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Odd Future at the Pageant, 9/14/12: Review and Setlist

Odd Future The Pageant September 14, 2012 NEWSFLASH: Man leaves Odd Future show with headache. I never get headaches, but holy shit. I think my brain is rebelling against my body. I just left the Pageant, where I've had a pack of loud, rambunctious teenagers screaming at me for the last hour and a ... More >>

Top 7 Arrested Development Foods That Should Be Real

In the event that you've just returned from an extended stay at an ashram in Bangalore, eschewing all creature comforts in favor of a daily regimen of meditation, hot yoga and colon cleanses, Gut Check has news for you: Quill.com, an offshoot of the Staples chain of office-supply suppliers, has gone ... More >>

BeBe & CeCe Winans/Mary Mary

7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

Donye Calvin: St. Louis County Man Accused of Killing Toddler

Donye Calvin​A north-county man has been charged with second-degree murder in what St. Louis County police describe as a "sick case involving a small child." Authorities accuse 22-year-old Donye Calvin of killing his girlfriend's child as he babysat for the two-year-old toddler on Friday. The ch ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of September 20

* = coming to town, = local ​Vintage Vinyl 1. DEAD CONFEDERATE---Sugar 2. MARGOT & THE NUCLEAR SO & SO'S---Buzzard* 3. KEM---Intimacy 4. WALKMEN---Lisbon* 5. SANTANA---Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time

Salume Beddu Salumificio and Salumeria to Open This Week

Robin Wheeler​Although he's not sure which day, Mark Sanfilippo -- profiled in last week's Chef's Choice column on Gut Check -- confirms that Salume Beddu Salumificio and Salumeria, the storefront location of the two-year-old artisan meat company, will be open for business next week. The shop ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, November 13 to Sunday, November 15

Friday, November 13 *Brendan Benson/Cory Chisel, Blueberry Hill's Duck Room *Boys Like Girls/Cobra Starship/Versa Emerge, etc., the Pageant -- SOLD OUT *So Many Dynamos/The Lake/Cold Bear Scout, Off Broadway *Person L/John Nolan (Straylight Run)/Brian Bonz, Firebird *Peter Bjorn and John/El Perro d ... More >>

Why I Quit the Gravy Train Tea Parties: Confessions of a Former Political Swag Seller

King says his buttons -- from Obama "Hope" to Obama "Dope" -- sold very well at political rallies.​Errol Hosea King was shaking his head watching TV coverage of the Tea Party Express all last week. The 16-day, cross-country rally ended Saturday in Washington, D.C., with different news outlets sugg ... More >>

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

Beat Happenings

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Dying to Get Out

Some inmates tell horror stories about healthcare at the women's prison in Vandalia. Some didn't live to tell their tales.

Vegetarian Cuisine

Tangerine

E.T. Trumps Andro

We don't need no stinking McGwire Highway!

Empty Promises

Missouri has been pouring millions into prisons that aren't being used. But stay tuned: If politicians have their way, there will be plenty of inmates to go around.

Stadium Sale: The Name of the Game Is Deceit

Jerome Ruffin's Last Run

At 22, Jerome Maurice Ruffin had four children and no job, and the police were after him — again. Then a cop shot and killed him in an alley. Witnesses, family and friends want to know why. The cops aren't talking.

The Lord’s Player

Leeora Daniels serves as coach, quarterback and cheerleader for the Gospel Super Bowl