It was another packed house at Delmar Hall in St. Louis and Philadelphia indie rock band Mannequin Pussy were the ones responsible for the sold-out show this night. They were accompanied by the Mexico-based rock group Margaritas Podridas. Both bands played to a roaring crowd of 750 enthusiastic fans, all crammed into the small venue. […]
Acclaimed Richmond, Virginia-based indie rock band Carbon Leaf — who released their latest album, Time Is The Playground, on September 27th — began their long awaited tour here in St. Louis on September 25th, playing to a teeming City Winery downtown. The venue filled up super fast with enthusiastic aficionados after doors were opened and […]
The first Pitbull concert I ever attended blew my mind. It was back in 2022 and I expected the audience to be a bunch of elderly millennials and moms, all wanting to get down to Mr. Worldwide like they did back in the early 2000s. Color me shocked when I showed up to a sold-out […]
As the final notes of the legendary Descendents’ set echoed throughout The Pageant’s halls in St Louis on September 18th, the energy of the crowd leaving the venue was totally electric. This last show of a small tour, with fellow punk rock OG’s Circle Jerks and New York-based rock band Surfbort, was more than just […]
The Smashing Pumpkins made a tour stop in St. Louis on a beautiful August evening and showed the packed house that they’ve still got it. This is a band that has been innovating on what rock music can sound like for multiple decades, formed over 35 years ago by frontman Billy Corgan. When a band […]
If you’re looking to add some excitement to your end-of-summer and want to do so through a heavy rock show, one with a lot of bands playing in an outdoor ampitheatre… and the bands are actually good? Well then, let me tell you about a show I went to the other night. I Prevail and […]
Alternative rock legends Red Hot Chili Peppers closed out their Unlimited Love Tour at Hollywood Casino Ampitheatre in St. Louis, Missouri on July 30th, and it could not have been a more quintessential Midwest summer evening! Unpredicted storms and oddly cooler temperatures earlier in the day had fans hesitant about the show’s status. However, in […]
I’d like to come right out of the gate and say that I underestimated Earth, Wind & Fire. Now don’t get me wrong — I know they’re an amazing band. But what I did not know was just how many of the people in St. Louis were also aware of this fact. Typically, when I […]
It was another scorching hot day in St. Louis, as fans gathered for early alternative heavyweights Third Eye Blind at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, joined by Yellowcard and A R I Z O N A. The show started while the sun was still high in the sky. A R I Z O N A took […]
Say Anything, one of the early 2000s pop punk bands that had my pre-teen years in a vice grip, recently toured in celebration of the 20-year anniversary of their second studio album …Is A Real Boy. As has been the trend with many emo and indie bands with albums reaching decade-long milestones, the band played […]
Gary Clark Jr. hosted a night for music lovers at The Factory in St. Louis. The musician from Austin showed up with one of the most impressive rigs I have seen in a while, which was only rivaled in impressiveness by the way he played the guitar. The audience at The Factory showed up early […]
St. Louis was given their latest dose of Rock-and-Roll as Greta Van Fleet kicked off the second leg of their Starcatchers World Tour at Chaifetz Arena. A night of firsts, it was also the live debut of the band Mirador, consisting of GVF’s very own Jake Kiszka putting his head together with Chris Turpin to […]
Delmar Hall hosted an intimate night of ethereal rock as the band Palace took to the stage for a stop on their Spring 2024 US tour. The venue was packed from front to back and buzzing in anticipation for the show, as I elbowed my way up to the front before shooting the opening act. […]
During those hauntingly isolating days of the deadly pandemic in the heart of St. Louis, a group of friends found solace in their shared love for music and film. Gathering in a dimly lit basement, they jammed for hours and enjoyed movie after movie, finding refuge in the frequencies that filled the airwaves. One fateful […]
North Carolina-based improvisational rock band Big Something came roaring into St Louis on April 18th and I could not have been more excited. In 2018, I was fortunate enough to help run sound for The Big What? — Big Something’s self-produced jam band festival thrown in the North Carolina hills. When I first learned about […]
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