Rapper Nelly, who showed some real acting chops in “The Longest Yard” movie, begins a multi-episode arc on “CSI: NY” on Wednesday night’s show.

The episode is titled “Turbulence,” and promos for the episode have featuring…

Party-goers at a St. Louis Fashion Week after party at Lush in March; photo by Erik Lunsford

One thing we’ve learned about the still-young St. Louis Fashion Week is the after-parties are always poppin.’

And that’s sure to go for this year…

St. Louis’ underground soul music community is scratching its head a bit wondering why a pair of too-similar events will bump heads tonight.

This can’t serve either event well.

Mainstay music showcase Suite Soul Spot laid its claim first, staking out the…

Tickets for the Jan. 13 AC/DC concert at Scottrade Center are $92, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, as tipped in this space previously.

Those tickets are available at Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, 314-241-1888, and at the box office.

There is…

The Beatles meet Cirque du Soleil in "LOVE"

Fans of the Beatles and Cirque du Soleil show “Love” can get a look at how the big production came together with “All Together Now,” a making-of documentary showing on several Wehrenberg movie…

Janet Jackson on her "Rockwitchu" tour

Janet Jackson fans, including this one, have been wondering why the the pop diva is missing so many of her concerts on her new “Rockwitchu” tour.

Jackson has postponed or rescheduled more shows than she has…

The late Oliver Sain

The Oliver Sain 45th Soul Reunion with David Dee, Uvee Hayes, Roland Johnson, Skeet Rogers, Mae Wheeler, and the Oliver Sain Revue featuring Renee Smith is at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Sheldon Concert Hall.

Tickets are…

Nectar lounge, a hip staple on downtown St. Louis’ nightlife scene the past three years, is closing with a party at 9 p.m. Friday so it can return later anew.

“It’s at the end of its life cycle and needs to…

Music sales, which seems all-bad, all-the-time these days, just gets worse.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, the third quarter of 2008 finished with 297.9 million albums sold so far this year, which is down 12% from 2007’s totals at this time.

A boatload…

Video: Maxwell honors Al Green at BET Awards

R&B singer Maxwell’s been quiet since announcing his comeback tour, which begins Oct 8 in Boston (stopping in St. Louis Oct. 15 at the Fox Theatre).

Meanwhile, support act…