Facial Hair

Burt Reynolds Battles Cancer

Waits Variations

Six ways of looking at Tom Waits, character actor

Paul McCartney's Six Best Moustaches

Today, June 18, 2012, Paul McCartney celebrates his seventieth birthday. We're having our own private party by counting down Sir Paul's six best moustaches. Let us know your favorite McCartney mouthbrows in the comments below.

St. Louis is Nation's Seventh Manliest City

What constitutes manliness? Is it merely the presence of certain genitalia and a Y chromosome and the ability to manufacture large quantities of testosterone? Or is it something more complex and metaphysical like, say, knowing how to knot a necktie or possessing an understanding of certain complexit ... More >>

Maps & Atlases

8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

American Mustache Institute Calls on Tax Breaks for Lip Hair; Plans March on D.C.

ABC NewsDr. Aaron Perlut calls on a march on Washington.​The St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute last week joined forces with tax preparer H&R Block in calling for a $250 federal refund for men (and women) who proudly wear facial hair. Dr. Aaron Perlut, chairman of AMI, says the money ... More >>

Eat, Drink and be Merry to Help an RFT Staffer Rebuild His Home [Updated]

Image viaGut Check invites you to eat, drink and donate to help this RFT staffer rebuild his home.​Update: A friendly reminder, Gut Check readers: We're eating and drinking tomorrow after work at Three Kings Public House (6307 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-721-3355). Twenty percent of ... More >>

Morgan Spurlock Discusses Lip Hair, What He'll Do If Named "Mustached American of the Year"

Is that a handlebar 'stache or one half of the McDonald's golden arches? ​Morgan Spurlock will be in St. Louis on Saturday for the American Mustache Institute's annual 'Stache Bash.The filmmaker and screenwriter, perhaps best known for Supersize Me, is in the running for AMI's Robert Goulet Memori ... More >>

Brooke Shields Makes Pitch for Mustache Finalist, Actor Brandon Wardell

Competition is heating up in the race to be named this year's Robert Goulet Mustached American of the Year. This week famed actress Brooke Shields jumped into the fray, endorsing fellow thespian Brandon Wardell -- whose mustache and singing talents have landed him roles starring as Freddy Mercury. Y ... More >>

'Stache Bash Changes Addrache -- Moving from Hrabosky's to Shannon's on December 4

Image Via'Stache Bash headed thatta way.​This just in from the folks at the American Mustache Institute. Their annual gala slated for next month is changing addresses -- moving from the bar of one Cardinals' broadcaster to another. That's right, on December 4  'Stache Bash will take place at ... More >>

Cast Spells

10:40 p.m. Saturday, September 18. The Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Boulevard.

American Mustache Institute Postpones 'Stache Bash; Grown-Up Excuses Cited

John Oates rings in last year's Stache Bash.​If you -- like me -- have already begun grooming your facial hair for the American Mustache Institute's annual 'Stache Bash, you may be wearing that lip sweater for awhile. Daily RFT recently caught up with one of AMI's founders Aaron Perlut (a.k.a. Dr. ... More >>

Valient Thorr

9 p.m. Tuesday, September 14. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Gogol Bordello

8 p.m. Friday, August 6. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Thirteen Questionable Mustaches from the Pitchfork Music Festival

As a fad or trend, mustaches are rather passe. (Shh -- don't break the hearts of the fine folks at the American Mustache Institute, who have made the facial hair their life's passion.) But someone forgot to tell the attendees of last weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival that not everyone can rock the ... More >>

Manly Men of St. Louis, Get Your Whiskers Trimmed at This Weekend's NASCAR Race!

Wahl! That's a sexy shave.​As Daily RFT was first to tell you earlier this week, St. Louis has been named the sixth-most manliest city in the nation. How did we earn such honor? According to the authors of the study, it has something to do with our appetite for sports (particularly the motorized k ... More >>

Megafaun

8 p.m. Friday, June 18. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Avenue.

Mustache War! Stan Kroenke vs. Shahid Khan. Whose is Better?

Stan Kroenke boasts that There Will Be Blood 'stache suggesting a shrewd business tycoon who you do not want to fuck over -- if you know what's good for you. Khan, meanwhile, sports a dashing, almost regal, mustache suggesting a fun-loving man who knows how play and work hard.​If you haven't heard ... More >>

More on Shahid Khan, His Fabulous 'Stache, Republican Leanings and No Comment

Khan he grow a mustache? Yes.​Is it me or does Shahid Khan's mustache grow more resplendent with each new photo to surface of the St. Louis Rams prospective new owner?The first image of Khan revealed yesterday showed a man with a thick, workmanlike 'stache circa a 1982 dockworker. Today's photos o ... More >>

Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon: "My 'do was more of a 'mull-fro'...equal parts mullet and Afro"

​The American Mustache Insitute has done it again: They just posted an interview with REO Speedwagon singer Kevin Cronin. The discussion involves REO's new video game, vinyl pants, today's music industry and...rollin' with the changes. Excerpt below. Oh, and don't forget -- the band has a Chri ... More >>

Holly Golightly, John Mayer Announce St. Louis Shows

British garage-rock queen-bee Holly Golightly is returning to St. Louis for the first time since August 2005 at the Firebird on Tuesday, December 1. Details forthcoming. Also, John Mayer has announced a show with Michael Franti and Spearhead at the Scottrade Center on Saturday, March 20, 2010. Ticke ... More >>

A Salute to Mustaches and the Musicians Who've Sported Them

Eddie Murphy and his 'stache.​Tonight's the second annual American Mustache Institute 'Stache Bash (Roberts Orpheum Theater, 7:30 PM, $29). While the event raises funds for St. Louis Challenger Baseball, it's also a special time to celebrate Mustached Americans who have made our world a better pla ... More >>

John Oates Reunited with Mustache After 20 Years

Pop singer John Oates has re-grown his world famous mustache after a two-decade hiatus. Oates, part of the super group Hall and Oates, debuted his new lip hair today in St. Louis where he'll headline tonight's "Stache Bash" party presented by the American Mustache Institute. Photo: Chad GarrisonA bi ... More >>

Stiff Upper Lip: Things get hairy when John Oates talks about performing at the 'Stache Bash, his Web cartoon and famous facial hair

Exclusive Interview: Flavor Savers to Rock Friday's 'Stache Bash

Unless you've been cowering under a big glob of shaving cream, you're probably aware that this Friday the American Mustache Institute is hosting its third annual 'Stache Bash at the Roberts Orpheum downtown. (More details on the party here.) You're also probably aware this year's event features the ... More >>

Brendan Ryan, Sully Sullenberger, Eric Holder Among Finalists for Mustache Award

Brendan Ryan reacts to news that he's a finalist.​The St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute has just released the finalists for its annual Robert Goulet Memorial Award, honoring the man (or woman) who's done the most this year to promote and uphold the mustache as a lifestyle/fashion stateme ... More >>

The 'Stache Bash 2009 Features John Oates

Daryl Hall (left) and John Oates (right). Seriously, that facial hair can totally fuck you up.​A to Z's love and admiration for the credo and mission of the American Mustache Institute -- okay, okay, who are we kidding? We mean the AMI itself -- is well-documented here. But the lads behind the end ... More >>

Institute Seeks Great Mustached Americans for Annual "Goulet Award"

The late singer and actor, Robert Goulet.​The St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute is soliciting nominations for its second-annual Goulet Award -- an honor bestowed upon a mustachioed individual whose acts and reputation glorify upper-lip hair. Last year's award went to Tim Galvin, a former ... More >>

Gogol Bordello

8 p.m. Thursday, July 23. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

The American Mustache Institute Commissions a Tune

Our pals over at the American Mustache Institute just commissioned a tune to further spread the gospel of their mission. Please take a listen to and/or purchase "I Got A Mustache" from LA musician/producer Jamey Scott. Vocals contributed by Eddie Cunningham, pedal steel by JayDee Mayness. The song's ... More >>

Rick Ankiel Has Shaved His Mustache

Well, like many great surprises, it didn't last very long.It looks like the Cardinals' Rick Ankiel has shaved it off. You know, the mustache that garnered not one, but two, blog posts, and a couple thousand visits via Google. Seems more people were interested in it than one might've guessed.It's an ... More >>

Ryan Franklin's New Beard Must Be Stopped

Okay, the time has come for someone to put their foot down, and that foot is me. Something has got to be done about that thing on Ryan Franklin's face.  I don't know what the fuck it is, or exactly what Franklin thought he was going for when he started trying to cultivate it, but this has ... More >>

Hairy Times: St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute wants to put the 'stache back in style

Card of the Week: 1981 Bill "Parallel Lines" Buckner

Photos: Baseball Mustache Hall of Fame

Hairy Halloween

Not so secret 'stache

The Mustache Awards are Coming to St. Louis

St. Louis-Based American Mustache Institute Interviews My Morning Jacket's Jim James

Kenny Loggins

6 p.m. Sunday, August 17. Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles

Akron/Family

8:30 p.m. Saturday, September 8. Creepy Crawl, 3524 Washington Boulevard

'Stache Bridges

Local Motion: The Aquatic Record

Friday, February 10, 8 p.m. at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (3301 Lemp Avenue)

David Lee Roth

Friday, November 25; Bottleneck Blues Bar
(inside Ameristar Casino, St. Charles Landing, St. Charles)

Marc Broussard

Monday, November 7; Mississippi Night (914 North First Street)

A Wild Hair

The town of Augusta is lookin' mighty foxy at 150 years old -- and you're invited to the celebration

Tell Us How You Really Feel

Ministry's Al Jourgensen gets political, Black Heart Procession talks facial hair, and Minnie Driver loves us (yay)!

Best Bouncer

Big Dan Telle

A 'Stache of Evil

Beware the hair

Best Place to Meet Single Men

Gateway International Raceway

Best Place to Drown Your Sorrows

Ardie and Tiny's