Uncle Tupelo

Joe Ely Maps Out the Flatlanders, Songwriting and Recording With Uncle Tupelo

Of all the clichés of sex, drugs and rock & roll (and any other genre you could name), chemistry is surely greatest, but it has the advantage of being true. There's really no other way to explain what happens with the greatest of bands, and the Flatlanders -- featuring the three distinct voices and ... More >>

2011 RFT Music Awards Winners: Best Americana (Rock): Pretty Little Empire

The Twangfest eBay Auction: Signed Memorabilia, Box Sets, a Skateboard and more

Art Chantry poster from the Twangfest auction​Twangfest 15 came and went in a four-day blur of Americana and damp floors. The post-Twang comedown includes, as it always does, an auction of music related items to benefit KDHX. Right now, there are some 150 things you can bid on, including sign ... More >>

Euclid Records Having a "Pop-Up Store" at Wilco's Solid Sound Festival

Image via​Yesterday, Wilco announced the second edition of its Solid Sound Festival. This year, the event is taking place June 24-26, again at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MOCA for short). Two headline sets by the band are part of this year's festivities, as is a comedy c ... More >>

Show Review: Still Be Around: A Tribute to Uncle Tupelo, Off Broadway, Saturday, December 4

​When big events hit St. Louis, like Loufest, the first question is always, "Will Uncle Tupelo reunite for this?" Probably not. Instead, fans got something just as special at Still Be Around: A Tribute to Uncle Tupelo. Instead of a nostalgic trip back to the early '90s, the audience got a glimpse ... More >>

Still Be Around: A Tribute to Uncle Tupelo

8 p.m. Saturday, December 4. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

The Harmed Brothers

9 p.m. Wednesday, September 1. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Vintage Vinyl Says: "Don't Quit Your Day Job!"

​Record stores have have long counted talented musicians among their ranks. A young Aimee Mann worked the counter at Boston's famous Newbury Comics chain, while locally, Jeff Tweedy worked at Euclid Records during his Uncle Tupelo days. But for this year's Record Store Day -- which takes place ... More >>

The Dive Poets Releases Two New Songs

​On Friday, the Dive Poets released two new songs on its website. The pair of tunes follows in the city's jangle-rock/rootsy footsteps quite well, a fitting continuation of what Uncle Tupelo, Nadine and Magnolia Summer started. Lead vocalist Eric Sargent resembles a young Pat DiNizio of the Sm ... More >>

Show Review: Son Volt at the Pageant, Friday, November 6

No matter how many people he knows at a St. Louis Son Volt show, Jay Farrar will always be the guy who played a big part in creating the "alt. country" genre. Twenty years after Uncle Tupelo's heyday, Farrar and the current Son Volt line-up stay true to their roots without being strangled by them, ... More >>

Show Review: Bottle Rockets and Otis Gibbs at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, Friday, October 9

While the Bottle Rockets could command a larger venue, it would be a shame to lose the intimacy the quartet fosters at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room. Better to play two shows in a small venue that feels like home, instead of one show in a big venue. Troubadour Otis Gibbs opened with nearly an hour o ... More >>

Homespun: Leadville

Time Kills
(self-released)

Interview Outtakes: Son Volt's Jay Farrar

In this week's paper, I interviewed Son Volt's Jay Farrar. SV's latest, American Central Dust, arrived in stores last week. He spoke about song inspirations (and a forthcoming project with Ben Gibbard) in print; below find more talk about side project Gob Iron, and the connection between Uncle Tupel ... More >>

Homespun: The May Day Orchestra

May Day, or Songs for Lucy Parsons
(self-released)

Lucero

9 p.m.Thursday, April 9. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

St. Louis Video: Judge Nothing, "Score Uneven"

With all of the old-school St. Louis band reunion shows happening in the coming weeks, figured this week was a good time to unroll another installment of local old-school videos. Up first is a clip from Judge Nothing, the much-beloved Alton punk/pop/whatever act. The band played gigs with anybody w ... More >>

Jeff Tweedy's First Bass Cabinet (Ca. Primitives/Uncle Tupelo) For Sale on Craigslist

Tenement Ruth

Tenement Ruth
(self-released)

Setlist: Wilco at the Pageant, Thursday, May 15

Show Review: Wilco at the Pageant in St. Louis, May 15, 2008

An Open Letter to Wilco's Jeff Tweedy

Bad Folk
Bad Folk/Rats and People

"That Great Atomic Power Scared Charlie Louvin More than God" 7"
(self-released)"Saw a Circus" / "I Sang to Heather Nethereye" split 7"
(self-released)

Richmond Fontaine

Thirteen Cities (El Cortez)

Being There (and Here, and There Again)

Looking South (XSW)

St. Louis bands make a fine showing at Austin's annual indie-rock spring break.

RFT Alum Richard Byrne Does Good

Twanging Around

Twangfest turns ten and throws itself a big ol' shindig

Bang Bang Rock & Roll

The Twangbang revitalizes the Lou's alt-country scene ˜ as do tourmongers the Whiskeyhounds

The Floating City

Friday, November 25; Radio Cherokee (3227 Cherokee Street)

Wilco

Kicking Television: Live in Chicago (Nonesuch)

Chris Mills and the New Miserable Bastards

Friday, September 2; Frederick's Music Lounge (4454 Chippewa Street)

South St. Louis?

There wasn't much of the Lou at South by Southwest

Two Cow Garage

Saturday, October 23; Frederick's Music Lounge

Tell Us How You Really Feel

Ministry's Al Jourgensen gets political, Black Heart Procession talks facial hair, and Minnie Driver loves us (yay)!

Metal Health

We tell Metallica how to get its act together, tour the state with LL Cool J and listen to Wilco

Sing Uncle

Uncle Tupelo: The Voice of Missouri

The Bands of Summer

Here are ten hot, not-to-miss local acts

Bunnygrunt

Friday, April 16; Lemmons and Saturday, April 17; Radio Cherokee

Young & In the Way

Cumberland Gap is not the fourth-best country band in St. Louis

Steal the Crumbs

Some so-called friends pay tribute to Uncle Tupelo

Two Cow Garage

Thursday, July 17; Off Broadway (The band also performs on Friday, July 18, at Frederick's Music Lounge)

Various Artists

The Slaughter Rule: Original Soundtrack (Bloodshot Records)

Cry Uncle

For Uncle Tupelo fans, there's No Depression in reissue heaven

The 2002 RFT Music Awards Showcase

The name has changed, but the song remains the same

Fog Advisory

In our humble opinion, RFT contributor Andrew Broder is headed for rock stardom

Third Lip Cabaret, featuring the Julia Sets, the Highway Matrons, Cloister, Fred's Variety Group and dHHP

Thursday, Nov. 22; Galaxy

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Poor Little Knitter on the Road (Bloodshot)

WILCO

Summer Teeth (Reprise)

Here Comes the Summer

Jeff Tweedy used to be in a band called Uncle Tupelo. He's not anymore.

Golden Rockets