The Dillinger Escape Plan

The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: May 10 to 12

Get out, St. Louis! Besides these shows, check out our Out Every Night post from earlier this week to read about The Jungle Fire's album release as well as visits from the Dillinger Escape Plan and Caitlin Rose. Take note that the Plaid Dragons performance mentioned has been moved along with the ACB ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from May 6 to 12

Guys, Daniel Hill made it rain blood yesterday. You know, for Slayer. We don't know about you, but this past weekend was a pretty intense party, blustery weather be damned. And it don't stop. Keep things moving this week with visits from the likes of Har Mar Superstar and more, and look forward to s ... More >>

The Best St. Louis Metal Shows in May

Looking for a good place to see flashy and exciting music played at high volume, have your mind blown by dark and powerful sounds, or just stomp around like a drunken goon with your shirt off? Then a heavy metal concert might be just the place for you. Each month I'll be offering my top picks of the ... More >>

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Bruno Mars, Soundgarden, the Dillinger Escape Plan 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 Best St. Louis Metal Shows in February

Looking for a good place to see flashy and exciting music played at high volume, have your mind blown by dark and powerful sounds, or just stomp around like a drunken goon with your shirt off? Then a heavy metal concert might be just the place for you. Each month I'll be offering my top picks of the ... More >>

Propagandhi Resuscitates Punk at the Firebird: Review

Propagandhi The Firebird November 4, 2012 Before it became a simple formula, punk was a term used to describe bands whose urgent and passionate sound didn't conform to any typical rock n' roll standards; punk bands had actual unique identities. How do you easily summarize the differences between ba ... More >>

The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: November 11 to 13

Todd OwyoungThe Urge at Pointfest​The Urge is upon us, and the holiday lasts until the end of the month with a show at the Pageant on every Friday from here out. But this weekend's kickoff is different: On back-to-back nights, both of them sold out, the newly re-minted ska-punk-kitchen-sink o ... More >>

Mastadon, Dillinger Escape Plan And Red Fang Are Coming To Pop's

​Well this show kicks ass. Pop's has just announced the return of Mastadon and Dillinger Escape Plan, whose most recent St. Louis stops were at the Scottrade Center and Pageant, respectively (albiet in supporting roles). Red Fang is also on the bill -- this thing is happening on November 13th ... More >>

The Gorge is more than metal

Deftones at the Pageant, 4/26/11: Review

Photo by Todd Owyoung​Deftones/Dillinger Escape Plan/Funeral Party The Pageant April 26, 2011 Check out a full slideshow of Deftones at the Pageant The Deftones crowd favorite "My Own Summer (Shove It)" has a false ending right before its final chorus. Last night at the sold-out Pageant, the ... More >>

Deftones' Frank Delgado on Changing Perceptions and Chi's Current Health

​A scant seven months after serving as the meat in an Alice In Chains/Mastodon sandwich at Scottrade Center, the Deftones will be headlining a very sold-out show at the Pageant with the Dillinger Escape Plan and Funeral Party. We caught up with Deftones turntablist Frank Delgado via phone from ... More >>

Deftones, Dillinger Escape Plan Tour Hitting St. Louis

Todd OwyoungDeftones at Scottrade Center, October 1, 2010​On Tuesday, April 26, Deftones and Dillinger Escape Plan are playing at the Pageant. Bring your earplugs. DEP hasn't been to town since an appearance at Pop's in December 2009, but Deftones by all accounts slayed at the Scottrade Center ... More >>

Twelve Vans Warped Tour Bands You Can Admit in Public You're Going to See

The Vans Warped tour returns to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis on Monday, July 5. Like every year, the tour has its fair share of bands that appeal mostly to "the kids" -- Hey Monday, Never Shout Never, the Cab, etc. But this year's model features plenty of acts with actual musical c ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour

7 p.m. Monday, July 5. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.

Interview: Lepers TV's Chad Elvins Makes a Documentary on Skarekrau Radio, Sees More Male Nudity Than He Probably Ever Needed To

In the late '90s and early '00s, Chad Elvins ran Lepers TV, the local-access show which filmed tons and tons of St. Louis concerts. (Some of the national bands they filmed: Deftones, Far, Helmet, Clutch, Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Incubus, System of a Down, Man-or-Astroman, Jesus Lizard, Queens of t ... More >>

How Not to Associate Music With the Mark McGwire Steroids Admission

Todd OwyoungGreg Puciato of Dillinger Escape Plan at Pop's, 12/12/09. More photos here.​(Via metalinsider.net) As everyone knows by now, Mark McGwire admitted on Monday that he tried steroids throughout his baseball career. On the surface, this doesn't have much to do with the music industry. ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Photos from Santarchy 2009, Designer Drugs at Shock City Music, Dillinger Escape Plan at Pop's, a Review of Trans Siberian Orchestra

It's Monday, December 14. Happy Monkey Day, National Bouillabaisse Day and while we're at it, happy birthday to Nostradamus. Here's a recap of our weekend coverage:Santarchy '09Photo: Egan O'KeefeRevelers with Santarchy '09 made their way to about 20 bars in St. Louis on Saturday. See more photos he ... More >>

Show Review Photos Setlist: Thursday and Dillinger Escape Plan at Pop's, Saturday, December 12

Just before Dillinger Escape Plan took the stage at Pop's on Saturday night, an ominous, low rumble emanated from the PA, rattling the entire venue and its contents with the force of a jet engine. The droning prelude was so enveloping that when the New Jersey mathcore vets launched into its first so ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, December 11 to Sunday, December 13

Friday, December 11 *Troubadour Dali (CD release)/Jon Hardy and the Public/Campire Club, Off Broadway *Via Dove/Bear Ceuse/Art Majors, The Firebird *Whisperwall/Makeshift Gentlemen/Matt Rowland Band/Drew Mantia, The Pageant *Aaron Neville Quintet, Lumiere Place *Bill Charlap/Sandy Stewart, Kranzber ... More >>

Interview Outtakes: Dillinger Escape Plan's Ben Weinman

​In this week's paper, D.X. Ferris chatted with Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman. The tech-metal band has a new album, Option Paralysis, due in the new year and are at Pop's tomorrow night with Thursday, Fake Problems, Endless Hallway and Leaking Africa. In the print story, Ferris d ... More >>

In The December 10 Music Section of the Riverfront Times, Read About...

*Christian Schaeffer reviews ten of the year's holiday albums. Ho ho ho. We'll have more releases featured on the blog very soon... *On the B-Sides tip, D.X. Ferris spoke with Ben Weinman of the Dillinger Escape Plan, who will be playing with Thursday at Pop's on Saturday. Ferris also chatted with ... More >>

Plan On It: The Dillinger Escape Plan gives B-Sides a sneak peek of its forthcoming album

St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of October 6

The Pageant *David Cook, Tuesday, November 10 *Cavo/Brookroyal/Autovein, Friday, November 27 *Mama's Pride, Saturday, December 5 *The Anvil Experience, Friday, January 29 Scottrade Center *Star Wars: In Concert, Thursday, December 10 Kranzberg Arts Center *Maude Maggart, Wednesday, October 21 *Steve ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: October 3 to 5

2008 Music Awards Nominees: Best Punk/Hardcore

RFT Music Awards Nominees: St. Louis' Best and Brightest

The Dillinger Escape Plan

7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 26. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

St. Louis Concert Calendar January 11, 2008 through May

Tickets On-Sale for New Shows in St. Louis

The #12 Looks Like You

7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 4. Creepy Crawl, 3524 Washington Boulevard.

Your Enemies Friends

5 p.m. Saturday, August 12. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

Sisters of Mercy

B-Sides intercepts a Ryan Adams IM, gets ghoulish with AFI and downloads pop gems with Little Hits

Midwestside Story

Story of the Year may show love to the scene that spawned them -- but can they survive flagging interest nationwide?

Cephalic Carnage

Thursday, April 21; the Hi-Pointe (1001 McCausland Avenue)

Up From the Underworld

This year, blood-soaked extreme metal took its rightful place in the world of heavy music.

Sounds Around Town

Week of August 18, 2004

This Charming Man

Why Morrissey is newly hip among bands that sound nothing like him

Sounds Around Town

Week of March 17, 2004

The Passion Behind the Fashion

Cheryl Reed uncovers nuns' habits

'Head Games

Forget critics' warnings: Listening to Radiohead is easy

Various Artists

Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag (Initial Records)

Isis with Dälek and the Oxes

Tuesday, October 1; Hi-Pointe