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Robby Takac, left, and John Rzeznik. Photo by Claire Marie Vogel.

Goo Goo Dolls take stage at Saint Louis Music Park

By L. Kent Wolgamott, For The Call August 17, 2023

Kicking off with a ringing, driving guitar, last year’s single “Yeah, I Like You” revs up scrappy rock ‘n’ roll, skewering meaningless internet and social media celebrity culture with its big...

Photo courtesy of ZZ Top

ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd bring ‘Sharp Dressed Simple Man’ co-tour to St. Louis

By Alan Sculley, For The Call July 27, 2023

ZZ Top’s “Raw” is as close to being an accidental album as it gets. The album, which was released in 2022, is drawn from a session at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas in which singer/guitarist...

Shania Twain

The ‘Queen of Country Pop,’ Shania Twain, experiences a renaissance year

By L. Kent Wolgamott, For The Call May 24, 2023

Call 2023 the year of the renaissance of Shania Twain. Prominently featured in the documentary series “Women Who Rock,” Twain, known as the “Queen of Country Pop,” released her sixth studio album...

County music artist Thomas Rhett is touring this summer to promote his 2022 album, ‘Where We Started. Rhett plays in St. Louis at the Enterprise Center May 20.

Rhett reflects on new song writing style, prepares for upcoming summer tour

By Alan Sculley, For The Call April 28, 2023

A couple of years ago, Thomas Rhett threw a bit of a stylistic curveball to fans with his album “Country Again: Side A,” which moved away from the pop elements and modern production that had been a...

Johnson reflects on pandemic, 2023 tour

Johnson reflects on pandemic, 2023 tour

By Dave Gil de Rubio, For the Call February 23, 2023

What does one do when an unprecedented global pandemic strikes? Worry, read, binge-watch Netflix and work on hobbies were some of the options many people chose. For guitarist Eric Johnson, it was about...

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Trans-Siberian Orchestra returns to Enterprise

By Alan Sculley, For The Call November 29, 2022

Last year’s edition of Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s annual holiday tour was an outing unlike any other for everyone involved in bringing the visually spectacular concerts to audiences across the United...

Ashley McBryde performing in St. Louis

Ashley McBryde performing in St. Louis

By L. Kent Wolgamott, For the Call August 26, 2021

In March 2018, Ashley McBryde released her major label debut, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.” Since then, the tattooed Arkansas country singer has been a girl goin’ somewhere -- nominated for Grammy Awards...

The Sappington House.

Outdoor October Sappington House concert will raise funds

October 14, 2020

The Sappington House in Crestwood will host a fundraising concert this weekend. The outdoor October concert will raise funds to preserve St. Louis County’s oldest brick home, Historic Sappington House...

Photo by Brian Ziff.

Darkness in new Korn album not on tour

August 18, 2019

Above photo by Brian Ziff.  By Alan Sculley For the Call Korn will perform at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 with Alice in Chains at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, 14141 Riverport Drive. Tickets start...

Hozier set to perform in STL June 6

Hozier set to perform in STL June 6

May 29, 2019

By Alan Sculley For the Call Hozier will appear June 6 at the Stifel Theatre, 1400 Market Street. Tickets start at $43. Even if Hozier’s newly released second album, “Wasteland! Baby,” fails...

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