Vol. 30, No. 49
Hillbilly Noir
The literary world is abuzz over Daniel Woodrell, bard of the Ozarks.
By Ben Westhoff
CSI:IRAQ Goes to Court
St. Louis archaeologist Sonny Trimble takes the stand in Saddam Hussein's trial, and the nation is riveted.
By Kristen Hinman
Ears Looking at You, Tony!
By Tom Finkel
Danforth Giggles
Chicks and Sticks
Gorgeous George
Tom Sullivan Takes on the Post
Brain Drain
Unreal learns how to keep young, bright St. Louisans in town and alive. Plus: Blog o' the Week, advice for the apocalypse and a chat with Bill the Thrill.
"Nothing like unveiling your landfill plan the week of Christmas to make sure as few people come as possible."
Week of December 7, 2006
The Mexican explains the origin of Bumblebee Man
Joe gains another admirer: Kinloch's sergeant of police.
By Prince Joe Henry
Genius of Pop
XTC's Andy Partridge unearths his musical treasure trove.
By Annie Zaleski
From B-Money's Mouth to Your Ears
Ludo Demo
The Lou's newest major-label band gives A to Z a sonic sneak preview.
Still the Same (Only Better)
B-Money in the Bank
St. Louis native B-Money is hanging with rap's heavy hitters.
By Randall Roberts
Ray LaMontagne
8 p.m. Thursday, December 7. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).
By Roy Kasten
Donavon Frankenreiter
8 p.m. Friday, December 8. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).
Green Velvet
10 p.m. Saturday, December 9. Dante's (3221 Olive Boulevard).
Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel
9 p.m. Saturday, December 9. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).
By Christian Schaeffer
Otep
7 p.m. Monday, December 11. Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois).
By Michael Alan Goldberg
The Changes / Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
7 p.m. Tuesday, December 12. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).
Imogen Heap
8 p.m. Wednesday, December 13. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).
The Life and Times
9 p.m. Friday, December 8. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).
By Andrew Miller
Local Motion: So Many Dynamos / The Ghost of the Forest / Berlin Whale
8 p.m. Saturday, December 9. Saint Louis University's Billiken Club, Busch Student Center (20 North Grand Boulevard).
Planes Mistaken for Stars
Mercy (Abacus Recordings)
By Chris Glenn
Graham Coxon
Love Travels at Illegal Speeds (EMI)
By Mark Bliesener
The Walkmen
Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen (Record Collection)
By Jason Harper
Jay-Z
Kingdom Come (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
By Andrew Friedman
Medium Well
Ian has a Legendary beef with Stoney River.
By Ian Froeb
Eggnog shake
Crown Candy Kitchen, 1401 St. Louis Avenue; 314-621-9650.
Review Preview: Stoney River Legendary Steaks
Say It with Diamonds?
Not exactly. Circling the diamond industry, this Zwick flick tackles nada.
By Nathan Lee
A Masterpiece on Canvas
By Jordan Harper and Robert Wilonsky
Mel Gibson Is Responsible for All the Wars in the World
OK, slight exaggeration. But he's at least to blame for Apocalypto.
By J. Hoberman
All Dressed Up . . .
PlayStation 3 has potential -- but for the moment, little else.
By Gary Hodges
Built to Spill
Middle-class malaise meets inner-city despair in The Architect.
By Ella Taylor
Our top DVD picks for the week of December 7.
Woman's Glib
The awful truth about Nancy Meyers.
By Scott Foundas
Film Openings
You Are the Champion
By Anna Teekell Hays
Shopping Dreams and Cocktail Wishes
By Ms. Day
(Clap), (Clap), (Clap), G-O!
To Florissant for fun-o
By Alison Sieloff
Go Deutsch
Song of Songs
The Musical of Musicals is a real hoot.
By Deanna Jent
Carols of the Bells
By Amy Helms
Thats a Sick Play
By Paul Friswold
'Tis the Season for Tradition
By Kristy Guttmann
Have Your Cake
And celebrate it, too
Molto Christmas
By Mr. Night
Tour Hard-Core
O Little Town of Chesterfield
Happiness Comes at a Price
(But it's a small one)
Arthur! Arthur!
Muddy Waters' Crucible doesn't burn bright enough.
From Russia with Zilch
The Sisters Rosensweig owes Chekov an apology.
By Dennis Brown
Capsule Reviews
Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater
By Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent
Current Shows
Robert Duffy encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
By Robert Duffy