Weekend Best Bets

The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis This Memorial Day Weekend: May 24 to 27

By Mabel Suen Fri., May 24 2013 at 8:06 AM
Categories: Weekend Best Bets

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The Brainstems' Last Show - Saturday, May 25 @ Blank Space
Wow -- where to begin? Here, we wrote a quick guide for you. Step one: Eat some barbecue. Step two: See a show or two. Step three: Repeat. This extended weekend's offerings are slightly overwhelming. In addition to these ten picks, plenty of other events covered in the past week present themselves as show-going options. Read on for a quick recap followed by this weekend's recommendations.

See also:
- Homespun: Al Holliday
- Rats and People MPO Compose Music for Shakespeare Fest
- The Luminary Returns with Post Performances
- Dead Wax Records Opens Its Doors on Cherokee

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Music Awards

Chamber Pop: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees

By RFT Music Fri., May 24 2013 at 7:16 AM
Categories: Music Awards

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The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is a week and a half away! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been working hard to make our cases for all 130 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year in 26 categories. Read on and get yourself acquainted, and we'll see you at the showcase!

Vote for all categories at the official 2013 RFT Music Showcase Readers' Poll.

Previously:
- Metal
- Americana

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DIY

Missouri Filmmakers Tap Punk Legends Ian Mackaye, Jacob Bannon for Dither: The DIY Sound

By Joseph Hess Fri., May 24 2013 at 6:37 AM
Categories: DIY

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The crew with Ian Mackaye in front of Dischord House in Washington, D.C.

Late last year, Bret Hoy and Sam Geneser set out to cast a lens on Midwestern punk. The duo had few preconceptions, and they found themselves welcomed into an open, diverse community. An initial interview with St. Louis's own Mark Sarich, the curator of the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, opened the pair to the inner workings of the DIY music sub-culture.


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Live and Local

The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra Composes Music For the Shakespeare Festival's Production of Twelfth Night

By Mabel Suen Thu., May 23 2013 at 8:23 AM
Categories: Live and Local

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The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra's Matt Pace (left) and Brien Seyle (right) rehearse a song with cast member Andy Paterson (center) on the set of Twelfth Night.
For the first time in its history, the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis will incorporate live music into its performances -- original, locally composed music at that! The dozen or so songs and snippets that made the final cut come from the minds behind Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra, the small ensemble well known in town for composing and performing its own scores to silent films.


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Best Of

The Nine Best Neighborhood Bars in St. Louis: 2013

By RFT Music Thu., May 23 2013 at 7:15 AM
Categories: Best Of

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A true neighborhood bar doesn't have to be within striking distance of your front door to make you feel at home. What matters most is the experience you'll find inside these cozy confines, many of them tucked away on residential streets. Is the barkeep sassy with her attitude yet generous with her pours? Are the people on the stools next to you your new best friends? If so, it's likely that you landed at one of the following St. Louis watering holes.

See also:
- 10 Best Dive Bars in St. Louis
- Best Beer Selection in St. Louis
- Best Neighborhood Bars in St. Louis County


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Music Awards

Metal: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees

By RFT Music Thu., May 23 2013 at 7:05 AM
Categories: Music Awards

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The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is a week and a half away! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been working hard to make our cases for all 130 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year in 26 categories. Read on and get yourself acquainted, and we'll see you at the showcase!

Vote for all categories at the official 2013 RFT Music Showcase Readers' Poll.

Previously:
- Americana


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The 2013 RFT Music Showcase Schedule

By RFT Music Thu., May 23 2013 at 6:25 AM
Categories: Music Awards

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The 2013 RFT Music Showcase is a week and a half away! Mark your calendar and save the date; on June 1 it all goes down on Washington Avenue. Sixty bands and artists, ten stages, ten bucks -- all the excellent St. Louis music you can absorb in one twelve hour span.

Be sure to check out our ongoing blog coverage. We will continue running down all of our 2013 nominees from now until the big day.

Vote for your favorite St. Louis musical acts at the official 2013 RFT Music Showcase Reader's Poll.

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WTF

Did Rapper Tim Dog Fake His Own Death? Arrest Warrant Says "Yes"

By Mike Appelstein Thu., May 23 2013 at 6:16 AM
Categories: WTF

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Tim Dog: RIP?
As long as there have been celebrity deaths, there have been celebrity death sightings. A quick Internet search will turn up allegations of people spotting Elvis Presley in the steamy Memphis heat, or Jim Morrison in a Parisian cafe. There are those who would swear on a stack of polygraph machines that Tupac Shakur is alive and well, or that it's actually Andy Kaufman underneath the Tony Clifton makeup.

Usually the celebrity in question is safely deceased. In the case of rapper Tim Dog, however, it's looking more and more likely that rumors of his February 2013 death have been greatly exaggerated.

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- Bronx Rapper Tim Dog, RIP


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Snapshots

Photos: Soundgarden Plays to a Sold-Out Crowd at the Pageant, 5/21/13

By Nick Lucchesi Wed., May 22 2013 at 12:03 PM
Categories: Last Night, Snapshots

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All photos by Jon Gitchoff.
After selling out the Pageant months in advance, Soundgarden made its triumphant return to St. Louis last night touring in support of King Animal which is its first new album in more than fifteen years. Photos by Jon Gitchoff for the Riverfront Times.

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Slideshow: Soundgarden at the Pageant


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Last Shot

Last Shot: Battling Cancer to Shoot the Red Hot Chili Peppers

By Andrew Youssef Wed., May 22 2013 at 7:16 AM
Categories: Last Shot

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Andrew Youssef
[Editor's Note: Long-time concert photographer Andrew Youssef found out two years ago that he had stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events, on top of other freelance work and working a day job at a hospital, of all places. As he continues to fight for his life, this series allows him to tell his story in his own words.]

I knew my diagnosis of Stage IV colon cancer would change my life in many ways. Looking back over the two years and two months since that fateful day, I appreciate life and the little things so much more. Some of the things that I did so effortlessly prior to my illness now require more planning and strategic sacrifice.

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- Last Shot: A Concert Photographer's Battle With Cancer


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