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Issue: May 13, 2009
Page: 2
43 stories found - 21 through 40
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  1. Night & Day

    Killer Thriller Chiller Evening

    Published: May 13, 2009

    Reed Farrel Coleman, S.J. Rozan, Scott Phillips and John Lutz read from their works and discuss the craft of writing thrillers; Paul Harris has Master of Ceremonies duties, and...

  2. Night & Day

    Behind the Wheel

    By Alison Sieloff
    Published: May 13, 2009

    Ah, road trips! Making new mixtapes with all your favorite songs, chosen specifically for the mood of your destination; packing the most portable, filling and tasty snacks; and...

  3. From The Blogs

    Has Oktoberfest outgrown its lederhosen? Plus: Mourning Dom DeLuise, cashing in on the All-Star Game, and spotting signs of spring.

    By Keegan Hamilton, Unreal, Ellis E. Conklin and Chad Garrison
    Published: May 13, 2009

    Is Soulard Oktoberfest Too Big for Soulard? The Soulard Oktoberfest may be forced to move downtown this year. Alderwoman Phyllis Young, the Historic Soulard Market Merchant's...

  4. Blowback

    Readers compare St. Louis to Austin and contemplate the Internet's darker sides

    Published: May 13, 2009

    FEATURE, MAY 7, 2009 DON'T FEAR CRAIGSLIST Pulling the plug is always an option: Why must people who don't understand something immediately demonize it ["Craigslist...

  5. Ask a Mexican

    ¡Ask A Mexican!: Wanna unevenly hang? The Mexican breaks down the verb "chingar."

    By Gustavo Arellano
    Published: May 13, 2009

    Dear Mexican: My wife is from Michoacán state. We've bought a home in the small town of her birth. I love everything about the quiet little place. Even her mother is...

  6. This Week's Cover

    The Cover of the May 14 Print Edition

    Published: May 13, 2009

    Photoillustration, source material: Brand X Pictures and Liquid Library

  7. Music

    Grammar School: Nearly a decade later, Missouri artists remember the Nelly album that put St. Louis on the map

    By Janus Abello
    Published: May 13, 2009

    I'm in seventh grade, sitting in a school bus full of chattering middle-schoolers. It's another early weekday in my hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. The sun peeks over the...

  8. Music

    Winning the War: The 2009 RFT Music Awards nominees and annual music showcase are here!

    By Annie Zaleski
    Published: May 13, 2009

    On Sunday, June 7, the Riverfront Times will be holding its annual music showcase. From 1 p.m. until after midnight, venues in the Delmar Loop will bustle with music from local...

  9. B-Sides

    The Breeders' Kelley Deal talks Fate to Fatal and filming a video in St. Louis. Plus, the best of last week on the music blog.

    By Annie Zaleski
    Published: May 13, 2009

    Let's Make a Deal On Valentine's Day, Ohio rockers the Breeders made the city of St. Louis its valentine: The band shot a video for its new song, "Fate to Fatal," with local...

  10. Critics' Picks

    Roy Clark

    7 p.m. Thursday, May 14. Ameristar Casino, 1 Ameristar Boulevard, St. Charles.

    By Roy Kasten
    Published: May 13, 2009

    Along with George & Tammy, Buck Owens and Glen Campbell, virtuoso picker Roy Clark was the face and sound of country music at the dawn of the '70s. As cohost of Hee Haw, Clark...

  11. Critics' Picks

    Fischerspooner

    8 p.m. Thursday, May 14. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

    By Annie Zaleski
    Published: May 13, 2009

    In hindsight, the idea that people once considered Fischerspooner an electroclash act is laughable. The proof is in enduring songs such as "Emerge," a stuttering early-'00s...

  12. Critics' Picks

    Billy Joel and Elton John

    7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14. The Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue.

    By Christian Schaeffer
    Published: May 13, 2009

    Billy Joel and Elton John's face-to-face, dueling-piano tour makes so much sense, it's amazing that someone didn't think of it sooner. In the past fifteen years, the pair has...

  13. Critics' Picks

    Tera Melos

    8 p.m. Thursday, May 14. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

    By Shae Moseley
    Published: May 13, 2009

    The spastic, start/stop dynamics incorporated by Roseville, California's Tera Melos are nothing new in the world of experimental music or math rock. But it's the spaces between...

  14. Critics' Picks

    Midwest Mayhem

    7 p.m. Thursday, May 14. The City Museum, 701 North 15th Street.

    By Christian Schaeffer
    Published: May 13, 2009

    This may come as a shock to some of you, but the United States economy is in a bit of a free fall right now. And while that has ramifications far and wide, our collective...

  15. Critics' Picks

    Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele

    9 p.m. Saturday, May 16. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

    By Todd McKenzie
    Published: May 13, 2009

    They say you should never judge a book by its cover, but the title of Dent May's debut album really says it all. The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele...

  16. Critics' Picks

    Mae Wheeler's 75th Birthday Gala

    4 p.m. Sunday, May 17. Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Boulevard.

    By Dean C. Minderman
    Published: May 13, 2009

    Though she's come to be known as "Lady Jazz" during more than 50 years of entertaining St. Louis audiences, Mae Wheeler often refers to herself not as a jazz singer, but as a...

  17. Homespun

    Homespun: The Trip Daddys

    Roll On!
    (Daddytime Records)

    By Christian Schaeffer
    Published: May 13, 2009

    The Trip Daddys have become a St. Louis institution as they've evolved into the city's premier rockabilly outfit. However, this iconic status has as much to do with the band's...

  18. Cafe

    Cabo Wobble: Strapping on the feedbag Red Rocker-style at Harrah's

    By Ian Froeb
    Published: May 13, 2009

    There are restaurants I review because everyone is talking about them, and there are restaurants I review because almost no one has heard of them, and there are — rarely...

  19. Gut Check

    Gut Check: Winners and bloggers

    By Ian Froeb
    Published: May 13, 2009

    Chef Gerard Craft of Niche fell short in his bid to become the first St. Louis chef named "Best Chef — Midwest" at the annual James Beard Foundation Awards, widely viewed...

  20. Film

    Holy Crap: But not entirely un-fun: Angels & Demons has a need for speed

    By Ella Taylor
    Published: May 13, 2009

    At the tail end of The Da Vinci Code, having traipsed around scenic Paris and London for more than two hours to find out whether the Holy Grail was just an old cup or the...

Issue: May 13, 2009
Page: 2
43 stories found - 21 through 40
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