Newly Announced: Jeezy, Josh Ritter, the Wailers, Rich Homie Quan, Jidenna...
Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention.…
View ArticleThe Listener's Cut Returns to the Stage at KDHX Tonight
In addition to the Space Parlour airing every Thursday on 88.1 FM KDHX, DJ Nick Acquisto's voice can be heard many times a week on the Music Director's Cut, where he shares and reviews new music from...
View ArticleFinn's Motel Returns With First New Album in Eleven Years
There's a fair chance that Joe Thebeau has been playing his brand of nervy, power-pop-inflected rock & roll longer than you've been alive.…
View ArticleBassamp and Dano Is One of This Year's STL 77
This year the RFT recognizes St. Louis'stellar music scene by presenting the STL 77, our list of 77 acts who did big things in the last twelve months. From now through June 17, the date of our huge...
View ArticleHow Lavender Country, Country's First Openly Gay Band, Found Allies in St. Louis
Lavender Country, the world’s first openly gay country band, has a very special bond with St. Louis. The friendship and partnership with lead singer Patrick Haggerty began when Jack Grelle, St. Louis’...
View ArticleKung Fu Tea Plans to Open in the Delmar Loop
Another bubble tea shop plans to open in the Loop, filling the vacancy on the western end left by the departure of GameStop. Kung Fu Tea will serve "Oriental-style brew tea, bubble tea, coffee, juices...
View ArticleSt. Louis Does Not Have a 'Dire' Police Shortage. Not Even Close
The union representing St. Louis police officers has begun running a campaign designed to scare city voters — suggesting in media interviews and paid Facebook ads that the city faces a "dire" staffing...
View ArticleSkin Tags Is One of This Year's STL 77
This year the RFT recognizes St. Louis'stellar music scene by presenting the STL 77, our list of 77 acts who did big things in the last twelve months. From now through June 17, the date of our huge...
View ArticleThe Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend, May 26-29
It's a three-day weekend, which means one-third more the fun and frivolity — and one extra day to make plans outside your normal routine. See an art show at Schlafly Bottleworks, say "Opa!" with the...
View Article10 Completely Serious Solutions to St. Louis' Confederate Monument Controversy
In the past week, the Confederate monument in Forest Park has drawn protests, vandalism and increased cries for removal. If not for the estimated $100,000 needed to take down the offending stone...
View ArticleBeware, Missouri: When Ethics Go Down, Utility Rates Go Up
The Missouri state legislature had quite the year. St. Louis city’s minimum wage ordinance was nullified.…
View ArticleSt. Louis Con Man Posed as Purple Heart Recipient to Scam Airbnb Host
Mark Chartrand seems like kind of a crappy con man. The 46-year-old former St. Louis soccer coach was busted in 2011 for pretending to be an undercover intelligence agent as part of a convoluted plot...
View ArticleThe Maness Brothers Is One of This Year's STL 77
This year the RFT recognizes St. Louis'stellar music scene by presenting the STL 77, our list of 77 acts who did big things in the last twelve months. From now through June 17, the date of our huge...
View ArticleIt's Official: St. Louis Leads the Nation in Pork Steak Purchases
No, it's not just your imagination — St. Louis really does eat more pork steak than any other city in the country. According to the National Pork Board, consumers in the Gateway City purchased a...
View ArticleThe Sleepy Rubies Is One of This Year's STL 77
This year the RFT recognizes St. Louis'stellar music scene by presenting the STL 77, our list of 77 acts who did big things in the last twelve months. From now through June 17, the date of our huge...
View ArticleDance St. Louis Raises the Bar for 10th Annual Spring to Dance Festival
Dance lovers, this is your weekend. Dance St. Louis is presenting three days full of dance this Memorial Day weekend as part of its annual Spring to Dance Festival. More than 30 companies are...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis This Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend stands as the definitive start of summer in St. Louis, solstice be damned. The legendary Lavender Country tops off a weekend of local showcases, album release shows and...
View ArticleNew Majic 103.7 Brings 'Throwback R&B' to St. Louis Radio
Just in time for your Memorial Day road trip, it's goodbye Christian adult contemporary, hello R & B. Today iHeartMedia St. Louis announced that its short-lived Christian music station, "Up...
View ArticleConstruction Site Burglary Ring Busted; Lemay Man Faces 12 Felonies
A four-man burglary crew that ravaged construction sites across four counties and the city of St. Louis has been busted by local police, and the first suspect has now been charged in the case. Timoth...
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