J. Mascis and Dinosaur Jr. absolutely rocked it last night at the Pageant. I had never seen the band before and am glad I decided to go.

From the start of their hour plus set of classics and newbies, it was…

The excitement was palpable as a swelling crowd waited for Depeche Mode Friday night at Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival. It was six minutes past eight and people were starting to wonder if the cancellation-plagued band would show up for the lone…

Jazz fusion guitarist Charlie Hunter dazzled a large crowd last night at Jazz at the Bistro, pulling all kinds of craziness out of his instrument.

Spanning jazz, funk, hip-hop and rock, Hunter carved out impressive solos while playing a mixture of…

Celery came back with a vengeance earlier this month at Maplewood’s Deluxe club, whipping up some mad fun for a packed crowd and throwing the salad fixin’ all over the place.

The local favorites from the 1990s played their genre-bending tunes…

Of Montreal, led by uber weirdo Kevin Barnes, put on an entertaining show last night at the Pageant. Leaning heavily on songs off the new album, Skeletal Lamping, the band ratcheted up the drama with an assortment of costumes, mini-plays…

After the David Byrne show on Saturday we stumbled upon an absotively hoppin’ show at the Gramophone. Nashville’s Dynamites featuring Charles Walker played deep-South funk before a sweaty packed crowd. DJ Doug Morgan provided slick beats before and after the…

David Byrne put on a multi-faceted show on Saturday at the Fox, complete with modern dancers, a Brazilian percussionist and a trio of backup singers who doubled as dancers. The dancing was generally entertaining, though at times a bit new…

I caught a few bands two Saturdays ago doing 1990s covers during the Bluebird’s “Undercover Weekend” series. It was quite a riot.

John Henry & the Engine plays the hits of Green Day:

7 Shot Screamers play the hits of No Doubt:

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The young (and I mean young) New Yorkers did a pretty decent job last night, considering their first visit to town was as a headliner at the Pageant. See Dan Durchholz’ review here.

Photos by Matt Fernandes/Post-Dispatch

St. Louis’ Helium Tapes played the Off Broadway in front of a respectable crowd last Sunday.

Led by dynamic vocalist Sunyatta Marshall and guitar whiz Tim Lohmann, the quintet made another of several recent statements that they are back from hiatus.

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