More late-breaking new tunes to share today: Loose Screwz -- one-half of the super-talented East St. Louis hip-hop duo Scripts 'N Screwz, which we've covered quite a bit -- is releasing a solo joi... Continue reading "More New (Local) Tunes Thursday: Loose Screwz Drops a Solo Joint" >
In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews Last to Show First to Go's album, Short Cuts. He had this to say: On its first outing, Last to Show First to Go unloads a baker's dozen of kinder... Continue reading "Homespun: Last to Show First To Go, Short Cuts" >
On Tuesday, Tilts -- the new group featuring members of Riddle of Steel and Shame Club -- released its debut EP, Cassingles. Member Andy White passed on a mix of one of its songs produced by Ian W... Continue reading "New Tunes Thursday: Tilts Rocks Your Face, while Fallout Finds His Groove" >
You gotta love the trend of local rappers making "albums" instead of "mixtapes." The words have basically become synonymous at this point but there are still a few important distinctions. Mixtapes... Continue reading "Download: Rockwell Knuckles' New CD, Choose Your Own Adventure" >
The Force is strong with this one. Tef Poe, younger sibling of Black Spade and frequent collaborator with seemingly every rapper in St. Louis, was already making a name for himself with his Weezy-... Continue reading "Download New Tef Poe Album: Money Never $leep$" >
In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews Dear Vincent's EP, So Long Winter. He had this to say: The local quartet Dear Vincent writes tightly constructed folk-rock songs that spin out wi... Continue reading "Homespun: Dear Vincent, So Long Winter" >
Phaseone, the RFT's Best Producer of 2010, has been getting all kinds of Internet lovin' for his new mixtape "The Realest Shit I Ever Wrote." The fifteen-track, 29-minute compilation was feature... Continue reading "St. Louis Producer Phaseone Drops New Mixtape: "The Realest Shit I Ever Wrote"" >
Mere words cannot describe the music of Lucia Pamela, star of this week's feature story. Maybe it's because of her unique artistic vision. Maybe it's because her one album, Into Outer Space with ... Continue reading "The Music of Lucia Pamela, A Stereolab Favorite" >
Tonight at Cicero's, Sleepy Kitty will be hosting an out-of-town pal. Imperial China hails from Washington, DC -- and carries on that city's grand tradition of spiky, rhythmically complex post-pun... Continue reading "Hear a New Sleepy Kitty Song, Catch Them Tonight with Imperial China at Cicero's" >
Tomorrow night is the highly anticipated Magnetic Fields show at the Pageant. In this week's paper, Roy Kasten interviewed Stephin Merritt about the ideas behind Realism, the group's latest. It's... Continue reading "Free Magnetic Fields MP3 + Los Campos Magneticos, An Argentine Tribute Act" >
In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews Teddy Presberg's Outcries from a Sea of Red. He had this to say: On his second album, Outcries From a Sea of Red, the instrumentalist takes his j... Continue reading "Homespun: Teddy Presberg, Outcries From a Sea of Red" >
In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer chatted with Kevin Renick. After a chance meeting with director Jason Reitman at Webster University, the local singer-songwriter was plucked from obscuri... Continue reading "Exclusive MP3s: Kevin Renick Goes Beyond "Up in the Air"" >
On Friday, the Dive Poets released two new songs on its website. The pair of tunes follows in the city's jangle-rock/rootsy footsteps quite well, a fitting continuation of what Uncle Tupelo, Nadin... Continue reading "The Dive Poets Releases Two New Songs" >
Every so often, I receive an email from Brian McClelland, of Tight Pants Syndrome, Maxtone 4, etc. fame. These missives are always chock full of information about what his bands are up to -- and ... Continue reading "Get Your Power-Pop Fix with Some Exclusive New Tight Pants Syndrome Tunes" >
In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews the Ottomen's latest CD, Horses Don't Have Lungs. He has this to say: It's been a few years since singer and guitarist David Stevenson released a... Continue reading "Homespun: The Ottomen, Horses Don't Have Lungs" >
In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews Murder Happens' new CD, Dead World and Dying Suns. He had this to say: By looking at the album credits for Murder Happens' latest CD, one might t... Continue reading "Homespun: Murder Happens, Dead World and Dying Suns" >
Bear Ceuse's "Kiss Another" was Spinner's "Free MP3 of the Day" yesterday. He's in good company: Other recent recipients include indie-rock heavyweights Quasi, Fiery Furnaces and the Weakerthans. ... Continue reading "Bear Ceuse Chosen as Free MP3 Of the Day on Spinner" >
Bettie Serveert's new album, Pharmacy of Love, is completely awesome. The Dutch indie rockers plug in, fuzz out and unfurl pop nugget after pop nugget on the collection, which is out March 23 in ... Continue reading "Download/View: Dynamite New Bettie Serveert Music" >
In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews Messy Jiverson's new album, Rivers, Old Growth and the Wizard's Cloak. He had this to say: Messy Jiverson sets itself apart from the jam-band mas... Continue reading "Homespun: Messy Jiverson, Rivers, Old Growth and the Wizard's Cloak" >
Last time we gave some shine to underground East St. Louis duo Scripts 'N Screwz, it was busy pimping out its video for "Brick" for a contest on MTV U.The weather has changed since the... Continue reading "Scripts 'N Screwz Perform Tomorrow, Drop New Mixtape and Single "On 10"" >
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