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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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