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Strangers Now: New Split Ten Inch, Upcoming Summer Jam Tour

Not all things that come from the St. Charles area are homogenized and soul-less. Take Strangers Now, for example. I went out to a Halloween show at one of the members' houses out there last year: It was chock full of un-jaded, fresh-faced kids who I barely recognized. This was somewhat unheard of, ... More >>

They're Here for the Apocalypse

The Cardinals Finally Clinch

In the end, it probably happened the only way that made sense. The 2012 Cardinals are not about dramatic, thrilling victories, even if they occasionally pretend to be. The 2012 Cardinals are about letdowns at the biggest moments, and just being good enough overall to power through the heartbreak.&nb ... More >>

Lou and Andy, Together Again

The Magnetic Fields Will Play the Sheldon in November

The Magnetic Fields, led by the enigmatic Stephin Merritt, just announced a November 14 show at the Sheldon Concert Hall (3648 Washington Boulevard). Tickets are $33 and go on sale August 11 at 10 a.m. You can purchase them by calling MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or visiting the Sheldon web site. And we ... More >>

Six Best Bands Named Black _____

The Black Keys headlined the first day of Coachella. Black Sabbath is about to play Lollapalooza. Local metal phenom Black Fast just wowed a crowd at Euclid Records for Record Store Day. These are all reminders that black is the official color of rock & roll. Here are the six best "Black ______" ban ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Fifteen Best Shows From March 19 to 25

Last week we alluded to the fact that this March is a great time to be a music fan in St. Louis....this week we're driving the point home and then some. Unless you are capable of bi-location (or in some cases: tri / quadro), you are going to miss some good shows this week. We have Andrew Bird at the ... More >>

St. Louis Ranks No. 6 in Number of "Native" Inhabitants

​For most St. Louisans, going home for Thanksgiving this week means staying put. According to Census figures, 69.4 percent of people living in the St. Louis metropolitan area were born in the region. That ranks as sixth highest nationally among major cities and a good 12 percentage points abo ... More >>

Before Computers, Giant Model of Mississippi River Determined Flood Risks

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via PlacesThe Mississippi River model during its last days of use in the early 1970s.​This spring, computer models helped the Army Corps of Engineers determine the exact outcome of flooding when the agency made the controversial decision to blast the Birds Point Levee ... More >>

Daily Beast: Our Moms Are Happier Than Yours

USA Today​According to the oh-so-scientific pollsters of the Daily Beast, St. Louisans, among other things, have nicotine addictions and a lack of book-smarts. So it's nice to know that the latest ranking chart of the pop-political website, released this week for Mother's Day, suggests that ou ... More >>

Game Notes: Cardinals 8, Diamondbacks 2

Oh, sure. I could have found a picture of an actual puma, but tell me those aren't awesome. ​Title of the novel based on tonight's game: The Puma's Roar. Well that certainly was exhilarating. The second time the Cards have scored more than six runs this season, and the second in a row, i ... More >>

David Bazan Returning to the Old Rock House

David Bazan will be playing at the Old Rock House on Friday, June 10. (That's the same place he played in March 2010.) Tickets are $12 in advance and the show starts at 8 p.m. The show is 21-plus only, however, says the venue. This show comes a few weeks after Bazan releases a new solo album, Strang ... More >>

About that Census: At Least We're Not Detroit, or Cleveland, or Pittsburgh, or Cincinnati

A Census employee works the streets of (INSERT MIDWEST CITY) last summer.​Yesterday St. Louis officials all but conceded that the 2010 U.S. Census got it right: The city did lose 30,000 people, or 8.3 percent of its population, over the past decade. And while there's been lots of hand-wringing abo ... More >>

Possibly Swoon-worthy Leftovers from Southern Graphics Council

This weekend, in case you somehow missed it, St. Louis played host to the Southern Graphics Council International Conference, with an offshoot event on Cherokee Street as well as edgier programming by Tom Huck's Evil Prints. Brooklyn-based muralist Swoon was in town, putting up a mural on the side o ... More >>

Same-Sex Unions Now Law of the Land of Lincoln

​As expected, Illinois governor Pat Quinn yesterday signed off on a bill legalizing civil unions in that state.Two month ago, the measure passed in both houses."We believe in civil rights, and we believe in civil unions," Quinn said at a signing ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center. "We believe ... More >>

Def Leppard Tribute Band Seeks One-Armed Drummer

Tribute bands are serious business. The moves, the fashion, the vocal tics, the hair -- for a tribute band, these elements must all be in place if it wants to become successful. Authenticity is so prized, in fact, that a Dallas-area Def Leppard tribute band is allegedly looking for a one-armed drumm ... More >>

Paul Haggis shows no improvement in The Next Three Days

SBNation St. Louis Launches

Hey, sports fans! As of yesterday, you officially have a new online destination where you can fritter away your working hours. SBNation, a national community of sports blogs, launched its St. Louis site Tuesday, a one-stop repository of news and opinions -- for what value is a conversation about spo ... More >>

Meet Chef, Cookbook Author and TV Host Lidia Bastianich at Williams-Sonoma on Thursday, 3.11 [Updated with New Time]

​Update: (Thursday, 3.11, 10:15 a.m.) My Post-Dispatch counterpart, Joe Bonwich, was kind enough to pass along word that today's signing at Williams-Sonoma will now run from 4-5:30 p.m.Update: (Thursday, 3.11, 11:45 a.m.) Also, she will be at the Des Peres Schnucks (12332 Manchester Road) from 2-3 ... More >>

Grand Buffet

9 p.m. Thursday, November 26. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

The Morning Brew: Friday, 5.29

The U.S. and Russia continue talks over Russia's ban on U.S. meat after the swine-flu outbreak. (Guardian)The governor-general of Canada is in trouble for eating raw seal meat. (BBC News)Pittsburgh fishmongers crack down on Detroit residents buying octopus before the Stanley Cup Finals begin.(Yahoo! ... More >>

My Cardinals: Tim Lane

This past year, over at Viva El Birdos, I wrote a post on Christmas Eve called "God Bless Us, Everyone." It wasn't about baseball, as is often the case with the things that I write, but about my own feelings at Christmas about, well, just life in general. I was pretty proud of the way the piece turn ... More >>

Survey Sayz ... St. Louisans Think "Grass is Greener Somewhere Else"

There's slush the color of wet concrete on the sidewalks, in gutters and on roads. Jobs are hard to come by and our winter sports teams are atrocious! But do St. Louisans really think of their town as St. Louis Shitty?Pew Research CenterPercentage of residents who say they want to live in this city ... More >>

Jeff Mangum Plays Neutral Milk Hotel's "Engine" in Pittsburgh and Columbus

Gentleman Auction House Tour Diary, Day Thirteen: Philadelphia to Columbus

Study: St. Louis Among Most Polluted in the Country

The Cardinals: Where Do They Go From Here?

McGwire and Sosa Share a Moment

McGwire and Sosa Share a Moment

Winter of Our Discontent

This holiday season Dennis discovers that one head-scratcher leads to another.

Crystal City Approves Smelter -- Again

Dead Milkmen member Joe Jack Talcum: Monday at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

It Was a Very Good Year

Thanks for the memories: Dennis and Deanna break down 2006.

Why won't Mexican men go down on their ladies?

Week of November 2, 2006

Week of November 9, 2005

"Scientology has answers to life's problems."

Lemon Heads

Modey Lemon serves up nasty rock & roll with a smile

Film Openings

Week of December 17, 2003

Fry Guys

Plus: charter control; the opera comes to town; and so does the wrecking ball

Overexposed

Magazine article shines an unwelcome spotlight on St. Louis' civic squabbles; PLUS: Is this any way to announce a party? Let's have some suggestions!

Film Openings

Week of July 3, 2002

Real Folk Blues

August Wilson's Seven Guitars hits the ground running but sputters as it loses its breath

Stop the Music

If the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra does not raise $29 million by the end of this year, it's bankrupt

Taxi Hailing

The Black Rep's Jitney is a transporting experience

Letters

Week of November 8, 2000

Best Reason(s) to Replace Busch Stadium

Inevitability and Intimacy

Getting What You Don't Pay For

Success ruins some of baseball owners' most tearful tales

Wonder Boys

Directed by Curtis Hanson

DON'T FENCE HIM IN

The Black Rep stages the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Fences

TO THE MAX

Beckmann in Paris takes "Best of Show"

THE ALL-AMERICAN MINSTREL SHOW

The black-and-white facts of the once-popular, now-reviled entertainment form