Ted Nugent

The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: May 17-19

It's beautiful out -- what more do ya need? Get out there and see some stuff. There are plenty of excuses to hang out outside including Harvest Sessions and the Webster Grooves Festival. Check out our Out Every Night post from earlier this week to read about great shows over the next few days includ ... More >>

REO Speedwagon, Brandy, Sasha, Boris and More in This Week's Show Announcements

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 >>

Adventures with Santa and Co. in Rise of the Guardians

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 >>

The Six Best Songs About Cats

When discussing animals in song, it is important to distinguish between a track that uses an animal as a metaphor - for freedom or wildness, usually - and a song that is actually about an animal. We will be exploring the latter in this month's animal-style Nitpick Six series. Here are the six best s ... More >>

Sublime with Rome, Buddy Guy, Pretty Little Empire and More in This Week's New Show Announcements

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 with which you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new ... More >>

Ted Nugent And Why We Were Paying Attention To Him Before: A Musical Refresher

This might come as a shock to you, but Ted Nugent did not become famous for making jokes in St. Louis about assassinating political figures. Before that lucrative career opportunity opened up, he was a famous guitar player who rarely, if ever, talked about assassinating anybody. It's gotten to the ... More >>

Straight Shootin': The firepower at the NRA convention is incredible, just like the rhetoric

Ted Nugent's Outrageous Remarks at the NRA Conference: What the Videos Don't Show

While reporting our current feature on the 2012 NRA Conference, I happened to be walking past right when Ted Nugent made these remarks: As you've probably heard, the Secret Service has arranged a meeting today with The Nuge in order to do "appropriate follow-up," but Nugent ain't concerned.

If You Like Guns, Ted Nugent, Mitt Romney & More Guns, the NRA's Got a Deal for You!

Next weekend, more than 60,000 people are flocking to downtown St. Louis for the 2012 National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits! This is a huge deal because, first of all, I will have a tougher time finding a parking spot. Secondly, an important national figure will be present: Ted Nug ... More >>

Recent Kings Of Leon Cop-Out Vindicates St. Louis in "Pigeon Gate"

Erin KinsellaPre-pigeon gate: Kings of Leon at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on July 23, 2010.​The day has come. A little more than a year ago, Kings of Leon aborted its concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater after just three songs, claiming, in an incident forever to be mocked as "p ... More >>

Win A VIP Package to Rib America: Sing 30 Seconds Of A Participating Band's Song

​Sure, you could go to Rib America early this weekend and get in free, but you still have to buy drink and food tickets and jockey for position in front of stages. OR: You could record yourself singing 30 seconds worth of a song by any of the participating bands, and if your rendition is our ... More >>

The 2010 RFT News Challenge

Show Review: Second Night of Beat 'n' Soul Offers Garage-Rock Fuzz and Sweet Soul Sounds

Christian SchaefferThe Fleshtones atop Off Broadway's bar​The promise of rock & roll has always been the promise of being forever young, and last night the patrons at Off Broadway got a good argument for music's gift of eternal youth. The inaugural weekend of the (hopefully) annual Beat 'n' So ... More >>

Chris Duarte Group

8 p.m. Sunday, November 7. The Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

Best of Blowback: Top 10 RFT Reader Responses

This one's for you, dear readers.​ In honor of this year's Best of St. Louis issue, which hits the street today (woohoo!), we at RFT wanted to honor a different kind of "best" -- the best contributions from you, our readers. In the last year, your comments have made us laugh. They've made us cry ... More >>

Twelve Ways to Keep Kings Of Leon Poop-Free Tomorrow Night

Wikimedia Commons​Tomorrow night, Kings of Leon returns to the scene of the bird-poop crime, the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The concert is a make-up date for the band's abbreviated July 23 show, during which pooping pigeons sent them offstage after three tunes. To ensure that tomorrow's co ... More >>

Metal veterans Anvil embark on a tour to support their documentary and new album

2009 in Review: November

​​November was all about Thanksgiving -- though not in the traditional sense. No, our Thanksgiving was all about booze. (Or maybe that is traditional.) Anyway: The Beertender told you what beers to drink with Thanksgiving dinner, the Noble Writ discussed how to pair wines with your feast, and we ... More >>

The Dive Bomber: Aunt Rosalie and the Nuge at Black Derby Saloon

Robin Wheeler​In my months of writing the Dive Bomber, I've only had one instance (I know of) in which I've actively pissed off someone: an octogenarian bar owner who made some angry calls after my otherwise-glowing review of her tavern. No, I'm not stupid enough to link to the piece in question. ... More >>

Cuts Like a Knife: Lita Ford hasn't lost her edge — metal or otherwise — since stepping away from the spotlight

Woodstock (or Altamont) in the Ozarks -- The 35th Anniversary

ozarkmusicfestivalexhibit.comThe Ozark Music Festival kicked off 35 years ago last Saturday, July 18, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Concert promoters had assured Sedalians that they would be hosting a "soft rock" festival with 50,000 spectators.Instead, 160,000 people (and that's a c ... More >>

Ted Nugent: "“I’m Dirty Harry with a ponytail, and I’m at Paul [McCartney]’s service."

Ted Nugent Sends New Book to Sarah Palin

Ted Nugent

8 p.m. Thursday, July 31. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

Summer Concert Calendar: Hit all the high notes this summer with our expanded concert listings

Unreal cleans our sidearm and champions Phyllis Schlafly

Go! 3/7-3/9

Sammy Hagar's 60th Birthday Party Was Way Better than Any of Your Birthday Parties. Ever.

Ted Nugent

8 p.m. Thursday, June 7. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Hot Summer Music

Your guide to St. Louis music — from now till Labor Day.

Trail of Tears

Prey should be called Dances With Tedium.

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Fightin' Femmes

We duel with Gretchen Wilson and Kelly Clarkson, get home-cooking tips from the stars and delve into Omarion's psyche

Goldfinger

Saturday, July 30; S.O.K.A. Fest at Family Arena (2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles)

Ted Nugent

Monday, July 4; Fair Saint Louis (Gateway Arch grounds)

Fair Play

Mr. Night and Ms. Day know Fair Saint Louis inside and out. Just please don't feed funnel cakes to their dog.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of February 2, 2005

The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock

(Besides Sting)

Golden Oldies

We talk with the Old 97's, turn up the freedom rock and marvel at Wilco's PR machine

Hayseed Dixie

Thursday, May 1; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room

The Datsuns with the Sights and Sullen

Wednesday, April 2; Galaxy

IGGY POP

Avenue B (Virgin Records)

Rock Never Stops, featuring Ted Nugent, Night Ranger, Quiet Riot and Slaughter

Riverport Amphitheatre; Sunday, Aug. 22

ROCK STOCK

A book report on the best tomes to consult before buying tunes

Sun Dance

Sound advice on the summer's hottest concerts

Frank Zappa

The Sound of Tea in China