Wide-Ranging Guitarist Shane Parish to Perform at Foam Tonight
Guitarist Shane Parish has a diverse and enviable resume, one that speaks to subscribers of both The Wire and Paste magazines. The Asheville, North Carolina-based musician is probably best known in...
View ArticleI Ate Everything on Dollar Express Chinese's Menu and It Only Cost $17.38
There's something about walking into a dining establishment and ordering one of every single thing on the menu that makes a guy feel like a real big shot. "Who is this man of tremendous wealth and...
View ArticleHandcrafted by Bissinger's Is Now Open in the Central West End
For ten years, Bissinger's storefront on Maryland Plaza has been the city's go-to spot for dessert and a drink. You could mosey on in after dinner and have a chocolate martini or a slice of torte, a...
View ArticleDay Care Worker Hog-Tied 4-Year-Old Girl With Duct Tape, Yet Kept His Job
Joseph and Laura Day's first inkling that anything unusual had happened at day care was their daughter's conversation in the bath. The four-year-old seemed to be talking a lot about duct tape — a word...
View ArticleSt. Louis MMA Fighter Gorges on Grossness on 'Fear Factor' This Week
What’s your biggest fear? Eating deep-fried tarantulas?…
View ArticleHow Jerry McClure Found Joy at Paul's Market
Before he was old enough to reach the stove without the assistance of a chair, Jerry McClure of Paul's Market(1020 N. Elizabeth Avenue, Ferguson; 314-524-3652) was his grandmother's little helper. "My...
View ArticleMan Stomps Kitten to Death at Belleville MetroLink Station, Police Say
A St. Louis man brutally killed his own kitten Friday morning at the Belleville MetroLink station after he was told the animal could not ride on the train with him, according to St. Clair County...
View ArticleCicero's in the Loop to Host Its Final Show This Saturday
Cicero's, the long-standing restaurant and music venue located in the Delmar Loop, will host its final concert this Saturday, June 24. The announcement comes via talent buyer Jay Mumma."It’s with a...
View ArticleNew T-Shirt Celebrates the Delmar Loop's Trolley Problem
For those who love tourism, anachronistic transportation options and old-timey rail lines, the Loop's $52 million trolley project has been an unmitigated success. For the rest of us, well, there's a...
View ArticleThe Juice Brings Pressed Juice — and Alcohol — to Cherokee Street
The Juice(2640 Cherokee Street) is bringing fresh-pressed vegetable and fruit juices to the Cherokee district. Co-owned by longtime friends John Randall, Carter McKee and Steve Miles, the bar also...
View ArticleAAA Burgers Has Closed in St. Charles
AAA Burgers and More(1500 Elm Street, St. Charles; 636-724-3333), the beloved St. Charles bar and grill, made a quiet announcement over the weekend — via a note posted on the door, no less — that it...
View ArticleYes, That's the Voice of St. Louis Blues Powerhouse Eric McSpadden in the...
Last weekly, as guitarist/vocalist Jeremy Segel-Moss hosts his weekly Tuesday night blues session at the Venice Cafe, joining him are fellow guitarist/vocalist Tommy Halloran, drummer Bill Hamm, and...
View ArticleFood Network Praises St. Louis Restaurants, Disses Kansas City
If you want to eat well in Missouri, you'd better be prepared to spend a lot of time in St. Louis. That's the gist of the Food Network's lengthy, and well-researched, roundup of "What to Eat in...
View ArticleCicero's Will Close Entirely This Weekend, Owners Looking to Sell
Just one day after Cicero's talent buyer Jay Mumma announced that the Loop restaurant would no longer be hosting shows after this Saturday, word has come down that the space will be shutting its doors...
View ArticleReview: Snax Gastrobar Keeps It Casual in South City
Your first clue that Snax Gastrobar is not its sister restaurant, Robust Wine Bar, is the chalkboard wall on one side of the dining room. Various beer-centric phrases ("beer makes me hoppy" or "you're...
View ArticlePono AM's "Good Vibes" Is the Song of St. Louis' Summer — And It's No Fluke
Try as any band or publicist might, there's no way to decree a song a hit. Not really.…
View ArticleTheatre Macabre Makes Its Debut With a Bloody The Lieutenant of Inishmore
A blood-drenched Irish classic launches a new St. Louis theatre company Martin McDonagh lays all his cards on the table at the onset of his black comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore. The corpse of a...
View ArticleStephen Peirick's Monsters Portrays Bumbling Criminals in South City
The "perfect crime" is a staple of the thriller. Local playwright Stephen Peirick selected it as the subject of his new play, Monsters, but with a twist: What if a pair of typical St. Louis jack-offs...
View ArticleTribute Bands Are Huge in St. Louis — and That's Great News for Working...
Superjam is not a tribute to a specific band so much as, in the words of its guitarist, "a tribute to a time period, from about '75 to '85." The band's name is a direct nod to the stadium shows that...
View ArticleNewly Announced: Queens of the Stone Age, Lorde, Of Montreal, the Toadies,...
Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention.…
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