Vol. 27, No. 19
The Star-Spangled Bender
Hold on to your liver! An RFT salute to the coolest local watering holes you've never heard of.
By Randall Roberts and Mike Seely
Bar Fights
Owners of the Delmar want to sell, but they may be victims of their own success
By Bruce Rushton
Gone A-Courtin'
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, recovering from one legal loss, looks to the next lawsuit
By Geri L. Dreiling
Did Drug Court Commissioner Jane Geiler Deserve to Lose Her Job for Referring to an African-American Colleague as "Niggardly"?
Week of May 7, 2003
By Wm. Stage
God and the 1040
King Richard
Renowned British folk-rocker Richard Thompson has never seen fit to fit in
By Roy Kasten
High (and Dry) Fidelity
Local music retailers are facing tough times and coming up with new ways to combat slumping sales across the industry -- if they don't file for bankruptcy, that is
By Christian Schaeffer
Ill Will
Is Nelly keeping Willie Moore from stardom?
By René Spencer Saller
First Annual Rock & Roll Prom
Friday, May 9; Way Out Club
By Jason Toon
Immortal Lee County Killers II with Lofreq and the Phonocaptors
Saturday, May 10; Hi-Pointe
By Jason Wallace Triefenbach
Vic Chesnutt with Andrew Bird
Saturday, May 10; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room
Dixie Chicks with Joan Osborne
Sunday, May 11; Savvis Center
By Mike Seely
Sounds Around Town
Like Father, Like Sons
The proprietors of JackSons' carry on a family tradition
By Michael Renner
Herbal Ambrosia
Meshuggah Coffeehouse, 6269 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-5662
By Randall Roberts
West Bank Story
From Palestine comes an absurdist look at life under the intifada
By Jean Oppenheimer
Mighty Mediocre
Wind bags a few charming laughs but mostly meanders
By Gregory Weinkauf
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Hillbilly Redux
Dwight Yoakam rolls into Mississippi Nights 'Almost Alone'
Till Death Do Us Part
Two Edward Albee plays probe the tangle of love and despair
By Dennis Brown
Slick Shtick
Campy tribute to Allan Sherman delivers lots of laughs
By Deanna Jent
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
When He Was Cruel
Neil LaBute tries to be nice but comes off very savage
By Robert Wilonsky
Raedikal
The art of Daniel Raedeke is showcased at Kroma Contemporary Living
By Alison Sieloff
We Built This City
Landmarks Association raises the roof
By Paul Friswold, Matt Heintz, Byron Kerman and Rose Martelli
Race-Baiting
NASCAR returns with the Charter Pipeline 250
By Tom R. Arterburn, Paul Friswold and Byron Kerman
Sandpit of Dreams
There's no place like Queeny Park
By Paul Friswold and Byron Kerman
Steal This Magnet
The Blindspot Gallery is interactive and in traffic
By Paul Friswold, Byron Kerman and Rose Martelli
Sound Mathematics
James Hegarty's codes, computers and cantatas
