Vol. 30, No. 10
The Strange, Strange Tale of the U.S.S. Inaugural
An old warship meets its most formidable enemy — the Mississippi River.
By Chad Garrison
Money Talks
By Tom Finkel
Valley Park Aldermen to Mayor: Adios, Whitteaker!
The Purloined Rockwell
Stolen in St. Louis in '73. Found last week — on Steven Spielberg's wall.
By Kristen Hinman
How River Front Times Broke His Maiden
Stipe Hunting
By Annie Zaleski
The Vashon Saga Continues
A Vashon cross-state rival cries foul over '04 championship game.
Basketball by the Book, Part 4
As the World Turns...to Branson.
Plus: Spicy sex games for the Christian couple.
L'Amoureux
(City Diner, South Grand Boulevard)
By Timothy Lane
"Timothy Lane is the only reason I ever picked up a RFT, and is the only reason I ever will.
We now wait in anticipation for the next You Are Here."
What's the deal with stupid upscale Mexican restaurants?
Fancy-ass margaritas! Guacamole made tableside! Why?
With A-list fans and loyal listeners around the globe, the Scissor Sisters continue to get its groove on with Ta-Dah.
Who even needs America?
Lean and 'Zine
Legendary St. Louis 'zine Jet Lag goes digital.
Plus, the winner of the RFT DJ Spin-off.
Feel Like Dancin'!
Flashback Alert: The Mississippi River Festival
Leaving on a Jetplane
Looking South (XSW)
St. Louis bands make a fine showing at Austin's annual indie-rock spring break.
B-Sides gets our oontz-oontz-oontz on with Canadian DJs MSTRKRFT.
Then we check out a book about Edwardsville's legendary Mississippi River Festival.
By Randall Roberts and Annie Zaleski
Homespun: Auset
Auset (self-released)
By Christian Schaeffer
Dr. Dog / What Made Milwaukee Famous
7 p.m. Thursday, March 8. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).
Bears
9 p.m. Friday, March 9. Ground Floor (215 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois).
The No Fear Music Tour
7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard).
By Aaron Burgess
The Safes
9 p.m. Saturday, March 10. Lemmons (5800 Gravois Avenue).
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
6 p.m. Sunday, March 11. Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois).
By Jonah Bayer
Times New Viking / Clockcleaner
8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11. The Ground Floor (215 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois).
Canada
8 p.m. Sunday, March 11. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City).
By Roy Kasten
Fu Manchu
7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).
Dolce' aims high -- but does it hit Ian's sweet spot?
Appearance ain't everything at this downtown restaurant/club.
By Ian Froeb
I.B.C. Root Beer
Carl's Drive-In, 9033 Manchester Road, Rock Hill; 314-961-9652.
By Randall Roberts
Small Plates: Friday, 3/9
Review Preview: Dolce'
By Brooke Foster
Small Plates: Thursday, 3/8
Hornby Confectionery Traditional Sugar Mice
$3.29 Global Foods Market 421 N. Kirkwood Road Kirkwood
By Malcolm Gay
Columbia Stories
Searching for truth at the best film festival in the Midwest.
It's Spartan hotties versus Persian trannies in Zack Snyder's far-too-faithful Frank Miller adaptation.
300
By Nathan Lee
Beatrix Potter gets an extreme makeover.
Miss Potter
By Ella Taylor
A muddled, wasted tribute to Britain's infamous music fest.
Glastonbury
By Rob Nelson
Film Openings
Week of March 8, 2007
Through the Past, Darkly
By Paul Friswold
Reeling in the Years
The Lord of the Dance
We Choose Wine!
And lunch!
By Alison Sieloff
Lunch & Learn
Survivor's Quilt
By Kristy Guttmann
Tour de Horse
Picture This
By Nicole Beckert
Chop chop: Edward Scissorhands at the Fox.
The stage show lacks the heart of Tim Burton's original.
By Dennis Brown
Papier, S'il Vous Plaît
Runway Wishes, Fashionable Dreams
The Other San Francisco Treat
Fight Hunger
You can do it
Sad is good: St. Louis Shakespeare scores with Antony and Cleopatra.
A powerful play receives a near-perfect production.
Capsule Reviews
Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Deanna Jent suss out local theater
By Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Deanna Jent
