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The Nine Best Neighborhood Bars in St. Louis: 2013

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

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.

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The Eight Bars With the Best Beer Selections in St. Louis: 2013

By RFT Music Tue., May 14 2013 at 11:39 AM

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International Tap House

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2012 wasn't easy. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this RFT Music series, we're beeboping and scattin' our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. This week: The eight bars with the best beer selections in St. Louis.

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The Five Best Places for Karaoke in St. Louis

By RFT Music Tue., May 7 2013 at 7:47 AM

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Just John's Club

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2012 wasn't easy. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this RFT Music series, we're beeboping and scattin' our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. This week: The best karaoke bars in St. Louis.

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The Ten Best Dive Bars in St. Louis

By Jaime Lees Fri., Apr. 26 2013 at 11:40 AM

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The Silverleaf Lounge

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2012 wasn't easy. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this RFT Music series, we're beeboping and scattin' our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. This week: The best dive bars in St. Louis.

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The Best Music Photographer in St. Louis is...

By Kiernan Maletsky Fri., Dec. 21 2012 at 11:58 AM

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A photograph of Questlove by the winner.

Well, here we are: two months, a couple hundred nominations, an expert panel and over 1,600 votes away from the beginning of our series on the best music photographers in St. Louis. Along the way, we've discovered some great talent out there, both among our finalists and among those who didn't quite make the cut. And we've had a chance to get to know some of the folks capturing the live music in this city. But enough with the preamble. We have a winner:

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The Best Music Photographer in St. Louis: Vote Now!

By Kiernan Maletsky Wed., Dec. 19 2012 at 5:17 PM

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Photos by nine of the ten finalists (the other's work is in the featured thumbnail). Full credits below.

Update 12/19: And this thing is over, 1,651 votes later. We'll announce the winner very soon.

Update, 12/17: We'll close the poll at 5 p.m. this Wednesday, December 19. Thanks to everyone who has already voiced an opinion -- we've collected just over 900 votes in four days.

We've spent the last couple weeks introducing you to our ten favorite music photographers in St. Louis. And now it's your turn to determine who is the best of the best -- you can vote here. We've included one of the five photos each finalist submitted to us; to see the other four and read the rest of our interview you can check out the full profiles at the links below. Did we miss your pick? Feel free to write him or her in. Have at it:

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Kenny Williamson: Meet the Best Music Photographers in St. Louis

By Kiernan Maletsky Wed., Dec. 12 2012 at 12:04 PM

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Photo by Kenny Williamson

Earlier, we introduced you to our ten favorite concert photographers in St. Louis. We got well over fifty nominations, and our judges narrowed the field to these ten folks. Over the coming week-plus, we'll be introducing you to each of the finalists in turn by having them share with you five of their favorite concert photos and answering a few questions about their process and passion. Up next (and finally!) is Kenny Williamson, whose work can be viewed (and purchased) from his web site, www.rknphoto.com.

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Louis Kwok: Meet the Best Music Photographers in St. Louis

By Kiernan Maletsky Tue., Dec. 11 2012 at 5:46 AM

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Photo by Louis Kwok

Earlier, we introduced you to our ten favorite concert photographers in St. Louis. We got well over fifty nominations, and our judges narrowed the field to these ten folks. Over the coming week-plus, we'll be introducing you to each of the finalists in turn by having them share with you five of their favorite concert photos and answering a few questions about their process and passion. Up next is Louis Kwok, whose work can be viewed (and purchased) from his web site, www.musicvsman.com.

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Todd Owyoung: Meet the Best Music Photographers in St. Louis

By Kiernan Maletsky Mon., Dec. 10 2012 at 6:24 AM

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Photo by Todd Owyoung

Earlier, we introduced you to our ten favorite concert photographers in St. Louis. We got well over fifty nominations, and our judges narrowed the field to these ten folks. Over the coming week-plus, we'll be introducing you to each of the finalists in turn by having them share with you five of their favorite concert photos and answering a few questions about their process and passion. Up next is Todd Owyoung (who occasionally plies his wares for RFT Music), whose work can be viewed (and purchased) from his web site, www.ishootshows.com.

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Jon Gitchoff: Meet the Best Music Photographers in St. Louis

By Kiernan Maletsky Fri., Dec. 7 2012 at 12:50 PM

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Photo by Jon Gitchoff

Earlier, we introduced you to our ten favorite concert photographers in St. Louis. We got well over fifty nominations, and our judges narrowed the field to these ten folks. Over the coming week-plus, we'll be introducing you to each of the finalists in turn by having them share with you five of their favorite concert photos and answering a few questions about their process and passion. Up next is Jon Gitchoff (who occasionally plies his wares for RFT Music), whose work can be viewed (and purchased) from his web site, www.jongitchoff.com.