Vol. 29, No. 23
Behold the Forty
A paean to the big bad bottle
By Mike Seely
The Forty Challenge
"No stronger than the tap water in Compton": We put Forties to the test
Not on Our Street
Cherokee Street's business establishment wants that Mexican bus to vamoose
By Ben Westhoff
I'll Cabo Wabo You Upside the Head
The Red Rocker pummels a world-renowned architect! Plus. Unreal worries about our ambassador to Luxembourg -- but then we get a great big hug.
Blue Flowers
(A cemetery, South St. Louis)
By Timothy Lane
Letters
Week of June 8, 2005
Wang Dang Sweet Ol' Twang
A simpleton's guide to Twangfest
By Roy Kasten and Steve Pick
Overheard on Delmar
Your reviews of the Riverfront Times Music Showcase
By Jordan Harper
Dead Alive
We chat with Phil Lesh, listen to a new kind of protest song and take a trip into the shadows of the Old School
By Garrett Kamps and Mike Seely
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists with Oranges Band
Thursday, June 9; Creepy Crawl (412 North Tucker Boulevard)
By Mikael Wood
Copeland
Friday, June 10; Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois)
By Julie Seabaugh
Joey Molland's Badfinger
Friday, June 10; Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue)
By Roy Kasten
The Neal Caine Quartet
Wednesday, June 15; the Linnean Lawn of the Missouri Botanical Garden (as part of the Whitaker Music Festival)
By Dean C. Minderman
The White Stripes
Get Behind Me Satan (V2)
By Rob Harvilla
Belle & Sebastian
Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (Matador)
By Christian Schaeffer
Head of Femur
Hysterical Stars (SpinArt)
John Maxfield
Elevator (Tantrum Niche Records)
Live a Little
Feel rich and happy at Sofia Bistro
By Rose Martelli
Jameson 1780 Irish Whiskey
Bobby and Roxanna's backyard, south St. Louis
By Randall Roberts
Problems at Home
Brad and Angelina are out to kill each other. You may want a piece of them too.
By Bill Gallo
All the Right Moves
A ballroom dance competition brings out the best of kids -- and New York
By Melissa Levine
Deaf, Not Dumb
Pete Tong's a mockumentary that will make your heart dance
By Robert Wilonsky
In Saddam's Shadow
Turtles Can Fly follows the suffering of Kurds, and also their remarkable resilience
By Jean Oppenheimer
Quelle Horreur!
The scariest thing about High Tension is the awful dubbing
By Luke Y. Thompson
Dream Child
Robert Rodriguez and his kids conjure up a charming 3-D fantasy
Best in Show (2000)
Chris Guest + Will Ferrell = Happy Phyllis
Film Openings
Current Shows
Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
By Georges!
The Missouri History Museum gets all presidential on ya
By Alison Sieloff and Mr. Night
Kicking Disney's Ass
Opera Theatre's Beauty and the Beast is built to thrill
By Lew Prince
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
By Paul Friswold and Alison Sieloff
Bela!
Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre reaches back -- again
By Dennis Brown
Horsin' Around
You don't want to miss the surreal wonder of Circus Flora
By Mark Dischinger
Capsule Reviews
Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater
Steve on Steve
The grand unveiling of the Reverse Q&A!
By Jedidiah Ayres, Tom Finkel, Paul Friswold and Alison Sieloff
Root for the Home Root
Horseradish Festival returns
By Jedidiah Ayres, Amy Helms, Kristie McClanahan and Alison Sieloff
Think Pink
Hit the Landing for "Pink Week"
By Brooke Foster, Paul Friswold and Kristie McClanahan
Find Your Way Back
Moving Arts Dance via Starship
By Paul Friswold, Amy Helms and Alison Sieloff