LouFest lineup ... More >>

Show Review: So Many Dynamos at the Firebird, Friday, March 4

Save for a few live shows here and there, So Many Dynamos has kept a low profile in the past year or so. The quartet's been focusing on writing new music and experimenting with new instruments and styles, which has resulted in a marked expansion in its sound. That was evident right away on Friday n ... More >>

Hear a New So Many Dynamos Song!

​Photographer Ryan Russell has probably shot one of your favorite musicians. (His client list is too long to print, but some of this notable subjects include Tegan and Sara, Underoath, Ben Gibbard and Paramore.) Russell has also worked with locals So Many Dynamos; in fact, he shot the cover fo ... More >>

Festival of Creations: St. Louis gets its own music festival in Forest Park

2010 Music Showcase: 1 night, 50+ bands, 5 bucks this Saturday on Wash. Ave.

Theodore Makes an Appearance on Daytrotter, Performs Unreleased Tracks

Jennifer Silverberg​Congrats to Theodore, which appeared on the Rock Island, Illinois-based live-music site Daytrotter over the weekend. joining Gentleman Auction House, So Many Dynamos and Pokey LaFarge as locals who have been featured on the website. The band covered "Engine Number Nine," tw ... More >>

The 2010 RFT Music Awards Nominees: The List

The 2010 RFT Music showcase takes place on Saturday, June 5, 2010, on Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis. On and before that day, fans can vote for their favorite local musicians in the following categories. For more information on where and how to vote - and for up-to-the-minute details about ... More >>

Polysics, Trey Anastasio, Bassnectar, Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce 2010 Shows

Now that the holidays are behind us, the show announcements just keep rolling in. *Japanese spazz-rockers Polysics just announced a U.S. tour, which includes show at the Firebird on February 9. Fans of Enon, So Many Dynamos and other keyboard crazies should be stoked. *Not to be outdone, the P ... More >>

10 Things to Do Under $10 in St. Louis This Weekend, November 13-15

Remain non-broke all the way through Monday with the following suggestions for having fun on a budget this weekend. Looking for live music? We have that for you too, with our weekend concert calendar. It's also one of the best weekends all year long to see a movie in St. Louis.​Everything is Terri ... More >>

Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend, June 26-28, 2009

Excuse me while I change shirts. Since starting this blog entry 30 seconds ago, I've sweated through one. There, all better. OK, we've pulled together a list of ten events, cheap or free, going on this weekend. It's been a weird week (celebrity deaths), and since many of you have a four-day work wee ... More >>

The 2009 RFT Music Awards Winners

2009 RFT Music Awards Nominees: The List With Music!

A bit late, but below the jump you'll find links to as many blogposts we've run with MP3s -- and the occasional MySpace page and embedded tune -- of each nominated band. Whew. Chime in with any URLs that have tunes in the comments, of course. I think I have everyone. The music showcase blurbs/infor ... More >>

So Many Dynamos New Release Date, Album Cover for The Loud Wars

So Many Dynamos' Vagrant debut, The Loud Wars is still coming out in April, as we reported late last year. But it's coming out a few weeks later -- April 28, to be exact. Here's the album cover! (Kudos to punknews.org for letting the cat out of the bag.) Preview single "New Bones" right over here.Th ... More >>

MP3: Magnolia Summer, "Diminished Returns (RAC remix)" Robyn "Cobrastyle (RAC Remix)"

Here's a pairing you might not have expected: Magnolia Summer remixed by the RAC. The song totally sounds like the type of dreamcloud music found in an 8-bit Nintendo game. Like the Super Mario Brothers sky worlds or Zelda's prairie moments when Link is wandering around stabbing bad guys.MP3: Magnol ... More >>

Go! St. Louis Weekend Calendar, January 30-February 1, 2009

Not totally satisfied with your weekend itinerary? Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature delivers the Top 10 can't-miss activities to complete your fun-seeking agenda. Looking for live music? Here's your complete St. Louis weekend concert calendar in A to Z.

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: January 30 to February 1

January 30*So Many Dynamos/The Pragmatic/Corvidae, Off Broadway*The Virgins/Anya Marina/Lissy Trullie, Gargoyle (Virgins/Anya Marina also at Vintage Vinyl, 6 p.m.)*That's My Daughter/Tok/Black for a Second, Schlafly Tap Room*The Subjects/the Jack and Jills/Grabadores/Royal Roy, Cicero's*The Werks, G ... More >>

Setlist Photos Review: Octopus Project at the Bluebird, Thursday, October 30

Tonight! Octopus Project, So Many Dynamos, Hunter Gatherer at the Bluebird

Schedule for the Lot at the Schlafly Tap Room, Saturday, August 23

The Mae Shi/So Many Dynamos

8 p.m. Sunday, July 6. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street

Exclusive: View the Lineup for the Lot, Saturday, August 23 at the Schlafly Tap Room

2008 RFT Music Awards: Live Blogging

2008 RFT Music Showcase Schedule for Sunday, June 1

World Exclusive: So Many Dynamos, "New Bones" MP3

A to Z

Holiday MP3 Post, #7: The Classics

The Week in Rock -- Or, Local Bands I've Seen This Week

St. Louis Weekend Round-Up: September 21-23

Thor Axe: Behold the Sweet Riffs of So Many Dynamos' Triumphant Metal Side Project

St. Louis Concert Calendar: Tuesday, August 21

Local Motion: One for the Team/Thor Axe

8 p.m. Friday, August 17. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street

So Many Dynamos Van Wreck -- But The Band is Okay!

2007 RFT Music Showcase

Week of May 31, 2007

RFT Music Showcase Schedule

Party Planner

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Let the battle for St. Louis supremacy begin:

It's the 2007 RFT Music Awards ballot.

Stolen Goods

Music Showcase Schedule

The complete low-down on this year's nominated acts