Lucy Dacus leaves St. Louis reeling in love

If you’re looking for something romantic for date night, here’s my suggestion — buy tickets to a Lucy Dacus show. Trust me on this one. If you enjoy listening to the indie band boygenius, then you most likely know that Lucy Dacus is the third member of the trio, alongside Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. […]

Pantera unleashes fire & ferocity on St. Louis, with all-star backing

The night of Pantera in St. Louis started off with Aussie grindcore sensations King Parrot. Named after the similarly Australian bird, King Parrot were a colorful bunch. They opened the night with an aggressive, screaming, hair-flipping set that left the already sweaty crowd drenched by the end of it. Lead vocalist Matt Young — shirtless […]

Coheed and Cambria quakes St. Louis with Taking Back Sunday

If you’ve been keeping up with the shows I have been covering this summer, you know that we have had a string of insanely hot outdoor shows here in St. Louis lately. It’s been a grind shooting shows in 95+ degree heat. I like to think of it as training for the impending heat death […]

AJR amps St. Louis fans for new album beside Quinn XCII & more

It was another busy (and scorchingly hot) night at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater. The final Saturday of July was celebrated with a total of five performances, with the headliner being the very anticipated, quirky, and colorful AJR. The crowd was coming in steady as the first performers completed their sets. Madilyn Mei was the opener, […]

The Lumineers ignite renewed love & light for St. Louis fans

One of the beautiful things about music is how easily it attaches to memory. Ask anyone and they will tell you a song that takes them back to somewhere else, some other time. It’s a lovely aspect of music although, sometimes, this can be quite painful. I have a lot of songs like that… songs […]

Wiz Khalifa & friends smoke out St. Louis with Good Vibes Only

Now, I’ve heard of a ‘contact high’, but I personally think I got a concert high the evening Wiz Khalifa’s Good Vibes Only Tour hit St. Louis. It was my first time ever going to the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater and, while I have always heard great things, I had no idea just how massive the venue […]

Jack’s Mannequin floats above a sea of fans in St. Louis

The week was off to a great start for The Pageant on Monday night, with a packed venue for Jack’s Mannequin — the show having entirely sold-out. There was a buzzing of excitement as people gathered outside to get in line and make their way to the front of the stage. The evening’s opener was […]

Pierce The Veil plays through St. Louis downpour

My first show back at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater was one for the books. Storm clouds loomed over the venue as I approached, darkening the sky while I searched for the staff parking lot and made my way to the box office. As I walked, I said a prayer to whichever god controls the weather that […]

My Morning Jacket stops in St. Louis to wrap up first tour wave

My Morning Jacket recently wrapped up the first half of their Is Tour. We caught up with them at the second-to-last stop at The Pageant in St. Louis to see what the Louisville band was up to. The last time I saw My Morning Jacket was on the backend of a three-hour set that they […]

Mayday Parade says cheers to 20 years by selling out St. Louis

St. Louis was overflowing with an emo, rock, pop punk mishmash of sound this past Monday night at The Pageant. Mayday Parade came to St. Louis with a sold-out show for their Three Cheers for 20 Years Tour, having just began a week prior. With them, they brought the talents of Like Roses, Grayscale, and Microwave: […]