ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN It was not all yellow. It was green, blue, orange, magenta, all mixed together. It was less about Coldplay, and more about you. “You only know me because I was married to Gwyneth,” said lead singer Chris Martin while on the “C” stage, which was implanted in the audience. But … Read more
PHOTO BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Day One of Lollapalooza featured rain and wonderful performances by the Arcs, Melanie Martinez, Last Shadow Puppets, and Lana Del Rey, to name a few. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens and Jason Gonulsen. PHOTOS BELOW BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS THE ARCS MELANIE MARTINEZ LAST SHADOW PUPPETS ALUNAGEORGE WAAVES CITY AND … Read more
CHANCE THE RAPPER / Photo by Tim Bottchen (All photos below by Jason Gonulsen except where noted) Yes, we’re already looking forward to LouFest 2017. And good news! There are plenty of artists who have yet to play a set in Forest Park. Here are 15 who we think would make a great fit. We … Read more
So, either I feel asleep for just over a year, or I’m coming out of the fog of having a baby in 2015. Either way, I seem to have not only failed to post on this here blog for like 400 days, but I also missed last-year’s Hopscotch Music Festival! Both suck royally, and I … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Kaleo and Bishop Briggs performed at The Underground in Charlotte on Tuesday. Kaleo is currently on an international tour. It stops in St. Louis at Delmar Hall on October 18th. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. BISHOP BRIGGS
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN It’s time. Stop waiting until next year. Stop waiting for your dream lineup. It would probably be a hyped-to-death letdown, anyway. LouFest is happening this weekend (September 10 & 11) in St. Louis at Forest Park, and once again, ticket prices are absurdly low: $60 – 90. You’re not going to … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY ADAM SCHICKER Counting Crows and Rob Thomas played the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater last night in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Please enjoy these photos by Adam Schicker. ROB THOMAS
JOHN HENRY | PHOTO BY LOUIS KWOK We’re always sad when it ends, but here’s to another wonderful LouFest! Please enjoy these photos by Louis Kwok, Rachel Waters, and Amanda Koellner. PHOTOS BELOW BY LOUIS KWOK PHOTOS BELOW BY RACHEL WATERS PHOTOS BELOW BY AMANDA KOELLNER
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER We love us some Dev Hynes. Of course, you probably know him as Blood Orange, the dude who released Freetown Sound earlier this year, one of our favorites from 2016. If you haven’t listened to that one yet, maybe fire it up while you enjoy these photos by Amanda Koellner.
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Beck has a new album on the horizon, which will feature singles “Wow” and “Dreams.” He brought his current tour to the Peabody Opera House last Friday. CRX, fronted by The Strokes’ Nick Valensi, opened the show, and they will release the Josh Homme-produced New Skin on October 28 via … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Let’s talk about The Lonely Biscuits. They’re one of Nashville’s finest, and their new song is called “Talk About,” which you can listen to now on Spotify. In fact, let’s listen now. Cool? More good news: it’s part of a new album to be released early next year. Get all … Read more
PHOTO BY RACHEL WATERS Mud. It’s a rite of passage for any music festival, and the 25,000 who attended LouFest yesterday had no choice but to embrace the conditions. Please enjoy these photos by Rachel Waters and Louis Kwok. PHOTOS BELOW BY LOUIS KWOK PHOTOS BELOW BY RACHEL WATERS
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN Words by Kevin Korinek The SLAM Underground Friday series at the St. Louis Art Museum stepped up its game last week, with the addition of Nashville-based band, Bully, a flashback grunge quartet that breathes new life into an old sound. I had heard rumors of the show being in the works … Read more
Hello, friends! Today we have a special giveaway that involves Beck and vinyl. That got your attention, didn’t it? The good folks at Vinyl Me, Please (learn more about them here) are pressing and releasing an exclusive, bourbon colored marble 180g marble vinyl of Beck’s historic album Odelay as their October record of the month. And … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK Gwen Stefani + Eve recently performed at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Please enjoy these photos by Louis Kwok. EVE
There was a time, if you remember, when many in St. Louis complained that Wilco never played in St. Louis. That is no longer the case, as the beloved band, who now calls Chicago home, will perform at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, August 17th. William Tyler will open the show. This is still part … Read more
Words by Amanda Koellner “I guess you could say I’m one of the neighbors,” said local author Michael Perry from the Eaux Claires main stage moments before Bon Iver premiered 22, A Million in Justin Vernon’s tranquil hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He continued, “From the moment of inception, this festival has been built on … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Wilco played a sold-out hometown show on Sunday evening in Chicago at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Please enjoy these photos by Amanda Koellner. TWIN PEAKS
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN “I never lived in St. Louis,” said Jeff Tweedy, a Belleville, Illinois native. “But I worked here. Not very hard.” Tweedy was referring to his days as a Euclid Records employee, a store where Wilco, earlier in the day, had played an acoustic set for 150 fans. And while Wilco … Read more
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN Your eyes a shade of wonder Like if thunder had a color Amanda Shires is back in St. Louis tonight at Off Broadway. Her set is part of this year’s Open Highway Music Festival, which runs through Sunday. You can get more information about all the upcoming sets this weekend here. Shires … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK M83 + Sofi Tukker performed at The Pageant in St. Louis last week. Please enjoy these photos by Louis Kwok. SOFI TUKKER
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN Phantogram will release Three on October 7 via Republic, and we’re just now getting around to the first single, “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore.” It’s vintage Phantogram, so we’re sharing it with you today (we actually heard it first in an Uber on the way to Lollapalooza, and our driver … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Lollapalooza celebrated 25 years at Grant Park in Chicago. Please enjoy Days 3 and4 photos by Bridgette Aikens.
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN On April 8, 2009, a baseball player named Nick Adenhart pitched his season debut for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Just after midnight the next morning, Adenhart was involved in a fatal car crash, ending his dream of a long Major League Baseball career. He was 22. Later that … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY ADAM SCHICKER Snoop Dogg + Wiz Khalifa + Kevin Gates performed at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri on Wednesday. Please enjoy these photos by Adam Schicker. WIZ KHALIFA KEVIN GATES
ALL PHOTOS BY ABBY GILLARDI Today, we’re excited to bring you the premiere of Sofar Sounds’ latest video featuring St. Louis’ Letter to Memphis. Letter to Memphis features Devon Cahill, Gene Starks, and Paul Niehuas IV, and its excellent indie folk vibe is well-represented in this intimate setting. The video was shot at the Pat … Read more
Photo by Julia Brokaw Ryan Adams is set to release his 16th studio album on November 4th. Quotes and other details can be found here. Here’s one of our favorite Ryan Adams songs.
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Lake Street Dive + Aoife O’Donovan performed at The Pageant in St. Louis last Thursday. Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen. Aoife O’Donovan
Muddy Magnolias by Bridgette Aikens We snapped a few portraits at Lollapalooza over the weekend. Hope you enjoy! Houndmouth by Jason Gonulsen Dua Lipa by Jason Gonulsen Silversun Pickups by Bridgette Aikens Potty Mouth by Bridgette Aikens Marshmello by Bridgette Aikens Weathers by Bridgette Aikens Sunflower Bean by Bridgette Aikens Arkells by Jason Gonulsen
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN In just five days, Pearl Jam’s Ten will turn 25. I first heard the album with friends in the back of a minivan. We were in Rockford, Illinois, keeping warm from the cold morning wind, about an hour from trying out for the Illinois State Select soccer team. The rain … Read more