Vol. 27, No. 5
Dumb & Dumber
If they'd sold drugs on a street corner, punishment would have been swift. Instead, they used the Internet -- and the party lasted for years.
By Bruce Rushton
Night Hawks
Two South Grand joints get 3 a.m. liquor licenses, changing the face of after-hours partying in St. Louis
By Randall Roberts
When Times Are Financially Tough, What's the First Personal Sacrifice You'll Make?
Week of January 29, 2003
By Wm. Stage
Nobody Home
Cold Comfort
Coldplay reinvigorates the power ballad for the MTV2 generation
By Mike Seely
Roll Over, Tutankhamen
Pyramids, death metal and a roadie with the mummy's curse? Meet Nile.
By Katy St. Clair
Credit Check
Local musician Willie Woods says the Trackboyz promised him credit on a smash hit -- then reneged
By René Spencer Saller
Keith Rowe and Toshimaru Nakamura with Darin Gray, Chris Smentkowski, Eric Hall, Ben Hanna and Tobi Parks
Sunday, February 2; Galaxy
The Anniversary
Tuesday, February 4; Gargoyle (on the Washington University campus)
By Jordan Harper
Yonder Mountain String Band with Larry Keel
Friday, January 31; Pageant
By Daniel Durchholz
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Wednesday, February 5; Pageant
By Jess Minnen
Primal Scream
Evil Heat (Epic)
By Niles Baranowski
Paul Weller
Illumination (Yep Roc)
By Robert Wilonsky
The Clean
Anthology (Merge)
By Piotr Orlov
Sounds Around Town
Big Apple
Dining at Bryan Carr's polished new establishment is a sweet experience
By Michael Renner
El Moro
Chocolate Bar, 1915 Park Avenue, 314-421-2626
Dead Again
There's fresh meat for the Reaper in Final Destination 2
By Gregory Weinkauf
Blowin' Smoke
Biker Boyz is furious, but it's not fast, which is a real drag
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Memory Lane
Two contrasting plays offer theatrical mind games
By Dennis Brown
Beating Swords Into Cameras
Webster University hosts the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
By Diane Carson
Your New Friends?
NBC hopes Coupling is its next hitcom, which bugs the show's biggest fans
Cream Rises
Activist Dick Gregory helps his hometown celebrate Black History Month
By Rose Martelli