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Blues: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominess

The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is this weekend! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been working hard to make our cases for all 130 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year in 26 categor ... More >>

The Bonnaroo 2013 Lineup Announcement Is Here [Updated With Complete Lineup]

[UPDATE: The complete lineup is now on page two of this post.] Right now, even as I type this, Weird Al Yankovic is in the midst of a three-hour long live streaming video announcement for this year's Bonnaroo Festival, a four-day event that takes place every year in Manchester, Tennessee. As one wh ... More >>

The Best Concerts in St. Louis this Week: February 4 to 10

Between the Superbowl, Mardi Gras and Valentine's Day, there's no shortage of excuses to celebrate something somewhere sometime soon lately, or even retroactively. Find a place to party this week from a varying list of tasty shows -- just choose your flavor. This week's recommendations await after t ... More >>

Win Tickets to See Bob Schneider at Off Broadway

Austin Texas-based musician Bob Schneider comes to Off Broadway on Tuesday, February 5, and we've got two tickets! Schneider is well-known for his impressive range and diverse set of influences -- he's a singer-songwriter who employs dashes of funk, country / Americana and rock to create memorable ... More >>

New Year's Eve Karaoke Hell: Surviving The Company Party

Karaoke can be a dangerous endeavor. What can you sing that won't make friends shun you? How can you go balls-out during your next performance? Each week in "Ask a Karaoke Host," RFT Music writer and professional karaoke host Allison Babka answers your burning questions about maximizing your melodio ... More >>

Digging Deeper Into Paul Ryan's iPod Playlist: From AC/DC to Zeppelin and Beyond

Art and life co-habitate, informing, imitating, and enriching each other constantly. Each week in Better Living Through Music, RFT Music writer Ryan Wasoba explores this symbiotic relationship. When Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan spoke at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, he pok ... More >>

You Have One More Day to Submit Your Band for An Under Cover Weekend Six

The annual hero-halloween for St. Louis bands known as An Under Cover Weekend* is scheduled for September 7 and 8 at the Firebird. Want to show everyone your excellent Spice Girls impression (someone please do this)? Now's your chance. The event is taking submissions for another 31 hours as of this ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From April 30 to May 6

This week is another of those extra-packed ones, so this list is a bit longer than usual -- hooray for St. Louis music! If anything remains of your vehicles after Saturday's ridiculous hailstorm (mine only lost a window or two, no biggie) make sure hit the town or else you'll be missing some excelle ... More >>

The Ten Best Things to do in St. Louis This Weekend: June 24-26

​You made it through another week, and you should reward yourself with some live musical entertainment: Tonight it's the kings of Southern rock at the Family Arena, a strong local bill at Off Broadway and another Homegrown deal at the Pageant. STL Loud showcases an eclectic bill at the Firebi ... More >>

"Free Bird" is Actually, Seriously a Great Song

wikimedia commons​The extraneous requesting of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" is one of the longest running jokes in rock and roll history. It also ranks among the least funny. Each time a lazy heckler yells "Free Bird" at a rock band, a lose-lose situation results. The band is mocked and the he ... More >>

Clutch

7 p.m. Thursday, November 4. Pop's, 401 Monsanto Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

Video: Deer Tick Pays Tribute to Fattback's Dave Hagerty, Covers Hanson at Off Broadway, Thursday, August 5

By all accounts, emotion ran high at Off Broadway last night during Deer Tick and Dead Confederate's sold out show. Travis from 5 Score Pachyderm passed along video he took of Deer Tick front man John McCauley opening the show with a solo version of "Sleep Walk," dedicated to Dave Hagerty: Roy Ka ... More >>

Video: Deer Tick Pays Tribute to Dave Hagerty, Covers Hanson at Off Broadway, Thursday, August 5

By all accounts, emotion ran high at Off Broadway last night during Deer Tick and Dead Confederate's sold out show. Travis from 5 Score Pachyderm passed along video he took of Deer Tick front man John McCauley opening the show with a solo version of "Sleep Walk," dedicated to Dave Hagerty: Roy K ... More >>

Show Review Setlist: Gretchen Wilson at Farm Aid, Sunday, October 4

You know what you're going to get with a Gretchen Wilson set: no-frills, unpretentious, hard-twanging country-rock tunes - with emphasis on the rock. Her mid-afternoon set kicked off with the 2004 hit "Here For the Party." Sporting a black camisole, sparkly silver belt and jeans and big hoop earring ... More >>

Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, September 11-13

Well, this week went by quickly. (Thank you, Labor Day!) If while checking your online banking statement, you realize you might have gone overboard with the spending last weekend, here's your opportunity for redemption: Have fun this weekend on a budget. All the following events cost less than $10 - ... More >>

An Under Cover Weekend

8 p.m. Saturday, September 12. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Bottle Rockets

9:30 p.m. Saturday, December 27. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, rock. "Scene ... More >>

Prisonshake

8:30 p.m. Friday, September 26. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street

ZZ Top at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, Tuesday, September 30

Man in the Box: Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters channels the British Invasion and classic country on its self-titled album

Fifteen things you might not know about the Bottle Rockets, on their fifteenth birthday

Okkervil River, Roky Erickson, Minipop, Soundtrack of Our Lives at SXSW

Clutch

7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois

Three Hours of 1983-Era MTV, In Online Video Form

Swamp Cabbage

10 p.m. Saturday, December 22. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway.

Under Spells

B-Sides talks to the Comas about their latest release and downloads Iron & Wine's "The Boy With a Coin"

Not-So-Fast Times at Scottrade High: A Review of the High School Reunion Show

Weekend Concert Round-up: July 27-29

St. Louis Concert Calendar: July 17

Cold as Ice

NHL 2K7 looks pretty, but fails to light the lamp.

Tom Petty

Highway Companion (American Recordings)

Twanging Around

Twangfest turns ten and throws itself a big ol' shindig

A Bigger Fish to Fry

B-Sides attends a local radio station's Lenten fish fry, explores why a local jazz TV program didn't get off the ground and recommends this week's primo download

ZZ Top

Wednesday, July 27; the Family Arena (2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles)

Three's Company

B-Sides sees triple with Alkaline Trio, crunches numbers with Son Volt and gives Billy Idol some career advice

Rock Steady

The Hold Steady bring bombast back to rock & roll

Hot Time, Music in the City

A feast of sweet summer sounds awaits you

Schneidways

Unreal drops by to chat with Bob Schneider; we visit Africa and the Old School

Paddled Senseless

This sendup of Deliverance comes without a brain too

Why Lollapalooza Died

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

Boardroom Blitz

It's all sex, drugs and systems analysis for corporate rock bands

Best Dive Bar

Maple Leaf Inn

Just Say Nay

Fronted by late-bloomer Anna Padgett, the Naysayer is all about the songs.

North Mississippi Allstars and T-Model Ford

Wednesday, Nov. 14; Mississippi Nights

Bobby "Blue" Bland

Sunday, Sept. 16; Ambassador

COOKIN' WITH GAS

Hot chef Biker Billy sets the crowd on fire at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show

PRESSING NEED

Great expectations, laid low, for St. Louis bands

ZZ Top with Lynyrd Skynyrd

Friday, Oct. 29; Kiel Center

SPIN THE BOTTLE

The Bottle Rockets make a trip home to St. Louis to celebrate the release of a new album