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February 1, 2012
The 33 1/3 Series is Accepting Submissions
Earlier this month, Spin announced that it is moving most of its album reviews to Twitter. Music writing is getting shorter, not longer, and yet the 33 1/3 Series, which has the gall to publish entire books on albums that aren't even current, soldiers on. There are 85 installments in print n ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2012
Ten 1982 Songs For Newt Gingrich's Theme Music, Now That "Eye of the Tiger" Is Out
It's a time-honored tradition: A candidate for political office starts walking out for stump speeches to the strains of a hit by a band that doesn't agree with his views. Cease-and-desist letters follow. This week's episode stars one Newt Leroy Gingrich, who has been using "Eye of the Tiger" dating ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2012
The Six Best Key Changes In Pop Music
The key change is an essential device in the pop canon. Play song, move chords and melody up a half step or so, continue in new key until otherwise noted. It's simple, really, and often effective, which is why it has been employed to the point of abuse. Here are the six best key changes in pop music ... More >>
Music
December 15, 2011
Can musicians find new audiences through tribute nights?
The key change is an essential device in the pop canon. Play song, move chords and melody up a half step or so, continue in new key until otherwise noted. It's simple, really, and often effective, which is why it has been employed to the point of abuse. Here are the six best key changes in pop music ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2011
Ten Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend: September 30 to October 2
Mount Eerie. Photo by Wheat WurtzburgerIt's the end of the week and it's hard to imagine better weather. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to enjoy it this weekend, including (count 'em) three outdoor festivals that involve standout locals: Midtown Alley Fest, Grove Fest and Euclid Recor ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2011
It's A Small World, As Re-imagined By An Under Cover Weekend Bands
Photos by Bryan Sutter and Jason StoffNow in its fifth year, An Under Cover Weekend has ten local bands play a set of covers by an idol or influence of their choosing. Spread over two nights and almost certain to sell out, this years incarnation spans maybe the widest range in the event's his ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2011
It's Final: The Complete Lineup of An Under Cover Weekend 2011
It's official. This morning's announcement that Union Tree Review will be covering Marvin Gaye at the fifth annual An Under Cover Weekend, completes this year's line-up of the two-day show series on Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10. The series finds some St. Louis groups paying ... More >>
Blogs
June 20, 2011
The Seven Deadliest Music Festivals
wikimedia commonsIt has been a particularly grim summer already in music festival fatalities, with one death over the weekend at Electric Daisy and two more at Bonnaroo a couple weeks ago. But this is hardly a new phenomenon: The combination of crushing crowds, heat and mind-altering substanc ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Pianist Envy
wikimedia commonsIt has been a particularly grim summer already in music festival fatalities, with one death over the weekend at Electric Daisy and two more at Bonnaroo a couple weeks ago. But this is hardly a new phenomenon: The combination of crushing crowds, heat and mind-altering substanc ... More >>
Music
December 16, 2010
The ten best local albums of 2010, as chosen by the RFT
wikimedia commonsIt has been a particularly grim summer already in music festival fatalities, with one death over the weekend at Electric Daisy and two more at Bonnaroo a couple weeks ago. But this is hardly a new phenomenon: The combination of crushing crowds, heat and mind-altering substanc ... More >>
Blogs
December 9, 2010
The Riverfront Times' Ten Best Local Albums of 2010
In an age where bands can succeed or fail on the basis of one MP3, it's refreshing that full-length albums are alive and well in St. Louis. Each year, the Riverfront Times receives dozens of CD, MP3 and, occasionally, vinyl submissions for our local-review column, Homespun, and we do our best ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2010
King Khan: Finally Making it to St. Louis This Fall?
Image viaThat's Paris Hilton with King Khan. No, we don't know why either.According to a Facebook event page, King Khan -- who never showed up for his show with BBQ Show last November at Off Broadway because their tour manager was arrested -- will be playing at 2720 Cherokee on Sunday, Octobe ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2010
Last Collector Standing: Orlandez Lewis, Jr. on His Dream Job at Vintage Vinyl, Learning About Music from his Dad and Thriller
(The number of chain-record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops -- and for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' record a ... More >>
Music
June 23, 2010
Homespun: Natural Selection
White Picket Fence
Bocumast
Music
June 9, 2010
Homespun: Dropkick the Robot
Join the Club
(self-released)
Music
April 28, 2010
Soul Brothers and Sisters! A Tribute to James Brown
8 p.m. Friday, April 30. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
Blogs
December 22, 2009
Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of December 14 - December 20
Euclid Records 1. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures 2. Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom Live 3. Neil Young - Dreaming Man Live '92 4. Bob Dylan - Christmas In The Heart 5. Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind EP 6. Norah Jones - The Fall 7. Vince ... More >>
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June 17, 2009
Show Review Setlist Photos: Phish at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, Tuesday, June 16
Better than: Streaming last night's show via the Internet, as a friend was doing. Photo: Stew Smith Phish on June 16, 2009 at the Fox. View concert slideshow. It took about three hours for Phish's show last night at the Fabulous Fox Theatre to reach transcendence. This occurred at the precis ... More >>
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January 28, 2009
Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Smokey Robinson, "Being with You"
The Singer: Along with Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson was a triple threat for Motown Records: a great singer, hit songwriter and an architect of the label's sound. Most people can name a half-dozen songs Smokey sang with the Miracles in the '60s, but his solo career pointed his smoot ... More >>
Blogs
December 11, 2008
Video: The Natural Selection, "Down Elevator," Playing at Cicero's Tonight!
Tonight at Cicero's, I highly recommend going to check out the Natural Selection, a Denver-via-St. Louis band I wrote about in this week's paper. The band's playing with Say Panther and one other act, and the show starts at 9 p.m. Says I: Bassist Nick Jost, a graduate of SIUE's Jazz Studies program ... More >>
Music
December 10, 2008
The Natural Selection
9 p.m. Thursday, December 11. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Boulevard, University City.
Blogs
December 3, 2008
Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Stevie Wonder, "As"
The Singer: The list of truly certifiable pop-music geniuses is a short one, but even the briefest tally would have to include Stevie Wonder. Forget the fact that he's blind and that he played nearly every instrument on his best-loved albums. Forget that no one paired such stone-cold funk with vocal ... More >>
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October 29, 2008
Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: The Spinners, "I'll Be Around"
The Singer: The list of truly certifiable pop-music geniuses is a short one, but even the briefest tally would have to include Stevie Wonder. Forget the fact that he's blind and that he played nearly every instrument on his best-loved albums. Forget that no one paired such stone-cold funk with vocal ... More >>
Blogs
September 3, 2008
Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Atlantic Starr, "Secret Lovers"
The Singer: The list of truly certifiable pop-music geniuses is a short one, but even the briefest tally would have to include Stevie Wonder. Forget the fact that he's blind and that he played nearly every instrument on his best-loved albums. Forget that no one paired such stone-cold funk with vocal ... More >>
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July 2, 2008
Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Raydio, "You Can't Change That"
The Singer: The list of truly certifiable pop-music geniuses is a short one, but even the briefest tally would have to include Stevie Wonder. Forget the fact that he's blind and that he played nearly every instrument on his best-loved albums. Forget that no one paired such stone-cold funk with vocal ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2008
2008 Grammy Awards: The Liveblog
The Singer: The list of truly certifiable pop-music geniuses is a short one, but even the briefest tally would have to include Stevie Wonder. Forget the fact that he's blind and that he played nearly every instrument on his best-loved albums. Forget that no one paired such stone-cold funk with vocal ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2008
Mapping Out the Birthplace of the Blues -- But Where's St. Louis?
The Singer: The list of truly certifiable pop-music geniuses is a short one, but even the briefest tally would have to include Stevie Wonder. Forget the fact that he's blind and that he played nearly every instrument on his best-loved albums. Forget that no one paired such stone-cold funk with vocal ... More >>
Music
December 19, 2007
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
8 p.m. Thursday, December 20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
Calendar
November 14, 2007
Blah-liday
8 p.m. Thursday, December 20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
Culture
October 31, 2007
Bite Me
Head to Upstream's Return of the Bedbug and scratch that itch.
Home Entertainment
October 3, 2007
Party Pooper
The Wii's latest pool game is a cue stick in the mud.
Blogs
July 23, 2007
Cafe Soul at Lucas School House: A Review of the Open-Mic
The Wii's latest pool game is a cue stick in the mud.
News
May 9, 2007
Imus, Revisited
Our Negro Leaguer weighs in again on the radio jock's fall from grace.
Music
April 11, 2007
Homespun: Berry
Empathy EP (Right Place Records)
Home Entertainment
February 7, 2007
Hand It to Him
The Science of Sleep
Music
November 15, 2006
Jonny Lang
8 p.m. Thursday, November 16. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).
Music
July 19, 2006
Busta Rhymes
The Big Bang (Aftermath)
Music
June 8, 2005
Copeland
Friday, June 10; Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois)
Calendar
March 30, 2005
Sleeping Under the Arch
More than just a film festival
Music
September 8, 2004
Fourplay
Monday, September 13; the Pageant
Music
December 10, 2003
Geoff Kessell
Saturday, December 13; Borders Books and Music on Brentwood
Music
November 5, 2003
Maroon 5
Wednesday, November 12; the Gargoyle at Washington University
Music
July 16, 2003
Todd Rundgren
Friday, July 18; Pageant
News
June 18, 2003
2003 Music Awards
The readers spoke, and the RFT music staff listened. Find out who's large and in charge on the St. Louis music scene.
Calendar
August 14, 2002
Time Is Tight
Dangerous Kitchen comprises some of St. Louis' best musicians -- and they make the most of their time away from their day jobs
Music
June 26, 2002
Musiq
Juslisen (Def Soul)
Music
April 10, 2002
Christian McBride Quartet
Wednesday-Saturday, April 10-13; Jazz at the Bistro
Music
January 2, 2002
Cleaning Up
Our intrepid reporter's New Year's resolution yields some unexpected bonuses
Music
January 20, 1999
Teenagers in Love
Our intrepid reporter's New Year's resolution yields some unexpected bonuses
Music
December 9, 1998
A Post-Poster World
It's the power of the music, not cartoonish surface appearances, that makes for a music hero, say the local young folk we polled
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