image viaAustin's The Black Angels. Apop Records *The Body, March 9 El Lenador *Arson For Candy, March 9 Cicero's *Secret Cities, March 5 *Lee MacDougal, March 11
Image viaDrink of the Week's best ever summer job was "working" in the floral department of a grocery store. We made big arrangements for display on the counter, and shoppers would come by to admire them. Women would often exclaim, "Those roses are so beautiful -- they don't even look real!" In ... More >>
Sara Finke/KDHXOfficially, Larry Weir was the longtime operation manager at KDHX (88.1 FM) and host of the program "Songwriters Showcase," which brought some of the best singer-songwriters to the attention of discerning St. Louisans. Unofficially, he was the station's guiding spirit, a constant, ... More >>
Friday, October 16 *Mirah/Norfolk & Western, Billiken Club *Tom Russell, Off Broadway *The Blakes/The Orbz/Via Dove, Firebird *Ernie Isley and the Jam Band, Blueberry Hill's Duck Room *Flow Clinic/Mustardfish/Lord of the Yum-Yum, Lemmmons *Trey Songz/Mario/Day 26, The Pageant *This Is Energy/Novell ... More >>
This week in the RFT, freelance writer Roy Kasten interviewed Tom Russell about his creative process, especially for the new album Blood and Candle Smoke, which prominently features the sounds of Calexico, and some of his strongest compositions after over 30 years of songwriting. He'll be in the St. ... More >>
The Pageant *Sick Puppies/Hurt, Friday, September 11 *Great Big Sea, Sunday, October 4 *Dinosaur Jr., Wednesday, October 14 *The Black Crowes, Wednesday, November 11 Blueberry Hill *Diane Birch, Tuesday, August 11 *The Unconscious, Friday, September 4 Pop's *OTEP, Monday, August 10 *Mushroomhe ... More >>
A Case for Case A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case (Hungry for Music)
Friday, March 24 at 8:30 p.m. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).
Week of March 24, 2004
Thursday, March 25; Off Broadway
Week of April 16, 2003
Week of April 10, 2002
Thursday, Nov. 8; Sheldon
Tom Russell conjures the spirits of his ancestors -- and tells the epic story of America's immigrant history -- on The Man from God Knows Where
