Pacific Northwestern States

Would You Pay $40 for a Kurt Cobain Sushi Combo?

​The fine folks at Blue Ocean Sushi just dropped by with a menu folded into the shape of a collared shirt (see above). Down the right side there, you can see celebrity names; they continue on the back and, as it turns out, correspond to various sushi combo platters. Chuck Berry costs you $12 a ... More >>

The Decemberists and Justin Townes Earle at the Pageant, 4/27/11: Review

Decemberists. Photo by Jason Stoff​The Decemberists/Justin Townes Earle The Pageant April 27, 2011 Last night Colin Meloy of the Decemberists upended his reputation as a proggy prig with a (mostly) straightforward set of hyper-literate country-rock. Like the band's most recent album The King ... More >>

A Shellfish Man: Ian goes overboard at DeMun Oyster Bar

Gerald Laird? Really? Cardinals Make Another Less-Than-Impressive Off-Season Move

Goodbye, Brendan Ryan. Hello, Gerald Laird. commons.wikimedia.orgGoodbye, high socks, goodbye, fun. ​So this is what building a winner looks like? This is what a championship-caliber team feels like? Interesting. I always thought winning would feel good. I always kind of pictured the fee ... More >>

Sara Marcus' new book about Riot Grrrl is a fascinating account of the movement

LouFest, Day One: So Many Dynamos, Adam Reichmann and Built to Spill

(A to Z has several writers and photographers covering LouFest. Reviews and photos of the other bands from the first day are coming in separate posts.) Day one of LouFest is in the books. Guys, don't tell the St. Louis naysayers and boo-birds who like to bitch and moan about how much the city suc ... More >>

Cardinal Trade Targets From the Department of Dumb Ideas

A bad idea, but way more fun than these others. ​Okay, so I know things aren't great around here in Cardinal country just right now. The team is scuffling, the injuries are piling up, and we're all still a little peeved over Ryan Ludwick being traded. And I also know, given the time of year, that ... More >>

Show Review: Modest Mouse Brings the Sound and the Fury to the Pageant, Saturday, July 17

Jason StoffIsaac Brock of Modest Mouse at the Pitchfork Music Festival, Friday, July 16. More photos coming tomorrow.​The Scottrade Center may have hosted a bigger light show last night, but everyone left the Pageant satisfied after Modest Mouse performed with fervor and nuance before a sold-o ... More >>

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Show Review Photos: Blitzen Trapper and the Moondoggies Swelter and Sway at Off Broadway, Monday, June 21

Photo: Jon Gitchoff Marty Marquis of Blitzen Trapper last night at Off Broadway. See more photos of Blitzen Trapper last night at Off Broadway.​"Sweat," remarked Marty Marquis, guitarist for Portland, Oregon's Blitzen Trapper, "does bring us together." Due to the heat, the band took numerous t ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 5.19

Shocking! Chefs sometimes smoke pot. The New York Times examines the marijuana culture that often goes side by side with professional kitchens. While cocaine was the kitchen drug of choice in the nouvelle cuisine 1980s, today's heavier rustic foods favor something a bit more mellow. "'There has be ... More >>

Oregon Ducks Calling Mizzou's Mike Anderson?

image viaMike Anderson is pointing west -- MU fans are hoping he doesn't move that direction too.​On Tuesday University of Oregon athletic director Pat Kilkenny denied rumors that Missouri's Mike Anderson turned down an offer that would have paid him $3 million annually to replace the fired Ernie ... More >>

Tweakers 'N Diggers: Looters are pillaging Native American burial grounds to finance their meth habits

Lorenzo Romar: The Sweet 16 Coach SLU Let Slip Away

Image via the Seattle Times These nets could've been yours, St. Louis​Full disclosure: The author is a graduate of the University of Washington, a four-year member of the school's student rooting section the Dawg Pack (aka Romarville) and one of the most rabid Husky fans on the planet. Now ... More >>

Interview Outtakes MP3: Old Lights, "Losing My Mind"

In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer wrote a feature on Old Lights. (Photo above by Jennifer Silverberg.) The band's limited-edition vinyl LP, Every Night Begins the Same, is available today on St. Ives. (Order here.) Schaeffer describes the band's sound thusly: Old Lights' ascent is first an ... More >>

Mirah

9 p.m. Friday, October 16. The Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University. 20 North Grand Boulevard.

Rams Snatch Defeat From the Jaws Of Victory Against Vikings

Wikimedia Commons​As miserable as the past seven days have been in the St. Louis sporting world, local fans can take solace in the fact that it could be a hell of a lot worse.Take Seattle and their unfathomably depressing 2008: the Mariners lost 101 games, the Seahawks went 4-12, the once-proud Un ... More >>

Last Night: The Presidents of the United States of America at Taste of St. Louis

photos by Keegan HamiltonChris Ballew of PUSA​No self-respecting St. Louis music fan went to see the Presidents of the United States of America at Taste of St. Louis last night. Between Sea Wolf, Michael Franti, the Big Muddy Records rooftop party, Darker My Love, and the Cardinals game there was ... More >>

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 >>

Telekinesis

8 p.m. Sunday, June 21. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Oyster Species Guide: The five species of oysters eaten in the Western world

Lady with the Little Dog: Kelly Reichardt's modest but cosmic Wendy and Lucy

The Sham

9 p.m. Saturday, January 3. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street.

We made you a mixtape! 2008: The year in music.

Jose Oquendo is Candidate For Seattle Mariners Job

Review Setlist Photos: Wolf Parade and Listening Party at the Gargoyle, Saturday, November 8

Review Photos Setlist: Death Cab for Cutie and Fleet Foxes at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Monday, October 13

Rumored: La Russa to Leave After Season

Pitchfork: KEXP Radio Interview

Married Life is Far from Heaven

Gus van Sant returns to disaffected youth and shoestring budgets in Paranoid Park

You Kill Me

Following Untraceable's lame-brained argument, we're all to blame for this massively dumb movie.

Rocky Votolato at Off Broadway, Last Night's Show

The Prids

8 p.m. Saturday, July 14. Creepy Crawl, 3524 Washington Boulevard.

The Jumbo Poodle (or maybe the Yappy Dog)

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Film Openings

Week of March 22, 2007

Sympathy for the Devil

Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

Shapes and Sizes

Shapes and Sizes (Asthmatic Kitty)

Bear with Them

On its new album, Minus the Bear grows up

Watch This

Netflix.com fills the gap left by the demise of St. Louis' best video stores

Mars Attacks!

Retro-purists be damned! The Boss Martians are breaking out of the garage.

Pinback with Minus the Bear

Monday, March 17; Rocket Bar

Tapeheads

Gore Verbinski and Naomi Watts throw their hats into The Ring

Frequent Flier

Graphic artist Art Chantry, éminence grise of grunge, on fliers, rock music and life in St. Louis

Diana Krall

Thursday, May 4; Sheldon

Glass 20/20: Clear Visions

R. Duane Reed Gallery, through April 8

SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI

Traveling the Great River Road to learn more about a proposed arts corridor in northeast Missouri

Hit Parade

Gripping Drama

Going the Distance

The Internet is changing distance learning -- and higher education