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| The Crystal Method Dante's | Sat., November 22, 9:00pm | St. Louis - Washington Avenue | |
Even if you dont own an album by the Crystal Method, youve probably still been listening to its big-beat tracks for years, whether on dude-approved cinematic soundtracks like The Matrix or the last time you tinkered on Playstation 2 or XBOX. Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland are the... More >> |
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| Dar Williams Blueberry Hill | Fri., November 21, 9:00pm | Delmar/The Loop | |
Once upon a time, the folkie rabble would have tossed Dar Williams to the lions for offenses against purity of heart and purse, not to mention a cover of Pink Floyd s Comfortably Numb. Those times are gone, as evidenced by this years Promised Land, a radio-ready suite... More >> |
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| Jason Mraz Fox Theatre | Sun., November 23, 7:30pm | St. Louis - Grand Center | |
MIKE MURPHY
Jason Mraz There are heroes among us. Some wear uniforms, some wear spandex, and some dress like you and me. And one of mine is a man named Nick Nelson. A few years ago at the Sasquatch! Music festival, Mr. Nelson noticed a horrifying sight. Twenty yards away from him was the Grand... More >> |
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| Javier Mendoza BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups | Tue., November 25, 9:00pm | St. Louis - Downtown | |
The Javier Mendoza Band was crowned RFT's Best Pop Band of 2003, and has continued to release music, plays constantly all over the city and has even recorded a Live at Blueberry Hill album. Having long ago charmed females from Wash. U. to Belleville with his soccer-chic good looks, Mendoza has... More >> |
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| Marnie Stern Billiken Club at Saint Louis University - Busch Student Center | Fri., November 21, 9:00pm | St. Louis - Midtown | |
The brain-bending, technical nature of Marnie Sterns guitar playing is impressive by anyones standards. Her math-rock explorations are pointed and deliberate, and never meander or become monotonous mainly because Sterns infectious vocal chants and song structures are... More >> |
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| Semi Precious Weapons Pop's | Mon., November 24, 7:00pm | East St. Louis/Cahokia | |
The rest of the country including celeb blogger Perez Hilton -- is finally starting to wake up to something St. Louis has known for several years now: NYCs Semi Precious Weapons is a must-see band. Fronted by Justin Tranter a six-foot-tall beanpole fond of sporting... More >> |
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| Smashing Pumpkins Fox Theatre | Wed., November 26, 8:00pm | St. Louis - Grand Center | |
Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan is a guitar hero. This is not my declaration, it's actually official: His spindly frame, bald dome and skeleton-like flanges have been motion-captured by Neversoft, the makers of the über-popular Guitar Hero video game series. Corgan appears as a... More >> |
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| Sonny Landreth Blueberry Hill | Thu., November 20, 9:00pm | Delmar/The Loop | |
Sonny Landreth is a mind-boggling guitar player. While steeped in the blues -- he attacks a resonator guitar with punishing speed -- the 57-year-old also knows how to make the metal box moan and quiver with a Louisiana natives instinct for drawl and funky glide and slide. The last thing... More >> |
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| Vic Chesnutt Off Broadway | Sat., November 22, 9:00pm | St. Louis - Soulard/Benton Park | |
If the freak-folk craze really had done justice to brilliant eccentrics toiling in far-out rustic sounds, then Vic Chesnutt would be more tip-of-the-tongue with the iPod generation. But Chesnutts underdog reputation has followed him through most of his career, beginning in the early... More >> |
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| Buffalo Bob Blues Band Backstreet Jazz & Blues | Every week Sunday | Maryland Heights | |
Sunday nights at Backstreet Jazz and Blues in Westport Plaza always feature a laid back night of blues from both veterans and newcomers to the local blues scene hosted by Buffalo Bob and the Bedroom Blues Band. The intimate surroundings of the club offer the perfect backdrop to an unscripted... More >> |
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| Chippewa Chapel Traveling Guitar Circle, Medicine Show and Open Mic The Wedge | Every week Thursday, 8:00pm | St. Louis - South City | |
The Chapels Thursday night follickings return to the south-side September 4, 2008 at The Stable. Located in the stables of the old Lemp Brewery, The Stable is St. Louiss newest hot spot. Complete with a 300-year-old bar, wrought iron chandeliers, an upscale bar menu, and a fantastic... More >> |
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| Dave Stone Trio Mangia Italiano | Every week Friday | St. Louis - South Grand | |
Thanks in large part to his weekly stint at Mangia Italiano, saxophonist Dave Stone is something of a south-side saint, a bespectacled hero of the horn and a favorite of South Grand dwellers. While this has helped make him known around town, it's also made him easy to ignore. That would be a... More >> |
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| Madahoochi & Friends Cicero's | Every week Monday, 9:00pm | Delmar/The Loop | |
Over the past few years Madahoochi went from being a local band to being somewhat of a local institution. Rest assured, at the head of the week if nothing is going on featuring a member of the Dead, Phish or Widespread Panic, you can find all your skirted, dreaded and patchoulied friends at... More >> |
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| Soulard Blues Band Broadway Oyster Bar |
Fri., July 6, 10:00pm more dates/times |
St. Louis - Downtown | |
There have been some serious changes in the St. Louis
blues scene over the past year. Perennial local favorites Oliver Sain
and Johnnie Johnson have passed on, leaving us richer for having known
them and their music, yet indisputably poorer in their absence. The
departure of Sain and... More >> |
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