06.16.2008 10:19 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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…

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06.14.2008 5:26 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Catch Liverpool electro popsters Ladytron this Monday at the Pageant. Here’s a recent Aussie feature.
Source: The Age (Melbourne, Aus.)
May 30, 2008
Sophisticated lady
By Dan Rule
Ladytron’s electro-pop is becoming darker and more complex with time, writes Dan Rule.
MIRA AROYO is not one…

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06.12.2008 1:40 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Singing and playing R&B guitar at venues like the Fox and Hollywood Bowl must beat the heck out of working on the railroad.
James Hunter, who opens for Willie this Saturday, is a rising UK star who once worked for the…

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06.09.2008 7:40 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fans of the Raconteurs attending the show last night at the Fillmore Detroit received a jolt when White Stripe Meg White showed up onstage before an encore.
Jack White, whose Raconteurs play here Thursday at the Pageant, introduced his ex-wife…

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06.09.2008 2:53 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
She Wants Revenge may be the main draw on the Nylon Magazine Summer Tour (Wednesday at the Pageant), but check out Nashville punk upstarts Be Your Own Pet for a reminder of how much fun being young can be.
Just…

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06.05.2008 6:04 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Springfield, Mo’s Ha Ha Tonka will help close out Twangfest Saturday with their foot-stompin’ indie rock.
Ozark indie rock is more like it.
On their strong 2007 debut, “Buckle in the Bible Belt,” the band melds sweet gospel harmonies with…

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05.30.2008 10:53 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tell Tale Heart is set to take it to the next level tomorrow with the release of their debut album, “The Cost of Living.” They’ll play a CD release show at Cicero’s.
Since the band’s formation two years ago, the trio…

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05.29.2008 2:26 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A band you’ll be hearing more about later this year is the Pat Sajak Assassins.
The instrumental quartet is readying their second full-length which is slated for a late summer release.
Of late, PSA has been favoring more of a…

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05.28.2008 12:17 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Here’s a note from our friend Suresh Mohapatra over at InsideSTL.com.
Fans of VHS or Beta should check out Louisville’s People Noise tonight at Off Broadway. They’ll play with locals Mirror Stage and The Fairgrounds.
The band features Zeke Buck from VHS…

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05.28.2008 11:25 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Panic at the Disco (now officially sans exclamation point) plays a sold out Pageant this Friday. Here’s a recent feature from Billboard.com.
By Cortney Harding, Billboard.com
Given the radical changes that Panic at the Disco has made to its image during the…