Vol. 33, No. 29
Plot of Gold: Town & Country's Don Weir bled clients out of millions to bankroll a lavish lifestyle
By Nicholas Phillips
At Camp Kumquat, City Kids Learn About Crops, Sustainability and Weeds
By Aimee Levitt
Missouri Officials Are No Party Cove Poopers; Withheld Report on Lake Ozark E. Coli Levels
By Chad Garrison
By the Boards: Dennis Brown on the STL Theater Scene July 16-19
By Dennis Brown
Don't Blame Pujols: An Apology
By Tom Finkel
Video: Bagg'ns
Google Continues its Quest for World Domination with Google Voice
By Bill Streeter
I Blame the Demicrats!
By Aaron Schafer
With Promises of Spending Accountability, Tour of Missouri Can Roll On
By Nick Lucchesi
Farm Aid at Verizon Ampitheater in October
Moonshot
By Keegan Hamilton
Why Make Fun of Francis Slay When His Staff Does Such a Bang-Up Job of It?
Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend, July 17-19, 2009
Missouri Pair Busted for Driving Redneck Limo
"The Most Perfect Player Who Ever Did Live"
Aaron's Thing of the Week - 16/07/09: Odd and Beautiful
Clayton Passes Smoking Ban
Wednesday, July 15: Calendar Pimp Suggests
By Paul Friswold
Philly Fans Nitpick Cardinals "Sign Man" Marty Prather
See Nelly and Adam "Pacman" Jones Make It Rain At A Vegas Strip Club
Death of British Conductor Raises Further Questions About Assisted Suicide
Rain Rain Go Away
A Special Offer From Unreal: Get 20 Percent Off An Inperspire Towel
By Unreal
The Home Run Derby: Not the Worst Thing Ever After All
Rally Downtown Today in Support of Obama's Consumer Financial Protection Agency
Over the Weekend: Sonic Youth, Chris Isaak, Pitchfork Music Festival and Beach Bodies
The Cardinals Second Half Preview
Here's Betting Kirkwood Voters Will Approve a Smoking Ban in November
St. Louis Consulting Firm Declares Recession Over! Or Does It???
The Big Bloody: Three People Found Murdered in Their Homes Blocks Apart in North City
Columbia Court Convicts Bank Robber, Despite Alleged Politeness
Which Obama Fashion Statement is Worse? His White Sox Jacket or His Creased Jeans?
Stan the Man and the Tribute that Wasn't
Looking to Catch All-Star Players Leaving St. Louis? Head to Cahokia, Not Lambert.
Resident Group Forms to Confront Paul McKee's Northside Project
Daily RFT, STL Picks for Twitter Follow Friday
What Should Obama Wear to Throw Out First Pitch?
Don Weir To Get His Just Deserts - But Not Just Yet
William Chignoli resigns from Acción Social Comunitaria, and Thomasina Clarke aims to stop saggin' with Bagg'ns
By Keegan Hamilton and Chad Garrison
Is Lake Saint Louis a Great Place to Live?
All-Star Game Opening Ceremony Highlights for the ADD-Addled
Ichiro Suzuki Could Have Used RFT All-Star Guide
Tonight's Municipal Meetings Guaranteed to be as Exciting as All-Star Game
Buy Truck Get AK-47 Assault Rifle
Final Exit Network Not Dead Yet
Speaking of Cell Phones, Did You Know July is Cell Phone Courtesy Month?
Group Succeeds in Brief, Peaceful Shutdown of I-70
New Book Recounts Tale of Notorious 1953 Missouri Kidnapping
Post-Dispatch to MLB: Can We Have the All-Star Game in St. Louis Every Year? Please!!
Where You Should Have Been For the Home Run Derby Last Night
Warning: Do NOT Purchase Tickets From Destitute Scalpers at Incredibly Low Prices
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Makes U.S. News' Honor Roll (Again)
Missed the Celebrity Softball All-Star Game? Not to Worry, This Video from Andy Richter Will Make Your Taco Pop
By Kristen Hinman
Thursday, July 16: Calendar Pimp Suggests
St. Louis Tweets the All-Star Fest and the Home Run Derby
A Day In the Life of Stewart Cink
Best Way to See Your Kid Go to the Slammer: Give Him a Bad Name
By Ellis E. Conklin
Mississippi Nights Could Be Returning to the Landing (Just Don't Tell the Club's Former Booking Agent)
Best Read of the Morning: Appetizers for Cats
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today: The First Cell Phone Rang in St. Louis
Photos: Official Playboy All-Star Bash at Lure Nightclub
Is MySpace Dead Yet?
Jefferson County Turning Jail into Bed & Breakfast for One Night
American Mustache Institute Honors a Fallen Hero: Walter Cronkite
Monday, July 20: Calendar Pimp Suggests
Match Points: Readers chew on Match meat and tea parties
Unreal's down with bovine intervention and sweaty sayings
Amazing Facts & Beyond: Guide to lawnscaping clips 'n tricks
By Dan Zettwoch
Tío Tomás: Is the Mexican endorsing "pocho" as a slur?
The Cover of the July 16 Print Edition
All F*cked Up at Pitchfork Music Festival, 7/18/09
Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of July 13-July 19
By Annie Zaleski
Andrew W.K. Is The Best Talking Head Ever
All Forked Up: Pitchfork Music Festival Day 1
Interview Outtakes: Son Volt's Jay Farrar
Nelly: Is There Anything He Can't Do?
Wavves at Pitchfork Music Festival
Interview Outtakes: Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon
Photos + Review + Setlist: Chris Isaak at the Pageant, Friday, July 17
By Roy Kasten
In the Studio: The Humanoids
Mississippi Nights Reopening? Well...
Tour Diary: The Pragmatic in Portugal, Day 3 and 4
Interview and Photos: Vivian Girls at Pitchfork Music Festival
Photos + Review + Setlist: Sonic Youth and Awesome Color Under the Arch, Live on the Levee, Friday, July 17
Farm Aid Announced for Sunday, October 4 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Video Mashup: Nirvana vs. Rick Astley
2009's Pitchfork Coverage: Videos, Interviews and Photos of Flaming Lips, Vivian Girls, Fucked Up, Black Lips, M83, more!
Photos + Setlist + Review: Joan Baez at the Pageant, Sunday, July 19
Matt and Kim, Beirut at Pitchfork Music Festival
Help Old Lights Shoot a Video -- By Attending a Concert/Party on Saturday night!
Bruce Springsteen Returning to St. Louis in October?!
Show Flyer: Dead Confederate at Vintage Vinyl, Wednesday, July 15
Black Lips and The National at Pitchfork Music Festival
Video: Short Interview with Anthony Gonzalez of M83 at Pitchfork Music Festival
Photo Essay: Flaming Lips' Opening Song at Pitchfork Music Festival
Electric Youth: Sonic Youth and Kim Gordon continue to age gracefully with a new LP, The Eternal
By Jaime Lees
With a summer tour with Marilyn Manson and the forthcoming LP World Painted Blood, metal gods Slayer show no signs of slowing down
By Phil Freeman
Electric Touch
8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 22. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
By Amanda Mahmoudi
The Life and Times boogies through a new album and tour
By Jason Harper
Chris Isaak
8 p.m. Friday, July 17. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
By Shae Moseley
Susan Cowsill
9 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
Old 97's
8 p.m. Saturday, July 18. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
Little Feat/Madahoochi
6 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Live on the Levee, Gateway Arch and Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.
By Christian Schaeffer
Legends of Funk Tour
8 p.m. Saturday, July 18. The Ambassador, 9800 Halls Ferry Road.
Joan Baez
8 p.m. Sunday, July 19. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
Homespun: Exercise
Grandma's House (self-release)
Homespun: Exercise, Grandma's House
Sunday! Megafaun at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center + MP3s!
Tonight! CD Release Show: Dallas, Yeah, That's My Real Name at CWE Llywelyn's
Sing for China Tour, featuring New Pants, Rebuilding the Rights of Statues, P.K.14, and Hedgehog, Off Broadway, September 2
MP3 + Video: Wafeek "Feekee and the Flux Capacitor"
Creative Fusion: No joke, at Café Lazeez you can get chicken tandoori and chicken tikka as pizza toppings
By Ian Froeb
Downtown Restaurant Week 2009
Review + Slideshow: Café Lazeez
This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated
FoodWire: Various Restaurant Tidbits
FoodWire: Niche Taste Bar Opens Tomorrow
This Week's Tip of the Tongue Newsletter
A Separate Sneak
By Dara Strickland
Columbia Farmer Walker Claridge Featured at Farm Aid Press Conference
Throwback of the House: Hot in Herre Orange Mallow Refrigerator Pie
By Robin Wheeler
The Morning Brew: Monday, 7.20
The Morning Brew: Friday, 7.17
FoodWire: The Red Lion Now Open
The Dive Bomber: An All-Star at the League Lounge
The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 7.14
St. Louis Food Blog Digest: 7.11-7.17
A Table for How Many? at Ranoush
By Stefani Pollack
Review Preview: Eclipse
FoodWire: Mezcal at Monarch, Papa John Downtown
Java Enabled: On the Road, Coffee-Style
By Zach Dyer
The Noble Writ: A Trying Time for Wine
By Dave Nelson
The Morning Brew: Thursday, 7.16
The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 7.15
Take Advantage of Hot Weather With Car-Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prince of Darkness: That old black Potter magic continues to beguile
By Scott Foundas
Dead Wrong
Plaza-licious
By Alison Sieloff
Killer Queens
By Mark Fischer
With Thee, My Bark, Ill Swiftly Go
By Nicole Beckert
Apt Pupil
Sound It Out
By Brooke Foster
Looky Here
Puttin' the Beth in Macbeth
What Price Ducats?
Go Deep
The Van De Graaff Generator
For the Love of Film
Wedded Blitz
Activists Make Progress in Attempt to Save Wiegand Foundation from The Wrecking Ball
Save the Date: Echo Theatre's got a lot of Nerve
Featured Review: migration (empire) — linear version
By Jessica Baran
St. Louis Stage Capsules
Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene
By Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St Louis arts scene