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21 Moms of Pointfest at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 5/12/13

Sunday was Mother's Day, but that didn't stop these moms from attending the 31st edition of Pointfest at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Photographer Jon Gitchoff brings back these photos of 21 moms he spotted at Pointfest, because, Mother's Day. See Also: - Brad Paisley Fans Split on "Accidental Ra ... More >>

Lil Wayne, John Mayer, Animal Collective, Pokey LaFarge and More in This Week's 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; there, you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new sho ... More >>

The Twenty Best Rush T-Shirts We Saw Saturday Night

In Rush's 40-plus years of existence, the band has released approximately 1,000 T-shirt designs. In fact, if one goes to rushbackstage.com right now, there are thirteen Rush shirts for sale, including the "Rush Explosion Running Shirt." Before Rush's show Saturday night at the Scottrade Center, pho ... More >>

Matisyahu Will Perform for Free at Vintage Vinyl Next Week

Matisyahu, the newly clean-shaven Hasidic rapper/singer, will be appearing on August 16 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in support of Sublime with Rome. Exciting, yes, but not compared to his just-announced free in-store at Vintage Vinyl (6610 Delmar Blvd). This follows recent appearances by bi ... More >>

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

This weekend would have been the hundredth birthday of Woody Guthrie, if he'd only lived that long. To celebrate, both Plush and Off Broadway are hosting tributes -- Plush's is on Friday night and Off Broadway's is on Saturday. It was good thinking on the part of these two venues to put their shows ... More >>

Dave Matthews Band at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 7/11/12: Review and Setlist

Dave Matthews Band | Brandi Carlile July 11, 2012 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Dave Matthews has exceeded the usual confines of a musician. He is an idea, a cultural shorthand, a punchline, a hero. No less a songwriter than Brandi Carlile (much more on her in next week's print edition), who opene ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: June 8 to 10

Another weekend of great St. Louis shows: Hot 104.1's Super Jam is this weekend at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, and in case you missed it Master P got added to the already stacked bill -- No Limit soldiers, take note. Twangfest also continues this weekend with shows Friday and Saturday at Off Broa ... More >>

Lawn Tickets For Jill Scott's Summer Block Party Now Available For $21

​Jill Scott will be playing the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on August 4th with Anthony Hamilton, Mint Condition and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Scott, a poet turned soul singer of the highest caliber, achieved unprecedented (for her) chart success with this year's The Light of the Sun -- a perfect accomp ... More >>

The Urge Is Back And Headlining Pointfest Alongside Cake, Chevelle and Bush

​The rawk cannot be stopped! Ska-punk stalwart the Urge is back! Steve Ewing and friends return for a headlining gig at the Pointfest 29, which also features Cake, Chevelle and Bush -- one of the more auspicious Pointfest bills in recent memory. This isn't a one-off -- the Urge (including or ... More >>

Motley Crue Ticket Giveaway: with Poison and the New York Dolls

wikimedia commons​Mötley Crüe's summer tour is under way; the St. Louis date is Wednesday at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. A couple very important notes about this show: 1. Poison and the New York Dolls are opening 2. The setlist is fan determined 3. Tommy Lee is playing drums ON A F ... More >>

Jill Scott, Nikka Costa lead this week's show announcements

Neo-soul songstress Jill Scott.​We're down with any chick bad enough to call herself a "motherf-$%ing G," and on her forthcoming album, Jill Scott is just that bad. Touring in support of her fourth full length, The Light of the Sun, Scott's gathered a cadre of fellow G's for a summer block par ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of March 31

Huzzah! TV On the Radio is finally playing a St. Louis show, as part of the second annual LouFest.​2720 Cherokee *Lyrics Born, April 14 *Vibesquad, April 1 Blueberry Hill *Soja, May 18 Europe Nightclub *Above and Beyond, April 22 *Wolfgang Gartner, May 11

Show Announcements: Week of March 17

image viaSounds like a sly April Fool's day joke, but it isn't: Juelz Santana is celebrating his birthday at Club Amnesia. Well, not his real birthday, which was February 18, but his publicity-garnering birthday tour that *might* be tied to the release of his long overdue follow-up to 2005's What th ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of February 3

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

Show Announcements: Week of January 27

image viaZola Jesus is Nika Roza Danilova, the 21 year old's operatic tenor and tender age make her Rihanna among noise makers, but Danilova's emotion isn't borrowed, it's wrenched. With Cult of Youth at the Billiken Club April 14.​ 2720 Cherokee *Anthony B, February 2 Atomic Cowboy *Sarah an ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of January 20

Icy nuggets of electropop bliss shrouded in gothic imagery, Cold Cave's atmospheric abrasion and disillusionment make for the most depressing songs you'll ever want to dance to. Cold Cave's sophomore effort is out April 5, so cop that before they play the Luminary on April 9. ​ 2720 Cherokee ... More >>

The top ten St. Louis music news stories in 2010

Twelve Ways to Keep Kings Of Leon Poop-Free Tomorrow Night

Wikimedia Commons​Tomorrow night, Kings of Leon returns to the scene of the bird-poop crime, the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The concert is a make-up date for the band's abbreviated July 23 show, during which pooping pigeons sent them offstage after three tunes. To ensure that tomorrow's co ... More >>

Review Photos Setlist: Rush Shows 'Em How It's Done at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Sunday, August 22

Todd OwyoungRush's Geddy Lee. More photos from the show here.​Rush shows are a marathon, not a sprint. They're also not for the faint of heart or for the casual fan: Over forty years into its career, the Canadian trio still plays for close to three hours. Last night at the Verizon Wireless Amp ... More >>

Photos: Kings of Leon's Pigeon Invades Nashville, Infiltrates Brooks & Dunn's Camp

In light of yesterday's announcement that Kings of Leon would be making up its abbreviated July 23 show in September, A to Z thought it was time to post a few pigeon-related photos. First, a friend sent over this photo of the Kings of Leon section at the Nashville record store Grimey's, taken a few ... More >>

Ass Clown of the Week: Angry Exes, Kings of Leon, Rotten Cops, Bogus Do-Gooders

​You know what time it is kids!? It's time for Daily RFT's Ass Clown of the Week.[Emoticon alert!!] Hopefully we can have as much fun today as we did last week! ;-) That was fun, wasn't it? :-(This week's nominees...1. Marilyn Cork: The area woman charged with running over her ex-boyfriend in the ... More >>

Two Reasons To Show Up Early for Kings of Leon: The Postelles and the Stills

Kings of Leon is bringing its summer tour to St. Louis tonight at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. with two opening acts: The Postelles and the Stills. The former is based in NYC -- and the song below, "White Night" sounds like the brisk, early Strokes material. (That ... More >>

Review Photos Setlist: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and Drive-By Truckers Steam Up St. Louis' Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, July 18, 2010

Todd OwyoungTom Petty, last night at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. View more photos here.​A Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers summer tour is as American as baseball, apple pie and fireworks. Last night at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, the band once again proved why, by turning in a predi ... More >>

JoBros a No-Go for St. Louis

​Boy, it's a bad day for fans of pop music in St. Louis: The August 6 Jonas Brothers show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater is canceled. Says a press release: Jonas Brothers released today an all-new world tour schedule that now includes additional shows in both Latin America and Europe. ... More >>

Twelve Vans Warped Tour Bands You Can Admit in Public You're Going to See

The Vans Warped tour returns to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis on Monday, July 5. Like every year, the tour has its fair share of bands that appeal mostly to "the kids" -- Hey Monday, Never Shout Never, the Cab, etc. But this year's model features plenty of acts with actual musical c ... More >>

Photos: Super Jam 3, featuring Drake, Gucci Mane, Mario and others, Saturday, June 12

On Saturday, June 12, not even some suspect weather could stop Hot 104.1 FM's Super Jam 3 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Drake, Gucci Mane, Mario and special guests such as Murphy Lee and Chingy showed up to make the day a success. Jon Gitchoff was at the show and took a bunch of photos. View ... More >>

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Drive-By Truckers Announce That St. Louis Show

​The promise of that Rolling Stone ad we posted came true: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers added a St. Louis date to its 2010 summer tour, on Sunday, July 18 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Drive-By Truckers will be opening. Petty and the band will be on Saturday Night Live tomorrow night; ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of May 13

Remember the Jonas Brothers? They were cool back when Justin Bieber was still a zygote (last year).​ The Ambassador *Chico DeBarge, June 4 *Dana Dane and Kurtis Blow, June 19 Ameristar Casino *Bonne Tyler, September 16 *Damon Wayans, September 9 *Ray Price, May 20 Antarctica *Gospel Gossip, ... More >>

Liars Coming to the Firebird in July, Furthering the '80s Revival with Beck

Anyone who showed up early at Radiohead's set a few years ago experienced the face-melting Australian nomadic rock band Liars. Although the cavernous Verizon Wireless Amphitheater swallowed the group's post-punk throttling, fans will have a chance to experience annihilation up close on July 22: The ... More >>

Lilith Fair Has a Confirmed St. Louis Date. And At Least Two Acts...

Metric is finally coming back to St. Louis.​So, the roll-out of 2010 Lilith Fair dates and each city's line-up is slow. Really slow. As in, almost one at a time. Look in the dictionary under the definition of "piecemeal," and the tour is there. We reported months ago that the tour was coming t ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of April 14

Off Broadway*Bob Log III, July 31*Disappears/Art Majors, May 6*Jimmy "Duck Holmes" and Terry "Harmonica" Bean, June 13*Sleepy Sun, June 16*The Sugar Free Allstars, July 25*Via Audio, June 26Lev KupermanBrooklyn-based indie pop group Via Audio blows into town on June 26 in support of their sophomore ... More >>

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

Friday, October 2 *Darker My Love/Fractured Army/Troubadour Dali, Firebird *Sea Wolf/Sara Love/Port O'Brien, Billiken Club *Michael Franti & Spearhead/Trevor Hall, The Pageant *Presidents of the United States of America, Taste of St. Louis *Billy Talent/AM Taxi/Poison the Well, Pop's *Steddy P "Styl ... More >>

And the Blink 182 Openers in St. Louis on September 29 Are...

...Fall Out Boy and All-American Rejects. Not Taking Back Sunday and Weezer, who were the original openers before the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater show was moved to September 29. Refund information after the jump!Not on the bill is hip-hop act Asher "I Love College" Roth, who's been on some of thes ... More >>

St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of September 8

​The Pageant *Trey Songz/Mario, Friday, October 16 *Our Lady Peace, Friday, October 30 *The Swell Season, Friday, December 4 The Gramophone *Serengeti/Polyphonic, Saturday, September 26 *Bawn in the Mash, Saturday, October 3 *Chicago Afrobeat Project, Saturday, October 10

Show Review Photos: Crue Fest 2, featuring Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Cavo, Drowning Pool, Rev Theory at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Tuesday, August 11

REVIEW BY MATTHEW JACKSON Photo: Steve TruesdellMotley Crue last night. See more photos from Crue Fest 2 last night in St. Louis.​ Let's get right to it: Motley Crue may be tabloid royalty -- from blowjobs to blackouts, is there anything we don't know about Mick, Tommy, Nikki, and Vince? -- bu ... More >>

Spotted: Joey McIntyre from New Kids on the Block at the City Museum

Heads up, ladies: Although New Kids on the Block's show isn't until this Wednesday, July 1 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, some of the boys are already back in town. According to the City Museum's twitter, Joey McIntyre and his kids were spotted at the funhouse this morning. See a cute picture ... More >>

Soulja Boy, Keri Hilson and Young Jeezy at the Hot 104.1 FM Super Jam 2, Saturday, June 13

Hot 104.1 FM is hosting its second Super Jam on Saturday, June 13, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Scheduled to appear are Keri Hilson, Young Jeezy and Soulja Boy. To continue my SpongeBob Squarepants video blitz from last week, here's a mash-up of "Crank Dat" set to scenes from the show. And ... More >>

Dave Matthews Band The Hold Steady = BFFs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, June 17?

So, odder bedfellows have existed, but this alleged show is on par with mods vs. rockers and metalheads vs. punks. According to Pollstar and an email I got from Dave Matthews Band's publicist, hipster barflies the Hold Steady are opening for the massively popular frat-rockers at the Verizon Wireless ... More >>

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