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6 Things to Do in St. Louis This Week for $20 or Less
You could spend the weekend moping around about the heat — or you could get out there and have some fun. From a kung fu classic at the Tivoli to a pair of interesting plays, the next few days offer...
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The 9 Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: August 12 to 14
This weekend brings dub luminary Lee "Scratch" Perry to Blueberry Hill on Friday night, NYHC legends Madball to Fubar (also Friday) as well as a stop by some guy who calls himself a "beatle" at Busch...
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Missouri Bath Salt Kingpin Richard Gross Gets 12.5 Years in Prison
Pamela Tabatt's reign as the Bath Salt Queen of Missouri must have felt like quite the joyride. At her stores (Smoke Sensations: Nights of Rave in St. Louis County and South 94 Bait and Tackle in St....
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Yori Brings Authentic Korean Food to Chesterfield
Jay Moon has a saying about his food: If you try it once, you’ll come back for more. Moon’s restaurant Yori(1637 Clarkson Road, Chesterfield; 636-536-7778), co-owned by Sae Yeob Kim, aims to do just...
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Remembering Marie Arsenault, Booking Agent and Twangfest Co-Founder
Marie Arsenault, a respected music booking agent and one of the founding figures of the Twangfest music festival, died on August 10 at her home in University City, Missouri, after a long battle with...
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Pilot Program Offers Chesterfield Residents a New Pickup — for Old Clothing
Imagine if the hassle taking your old clothes and textiles to a recycling center or donation site was made a little easier. Imagine if the recycling center came to you. Residents of Chesterfield have...
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Eleven Magazine Suspends Publication Indefinitely
Local monthly music magazine Eleven is suspending its publication. Publisher/editor Evan Sult announced the decision in an email sent to its contributing writers (including this writer), stating that...
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10 Signs You Grew Up in St. Louis
St. Louis: A city of unique people with a rich culture that you can't find anywhere else. And while transplants can blend in easily enough, certain things separate the people who grew up here from...
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Chelsea Little of Olive + Oak Loves Being Behind the Bar
When Chelsea Little of Olive + Oak (102 W. Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-736-1370) says she landed behind the bar by accident, she means it literally. "After culinary school, I worked the lines...
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St. Louisan Who Shot the Beatles in 1966 Thinks Paul McCartney Was Better Then
Mark Richman was twenty years old when he talked his way into the opportunity of a lifetime — wheedling his way past a policeman and into the corps of photographers shooting the Beatles' August 21,...
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Wilco to Perform Surprise Acoustic Set at Euclid Records This Wednesday
Wilco, the long-running rock band led by Jeff Tweedy of Uncle Tupelo, announced on Monday that it will be performing a surprise acoustic set at Euclid Records (19 N. Gore, Webster Groves) on...
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FBI, Secretary of State Asking Questions About St. Louis Statehouse Race
Two weeks ago, State Rep. Penny Hubbard (D-St. Louis) held off a primary challenge from activist Bruce Franks, beating him in the 78th Missouri House district by just 84 votes in unofficial election...
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St. Louis' Hell Night Returns with Singer Brian Fair of Grammy-Nominated Act...
St. Louis' Hell Night has always been a band that's a bit tricky to describe. Sludge-punk?…
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7,000 Flags Will Grace Art Hill This September 11
Fifteen years after terrorists attacks took down the Twin Towers and crashed two other commercial aircraft, killing 2,996, St. Louis will commemorate the attacks with 7,000 flags on Art Hill in Forest...
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Nelly — Yes, Nelly — Will Perform with the St. Louis Symphony
It's gonna get hot in herre on February 3 — and by "herre," we mean Powell Hall. In an unprecedented one-night-only collaboration, the rapper Nelly will be performing that night with the St. Louis...
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Newly Announced: Stryper, Amanda Shires, Joyce Manor, Futuristic, Rigworm and...
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. Page two contains our complete listing of new shows, so...
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Jo Ann Trogdon's Book Examines the Pursuits of William Clark -- Before...
Etched into U.S. history as Meriwether Lewis' trusty sidekick, William Clark has long been a symbol of national pride and perseverance. His bronze likeness stands especially tall along the St. Louis...
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Florence Foster Jenkins Is a Screwball Comedy with a Heart
Throughout the history of music, there have been performers whose abilities fell way beyond (or below) accepted values of talent or musicianship but who nonetheless persisted in their art. Most, like...
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The Sinkhole, Soon to Open in Carondelet, Aims to Be a Hub for St. Louis' DIY...
Filled with dust, rubble and scrap from a recent build-out, the building at 7423 South Broadway still leaves much to the imagination. Yet by October, the 1,200-square-foot space in Carondelet will...
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Review: Vista Ramen Is One of St. Louis' Most Exciting New Restaurants
If you didn't know the story behind the bright green neon sign that hangs above Vista Ramen's open kitchen, bearing the restaurant's name, you'd probably assume it goes something like this: Owners...
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