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…

Spiritualized “Songs in A&E” (Spaceman/Fontana) - Jason Pierce’s first album in five years is a sweet, euphoric collection of well-crafted songs, from the grandiose “Soul On Fire,” to the hushed “Sweet Talk,” to the confessional “Death Take Your Fiddle.” The title…

It will be a quality show tonight at the Off Broadway as up and coming Merge Records band Wye Oak hits the Off Broadway tonight with Pontiak.

The Baltimore duo’s atmospheric rock found on their debut, “If Children,” was received very…

Through good fortune I ran into my friend, local photographer and frequent Post-Dispatch contributor Katherine Bish, at the She Wants Revenge show on Wednesday at the Pageant. She was kind enough to commandeer my camera and take these great shots…

Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible “Tijuana Sound Machine” (Nacional)

TJ’s leading electronica group updates traditional Norteño rhythms with ambient techno. The brass band oompah, fanciful noisemaking and organic beats are effective on the dance floor or for chillin’ at home. Follows…