Vol. 30, No. 28
Oblique Strain
When a blogger fingered him in the Jason Grimsley scandal, strength coach Chris Mihlfeld found himself in a world of pain.
By Ben Paynter
Frank Has Left the Building
University City bids a (mostly) fond farewell to its long-time city manager
By Malcolm Gay
Smackdown in Belleville
First came the crackdown. Now the mayors gone gunning for Three-1-Three.
By Ben Westhoff
House of Pain
Unreal gets sweaty with the World's Strongest Man and talks with an expert in yoga for dogs. And, uh, note to City Hall: Restock the TP.
The Phantom
(The Fox Theatre, June 29)
By Timothy Lane
I started listening to their music a few months ago and it really just fuckin touches you and makes you feel what they are feeling.
Week of July 13, 2006
What's the deal with Mexicans and their fear of banks?
Al Gore sends Joe an inconvenient letter.
By Prince Joe Henry
In Sickness and in Health
Neither cancer nor tour burnout can stop Jack's Mannequin
By Julie Seabaugh
And the Nominees Are...
Get a load of the nominees for our annual music awards extravaganza
By Annie Zaleski
The Dean Is Risen
B-Sides examines some Dean Martin albums we wish existed, gets the scoop on Ozzfest injuries and spotlights this week's local trading-card all-star
By Frances Reade, Andy Vihstadt and Scott Wilson
LL Cool J
8 p.m. Wednesday, July 19. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)
By Andy Vihstadt
Dirtie Blonde
8 p.m. Thursday, July 13. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).
By Kristyn Pomranz
Cattle Decapitation
7 p.m. Thursday, July 13. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).
By Andrew Miller
Mary J. Blige
7:30 p.m. Friday, July 14. UMB Bank Pavilion (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights).
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Wreckless Eric
10 p.m. Saturday, July 15. Lemmons (5800 Gravois Avenue).
Now It's Overhead / Tilly and the Wall
7:30 p.m. Monday, July 17. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).
Adolescents
7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).
By Andrea Noble
Big D and the Kids Table
7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).
By Jonah Bayer
Dave Alvin
9 p.m. Wednesday, July 19. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).
By Roy Kasten
Grant-Lee Phillips
nineteeneighties (Zoe)
By Dan LeRoy
Mr. Lif
Mo' Mega (Definitive Jux)
By Andrew Friedman
CWE à la Mode
Are you hip enough for Maryland House?
By Rose Martelli
Wheach Beer
O'Fallon Brewery; 636-474-2337 or www.ofallonbrewery.com. Available at grocery stores throughout the area.
By Randall Roberts
Manischewitz Sweet Whitefish & Pike
$4.69Straub's302 North Kingshighway
Freeloader
You, Me and Dupree overstays its welcome
By Scott Foundas
Grand Prix
By Robert Wilonsky and Jordan Harper
Turning Japanese
Like the anime, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja is goofy fun.
By Gary Hodges
All-Day Suckers
Sedaris and Colbert peddle Candy not everybody wants
By Jim Ridley
Our top DVD picks for the week of July 13
Truly, Madly, Darkly
Richard Linklater's Scanner is a rotoscoped feast for freaks
By Rob Nelson
Slam Dunk
How the story of a high school basketball team ended up much more
By Robert Wilonsky
Film Openings
Week of July 12, 2006
Garden of the Gods
By Alison Sieloff
It's More Than Fair
By Paul Friswold
This Exhibit Blows and Sucks
By Mr. Night
Let Them Drink Wine!
A French Toast
By Mark Dischinger
The Command of the Cacti
By Ms. Day
Comedic Construction
By Amy Helms
Step Out for Lunch
And come back tomorrow
That's Enough Questions, Hoser
Father Knows Little
You're Doin' Fine, Oklahoma!
More than just a state
Grand Grand
A Wizened Wiz
The Muny presents The Wizard of Oz. (Again.)
By Dennis Brown
Born to be Wilde
Theyre too sexy for their stage.
