Vol. 25, No. 24
Wrecking Brawl
For eight years, the city has kept Mark Finney from replacing the historic Syndicate Trust Building with a parking garage. He says, "Buy it or get the hell out of the way." It's time to put up or shut up.
By Elizabeth Vega
Yin and Yang
Cop plays talk-show host on the same station as the inimitable Lizz Brown
By D.J. Wilson
Power Play
California's troubles slowed deregulation here, but Ameren is preparing to turn up the juice
By Christopher Lawton
Body Solutions
The circumstances of Linda Sherman's death remain a mystery. Police hope TV will give them a break.
By Laura Higgins
What's the Rudest Thing Anyone's Said to You Lately?
Week of June 13, 2001
By Wm. Stage
Letters
Exploit-the-Flag Day
Politicians will soon return to the mother of all stupid issues
By Ray Hartmann
Wylde At Heart
Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society bring their alcohol-fueled brewtality to Ozzfest
By Paul Friswold
Children's Audio
Japanese composer Nobukazu Takemura has released some of the most important experimental electronic music of the past decade
By Randall Roberts
Home-Grown
Webster Groves R&B sensation Toya prepares for the big-time
By René Spencer Saller
Juneteenth Jazz & Heritage Festival
Thursday-Tuesday, June 14-19; various locations
By Terry Perkins
Koko Taylor and Marcia Ball
Friday, June 15; Pageant
Richard Thompson
Sunday, June 17; Pageant
By Steve Pick
Rodeo Soul with Boyracer
Friday, June 15; Frederick's Music Lounge
By Matt Harnish
Joe Henry
Fuse (Mammoth)
By Jeff Downing
Depeche Mode
Exciter (Mute/Reprise)
By Niles Baranowski
Royal Treatment
Matt McGuire and Kirk Warner serve up meals fit for a king
By Joe Bonwich
Pure Energy
Everything's hotter under the water in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
By Gregory Weinkauf
Down and Dirty
Chopper exploits its gory subject to paint a portrait of the criminal mind
By Andy Klein
Man Trouble
A new biography of Stan Musial adds complexity to "baseball's perfect knight"
By Eddie Silva
The Masochism Musical
K's Theatrical Korps resurrects the tunes of Dr. Demento fave Tom Lehrer
By Byron Kerman
Cannonball Fun
The History Channel's Great Race brings vintage jalopies rolling into Kirkwood
The Fire Within
Yet another barn-burner from the magical Opera Theatre of St. Louis
By Lew Prince
Hope Sinks
Between optimism and despair, there's comic (and author) Richard Lewis
By Robert Wilonsky
Park Paradise
Foul weather fails to dampen the inaugural presentation of the Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis
By Cliff Froehlich