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  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Find the RFT Showcase Team at Off Broadway, the Firebird, Old Rock House, Lola, 2720 Cherokee and Soldier's Memorial

    The RFT Music Showcase is just over a week away -- on June 2, 79 of St. Louis best bands and artists will play at twelve venues on Washington Avenue. But there's quite a bit of great music happening in this city before then. Our RFT Showcase Team will be at nine of the best of those shows, giving aw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Out Every Night: The Best Shows From May 21 to May 27

    We'll start this post off by recognizing the fact that yes, Red Hot Chili Peppers is playing in town on Friday (Scottrade Center); as is Local H (Firebird), but Friday is already well-represented below with another what-is-this-1996 artist, Snoop Dogg, playing at Pop's and roots-reggae pioneer Might ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    The Educated Guess' Charlie Brumley on Symphonic Pop and Soundtracking the Civil War

    Back in 2008, the Educated Guess released two fine, grandiose albums, Beautiful Strangers and West Skyline Drive, that paired big-sky Americana with well-orchestrated arrangements that called to mind the symphonic masterpieces of Roy Orbison and Born to Run-era Springsteen. After that initial burst, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Alejandro Escovedo at Off Broadway, 5/15/12: Review and Setlist

    Alejandro Escovedo Off Broadway May 15, 2012 Storytelling is a craft that is formulated through years of experience and must be as finely tuned as a guitar. Spirited rock and roll is the backdrop to Alejandro Escovedo's heartfelt and sincere storytelling. Last night in St. Louis, he bared his soul, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Bobby Conn, Neon Tree, MarchFourth Marching Band 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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Josh Ritter is Coming to Plush

    Josh Ritter is going on tour, and he'll make a St. Louis stop on Saturday, July 21 at Plush (3224 Locust Street, 314-535-2686). Tickets are $20 in advance or $23 day-of and on sale now. See also Josh Ritter at Off Broadway, July 22, 2011: Review, Photos, Setlist Interview: Josh Ritter talks to Roy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    I Went to a Show's Co-Founder Jess Luther Talks Blogging, Two Years In

    Ed. Musicians may get all the groupies, but there is more to a city's music world than people wielding instruments. To name a few: venue and studio owners, show promoters, assorted enthusiasts and -- the subject of this series -- bloggers. In Music Blogs of St. Louis, we'll talk to the humans behi ... More >>

  • Music

    May 3, 2012

    Stag Nite offers weekly camaraderie in debauchery

    Ed. Musicians may get all the groupies, but there is more to a city's music world than people wielding instruments. To name a few: venue and studio owners, show promoters, assorted enthusiasts and -- the subject of this series -- bloggers. In Music Blogs of St. Louis, we'll talk to the humans behi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Stag Nite Oral History - The Lost Interviews

    See also: Stag Nite Offers Weekly Camaraderie in Debauchery. Stag Nite: the Slideshow In this week's print edition we ran a story on Stag Nite, a South City tradition celebrating its ninth year anniversary, which features the time-tested coupling of cheap booze and live music. Unfortunately we we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Off Broadway Hosting All-Star Ramble for Levon Helm

    Levon Helm's passing rightfully prompted an outpouring of emotion. Not only did Helm personally touch the lives of the most celebrated musicians in rock and roll, but he also played an extensive part of popularizing the rootsy "Americana" genre. That feat hasn't been lost on a group of musicians ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: April 27 to 29

    In case you hadn't seen, we have a brand-spankin'-new Concert Calendar setup -- it is useful and easy to navigate, as opposed to the previous format, which was....well, not. Now, rather than just taking our word for it on these posts you can effortlessly conduct your own investigations and then tell ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2012

    Cursive at Off Broadway, April 20: Review and Setlist

    Cursive | Cymbals Eat Guitars | Conduits April 20, 2012 Off Broadway You don't expect a mosh pit to erupt at a concert headlined by a Saddle Creek Records band, but if it's a Cursive show, you should. Though one of the first groups signed to the Omaha-based record label, Cursive helped define and y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Snoop Dogg, Unknown Hinson, El Monstero 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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: April 13 to 15

    So it seems that the weather is finally seasonally appropriate for the first time in 2012, but don't let the April showers keep you inside this weekend or else you're going to miss out on some great live music. We've got three local album release shows this weekend -- hip-hoppers Hawthorne Headhunte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Chuck Prophet at Off Broadway, 3/22/12: Review and Setlist

    Chuck Prophet | The Jans Project Off Broadway March 22, 2012 In Austin a few days before his semi-annual stop in St. Louis, Chuck Prophet sat outside a Mexican restaurant and said, "You know, I think we finally cracked that town." Maybe. Or maybe it will take another twenty years. Or as he recent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    The Ten Best Shows this Weekend: March 23 to 25

    One can entertain oneself for pretty cheap this weekend, as all of the events listed below are under $20 (except for Rollins)....some are free! Vintage Vinyl is playing host to back to back in-store performances: Chrissy Renick will play on Friday and Lights will play an early show on Saturday. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Out Every Night: The Fifteen Best Shows From March 19 to 25

    Last week we alluded to the fact that this March is a great time to be a music fan in St. Louis....this week we're driving the point home and then some. Unless you are capable of bi-location (or in some cases: tri / quadro), you are going to miss some good shows this week. We have Andrew Bird at the ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 15, 2012

    Creature Double Feature: If you're itching to see The Glass Menagerie, this is your week

    Last week we alluded to the fact that this March is a great time to be a music fan in St. Louis....this week we're driving the point home and then some. Unless you are capable of bi-location (or in some cases: tri / quadro), you are going to miss some good shows this week. We have Andrew Bird at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Water Liars LP Release Week at Off Broadway and Vintage Vinyl: Review

    Water Liars Off Broadway: Friday, February 24 Vintage Vinyl: Tuesday, February 28 "So calm on the surface, but down there, everything's just eating the hell out of everything else." --Barry Hannah, on bodies of water. Justin Kinkel-Schuster writes sentences that end in periods. He does not exclaim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    The Ten Best Shows this Weekend: February 24 to 26

    Have you sufficiently recovered from last night's EP releases from Theresa Payne and iLLPHONiCS? Good, because there's more new local music in the hopper: Water Liars will release its much-ballyhooed debut, Phantom Limb, tonight at Off Broadway, and Lantern Lights will do the same at Foam Coffee & B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    10 Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend (That Do Not Involve Air Supply)

    ​Just in case you haven't nearly wrecked your car staring at Lumiere Place's toweringly monolithic billboard off I-70 recently, we'll start out by informing you that yes, the legendary Australian wuss-rock powerhouse known as Air Supply will be playing in town this weekend. Hard core soft-rock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2012

    Craig Finn and Mount Moriah at Off Broadway, 2/10/12: Review and Setlist

    Kholood EidCraig Finn puts smiles on faces.​Craig Finn | Mount Moriah Off Broadway February 10, 2012 People still talk -- and most of them were doing so through all but the quietest numbers last night, but I digress and we're only three words in -- of the one-and-only show by the Hold Steady ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: February 3 to 5

    Courtesy of Bass Amp & Dan-OFunny-smelling punks, doubtless wishing they'd slapped a different tossed off title on their fantastic show at Off Broadway this weekend.​It may not be picnic weather, but it's still pretty damn nice for the first weekend in February. And yes, we realize the ice ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Shabazz Palaces, Idle Warship Lead This Week's Show Announcements

    Shabazz Palaces is genius. 2011's Black Up made instant waves as the left-field "hip-hop" release of the year; the spare, esoteric beats percolate under Ishmael Butler's outré flows, and the fine folks at the Luminary have booked them on April 24. Idle Warship, made up of Talib Kweli and soul songs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Ten Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend: January 20 to 22

    This weekend we're excited about some unusual shows, including collective FarFetched's launch party and Prologue release at 2720 Cherokee and KDHX's benefit on Sunday at Saratoga Lanes. Matt Grayson was involved in a motorcycle accident last fall, and his friends have put together a benefit at Fubar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Barry Manilow, Vinny From Jersey Shore Lead This Week's Show Announcements

    Inexplicably known to some as the sexiest man alive, Barry Manilow heads to the Fox Theatre March 1. Dream beat duo Teengirl Fantasy and Chicago's Kids These Days are the fist announcements out of the Gargoyle in 2012, and uuugggghhhh; Vinny from that societal genital wart we call Jersey Shore will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2012

    Jason & The Scorchers at Off Broadway, 1/13/12: Review, Setlist and Photos

    Jason & the Scorchers Off Broadway January 13, 2012 As band after band from the 1980s and 1990s reforms and revisits past glories, one could be forgiven for questioning their respective motives. However, early in their set, Jason & The Scorchers wanted us to know that this night would be different ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Ten Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend: January 13 to 15

    This was the first week of torrential show announcements for 2012, and we've got a weekend to match. The Civil Wars play a sold-out Pageant on Sunday, Eric Johnson's at Old Rock House and you're forgiven for missing Emperor X at the Billiken Club -- he's playing the Firebird this weekend. On the loc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Real World, St. Louis Music Edition: Launch Party Thursday at Atomic Cowboy

    OK, without the house and we doubt anyone stops being polite. But the Chevy Music Showcase will feature twelve St. Louis artists in a TV series. Each of the bands will get a two-minute episode on KMOV Channel 4 (CBS) with performance and interviews, with full clips to be found online for free downlo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Ten Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend: January 6 to 8

    Cameron WittigThe Bad Plus is in town for four more shows.​What will 2012 bring us? To start, the finale of the Bad Plus' residency at Jazz at the Bistro. Then there's David Lowery wearing two hats tonight in Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven at the Pageant. Comedian Rob Delaney had to add a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Five Best Non-New Years Eve Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend

    ​The main event is Saturday night, obviously, and if you still don't have your New Year's Eve plans in order, we've got you covered: New Year's Eve in St. Louis: Ten Best Things to Do Under $10 New Year's Eve in St. Louis: Ten Best Things to Do Under $35 But don't let that blind you to the ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 29, 2011

    Year in Revue: Our two stage junkies reveal which 2011 productions delivered the most righteous buzz

    ​The main event is Saturday night, obviously, and if you still don't have your New Year's Eve plans in order, we've got you covered: New Year's Eve in St. Louis: Ten Best Things to Do Under $10 New Year's Eve in St. Louis: Ten Best Things to Do Under $35 But don't let that blind you to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Biggest St. Louis Music News Stories of 2011: Part Two

    Tower Groove Records Formed Tower Groove Records aims to bring bands out of dingy south-city basements and into, well, other dingy south-city basements. The collective won't be funding the release of records but hopes to utilize the cumulative talents and experience of its members to make it easier ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Best St. Louis Shows of 2011: Part Two

    Tom LampeJay Farrar on the pedal steel for Colonel Ford​New Year's Eve isn't just amateur hour. It's a night-long, clown-car traffic jam of colossally defeated expectations, a dispiriting exercise in futility, even, or especially, when you're somewhere somewhat less coastal than Rio. In St. L ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 22, 2011

    Free New Year's Eve Party

    Tom LampeJay Farrar on the pedal steel for Colonel Ford​New Year's Eve isn't just amateur hour. It's a night-long, clown-car traffic jam of colossally defeated expectations, a dispiriting exercise in futility, even, or especially, when you're somewhere somewhat less coastal than Rio. In St. L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Youth Lagoon, Ben Kweller Lead This Week's Show Announcements

    Youth Lagoon. ​If you didn't catch Youth Lagoon at Cicero's back in September, you're getting another shot at the Firebird April 3. Music critics have been collectively moist over 22 year old Trevor Powers' debut, thirty minutes of salad day musings dressed in reverb that sounds like it was re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    New Year's Eve in St. Louis: Ten Best Things to Do Under $10

    It's a metaphor: We do not advocate infant boozing. ​The best part of New Year's Eve is getting ready for it. The worst part is usually right around 11:57pm, when it dawns that you just blew a couple hundred dollars to end up chugging pink Andre curbside while your best friend blows chunks in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Ten Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend: December 16 to 18

    Andy Arato​It's the last weekend before Christmas, and there are still plenty of shows to keep us occupied. Bo and the Locomotive and Union Tree Review anchor a fantastic lineup at Foam tomorrow night and the Alabama Shakes will play Old Rock House. If you're feeling festive, the Bert Dax Chr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Every Bert Dax Christmas Volume Nine Track, Streaming with Commentary: Part Four of Six

    Krampus!​A Very Bert Dax Christmas, Volume Nine has now officially been released. The ninth annual X-Mas compilation, a joint release by Rob Severson from Pancake Productions (subject of this week's music feature) and Matt Harnish of The Bert Dax Calvacade of Stars, features a pool of truly d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2011

    JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound at Off Broadway, 12/10/11: Review and Photos

    Mike Appelstein​JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound | Bailiff Off Broadway December 10, 2011 Toward the end of its set at Off Broadway last night, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound's bassist Ben Taylor addressed the crowd. Though they'd spent the last few months touring America and Europe, he said, they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: December 9 to 11

    Celia's Yuletide Xpress comes to Off Broadway on Sunday.​It's the most wonderful time of the year! Well, OK, not actually if you're looking for big-name tours. But that doesn't mean you have no choice but to hole up this weekend. Soul party-starters JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound play Off Broad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Band to Watch: Bailiff, Opening for JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound Tomorrow

    ​If you weren't already heading to Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue, 314-773-3363) tomorrow night for JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, you oughta be. The soul-steeped Chicago band brings along another Windy City export, a stellar three-piece called Bailiff. You can't go wrong with a blues-rock ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    The Four Bert Dax Xmas Release Shows: Listen to Bug Chaser's "Wild Turkey Is On Sale" Here

    Didn't know you were going to blow an eyeball vein today, did you?​A Very Bert Dax Christmas, Volume Nine has now officially been bequeathed upon the world, with hard copies available and four (count 'em) release shows in the books for next week. Wednesday the 14th kicks things off at Off Broa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: December 2 to 4

    Kinky Friedman. Photo by Nicole Weingart​The leftovers are finally gone and the Christmas lights all over the place no longer cause us to grit our teeth. So what better way to celebrate the Season than with a double-bill of Hanukkah mayhem and irreverence tonight at Off Broadway? Kinky Friedm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2011

    Tandoori Knights at Off Broadway, 11/25/11: Review

    Tandoori Knights | Magic City Off Broadway November 25, 2011 It's said in rock & roll there are no rules, but there are always expectations, and sometimes they can kill the music, as they did with the regicide of Elvis Aaron Presley. The King can get away with murder, but he can't get away from him ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 24, 2011

    Vacancies: Lanford Wilson explains how actors can fill in the spaces of Hot l Baltimore

    Tandoori Knights | Magic City Off Broadway November 25, 2011 It's said in rock & roll there are no rules, but there are always expectations, and sometimes they can kill the music, as they did with the regicide of Elvis Aaron Presley. The King can get away with murder, but he can't get away from him ... More >>

  • Music

    November 24, 2011

    Tandoori Knights

    8:30 p.m. Friday, November 25. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Guy Clark, Craig Finn Lead This Week's Show Announcements

    The so-called fifth Highwayman and living legend Guy Clark brings his 70-year-old self and his outlaw country woes to the Old Rock House February 29, the day the common solar calendar considers leap day. Hold Steady crooner Craig Finn is hitting the road solo, he'll be at Off Broadway on February 10 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    The Last Waltz Tribute is Back: A Mercifully Flashing-Free Chat with Johnny Vegas

    Once a year, the Stag Nite All-Stars form a ramshackle convergence to pay loving, egg-nog-addled tribute to The Last Waltz, arguably the most famous concert in history. Spearheaded musically by Mark Moynihan of Racketbox, the group also includes members of a dozen-odd other south city mainstays. Thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    11/11/11: Celebrate with the Eleven Magazine Cherokee Street Bash

    ​It's 11 11 11 folks, which probably means the apocalypse is coming. Or maybe all these elevens mean you should just buy lottery tickets or something. So, how will you users of the Gregorian calendar be celebrating 11/11/11? We have at least one suggestion: Our friends at Eleven magazine are ... More >>

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