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Concert Review: Outlaw Festival at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Posted: July 1, 2019 at 4:46 pm   /   Concerts

It was a sweltering day at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Saturday for the 4th annual Outlaw Festival, featuring Willie Nelson and a slew of acts who are joining him on the road for different portions of the tour. In true festival fashion, concertgoers casually arrived over the course of the day-long event and were greeted […]

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Concert Review: Brad Paisley at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Posted: June 30, 2019 at 2:24 pm   /   Concert Reviews, Concerts

Rain?  What rain?  Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre was packed last Friday night when Brad Paisley made a stop in St. Louis on his current tour which took off in early June.  It was evident that the long-time country heavy hitter worked out all of the early-tour kinks (if any even existed) because from the moment his […]

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Concert Review: Foreigner Hits All the Right Notes at Family Arena

Posted: June 26, 2019 at 11:24 pm   /   Concert Reviews, Concerts, Music, Reviews

It was nostalgia of epic proportions for concertgoers on Tuesday night at the St. Charles Family Arena where Foreigner rocked the world of thousands of fans. The band stormed the stage, diving right into “Double Vision”. Subsequently, they slayed one hit after another, after another.  Fans ascended to their feet as soon as the lights […]

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Interview: Brendan Armstrong of The Jacks NYB Talks ‘Gloria’ and Blues Hockey

Posted: June 12, 2019 at 3:38 pm   /   Interviews, Other St. Louis Sports, Sports, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Events

Tonight is the night that countless Blues hockey fans have been waiting most of their lives to witness and experience.  It’s the night that boys and girls, who are now grown men/women, fathers/mothers, or grandfathers/grandmothers wished, hoped, and prayed would someday be real.  What has seemed like a fantasy to most is about to happen […]

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Concert Review: Pointfest Heats Up Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Posted: May 27, 2019 at 1:33 pm   /   Concert Reviews, Concerts, Reviews

That’s a wrap!  Another successful Pointfest is in the books and it was executed in meticulous detail. 105.7 The Point hosted “20 bands for 25 bucks” at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in what was probably one of the hottest days that the music festival has ever seen.  Originally, forecasts called for overcast and scattered thunderstorms, but […]

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Concert Review: The Who visits Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Posted: May 24, 2019 at 12:26 pm   /   Concert Reviews, Concerts, Reviews

The Who brought their 2019 tour, “Movin’ On” to Hollywood Casino Amphitheater on Thursday night and played to a packed house.  The iconic band was accompanied by an orchestra comprised of a selection of elite local musicians, in addition to Katie Jacoby on violin and Audrey Schneider on cello.  The women are currently on tour […]

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Tickets Remain for The Who at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Posted: May 22, 2019 at 10:08 am   /   Concert Reviews, Concerts

Some regular price tickets still remain for The Who: Movin’ On! at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater tomorrow night.   Find your tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/search?q=the+who+in+st.+louis On the heels of the release of their first new album in 13 years, The Who return to St. Louis for what is sure to be an incredible show under the stars. […]

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Concert Preview: Wayback Pointfest at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Posted: April 15, 2019 at 5:21 pm   /   Concerts

Wayback Pointfest is back!  The show was announced today at five o’clock with Lux on 105.7 The Point.   Date/Location: Saturday, August 31st at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Check out the lineup! Collective Soul The Urge Gin Blossoms Living Colour Goldfinger Stir Cowboy Mouth Tickets will go on sale this Friday at noon at www.1057thepoint.com. Presale […]

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Book Preview: St. Louis Sound: An Illustrated Timeline

Posted: April 10, 2019 at 11:01 am   /   Books, Local

St. Louis is widely known as having the best fans in baseball, inventing toasted ravioli, erecting the nation’s tallest monument, and let’s be honest….we’re totally winning in the crime category.  But it is arguably one of the most underrated music hubs in the country. In fact, when you peruse the new book, St. Louis Sound: […]

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Comedy Review: Lewis Black at Stifel Theatre

Posted: March 23, 2019 at 5:32 pm   /   Concerts, Reviews

Anticipation built throughout the day of the show.  The last time I caught Lewis Black live was at the Pageant in 2005 when he followed the great, legendary Mitch Hedberg as they both opened for Comedy Central Live Presents Dave Attell: The Insomniac Tour.  It was at a time when Comedy Central’s Daily Show was […]

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