Rock 'n' roll, in its many forms, remains the quintessential melting pot of music. Musicians from all different genres have given color to the various incarnations over the years. At the heart of the genre is still a blend of country and blues that gives rock 'n' roll its very soul.

Kasey Anderson and the Honkies returned to St. Louis last night at Off Broadway, not long after their last appearance at Twangfest.

The steamy forecast didn't keep folks from coming out to enjoy the Dive Poets play Thursday at Strauss Park in Grand Center.

The Dive Poets are reminiscent of a line in Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel "Lolita." The sentence revolves around the pitiful antagonist Humbert Humbert's love for the nymphet Dolores Haze.

Each month, this site features numerous photography pieces based on the work of the intrepid members of KDHX's pool of volunteer photographers. 

The latest in the long-running series of KDHX benefits and artist tributes, Back to Rockville: A Tribute to R.E.M. and 88.1 KDHX Benefit brought 10 bands and a few hundred music lovers out to Off Broadway on Friday to celebrate the songs of one of the most influential bands of the past 30 years.

An assortment of local bands played tribute to Uncle Tupelo in front of a sold-out crowd at Off Broadway. The crowd rocked, swayed and sang along to songs that they knew and loved. It proved to be another affirmation of how much this city loves local music and the radio station that supports it.

A Monday night rock & roll show in St. Louis has the potential to be an uncomfortable experience on both sides of the music; especially if it happens in the long, slate corridor of the Firebird, where Monday-night crowd members might feel isolated standing in that gaping space before the stage.

All photos by Kate McDaniel. See more at my Flickr stream.