Howdy, fellow music-lovers, in the event you missed Ryan Adams’s streaming Coachella set last night, you needn’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We recorded the stream and it’s available for you and for future generations at the URL below. It was a pretty tight set. We’d prefer a couple more songs, but, hey, who are … Read more
Credit:Tim Bottchen Just over a month ago, the Pageant played host to Wilco’s lone 2015 St. Louis show. If you were at the show, you know it was something special and won’t soon be forgotten. If you weren’t able to make the show (or couldn’t score tickets), you needn’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We’re … Read more
The rabbit holes we follow through life are normally one-way-streets where, once we’ve traveled down them, there is sadly no going back. For my life, that’s meant never drinking PBR, Starbucks Coffee, or Johnnie Walker Red ever again. It’s also meant permanently flipping off Top 40 radio and MTV forever. Luckily though, good ole’ fashioned … Read more
All photos by Chris Lay If you missed Josh Ritter’s performance at Vintage Vinyl for Record Store Day yesterday, our digital archivist, Chris Finn, has you covered. He was on hand to record the performance, as well as Ritter and the Royal City Band’s show at Plush later that evening (we’ll have that for you … Read more
Early last year, we featured a stripped-down, acoustic Bottle Rockets show taped at the Wood House Concert series in St. Louis. (You can find that here.) Today, we bring you The Bottle Rockets in all their plugged-in, amplified glory. Two weeks back, The Pageant played host to a special, free show celebrating Schlafly Beer’s 21st … Read more
Brooklyn’s Starlight Girls are in St. Louis tonight at The Gramophone with local favorites Bo & the Locomotive (doors at 8PM / $7). Their self-titled debut EP is a stirring listen, and has received plenty of attention from the likes of Spin and Stereogum. And, of course, we love it, too. Especially today’s free download … Read more
Josh Ritter at The Sheldon in St. Louis | Photo by Jason Gonulsen It’s been winter for awhile The north wind’s wail cut like a baby child’s It was hard to think her smile would bring the springtime If you’re familiar with the song “A Certain Light,” you know the next line is: “But it … Read more
Back in early March, Speakers in Code’s resident taper Chris Finn attended a special acoustic performance by Saint Louis’ own The Bottle Rockets, a band mostly known for their loud concerts and electric albums such as 2009’s Lean Forward and 1995’s The Brooklyn Side. But as they showed on last year’s Not So Loud, Brian … Read more
AKG’s flying in Columbia, MO. I’d like to thank you all for nothing at all Last week, we wrote about Wilco’s concert at Live on Ninth Street in Columbia. What we didn’t tell you was that our digital archivist, Chris Finn, captured it all for you to enjoy. Here are a few samples, and below … Read more
St. Louis country favorites Colonel Ford played a benefit concert for St. Stephen ECD & Preschool Saturday night in the back room of 4 Hands Brewing. Owner, Kevin Lemp, said, “I was pleased with the sound, we’ve never had a show back there.” Well, Kevin, we agree and are looking forward to your next show. … Read more