Vol. 30, No. 13
Jermaine Andre brings the Code of the Samurai to cage fighting.
Bow to your sensei.
By Molly Langmuir
Back to the Bolozone
The "anarchists" finally get their day in court.
By Randall Roberts
Lewis John Lynch: The Legacy of an Airman
By Brooke Foster
Go! 3/30-4/1
The Littlest 'Birds
All of a sudden the Cardinals are embracing a youth movement.
By Larry Borowsky
Unreal uncovers the secrets of "manly men"!
Plus, playin' the Name Game and countin' cards. Wouldn't Mom be proud?
The Story of Stagger Lee
Part Seven (St. Louis, MO. 1895)
By Timothy Lane
"I read the 'Taco Whoever' article the first time and it gave me a headache.
"So I took some aspirin and read it again."
How many Mexicans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
One gabacho really wants to know.
What does Jeremiah 23 have to say about Creflo Dollar?
Joe breaks it down, Bible-style.
By Prince Joe Henry
Wall-of-fuzz indie-rockers Silversun Pickups are today's unlikeliest burgeoning mainstream stars.
(Even if they're not even aware of it.)
By Annie Zaleski
Tuesday Night Fights
Noise Pop
Avant-garde label aPop Records opens a storefront and moves its operations onto Cherokee Street.
This Charming Man
The Week in Rock
This Just In: Tuesday, March 27
It Pays to be On Time
B-Sides gets personal with alt-folk troubadour Patty Griffin.
Then we snag an interview with country legend and new friend of Lambchop Charlie Louvin.
Homespun: Jumbling Towers
Jumbling Towers (self-released)
By Christian Schaeffer
Bang! Bang!
10 p.m. Thursday, March 29. Way Out Club (2525 South Jefferson Avenue).
Watermelon Slim
10 p.m. Thursday, March 29. BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups (700 South Broadway).
By Roy Kasten
Steve Forbert
8 p.m. Friday, March 30. The Focal Point (2720 Sutton Avenue, Maplewood).
Youth Group
9 p.m. Saturday, March 31. The Billiken Club at Saint Louis University (20 North Grand Boulevard).
By Jonah Bayer
Grandpa's Ghost
8 p.m. Sunday, April 1. White Flag Projects (4568 Manchester Avenue).
By James Weber
The Haunted
6 p.m. Tuesday, April 3. Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois).
By Aaron Burgess
The Hard Lessons
7 p.m. Wednesday, April 4. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).
By Jason Harper
Park West Grille puts Benton Park West on the culinary map.
Here comes the neighborhood!
By Ian Froeb
Review Preview: Park West Grille
Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen
Maryland Yards, 2033 Dorsett Village, Maryland Heights; 314-579-9273.
Coca-Cola Blak Carbonated Fusion Beverage
Approximate retail price $1.00 (retrieved from a picnic site)
By Malcolm Gay
Tomorrow's Misery Today
Children of Men
By Robert Wilonsky and Jordan Harper
Joseph Gordon-Levitt awes again in a character-driven theft thriller.
The Lookout
By Robert Wilonsky
My Name Is Mud
Like its muck-puddles, MotorStorm is a shallow mess.
By Gary Hodges
Crazed! Corny! Freakishly florid! (Wonderful!)
Tears of the Black Tiger
By Nathan Lee
Our top DVD picks for the week of March 29.
Armed with his own brand of logic and a digital camera, David Lynch forges inward.
Inland Empire
By J. Hoberman
Full-serve philosophy: A gas station attendant pumps out enlightenment.
Peaceful Warrior
By Luke Y. Thompson
Film Openings
Week of March 29, 2007
Head for the Mountains
By Alison Sieloff
Here's to Beer
By Amy Helms
MacParty!
By Mr. Night
Bites for Rights
Egg-cellent Egg-stravaganzas
The Rep stages a Final Adventure, but Dennis Brown sees a final solution.
Not much can save this lackluster whodunit.
By Dennis Brown
A Very Strong Current
By Paul Friswold
Put a Lid on It
By Kristie McClanahan
The Sole of the City
By Ms. Day
Chicken or the Sprague?
Which came first?
Dream a Little Dream
Strike a Pose
Will You Take a Czech?
By Jason Toon
Classical Rocks
Dogs Rule
The Magic of Moving Pictures
Go love Stop Kiss.
Hydeware brings forth a beauty.
Capsule Reviews
Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Deanna Jent suss out local theater
By Dennis Brown, Paul Friswold and Deanna Jent