Vol. 30, No. 21
Hot Summer Music
Your guide to St. Louis music — from now till Labor Day.
By Annie Zaleski
Irons in the Fire (Again)
The legendary ex-Vashon High School basketball coach may be in trouble with the FBI.
By Kristen Hinman
Scott Boras Says Walt Jocketty Is an Idiot
By Tom Finkel
What's Chris Duncan Dry-Humping This Week?
A Sort of Homecoming: Kristeen Young
When Is a Person Responsible for Getting His Ownself Shitface Drunk?
Noodlers v. Grabblers
Let the healing begin.
By Malcolm Gay
Midwest Mayhem
(City Museum, Downtown)
By Timothy Lane
The Needle and the Damage Done
What do you do when you find a syringe in your new van?
One Catfish, Two Catfish, Three Catfish, Four...
How much catfish can one person eat, anyway?
Is a Chicano Studies major worth a hill of frijoles?
The Mexican wants to know.
Public Enemy, Number One
When Professor Griff talks, Joe says: listen.
By Prince Joe Henry
Dance, Dance, Dance
Week of May 24, 2007
By Dan LeRoy
RFT Music Showcase Schedule
Declare Independence!
Happy Birthday, Morrissey!
Last Night's Show: Morrissey
Kings of England
By Rob Trucks and Andy Vihstadt
Homespun: The Conformists
Three Hundred (54°40' or Fight!)
By Christian Schaeffer
Captured! By Robots / Riddle of Steel
9 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue),
By Kristyn Pomranz
Kittie
7 p.m. Saturday, May 26. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).
By D.X. Ferris
King Kong
8 p.m. Sunday, May 27. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City).
By Robert Bishop
Unsane
9 p.m. Sunday, May 27. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).
By Aaron Burgess
The Fucking Champs
9 p.m. Tuesday, May 29. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City).
By Jonah Bayer
Local Motion: Leslie Sanazaro
9 p.m. Friday, May 25. Brandt's Café & Red Carpet Lounge (6525 Delmar Boulevard, University City).
Magic Slim
10 p.m. Sunday, May 27. Beale On Broadway (701 South Broadway).
By Roy Kasten
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis (Rough Trade)
By J. Niimi
Dungen
Tio Bitar (Kemado)
By Michael Roberts
Bebel Gilberto
Momento (Six Degrees)
By Mark Keresman
Dinosaur Jr.
Beyond (Fat Possum)
By John Murry
Naan Better
Ian finds Indian Food and breaks down borders.
By Ian Froeb
Small Plates: Friday, 5/25
Welcome!
Hendrick's Martini
Lester's Sports Bar & Grill, 9906 Clayton Road, Ladue; 314-994-0055.
By Randall Roberts
Happy Memorial Day
Review Preview: Indian Food
Grace Cock Flavoured Soup Mix (Spicy)
Price and provenance unknown (arrived via co-worker)
Good Clean Smut
Porky's: The Ultimate Collection
By Jordan Harper and Robert Wilonsky
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Wit's End
It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard.
By Nathan Lee
Superzero
Spider-Man 3 spins a web of mediocrity.
By Gary Hodges
Busker Love
Once upon a time in Ireland, a girl met a guy and they made sweet music.
By Robert Wilonsky
Dublin, Sixteen Years Later
By Anna Teekell Hays
Our top DVD picks for the week of May 24.
JitterBug
Break out the citronella candle: This creepy thriller gets under the skin
By Rob Nelson
Goal(s)!
Banned in his home country, as usual, Iranian Jafar Panahi scores with his sports movie as social commentary
By J. Hoberman
America Cannes
Art imitates life as U.S. directors command this year's fest, with only China rivaling for celluloid domination.
Savage Love
Tom Kalin's Cannes comeback.
Palm d'Hoberman
Our one-man jury bestows honors on the best of Cannes 2007.
Is There a Doctor in the House?
Health, in life and film, dominates Cannes.
Cannes and Abel
Ferraras beloved New York, this time via Rome.
Film Openings
See Cheetahs, Sea Lions, Hear Concert
By Mark Fischer
Step into Some Art
Discovering Japan
Opera Theatre opens 2007 with an outrageous updating of a Gilbert & Sullivan classic.
By Lew Prince
Much Ado ´Bout Nothin’, Y’all
The Producers
By Nicole Beckert
Drive for a Cure
By Ms. Day
He Does Use Jelly
By James Weber
Walk the Walk
By Alex Weir
One of the Guys
Whatever the part, J. Samuel Davis acts it.
By Dennis Brown
Summer in the City
Yeah, it's hot. Enjoy your summer anyway.
Can't Miss Summer Adventures
As always, weve found cool ways to beat the heat.
By Mark Dischinger
Drink by the Light of he Moon
Hey, boozehounds, take it outside.
The Turn of a Page
Read a good book under an old oak tree.
Feast on St. Louis Farmers' Markets
You'll find everything there for a fantastic gourmet dinner party.
By Brooke Foster
St. Louis: Gateway to the World
Come see the whole planet without ever leaving the Lou.
By Alison Sieloff
