The Dead Milkmen

The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: June 7 to 9

The 2013 RFT Music Awards have come and gone, longtime RFT Music contributor Ryan Wasoba bids the blog adieu and quite frankly, we're at a bit of a loss. Still, here at RFT Music we're looking forward to continually figuring out how to better serve the music community. But first thing's first: Let's ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from June 3 to 9

As our awesome RFT Music contributor and MC for a day, Allison Babka, put it, "I have an RFT Music Showcase hangover." Many thanks to all the bands that took the time and effort to haul their equipment down to Washington Avenue, everyone involved in making it all possible and of course all the folks ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from May 20 to 26

Next weekend looks pretty awesome, though anything does when an extended weekend awaits most of us thanks to Memorial Day. Keep that extra sleep time in mind while slogging through the work week and affording yourself some time to enjoy visits from acts like Andrew W.K., Soundgarden and El Ten Eleve ... More >>

Death Grips, the Angry Samoans, Slash, UZ 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 >>

The Dead Milkmen to Play Show at the Firebird on June 8

Snarky Philadalephia-based punk rock band the Dead Milkmen will play The Firebird (2706 Olive Street; 314-535-0353) on Saturday, June 8. General admission tickets for the all-ages show cost $20 and are now available through Ticketfly. This is the first time the Dead Milkmen have played in St. Louis ... More >>

Phaseone/Parisian Old Lights/Demon Lover

"It's Not Forever" / "Sean"
(Lefse Records)"Blocking out the Sun" / "MC5 U in My Dreams"
Tower Groove Records

Phaseone and Parisian, Old Lights and Demon Lover Make Like Bananas

In this week's Homespun column we looked at two split EPs featuring local artists: The first is a collaboration between St. Louis' Parisian and the now New York-based Phaseone. The second pairs two beloved locals, Old Lights and Demon Lover. Check out our reviews.

The Ten Best Juke Boxes in St. Louis

​Selecting the Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this RFT Music series, we're beeboping and scattin' our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. There is no surer way ... More >>

The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: September 16 to 18

What do you mean those mushrooms were "medicinal"? ​It seems like just yesterday we were welcoming the return of fall and trying to find somewhere to stand in the Pageant for Bon Iver. But another week has come and gone, and you, as usual, have no excuse to be bored this weekend. DJ Lance Roc ... More >>

Homespun: Resoldered, Everybody in Between

In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews Resoldered's new album, Everybody in Between. He had this to say: The crunchy, snotty, breakneck pop-punk made famous by bands such as the Descendents and the Dead Milkmen is reborn in the metro East quartet Resoldered. For everyone who grudgingly a ... More >>

Homespun: Resoldered

Everybody in Between
(self-released)

St. Louis Video: Dead Milkmen, "Notorious/Kill Duran Duran" at Mississippi Nights, 1987

Fact: '80s hellraisers The Dead Milkmen are awesome. The snot-nosed-punk yin to They Might Be Giants' goofy-pop yang, DM skewered pop culture like no other band (cf. "Instant Club Hit," the timeless "Punk Rock Girl"). Guitarist Joe Jack Talcum is constantly on tour -- no St. Louis date this time aro ... More >>

Homespun: The Ottomen

Horses Don't Have Lungs
(self-released)

In a Silent Way: The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra scores the silent film Nosferatu this weekend at Off Broadway

Tommy Ramone explores bluegrass and honky-tonk with Uncle Monk, while we catch up with all things Ludo

Quief Quota

Chattin' with Quief Quota (Self-released)

The Ottomen

Back to the Past (Ottomen Empire)

On Point

2006 RFT Music Awards

Dean C. Minderman|Kristyn Pomranz|Andrew Miller|Kristie McClanahan|Christian Schaeffer|Andrew Miller|Ben Westhoff|Annie Zaleski|Brooke Foster|Jaime Lees|Roy Kasten

Music Showcase Schedule

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

Dead First

We rank musical deaths, embrace Failure and remember the Old School

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Support the Scene

Radar Station surfs the Web instead of going outside

Skinlab

The Revolting Room (Century Media)