David Surkamp called the melee “the worst mess in St. Louis rock history” in this review dated July 4, 1991.

U2 never used a dash in their name and the band was already five years old when they first played here in 1981. Perhaps Lasswell figured they were named after the military plane. This review is dated April 8, 1981.

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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…

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…

Here are a few shots of Caribou, who played last Thursday at the Billiken Club. I elbowed my way through the kiddos and up to the stage, which was necessary as you had to be in the extreme front to…