Rome (Italy)

A toothless satire of the Catholic Church in We Have a Pope

Sublime with Rome, Buddy Guy, Pretty Little Empire and More in This Week's New Show Announcements

Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded Youtube videos with which you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new ... More >>

Play Within a Play

Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded Youtube videos with which you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new ... More >>

SLUM Fest Winners

The first annual SLUM Fest awards were held over the weekend at Atomic Cowboy. The event featured performances from over a dozen of the best hip-hop groups and solo artists in St. Louis -- standouts included OOOPS and Tef Poe, who also won for best male artist and best mixtape. Awards were announced ... More >>

Introducing the 2012 RFT Web Awards Finalists

​The good news? The St. Louis online community is alive and well. The bad news? There's so much great content out there, it's extremely difficult to come up with a list of the best of the best. But, hey, this is the Internet. People love them some lists. We'd hate to disappoint. So, then, the ... More >>

The RFT Web Awards' Music Finalists

The 2012 RFT Web Awards are a little over a week away, and finalists have been chosen by our panel of judges. This year's expanded list of categories includes a few related to music, including the return of Best Music Blog. There's also Best Club/Concert Web Site and Best Photostream/Flickr, which i ... More >>

The Complete SLUM Fest Hip-Hop Awards 2012 Ballot -- Vote Now!

​The St. Louis Underground Music Festival, held this year at the Atomic Cowboy back in June, has introduced a ballot for its 2012 Slumfest Hip-Hop Awards ballot. The categories include Best Hip-Hop Artist (male and female), Best Graffiti Artist, Best B-Boy Crew, Best Album, Artist of the Year ... More >>

Homespun: Indiana Rome

WTHLTGO2
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Indiana Rome's WTHLTGO2 Comes Out This Saturday at the Atomic Cowboy

Indiana Rome​Indiana Rome's Who The Hell Left The Gate Open 2 is a sprawling, thunderous album heavy with guest spots from Rome's Force cohorts and as good a showcase as the confident MC has had to date. The album is the subject of this week's Homespun column; you can read that below. WTHLTG ... More >>

Fugazi's Joe Lally Is Still Moving Forward

Indiana Rome​Indiana Rome's Who The Hell Left The Gate Open 2 is a sprawling, thunderous album heavy with guest spots from Rome's Force cohorts and as good a showcase as the confident MC has had to date. The album is the subject of this week's Homespun column; you can read that below. WTHLTG ... More >>

Bob Cassilly: City Museum Founder Died the Way He Lived

Peat WollaegerA portrait of Bob Cassilly by Peat Wollaeger.​Here's one thing anyone who knew Bob Cassilly will agree on: Cassilly, whose body was found yesterday morning in a bulldozer at Cementland, his larger-than-life sculpture museum/creative experiment, died the way he lived, building som ... More >>

Joe Lally Of Fugazi Is Coming To Off Broadway

​Joe Lally will be playing at Off Broadway on November 9th. It's an early one: Show starts at 7 p.m. No openers have been announced, and unless we are very much mistaken he had locals last time. Ahem. The ex-Fugazi bass guitarist is touring in support of his April release Why Should I Get Us ... More >>

Brent Farris: St. Louis Fugitive Eluded Capture Like "Catch Me If You Can"

U.S. Marshal's Service via Houston ChronicleBrent Farris traveled under the alias Michael Royston.​Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Catch Me if You Can has nothing on 49-year-old Brent Farris. Farris, the former owner of Farris Gallery in St. Louis, was sentenced today to fourteen months in prison ... More >>

A New Entry in The History of Bad Officiating

Oh, sure. I could have gone with a picture of Russel Crowe or Kirk Douglas here, but I like to think you all expect a little more thought put into the joke pictures we use here at the RFT. ​A funny thing came on the newsfeed on my sidebar the other night. I was just typing away, trying to get some ... More >>

Meet the 2011 Riverfront Times Music Award nominees

Oh, sure. I could have gone with a picture of Russel Crowe or Kirk Douglas here, but I like to think you all expect a little more thought put into the joke pictures we use here at the RFT. ​A funny thing came on the newsfeed on my sidebar the other night. I was just typing away, trying to get some ... More >>

Philosophically Speaking, St. Louis Was to Be Far Superior Than Chicago

We rejoiced in your fire, Chicago. But you got last laugh.​Hard to believe today, but, 140 years ago, one of the most exclusive clubs in town was the St. Louis Philosophical Society. The organization, started by a couple followers of German philosopher Georg Hegel, published the influential journa ... More >>

Galati's Ristorante: The Hill on Interstate 70

Katie MoultonGalati's Pizza Pasta Grill on Main Street, Foristell​ Mauro Galati is bringing the Hill to Foristell. Where or what precisely, you inquire, is Foristell? Well, Gut Check trekked out to Galati's Pizza Pasta Grill (100 South Main Street, Foristell; 636-463-1020), perched on the lin ... More >>

St. Louis at SXSW 2011: Who's Playing Where

Annie ZaleskiNato Caliph at SXSW a few years ago​It's hard to believe, but the music portion of the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2011. In the last quarter-century, the annual event has evolved to become the gathering place for music-industry darlings, wann ... More >>

The Ten Best Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: February 11 to 13

​Could it be? By Sunday the Ice of Doom will finally be starting to melt? Be still my heart! Go to these shows, then -- without fear of falling. And find some more ideas below. Friday Tef Poe Album Release @ The Gramophone The Force member celebrates the release of War Machine with a proper t ... More >>

Attorneys for Archdiocese Demanded Recusal of Gay Judge, Records Show

courts.mo.govLawrence Mooney: Has sat on other appeals that ruled in favor of the archdiocese.​The note from Missouri Court of Appeals Judge Lawrence Mooney to former St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke was just three sentences long. Written on Court of Appeals stationary and dated October 2, 2007, ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of October 28

Warpaint can't get enough of Nellyville; the blissed out rock quartet from Los Angeles will be back in town for the third time since June on November 19 at The Gargoyle.​ Cicero's *Triggers, November 3 Euclid Records *JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, November 6 *The Sights, November 6 Europe Nig ... More >>

Tea Party Crasher: Hard-charging Ed Martin wants to win your vote — and Russ Carnahan's congressional seat

Warpaint can't get enough of Nellyville; the blissed out rock quartet from Los Angeles will be back in town for the third time since June on November 19 at The Gargoyle.​ Cicero's *Triggers, November 3 Euclid Records *JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, November 6 *The Sights, November 6 Europe Nig ... More >>

Some Reservations: Galloping gourmand Anthony Bourdain pauses to take stock

Warpaint can't get enough of Nellyville; the blissed out rock quartet from Los Angeles will be back in town for the third time since June on November 19 at The Gargoyle.​ Cicero's *Triggers, November 3 Euclid Records *JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, November 6 *The Sights, November 6 Europe Nig ... More >>

Interview with Anthony Bourdain: "I Wonder Sometimes If I'm a Malevolent Force"

Photo: The Travel ChannelAnthony Bourdain​"I'm gonna walk out on stage, talk for an hour, [do] question-and-answer," says Anthony Bourdain of his October 1 appearance at the Fox Theatre. "It's as crazy, as rowdy, as entertaining as the audience cares to make it."The visit will be Bourdain's first ... More >>

Phoenix Burns Up the Pageant

by Ryan Wasoba In one of a half dozen instances of audience acknowledgment, Phoenix vocalist Thomas Mars announced, "Growing up in Paris, we clapped like this." Mars commanded The Pageant to applaud to the rhythm of "[pause] clap, [pause] clap-clap" -- the complete inverse of the traditional Americ ... More >>

Nato Caliph Celebrates His Birthday, Releases REACH EP

photo by Annie ZaleskiNato breathes life into the mic​If the rap gods have any sense of justice, Nato Caliph will go down in history as St. Louis' equivalent to Common. Both artists spit conscious rhymes with charisma and an intense -- yet tender -- flow. Each tells stories in their songs in a way ... More >>

St. Louis Archdiocese Investigates Alleged Miracle; Woman Claims Cancer Cured by Prayer

Fr. Chaminade: Miracle worker?​Rachel Lozano was 15 when she was first diagnosed with a rare form of cancer known as Askin's tumor. Three times she underwent painful treatments -- chemotherapy, radiation, stem-cell replacement -- only for the cancer to return stronger than ever. In 2000, Lozano fl ... More >>

St. Louis is NOT a Manly City

​Like many males in St. Louis, I was getting a pedicure yesterday when I heard the horrible news: Some online pollster (who doesn't know diddly squat) named St. Louis the No. 6 most-manliest city out of 50 U.S. metropolises. Now, allow me to introduce the following evidence as to why St. Louis is ... More >>

The 2010 RFT Music Award winners

​Like many males in St. Louis, I was getting a pedicure yesterday when I heard the horrible news: Some online pollster (who doesn't know diddly squat) named St. Louis the No. 6 most-manliest city out of 50 U.S. metropolises. Now, allow me to introduce the following evidence as to why St. Louis is ... More >>

Your 2010 RFT Music Award Winners!

Last night at the Schlafly Tap Room, we announced the 2010 RFT Music Award winners. Here are the results. We'll be adding photos from the night once they arrive! Best Americana/Folk Band (Indie-Leaning) The Monads Best Americana/Folk Band (Untraditional) Brothers Lazaroff

Your 2010 RFT Music Showcase Schedule is Right Here

​On June 5, the RFT Music Showcase is happening on Washington Avenue. All day, all night. Have you voted yet for your favorite bands? If not, I suggest you do that right here! Perhaps the schedule for the music showcase will spur on your clicking fingers. Read on below for the bands, venues an ... More >>

The 2010 RFT Music Awards Nominees: The List

The 2010 RFT Music showcase takes place on Saturday, June 5, 2010, on Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis. On and before that day, fans can vote for their favorite local musicians in the following categories. For more information on where and how to vote - and for up-to-the-minute details about ... More >>

Daniel O'Connell, Former SLU President, Accused of Violating Sex Abuse Contract

Image ViaO'Connell teaching a class at Georgetown in 2007.​Father Daniel O'Connell, who headed Saint Louis University from 1974-1978, is facing the threat of a lawsuit from a New York woman who claims the priest sexually abused her decades ago. According to the Survivor's Network of those Abused b ... More >>

Columbia High School Students Proudly Observe Toga Day

April 21 marked the anniversary of the founding of Rome. In Columbia, it is Toga Day. To celebrate, the Columbia Tribune reports, 114 students at the Columbia Independent School paraded through town on Wednesday afternoon dressed in togas. Image sourceToga! Toga! Toga!​ The students ate lunch ... More >>

From the Labs: New Research at Wash. U.

Image sourceThey're talking! They're happy! We should be more like them!​Happy People Have Better Conversations Than You Do: Apparently Jean-Paul Sartre was wrong: Hell is not other people. The happiest people, a new study from Washington University and the University of Arizona shows, are the ... More >>

The Force aims to again put St. Louis hip-hop on the national map

Image sourceThey're talking! They're happy! We should be more like them!​Happy People Have Better Conversations Than You Do: Apparently Jean-Paul Sartre was wrong: Hell is not other people. The happiest people, a new study from Washington University and the University of Arizona shows, are the ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Highlights: Friday, March 19 to Sunday, March 21

It's been a long week. Here are the highlights of shows going on this weekend -- please chime in with your own below. Friday, March 19 *Jay-Z/Young Jeezy/Trey Songz, Scottrade Center *David Gray, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center *STS9, The Pageant *Michael McDermott (early), Off Broadway * ... More >>

Former RFT Music Editor Jordan Harper Gets First Writing Credit Tonight on "The Mentalist"

The Mentalist, not Jordan Harper​Jordan Harper left Riverfront Times a few years back for New York City where his now wife was attending graduate school. Our former music editor (read some of his writings here) has now transplanted once more. This time he's in Los Angeles where he's landed a writi ... More >>

St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of February 2

The Dead Weather​Fox Theatre *Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Sunday, April 18 *Jeff Beck, Thursday, April 29 The Pageant *Story of the Year, Thursday, March 4 *HIM, Wednesday, April 7*The Dead Weather, Saturday, April 24 *Martin Sexton, Saturday, May 22 Scottrade Center *Michael Buble, Friday, June 25 ... More >>

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

Who's Hosmer?

The first lady of sculpture, that's who

That bastard: The Mexican explains why Portuguese is a bastard tongue

The first lady of sculpture, that's who

Silent Lucidity

The first lady of sculpture, that's who

Aleli's Crispy Anchovies

$2.59
Seafood City Grocery Store
7733 Olive Blvd
St. Louis

Wave the Green, White and Red

But not in front of the screen

What's Brew With You?

The new Bottleworks is full of Schlafly goodness -- and bison!

The Second Time Around

Another helping please: Spaghetteria Mama Mia gets it right