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This Week's Cover
Cover of May 7 Print Edition
Published: May 6, 2009
Cover of Riverfront Times' May 7, 2009, print edition
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Music
It's Oh So Quiet: Asobi Seksu streamlines its sound with superb results on its new LP, Hush
By Shae Moseley
Published: May 6, 2009
When Asobi Seksu released its self-titled debut in 2004, the New York City band (whose name means "casual sex" in Japanese) was on the cusp of the Britpop-influenced shoegaze...
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B-Sides
Shivers Me Timbers: Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers breathes new life into rock & roll
By Roy Kasten
Published: May 6, 2009
Who would have guessed that Samantha Crain, the 22-year-old Shawnee, Oklahoma, native previously known only for the lovely and bookish (literally) EP The Confiscation — A...
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Critics' Picks
Murder By Death
8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
By Roy Kasten
Published: May 6, 2009
Bloomington, Indiana's Murder By Death overcomes aesthetic absurdity — picture the Crash Test Dummies employing cellos to transform a barn dance into a slamming mosh pit...
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Critics' Picks
Tony Bennett
8 p.m., Friday, May 8. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.
By Dean C. Minderman
Published: May 6, 2009
Combining the Italian operatic tradition of bel canto — a light, bright style of singing that emphasizes an even tone and enables long, sustained lines — with a...
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Critics' Picks
Mac Lethal/Soulcrate
8:30 p.m. Friday, May 8. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.
By Calvin Cox
Published: May 6, 2009
In the past few years, the Midwest has become something of a hotspot for indie rap, largely thanks to Kansas City's Mac Lethal. The former Scribble Jam-freestyle heavyweight...
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Critics' Picks
Monahans
8 p.m. Saturday, May 9. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
By Shae Moseley
Published: May 6, 2009
Monahans is one of Austin's best-kept secrets. Its 2007 debut album, Low Pining, was a moody, atmospheric take on rootsy Americana, an album whose lonely soundscapes painted...
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Critics' Picks
Living Things
4 p.m. Monday, May 11. Vintage Vinyl, 6610 Delmar Boulevard, University City. Also at 9 p.m. Monday, May 11. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
By Roy Kasten
Published: May 6, 2009
It's a Herculean task, but one must slog through mucho bullshit to connect with the Living Things. Given the "Berlin" brothers' pyro-tendencies — first it was pictures of...
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Critics' Picks
The Beach Boys
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13. Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand Boulevard.
By Annie Zaleski
Published: May 6, 2009
Purists are likely already sniffing with disdain that the version of the Beach Boys coming to town lacks an immediate member of the Wilson clan. But to be fair to current...
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Critics' Picks
Teenage Prayers
9 p.m. Wednesday, May 13. The Wedge, 442 Bates Street.
By Annie Zaleski
Published: May 6, 2009
What makes the Teenage Prayers different from countless other soul-drenched rock bands out there? Hint: It's not just its famous fans — like blues legend Solomon Burke,...
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Homespun
Homespun: The May Day Orchestra
May Day, or Songs for Lucy Parsons
(self-released)By Christian Schaeffer
Published: May 6, 2009
The May Day Orchestra is a super-group of sorts: The quintet's lineup contains Tim Rakel and Joey Gavin (formerly of Bad Folk), Brien Seyle and Matt Pace (The Rats & People...
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Cafe
Caribbean Sí: A Puerto Rican restaurant sprouts on South Grand
By Ian Froeb
Published: May 6, 2009
Any restaurant critic worth his weight in rendered duck fat keeps two lists in his head. One identifies people with reason to wish him harm. I dine anonymously, yes, but let me...
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Gut Check
Gut Check: A smorgasbord of delights awaits on Ian's blog
By Ian Froeb
Published: May 6, 2009
Gut Check, the RFT's food blog, has grown considerably since this column went on hiatus late last year. Not only does the blog offer all the St. Louis food and restaurant news...
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Film
Warp Factor Ten: J.J. Abrams' Star Trek: proof that a franchise can live long and prosper
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: May 6, 2009
It's difficult for this long-time Trekkie to review J.J. Abrams' relaunching of the USS Enterprise. It's difficult to dispassionately dole out compliments and complaints per...
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Stage
To HIV and HIV Not: In the Continuum is a drama with a message. But that doesn't necessarily make it good
By Dennis Brown
Published: May 6, 2009
Worlds apart, two women — one a responsible wife and mother in Zimbabwe, the other a frivolous teen in Los Angeles — are diagnosed as HIV-positive. In the...
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Art
Featured Review: Joel Meyerowitz, Vintage/Modern: Color Work 1976-2008
By Jessica Baran
Published: May 6, 2009
Joel Meyerowitz, Vintage/Modern: Color Work 1976-2008 The fields of Tuscany, Cape Cod's seaside and the Gateway Arch appear, here, as you'd expect — postcard picturesque...
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Stage
St. Louis Stage Capsules
Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene
By Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold
Published: May 6, 2009
Newly Reviewed In the Continuum Reviewed in this issue. Also ReviewedThe One-Hour Lord of the Rings Trilogy! Easily the funniest thing going right now. John Wolbers and Liz...
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Art
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene
By Jessica Baran
Published: May 6, 2009
Opening Joel Meyerowitz, Vintage/Modern: Color Work 1976-2008 Reviewed in this issue. Ongoing Jill Downen: Hard Hat Optional A hybrid of supple and severe forms, this...
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