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David Letterman

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Active Child, Deer Tick and Other Show Flyers

    Meditate on the metaphysical with Active Child this Thursday at the Firebird. Pat Grossi combines ethereal falsettos and swelling harmonies with billowing harp that floats over an electronic horizon. Deer Tick is four albums deep into its catalogue, and now come with David Letterman's approval. The ... More >>

  • Music

    May 10, 2012

    Tennis

    9:30 p.m. Friday, May 11. Plush, 3224 Locust Street.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Out Every Night: The Best Shows From May 7 to May 13

    This week's Most Triumphant Beard of the Week award goes unequivocally to Map's and Atlases' Dave Davison, whose facial hair would be worthy of IFC's cut-throat Whisker Wars competitions -- if that show is still a thing, anyway (I sure hope so, but doubt it). Jack Passion would be proud. Maps and At ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    UPDATE: Sculptor Hard at Work on Bust of Rush Limbaugh for Missouri State Capitol

    Update, March 6: More information at the end of the post, including Senator Claire McCaskill's protest and an answer to commenter Mike N's question about whether this wad of bronze is funded by taxpayer money. ------- The eagle-eyed bloggers at Fired Up! Missouri posted the news earlier this after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Stellar Week for Chefs on Late Night Television

    ​ Subversiveness rules on late night TV with lots of celeb chef visits. Last night Momofuku Milk Bar pastry chef Christina Tosi introduced Conan O'Brien to her most popular dessert, Cereal Milk. That's milk flavored with Lucky Charms, which leads to O'Brien having a sexual experience before h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2011

    Glen Campbell at the Bezemes Family Theater, 9/9/11: Review and Setlist

    Roy Kasten​Glen Campbell The Bezemes Family Theater at the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts September 9, 2011 The sound sailed out across the theatre. It was the last note of the last song of the last encore for the last show in St. Louis (St. Charles to be exact). That was it for Glen Camp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

    ​Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending May 15, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books, Subterranean Books and Sue's News. George Vecsey was kind of a jerk when Daily R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Most Spectacular Week Ever for Talk-Show Food Spectacles

    Is it sweeps week? Or did food fans just get really lucky with a trifecta of late-night talk show food-related ridiculousness? Either way... First, Jamie Oliver discusses beaver anal glands with David Letterman on Tuesday.

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    New Album Releases: Toro Y Moi, Six Organs of Admittance, Adele and More

    (New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Adele's 21​*Adele, 21 NPR reviewed 21: "The songs on 21 don't offer up much specific detail of the heartache Adele says she's suffering, or even outline the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Not Good Things: Martha Stewart Behaving Badly

    Last week, after years of being teased by David Letterman about her time in prison, Martha Stewart finally lost it and nailed him in his smartass face. It's hardly the first time the domestic goddess/ex-con has behaved poorly. We present a video history of Martha has defied proper housemaven beh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Interview: Tef Poe on War Machine, His Fantastic New Album

    courtesy of Tef Poe​Tef Poe's War Machine is a nineteen-track tour de force. The Force member's musical versatility has always been his calling card, and so it's not surprise that Machine embraces diversity and defies pigeonholing. Genre-wise, it touches on warm R&B, ominous hip-hop, celebrato ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    R.I.P. Captain Beefheart, 1941-2010

    ​(Via Pitchfork) This is a sad way to start the weekend: Rolling Stone confirmed that the legendary avant-garde musician Don Van Vliet, a.k.a. Captain Beefheart, has died. He was 69. Beefheart's 1969 LP Trout Mask Replica is considered a pillar of experimental music, one that's cited time and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Rachael Ray Spars with Letterman, Hosts Burger Bash

    On Friday night, while David Letterman took Rachael Ray to task (via Eater), she was at the "Blue Moon Burger Bash presented by Pat LaFrieda Meats, hosted by Rachael Ray", a part of New York Wine & Food Festival. The New York Observer reviews the event. While the U.S. focuses on childhood nutritio ... More >>

  • Film

    September 15, 2010

    Joaquin Phoenix implodes to prove a point in I'm Still Here

    On Friday night, while David Letterman took Rachael Ray to task (via Eater), she was at the "Blue Moon Burger Bash presented by Pat LaFrieda Meats, hosted by Rachael Ray", a part of New York Wine & Food Festival. The New York Observer reviews the event. While the U.S. focuses on childhood nutritio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Denis Leary Pegs Albert Pujols on the Late Show with David Letterman [Video]

    Dressed head to toe in Red Sox gear, the asshole comedian Denis Leary did his best Bob Gibson impression and put a ball in El Hombre's ribcage yesterday on Letterman. Unlike The Dominator, however, it looks like Leary came close to crapping his pants when Albert pretended to take a step toward ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Vintage Video: David Letterman's Special Version of the Late Show for St. Louis

    Bring on the St. Louis jokes!​A video has surfaced on YouTube of David Letterman's monologue from a 1997 episode of the Late Show featuring an exclusively St. Louis audience. In the video, posted by St. Louis TV and radio personality JC Corcoran, Letterman sings praise for the city, even busting o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    SXSW Day Two: KDHX/Twangfest Day Party, Ray Davies, John Hiatt, Morning Benders, Roky Erickson/Okkervil River -- and More

    Hating on South By Southwest is too easy. Just look around: Shit-faced lawyers waxing bizness gobbledygook to shit-faced salesmen of exercise bikes, members of psych-metal bands (probably called Red Octopus or Purple Cobra) barely remaining vertical for all their unbathed rock studiousness, the endl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Were All the Good Jokes About Darfur Already Taken?

    Whew. Dodged a bullet there. I'm a bit of ratings whore.I was going to get all David Letterman on everyone and write a Top Ten list of jokes about dead boaters. Luckily, someone was dumb enough to set an example as to why that's a bad idea. Everybody, meet Mike Valenti. Mr. Valenti is a ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2008

    Go! St. Louis Weekend Calendar, November 14-16, 2008

    Not totally satisfied with your weekend itinerary? Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature delivers the top nine can’t-miss activities to complete your fun-seeking agenda. Looking for live music? Here's your St. Louis weekend concert calendar. Saturday Less than a month removed from elect ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2008

    Unreal strips down with Sarah Palin, flushes a pumpkin and balloons up for Halloween

    Not totally satisfied with your weekend itinerary? Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature delivers the top nine can’t-miss activities to complete your fun-seeking agenda. Looking for live music? Here's your St. Louis weekend concert calendar. Saturday Less than a month removed from elect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2008

    McCain's Last (And Only) Hope

    Not totally satisfied with your weekend itinerary? Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature delivers the top nine can’t-miss activities to complete your fun-seeking agenda. Looking for live music? Here's your St. Louis weekend concert calendar. Saturday Less than a month removed from elect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Regurgitating Bill Chott’s Sordid Past

    Not totally satisfied with your weekend itinerary? Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature delivers the top nine can’t-miss activities to complete your fun-seeking agenda. Looking for live music? Here's your St. Louis weekend concert calendar. Saturday Less than a month removed from elect ... More >>

  • News

    October 24, 2007

    Buck Wild

    Unreal dresses up for Halloween, ponders getting electrocuted and entertains a bizarre fantasy about Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2007

    The Airing of Dirty Linen

    Unreal dresses up for Halloween, ponders getting electrocuted and entertains a bizarre fantasy about Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.

  • Music

    April 4, 2007

    Kick out the jammies.

    A toddler and her dad road-test alt-lullabies for B-Sides, while the Downtown Trio adds jazz and pizzazz to local TV staple the Fan Show.

  • Film

    July 12, 2006

    All-Day Suckers

    Sedaris and Colbert peddle Candy not everybody wants

  • Music

    May 24, 2006

    Heil Heil Rock & Roll

    Bob Heil and his legendary audio inventions head to Cleveland and the Hall of Fame

  • News

    January 25, 2006

    Ask a Negro Leaguer Column

    Week of January 26, 2006

  • Film

    August 10, 2005

    Working Blue -- and Brown

    Inside the dirtiest joke ever told is a nugget of unadulterated joy

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2004

    Medalsome Fun

    Get ready for fantastic gymnastics at the Savvis Center

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2003

    Lap Dance

    Emerson Indy 250 is fast & furious

  • Music

    May 28, 2003

    Waves of Fascination

    Shortwave radio: Where the lunatic fringe lives, breathes and flourishes

  • Culture

    March 5, 2003

    That '60s Show

    Oliver Beene goes against fake millionaires and phony idols

  • Culture

    February 26, 2003

    Steal This Movie

    Studios don't get the Upright Citizens, which isn't funny at all

  • Culture

    December 11, 2002

    End of the Road

    Trio is the network where great shows go to die, and so much more

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best TV-Sports Anchor

    Martin Kilcoyne, KTVI (Channel 2)

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best Populist Top-Ten Chart

    Trash cans in front of Vintage Vinyl

  • Calendar

    January 9, 2002

    Fake Mustache

    Groucho Marx returns from the grave in Frank Ferrante's one-man show

  • Culture

    January 2, 2002

    Rescue 9/11

    This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    Which Radio Commercial Do You Turn Off the Quickest?

    Week of June 27, 2001

  • Culture

    June 13, 2001

    Hope Sinks

    Between optimism and despair, there's comic (and author) Richard Lewis

  • Culture

    March 14, 2001

    Up the Academy

    The Oscar telecast has, for a decade, been Gil Cates' golden moment

  • Culture

    January 31, 2001

    Drag King

    Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

  • Film

    December 27, 2000

    Imperfect 10s

    Picking the best of a bad movie year

  • Culture

    December 27, 2000

    Blow Up the Box

    TV managed to suck and blow in 2000, but still, we watched...and watched

  • Culture

    November 1, 2000

    What, Them Worry?

    As Mad celebrates its 400th issue, its editors wonder how to stay funny in a world gone mad

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    WINGENIOUS

    There's method to her madness, and Lady Luck has the prizes to prove it

  • Music

    October 13, 1999

    WE STAND CORRECTED

    St. Louis musical sage Steve Pick reveals what Elvis Costello really said about St. Louis

  • Music

    June 16, 1999

    Listening Post

    St. Louis musical sage Steve Pick reveals what Elvis Costello really said about St. Louis

  • News

    March 24, 1999

    Short Cuts

    St. Louis musical sage Steve Pick reveals what Elvis Costello really said about St. Louis

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