Thomas Ricks

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  • PICTURES: Guns ’n Hoses 2018

    St Louis firefighters and police officers go toe-to-toe at Enterprise Center in The Annual Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses boxing event benefiting The BackStoppers – a nonprofit organization that assists families of first responders who have died in the line of duty.

  • PICTURES: Whiskey in the Winter 2018

    Whiskey In The Winter is a whiskey lover’s festival at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown St. Louis and features over 300 whiskies from around the world along with whiskey cocktails, whiskey-inspired food selections, and educational seminars from whiskey industry experts.

  • PICTURES: Rizz Show Live at Pops

    Pop’s Nightclub overflowed with a record breaking sellout crowd on October 26, for the first ever Rizz Show Live. Billed as “An Uncensored Cluster F**k” the fellows from 105.7 The Point’s ever popular Rizzuto morning show delivered on that promise. Highlights included many of their radio segments including Good or Gross with Chef Hepatitis, Match Up with Moon, Win Rizz’s Money, Donny’s Week in Rage and a special live edition of Real or Fake. Fans that stayed late were treated […]

  • PICTURES: Halloween Party at Ballpark Village 2018 part2

    It’s one of the biggest Halloween parties in St. Louis, presented by Ballpark Village and Johnnie Brocks. Hundreds of costumed revelers were on hand with a select few participating in a costume contest where one lucky winner took home a $3000 cash prize.

  • PICTURES: Halloween Party at Ballpark Village 2018 part1

    It’s one of the biggest Halloween parties in St. Louis, presented by Ballpark Village and Johnnie Brocks. Hundreds of costumed revelers were on hand with a select few participating in a costume contest where one lucky winner took home a $3000 cash prize.

  • PICTURES: Imagine Dragons at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 2018

    Imagine Dragons brought the fire to a heated up, sold out crowd at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Wednesday, July 11. Grace VanderWaal, the season 11 winner of America’s Got Talent, opened the show.

  • PICTURES: Styx, Joan Jett and Tesla at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 2018

    Legendary rockers Styx and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts brought their A game to the delight of thousands of classic rock fans ranging from 8-80. The co-headliners teamed up with Tesla for a summer tour that brought them to Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Sunday, July 8.

  • PICTURES: Van’s Warped Tour 2018

    The longest running touring music festival in North America returned to St. Louis for the final time on Tuesday, July 3. Thousands of music fans braved the heat as Van’s Warped Tour loaded more than 50 bands into Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre.

  • PICTURES: St Louis Comic Con 2018

    Fans flocked to St Charles Convention Center for the Annual St Louis Comic Con hosted by Mighty Con featuring a wide variety of comic book, toy, game, and geek gear dealers along with an artist alley, special guests, costume contests, and more.

  • PICTURES: Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers Tour 2018

    The weather may have delayed the start of the show, but it couldn’t dampen the spirits of the enthusiastic crowd at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Tuesday evening while being treated to an array of hits from both artists’ extensive musical catalog on their Summer of Living Dangerously Tour.

  • PICTURES: Todd Rundgren’s Utopia Tour 2018

    After a 30+ year hiatus from recording and touring, the band Utopia, fronted by rock icon Todd Rundgren, returned to an enthusiastic crowd in St. Louis on May 9th at Peabody Opera House. Joined on stage by longtime members Kasim Sultan and John “Willie” Wilcox, Utopia performed songs from a vast catalog of music from their experimental progressive rock era of the 1970s through their power pop quartet era of the 1980s.

  • PICTURES: Walker Stalker Nashville 2018 – Saturday pt2

    Walker Stalker is a Con made by fans for fans. Tens of thousands of fans found their way to Nashville’s Music City Center. Featuring stars from the AMC series “The Walking Dead,” the weekend focuses on up close and personal interactions with actors, family activities and dozens of celebrity panels where fans can ask those questions to which they’ve always wanted answers.