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St. Louis Rules, Kansas City Drools: A Response to the Kansas City Star

Here at RFT, we did a double take when we stumbled on a Kansas City Star headline this week that read, "KC is rising while St. Louis keeps falling." Then we actually read the column by Yael T. Abouhalkah, who argues that "Kansas City is superior to St. Louis." Really? We can't let this one go. I ... More >>

The Best Shows in St. Louis Week: March 4 to 10

Welcome to March, aka insane show season in our fair city of St. Louis. Bands from all over begin to defrost from winter weather and warm up to the road once more, loading up vans and booking mini tours to Austin's South by Southwest fest and beyond. Catch some in the act as they swing through in co ... More >>

Photos: Senator Roy Blunt Promotes Mental Health Plan, Irritated By Gun Control Questions

Late Friday afternoon, Senator Roy Blunt held a press conference at the Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Center in St. Louis to promote his plan to improve mental health treatment across the country. The time is right, he told reporters, since people want concrete actions taken in response to the ... More >>

The Ten Best Shows In St. Louis This Weekend: July 20 to 22

Happy Friday, St. Louis! Before we get to the festivities, it's been a little while since we've explained our shows-pickin' blog-postin' strategy, so here it is again for the uninitiated and the forgetful: Every Monday we do a blog post called "Out Every Night" that lists shows the RFT Music staff p ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From July 16 to 22

My word of the day calendar says that today's word is "skirl", which conveniently is defined as a musical term. Unfortunately, it is one that typically involves the act of bagpipin', and none of the bands listed this week feature that particular instrument. MISSED OPPORTUNITIES. Alberta Cross plays ... More >>

Meandering Missouri Mountain Lion Last Seen in Michigan

First things first. The word Missouri in the headline above probably should be in quotes. Why? Because the cougar photographed in north-central Missouri's Linn County in December 2010 is probably not originally from the Show-Me State.  How do we know this? Because conservationists tracking ante ... More >>

Cody Canada & The Departed Delivers Tribute to Oklahoma Heroes

Cody Canada throughout the 1990s and 2000s was the leader of Cross Canadian Ragweed, a hybrid of country sensibilities and rock influence. The group experienced a great deal of critical and commercial success in the country music world before disbanding near the end of the decade. Cody Canada & The ... More >>

Okkveril River's Top Five Creative Writing Tips

Alexandra Valenti​Perhaps thanks to singer Will Sheff's creative writing background or its Russian literature-derived band name, Okkervil River wears the tag of "literate rock & roll" more than any other band not named the Decemberists. (Which is silly, since all songwriters are by definition ... More >>

Swimming the River des Peres: Daredevil Affects EPA Policy on St. Louis River

Report: Missouri Roads, Bridges Suck

Missouri's rural roads are among some of the nation's worst, a new report finds.​One out of every five rural roads in Missouri is in poor condition, according to a report released today by a Washington, D.C. transportation research group.And nearly as many of Missouri's rural bridges -- eighteen p ... More >>

Eight Signs of the Cereal Treat Trend Take-Over

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Lady Gaga Is A Terrible Match for Boyfriend Luc Carl: Lyrical Proof From Every Born This Way Track

​Are they? Aren't they? Lady Gaga's been giving conflicting reports recently on the state of her relationship with longtime on-and-off beau Luc Carl. On May 27 she announced their split to MTV UK, which reports that Gaga and Carl were spotted together in NYC days later. Around the time she a ... More >>

Cassie Morgan & The Lonely Pine and Love Drunk Studio: Behind the "These Years" Video

Cassie Morgan & the Lonely Pine. Photo by Daniel Muller​Update, 4/6/11: Andrew Roger, of Ingrained, put together a mini-documentary on the filming of the video. It's out now; watch below for further contextualization, hott stacking action and track-listening pow-wows. Cassie Morgan & the Lone ... More >>

State conservationists scour the Kansas boondocks, aiming to repopulate Missouri with horny prairie chickens

Weird Science: Schapiro Group data on sex-trafficking study wasn't questioned by mainstream media

Adam Gnau of Acero Restaurant, Part 2

This is part two of Holly Fann's Chef's Choice profile of Adam Gnau of Acero restaurant in Maplewood. Part one can be found here. Look for part three, a recipe from Gnau, tomorrow. Holly FannAdam Gnau of Acero​Did your family cook when you were a child? Yes, but not well. I'm not doggin' my m ... More >>

Missouri Attorney General Goes to Bat for Arizona's Immigration Law

Koster: Como se dice "bandwagon" in espanol?​Two days after Republicans bolstered their numbers in the Show-Me State and across the nation, Missouri's Republican-turned-Democrat attorney general is out with a move that's sure to please the Tea Party masses. Chis Koster announced today he is leadin ... More >>

Are You Faster Than a Flippin' Racecar Driver?

Getty ImagesCarl Edwards​Think you can burn more rubber than NASCAR's own Carl Edwards? Guess what? You probably can't! But there's maybe sorta kinda a chance for you to try.Missouri native son and back-flip enthusiast Edwards (he's from Columbia) is doing a contest with Midwest Ford Dealers. Craz ... More >>

Dissecting the Rams Draft Deal Discussion

The scene outside Rams Park, as protesters march against the injustice of giving $45 million to a completely unproven commodity. ​Less than a week from the NFL draft, there's been plenty to talk about lately, particularly the revelations coming from the Cleveland Browns' front office regarding tal ... More >>

Wanna Know Where Tigers Fans Are Watching the Mizzou-Clemson Game?

Image ViaIs this Tiger Clemson's or MU's?​Tigers fans across America will be tuning into CBS this afternoon to watch Mizzou take on Clemson in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. That's because both teams have Tigers for mascots.If you're a Mizzou fan, word on the World Wide Web is that the ... More >>

Destination Unknown: Up in the Air steers clear of the predictable route, lands the emotion

U.S. Drug Czar to Unveil New Anti-Meth Campaign in Drug's Hotspot: St. Louis

​Whatever your feelings about the Obama administration, you can't say that the president's office ignores St. Louis. Obama chose to visit the nearby suburb of Arnold for his 100th day in office. A couple month's later the prez returned to St. Louis to throw out the first pitch at the All-Star Game ... More >>

Something About This Contest Just Isn't Right

Yesterday I received a disturbing press release from the senior advocacy group Experience Works asking Missouri residents to submit nominees for "America's Outstanding Older Worker." Here's the catch: Nominees for the contest must be at least 100 years old and work 20 hours a week to qualify. I ... More >>

Those Were the Days: Unreal turns back the RFT clock to the Lincoln-Douglas debates

Tag-Team Review: Bruce Springsteen, Working on a Dream

Today, Bruce Springsteen releases Working on a Dream, his sixteenth studio album. To mark the occasion, writers Steve Kozel and Christian Schaeffer had an e-mail volley over the merits of the new work. Steve Kozel: Working On A Dream starts with the eight-minute Western epic, "Outlaw Pete," which c ... More >>

RFT readers love Laurell K. Hamilton's vampire stories, Albert Pujols, and foodie trivia

Haslett on Incognito: "What is wrong with this mother******?"

I-70 Series Preview: Royals vs. Cards

Ludacris Does So Have Hoes in St. Louis!

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaios Home Address

Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Stands Behind Phoenix New Times and Village Voice Media

Haggard Glory

Country’s hardcore hard-ass is still bringin’ it.

Spent

A Broadway schmaltzfest spawns a big-screen travesty

Marketing the Corner

Peter Riegert takes his excellent film on a cross-country journey

Sunday's All Right for Rocking

And voting; don't forget to vote

Wet Kisses

Riding Giants gushes over the legends of "big wave" surfing

Bone Up

Pop and noise meet at the Head of Femur

Just One Toke?

They may have been hippies, but Brewer & Shipley always bathed

Film Openings

Week of October 9, 2002

Old West Rest

Joe Arena's cowboy obsession and the frontier trappings of his assisted-living home

Welch the Revelator

Gillian Welch's new record marks a testing of the very limits of that "confessional singer/songwriter" mode

The Monroes

Friday, July 27; Frederick's Music Lounge

Hall Pass

Looking for influence, significance, development and perpetuation at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Penn Is Mightier

Nicholson makes a Pledge to find a killer, if there is one

Best Bi-State Bus Route

No. 70 Grand

XTC

Wasp Star (Apple Venus, Volume 2) (TVT Records)

BEAUTY IN THE BEEST

Sun Sawed in 1/2 bring a new sound to their Bewilderbeest

Sound Checks

The Mild Bunch

Bruce Springsteen