Vol. 27, No. 23
One-Track Mind
On top of old Fairmount: Collinsville's humble racecourse is home to one of the nation's winningest Thoroughbred owners
By Mike Seely
Mutual Disdain
St. Louis is a top market for Northwestern Mutual. It's also a focus of complaints about the insurance company.
By Matthew Everett
Killing Time
Suzanne Johnson is going to prison for killing her boyfriend -- years after the fact
By Bruce Rushton
What Is It You Don't Get?
Week of June 4, 2003
By Wm. Stage
Play "Ball"!
Lust Highway
The alt-country marathon known as Twangfest offers sex appeal galore
By Matthew Everett, Roy Kasten and Mike Seely
Minty Fresh
The Starlight Mints want to be more than just that other band from Oklahoma
By Melanie Haupt
Embarrassment of Riches
If you can't find a show to go to this weekend, it's your own damn fault
By René Spencer Saller
Back of Dave
Saturday, June 7; Rocket Bar
By Matt Harnish
Melt-Banana with the Conformists and Corbeta Corbata
Monday, June 9; Galaxy
By Paul Friswold
Flaming Lips with the Starlight Mints
Saturday, June 7; Pageant
AK1200
Friday, June 6; Lo
By Alison Sieloff
Various Artists
American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs (RCA)
By Christopher O'Connor
Darryl Worley
Have You Forgotten? (DreamWorks)
By Michael Roberts
Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Altered States of America (Relapse)
By Guy Gray
Sounds Around Town
Just Getting Started
Entrepreneur Troy Williams offers a superlative breakfast joint as his latest venture
By Michael Renner
The Macallan Twelve-Year-Old Scotch Whisky
Remy's Kitchen & Wine Bar, 222 S. Bemiston, 314-726-5757
By Randall Roberts
2 the Extreme
The high-speed sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious delivers more noise and more flash
By Bill Gallo
Speakin' Spell
Who would have thought -- a compelling film about spelling!
By Luke Y. Thompson
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Roots for the Home Team
It'll be a hot time in the old town at Collinsville's International Horseradish Festival
By Thomas R. Raber
Let's Play Two
The Black Rep and Stages provide a Yankee doubleheader
By Dennis Brown
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Toil and Trouble
The Shakespeare Festival works hard to nail Macbeth but misses the mark
Stars of David
The Jewish Film Festival of St. Louis unspools this week
By Neal Sokol
Swept Away
The Opera Theatre mounts a captivating Abduction
By Lew Prince
Look Out Below
"New Rock Musical" Jouét sinks like one
By Deanna Jent
Take Small Bites; Chew Thoroughly
Tastes of Tilles and Central West End
By Paul Friswold, Byron Kerman, Rob Levy and Rose Martelli
Stems and Seeds
Inhaling Schwagstock 18
By Paul Friswold, Byron Kerman and Mike Seely
Hammer of the Gods
With a handful of artists, "classic rock" is not a pejorative
By Robert Wilonsky
Sand Ho!
Magic House goes tropical
By Paul Friswold, Byron Kerman, Rose Martelli and Thomas R. Raber
Eyeliner and Grease
Fast cars, fast bands, fast women
By Niles Baranowski, Paul Friswold, Guy Gray and Byron Kerman
Make Merry
The other sopranos
By Tom R. Arterburn, Byron Kerman, Rob Levy and Lew Prince