Interview: Grandson Raps About His Music and His Passion for Change

Jordan Benjamin, known famously as the musical artist grandson, is currently embarking on his first headlining tour. Being the first time touring at this capacity, the artist has confronted some issues (some of which foreseen, some of which were not,) but altruistically says that he has the purpose of “a long-form opportunity to connect with […]

Concert Review: Grandson Heats Up The Firebird

Jordan Benjamin, most commonly known as the artist grandson, brought his No Apologies tour to the sold-out Firebird in St. Louis Sunday night. Fans began lining up outside the venue hours before the show began, some even traveling quite some distance to see the show. I spoke with two girls in line who traveled from […]

Concert Review: Switchfoot at The Pageant

Tuesday night, Switchfoot brought their Native Tongue tour to The Pageant to a highly enthusiastic audience. The show kicked off with acoustic opener Tyson Motsenbocker, a California native who brought a charming aspect to the stage as he bounced a couple jokes back and forth off the audience, and even weaving some comedy into his […]

Interview: Chad Butler of Switchfoot

SWITCHFOOT, fresh off the release of their new studio album “Native Tongue,” will embark on a North American tour of the same name. Only days into their tour, drummer Chad Butler called in to answer a few questions for ReviewSTL on their music and tour, and what St. Louis can expect with their upcoming show […]

Concert Review: NEEDTOBREATHE at Stifel Theatre

​NEEDTOBREATHE, the American Christian-Rock band from South Carolina, brought their Acoustic Live tour to Stifel Theatre Monday night. Opening the show was Matt Maeson, weeks away from his first album debut. Maeson performed all his songs acoustically, sticking to the theme of the tour while also displaying some impressive vocals. For an opener, all it […]

Concert Review: Jesse McCartney at The Pageant

​Teen heartthrob turned thirty-one-year-old heartthrob Jesse McCartney rolled through St. Louis Monday evening at The Pageant as a stop on his Resolution tour. Opening for him was eighteen-year-old Whitney Woerz, known mainly for her covers on Youtube. I’m not sure if there were some technical difficulties or her style of singing was just different – […]

Movie Review: The Upside, starring; Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston

​Before its release, Neil Burger’s new film The Upside was receiving some harsh criticism based on the fact that it is a remake of the acclaimed French film The Intouchables, earning it a harsh 3.5/10 rating on IMDB. While yes, the film is technically a remake – it is also based on a true story, […]

Interview: Nicole Byer

​After her fantastic set on Thursday night, I had the pleasure of sitting down with host of Netflix’s comedic baking reality show Nailed It! and star of Loosely Exactly Nicole (now available to stream on Facebook Watch,) Nicole Byer, as she answered some questions for ReviewSTL.com after the show about her current career, what audience […]

Comedy Review: Nicole Byer at Helium Comedy Club

Nicole Byer performed her first of many sets at Helium Comedy Club in Saint Louis to a packed house Thursday night. Byer began her show by talking about her recent travels, detailing many of the cities she has recently performed in – as well as her experiences within those cities. To her surprise, Cincinnati felt […]

Movie Review: Bird Box, Starring; Sandra Bullock

Netflix gave subscribers to the streaming service an early Christmas gift with the release of Sandra Bullock’s new film Bird Box released on December 21st. The film, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Josh Malerman, follows Bullock’s character Malorie and her children in a dystopian future where they must remain blindfolded […]