Vol. 28, No. 24
The 2004 RFT Music Awards
Road Rules
When a checkpoint isn't really a checkpoint, the constitutional forecast is cloudy
By Mike Seely
Debt Comes to the Archbishop
A sad chapter in the church's history is far from over
By Malcolm Gay
Methmaker, Methmaker, Make Me Some Meth
Unreal finds good meth-lab locations and talks to a young lady making her way in the world (with the help of semi-nude photos); Bill Haas gets honest; and we (and Denny's) find several ways to play with our food
What Were You Taught to Call Your Private Parts?
Week of June 16, 2004
By Wm. Stage
Letters
Play the Horn
The Unicorns strike it rich with their unique brand of sloppy pop
By Abigail Clouseau
Hallelujah, I Just Loved Him So
RIP, Brother Ray
By John Nova Lomax
Reagan's Creed
We examine conservative rock and learn why you should never throw anything away
By Paul Friswold, Jordan Harper and Randall Roberts
Oh, What a Night!
Radar Station takes in a Ladies Night before it's too late
By Jordan Harper
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men
Friday, June 18; Off Broadway
By Roy Kasten
Patti Smith
Sunday, June 20; the Pageant
Panicsville
Saturday, June 19; Radio Cherokee
By Paul Friswold
Bob Schneider
Sunday, June 20; the Duck Room
By Chad Garrison
Jay Farrar
Stone, Steel & Bright Lights (Transmit Sound)
By Christian Schaeffer
Beastie Boys
To the 5 Boroughs (Capitol)
By Sam Chennault
Bad Religion
The Empire Strikes First (Epitaph)
By Travis Petersen
Avril Lavigne
Under My Skin (Arista)
By Ben Westhoff
Sounds Around Town
What's Brew With You?
The new Bottleworks is full of Schlafly goodness -- and bison!
By Rose Martelli
Whiskey-Ouzo Fix
Arthur Clay's, 7266 Manchester Road, 314-645-0300
By Randall Roberts
Kiickasssss!
A son pays his respects to a father who filmed a revolution
By Robert Wilonsky
Playing on Fear
Spielberg and Hanks spawn a daring new genre: The post-9/11 comedy
By Bill Gallo
Feels Like 80 Days
Jackie Chan takes a long trip without going anyplace new
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Daddy Care Day
Get Pops off the couch and down to Father's Day Field Day at the Butterfly House
By Guy Gray
Current Shows
Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
Honey, I Shrunk the Opera
OTSL masterfully compacts The Secret Marriage
By Lew Prince
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Hot Wings
The millennium's already upon us, but Angels in America continues to approach
By Deanna Jent
I, Seinfeld
We score an exclusive interview with Bizarro Jerry
The King James Version
Let's get free on Juneteenth
By Mark Dischinger, Paul Friswold, R.L. Nave and Alison Sieloff
Capsule Reviews
Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater
Take Wing(s)
They're buk, buk, buh-good
By John Goddard, Amy Helms, Paul Friswold, Alison Sieloff and Guy Gray
You're Not Tied Down
So have a good time
By Paul Friswold, Brooke Foster and Alison Sieloff
Ballerina Fever
Do you still have it?
By Alison Sieloff, Jedidiah Ayres and Paul Friswold
