Warped Tour

Andrew W.K. is Coming to the Firebird May 22

The prince of party himself, Andrew W.K., will be making a stop at the Firebird on May 22 as part of his "Human Party Machine Solo Tour." Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 3, at noon.

Dealing With the Devil: Making the Conversion From Christian Rock to Heathenistic Indie Rock

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

Six Most Cringe-Inducing Genres

Genres can be handy organizational tools. Without them, we would have to resort to long-winded explanations of every artists or unwarranted comparisons to similar acts. But as genres become more specific, they often become more ridiculous. Here are the six most cringe-inducing genres. Feel free to l ... More >>

Hard Rock: Meet the 2012 RFT Music Award Nominees

The 2012 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is two weeks 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 o ... More >>

Six Most Overused Rhymes

You've been there, listening to a song for the first time, hearing the word at the end of one lyric and thinking "please don't end the next line with (insert predictable rhyme here)." Of course, nine out of ten times, the internalized wish is futile. Nobody expects songwriters to reinvent the wheel ... More >>

The Six Best (And Six Worst) Band Names at SXSW

If you turned on the Internet recently, you may have seen that South By Southwest is this week. The highlight of the annual Austin, Texas, festival is seeing great bands and discovering new favorites. Inversely, many of the thousands of artists who cram into the state capital are horrible. With good ... More >>

Vans Warped Tour 2011 St. Louis: Jack's Mannequin, Lucero, Yelawolf, Against Me! and Local Ties

​Ah, early August in St. Louis. It's the time of year for thunderstorms, unbearable humidity -- and the Vans Warped Tour. Yes, the annual traveling punk-rock summer camp is coming to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on August 3. Some of the acts playing the St. Louis date of the festival incl ... More >>

The Pretty Reckless -- a.k.a. Taylor Momsen's Band -- Coming to St. Louis

Gossip Girl fans, take note: Taylor Momsen's band the Pretty Reckless is coming to St. Louis and playing at the Firebird on Tuesday, February 22. (Yes, that's the same night as Ke$ha's sold-out show at the Pageant.) Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 day of show, with doors at 6 p.m. The Pretty Reckles ... More >>

Fake Problems

6 p.m. Saturday, December 4. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Hawthorne Heights

7:30 p.m. Monday, November 29. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Coheed and Cambria/Porcupine Tree/the Dear Hunter

8 p.m. Monday, August 23. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Gogol Bordello

8 p.m. Friday, August 6. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Vans Warped Tour

7 p.m. Monday, July 5. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights.

Interview Outtakes: NOFX's Fat Mike Talks Cokie the Clown, Playing at Pop's and His Lyrical Evolution

courtesy of Fat Wreck ChordsNOFX returns to the St. Louis area for the first time since 1998.​In this week's paper, Michael Dauphin scored a rare interview with NOFX figurehead Fat Mike. The band will be performing at Pop's on Saturday, May 1, its first local club appearance since the late '90 ... More >>

Bummed That Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Isn't Coming to St. Louis This Summer? Well, Keep that Chin Up...

A few weeks ago, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers announced an extensive summer tour. St. Louis wasn't on the list of tour dates, which of course was a bummer. But we've been spoiled in the last two years -- Petty's been here twice in the last half-decade, and one of those appearances included Stevie ... More >>

Flogging Molly

Saosin

7 p.m. Wednesday, February 24. Pop's, 401 Monsanto Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

Jemina Pearl

8 p.m. Monday, February 8. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Taking Back Sunday

6 p.m. Tuesday, October 27. Pop's, 401 Monsanto Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

Show Review Photos: Rancid, Rise Against at Pop's, 6/13/09

"I want to make sure your voices echo across the Mississippi and into downtown!" And so went the "Heys!" -- the fist-pumping of a couple thousand Rise Against fans, shouting for social change during the Chicago punk band's set Saturday night. And if fans needed any reminder of their setting, the neo ... More >>

Dr. Manhattan/Foxy Shazam

7:30 p.m. Monday, February 16. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Show Review Photos: Ludo at the Pageant, Sunday, December 28

Dear Santa, Last night at the Pageant, you showed up again this year as the man of honor at A Very Ludo Christmas. But things were somewhat different for the local quintet as it celebrated its fourth annual holiday extravaganza. For starters, earlier in the year Ludo released You're Awful, I Love Y ... More >>

Tonight! Eli "Paperboy" Reed vs. the Pink Spiders

Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy, Fan Tussle at St. Louis Warped Tour

Cobra Starship: The '80s Cartoon Battle Outtakes from the Interview

Be Your Own Pet

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Hear Exclusive Humanoids MP3, See New EP Art Here

St. Louis Bands at SXSW

Flogging Molly

7 p.m. Wednesday, February 6. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

Flee the Seen

7 p.m. Friday, December 7. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

Punk's Not Dead, the Movie: In St. Louis at the Tivoli, Friday, November 9

Underoath

7 p.m. Tuesday, October 16. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

Men Women & Children / Bedouin Soundclash

7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard)

Cobra Starship / Gym Class Heroes

7 p.m. Sunday, September 24. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

Sisters of Mercy

B-Sides intercepts a Ryan Adams IM, gets ghoulish with AFI and downloads pop gems with Little Hits

I Can See for Miles

A to Z chats with Miles of Wire, and crams in a bunch of local stuff we couldn't fit anywhere else

Punk-o-Rama

Hot fun in the summertime with Warped Tour

How Sweet the Sounds

Concerts sure to rock your summer

Riverboat Gamblers

To the Confusion of Our Enemies (Volcom/East West)

The Blackout Pact

Friday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. Creepy Crawl (412 North Tucker Boulevard)

Uncover Your Ears!

A look at local releases of the recent past (and present)

Bleeding Heart Baby

B-Sides cuts right to the Heartless Bastards, intellectualizes Hayseed Dixie and dissects the anatomy of the common punk rocker

Scream to a Whisper

With City of Life, Avenged Sevenfold embraces its indoor voice

Locals Only

A handy guide to local shows happening this week

Meat Beaters

Unreal mingles with true meat-masters, joins the campaign to save CBGB and receives a dispatch from Redbird Nation. Plus, what's Keebler doing handing out roach clips?

Fruits of Her Labor

The pierced and the ponytailed come together in Lucinda love

Tsunami Bomb

Friday, July 30; Creepy Crawl

Why Lollapalooza Died

We explore campaign theme songs, examine the death of Lollapalooza and get down verbally with Paul Oakenfold

The Bands of Summer

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

Tell It Slainte

Flogging Molly isn't punk, traditional Irish or rock & roll but all these things at once