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Madison (Wisconsin)

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Jazzy Danziger Demonstrates the Fine Art of Reading Poetry

    It's been observed that the only way to really understand a poem is to hear it read aloud by its author. It's also been observed, mostly by people who have spent a lot of time listening to poetry read aloud, that poets tend to assume a "poet voice," majestic and mystical, as though they were reveali ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    James Beard Foundation Awards 2012: Tonight's the Night

    At a black-tie gala in New York City this evening, the James Beard Foundation will announce the winners of its annual awards for restaurants and chefs. You can watch the ceremony on the James Beard Foundation's website or track each announced winner via Twitter. For the third time in the past four ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Gerard Craft Doesn't Win James Beard Foundation "Best Chef: Midwest" Award 2012

    For the third time in the past four years, Gerard Craft of Niche (1831 Sidney Street; 314-773-7755) was a finalist for the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef: Midwest" award. For the third time, Craft didn't win. Supporters of Missouri chefs hoping to take solace in a win by Colby Garrelts of Blue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Gerard Craft Nominated for James Beard Foundation "Best Chef: Midwest" Award [Updated]

    Gerard Craft of Niche (1831 Sidney Street; 314-773-7755) is one of five finalists for the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards in the category "Best Chef: Midwest." This is the third time that Craft has been a finalist for the award, following nominations in 2009 and 2010. Craft was in a meeting when ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    NeighborGood Foods Delivers Farm-Fresh Produce To A Doorstep Near You

    Mabel SuenJohn Doelling and Andi Smith, co-owners of NeighborGood Foods.​Imagine getting a big lush box of fresh, local fruits and vegetables each week without even having to set foot outside of the house. NeighborGood Foods, a brand-new company operated out of Maplewood by couple Andi Smith a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Wentzville's Exit 714 Is A Finalist For The Charter Center Stage Battle Of The Bands

    ​The Charter Center Stage Battle Of The Bands has entered its final stage, where eleven bands from around the country will compete for a chance to win a prize package anchored by an opening spot in Madison, Wisconsin on October 15th for Panic! At The Disco, Fitz and the Tantrums and Plain Whit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Black Moth Super Rainbow's Tobacco On The New Album (Maybe), Drugs and Prank Calls

    ​For a guy who makes some of weird sounding shit, Tom Fec is a pretty normal dude. He exercises. He dreams of giving up, getting fat and going bald. He loves the '80s, but not in a lame, ironic way. But Fec crafts day-glo hallucinogenic pop with Black Moth Super Rainbow, and drops bass like a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Wiener Whistles For All This Weekend

    Image viaHotdogger Brian Keefe.​If you're in need of a Wiener Whistle (aren't we all?), this weekend is your chance to get one. The iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be making a pit stop in St. Louis for two appearances: Friday, September 9, at the Wal-Mart in Fenton, and Saturday, Septembe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Missouri and Wisconsin Governors in Trouble Over Food Issues

    Two Midwestern governors from different political parties are in hot water over food-related issues. Missouri governor Jay Nixon, a Democrat, took a lashing on Twitter from Kansas City Republican state representative Ryan Silvey over the recent firing of the Governor's Mansion chef: .bbpBox749977 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    St. Louis Chefs Shut Out of James Beard Award Finalists, Feast Magazine Nominated

    ​The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2011 awards this afternoon. St. Louis boasted three semifinalists in the category of "Best Chef: Midwest" -- Gerard Craft of Niche, Kevin Nashan of Sidney Street Café and Kevin Willmann of Farmhaus -- but none of the three were named fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Ten Best Non-Mardi Gras Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: March 4 to 6

    ​This weekend kicks off the drunkest time of the year in St. Louis -- yes, it's Mardi Gras, the precursor to the days-long St. Patrick's Day celebration. All of the Mardi Gras listings and action is here. Some of the shows coming to town are here. And below, ten more events at which you won't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Gnostics: Be Happy St. Louis, Even While We Ignore You

    ​Of course it's a given that the Gnostics have the coolest-sounding name of any fringe group in the history of Christianity (though they just narrowly beat out the Albigensians). Back in the early, early days, around the second century CE, they did close readings of Jesus's teachings, looking for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Illinois Attorney General's Office Investigating Lollapalooza's Blackout Policies

    On his new blog, former Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis broke some interesting news: Lollapalooza's sponsor, C3 Presents, and their partners are being investigated by the office of the Illinois Attorney General for what DeRogatis terms "anti-trust issues stemming from the radius clauses that th ... More >>

  • News

    April 7, 2010

    What Treme Gets Right

    On his new blog, former Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis broke some interesting news: Lollapalooza's sponsor, C3 Presents, and their partners are being investigated by the office of the Illinois Attorney General for what DeRogatis terms "anti-trust issues stemming from the radius clauses that th ... More >>

  • News

    February 17, 2010

    Behold the Tearless Onion: Will Monsanto's sweet "EverMild" whet a discriminating palate?

    On his new blog, former Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis broke some interesting news: Lollapalooza's sponsor, C3 Presents, and their partners are being investigated by the office of the Illinois Attorney General for what DeRogatis terms "anti-trust issues stemming from the radius clauses that th ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2010

    Don't call Freedy Johnston's Rain on the City a comeback

    On his new blog, former Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis broke some interesting news: Lollapalooza's sponsor, C3 Presents, and their partners are being investigated by the office of the Illinois Attorney General for what DeRogatis terms "anti-trust issues stemming from the radius clauses that th ... More >>

  • Music

    January 20, 2010

    Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

    9 p.m. Wednesday, January 27. The Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard.

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    The Morning Brew: Friday, 1.8

    ​ Florida citrus-growers fight to save crops from cold. (Bloomberg)The throwback to cane sugar-sweetened soda doesn't make much health difference. (Los Angeles Times)Frozen pizza sales rise. (Minneapolis St. Paul Star-Tribune)Coffee shops are incognito Starbucks. (CNN.com)Potatoes sporting h ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2009

    Mount My Squirrel! Local taxidermist Rick Nadeau has a lot of fun with his "little buddies"

    ​ Florida citrus-growers fight to save crops from cold. (Bloomberg)The throwback to cane sugar-sweetened soda doesn't make much health difference. (Los Angeles Times)Frozen pizza sales rise. (Minneapolis St. Paul Star-Tribune)Coffee shops are incognito Starbucks. (CNN.com)Potatoes sporting h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    St. Louis Isn't Only Place to Experience a Weirdly Cool July

    ​Last month was one for the record books with St. Louis experiencing its sixth -- or was it seventh? -- coolest July in history. As it turns out, we were not alone. While our friends in the Pacific Northwest were suffering  some bizarre, surface-of-the-sun type heat, the Midwest and Northeast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    What Do Bakersfield and Charleston Have That St. Louis Doesn't?

    Men's Health and Women's Health magazines have come out with their ranking of the 100 best -- and worst -- cities in America for healthy living. St. Louis ranks as the second-worst city in both Men's Health and Women's Health, with only Bakersfield, California, and Charleston, West Virginia, respect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2008

    Your Weekly St. Louis Food Blog Digest

    Men's Health and Women's Health magazines have come out with their ranking of the 100 best -- and worst -- cities in America for healthy living. St. Louis ranks as the second-worst city in both Men's Health and Women's Health, with only Bakersfield, California, and Charleston, West Virginia, respect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: Q & A with Tad Kubler of The Hold Steady

    Men's Health and Women's Health magazines have come out with their ranking of the 100 best -- and worst -- cities in America for healthy living. St. Louis ranks as the second-worst city in both Men's Health and Women's Health, with only Bakersfield, California, and Charleston, West Virginia, respect ... More >>

  • News

    July 16, 2008

    Cougar Heaven!: Unreal goes on the prowl for (and with) honky-tonk older women

    Men's Health and Women's Health magazines have come out with their ranking of the 100 best -- and worst -- cities in America for healthy living. St. Louis ranks as the second-worst city in both Men's Health and Women's Health, with only Bakersfield, California, and Charleston, West Virginia, respect ... More >>

  • Music

    March 26, 2008

    The Monads turn tradition on its tail with a stomping live show and new CD

    Men's Health and Women's Health magazines have come out with their ranking of the 100 best -- and worst -- cities in America for healthy living. St. Louis ranks as the second-worst city in both Men's Health and Women's Health, with only Bakersfield, California, and Charleston, West Virginia, respect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2008

    Go-Go's Guitarist Jane Wiedlin: Outtakes from the Interview and MP3s

    Men's Health and Women's Health magazines have come out with their ranking of the 100 best -- and worst -- cities in America for healthy living. St. Louis ranks as the second-worst city in both Men's Health and Women's Health, with only Bakersfield, California, and Charleston, West Virginia, respect ... More >>

  • Music

    January 30, 2008

    The Go-Go's make a St. Louis stop-stop.

    And B-Sides catches up with Richard Marx.

  • Music

    July 25, 2007

    Streaming Weasel

    Ben Weasel gets digi with it.

  • Music

    February 14, 2007

    Local motion: The Help / The Bureau / Box Social

    8 p.m. Saturday, February 17. Schlafly Tap Room (2100 Locust Street).

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2007

    Concerts A-Go-Go

    8 p.m. Saturday, February 17. Schlafly Tap Room (2100 Locust Street).

  • News

    January 10, 2007

    Young Emcee

    Kids don't listen to what teacher's putting down? Gabe Moskoff, a.k.a. DJ Trackstar, wants to reach them through rap.

  • News

    September 6, 2006

    "You guys and your hatred for George Bush is sometimes hard to believe."

    Week of September 7, 2006

  • Music

    August 16, 2006

    Come Rainer, Come Shine

    Catastrophe does indeed bring Rainer Maria closer together.

  • News

    July 26, 2006

    The Clown Priest

    St. Louis’ Carl Kabat is back in the home he knows best -- a prison cell

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2004

    The Cycle of Life

    It's a bike thing

  • Music

    June 11, 2003

    Trophy Room

    The Schlafly Tap Room plays host to the RFT Music Awards presentation

  • Music

    April 16, 2003

    Piano Men

    Key-ticklers at the Drake Bar and the Big Bang reinvigorate the old piano-bar concept

  • Music

    December 6, 2000

    Paris, Texas

    Wednesday, Dec. 13; Creepy Crawl

  • Film

    September 8, 1999

    ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY FILM FESTIVAL

    A schedule and capsule reviews of the fest's offerings

  • Film

    September 1, 1999

    St. Louis International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

    A schedule and capsule reviews of the fest's offerings

  • Music

    May 5, 1999

    Sound Checks

    A schedule and capsule reviews of the fest's offerings

  • News

    April 14, 1999

    Guess Who's Coming to Math Class?

    The parents of Elliot Bennett, like the parents of many autistic children, want their child in a regular classroom. Inclusion's the trend -- and a federal mandate. But most schools aren't ready to make room.

  • News

    January 6, 1999

    1998: The Year in Sports

    The parents of Elliot Bennett, like the parents of many autistic children, want their child in a regular classroom. Inclusion's the trend -- and a federal mandate. But most schools aren't ready to make room.

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