St. Louis Music Blog

So, I've given up any idea that I'm going to be able to do this weekly. But I'll try to do this twice a month.

Behold, the big-huge-honking show calendar. You know the drill. I know I'm missing a bunch of Halloween goings-on, so chime in. (Sorry, Rev, I know I don't have the date of the Twangbang off-hand...)

-- Annie Zaleski

Tuesday, September 18
*Megadeth, Pop's
*The Hiss, Way Out Club

Wednesday, September 19
*Today Is the Day, Creepy Crawl, $15 to $18
*Common, Pageant

Thursday, September 20
*Dr. Dog, Underground @ Red Sea
*Emanuel, Creepy Crawl
*Robbie Fulks, Lucas School House
*Unwed Sailor/The Bureau/Jumbling Towers, Bluebird

Friday, September 21
*Chicago Afrobeat Project, Off Broadway; early all-ages show, late 21+ show
*Gentleman Auction House/Foundry Field Recordings/Color Deluxe, Bluebird
*The Doxies/Cameron McGill/Geoff Koch, Halo Bar
*The Elms/The Saps, Vintage Vinyl
LaPush/Brighton, MA/Femme Fatality, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room
The Hibernauts/The Feed/Semi-Precious Weapons/Go Van Gogh, Cicero’s

Saturday, September 22
*Mitch Easter (ex-Let’s Active)/Shalini/Tim Lee Band, Lucas School House
*Big Head Todd and the Monsters/Lucero/Soul Asylum, Taste of St. Louis, downtown
*The Sudden Passion (Femme Fatality side project), Bluebird
*Alina Simone/Berlin Whale/Golden Shoulders, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
*Caspian, The Cavern @ Fort Gondo
*Margot and the Nuclear So&So’s, Blueberry Hill’s Duck room
*Grace Basement/Team Tomato/.e/John Maxfield/Jon Yeager, Pierce Crask, etc., Cicero’s back parking lot, all day

Sunday, September 23
*Heaven & Hell (Ronnie James Dio, Ton Iommi, Geezer Butler, Vinnie Appice)/Alice Cooper/Queensryche, Family Arena
*Ana Popovic, BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups
*So Many Dynamos/Mock Orange/A Band Apart, Cicero’s

Monday, September 24
*Animal Collective/Tickley Feathers, Gargoyle—SOLD OUT
*The Mathematicians/Dropsonic/Robb Steele, Bluebird

Tuesday, September 25
*The Good Life, Gargoyle ; also Vintage Vinyl in-store

Wednesday, September 26
*The Melvins/Big Business, Pop’s
*Pharoahe Monche, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room

Thursday, September 27
*Architects/The Wildbirds, Bluebird
*Syna So Pro(Stella Mora side project)/Cold Bear Scout, Way Out Club

Friday, September 28
*Flaming Lips, Pageant – SOLD OUT
*i:Scintilla/Martin Atkins DJ set, Creepy Crawl
*The Kissers, The Dubliner

Saturday, September 29
*The Disappeared (ex-Picturebook of Saints), Bluebird
*The Conformists/Nerve Parade, Mangia
*The Hibernauts/Tomahawk Apostle/Dirty 30s/Team Tomato, 2 Cents Plain
*Lollipop Factory/Shame Club/Tight Pants Syndrome

Sunday, September 30
*Peter Frampton, Pageant
*George Jones, Rickman Auditorium, Arnold
*The Incurables (CD release)/Troubador Dali, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room
*Pointfest, with Starting Line, Sum 41, Mute Math, LaPush, Daybreak Boys, many other bands too terrible to mention, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

OCTOBER
Monday, October 1
*Peter & the Wolf, Billiken Club
*Family Force 5/Secret Handshake, Jonezetta, Creepy Crawl

Tuesday, October 2
*Do Make Say Think, Billiken Club
*Gito Gito Hustler, Way Out Club and Vintage Vinyl in-store
*Mushroomhead, Pop’s
*Phil Lesh & friends, Pageant

Wednesday, October 3
*Over the Rhine, Duck Room
*The Briggs, Off Broadway
Peelander-Z, Creepy Crawl

Thursday, October 4
*The Makes Nice (ex-Fucking Champs)/Shame Club, Bluebird
*#12 Looks Like You, Creepy Crawl

Friday, October 5
*The Twilight Sad, Billiken Club
*Ryan Adams, Pageant – SOLD OUT
*Turbo Fruits, Vintage Vinyl
*Femme Fatality (7-inch release party)/Bureau/Earthworms/Roman Numerals, Creepy Crawl
*The Smithereens, Argosy Casino-Alton
*Warhammer 48K/Mahtpa/Skarekrau Radio, Cavern at Fort Gondo

Saturday, October 6
*Hanson, Pageant
*The Smithereens, Argosy Casino-Alton
*Brian McNeill, Focal Point

Sunday, October 7
*Machine Head/Arch Enemy, Pop's

Monday, October 8
*Light Travels Faster, 2 Cents Plain

Tuesday, October 9
*Yellowcard/Shiny Toy Guns/Blue October, Family Arena
*Anita Rosmond, Sheldon
*Cloud Cult, Bluebird

Wednesday, October 10
*Ted Leo & the Pharmacists/The A-Sides/The Eternals, Gargoyle
*Bomb the Music Industry, Creepy Crawl
*Anita Rosmond, Sheldon
*Yellow Swans, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

Thursday, October 11
*Dan Deacon/Pattern is Movement/Vertibro, Billiken Club
*The Lemurs/The Bureau/We Vs. the Shark/Hibernauts, Bluebird
*Johnette Napolitano, Duck Room
*Steel Train/Ace Enders (ex-Early November), Creepy Crawl

Friday, October 12
*Lawrence Arms, Creepy Crawl
*Oh My God/The Feed, Bluebird
*The High 5’s (CD release), Way Out Club
*Dugholes (CD release)/40 ‘Til 5/Fu-Fops, etc., Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room
*Anais Mitchell, Mad Art Gallery
*Show Me Blowout: Cripplers/Pink Socks/Rich Boys/Modern Primitives/Left Arm, Off Broadway

Saturday, October 13
*Adam Franklin (Swervedriver)/Stella Mora/Finn’s Motel, Bluebird
*Show Me Blowout: Vultures/75’s/Vickroids/Thee Hypnic Jerks, aPop Records, daytime; Honkeys/Thee Fine Lines/Von Hodads/Monte Carlos/Nevermores, Off Broadway, night
*River City Rebels, Creepy Crawl
*Josh Wink, Dante’s
*Rascall Flatts/Jason Aldean, Scottrade Center
rock, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

Sunday, October 14
*Paolo Nutini/Sarah Bareillas, Pageant
*Arlo Guthrie, Espenschied Chapel, Mascoutah, Illinois
*Ring, Cicada/Scout’s Honor/Low Red Land/Pat Sajak Assassins, Bluebird

Monday, October 15
*Rocky Votolato/Portugal. The Man/The Great Depression, Off Broadway

Tuesday, October 16
*Brandi Carlile/A Fine Frenzy, Pageant
*That One Guy, Billiken Club
*Underoath/Poison the Well/Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Pop’s
*Widespread Panic, Fox

Wednesday, October 17
*State Radio, Bluebird
*Overkill, Pop’s
*Agent Orange, Creepy Crawl

Thursday, October 18
*Casados/Tenement Ruth/Caleb Travers, Bluebird
*Ingram Hill, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room

Friday, October 19
*Black Crowes/Buffalo Killers, Pageant
*noisefeSTL, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

Saturday, October 20
*Henry Rollins (spoken-word), Pageant
*Gringo Star/Bad Folk/Rats and People, Lemmons
*Captured! By Robots with the Teddy Bear Orchestra, Bluebird
*Strung Out/I Am Ghost, Creepy Crawl
*Chiodos/Emery/Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Pop’s
*Polly Panic/The High 5’s/The Coherent, 2 Cents Plain
*noisefeSTL, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

Sunday, October 21
*Brand New/Thrice/mewithoutyou, Pageant, $23
*noisefeSTL, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

Monday, October 22
*Bob Dylan/Elvis Costello, Fox
*Nada Surf/Sea Wolf, Gargoyle
*Jennifer O’Connor/Darren Jessee (ex-Ben Folds Five), Off Broadway
*Ween, Pageant

Tuesday, October 23
*theSTART, Bluebird
*Insane Clown Posse, Pop’s
*Nickel Creek, Pageant
*Nebula/Gold Tooth/Holy Python, Creepy Crawl

Wednesday, October 24
*Minus the Bear/Tiny Vipers/Helio Sequence, Pop’s
*Chris Schutz/Ghost in Light/Leslie Sanazaro, Lucas School House

Thursday, October 25
*Head of Femur/Walkie Talkie USA/Jon Hardy & the Public, Bluebird

Friday, October 26
*Beatallica, Pop’s
*Anita Baker, Fox
*HIM/Bleeding Through, Pageant

Saturday, October 27
*Melt Banana, Creepy Crawl
*Bald Eagle/Heroes of the Kingdom/Sleep State, Bluebird

Sunday, October 28
*Van Halen, Scottrade Center
*Lyrics Born, Lucas School House
*Agnostic Front/Death Before Dishonor, Creepy Crawl
*Coco Montoya, BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups

Monday, October 29
*Jesu/Fog/Torche, Pop’s
*Fiery Furnaces/Pit Er Pat, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room
*The Western Civilization, Way Out Club

Tuesday, October 30
*Menomena/Illinois/Jumbling Towers, Billiken Club

Wednesday, October 31
*Traindodge, Bluebird
*Blues Traveler, Pageant

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 1
*Megafaun, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

Friday, November 2
*Old Crow Medicine Show, Pageant

Saturday, November 3
*Shame Club (CD release)/Laite, Bluebird
*Gov’t Mule, Pageant
*Tiger City/Mobius Band, Creepy Crawl
*Meat Puppets, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room

Sunday, November 4
*Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sheldon
*Job for a Cowboy/Behemoth/Gorjira/Beyond the Massacre, Pop’s

Monday, November 5
*Southeast Engine/Theodore, Bluebird

Tuesday, November 6
*Casper and the Cookies/Poison Control Center, Bluebird

Wednesday, November 7
*Robyn Hitchcock/Sean Nelson, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room
*Sick of It All, Creepy Crawl

Thursday, November 8
*The Forms/Riddle of Steel/Olympic Size, Bluebird
*Bang! Bang!/That’s My Daughter, Way Out Club
*Heavy Heavy Low Low/Dance Gavin Dance/Foxy Shazam
*Tech N9ne, Pageant

Friday, November 9
*Girl Talk, Gargoyle -- SOLD OUT
*Will Hoge/One Lone Car, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room

Saturday, November 10
*Mountain Goats, Billiken Club

Sunday, November 11
*Ari Hest, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room
*Spitalfield/Ludo (acoustic!)/The Forecast, Pop’s
*Cracker/Jason Isbell, Pageant

Monday, November 12
*Regina Spektor, Pageant

Tuesday, November 13
*VNV Nation, Pop’s

Wednesday, November 14
*Modest Mouse/Man Man, Pageant

Thursday, November 15
*John Mellencamp/Los Lobos, Scottrade Center
*Mary Gauthier, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room

Friday, November 16
*Ghost in Light (CD release)/Shipwreck/Magnolia Summer, Bluebird
*Kelly Willis, Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room

Saturday, November 17
*The Gunshy, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
*Celebration Day: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Pageant
*Saturday Looks Good to Me, Bluebird

Sunday, November 18
*Neil Young, Fox
*As I Lay Dying/All That Remains/Haste the Day, Pop’s

Monday, November 19
*Of Montreal/Grand Buffet/Mgmt, Pageant, $15

Friday, November 23
*The Academy Is…/Armor for Sleep/Rocket Summer/Sherwood, Pop’s

Sunday, November 25
*Mt. Eerie, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

Tuesday, November 27
*The Spill Canvas/Meg & Dia/Playradioplay!/the New Atlantic, Creepy Crawl

Friday, November 30
*Big D and the Kids Table/Whole Wheat Bread, Creepy Crawl
*Riddle of Steel (CD release), Bluebird

DECEMBER

Saturday, December 1
*Victoria (CD release), Bluebird

Monday, December 3
*Electric Six, Creepy Crawl

Saturday, December 8
*VHS or Beta, Gargoyle

Tuesday, December 11
*Motion City Soundtrack/Mae/Anberlin, Pageant

Saturday, December 15
*The Life and Times/Sleep Comes Down/Ghost in Light, Bluebird