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The Shins

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    The Reconfigured Shins Returns to Reclaim An Indie Rock Crown

    The Shins was indie-rock royalty, ruling the last decade with a often-brilliant combination of soft-spoken and frenetic music. Yet the band seemed to evaporate after the release of 2007's Wincing the Night Away, leaving fans to either listen to Oh Inverted World for a much-needed nostalgic fix or to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

    "What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Madonna, the Spits Lead This Week's Show Annoucements

    Madonna is taking time out of her taxing virgin-blood-drinking schedule long enough to fit in a lil' world tour. She'll bring all the hits and her terrifying biceps to the Scottrade Center on November 1. Teflon Don, The Boss Rick Ross is at the Ambassador on February 19. Rob Ruzicka is throwing hims ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    The Shins Schedule St. Louis Show and Release (More) New Music

    The Shins, dormant for the last few years, will return in 2012 with Port of Morrow and a U.S. tour that includes a stop at the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-616) on June 4. Tickets are $32 for general admission or $37 for reserved balcony spots and go on sale Friday at 5 p.m. The Shins, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Coachella 2012 Lineup: Black Keys, Radiohead and Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg Headline

    Coachella has just announced its 2012 lineup. The festival, which will take place over two weekends in April, will feature the Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg as headliners, and it doesn't exactly drop off from there: Pulp, Cat Power, M83, the Shins, Bon Iver, Noel Gallagher, Feist, Jeff ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2011

    A Visual Sound

    Coachella has just announced its 2012 lineup. The festival, which will take place over two weekends in April, will feature the Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg as headliners, and it doesn't exactly drop off from there: Pulp, Cat Power, M83, the Shins, Bon Iver, Noel Gallagher, Feist, Jeff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Interview: Male Bonding's Kevin Hendrick

    Steve Gullick​Best Coast and Male Bonding are opening the Gargoyle's semester tonight. The show starts at 9 p.m. We've already interviewed Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino. But Male Bonding deserves some attention as well: The UK trio released its (excellent) Sub Pop debut, Nothing Hurts, earlie ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2010

    Blitzen Trapper

    8 p.m. Monday, June 21. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    SXSW Day One: Billy Bragg, Broken Bells, Miranda Lee Richards, Jason Collett, Fanfarlo more!

    Big Star's shadow is looming large at this year's SXSW.​The text that Alex Chilton had died came through just before midnight on the first full day of South By Southwest 2010 in Austin. I was on my way to the sleeze-and-cheese-and-bathroom-cologne club Prague to see the anti-Alex, Billy Bragg, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Yo Gabba Gabba!'s Having a Party in St. Louis

    yogabbagabba.com​A little-known fact about DJ Lance Rock of the Technicolor kids show Yo Gabba Gabba!: He's originally from St. Louis. He'll be coming home in quite a triumphant manner on Sunday, March, 21, when YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!: THERE'S A PARTY IN MY CITY! comes to the Fox Theatre for tw ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2009

    Telekinesis

    8 p.m. Sunday, June 21. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Music

    June 3, 2009

    Viva Voce

    9 p.m. Tuesday, June 9. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Lost in the Supermarket: The Shins, "Australia"

    (Welcome to Lost in the Supermarket, an occasional blog recurring feature in which we discuss unexpected songs we've heard in unexpected places. This doesn't just have to be your local Schucks or Dierbergs, either; any weird pairing you've heard is fair game for the feature. Email the scenario to me ... More >>

  • Music

    February 25, 2009

    Little by Little: The Little Ones make pop music for shiny, happy people

    (Welcome to Lost in the Supermarket, an occasional blog recurring feature in which we discuss unexpected songs we've heard in unexpected places. This doesn't just have to be your local Schucks or Dierbergs, either; any weird pairing you've heard is fair game for the feature. Email the scenario to me ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2009

    Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

    9 p.m. Tuesday, January 27. The Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard.

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    MP3: Cameron Matthews, Tok and Cassie Morgan CD Release Shows on Friday

    Three local CD release shows are happening this Friday, November 21. Behold: Cassie Morgan Where: The Wedge (442 Bates St.) When: 8 p.m. Playing with: Maid*Rite Release: Pine So Sweet Recommended if you like: Magnolia Electric Co., Julie Doiron, other Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar sparse/haunted fol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    An Overdue Obituary for FireJoeMorgan.com

    When the good folks over at firejoemorgan.com announced that they were hanging it up, I went into a short period of mourning. For those of you who aren't that familiar with Fire Joe Morgan, it's basically like baseball porn for people like me. Geeky, slightly stat-obsessed, and tired of hearing all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    Show Review Photos: The Kooks and the Whigs at the Pageant, Tuesday, October 7

    When the good folks over at firejoemorgan.com announced that they were hanging it up, I went into a short period of mourning. For those of you who aren't that familiar with Fire Joe Morgan, it's basically like baseball porn for people like me. Geeky, slightly stat-obsessed, and tired of hearing all ... More >>

  • Music

    April 16, 2008

    Rogue Wave

    8 p.m. Sunday, April 20. The Gargoyle, on the campus of Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive

  • News

    March 12, 2008

    E-Mix: André Anjos and the Remix Artist Collective leverage initiative, ingenuity and the Internet into an online music force

    8 p.m. Sunday, April 20. The Gargoyle, on the campus of Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2008

    More on No Depression, By Roy Kasten

    8 p.m. Sunday, April 20. The Gargoyle, on the campus of Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2008

    Shins Keyboardist Marty Crandall and ANTM Elyse Sewell Have Domestic Scuffle

    8 p.m. Sunday, April 20. The Gargoyle, on the campus of Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive

  • Music

    December 26, 2007

    The Spirit of St. Louis

    Two of the Lou's famous rockers fill us in on their favorites of 2007 — and what the next year holds.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    Trent Reznor/Saul Williams Collaboration, Paste magazine: Taking the Radiohead Model to Heart

    Two of the Lou's famous rockers fill us in on their favorites of 2007 — and what the next year holds.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2007

    Lollapalooza, Day One: The Rest of the Fest

    Two of the Lou's famous rockers fill us in on their favorites of 2007 — and what the next year holds.

  • Music

    April 11, 2007

    The Alice Rose

    9 p.m. Wednesday, April 18. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2007

    Outtakes: The Long Winters

    9 p.m. Wednesday, April 18. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).

  • Music

    February 28, 2007

    Field Music

    Tones of Town (Memphis Industries)

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2007

    Blissing the Night Away

    Tones of Town (Memphis Industries)

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2007

    Concerts A-Go-Go

    Tones of Town (Memphis Industries)

  • Home Entertainment

    December 27, 2006

    Juices Flowing

    Jackass Number Two: Unrated

  • News

    December 27, 2006

    2006: The Year in Music

    Week of December 28, 2006

  • Music

    December 6, 2006

    Imogen Heap

    8 p.m. Wednesday, December 13. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).

  • Music

    September 13, 2006

    Mew

    And the Glass Handed Kites (Sony)

  • Music

    April 12, 2006

    Band of Horses

    Everything All the Time (Sub Pop)

  • Music

    March 8, 2006

    Rogue Wave/Sam Champion/Dirty on Purpose

    Monday, March 13, at 9 p.m. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City)

  • Music

    March 8, 2006

    Across the Pond

    B-Sides analyzes the state of the Irish-punk scene, talks jazz and shoes with Jamie Cullum and shows you where to download some primo tunes this week

  • Music

    December 14, 2005

    All I Want for Christmas in the Lou

    A to Z makes a wish list for the local scene

  • Music

    September 21, 2005

    Rogue Wave

    Thursday, September 22; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City)

  • Yearend

    December 22, 2004

    Marrying the Mainstream

    White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the years best pop-rock records.

  • Yearend

    December 22, 2004

    Trend-Spotting

    In a scandal-ridden election year, the years top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote.

  • Music

    September 29, 2004

    Death Cab for Cutie with Pearl Jam

    Tuesday, October 5; Fox Theatre

  • Film

    August 18, 2004

    Yes, You Can

    In the Garden State, home is where Zach Braff's heart is

  • Music

    August 11, 2004

    Various Artists | Various Artists

    The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (Walt Disney Records) | Garden State (Epic)

  • Music

    January 14, 2004

    Hip to be Square

    Tracks offers comfort to Ensure-swilling music fans

  • Music

    December 31, 2003

    '03, Oh My!

    Our critics weigh in on a questionable year’s best music

  • Music

    July 31, 2002

    The Shins with Track Star

    Saturday, August 3; Galaxy

  • Music

    March 27, 2002

    STL by Southwest

    Local heroes Nadine drove hundreds of miles to perform at SXSW, the music industry's biggest clusterfuck. Was it worth it?

  • Music

    August 22, 2001

    Shin City

    These Sub Pop recording artists may hail from Albuquerque, but musically they're all over the map

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