Vol. 29, No. 50
Pray the Gay Away
Pastor Jim Venice says he can turn homos into heteros. Credit cards welcome.
By Chad Garrison
Wounded Pride
An activist's criminal past divides the St. Louis gay community
By Malcolm Gay
Rapid Fire
Where's the line between political blogging and political journalism?
By Ben Westhoff
Keep the Change
Unreal investigates: holiday tipping practices (you're still not getting anything, mean mail lady), skimpy outfits (!) at a drag show (!!), industrial-plastic Kiss busts and bunny-adopting bloggers.
The End Of The World Is Near
(Kaldi's Coffeehouse, DeMun Avenue, Clayton)
By Timothy Lane
"People stop me on the street and say to me, Hey! Youre that Blog o the Week guy!
Week of December 15, 2005
By Prince Joe Henry
Winter Wonder Bands
Local radio stations check holiday shows off their wish lists
By Julie Seabaugh
All I Want for Christmas in the Lou
A to Z makes a wish list for the local scene
By Annie Zaleski
Turn It Up, Mr. Prez!
B-Sides unearths some tight presidential tunes, finds the softer side of the Simpsons' notorious bully and knows way too much about the Spin Doctors
By Kristie McClanahan, Kristyn Pomranz and Annie Zaleski
Beat Happenings
Music news you can use
By Kristyn Pomranz
Freakwater
Saturday, December 17; Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue)
By Roy Kasten
The Psychedelic Furs
Thursday, December 15; Voo Doo Lounge at Harrah's Casino (Maryland Heights)
Cake on Cake
Thursday, December 15; Radio Cherokee (3227 Cherokee Street)
Stace England
Friday, December 16; Fredericks Music Lounge (4454 Chippewa Street)
Bun B/Ebony Eyez/The Allstars
Sunday, December 18; The Arena (formerly the Limelight, 9973 Lewis & Clark Boulevard, north St. Louis County)
By Toriano L. Porter
Plain White T's
Tuesday, December 20; The Creepy Crawl, (412 North Tucker Boulevard)
By Jonah Bayer
Local Motion
Friday, December 16; BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups (700 South Broadway)
By Dean C. Minderman
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Summer in the Southeast (Sea Note)
By Andy Beta
Guided by Voices
Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow (Recordhead Records)
By Andrew Marcus
Sean Paul
The Trinity (Atlantic/WEA)
By Eric K. Arnold
Yoko Solo
The Beeps (Quake Trap)
By Dave Segal
Morcheeba
The Antidote (Echo)
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Mississippi Yearning
Robbie Montgomery opens a second Sweetie Pie's, as soul-warming as the original
By Rose Martelli
A pint of Bass, an Irish coffee, a pint of water and another shot of whiskey
Riley's Pub, 3458 Arsenal Street, 314-664-7474.
By Randall Roberts
Love the Sin
By Luke Y. Thompson, Robert Wilonsky and Jordan Harper
Homo on the Range
Ledger and Gyllenhaal are cowboys in love in Ang Lee's wrenching Brokeback Mountain
By Bill Gallo
Monkey Business
Peter Jackson spares no expense for a Kong that's just too long
By Robert Wilonsky
Virtual Quagmire
By Luke O'Brien
Oh, Joy
The Family Stone is hard to like, harder still to hate
Our top DVD picks for the week of December 13
Film Openings
Slots with Video Poker (1996)
By Mike Seely
Current Shows
Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
By Ivy Cooper
Great Expectations
It's time to check in on the Kevin Kline Awards
By Dennis Brown
Capsule Reviews
Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater
By Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent
