Columbia (Missouri)

The Latin Sound of Missouri's David Wax Museum: Jarana Jarochas, Quijadas y Mas

For as stiff and coy as the band's name may be, the David Wax Museum's hybrid of indie pop, folk and folkloric music flares with smart sonic ideas and timeless and in-the-moment images. Born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, Wax (that is his last name) still has family in University City and still h ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: August 24 to 26

LouFest is this weekend! We're sure you are aware of the huge outdoor event, with headliners Flaming Lips and Girl Talk, not to mention Dinosaur Jr. and Sun Volt. We've already worn out plenty of computer keyboards writing it up this year, so the contents of this post are decidedly LouFest-free. Th ... More >>

Breaking News: Columbia is a Way, Way Smarter City Than StL

Our good friends at the Daily Beast have decided to torment us with another set of rankings, this time a list of the 25 smartest cities in this fine nation of ours. Last time they did this, St. Louis came in 32nd. But this time, instead of using statistics, they're relying on science! Stats can be c ... More >>

Five People Injured in Racing Accident at State Fair

Five people were injured Sunday night during a car race at the last night of Missouri State Fair, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Columbia, Missouri's KOMU reports that Tyson Russell, 25, lost control during a turn, crashed through a guardrail and a safety fence and into the crowd.In ... More >>

Karaoke DJ Seeks Out His Dream in Morgan Spurlock's Comic-Con Documentary

Skip Harvey seems to have it all, at least from a karaoke fanatic's perspective. For the last few years, the Columbia, Missouri, resident has been the leading karaoke DJ at Eastside Tavern, one of the more bodacious places to emulate Freddie Mercury in Mid-Missouri. He also has lead karaoke sessions ... More >>

Shots Fired at Chuck E. Cheese. Wait, What?

​Police were called to a Columbia, Missouri, Chuck E. Cheese at 7 p.m. Sunday night after someone fired at least a half-dozen shots at the rodent-themed children's paradise. Police found six to eight shell casings and three bullet holes in the building. Really, Columbia?Police have footage from a ... More >>

The Dive Poets Recommended Tour Essentials: AAA "Plus," Ramen, Canned Meat and Peanuts

Anna Moffatt and Eric Sargent in Tulsa. Courtesy of the Dive Poets.​Roughly half of St. Louis' finnest fiddlin' folk/Americana outfit, the Dive Poets, took to the road recently -- Jeff York and Renato Durante stayed home with new babies, and Eric Sargent, Karl Eggers and Anna Moffatt comprised ... More >>

Cicada Ice Cream No Longer for Sale in Columbia

You know you wanna eat me.​Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream in Columbia, Missouri, sold out of its first batch of cicada ice cream last week before it officially went on sale. Alas, the first batch was also last. This week the city's health department advised the ice cream retailer to hold off on a sec ... More >>

How to Avoid Becoming a Grinch This Holiday Season

image via​It's so easy to succumb to Grinch-ish-ness this time of year. It's dark, it's cold and you can't go anywhere without hearing fake-cheerful Muzaked Christmas songs. This all makes you especially vulnerable to the good sad songs, like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" or "I'll B ... More >>

Pickleman's Gourmet Café Now Open

Ian Froeb​Gut Check reported last month that Pickleman's Gourmet Café would open at 3722 Laclede Avenue. A few weeks later than planned, the sandwich shop has opened its doors. This is the fourth location for Pickleman's, which has two shops in Columbia, Missouri, and one in Springfield, Missouri ... More >>

The (Outrageous) Price of Weed in Missouri

Image via He'll take two please.​Ever wonder if your pot dealer is ripping you off? Or if the grass is really greener (and cheaper) in British Columbia than it is in, say, Columbia, Missouri? Well, now there's a way to know for sure.A new website called PriceOfWeed.com allows people to anonymously ... More >>

Pickleman's Gourmet Café Coming to Midtown

​Pickleman's Gourmet Café is slated to open later this month at 3722 Laclede Avenue in Midtown. This will be the first St. Louis location for Pickleman's, which has two locations in Columbia, Missouri, and another in Springfield, Missouri. The fast-casual restaurant serves sandwiches and thin-cru ... More >>

Local Filmmakers Explore Currency Design as an Art Form in The Art of Making Money, Host Interactive Art Show Fundraiser

artmoney.orgart money by Elisabeth Maria Hansson Wejsflog​From its independent movie theater/DVD shop/cafe, the Ragtag, to its annual True/False Film Fest, Columbia, Missouri, is a college town known for supporting art-house cinema, especially documentaries. Nathan Truesdell, a Columbia res ... More >>

Tuesday Tussle: Part 1, Shooting Dogs During Police Raids Does Not Take a Bite Out of Crime

Image sourceThe Columbia Police shot both McGruff and Scruff. WTF?​Last week Daily RFT reported on the case of Jonathan E. Whitworth, a suspected drug dealer whose pit bull and corgi were shot (the pit bull fatally) when a SWAT team raided his house in Columbia, Missouri early one evening in Febru ... More >>

Ass Clowns of the Week: Columbia Police

​The results are in and in overwhelming fashion Daily RFT readers have voted the Columbia, Missouri, police department as last Friday's Ass Clowns of the Week. The Columbia po-po won nearly 69 percent of the vote after video footage surfaced last week showing the cops shooting two dogs during a ra ... More >>

Chef's Choice, Part 2: Jarvis Putnam of Bossanova Restaurant and Martini Lounge

This is part two of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with Jarvis Putnam of Bossanova Restaurant & Martini Lounge. To read part one, click here. Stay tuned for part three tomorrow. Robin WheelerJarvis Putnam of Bossanova Restaurant & Martini Lounge​Did your family cook when you we ... More >>

Chef's Choice: Jarvis Putnam of Bossanova Restaurant and Martini Lounge

This is Part One of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with Jarvis Putnam of Bossanova Restaurant & Martini Lounge. Part Two will be published tomorrow, Part Three on Friday. Robin WheelerJarvis Putnam of Bossanova Restaurant & Martini Lounge​Think of food in Alton, Illinois, and som ... More >>

Alex Chilton's Missouri Ties: How the First Big Star Reunion Happened in Columbia

Big Star/Box Tops legend Alex Chilton's sad, unexpected death continues to reverberate throughout the music industry. Tributes are pouring in, from the LA Times and Rolling Stone to the NY Times and basically the entire SXSW music festival. Jason HarperThe cover of the Austin Chronicle's SXSW suppl ... More >>

Ptarmigan Joe Stickley Blue Print

9 p.m. Saturday, December 26. The Gramophone, 4243 Manchester Avenue.

Dept. of D'oh! Women Basketball Players Attack Male Cheerleader

Hanneman​As if being a male cheerleader isn't humiliating enough...Police in Columbia, Missouri, say two female basketball players at the University of Missouri broke a male cheerleader's nose and left him with a black eye following an incident early Friday morning. Johnson​According to the Colu ... More >>

Indyground Funk Jam

10 p.m. Friday, June 26, The Foxhole in the Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester Avenue.

Neither Rain, Nor Hail, Nor Sprinklers Stop Eager Mizzou Journalism Student

As you may know, the NBC affiliate in Columbia, Missouri, is owned and operated by the University of Missouri School of Journalism, which allows its students to hone their skills as reporters and anchors on a real television station. As you can see from the video below, one of these students may wan ... More >>

White Rabbits

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 10. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Columbia Webzine The Bathysphere Compiles Missouri Band Digital Compilation

Kiernan Maletsky of the Columbia, Missouri, webzine The Bathysphere dropped me a line to say that it just released a digital compilation of Missouri bands on its website -- for free! There's only one St. Louis act represented (Jumbling Towers, the track heard here), but some other great folks from K ... More >>

Taser Use Under Debate Across Missouri

Wikimedia CommonsA group calling itself the Coalition to Control Tasers is asking the Columbia, Missouri, police department to review its policy on the use of the weapons.According to the Columbia Missourian, the coalition wants the police department to adopt a 52-policy guideline outlining how and ... More >>

Breaking: Three St. Louis Chefs Are James Beard Award Semifinalists

The James Beard Foundation today announced the semifinalists (link PDF) for its restaurant and chef awards. Three St. Louis chefs made the cut in the "Best Chef: Midwest" category: Gerard Craft of Niche, Josh Galliano of Monarch and Kevin Nashan of Sidney Street Cafe. In addition, Mike Odette of the ... More >>

The Sound of One Audience Member Clapping: Resourceful indie filmmakers are finding new ways of getting their movies into theaters. But will anybody come?

A Question of Race

NASCAR returns to Gateway

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: May 30 through June 1

John Henry & the Engine

Under the Yellow Moon
(Home Tone Records)

Gentleman Auction House Signs to Emergency Umbrella, Releases Alphabet Graveyard Bonus New MP3!

St. Louis Weekend Round-Up: September 21-23

Foundry Field Recordings

8 p.m. Friday, September 21. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Mid-America Jihad?

Leaders of a now-defunct international aid charity face charges of funneling money to Iraq.

Roll On, Columbia

Columbia's a college town. It's also an eatin' town. Big-time.

Nothing But the Truth

Columbia's True/False Festival is the coolest four-year-old in Missouri.

Chew Tube

Kim Chi

Friday, March 31, 9 p.m. Lemmons (5800 Gravois Avenue)

Beer Cheer

Spreading the love

With Childlike Eyes

Saturday, August 6; Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (3301 Lemp Avenue)

Too Good to Be True

The True/False Film Festival is the cream of the documentary crop

PBR Is Not Just Beer

But you can drink while watching

Bowling for Columbia

An upstart film festival in Tiger Town is generating big buzz

American Band

Tight melodies, true grit, a love of hair metal: The Doxies have it all

The Battle of the Paddle

Loot dreams, pre-teen stars, Russian immigrants and (cough) very old men have the St. Louis table-tennis scene popping off

Bottle Rockets

Saturday, Aug. 5; Blueberry Hill/Duck Room

Currying Favor

New Asian restaurants on the St. Louis scene

SPACE BLAST

The Superstars of Love throw a helluva party

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