Comedy

Tonight's Found Footage Festival to Include VHS Hilarity from St. Louis

By Allison Babka Thu., Nov. 13 2014 at 9:44 AM
Categories: Comedy, Interviews, Live and Local, St. Louis Video

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Courtesy of the Found Footage Festival
Hosts Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett share wacky VHS stories during a Found Footage Festival show.

The Internet thrives on virality. If you watch it, you share it. It's how YouTube stars are born, and it's why an eleven-minute homage to '90s sitcom credits has racked up 2 million views in less than a week.

But those millions of viewers are watching at different times, in different places and on different devices. What's missing is a group of friends -- possibly high, possibly gorging on Domino's -- gathering in a living room to laugh uproariously and give each other the "What the fuck?" look every time a dude on an infomercial insists that his cat-training video will bestow riches and sexiness beyond viewers' wildest dreams. That's where the Found Footage Festival comes in.

Uh, the crazy-video part, not the stoned-and-hungry part.

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The Poe Report

Four Public Officials Tef Poe Motherfucks in New Diss Track "War Cry"

By RFT Music Thu., Nov. 13 2014 at 5:12 AM
Categories: The Poe Report

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Danny Wicentowski
Governor Jay Nixon, one recipient of a motherfucking.
Rapper/activist Tef Poe has some rather unkind things to say about many high-ranking Missouri and St. Louis-area political leaders in his newest track, "War Cry." Billed as a "Jay Nixon Diss Record," the song lays into several politicians and public officials who have been involved with the situation in Ferguson. He doesn't pull any punches.

That is to say, of course, that some public officials definitely got motherfucked.

See also: Ten Disturbingly Racist Things About St. Louis

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Homespun

Karate Bikini to Release A Simpler Sugar This Saturday at Off Broadway

By Christian Schaeffer Thu., Nov. 13 2014 at 4:28 AM
Categories: Homespun

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Ben Mudd
A smaller Karate Bikini lineup performing at Off Broadway -- the group's lineup on the new CD has expanded to eight members.
If Karate Bikini's 2012 release Sauce of the Applehorse was catchy but undercooked in places, A Simpler Sugar makes good on all the promise of a band composed of proven popsmiths. Karate Bikini has swelled to an eight-piece for its second official release, but the group sacrificed little tightness in bringing a few more players aboard.

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Out Every Night

Critic Pick Comic: Dope Body's Andrew Laumann, David Yow's Buff Twin

By Daniel Hill Thu., Nov. 13 2014 at 4:01 AM
Categories: Out Every Night

Editor's note: Each week illustrator Curtis Tinsley and writer/clubs editor Joseph Hess team up in comic form to recommend an upcoming show in St. Louis. Follow Curtis and Joseph on Twitter at @curtistinsley and @JosephSHess, respectively.

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All art by Curtis Tinsley, words by Joseph Hess.

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Longform

Tour Van Break-Ins Have St. Louis in Music-Industry Crosshairs

By Brian Heffernan Wed., Nov. 12 2014 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Longform

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Ryan Farber
Members of the Districts were victims of a break in during their October 15 show at the Old Rock House.
The Districts, a four-man, indie-rock group from Pennsylvania, had just finished playing the Old Rock House on October 15 when its tour manager called the band over to share some bad news. Sometime during its 40-minute gig that evening, a thief (or possibly thieves) busted the driver's side lock on the band's tour van and nabbed hundreds of dollars worth of personal gear. The list of stolen items included a GPS device, a duffel bag of clothes, an iPod, a power inverter and a phone charger.

See also: Venue Owners Meet with Police to Discuss Rash of Van Break-Ins

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WTF

Screeching Weasel Singer Challenges CM Punk To Punch Women Like He Did

By Drew Ailes Wed., Nov. 12 2014 at 5:16 AM
Categories: WTF

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Marc Gaertner via Recess Records
Ben Weasel, not punching any women at the moment.
I've never had an interest in Screeching Weasel, as I don't listen to punk music that comes off like it was meant to be the soundtrack of a straight-to-video film about kids rollerblading in a shopping-mall parking garage. I listened to Boogadaboogadaboogada! a few times (primarily just so I could say I knew what the band sounded like) and I've gotten drunk with a pal of mine who has a tattoo of the group's iconic Fonzie-rat-looking character. (He's a good guy who also collects vintage board games -- cheesy tattoo be damned.)

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This Just In

Nickelback, Cowboy Mouth, Moon Taxi and More in This Week's Show Announcements

By Joseph Hess Wed., Nov. 12 2014 at 5:00 AM
Categories: This Just In

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Press Photo
Cowboy Mouth returns to St. Louis in 2015.

Here again is every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos of artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new shows, so you can do some digging of your own and let us know which ones you are excited about! Click through, and start planning ahead.


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Hardcore and Punk

Minneapolis' Miami Dolphins Is Not a Football Team From Florida

By Drew Ailes Wed., Nov. 12 2014 at 4:39 AM
Categories: Hardcore and Punk, Interviews

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Joe Scott
Don't worry; they're OK. Dolphins can breathe underwater.
Aside from the fact that it is decidedly not a sports team (but also, still totally a sports team), not much is known about the whimsical Minneapolis band Miami Dolphins. Having carved a quirky cacophony into the foreheads of freak deviants and gleeful art-school nerds alike, the band seems to garner a wide array of bizarre comparisons from every direction. Terms like "angular avant-punk" and "spazz-rock" drunkenly dance around reviews while other confused music aficionados liken the group to the Minutemen, Wire, Dog Faced Hermans, Fantomas, Le Tigre or a kindergarten class on a sugar high.

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Best Of

The 10 Best Band Names In St. Louis

By Nick Horn Wed., Nov. 12 2014 at 3:21 AM
Categories: Best Of, List-O-Rama

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Fister, definitely appearing on this list.
Coming up with a good name for your band is crucial. A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but it's hard to imagine Coldplay becoming the vanilla-rock powerhouse it is today as Pectoralz. That said, if one of the world's most famous bands started out with a name that godawful, then there's hope for us all, right?

While the rest of us are still scratching our heads and naming our bands after misspelled foods, these ten St. Louis acts have succeeded in crafting memorable monikers that are well suited to their musical endeavors.

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Hip-Hop

The 10 Best Videos From the Gangsta Rap Era

By Chaz Kangas Tue., Nov. 11 2014 at 10:57 AM
Categories: Hip-Hop, Video
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Eazy-E, of course. Boy, you shoulda known by now.
Gangsta rap, where have you gone?

About 20 years ago at this time, we were in the middle of an unprecedented run of gangsta rap greatness, with Death Row, Bad Boy, Ruthless, Rap-A-Lot and others all functioning at high levels. 

And while the songs and albums from this era continue to get shine, let's not forget the videos, which constitute some of the most visually arresting (and most hilarious) ever made.

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