RFT Month in Photos: June 2008

Paul van Dyk packed Dante's Nightclub on June 25. See photos here.

Daaaave was at Busch Stadium on June 7. Check our 30-photo slide show here.

Whoa man. Scott Weiland and the reunited Stone Temple Pilots came to STL on June 8. We have 20 photos of the show here.

As Google grows more omnipresent (up next: Google Confessionals!), St. Louis was surely next to get the Google Street View treatment. Take our tour of cherry-picked STL landmarks here.

The Women of Bonnaroo, our 50-photo slideshow by Village Voice photographer Mark C. Austin. More photos here.

Julia Fisch's five-year-old son Joey is a living puzzle. * Jennifer Silverberg Ben Fisch, one, in his family's living room in Oakville. Autism affects his brother, Joey. Ben Fisch, one, in his family's living room in Oakville. Autism affects his brother, Joey.

He eats very few foods that are not orange in color. He likes to climb onto his mother's lap and dig his chin into her shoulder. When he's disappointed, as he was the last time they went to the zoo and his favorite tropical fish exhibit was closed, he throws unstoppable tantrums. "I would love to know what's going on in his brain," says Fisch, a 33-year-old middle-school teacher in Oakville. Of course Fisch knows her son is autistic (and also deaf), but she's also painfully aware of the fact that no one knows what triggers the disorder that manifests itself in a lack of social interaction, repetitive behavior and odd fixations. For Fisch, the question always lurks in the back of her mind. "Every time I run across new research, or read a new book, I'm turned on again: 'Could this be the cause?'" Read More.

St. Louis artist Bill Keaggy takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary. Find out what inspired Keaggy to compile collections like "Unspectacular Doors" and "50 Sad Chairs." Read story.

Sheryl Grossman has Bloom's syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that stunted her growth and will kill her before she sees fifty. But don't underestimate her. Read the story here.

Tom Waits played at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on June 26. See more photos here.

The Stable held its grand opening. Jeanette Kozlowski had a first look at the south side brew pub's opening night. More photos from the soft opening are here.

Iron & Wine played The Pageant on June 13. Photographer Lauren Winchester went on a beard hunt amongst the crowd. See more photos of beards (and of course the show) here.

The Raconteurs sold out The Pageant on JUne 12. Todd Owyoung was there and has photos of the show, plus the rockers. Spot the now-tacky Strokes patch. See more photos here.