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Steddy P and DJ Mahf Invade Canada and Open for Masta Ace: A Tour Log

Editor: Tef Poe is an artist from St. Louis city. Through powerful imagery and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in music publications such as XXL and Urb Magazine. ... More >>

Every Time I Die

8 p.m. Friday, December 14. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From December 10 to 16

And now a Public Service Announcement from RFT Music: It's wintertime, folks, and you know what that means: It's cold! And as we all know, in the cold, everything dies. The trees, the bugs, at least one ill-prepared bird I found in my side yard -- and most important for the purposes of this post: t ... More >>

Odd Future's "Camp Flog Gnaw" Tour is Coming to the Pageant -- Full Tour Schedule Included Within

Odd Future has just announced a show on September 14 at the Pageant. The members of the rambunctious skate-rap collective that will be in the house are Tyler the Creator, Hodgy Beats, Left Brain, Domo Genesis, Mike G, Earl Sweatshirt and Taco. Tickets are $25 in advance or $27.50 day of show -- the ... More >>

Combat veterans fall prey to gambling addictions at an alarming rate. Where's the military when the chips are down?

St. Louis Ranks Among Most Fashionable Cities in U.S.

Yeah, we were pretty shocked, too. Who would've thought that Cardinals t-shirts and Blues caps were the height of modern fashion? (Then again, Jon Hamm has been photographed wearing a Blues cap. Ah, Jon, you give us class!) But there it is, in another one of those scientific polls we love so much, t ... More >>

Bruce Springsteen Tour Dates, E Street Lineup Announced

Bruce Springsteen's long awaited 2012 US tour dates are out and, at lest in this first batch, the closest he'll come to St. Louis is an April 17 show in Cleveland and an April 12 show in Detroit. A stop here could be announced at a later date -- there is a tantalizing week between the Cleveland show ... More >>

Chuck Berry: There's No One Cooler and Never Will Be

2011 was a big year in the amazing continuing career of Chuck Berry. After a scary collapse in Chicago, he returned to his monthly post at Blueberry Hill, saw his statue installed in the Loop and got a feature in the January 2012 Esquire. Last week, Jamie Lees explained why you shouldn't wait to se ... More >>

Spelling Bee Returns From A Tour That Included A Break-In And Several Great Bands

Photo by Mabel Suen​Noise-rock duo Spelling Bee recently embarked on a tour that took members Joseph Hess and Mabel Suen to Washington D.C., Baltimore, Bost and more. We explored the band's approach to D.I.Y. in a feature as the tour was kicking off. Now that they've returned, we asked drumme ... More >>

UniverSoul Tiger Papers Produced; County Closes Investigation

St. Louis County has now seen proof that the tiger whose paw got stuck in his cage earlier this month has been checked out by a vet.​So much for that.The St. Louis County Health Department has closed its investigation into the health and welfare of a tiger associated with the UniverSoul Circus, wh ... More >>

Tiger Trouble: County Investigating PETA Complaint Over Circus at Jamestown Mall

PETA's video shows a tiger with his paw trapped under the bars of his cage at the UniverSoul Circus.​ UPDATED at 4:45 p.m. with comments from UniverSoul Circus. Yesterday, the UniverSoul Circus opened a five-day run at the Jamestown Mall -- bringing its dancing dogs, amazing acrobats and terr ... More >>

Iron Barley Hosts Rib Fest to Benefit Marine Corporal Todd Nicely

Image via Washington PostVeteran Todd A. Nicely​Sure, there's that big, corporate rib festival downtown this weekend, like there is every Memorial Weekend, with barbecue from pit masters you've never heard of and music from bands you haven't liked in two decades. Thankfully, those aren't the ... More >>

Subway Passes McDonald's in Total Locations Worldwide

​Why has Ronald McDonald gone missing? Maybe he's ashamed that Jared has supplanted him. That's right: The Wall Street Journal reports (via Eater) that Subway has passed McDonald's for the most locations worldwide as of the end of 2010: 33,749 vs 32,737.Actually, what caught my eye in the WSJ stor ... More >>

Lemuria

9 p.m. Thursday, December 30. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Walmart Sandwiches Recalled

Deli meat used in Walmart sandwiches recalled for possible listeria contamination. Food Safety News reports that Zemco from Buffalo, New York, has recalled over 380,000 pounds of meat. None of the meat was sold as retail product; it was all used for Walmart's Marketside Grab and Go Sandwiches. Par ... More >>

Interview: John Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls on the Band's New Album, Covering Flesh for Lulu and Listening to Arcade Fire

​Nearly twenty-five years into its career, Goo Goo Dolls is one of the most consistent rock bands around. The Buffalo, New York-based band is playing at Family Arena tonight with Switchfoot and Green River Ordinance, in advance of its ninth studio album, Something For the Rest of Us. Due Augus ... More >>

Tweakers 'N Diggers: Looters are pillaging Native American burial grounds to finance their meth habits

Street Talk 2.0 - Five Pedestrian Questions for Pedestrians in the Delmar Loop

When it comes to important issues, most media organizations turn to national experts and pundits. Here at Daily RFT, we instead like to hit the streets and ask everyday people what they think. The answers are not always pretty (or coherent), but everybody deserves their say.For this week, we asked f ... More >>

Lemuria

2 p.m. Saturday, January 9. The Sci-Fi Lounge, 6010 Kingsbury Avenue.

Blown to Peaces: Weather Underground leaders claimed their bombings were devised to avoid bloodshed. But FBI agents suspect the radical '70s group killed a cop in the name of revolution.

Java Enabled: Probat, Unlike Any Other

It's the Cadillac of roasters -- or maybe the Mercedes-Benz, considering its origin. The German coffee roaster Probat isn't a household name, but it's synonymous in coffee circles with high quality coffee roasting. Some of the best artisan roasters in St. Louis -- Shaw's Coffee Ltd., Northwest Coff ... More >>

Mount My Squirrel! Local taxidermist Rick Nadeau has a lot of fun with his "little buddies"

Local Punks the Humanoids, God Fodder, Suburban Smash Leavin' for Tours

Photo: Nick SchnelleThe Humanoids perform at the Halo Bar during the RFT music showcase back in June. Things may be a little quieter on the local punk scene in the next few weeks as the Humanoids, Suburban Smash and God Fodder all depart Saturday for tours. Suburban Smash and God Fodder pile in ... More >>

Discount Cards for Stache Growers

You know it's a down economy. No news there. But amongst all the chatter about bailing out financial industries, and now the auto industry, the St. Louis based American Mustache Institute is offering a salve for the weary: discount cards for mustache growers  Well, they're working on it anyway ... More >>

Gentleman Auction House Tour Diary, Day Seven: Rochester, Buffalo, New York

Warped Tour darlings Cobra Starship discusses side projects and fanny packs, while the hidden history of Green Jellÿ is revealed

B-Sides makes sense of Iron & Wine while Lemuria continues to Get Better

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaios Home Address

Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Stands Behind Phoenix New Times and Village Voice Media

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

All the Monty in the World

There Goes the Eruv

You'll dig the delightfully unorthodox (yet totally Orthodox) food at Shmeers

Jesus For Juniors

How do you lure disaffected suburban teens into the bosom of the church? Try this unholy trinity: rock & roll, junk food and Foosball.

Take Wing(s)

They're buk, buk, buh-good

Let Us Now Praise Pan-Fried Poultry

Rusty's serves up the classics

Film Openings

Week of May 21, 2003

Full Esteem Ahead

Monty has everything going for it -- and more

Dumb & Dumber

If they'd sold drugs on a street corner, punishment would have been swift. Instead, they used the Internet -- and the party lasted for years.

Mountain Mama

Patty Loveless isn't just Down From the Mountain -- she never left

Hall of Flame

Football Cardinal great Jackie Smith promises diners a hot time at his new West County restaurant

Letters

Week of June 20, 2001

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