LMFAO
Tonight’s Party Rock tour with LMFAO, Schwayze, Far East Movement, Paradiso Girls, and Space Cowboy at the Pageant is sold out. The show is at 8 p.m.
The after party is at Home.
Get more information at www.thepageant.com or www.myspace.com/homenightclubstl.
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Comedian Guy Torry
Guy Torry will perform Nov. 26-28 at the St. Louis House of Comedy.
Show times are at 8 p.m. Nov. 26, 8:30 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. Nov. 27, and 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Nov. 27.
Tickets are $9.99-$12.
Get more…
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Country singer Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack has been added to George Strait’s upcoming tour, which also includes Reba McEntire. The tour is slated to stop at Scottrade Center Feb. 18, 2010.
No ticket information is available, and Scottrade Center has…
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The St. Louis Blues Society is presenting “An Evening of Blues Music,” as featured in author Kevin Belford’s new book “Devil at the Confluence.”
The concert is at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Ethical Society of St. Louis. Doors are at…
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Rockers Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is expected at the Pageant in concert Feb. 22, according to the dates on the band’s new North American tour schedule.
The Pageant has not confirmed the concert, and ticket information is not available.
Stay tuned…
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P-Dub cover art
New nightclub the Body, which has been operating under the radar in its downtown location as an alcohol-free spot for young Christians, is the place to be for the “Young, Fly and Saved” CD release party at 9…
[...]The Big Bend Boulevard bridge over Highway 40 opened a short time ago.
MoDOT and St. Louis County hosted a ribbon cutting event earlier today, but had to wait for St. Louis County crews to restripe the pavement.
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[...]You can follow the progress toward the opening of Six Row Brewing Co. at Forest Park and Spring in Midtown on its Twitter feed by owner and brewmaster Evan Hiatt, who went to SEMO and interned at Les Bourgeois and River Ridge…
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Sevens, a new bar, club and restaurant hybrid at the Casino Queen in East St. Louis, is “unlike anything else in town,” boasts Todd Ribick, director of marketing for the Casino Queen.
At the very least, it’s definitely unlike the old…
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Christian rock band Third Day
Winter Jam 2010 is Jan. 22, 2010, at the Family Arena. On the bill are Third Day, Newsboys, Tenth Avenue North, and Fireflight.
NewSong hosts, and Tony Nolan is the guest speaker. A pre-part jam party features…
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All Time Low/Photo by Tim Kirch
Saturday night’s All Time Low concert at the Pageant is sold out.
Also on the bill for the 7:30 p.m. show are We the Kings, Hey Monday, and the Friday Night Boys.
Get more information at www.thepageant.com.
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Lady Gaga on "Saturday Night Live"
Tickets for Lady Gaga’s Jan. 7, 2010, concert at the Fox Theatre moved swiftly, leaving only the $250 Hot Band Package for fans wanting to see the colorful pop star’s The Monster Ball tour.
The Hot [...]
R&B singer Ms. Kriss
Café Soul is moving once again.
It’s still at its latest location, the Loft. But the monthly R&B open microphone event is moving from Thursday nights to Friday nights beginning this week, answering the call of patrons who…
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R&B band Con Funk Shun
Old school R&B band Con Funk Shun will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Ambassador.
Tickets are $9.55, on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday at MetroTix outlets, www.metrotix.com, 314-534-1111, and at the box office.
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Singer Peter Mayer
Peter Mayer’s Stars and Promises 2009 Christmas concert will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Sheldon Concert Hall.
Tickets are $25 ($8 for children 13 and under), on sale at noon today at MetroTix outlets, www.metrotix.com,…
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Earthworms cover art
Earthworms are coming back.
The popular St. Louis hip-hop band will release its next CD “Midnight at the Capricorn” on Dec. 26.
The album features Earthworms collaborating with Nato Caliph, Percee P., Steedy P., and Hi-Fidel, and production from DJ…
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Ozark Mountain Daredevils will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 22, 2010, and 7 p.m. Jan. 23, 2010 at the Argosy Casino in Alton.
Tickets are $25.
Get more information at Argosy.com/stlouis.
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Metro is getting ready to replace the crumbling bridge that carries MetroLink tracks over Vandeventer Boulevard in St. Louis.
What the Vandeventer bridge will look like. RENDERING COURTESY OF METRO.
The $5 million replacement project will require shutting MetroLink [...]
Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Dark Star Orchestra, and a New World Spirits reunion are new shows coming to the Pageant.
– The Magnetic Fields, 8 p.m. March 6, 2010, $26.
– Big Head Todd and…
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Classic rocker Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry will perform at 9 p.m. Dec. 16 at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room.
Tickets are $30, on sale at 5 p.m. Friday at Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000, and at the box office.
[...]Add another microbrewery to the local landscape: The Brewery at Cedar Creek in New Haven, Mo. Cedar Creek is a conference center run by the Vatterott family of Vatterott College fame. The family confirmed that, in addition to serving as an…
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Popular Science magazine named Missouri’s first diverging diamond interchange in Springfield one of the 100 top innovations of the year.
The interchange is the model for one, above, that is planned at Interstate 270 and Dorsett Road in Maryland Heights.
The Springfield, Mo., interchange opened in…
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New World Spirits logo
’90s St. Louis rockers New World Spirits are back for another go-round.
The band will reunite early next year for a special concert at the Pageant, according to a new press release from the band. The band last…
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Blues singer Bobby Rush
Studio Hitz, 8927 Riverview, is presenting its Second Annual Blues Festival featuring Bobby Rush on Nov. 27.
Charles Vaughn and David Dee are also performing.
Doors are at 7 p.m., and there is a complimentary buffet.
Admissionis $35-$45.
Call 314-867-1844 for…
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Rapper Rick Ross
Rick Ross will perform at 11 p.m. Nov. 25 at Plush.
Triple C’s is also on the bill. Big Terence hosts, and DJ Sir Thurl spins.
Women get in free until 1 a.m.
Get more information at 314-249-6836.
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Pop singer John Mayer
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for John Mayer’s March 20, 2010 concert at Scottrade Center.
Michael Franti & Spearhead are also on the bill.
Tickets are $36, $46, and $66, on sale at Livenation.com, Ticketmaster outlets,…
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The Eric Benet, Mint Condition and Ledisi tour, which at one point was rumored to be coming to the Pageant in December, is canceled.
No specific reason was given for the tour’s cancellation.
Here’s the press release announcing the cancellation:
“The Sexy Soul…
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St. Louis Reggae Extravaganza is Friday night at Club La Onda, 4920 Northrup.
On the bill are the Murder City Players, Mo’Fiyah, DJ Ranx Dubtronix 2010, Yard Squad, Non-Stop Reggae, and B-Wise.
Admission is $15 for men and $5 for women.
Get…
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Urban Ball logo
Urban Ball 2009, “an artistic progressive fashion forward gala,” unfolds this weekend with a mixture of dinner, dance, art, music, networking, partying, red carpet/photo entrance, and more.
It’s at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center.
Performing are two of…
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Sheryl Crow cover art
Sheryl Crow’s Grammy-winning 1993 breakthrough album “Tuesday Night Music Club” makes a comeback on Tuesday.
It’s reissued in a special deluxe edition with three discs — the original CD, a CD of outtakes and previously unreleased material,…
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Boys Like Girls
Tonight’s Boys Like Girls concert at the Pageant is sold out.
Cobra Starship, the Maine, A Rocket to the Moon, and VersaEmerge are also on the bill of the 6:30 p.m. show.
Also, fans who buy the Boys Like Girls…
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Rappers the Clipse
Rap duo the Clipse is at Karma tonight for the launch of the Friday Night Fixx, also featuring Karma’s Wellz S.L.I.M. Fargo.
Doors are at 9 p.m. and the event is free all night.
Get more information at 314-625-1069.
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Brave Combo
Brave Combo will perform Nov. 27 at the Gramophone.
Doors are at 8 p.m., show is at 9 p.m.
Tickets are $12.
Get more information at www.thegramophonelive.com.
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The Main Ingredient, the Stylistics, and the Emotions are the headliners at the 70’s Soul Jam at Chaifetz Arena at 8 p.m. March 13.
Also on the bill are Ray, Goodman & Brown, and New Birth.
Tickets are $44.50, $49.50 and $77, and…
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Rocker Todd Sarvies
P. Diddy decided to not make St. Louis rocker Todd Sarvies a star, instead choosing Liz Davis as the winner on MTV reality show “P. Diddy’s StarMaker” last month.
But don’t count Sarvies out.
After coming in second place on…
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R&B singer Bradd Young
Bradd Young has been bubbling under St. Louis’ R&B scene for a while now, but he’s approaching the boiling point.
That’s thanks to a new Prince-inspired slow jam with his name on it called “Grown Man,” taking off…
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the Black Crowes
Tonight’s Black Crowes concert at the Pageant is sold out.
Also on the bill for the 8 p.m. show is the Truth & Salvage Co.
Get more information at www.thepageant.com.
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Classic photo of the Dramatics
Welcome Back Home with the Dramatics and Wendall B. is at 8 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Ambassador.
Tickets are $25-$30, on sale at 8 a.m. Thursday at MetroTix outlets, www.metrotix.com, 314-534-1111, and at the box office.
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"The Cornbread Morning Show" lineup
I don’t need to remind country music fans that the 43rd Annual CMA Music Awards are airing tonight on KDNL ABC-30.
But don’t forget to look out for own during the broadcast as 92.3 WIL’s “The Cornbread…
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DJ Trackstar
Respected hip-hop DJ Trackstar, known for his countless mix tapes and unpredictable song selection, is out of here.
The turntablist’s farewell party is tonight at the Gramophone. He’s moving to San Diego shortly.
The free party will feature DJ Spec and…
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Yonder Mountain String Band
Yonder Mountain String Band, Yo La Tengo, and Corey Smith are new shows coming to the Pageant.
– An Evening With Yonder Mountain String Band, 8:30 p.m. Feb. 19-20, 2010, $22.50-$25. A general admission combo pack is available…
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Jam band Tea Leaf Green
An Evening with Tea Leaf Green is at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 27, 2010, at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room.
Tickets are $13-$15, on sale at 5 p.m. Friday at Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000, and at the box office.
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Rocker Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center as part of his the Bare Bones Tour.
This will be an acoustic performance.
Tickets are $49.75-$69.75, on sale now at www.touhill.org, 314-516-4949, and…
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Rapper Jay-Z
Ticket prices are set for Jay-Z’s March 19 concert at Scottrade Center.
Tickets are $39, $59, $79, and $99 for the local stop of his BP3 tour.
Young Jeezy is also on the bill.
Tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday…
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Jazz artist Najee
Najee and Charles Wilson (not to be confused with Charlie Wilson) are among the new shows coming to the Ambassador.
– A Gigantic Thanksgiving Show with Charles Wilson, Uvee Hayes, James Butler, 7 p.m. Nov. 26, $25.
– Ol’ School…
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Marques Houston
Marques Houston headlines the new A-List Fridays at 9 p.m. Friday at the Venue.
Everyone is free all night. There will be 2-for-1 drinks, and two bottles for $100.
Get more information on this WHHL-FM (Hot 104.1) event at www.stlthot.com.
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Off Broadway is having a free New Year’s Eve Party with Just Mike and the Nebula Funk Orchestra, the Monads, and Fattback at 8 p.m. Dec. 31.
KDHX-FM (88.1) and New Belgium are sponsoring the event.
Get more information at www.offbroadwaystl.com.
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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler (front) and Joe Perry at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater June 10/Photo by Sarah Conard
The rock world is abuzz with the possible news that Steven Tyler’s Aerosmith days may be behind him, just as the classic band is approaching…
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Country singer Jo Dee Messina
The Guess Who and Jo Dee Messina are coming to Ameristar Casino’s Bottleneck Blues Bar in separate shows.
– Jo Dee Messina, 7:30 p.m. March 11, $45-$50, on sale Dec. 28.
– The Guess Who, 7 p.m. and 9…
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Comedian John Pinette
Comedian John Pinette’s Nov. 13-14 shows at the Argosy Casino in Alton have sold out.
Get m ore information at www.argosy.com/stlouis.
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Killah Priest
Wu-Tang Clans Killah Priest is at Atomic Cowboy’s Fox Hole at 10 tonight. DJ Notion spins.
Admission is $10.
Get more information at www.myspace.com/foxholestl.
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Michael Franti & Spearhead
Michael Franti & Spearhead have been added to the March 20 John Mayer concert at Scottrade Center.
The venue has not yet announced the tour, and ticket information is not available, but concert producer Live Nation has confirmed…
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Country singer Travis Tritt
Country singer Travis Tritt’s 7 p.m. Nov. 13 concert at Lumiere Theatre at Lumiere Place is sold out.
Craig Campbell is also on the bill.
Get more information at www.ticketmaster.com.
[...]Highway 40 (Interstate 64) will reopen to the public Dec. 7 — a month early and under budget, officials said this morning.
The Missouri Department of Transportation made the announcement at a 9:30 a.m. news conference to announce the reopening of…
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Comedian Eddie Izzard
Comedian Eddie Izzard will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 9, 2010 at the Fox Theatre. The show is part of his “Big Intimacy” tour.
Tickets are $38-$73, on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at MetroTix outlets, www.metrotix.com, 314-534-1111,…
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Singer David Cook
“American Idol” winner David Cook’s 8 p.m. Wednesday concert at the Pageant is sold out.
The Script and Green River Ordinance are also on the bill.
Get more information at www.thepageant.com.
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At least they appear to be independents. Taj Palace is in an outbuilding in the Target parking lot in a space that housed a broasted chicken place for what seemed like about six weeks and a noodle place before it.…
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Rapper Jay-Z
Rapper Jay-Z will perform March 19, 2010, at Scottrade Center as part of his BP3 Tour.
Young Jeezy is also on the bill.
Ticket prices are forthcoming, on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 14 at www.livenation.com, Ticketmaster outlets, 800-745-3000, and at…
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Bobby "Blue" Bland
The 5th Annual St. Louis Blues Festival takes place at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Chaifetz Arena with Bobby “Blue” Bland and St. Louis native Shirley Brown as headliners.
Also on the bill are Marvin Sease, Sir Charles Jones, Mel…
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Tinsley Ellis
The Tinsley Ellis concert scheduled for Sunday at BB’s Jazz Blues & Soups is canceled.
Get more information at www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com.
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Charlie Dooley
The federal government has allocated $20 million in federal stimulus money for constructing a road connecting the Maryland Heights Expressway and a relocated Highway 141 in Maryland Heights and Chesterfield, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley announced on Wednesday.
The Federal…
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The Hot 104.1 Thanksgiving Jam headlined by T-Pain on Nov. 27 at Chaifetz Arena is postponed. A new show date has not been announced.
Mario, Letoya Luckett, and the New Boyz were also on the bill.
Refunds are available at point of…
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Country singer Tim McGraw
Those who can’t wait for country star Tim McGraw’s June 26, 2010 “Southern Voice” concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater can get a jump on him. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for McGraw’s Feb. 25…
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Rapper Stevie Stone
There’s a “New Kid Comin” to St. Louis’ hip-hop scene, and his name is Stevie Stone.
The Columbia, Mo., native, who moved to St. Louis in 2003, is fresh off the block with his new Ruthless Records CD, “New…
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John Mayer
John Mayer will perform March 20 at Scottrade Center, according to the singer’s web site.
The venue has not yet announced the tour, and ticket information is not available, so stay tuned for more information.
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Digable Planets’ Doodlebug and Butterfly will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Old Rock House.
Spacetones and Nato Caliph with DJ Crucial are also on the bill.
Tickets are $15, available at the venue and at www.shop.loyalfamily.com.
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Zootini is at the St. Louis Zoo’s Living World from 8 p.m. to midnight Nov. 21, with Coco Soul, Soul Alliance featuring Coco Soul, and DJ Andrew Mullins.
The event, a Young Zoo Friends fundraiser, calls for you to put on your…
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Rockers Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly is among the new shows coming to the Pageant.
– Flogging Molly, 8 p.m. March 10, 2010, $26.50, on sale at 5 p.m. Nov. 13.
– Pale Divine, 8 p.m. Dec. 29, $25, on sale at 5…
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Jackopierce
An Evening with Jackopierce is coming to Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 5.
Tickets are $25 for this special seated show, which has a limited capacity.
Also at Blueberry Hill, New Year’s Eve with the Loop Underground featuring Spark1Duh, Treez,…
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Robert Baer
If the region started now to plan for the next MetroLink expansion, eight years may pass before the new segment opens, Metro officials say.
And under questioning from from St. Louis County Councilman Greg Quinn, R-Ballwin, Metro President Robert Baer said it…
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Molly Killeen
No less than the New York Times currently has an article online (and in Wednesday’s paper) about our own local delicacy, gooey butter cake, as prepared by Molly Wessel Killeen, a native of Arcadia Valley, Mo. (about 80 miles south of… [...]
Jazz artist Wynton Marsalis
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 13 for the Sheldon Concert Hall’s Sheldon Gala 2010.
The show is a “Tribute to Peggy and Jerry Ritter.”
Patron tickets are on sale…
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R&B singer Kem
Comedian Rickey Smiley and singer Kem team up at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at Chaifetz Arena for the Love & Laughter Valentine’s Weekend Show.
Tickets are $45-$65, on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday at MetroTix outlets, www.metrotix.com, 314-534-1111, and at…
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St. Louis rockers Fragile Porcelain Mice, a one-time staple of the local music scene now mostly known for their annual Thanksgiving show, issued two big announcements on their web site www.fragileporcelainmice.com today concerning the band’s future.
Here’s the statement in its…
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Country singer George Strait
Look out for country superstars George Strait and Reba McEntire to bring their 2010 tour to Scottrade Center on Feb. 18, according to the tour’s itinerary.
No ticket information is available, and Scottrade Center has not yet announced…
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R&B singer Ginuwine
Ginuwine and Tank, and Naughty By Nature and Kid Capri, are coming to the Ambassador in separate concerts.
– Grown and Sexy Concert with Ginuwine, Tank, 8 p.m. Nov. 19. $27-$37.50.
– Old School Celebration with Naughty By Nature, Kid Capri,…
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Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band will perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 30 at Family Arena.
Tickets are $31-$37, on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at MetroTix outlets, www.metrotix.com, 314-534-1111, and at the box office.
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Ami's Manhattan-style pizza as served in O'Fallon. (Photo by Katherine Bish)
A’mis, which spun out of a Talayna’s at 9824 Manchester in Rock Hill about 20 years ago and opened a location at' [...]
Country singer Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan, Justin Moore, Love & Theft, and Trailer Choir are on board at the WIL-FM (92.3) Jinglefest concert, taking place at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at Family Arena.
General admission tickets to Jinglefest are FREE to 92.3…
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100.3 the Beat logo
Urban music fans know by now the heart of the Beat has stopped ticking, after the Beat’s on-air personalities were fired and the station’s format changed.
At noon Friday, after playing Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road,”…
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Frankie Valli
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, performing at 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Fox Theatre.
Tickets are $44.50-$100 at MetroTix outlets, www.metrotix.com, 314-534-1111, and at the box office.
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Colin Quinn
Comedian Colin Quinn will perform at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Casino Queen’s Sevens club
Tickets are $28-$30, on sale now at Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000, and at the box office.
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Phelim O'Toole
A group of 20 firemen, all but one working in the city of St. Louis, will open Phelim O’Toole’s Firehouse Grill in the space formerly occupied by Soda Fountain Square at 1801 Park Avenue in Lafayette Square. Sqwires owner…' [...]
Blues singer Mel Waiters
Tonight’s Mel Waiters concert at the Ambassador is sold out. Seviin Li and Friends featuring Cheryl Brown are also on the bill of the 8 p.m. show.
Get more information on this Foxy 95.5 Concert Series event at…
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Rob Thomas
Halloween is much more than trick-or-treating and pumpkins this time around. The typically scary night turns musical with an array of concerts taking place Saturday from nationally-known entities.
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site…
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The soundtrack to “Up in the Air,” with songs from CSNY, Graham Nash, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and the title track by St. Louis singer-songwriter Kevin Renick, is out Dec. 1 on Rhino Records.
The movie stars George Clooney, was…
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The soggy late-October weather isn’t expected to cause the reopening of Highway 40 to slide past the end-of-year deadline, said Lesley Hoffarth, project director for the Missouri Department of Transportation. But there’s a pretty good chance some work will spill over until next…
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Classic Bob Eubanks
Legendary game show host Bob Eubanks comes to Lumiere Place’s Lumiere Theatre with some of the most popular game shows he has hosted over the last 30 years.
Contestants will play “Newlywed Game,” “Card Sharks,” and “Higher-Lower,” and have the…
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R&B singer Rahsaan Patterson
Rahsaan Patterson is headlining “A Feel Good Experience,” a 1st-Friday and McCafe event Nov. 6 at Exo.
Patterson will perform acoustically.
Coco Soul and Ms. Kriss are also performing. Charlie Chan spins.
A McCafe sampling is at 9 p.m.
Admission is…
[...]The Hanley-Eager Road intersection, one of the area’s most notorious traffic chokepoints, will get a new look - one that transportation officials hope will keep traffic moving.
Missouri transportation officials and St. Louis County leaders will be on hand this morning…
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Wellz Fargo S.L.I.M.
Wellz Fargo S.L.I.M. didn’t name his company Loose Cannon Entertainment for nothing.
The term “loose cannon,” by his definition, is “something that’s unpredictable and uncontrolled, and therefore causes a threat.”
And that’s what the St. Louis native feels he’s doing…
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Google's logo for today is pretty nice:
Here's another shot of the fall colors as seen through my rain-covered windshield on the way to work the other morning:
