Steve Miller Band

The Five Best Uses of Animal Sounds in Songs

The ol' Casio keyboard sound effects never get a workout quite like they do around Halloween, when nearly every spooky song comes punctuated with a howl or a squeak. Or a half-dozen of them, as in the case of the maddeningly catchy kids' song "Pumpkin Jack." (Click here to listen, and don't say we d ... More >>

Johnny Depp plays a vampire family-man in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows

Grammar Heroes: Four Artists Who Know Their Its From It's

We're exhausted after a long week of running around town, correcting greengrocers' apostrophes in honor of National Grammar Day, which was March 4. (Punctuation over punctuality, we always say!) It's easy to blame technology for society's lazy spelling, but music is also complicit in this pandemic: ... More >>

Who's the Surprisingly Knowledgable Music Fan on Jeopardy's Writing Staff?

Now that Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt is apparently back from Samoa, one of the music world's biggest mysteries is over. This means we can turn our attention to other matters. Such as this: Just who is sneaking all the indie-rock questions into Jeopardy!? In the past month, Jeopardy! contestan ... More >>

The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: July 1-4

Daniel Boud​It is on nights like tonight when we most wish we were some kind of amorphous blob that could split six ways: Elvis Costello's at the Pageant, Eddie Vedder's packing his ukulele into the Fox, Fucked Up and JEFF the Brotherhood are going to kick ass at the Firebird, Clownvis is fil ... More >>

Bell Biv DeVoe, Gavin DeGraw, Keb' Mo' and Barenaked Ladies To Play Celebrate St. Louis

courtesy of Fair St. Louis​The lineup for the 2011 Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts has just been announced: As you can see, it's Bill Biv DeVoe on July 15th, Gavin DeGraw on July 16th, Keb' Mo' on July 22nd and Barenaked Ladies on July 23rd. All shows are free and the headliners listed sta ... More >>

2011 Fair St. Louis to Feature Headliners Steve Miller Band, Maroon 5

The 2011 Fair St. Louis event will expand to include three days of entertainment, it was announced within the hour. At a press conference at the Lafayette Square venue the St. Louis Palladium, the national headlining acts were revealed: Saturday, July 2: The Steve Miller Band Sunday, July 3: Maro ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of July 12-18

* = coming to town, = local ​Euclid Records 1. M.I.A. - Maya 2. Tom Petty - Mojo 3. Derek Trucks Band - Roadsongs 4. Black Keys - Brothers 5. Devo - Something For Everybody 6. Wolf Parade - Expo 86 7. Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. 8. Steve Miller Band - Bingo 9. ... More >>

New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, June 15

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) amazon.comCowboy Junkies' latest release, Renmin Park, is part one of a three-part series. ​*Cowboy Junkies, The Nomad Series Volume 1: Renmin Park In the ... More >>

St. Louis (Holiday) Weekend Concert Calendar, July 3 to 6

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We check out some "important" songs, mourn ODB and read some, um, crap

THE EIGHTH ANNUAL ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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Comprehensive coverage of the Eighth Annual St. Louis International Film Festival