Melodic alt rock band Mute Math — you know, the one with the cool videos — is back in town.They played the old Creepy Crawl a few years back and will graduate to the Pageant’s stage Friday.

After much hand wringing,…

I’m sensing a Scottrade pattern here.

Last month, Green Day brought along UK sensations Franz Ferdinand to open their concert. Tomorrow, the newest UK rock phenomenon, White Lies, will do the honours for Kings of Leon.

Having already headlined big halls in…

St. Louis alt glam foursome Living Things are in a roller coaster car that seems to be perpetually rising — not that it hasn’t been a wild ride to this point.

In their eight years together, they have: Had an album…

For Teddy Presberg, a little bourbon, a lot of funk and some timely environmentalism is just the right mix.

The local funkster will roll out his sophomore album this month at various STL venues. A national tour later this year is…

Ontario-based quintet the Constantines will bring their Fugazi-inspired rock to the Duck Room Wednesday.
The veteran band continues to take a grass roots approach when it comes to touring. They toured Canada this year starting in old St. John’s, which is…

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs return to the Pageant Tuesday, playing one of their first dates of a world-conquering tour.
Their itinerary is a virtual victory lap after the release of their acclaimed third record, It’s Blitz.
The album, recorded out in the…

St. Louis audiences will get their first chance to see the flamboyant spectacle that is Fischerspooner this Thursday at the Pageant. They are doing their first U.S. tour in five years.

For the last two years, the group that helped create…

The venues that local songwriter R. Scott Bryan (not to be confused with Scott H. Biram) is playing these days are a tad bit smaller than the arenas he played while touring with Sheryl Crow.

And that suits him just fine.

Bryan…

I caught up with Chase Duncan of Chicago’s Interiors (playing the Firebird tonight) after the band returned from playing New York City. They play post-punk music that incorporates African and other international elements.

RC: How was New York?

CD: It was great – we…