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Out Every Night: The Best Shows From August 6 to August 12

This week's picks feature three rather large (as in a lot of bands) festival-type shows -- four if you count the 90s-fest happening at Verizon on Tuesday. On Friday, STL is the Movement 3 will go down at the Firebird; rappers Tef Poe, A-Game, Vega, Step or Get Left, Domino Effect, and ATG will perfo ... More >>

Dave Matthews Band Fans: Its Not Too Late For Something Better

An open letter to the attendees of the Dave Matthews Band Concert (July 11, 2012): I am sorry. On behalf of those who you would surely deem "music snobs", I am sorry that our actions or lack thereof may have contributed to you braving a scorching St. Louis summer night for yet another Dave Matthew ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: June 15 to 17

I'm going to level with you, folks: It get difficult coming up with these introductory paragraphs week after week for these show posts, but luckily I just got a "word of the day" calendar to help keep it creative. See if you can guess what today's word is. Now, without further cunctation, here's thi ... More >>

Village Voice Media Responds to Clergy

Today 36 clergy affixed their names to a paid ad and open letter to Riverfront Times' parent company Village Voice Media and the classified ad site Backpage.com. The full-page ad was published in the New York Times. The religious coalition demanded that we close down our legal, adult classifieds. ... More >>

At Last, a Tracking Device That Will Find Your Loved One in 30 Minutes Or Less

Aimee LevittPresenting the EmSeeQ, the device that can find your cognitively-impaired loved one in 30 minutes or less.​It costs between $5,000 and $50,000 for a sheriff's department to locate a missing person, depending on whether the search takes hours or days. That includes overtime pay for ... More >>

Waka Flocka, Wiz Khalifa, Ludacris, Keri Hilson Nelly and more at Superjam 4: 6/12/11

Nelly makes a guest appearance to snuggle with Keri Hilson. Photo by Kiernan Maletsky​Super Jam 4 Mindless Behavior | Rockwell Knuckles and Tef Poe | Block Boyz | MoTre | Ruka Puff | Gena | Travis Porter | YC | Lloyd | Yo Gotti | Keri Hilson | Wiz Khalifa | Waka Flocka Flame | Ludacris Verizo ... More >>

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Pigeon Who Shat on Kings of Leon Bassist Speaks Out

Not every pigeon has the range and dexterity to be able to shit directly into someone's mouth, especially not the mouth of a bass player hard at work. But that is exactly that members of the band Kings of Leon say happened to bassist Jared Followill at their show Friday night at the Verizon Amphithe ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, July 9, to Sunday, July 11

Common will perform for free with DJ Needles Friday night at Live on the Levee.​Friday, July 9 *Common/DJ Needles, Live on the Levee *Jonny Lang/Brandi Shearer, The Pageant *Let Them Eat Art festival, Maplewood *3 Sheets to the Wind/Vanattica/Sonic Candy/Ahj/Acupunkture, Fubar (early show) *Le ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, July 2 to Sunday, July 4

sliminny.wordpress.comThe B-52s play for free on Sunday​Friday, July 2 *311/The Offspring, Verizon Wireless Ampitheater *Whole Wheat Bread/Chase Long beach, Fubar *Mad Titans, Lemmon's *Eric Moeller And The Strummalongs/Equal Squeeze/Andy Hyland, Firebird *Dave Stone Trio, Mangia Italiano *Via ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, June 25 to Sunday, June 27

asarofamily.comTool will play the Family Arena this Saturday​ Friday, June 25 *Michael Bublé, Scottrade Center *Cage the Elephant/22-20s/AutoVaughn, The Pageant *New World Spirits/Gravity Kills/Soul Kiss/The Hunted, Roberts Orpheum Theater *A Cursive Memory, Fubar *Zane Lamprey/Marc Ryan/Stev ... More >>

Airplanes Wins Local Talent Search, Plays Lilith Fair

Snakebit PhotographyAirplanes​Back in May, we told you about a contest Lilith Fair was having to fill one "Ourstage" slot at the St. Louis Lilith Fair. It was just announced that local twosome Airplanes won the area talent search, with the original song "Sun." Airplanes will be the first perf ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, June 11 to Sunday, June 13

blogs.dallasobserver.comThe Brian Jonestown Massacre will be at Off Broadway Friday, June 11 at 8 p.m.​Friday, June 11 *Harry Connick Jr, The Fox Theatre *Maze featuring Frankie Beverly/Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Chaifetz Arena *Break These Walls/Make Me Break Me/Between The Rivers/Granite Clou ... More >>

Christopher Lee of Cafe Ventana, Sanctuaria and Chuy Arzola's

This is part one of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with Christopher Lee of Cafe Ventana, Sanctuaria and Chuy Arzola's. Part two will be published tomorrow. Part three, a recipe from Chef Lee, will appear on Friday. Robin Wheeler​Before Christopher Lee took the reins as executive chef ... More >>

Summertime St. Louis comes alive with the sound of music

Show Review Setlist: Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds at Farm Aid, Sunday, October 4

This has been noted before, but Dave Matthews fans are a funny bunch. Funny, but dedicated. Upon arriving at the Verizon Wireless Ampitheater parking lot, I traipsed by several tail-gaters blaring DMB tunes and drinking beer a good six hours before Dave's set. Did they realize that his set would be ... More >>

Review Setlists: Phosphorescent, Will Dailey, Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses, Lukas Nelson, Jamey Johnson at Farm Aid, Sunday, October 4

The 24th annual Farm Aid started with the old-school gospel quartet harmonies of the Blackwood Brothers and enough warm sunshine to persuade all the family farms in Missouri -- the Show Me State has the second highest number of farms in the Union -- that their summer work is far from over. What Will ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: June 12 to 14

Friday, June 12 *Twangfest, featuring Andre Williams, Asylum Street Spankers, Jon Hardy & the Public, more, Duck Room *Yowie/Upsilon Acrux/Aleuchatistas, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (late) *Peter Brotzmann, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (early) *The Northwoods, Off Broadway *Colbie Caillat, Six Fl ... More >>

June Phone Showdown: Palm Pre vs. Apple iPhone

June is turning out to be a big month for gadget geeks. Last week Palm finally released its much anticipated new phone, the Pre which looks a lot like an iPhone with a slide out keyboard. It's no surprise, some of the same engineers who designed the first iPhone also worked on the Pre. Right now it' ... More >>

St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of April 16

Pageant *Alejandro Escovedo, Wednesday, June 10 *MOE., Thursday, July 16 *Joan Baez, Sunday, July 19 Family Arena *A Flock of Seagulls/The Romantics/Survivor/Tommy Tutone/Naked Eyes, Saturday, June 13 BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups *Alvin Jett and the Phat Noiz CD Release, Saturday, May 2Firebird *Death ... More >>

St. Louis Show Announcements, Week of February 10

Here are some of the new shows announced this week at venues around St. Louis! Pageant *The Decemberists, Sunday, May 31 BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups *Ernie Isley and the St. Louis Allstars, Saturday, March 7 *Bill Lupkin and the Workers, Saturday, March 14 *Chris Duarte Group, Wednesday, March ... More >>

MP3 Weekender: The Feed, Tech N9ne, Poison

Maroon 5, Counting Crows and Augustana at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Saturday, September 27

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