Email Author Christian Schaeffer

2007 Stories by Christian Schaeffer

• Crazy Bowl (No Wraps)

  published October 17, 2007

  At one time or another, we’ve all shamed ourselves at the bowling alley, trying in vain to become the next Pete Weber or Jeffrey Lebowski... More >>

• Nato Caliph

  published October 17, 2007

  homespun Cipher Inside takes backpacker hip-hop to its logical conclusion: Beginning with... More >>

• Sea Wolf/Nada Surf

  published October 17, 2007

  You would be forgiven for hating Sea Wolf based solely on its name: The great "wolf"-based band-name craze imploded in 2005, and the "sea"... More >>

• This Year's (Re)Model

  published October 17, 2007

  Elvis Costello has taught us some hard lessons throught his 30 years in the business: Accidents will happen, girls talk and girls named "Alison"... More >>

• Dinner in Any Language

  published October 10, 2007

  Back in 1919, while delegates from the world’s major powers were drafting plans for the League of Nations at the Paris Peace Conference, St.... More >>

• The High 5's

  published October 10, 2007

  homespun On their full-length debut, One Track Minds, the High 5's retain the off-the-cuff,... More >>

• Dionne Warwick

  published October 10, 2007

  It would be easy to talk about Dionne Warwick only in terms of her work with Burt Bacharach and Hal David. As the muse-in-residence of the... More >>

• The Addams Family

  published October 3, 2007

  Of all the stately residences on television, the towering mansion of The Addams Family is one of the most famed, ranking somewhere between... More >>

• Leo

  published October 3, 2007

  homespun If an emo band makes a record nearly devoid of histrionic screams and endless shredding, is it... More >>

• Art with Heart

  published September 26, 2007

  Pity the poor child artists of the world; for all of their hard work at finger-painting and crayon-scribbling, the best these pint-size Picassos... More >>

• Chiaband

  published September 19, 2007

  What happens when some university-educated jazzbos empty their spit valves all over a fake book of rock & roll classics? Usually, a disaster: If... More >>

• The Good Life

  published September 19, 2007

  No longer the baby brother to Tim Kasher's Cursive, the Good Life has shaken off the side-project mantel and become a dependable force in... More >>

• Love Meno Tender

  published September 12, 2007

  Author Joe Meno (pictured) is a hero to a certain stripe of literary punk rocker. Operating out of Chicago (where he teaches creative... More >>

• The Hail Marys

  published September 12, 2007

  Hail Marys lead singer Katie Gates claims that her instrument is her throat (rather than voice), and while it's a fair assessment of her singing... More >>

• The New Pornographers

  published September 12, 2007

  Things are shifting, however minutely, for the New Pornographers. In recent years, the band has swapped its trademark straight-shooting... More >>

• Theodore

  published September 5, 2007

  homespun On its debut album, Theodore mines the darker territories of Americana by using a handful of... More >>

• Go Ask Alice

  published September 5, 2007

  Few debut albums sound as fully formed as the White Rabbits' Fort Nightly. The sextet plays smart, collegiate indie-rock that — while not... More >>

• Theodore

  published August 29, 2007

  homespun On its debut album, Theodore mines the darker territories of Americana by using a handful of... More >>

• What Wine Goes with Zoo?

  published August 22, 2007

  The Young Zoo Friends are a group of twenty- and thirty-somethings focused on the preservation and advancement of Forest Park’s beloved Saint... More >>

• Gotta Get Back in Time

  published August 22, 2007

  Local singer Charles Glenn has made a career of performing at weddings and banquets and belting out the national anthem for our local... More >>

• Sleep State

  published August 22, 2007

  homespun Straight outta High Ridge, Missouri, the two-piece experimental punk outfit Sleep State isn't... More >>

• The Lot

  published August 22, 2007

  LOCAL MOTION For years now, Metropolis St. Louis' The Lot has been a festival... More >>

• Sundance Kids/Cataldo

  published August 15, 2007

  A young man named Shelby leads a rotating cast in the Sundance Kids. He has a strong and strident voice, one with a few vocal tics shy of... More >>

• The Redwalls

  published August 15, 2007

  In examining the career of the Redwalls, the Mersey-indebted foursome's recording career has followed something resembling a bell curve.... More >>

• The Poster Service

  published August 15, 2007

  For rock & roll collectors, most of their bounty comes from the ephemeral and temporary. A torn ticket stub, tossed-off guitar pick or splintered... More >>