Vol. 26, No. 35
Sweaty Teddy
For this maestro, the weddings go on forever and the receptions never change
By D.J. Wilson
Ugly on the Inside
Behind the cosmetics counter, things weren't quite as lovely
By Geri L. Dreiling
Choppy Waters
Forest Park's new boathouse won't have its old concessionaires and funky flavor
By Wm. Stage
Elvisville
Downtown Memphis is already where downtown St. Louis hopes to go
By Jim Nesbitt
What About Betty Grable?
Fair St. Louis organizers dig up new ways to lure visitors
How Will You Feel When America Finally Invades Iraq?
Week of August 28, 2002
SLU Blue
Lazy Arrow
Blackalicious takes its sweet time moving from underground to overground
By David Wollock
Cowboy Man
Lyle Lovett's new career retrospective pays homage to his beginnings -- but also raises troubling questions about his future
By Patricia Brooke
Can't Beat It
Never-ending street renovation hasn't put a stop to the Washington Avenue Beat Festival
By René Spencer Saller
Big Muddy Blues Festival
Saturday-Monday, August 31-September 2; Laclede's Landing
By Terry Perkins
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Friday, August 30; Savvis Center
By Daniel Durchholz
Little River Band with the Well Hungarians
Sunday, September 1; Pop's
By Mike Seely
Gaza Strippers with the Misses and the Dead Celebrities
Monday, September 2; Hi-Pointe
By Jordan Harper
Oasis
Heathen Chemistry (Sony)
By Jason Toon
Bright Eyes
Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil Keep Your Ear to the Ground (Saddle Creek Records)
By Niles Baranowski
Future Sound of London
The Isness (Hypnotic)
By John Darnielle
Sounds Around Town
Sherman's March
The venerable Billy Sherman's Deli makes a move but doesn't stray too far from where it came
By Melissa Martin
Critical Mass
Yes-men don't make good dining reviewers
Photo Opportunity
Mark Romanek makes a great bad man of Robin
By Luke Y. Thompson
Bloody Well Right
Gangster No. 1 slices through the Mockney middlings
By Gregory Weinkauf
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Satisfying and Delicious
The Japanese Festival features some tasteful performance art
By Byron Kerman
Skate or Die
Thrill-seekers on wheels of all sizes are invited to a get-together
