Bet you didn’t know St. Louis had an all-girl punk band a year before The Runaways released their first record. Well, neither did anyone else—until two local audiophiles began digging up some of St. Louis’ oldest new wave.

Expat St. Louisan and former Streetside Records exec Tom Lunt is running the coolest record company in the country: Numero Group, which reissues the best soul, power pop and folk you’ve never heard

Dan Randant and Mike Newman have more songs up their combined sleeves than a karaoke machine—but they’re more rock bards than cover band

Elsie Parker and the Poor People of Paris are fluent in French

Teddy Presberg returns to his roots