If you're like me, and was on vacation since Christmas, today has been something of a readjustment period. Waking up with an alarm? Going into the office? Having to change out of pajamas? Ugh! I'm still trying to ease my way back into blogging -- so read on below for some news stories, reviews and links you may have missed while you were scarfing Christmas cookies.
R.I.P. Vic Chesnutt
*Raymilland -- the St. Louis post-punk band which reunited last weekend; MP3 and music feature here -- pu
Yet another Mardi Gras has passed in St. Louis and now only memories (and compromising photos) remain. If you're not entirely worn-out from last weekend, look forward to this weekend: fire-breathing burlesque, a Jersey Shore cast member, munching on crickets and worms and a goth version of Seinfeld, all for $10 or less.
Uncovering the Path to Freedom: Photographs of Underground Railroad Sites by William Earle Williams (Friday)
Image courtesy William Earle Williams
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Hey, St. Louis, the next time the local band you came to see tells you to stick around for the following acts, take heed. You wouldn't want another poor display like last night, when most of you left the Firebird after Jumbling Towers finished its set. You also wouldn't want to miss sets as punchy and fun as the ones that Title Tracks and Pretty & Nice played.
Left with a loyal front row of eight or so fans and a handful of people that could not have numbered over thirty, Pretty & Nice ripped i
