Willie Nelson

Nelly and Crew Busted in Texas with 36 Bags of Heroin, 10 Pounds of Weed and a Loaded Gun [Many Updates]

Update, 9:00 a.m.: We spoke with Jay E, producer of almost every song on Country Grammar and frequent Nelly collaborator. While he certainly isn't about to condone anyone's actions here, he is urging restraint. After all, none of us were there. He posted the following on his personal Facebook page y ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: October 12 to 14

Nelly's recent run-in with the law is the talk of the town / office / internet today -- if you've been under a rock, check out what I'm referring to here. Anyway, my question is simple: When the hell are touring musicians going to stop trying to drive through Sierra Blanca? They nabbed Nelly, Fiona, ... More >>

Nelly's Tour Bus Bust: Brian Keith Jones's Mugshot

Well, there you have it folks, Brian Keith Jones, the man who Texas cops arrested for allegedly packing Nelly's tour bus to the gills with heroin and weed. See also: -The Mug Shots of Hudspeth County: Nelly's Bodyguard, Fiona Apple, Willie Nelson -Nelly's Tour Bus Busted with Heroin, Weed, Loaded G ... More >>

Nick Lowe at the Sheldon Concert Hall, 9/26/12: Review and Setlist

Nick Lowe Sheldon Concert Hall September 26, 2012 "I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll," sang Nick Lowe to wind down an hour of songs at the Sheldon last night. For its part, the not-quite capacity crowd knew the groom when he used to power, pop, pub and punk, when he used to answer to ... More >>

English Beat, Willie Nelson, Orgone and More in This Week's New Show Announcements

Once again, here is every newly announced show this week! Two-tone ska band the English Beat will be playing Blueberry Hill on April 21; time to dig up your wingtip shoes and checkered suspenders and try to remember how to skank. Also on April 21st is the one year anniversary show for local South-si ... More >>

Those Darlins at Off Broadway, 9/16/11

Those Darlins at the Pageant in February. Photo by Jon Gitchoff.​Those Darlins | Wagons | Bunnygrunt Off Broadway September 16, 2011 Those Darlins loves St. Louis, and St. Louis loves the band right back. The beloved mid-Tennessee quartet was preceded by Bunnygrunt, which played a set full of ... More >>

The 10 Most WTF Crimes Committed by Musicians

​Surely you have heard the charges made against Coheed and Cambria's bassist, Michael Todd, alleging that he robbed a Walgreens pharmacy before a performance, leaving with multiple bottles of oxycodone and hailing a taxi to the band's performance in Massachusetts. Hilariously baffling? Of cour ... More >>

If Harry Potter Characters Had Bands: Twelve We'd Like To See

​If Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton's promise (which turned out to be a joke/hoax) to become a white rapper was just one more sad reminder of a series you used to love, we don't blame you -- but we would like to discourage you. Harry Potter, as I'm sure you will remember, is after all a little m ... More >>

Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown: Photos

Photo by Todd Owyoung​Willie Nelson brought his Throwdown spectacular to Sparta, Illinois over the weekend, bringing Jamey Johnson and a whole slew of country fans with him. Todd Owyoung was there to enjoy a beautiful afternoon and evening of cowboy boots, good ol' twang and, of course, a few ... More >>

Bob Dylan's Five Least Receptive Audiences

Image via​Bob Dylan played his first ever show in Vietnam over the weekend as part of a brief tour of Asia. There was some amount of fanfare associated with this tour, and this stop in particular, given that so much of Dylan's most vibrant work was written as a response to military action in p ... More >>

Review: The Godfathers at Off Broadway, Tuesday, February 22

​When we interviewed lead Godfather Peter Coyne, he spoke of possessing a spirit of "revenge." But revenge, though sweet, is not always easy. The band, which recorded its best-known hits in the 1980s, was scheduled to play the first show of its American comeback tour at Off Broadway. However, unsp ... More >>

Show Review Photos Setlist: The Thrill Isn't Gone for John Mellencamp at the Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Saturday, November 6

Katie Moulton​Taking up an acoustic guitar for "Save Some Time to Dream," John Mellencamp stood alone onstage and told a story about his father, who regularly asks him if he's "having any fun." The roots-rock veteran did look like he was having fun last night at the Fox Theatre, punching all h ... More >>

New Release Highlights for September 7: Interpol, Helmet, the Thermals, Jerry Lee Lewis and more

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Acorn's No Ghost​*The Acorn, No Ghost Drowned In Sound's review of the album explains, "Cynics might argue about the familiar sounds on No Ghost and may per ... More >>

When sweeping smoking bans take effect next year, many bar patrons might not even notice the difference

R.I.P. Larry Weir of KDHX

Larry Weir ​A sad follow-up to my blogpost from Monday: Larry Weir of KDHX passed away earlier this morning. He was 57. Always smiling, always patient, Weir was a fixture at the KDHX studios, and affected all who worked for (or have volunteered for) the station. Funeral and visitation informat ... More >>

The Top Ten St. Louis Concerts of 2009

We reviewed a lot of shows this year -- nearly 100, judging by the number of posts in the "Show Reviews" archive. Deciding which 2009 concerts comprised the creme de la creme wasn't easy, to say the least. However, the following stood out from the pack. What did we miss? What were your favorites thi ... More >>

Readers express concern over Rush's bid for the Rams, loony democrats and gun-toting drunks

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of August 10-16

Every Monday A to Z publishes the best-selling releases from area independent record stores from the preceding week. An asterisk after an album name indicates that the act is coming to town. And so without further ado: Euclid Records 1. Bottle Rockets: Lean Forward* 2. Wilco: Wilco The Album* 3. ... More >>

Columbia Farmer Walker Claridge Featured at Farm Aid Press Conference

Walker Claridge, center, with St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, far left, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, near left, and fellow Missouri farmer, Rhonda Perry, right.A rural Missouri farmer who provides produce to some of St. Louis' critically praised restaurants was a featured speaker at toda ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Bob Dylan on the East Side, DJ Richie Hawton at Koken Art Factory, Counting Crows Under the Arch

The long weekend behind us, here's what you might have missed.Bob Dylan at GCS BallparkPhoto: Roy KastenBob Dylan and Donnie Herron at the end of the nightOn Thursday night, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson performed at GCS Ballpark (home to the Gateway Grizzlies minor league team) in Sa ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Thursday, July 2 to Sunday, July 5

Happy July 4, everyone. Have fun, be safe and rock out. Thursday, July 2 *Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson/John Cougar Mellencamp, GCS Ballpark (Sauget) *Brooke Waggoner, Off Broadway *Dr. Manhattan, Cicero's *Hip-Hop Showcase, Atomic Cowboy *Bridgeton Air Defense/Tenement Ruth, Mangia *Peter J Woods/ Insti ... More >>

Ziggy Marley Performing and Signing at Barnes and Noble, July 7

Ziggy Marley is opening for 311 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Tuesday, July 7. But in the morning he'll be signing autographs and performing at the Barnes & Noble in Chesterfield (1600 Clarkson Road). Marley (son of Bob) just released a solo album called Family Time, a kid-oriented col ... More >>

Bits and Pieces

The Dive Bomber: The Office, Breckenridge Hills Branch

Robin Wheeler writes for the blog Poppy Mom. She also has a strange attraction to drinking establishments with jars of pickled -- or possibly fossilized -- eggs. She reports on these dives for Gut Check every Friday.For eight years, I lived in Breckenridge Hills, a wee municipality sandwiched betw ... More >>

Homespun: Uvee Hayes

Play Something Pretty
(CDS Records)

Second Spin: Billy "Crash" Craddock, Rub It In

Brad Paisley

7:30 p.m. Friday, August 15. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights

St. Louis Gigantic Concert Calendar, April 7 through August

St. Louis Concert Calendar, March 11 through June

No Depression Magazine to Cease Its Print Publication

Lucinda Williams: Outtakes from the Riverfront Times' interview and music feature this week

Letters Column

Week of May 4, 2006

Rockin' Around the Turntable

A cribsheet for the year's holiday-themed releases

Sweat Along With Russell

White Trash

There's nothing good about this remake of an awful ol' show

Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson

Friday, July 8; GMC Stadium (Sauget Industrial Park Drive and Goose Lake Road, Sauget, Illinois)

Prospero's Wheelie

Take a ride with The Tempest's wizard

Best Folk Artist

Dave Landreth

Finding Your Religion

Pick your personal Jesus, plus three questions for a pop princess and the poetry of heavy metal

Rebel Yell

The bold history of David Allan Coe; plus, we talk with the Walkmen and compare Lunatic spending

High Score

Sometimes the worst movies have the best soundtracks

Supersuckers

Wednesday, May 5; the Duck Room

The Holmes Brothers

Saturday, March 13; BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups

Leon Russell

Saturday, March 6; Off Broadway

Jack Ingram

Saturday, November 1; Off Broadway

True Confessions

We feel our age at St. Charles' new skate park, bare our guilty soul to the Recording Industry Association of America and pay our last respects to another victim of asbestos

Elizabeth McQueen with the Jeff Lazaroff Band

Friday, September 19; Off Broadway

The Ballad of Billy Joe

Hard times are nothing new to outlaw-country pioneer Billy Joe Shaver -- but they seem to have gotten harder in recent years

Best Radio Personality

Frank O. Pinion

Supersuckers and the New Bomb Turks

Thursday, Aug. 26; Hi-Pointe