Vol. 27, No. 20
Foul Ball
Baseball coach Jim Brady has been fighting his bosses in the UMSL athletic department for seven years. And he thought colon cancer was a pain in the ass.
By D.J. Wilson
Special Ed
Now that the Kiel's set to reopen, what's next for Kiel Man?
By Matthew Everett
Legal Affairs
Prosecutors move against Tiller and Harris
By Bruce Rushton
Party Favor
Our pick for the best 2004 celebration slogan
What's the Rudest Thing Anyone Has Said to You?
Week of May 14, 2003
By Wm. Stage
Draught-Dodger
Hot in Herre
The Hot House Sessions bring their Afro-house fusion to the masses
By Alison Sieloff
Honey, Is That You?
Will the real Chuck Berry please stand up? Competing biographies paint radically different portraits of the St. Louis legend.
By J. Konkel
Fight Club
Congratulating the winners of our War Contest
By René Spencer Saller
Butch Walker with Brian Vander Ark
Friday, May 16; Galaxy
By Erik Alan Carlson
Hilton Ruiz
Wednesday-Saturday, May 14-17; Jazz at the Bistro
By Dean C. Minderman
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Friday, May 16; Mississippi Nights
By Jess Minnen
FM Knives with the Incisions and the Kings of Pop
Monday, May 19; Hi-Pointe
By Matt Harnish
Further Seems Forever
How to Start a Fire (Tooth & Nail)
By Geoff Harkness
Various Artists
The Slaughter Rule: Original Soundtrack (Bloodshot Records)
By Henry Cabot Beck
Yo La Tengo
Summer Sun (Matador)
By Christian Schaeffer
Sounds Around Town
Tapas Without Passion
The wrong location, the wrong vibe for this lively style of dining
By Rose Martelli
Bell's Amber Ale
Black Thorn Pub, 3735 Wyoming Street, 314-776-0534
By Randall Roberts
Neo Sparrin'
Keanu Reeves and the Wachowski brothers deliver a fresh helping of May tricks
By Andy Klein
Talking Down
Down With Love is suckin' in the '60s
By Robert Wilonsky
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Sweaters of the Apocalypse
St. Louis manufacturer cozies up to the stars of The Matrix Reloaded
Spiritual Dearth
Though they depict religious themes, these works are strangely ambivalent
By Ivy Cooper
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Home, Sweet Home
Harold Pinter receives a high-voltage production from City Players
By Dennis Brown
A Little Night Music
A guide to summer music series
Think Small
The Fantasticks is alive and well and living in Webster Groves
Benevolent Boozing
Givin' mad hops to Lift for Life
By Tom R. Arterburn, Paul Friswold, Guy Gray and Byron Kerman
Dog Day Afternoon
Pups and peeps come together
By Paul Friswold and Byron Kerman
Bye Bye Birdie
A simply smashing affair
Two for the Show
Art fairs return in pairs
By Paul Friswold, Byron Kerman, Rob Levy and Thomas R. Raber
Is That a Light Saber in Your Pocket?
Sending up Star Wars
By Paul Friswold, Byron Kerman, Rose Martelli and Andrew Schubert