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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Off Broadway Reopening its Bar for Trivia, DJ Nights as Winter Weather Thaws
Posted By Daniel Hill on Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 2:42 PM
We're still waiting for one of our favorite venues in the city, Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue, 314-498-6989), to finally host live music again, but meanwhile we can take comfort in the fact that it has reopened its bar on weekends to serve up some suds. The venue announced...
Friday, February 19, 2021
Let's Remember That Time Some Birds Pooped on Kings of Leon in St. Louis
Posted By Daniel Hill on Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 6:15 AM
Nashville rock band Kings of Leon has a new album coming out soon, and in keeping, the familial foursome has just this week released a video for the single "Echoing." It's fine! The jangly parts jangle, the poppy parts pop and the low-stakes video has the feel of a...
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Old Rock House Announces Spring Shows at Chesterfield Amphitheater
Posted By Daniel Hill on Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 2:06 PM
St. Louis' Old Rock House (1200 South Seventh Street, 314-588-0505) is heading west for a newly announced pair of spring concerts. Those shows — the Allman Betts Band on April 18 and Samatha Fish on April 27 — are each slated to take place at Chesterfield Amphitheater (631 Veterans Place Drive, Chesterfield;...
Thursday, February 11, 2021
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to Begin Hosting Digital Concerts
Posted By Daniel Hill on Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 3:20 PM
By this stage in what at the very least feels like a never-ending pandemic, most people's opinions on livestreamed music have hardened. The dalliance with digital events has proven itself a welcome and much-needed nicotine patch of sorts for those whose relationship with live music could fairly be called...
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Apple Music Playlist Features St. Louis Rappers Smino, Bari, 30 Deep Grimeyy and More
Posted By Daniel Hill on Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 2:48 PM
If music streaming services aren't particularly good at getting artists paid — and, truly, they are not — one thing they can be useful for is getting the names of up-and-coming acts out into the world. To wit: Apple music has launched a new series of curated playlists this...
Thursday, January 28, 2021
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Launches Free Soundlab Education Series For Kids
Posted By Daniel Hill on Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 3:47 PM
COVID-19 got you down? Tired of the incessant demands of your horrible, cooped-up children? The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is here to help. St. Louis' favorite group of world-class musicians is lending exhausted parents a bit of a helping hand this never-ending pandemic season with a new educational series...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
St. Charles Mayor Announces Ban on Loud Music, Dancing on Portion of Main Street
Posted By Daniel Hill on Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 2:28 PM
St. Charles, already a joyless wasteland devoid of anything even resembling culture or merriment, is cracking down on unsanctioned dancing and loud music for three blocks of its popular Main Street strip of bars. The ban, which was announced by Mayor Dan Borgmeyer in a news conference on Monday, applies...
Friday, January 22, 2021
STL Company to Host '80s Livestream Event Featuring Bret Michaels, Lita Ford and More
Posted By Daniel Hill on Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 3:24 PM
Tired of being cooped up in your house with nothing to do? Had enough of the mountain of shit the last three decades or so have heaped upon our once-great culture? An all-'80s livestream event booked by a group of local entrepreneurs may be just the thing for you!...
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Alex Winter's Zappa Is a Fascinating Look at a Generational Talent
Posted By Evan Sult and Paige Brubeck on Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 2:55 PM
There are few artists as musically polarizing as Frank Zappa — a person is either turned on by the pure boundary-breaking wildness of his output, or repulsed by exactly that. At the center of a creative storm of collaborators across many media, he combined freedom from limitation with a...
Wheelhouse, Start Bar Ordered to Close Until 2022 for COVID-19 Violations
Posted By Doyle Murphy on Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 11:07 AM
The city slapped downtown party bars the Wheelhouse and Start Bar with its harshest pandemic penalties yet: one-year closures for both venues. The bars are under the same ownership and have had a long-running battle with the city and St. Louis' acting Director of Health Dr. Fredrick Echols. Both...
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