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Smile and Say Provel Freese! Imo's Lands Cardinals Third Baseman as Spokesman

He grew up chowing down on thin crust pizza at the Imo's in Ballwin. And now David Freese, the Cardinals hometown hero in the 2011 World Series, is the newest spokesperson for St. Louis' most iconic pizza. "It's always been my favorite pizza, and so I am very excited to now represent this great St ... More >>

Judah Friedlander Buys Firebird Crowd Imo's Pizza After Show, Jimmy Kimmel Still Hates It [Update]

On Friday, February 8, comedian Judah Friedlander visited the Firebird (2706 Olive Street; 314-535-0353) to make St. Louis laugh. The self-described "World Champion" did just that for nearly 90 minutes, including an interlude about St. Louis and his love-hate relationship with Imo's Pizza (multiple ... More >>

Here's a Photo of 30 Rock's Judah Friedlander Feeding Everyone at The Firebird Imo's Pizza

30 Rock's Judah Friedlander (you know, the guy with the hats) came to the Firebird on Friday, to -- as he put it -- answer questions about "my status as World Champion, karate, or my dick." His on-the-spot and off-the-cuff humor played well to the good-sized, seated crowd -- but if anyone had plans ... More >>

Jenna Fischer Talks Favorite St. Louis Foods With Jimmy Kimmel, He Calls Imo's The Worst Pizza Ever

On Monday, Jenna Fischer was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where conversation turned to St. Louis food, as reported yesterday over at Punching Kitty. Like Fischer, Kimmel's fiance Molly McNearney is also a St. Louis native -- bizarrely, McNearney was at one point a student of Fischer's mother -- and ... More >>

St. Louis Hanukkah Celebrations: Hipster or Hasidic?

The Jewish festival of Hanukkah (or Chanukah, if you can manage that guttural "ch") starts Saturday night at sundown. A few weeks ago, Jimmy Kimmel ran a segment on his show called "Hipster or Hasidic" in which the audience had to determine whether a series of beards belonged to Brooklynites of the ... More >>

Travis Barker and Animal's "DRUM WAR!!!" on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Video

Celebrity drummer Travis Barker sat in with the Muppets' Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Barker posted on his Facebook page: "G00D M0RNING! Blessed to play drums with my childhood hero ANIMAL last night!...Good Times." We agree. Incidentally, the last six posts on ... More >>

Standup Ben Kronberg: So Funny, You'll Pull a Gun on Him

​There are lots of dudes in Bushwick, Brooklyn, who resemble comic Ben Kronberg, but not many in his 'hood have the balls or neural circuitry to do what he does. The 34-year-old Denver native, who's performed on Jimmy Kimmel, Carson Daly and twice at SXSW, favors quirky wordplay and the occasional ... More >>

Interpol Adds a Second St. Louis Date in 2011

Interpol is opening for U2 in July -- and the dark-pop band is also playing at the Pageant on Friday, February 11. Shiny electo-pop project School of Seven Bells is opening. Tickets are $25 to $30, and on sale this Friday at 5 p.m. The band's latest album is a self-titled effort. "Summer Well," liv ... More >>

Jimmy Kimmel Examines Kurt Warner's Loss on Dancing with Stars: Tea Party Conspiracy?

How else to explain the fact that former Rams quarterback Kurt Warner was eliminated last night while Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, keeps on dancing? Jimmy Kimmel cuts to the heart of the matter:

Drake and Clipse Announce a Show at the Fabulous Fox

Raise your hand if you saw this one coming: Hip-hop phenom Drake, with special guests Clipse, will be at the Fabulous Fox on Tuesday, October 12. Tickets are $62.75 and $42.75 and are on sale this Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Here's Drake performing "Bedrock" with Nicki Minaj (can she please be added ... More >>

Interview: Minus the Bear's Erin Tate on the band's latest, Omni

David Belisle Minus the Bear​It's always interesting to compare an artist's critique of his own work with critical evaluations. Minus the Bear's latest, Omni, has been put through the wringer for all of the most predictable reasons: It's an album of poppier songs by an experimental prog-rock b ... More >>

Q: What Do Huey Lewis and Devon Allman Have in Common?

Clay Lipsky​A: They'll both a part of Space Age Blues, the forthcoming album from Devon Allman's Honeytribe, which is due out June 1. That's according to a post on the Ardent Studios website, which is spotlighting the local band today. Allman's presence is a given -- duh, it's his band. But Le ... More >>

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