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Feature
Babe 'n Arms: Tom was a hot-tempered cross-dresser with a garage full of guns — and then he became Rachel
By Nicholas Phillips
Published: November 18, 2009
Scott Clark heard screams as evening fell on May 24, 2007. He had just returned from work and climbed out of his car. The air was cool up on the wooded ridge in House Springs,...
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From The Blogs
Jerry Berger gets the boot, Gant Bloom gets a green light, and Sammy Sosa's in a whiteout
By Aaron Schafer and Chad Garrison
Published: November 18, 2009
Sammy Sosa's Whiteout Sammy Sosa wants everyone out there to know that, no matter what you may have heard, and despite seemingly incontrovertible photographic evidence to the...
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Blowback
Readers rave about Leonard Cohen's magical concert and rant about Andrew Schlafly's re-edit of the Bible
Published: November 18, 2009
A to Z, NOVEMBER 8, 2009 COHEN MAGIC Some enchanted evening: Yes, it was a pilgrimage and a long-awaited one ["Show Review + Setlist: Leonard Cohen at the Fabulous Fox,...
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Amazing Facts & Beyond
Amazing Facts & Beyond: Sing a Song of Gopher Guts
By Dan Zettwoch
Published: November 18, 2009
See Leon larger and in all his gory gopher goodness
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Ask a Mexican
Ask a Mexican: Cut It Out: Why do Mexican madres get short haircuts?
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: November 18, 2009
Dear Mexican: Why oh why do most Mexican women cut their long, black hair after reaching the pivotal age of 40? Not only do they cut it, but they then proceed to cut it short...
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This Week's Cover
The Cover of the November 19 Print Edition
Published: November 18, 2009
RFT photo illustration. Photography by Jennifer Silverberg.
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Music
Weather With You: Elvis Perkins in Dearland continues to bewitch listeners with its second album
By Roy Kasten
Published: November 18, 2009
Elvis Perkins is driving into Hurricane Ida outside Tallahassee, Florida. Across the scratchy cell phone transmission he sounds calm, open and assured, but far from fearless....
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B-Sides
Range Life: Bruce Hornsby updates B-Sides on his new noise and cinematic dalliances with Robin Williams
By Matt Wardlaw
Published: November 18, 2009
For those who lost track of Bruce Hornsby after his string of '80s hits — admit it, you know all the words to "The Way It Is" and "Mandolin Rain" — you might be...
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B-Sides
We Built This City: Two new music documentaries on local classic-rock legends rock SLIFF
By Christian Schaeffer
Published: November 18, 2009
Although the annual St. Louis International Film Festival highlights the work of filmmakers from all around the world, the showcase also spotlights a fair amount of homegrown...
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Critics' Picks
Harper Simon
9 p.m. Thursday, November 19. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
By Christian Schaeffer
Published: November 18, 2009
Even if Harper Simon had never picked up a pen or a guitar, he would be an important footnote in the annals of rock & roll. As Paul Simon's son, a young Harper served as the...
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Critics' Picks
Whitey Morgan and the 78's
9 p.m. Friday, November 20. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
By Shae Moseley
Published: November 18, 2009
On last year's Honky Tonks and Cheap Motels, Whitey Morgan's bellowing baritone drawl sounds straight out of some sleepy Southern locale, circa the glory days of outlaw-country...
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Critics' Picks
Japandroids
9 p.m. Friday, November 20. The Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard.
By Ryan Wasoba
Published: November 18, 2009
Japandroids' 2009 summer jam, "Young Hearts Spark Fire," is aptly named: As guitarist Brian King and drummer David Prowse shout, "We used to dream/Now we worry about dying,"...
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Critics' Picks
LMFAO/shwayze
8 p.m. Friday, November 20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
By Annie Zaleski
Published: November 18, 2009
[beep] zomg! LMFAO is in stl sat. [beep] lol what? [beep] LMFAO. frm la. r u in? [beep] who? [beep] electro duo, 2 dudez. vocoder. techno crunk. 'la la la' n 'im in miami...
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Critics' Picks
The Boorays
9 p.m. Saturday, November 21. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.
By Roy Kasten
Published: November 18, 2009
Like few bands from the early '90s rock scene in St. Louis, the Boorays sounds timeless — or as timeless as its obvious R.E.M. and dB's influence permit. You could say...
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Critics' Picks
George Jones
8 p.m. Saturday, November 21. Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1 University Boulevard.
By Roy Kasten
Published: November 18, 2009
George Jones is known as the Rolls-Royce of country singers, but his origins are anything but luxurious. Born in a log cabin to a poor family in "the Big Thicket" region of...
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Critics' Picks
Ian McLagan
8 p.m. Tuesday, November 24. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue. 21 plus: $15 in advance, $20 day of show.
By Dean C. Minderman
Published: November 18, 2009
At this point in his career, it would be easy for keyboardist Ian McLagan to coast on his résumé. He's a founding member of the Small Faces and the Faces, was a...
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Critics' Picks
Ezra Furman and the Harpoons
8 p.m. Thursday, November 19. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.
By Christian Schaeffer
Published: November 18, 2009
In these heady Web 2.0 days — or have we already moved on to 3.0? — it's not unusual for a blog to become a brand name almost overnight. It's also not surprising...
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Critics' Picks
Headlights/Pomegranates/Fractured Army
8:30 p.m. Saturday, November 21. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.
By Todd McKenzie
Published: November 18, 2009
Indie-pop classicists Headlights have graced the stage in St. Louis so often in recent years, you'd be forgiven for mistaking the Champaign, Illinois, band for homegrown...
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Homespun
The Hibernauts Velvet Suit
Velvet Suit
(self-released)By Christian Schaeffer
Published: November 18, 2009
After a relatively quiet year, indie-rock everymen the Hibernauts have returned to build on the goodwill generated by their 2007 debut EP, the zippy and melodic Period Fable....
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Cafe
Whole Hog: Looking for authentic Vietnamese cuisine without the Americanized trimmings? Phuc Loi is the real deal.
By Ian Froeb
Published: November 18, 2009
When the guy behind the counter at Phuc Loi asks if you're sure you want pork blood in your bun bo Hue — and if, like me, you're a non-Vietnamese dude who has just spent...
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