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Bono (Musician)

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Tidbits from Iguanas, Bono's Pizzeria, Haas Baking Company

    Quick-hit news for a lovely afternoon: - Gut Check reported last that month that Iguanas Mexican Cuisine was slated to open at 5641 South Kingshighway Boulevard. Well, the day has come. Iguanas is now open. - We're a tad late with this item, but: Bono's Pizzeria has relocated from 3825 Watson Road ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    The WWE Royal Rumble Guide For Concert-Goers

    Pro wrestling and arena concerts may seem like vastly different species. But they're not that far off. World Wrestling Entertainment camped out Sunday at Scottrade Center for this year's Royal Rumble, arguably the mega-federation's second biggest pay-per-view of the year next to its annual Wrestlem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Bono Talks Plants in St. Louis

    Jason Stoff​Unless you were hiding under a rock, you know that Irish uber-band U2 graced us with their presence Sunday night, and it was awesome.But you might not know, unless you are the indefatigable Deb Peterson at the Post-Dispatch, that he stopped by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Thirty Years Ago U2 Played St. Louis for $750; Last Night's Show Grossed Around $5 Million

    U2 was touring under its "Boy" album when it played Wash U.'s Graham Chapel for $750.​More than 50,000 people attended U2's concert last night at Busch Stadium. Based on the average price of $103 spent per ticket for the band's 360 Tour, the Irish rockers left St. Louis with around $5 million in r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    U2 360 Tour at Busch Stadium, 7/17/11: Review, Photos and Setlist

    Jason Stoff​U2 | Interpol Busch Stadium July 17, 2011 U2 may be the least subtle band in history. Last night, the boys took the stage to "Space Oddity," which does not make sense thematically, but does make sense in that the song has a countdown in it and the 360 Tour stage looks like a spac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Why U2 Is Still Relevant

    Wikimedia CommonsThis hat hasn't aged well. But how has U2?​Busch Stadium staff is currently in the midst of a weeklong reinvention of the venue, and the reason is a band with a live draw almost as big as its ego: U2. By Monday, all of the grass on the field had been dug up in preparation for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Transformers Meets Linkin Park: The Three Best Homemade AMVs

    ​These are the facts on the ground, as I see them: First, if a fourteen-year-old boy has ever loved a TV or movie franchise, there will be an AMV (from "Anime Music Video") about it. Second, if there's an AMV about something, half of the fourteen-year-old boys in the universe have synched the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    The Ten Most Cringe-Worthy Celebrity Vocal Duets

    The soon to be collaborating Voices. Courtesy of NBC​Oh great. The judges/coaches from NBC's hit karaoke tournament vocal competition "The Voice" are going to collaborate. Specifically, Maroon 5, led by slightly soulful popster Adam Levine will be joined by Christina Aguilera to perform their ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2010

    The First Empire Strikes Back

    The soon to be collaborating Voices. Courtesy of NBC​Oh great. The judges/coaches from NBC's hit karaoke tournament vocal competition "The Voice" are going to collaborate. Specifically, Maroon 5, led by slightly soulful popster Adam Levine will be joined by Christina Aguilera to perform their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    10 Things to Do for $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, March 12-14, 2010

    We've moved! A to Z will be the new setting of this popular weekly list. Many of the events were music-centric to begin with, so this feels like a good home. Now on with it: If you want to have fun this weekend but stay on-budget, here are our ten suggestions that'll each cost you $10 or less. As al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Show Review Photos: Flogging Molly and Frank Turner at the Pageant, Wednesday, March 10

    The St. Patrick's Day season is officially upon us: Beloved Irish punks Flogging Molly performed at the Pageant last night. And even vocalist Dave King's sore throat (which rendered him rather hoarse) and problems with Matt Hensley's accordion couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the band or the sold-o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Stuck to My Ribs: Bono's Pizzeria

    Josh Bacott​One of the detriments to living in a city that claims its own "style" of pizza? A significant chunk of the locally-owned establishments ignore the alternatives.Seemingly every neighborhood joint that offers delivery specializes in thin-crust St. Louis-style pizza. As a lifelong reside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

    Robin WheelerSteven Caravelli's Gnocchi with Truffled Bacon Jus​Well, it's October, finally. Too bad it's a month late. Ah, well. This would be a great weekend to stop by Citygarden, if you haven't already, and maybe grab a bite to eat at the Terrace View, the subject of my review this week. Or, i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend, August 21-23, 2009

    For those of you still in college, this is the last weekend of summer. Time to get out there and make as many mistakes as possible in the next 48 hours before lying to yourself that you're "really going to hit the books" this semester. For the rest of us, there's a variety of cheap choices this week ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    U2 3D Showing This Weekend at the Tivoli

    U2 3D, billed as the "first live-action 3D concert movie," is playing as part of the Tivoli's midnight movie series this weekend on Friday and Saturday night. I saw this last year when it was at the iMax, and it was seriously impressive. Here's the trailer for the flick. U2's current world tour isn' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

    A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Xmas Jam Countdown: Band Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

    MP3: Band Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas Time? (Original 1984)" I couldn't find the best version of this song, which is an extended mix with a totally earnest spoken-word bridge featuring the tune's participants. But here's the original version of 1984's seminal charity single, "Do T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

    It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, rock. "Scene ... More >>

  • Music

    January 2, 2008

    The Aviation Club

    9 p.m. Friday, January 4. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    The Aviation Club: Reunion Show, January 4 at Off Broadway

    9 p.m. Friday, January 4. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2007

    U2's Bono Talks "Wave of Sorrow," an Unreleased Joshua Tree song

    9 p.m. Friday, January 4. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

  • Music

    October 24, 2007

    Tony Bennett

    8 p.m. Saturday, October 27. Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

  • Film

    October 3, 2007

    Help!

    Run for your life if you can, little girl: Julie Taymor’s ’60s-set musical is a bust.

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2007

    2007 MTV VMAs Wrap-Up: Stream-of-Conscious about Britney, Timberlake and more

    Run for your life if you can, little girl: Julie Taymor’s ’60s-set musical is a bust.

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007

    ARK Angels

    Run for your life if you can, little girl: Julie Taymor’s ’60s-set musical is a bust.

  • Music

    May 23, 2007

    Kings of England

    Week of May 24, 2007

  • Music

    March 14, 2007

    120 Days

    8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20. The Gargoyle on the campus of Washington University (Forsyth and Skinker boulevard).

  • Music

    March 14, 2007

    Top o’ the Morning!

    Take B-Sides’ annual St. Patrick’s day lyrics quiz, just before exploring religion with unlikely bedfellows the Thermals and the Hold Steady.

  • Music

    January 17, 2007

    Ghost in the Machine

    Ghost in Light changes its stage dynamic — and rocks harder than ever.

  • Music

    October 11, 2006

    The Killers

    Sam's Town (Island)

  • Home Entertainment

    May 31, 2006

    Dreams of Syndication

    Will & Grace: Series Finale

  • Music

    December 7, 2005

    La Russa Palooza

    Five nights in November with the "Card-Carrying Rocker"

  • Music

    December 7, 2005

    U2

    Wednesday, December 14; the Savvis Center (South 14th Street and Clark Avenue)

  • Calendar

    September 21, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of September 21, 2005

  • Music

    July 20, 2005

    The Love Experts

    Cuba Street (Undertow Music)

  • Calendar

    July 13, 2005

    Apostle of Friendship

    Deborah Weinstein's Anointed

  • Music

    June 29, 2005

    We Aren't the World

    A critical fatwa of Live 8

  • Music

    May 4, 2005

    Magnetic South

    We fatwa Magnet, chat up Ken Bethea and wonder what exactly is going on with Todd Rundgren's Web site

  • Music

    November 24, 2004

    Not Quite the Bomb, Mom

    A guy and his mother dissect U2

  • News

    September 15, 2004

    Letters

    Week of September 15, 2004

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    Summer Film Previews

    Our critics enter the summer-movie fray

  • Music

    May 5, 2004

    David Is Goliath

    The former Ziggy Stardust proves giants still walk the music scene

  • Dining

    November 19, 2003

    Cosmopolitan

    La Piazza, 7401 Pershing Avenue, 314-862-5224

  • Calendar

    October 1, 2003

    Cher the Wealth

    One last time

  • Music

    May 22, 2002

    Off the 'Mats

    No, the Replacements aren't getting back together -- yet

  • Culture

    December 5, 2001

    Hunger Strike

    Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

  • Culture

    January 19, 2000

    FENCES

    By August Wilson (St. Louis Black Repertory Co.)

  • Music

    March 24, 1999

    Sound Checks

    By August Wilson (St. Louis Black Repertory Co.)

  • Music

    December 9, 1998

    Heroic Couplings

    By August Wilson (St. Louis Black Repertory Co.)

  • Music

    November 25, 1998

    Local Time

    By August Wilson (St. Louis Black Repertory Co.)

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