Last week I had the opportunity to chat with Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett about his new solo release, credited to Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants (also available on vinyl!). Presumably, Shiflett was able to locate some new peasants, because he’s currently out on tour supporting the new release, playing a series of shows […]
Tag: St. Louis
Exploring “The Things We Left Behind” with Blue Rodeo
Every now and then, you have these spontaneous reminders that tap you on the shoulder to let you know that indeed, “maybe we ain’t that young anymore.” Like the other day, when I realized that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Casino, the 1990 album that introduced me to Canadian alt-country […]
The Wild, The Innocent and the Bruce show I will not be attending
When Bruce Springsteen started doing the full album performance thang recently with a performance of Born to Run in Chicago, a few of us conversed about the albums that we’d really like to see him perform. You know the ones I’m talking about – The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle, and Greetings […]
An open letter to Bruce Springsteen
Dear Mr. Springsteen, I have to admit, it’s been a thrilling year for both you and me, and our good mutual friends in the E. Street Band. For me, I’ll end 2009 having seen three Bruce shows(including Bonnaroo!,) which is nothing for some of your really hardcore fans, but for this guy, three Bruce shows […]
I hear that St. Louis is pretty nice in October….
Today’s tale reveals an upcoming new adventure in which our hero accepts an invitation to attend the Bruce Springsteen concert in St. Louis….
Oates, I forgot how soft your hands were….
We’re just as excited as everybody else about the pending public reunion of J-Stache and John Oates, set to occur live onstage at the American Mustache Institute’s annual Stache Bash happening on October 30th in St. Louis. Presumably, Oates will be there to promote the brand new super-bad ass Hall & Oates box set Do […]