Vol. 30, No. 38
The Case of the Shanghai Shamus
A shy St. Louis poet pens subversive detective stories set in his communist homeland.
By Malcolm Gay
Floyd Irons Pleads Guilty, Faces Prison and Up to $1 Million Fine
By Tom Finkel
Vashon Basketball Legend Floyd Irons In Federal Court on Criminal Charges
Daily Web Crawl
By Jeanette Kozlowski
Go! 9/21-9/23
Pro-Vote Redux: Hickey Answers Back
City of Bad Shoulders
Advocates for the disabled flag down Missouris highway builders and demand they pay greater attention to accessibility.
By Kathleen McLaughlin
Teachers Don't Like 'Em Flat
This Week in Gut Check
By Ian Froeb
Where's a Brentwood Cop When You Need One?
Old Glory
Unreal catches up with the winner of the Miss Nursing Home Pageant, wrestles with Bruiser Brody's legacy and cheers on Chilly Willie.
Lam-Basted, Then Roasted
Who's more untrustworthy: Ian or a Munchkin?
The Walk
Central West End
By Timothy Lane
Special Half-Breed Edition
Chilipinos, Beanerschnitzels, Navajoles, Americans.
Free Ride
Joe theorizes why the Cards have gotten so many "Get Out of Jail Free" cards.
By Prince Joe Henry
Let's Stay Active
Mitch Easter's out on his own with Dynamico.
By Annie Zaleski
Mitch Easter: Outtakes from This Week's Music Feature, Let's Stay Active
St. Louis Weekend Round-Up: September 21-23
Battles, Mirrored: Hot Jam of the Year
Separated at Birth: Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Spiritualized, Hot Hot Heat and Bob Dylan
What's Going on Around St. Louis Blogs: Monday, September 24
What's Going on Around St. Louis Music Blogs/Web Sites
Dio of Reckoning
Sabbath's Ronnie James Dio isn't into preaching, but Kanye and Fiddy's are.
By Andrew Miller and Dan LeRoy
Courtney Love Settles the Last of her Nirvana Money Disputes
Random Weblinks of the Day: QUOTSA in the Kitchen, Geezer Butler Speaks, Frances Bean's All Grown Up
St. Louis Concert Calendar: September 18, 2007
Modest Mouse at the Pageant, Wednesday, November 14
Will Kimbrough
8 p.m. Thursday, September 20. Harrah's Casino Voodoo Lounge, 777 Casino Center Drive, Maryland Heights.
By Roy Kasten
Brighton, MA
7 p.m. Friday, September 21. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.
Foundry Field Recordings
8 p.m. Friday, September 21. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street.
By Shae Moseley
Caspian
9 p.m. Saturday, September 22. The Cavern at Fort Gondo, 3151 Cherokee Street.
The Good Life
8 p.m. Tuesday, September 25. The Gargoyle, on the campus of Washington University at Forsyth and Skinker boulevards.
By Christian Schaeffer
Mathematicians
8 p.m. Monday, September 24. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street.
Melvins/Big Business
8 p.m. Wednesday, September 26. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.
By Jaime Lees
Lucero
5:30 p.m. Saturday, September 22. As part of Taste of St. Louis, between 8th and 9th Street, and Market and Chestnut Street downtown.
Chiaband
Cornucopius Musicus (Self-released)
Hot or Not?
El Scorcho promises a chile reception.
Today's Restaurant Tidbits
The Morning Brew: Friday, 9/21
The Morning Brew: Thursday, 9/20
Rough 24 Hours
Kitchen Nightmares: Peter's
Ruth's Classic Cosmo
Ruth's Chris Steak House 1 North Brentwood, Suite 150, Clayton 314-783-9900.
By Kristie McClanahan
In This Week's Issue
Taste of St. Louis
The Ur Critic
Schnitzel and Other Random Musings
The Return of the Reader Review of the Week!
Bonus Restaurant Tidbit
Your Weekly Food Blog Digest
The Morning Brew: Monday, 9/24
The Morning Grog: Wednesday, 9/19
The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 9/18
St. Louis Rotisserie
Review Preview: El Scorcho
Domino's Pizza New Oreo Dessert Pizza
$3.99 Domino's Pizza 3930 Lindell Boulevard
Walk Through the Valley
Don't let Paul Haggis' heavy hand stop you from seeing his latest.
By Ella Taylor
Saturday Night Fever: 30th Anniversary Special Collector's Edition
(Paramount)
By Jordan Harper and Robert Wilonsky
'Roid Rage Returns
Metroid Prime 3 is the best you can get for the Wii.
By Chris Ward
Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:
A Sketchy Situation
Dem Bones
By Ms. Day
Acting Superior
By Paul Friswold
Style and Class
They go together
By Brooke Foster
A Sweet Deal
By Alison Sieloff
Cheers to the Otters
By Mark Fischer
Strange Folkways, Here We Come
By Nicole Beckert
The Fu-chair Is Here
Lip-Lickin in the Lou
By Amy George
Grazie, Collinsville
Here Come the Water Works
Pistol-Packin' Mama
Echo Theatre breaks out the heavy artillery with Hedda Gabler.
By Dennis Brown
Take the Night Off with Yukon Jake
Go Longhorn!
Have a Ball
(No ball gowns required)
Park It
It's a Date!
Taste the Difference?
By Anna Teekell Hays
Children of the Revolution
Dave Mungenast: St. Louis Car Dealer, Action Hero
Geezer Butler Rules
This Week's Issue
Pair Down
The Black Rep offers a lean, mean Boesman and Lena.
St. Louis Stage Capsules
Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene.
By Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold