Email Author René Spencer Saller

2003 Stories by René Spencer Saller

• Austin City Limits

  published March 26, 2003

  Texas -- even hippie-dippy Austin, even the rarefied confines of South by Southwest -- is Dubya country, which is to say it's a piss-poor... More >>

• The St. Lunatics Fringe

  published March 19, 2003

  On a chilly afternoon in late winter, Jason "Jay E" Epperson; his girlfriend, Johnna Hermann; and their year-old daughter, Jaysha Marie, are... More >>

• Mary Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  published March 19, 2003

  A decade after putting out her first record (a cassette that was later re-released on CD), Mary Alice Wood is finally ready to release her... More >>

• Southern Exposure

  published March 12, 2003

  If you're reading this, you're probably not at South by Southwest, the music industry's biggest, baddest and most overrated annual... More >>

• Chan Reaction

  published March 5, 2003

  It's 11 a.m. in Hollywood, California, and Chan Marshall awakens to the ringing of her hotel room's phone. "I'm sorry, but could you call back in... More >>

• Hella Hol'

  published March 5, 2003

  Da Hol' 9, St. Louis' reigning lords of crunk, are about to drop their second CD, That Hella Thurl Shit!, on their own label,... More >>

• A Bug in Your Ear

  published February 26, 2003

  There was a numerous company of flies, which were like for bigness unto wasps or bumblebees.... They came out of little holes in the ground ...... More >>

• The Write Stuff

  published February 19, 2003

  Almost a month ago, we asked readers to describe, in 500 words or less, their favorite aspects of the St. Louis music scene -- the performers,... More >>

• Amour the Merrier

  published February 12, 2003

  Ah, Valentine's Day! So many ways to revel in the romance, to make with the mush, to abase oneself before the mighty Cupid! Some people... More >>

• The Roots with Skillz

  published February 12, 2003

  More than a decade ago, the Roots set out to be the world's best live hip-hop band -- a modest goal, really, considering that hip-hop's... More >>

• Au Naturals

  published February 5, 2003

  The problem with most makers of electronic dance music is that they're boring to watch. Sure, superstar DJs exist -- rich, indolent dudes with... More >>

• Credit Check

  published January 29, 2003

  On January 23, local musician and hip-hop producer Willie Woods filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, claiming that he... More >>

• Triple Play

  published January 22, 2003

  A couple of weeks ago, Radar Station caught three excellent local bands, all on the same night at the same place. As unusual as this might seem in... More >>

• Two of a Kind

  published January 15, 2003

  Tragic irony, cosmic prank or sheer coincidence? No matter how you choose to interpret it, the fact stands that two of St. Louis' best rock... More >>

• Haiku You

  published January 8, 2003

  One week into 2003, and Radar Station's positively buzzing with New Year's resolutions. In fact, we have almost as many resolutions as we have... More >>

• Pop Star

  published January 1, 2003

  Every new year, music junkies -- a reassuringly predictable lot -- start sniffing around for the next big thing, the fresh new sound, the name to... More >>