Troubadour Dali

The 2013 RFT Music Award Winners

Came, saw, conquered! Another RFT Music Showcase / Awards Party in the bag. We'd like to thank all of the nominees, the good people of Washington Avenue and Atomic Cowboy for hosting the festivities, and everyone who voted in our 26 categories. Congratulations to all of the winners (you'll see their ... More >>

Your Guide to the Bands of RFT's Music Showcase

Psych: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees

The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is this weekend! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been working hard to make our cases for all 130 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year in 26 categor ... More >>

The 2013 RFT Music Awards Nominees

Well, it's that time again, folks! Each year, we at RFT Music HQ present the RFT Music Awards, an annual celebration of the best and brightest musical acts St. Louis has to offer. The nominees are chosen by a crack team of industry insiders, dedicated die-hards and various other musical minds from o ... More >>

Help Us Select The 2013 RFT Music Awards Nominees

It's that time of year again! Each year RFT Music recognizes the hard work and exceptional talent of St. Louis' local musicians with the RFT Music Awards. In addition, our summer awards showcase on Washington Avenue provides St. Louisans a chance to see over 80 of these bands and musicians in action ... More >>

The Best Concerts in St. Louis This Week: January 7 to 13

Monday mornings are weird when you have to share your home bathroom with nine or so near-strangers. Such was the case today after housing a couple of bands from a particularly noisy and awesome show last night. I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but officially as of today, my life is shows, shows ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: Jan. 4 to 6

Whoa, it's a new year, and change is weird. I'm still getting used to working at this office. This week, I've been strategically re-adjusting the angle of this side view mirror set up on my soon-to-be desk, which Daniel apparently kicked off of his car one day and brought up here "to prevent people ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: December 4 to 6

It's my byline; we're doing what I want this week. And I want to bring back the word of the day, which just happens to be Bollix. Seriously! That's how you spell "bullshit" in British. So here we here, a Bollix fill-in weekend post from your esteemed music editor. Shouldn't it be "Bollocks"? Ah, who ... More >>

The Swayback Returns to St. Louis, and This Time it Won't Have to Compete with the Cardinals!

The Swayback is currently on the back half of one of the biggest tours in its ten year history. The first leg brought the Denver rock & roll band to Plush for its first-ever St. Louis show, on the night of a Cardinals playoff game. You can imagine how that went. I went mostly because I wanted to see ... More >>

Fresh & Onlys

8 p.m. Friday, November 2. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Tower Groove Records' Seven-Inch Subscription Series: Lineup and Fall Launch [Update]

Update, 9/24/12: Your first chance to sign up for this thing will be at a "Fall Informal" at Apop Records on Saturday, October 20. Few details are available at the moment, but we have been promised "music, food, beer, record painting and more!" So look forward to that -- we'll keep you updated, obvi ... More >>

The Problem with An Under Cover Weekend

The Riverfront Times has a long, long, long history of promoting the An Under Cover Weekend shows. On the surface it's a cool event that seems to support our huge pool of local talent. It's nice to see local bands in any showcase together, especially one where everyone is working together to try to ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From September 4 to 9

Well I don't know about you, but I was certainly not impressed by so-called "Tropical Storm" Isaac. Yeah, it rained a little, but the way people were talking about it made it seem like we would all be awash over the weekend -- my neighbor even asked me on Friday if I had enough groceries and batteri ... More >>

The 2012 RFT Music Showcase Lineup for June 2

Psych: Meet the 2012 RFT Music Award Nominees

The 2012 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is a week away. And if that is our own St. Louis Music holiday, then consider this the season: Throughout May, we've been making our cases for all 125 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year, introducing the nominees from one or more of o ... More >>

The 2012 RFT Music Showcase Schedule

The 2012 RFT Music Showcase is two weeks away, on June 2. And here it is: 5 blocks, 14 stages, 74 bands and artists. Ten bucks gets you all the excellent St. Louis music you can absorb in one twelve hour span. And hey: At least for now, the forecast calls for an incredibly pleasant high of 89 degree ... More >>

Sleepy Sun, Shabazz Palaces and More Show Flyers

Psychedelia favoring Sleepy Sun will be playing Off Broadway this Saturday with St. Louis's equally trippy Troubadour Dali. With beats that make you feel like you have a contact-high, Shabazz Palaces soars into The Luminary Center for the Arts on Tuesday.

40 Best St. Louis Releases of 2011: Part Ten

Part One: The Union Electric, Sweet Tooth, King Kong Magnetics, Warm Jets USA Part Two: Glass Teeth, Ryan Spearman, the Breaks and Adult Fur Part Three: Rum Drum Ramblers, Humanoids, Old Lights and Volcanoes Part Four: Bo & the Locomotive, Rockwell Knuckles, Dubb Nubb and Palace Part Five: Sleepy Ki ... More >>

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 >>

Before LouFest Party

8 p.m. Friday, August 26. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Announcing The Official Before LouFest Party

​LouFest is just over two weeks, and our excitement is reaching unhealthy levels. You already know the headliners: The Roots, TV On The Radio, The Hold Steady, Deerhunter, !!!, Cat Power, etc. The local lineup is impressive as well: Jon Hardy & the Public, Old Lights and Troubadour Dali lead t ... More >>

Interview: Troubadour Dali's New Album (Out Tomorrow) Is Not About Dinosaurs

Joanna Humphrey​There is a pretty brazen vacuum somewhere in the room next to where two members of Troubadour Dali are conducting a three-way phone interview. It would appear that the shoegaze-y psych-pop band is never far from its noise roots, though this time it's more obnoxious than it is d ... More >>

Troubadour Dali

Let's Make It Right
Euclid Records

Sleepy Kitty is Playing "Seventeen" as a Guitar Relay at Tonight's RFT Awards Party

The cover of Sleepy Kitty's upcoming Infinity City.​The RFT Music Awards Party is tonight at 7 p.m. at the Firebird. In addition to the announcement of all this year's winners, the evening will feature performances by 18andCounting, Prince Ea and Sleepy Kitty. The latter has something unique p ... More >>

RFT Showcase Preview: Listen Before You Go

​The 2011 RFT Music Showcase is practically here: This Saturday from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Washington Avenue. In our continued attempt to prepare you for the madness of 78 music acts in one day, we will be compiling preview tracks from artists playing the showcase; you can listen below. This wil ... More >>

Some of St. Louis' biggest music fans submit itineraries for the showcase

The Ten Best Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: April 1-3

​No April Fool's Day jokes here. Just good shows to see this weekend. More stuff over at the RFT's main music page. Friday Shagy Kennedy Memorial Show @ Fubar All details about the celebration/memorial show are at Diana Benanti's post about the Everything Went Black guitarist. What Happened ... More >>

The Ten Best Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: January 21 to 23

The Breaks' EP release is Saturday at the Firebird.​So, hey, I guess it snowed this week. Yeah. It'll have to melt soon, right? RIght? Anyone? Hello? Ah well. Shows and concerts must go on; see this list here. And also see ten more lovely events below. January 21 DJ Solange Knowles @ Exo Beyo ... More >>

Sleepy Kitty Signs to Euclid Records, Announces Release Date of Debut LP

Euclid Records, the record label arm of the venerable record store, announced today that it's signed Sleepy Kitty (a.k.a. the RFT's Best New Band 2010). Says the press release: Plans are for the record, which will be released on vinyl and CD, to be in stores by the middle of February, 2011. Natural ... More >>

Ten Things To Do This Weekend

image via1. Dogtown Street Musicians FestivalThis weekend marks the first ever Dogtown Street Musicians Festival. Located between the 1200 - 1300 block of Tamm, this event will run Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 2. Funk Fest 5Go get funked up at Broadway Oyster Bar Saturday night, starting at ... More >>

An Under Cover Weekend returns for more cover-song shenanigans

Re-Gift Your Old Music Tomorrow Night at the Old Rock House

​ Time to grab that third copy of Thriller out of your stacks, find that VHS of Madonna's worst music videos and dispose of that emotionally destructive mixtape from your cheatin' ex. The busy boys at MOTH debuted their new monthly concert series at the Soulard venue in June, and they've got ... More >>

The 2010 RFT Music Award winners

Your 2010 RFT Music Award Winners!

Last night at the Schlafly Tap Room, we announced the 2010 RFT Music Award winners. Here are the results. We'll be adding photos from the night once they arrive! Best Americana/Folk Band (Indie-Leaning) The Monads Best Americana/Folk Band (Untraditional) Brothers Lazaroff

Your 2010 RFT Music Showcase Schedule is Right Here

​On June 5, the RFT Music Showcase is happening on Washington Avenue. All day, all night. Have you voted yet for your favorite bands? If not, I suggest you do that right here! Perhaps the schedule for the music showcase will spur on your clicking fingers. Read on below for the bands, venues an ... More >>

Show Review: The Whigs Treat loyal fans at The Gargoyle To a Polished, Lively performance, Thursday, April 22

Jordan NoelIt's the Whigs!​The Whigs delivered a powerful blast of pure rock & roll last night at The Gargoyle, thrilling its hardcore fans in the front row and generally impressing the rest of the 80 or so concertgoers. The Athens, Georgia, trio displayed its abundant talent and winning chemi ... More >>

Homespun: Troubadour Dali

Troubadour Dali
(Euclid Records)

Tonight! Troubadour Dali CD Release Show Bonus MP3

​ Psych-rockers Troubadour Dali are celebrating the release of their Bill Racine-mixed album tonight at Off Broadway. Jon Hardy & the Public and the Campfire Club are also on the bill. Check out a new MP3 from the album below! In print this week, I say the LP "captures the band's dreamy psych ... More >>

10 Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, December 11-13, 2009

Any other month of the year you might be called a cheap-skate, penny-pinching tight-wad. But this is December. Being low on expendable funds ostensibly means you've spent your hard-earned money on gifts for loved ones. Stay fly this weekend on a budget and catch the holiday spirit with these suggest ... More >>

Troubadour Dali

9 p.m. Friday, December 11. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Tonight! Sea Wolf, Sara Lov and Port O'Brien at the Billiken Club; Darker My Love at the Firebird

Dangerbird labelmates Sea Wolf and Darker My Love are in town tonight, albeit at two different venues. The latter -- a dark, psych-pop/shoegaze act from California -- is at the Firebird with Troubadour Dali and Fractured Army, starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8. (To hear a DmL tune, check out this he ... More >>

2009 RFT Music Awards Nominees: The List With Music!

A bit late, but below the jump you'll find links to as many blogposts we've run with MP3s -- and the occasional MySpace page and embedded tune -- of each nominated band. Whew. Chime in with any URLs that have tunes in the comments, of course. I think I have everyone. The music showcase blurbs/infor ... More >>

Troubadour Dali Gearing Up to Release New CD

Good things come to those who wait, at least if you're a fan of psychedelic space-rockers Troubadour Dali. The quartet is in the mixing stages of a new, self-titled CD, which it recorded back in December 2007 at the now-closed Penny Studios. In fact, T. Dali's Ben Hinn and Joe Sc ... More >>

Winning the War: The 2009 RFT Music Awards nominees and annual music showcase are here!

Record Store Day is Saturday, April 18: Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records Participating

2008's version of Record Store Day -- an entire day devoted to the glory of, uh, the record store -- was such a booming success, people are celebrating again this year on Saturday, April 18. And like last year, Euclid Records and Vintage Vinyl are participating in the festivities. Details ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: October 3 to 5

Strolling Cones Cock & Bull Sonic Circus

4 p.m. Saturday, October 4. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

East Loop Block Party and Band Lineup, Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31

Local Motion: Troubador Dali

9 p.m. Tuesday, January 16. Cicero's (6691 Delmar Boulevard, University City).