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something about Lay and his public campaign against Wingfield — pressure that the college president confirms started months before Lay’s resignation. On March 23, Veech was waiting at a departure gate in Lambert St. Louis International Airport when he received a call. On the line was Steve Wingfield’s brother, Paul Wingfield, the lead pastor at White Flag Christian Church in south St. Louis County. He sounded pissed. “The phone call was very quick,” Veech recalled in an interview last week. “He was very concerned about the attacks on his brother and on the church.” According to Veech, Paul Wingfield declared
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that White Flag Christian Church could not support an institution tied to an agitator like Lay. He told Veech that his church was halting contributions to the college, effective immediately. Shortly after the call, Veech responded to a Facebook message from Titus Benton, a former middle school minister at FCCF. Benton relocated to Texas in 2011, but following Milburn’s 2014 arrest, he joined Lay in publicly demanding Wingfield acknowledge his failures as a church leader — specifically, that Wingfield had failed to heed warnings in 2012 that Milburn was sleeping in the same bed as a teenage boy and, in addition, had exposed himself to other minors. Veech confided in Benton about the call he had just taken. “Today the college was threatened by a W,” Veech wrote — with “W” meaning Wingfield.
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The college president continued: “So sad. I had no idea they would hit the college. I guess the Ws figure they can’t do much to the victims or those who speak out for the victims so they will hit the college since these folks are connected here.… They are going to try to crush SLCC. Not sure enough of them support us, just two. Now only one. If FCCF stopped supporting us it would hurt.” Benton, who later provided Daily RFT with these chat transcripts, responded to Veech, “That is so petty.” “You can call it whatever you want,” Veech wrote back. “Well we will check everything out and have already started but good bye money. This is bullying. I don’t like it.” According to its tax returns, which are a matter of public record, St. Louis Christian College
took in about $800,000 in contributions and grants in 2013. Veech declined to say how much money the Wingfield brothers’ churches have historically contributed. The college president maintains Steve Wingfield never made a similar threat. FCCF, he says, remains a major donor. But the bullying, as Veech put it to Benton that night, didn’t stop with the college. On April 16, Steve Wingfield and FCCF filed a defamation lawsuit against Lay, Titus Benton and his wife Kari, as well as another whistleblower named Dawn Varvil. Wingfield sought a court order to force Lay and his supporters to retract their accusations from the Internet and social media. The lawsuit also demanded $25,000 in damages, alleging Lay and the others had attacked FCCF and Wingfield with “injurious falsehood” and “harassment.” But the lawsuit fizzled. First, a judge denied Wingfield’s attorney’s initial request for a restraining order to block Lay and the others from criticizing him and FCCF. Less than a month later, on May 11, Wingfield and FCCF quietly dismissed the lawsuit, citing the fact that the church had arranged “an independent Christian mediation process and as a sign of good faith.” When Daily RFT reported on the lawsuit’s dismissal two weeks ago, the nature of the “Christian mediation process” was still unclear. Apparently, a non-disclosure contract in place barred the parties from describing the details to the media. But Lay and his lawyer, Al Johnson, say that Wingfield has since broken the contract — and that’s why they’re speaking about it now. They say that Wingfield did arrange two negotiation meetings before dropping the lawsuit. The first took place April 30 and began with the signing of the non-disclosure contract, a copy of which was provided to Riverfront Times. As Lay recalls it, Wingfield’s offer within the so-called “Christian mediation process” bore few differences from the lawsuit. He demanded Lay retract his allegations in the “Is It Enough” reports and scrub any similar allegations from social media. If Lay did that, Wingfield said, then FCCF would drop the lawsuit. Apparently, Wingfield also wanted Lay to retract his statements to Riverfront Times, seemingly in the hope of killing (or at least clouding) our investigation into how Milburn used FCCF as a hunting ground for victims. Lay says he was willing to “soften” some passages in his “Is It Enough” report to clarify that Wingfield had never been presented with first-hand evidence that Milburn was having sex with children — but that was about the only concession he was willing to make. Lay had hoped Wingfield would accept his offer and, perhaps, convince his brother Paul to restore White Flag Christian Church’s funding to St. Louis Christian College. When Lay asked if it would be possible to attend his students’ graduation ceremony at FCCF the next week, he says Wingfield responded, “Well, we want to keep your feet to the fire.” In a statement released two weeks ago, Lay’s lawyer described the April 30 negotiation meeting as a total failure. “Mr. Wingfield ended up abruptly leaving the meeting, claiming he had some other important task to complete,” Johnson wrote. “It did not take long for Mr. Wingfield to breach the confidentiality agreement that continued on page 12
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he signed before the settlement discussion.” In fact, Wingfield spoke about his discussions with Lay in a meeting just one week later with Titus Benton. “Steve said that he really felt like they were close to an agreement when that meeting ended, and that the next day Doug changed his mind,” Benton told Daily RFT. “Which I couldn’t believe. And when I asked Doug if it was true, I could tell it wasn’t. But Doug still wouldn’t talk about it. He was that committed to honoring the confidentiality agreement.” But that changed after Lay informed his lawyer of what Wingfield had told Benton about the April 30 meeting. In a May 13 letter
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to Wingfield’s lawyer, Johnson said the pastor’s loose lips made the non-disclosure contract worthless. “Since your client has decided to unilaterally waive the confidentiality agreement, we are now no longer going to be bound by it. We are going to consider ourselves free to comment on what actually went on during the course of the mediation.” Neither Steve nor Paul Wingfield responded to interview requests for this story. Nearly three weeks after Lay resigned his position at St. Louis Christian College, Guthrie Veech, Lay’s former boss, tells Daily RFT there are no hard feelings between the college and its recently retired Teacher of the Year. “This is an issue between a church member and the church’s local eldership. It is not an issue
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between the college and the church,” he says. “We support Doug’s advocacy for the victims and, at this point, his effort to clear his name.” And Lay is still fighting. He and his fellow defendants believe that FCCF’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit represents little more than a hollow victory. Wingfield dismissed the suit “without prejudice,” a legal term that means he can refile at any moment. That leaves Lay and the others to wonder if the pastor is merely biding his time before his next attempt at silencing them. Meanwhile, Lay recently launched a new website to house his various reports on FCCF, Wingfield and Brandon Milburn. On May 19, Lay updated his Facebook profile’s job status. It read: “Started Working at Unemployed For Truth.” — DANNY WICENTOWSKI
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wo women who worked for the tiny Missouri town of Leadington have filed lawsuits against the city alleging they were subjected to unwanted touching and coarse comments, and then retaliated against when they dared to complain. The women, city court clerk Altha Burgess and former city clerk Cynthia Leimkuehler, allege they endured a host of inappropriate activity on the job in 2013, much of it from thenpolice chief Rick Pogue and then-mayor Troy Dickens. Leimkuehler says the police chief rubbed his crotch on her shoulder — only to be told by the mayor, “God, you women! You make such a big deal of everything!” when she complained. Burgess, meanwhile, was repeatedly mocked after she asked not to be touched — and called both “paranoid” and “an emotional mess.” “These women were exposed to some pretty graphic sexual harassment in the workplace,” says St. Louis attorney Veronica Johnson, who filed the lawsuits on behalf of the two women. “No woman should have to go through that. And when they did what was right, they suffered a great deal of retaliation for it” — including, for Leimkuehler, termination. Leadington, population 422, is about an hour’s drive south of St. Louis. The city said it would have no comment. Both men who figure prominently in the lawsuits have since left city employment. Police chief Pogue was dismissed from his job in February 2014, according to the local Daily Journal Online, with “a couple of administrative problems” cited as the only reason. Mayor Dickens had apparently resigned a few months earlier, following “a disagreement” with the board of aldermen about his handling of a personnel matter. The lawsuits, filed last Thursday in the St. Francois County Circuit Court, may provide some insight into the situation behind both departures. The suits’ details are jarring. Leimkuehler alleges that chief Pogue once rubbed his crotch against her shoulder while she was sitting in a chair. When she questioned his behavior, asking, “Did you really just rub your crotch on me,” her suit alleges, the chief laughed and said yes. Meanwhile, Burgess was having her own problems with Leadington officials. Her suit alleges that after she complained about unwelcome touching, “Pogue and Dickens simply laughed,” according to the suit. “[Mayor] Dickens later told Pogue to tell his officers not to to touch the plaintiff because she was ‘paranoid.’” The mayor later made fun of Burgess, “once grabbing her arm and yelling, ‘I just touched you. Don’t freak out!” “These woman shouldn’t have been in this situation in the first place, much less suffered retaliation for reporting it,” Johnson tells Daily RFT. “I can only hope that this will never happen again in the city of Leadington, and that other municipalities will also see there’s some risk in failing to act on complaints — and that they do the right thing, no matter how tough it is.” — SARAH FENSKE
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SUMMER GUIDE RIO, BRAVO!
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ou’re kicked back on Honolulu’s Waikiki Beach. Your toes are wriggled into the sand as palms sway in a languid breeze, and the sapphire water goes on for eternity. No Bud Light for you. The scene is a veritable commercial for a Blue Hawaiian or piña colada, coconut-centric drinks probably made with fruit from the very trees BY that stretch overhead. St. Louis lies a world and several time zones away. KRISTIE But even in Hawaii, the corner of M C C L A N A H A N 23rd and Chestnut is closer than you think. Much closer. Downtown St. Louis’ Rio Syrup Company ships its ready-to-use syrups, concentrates, preservatives and food coloring for snow cones, slushes and sodas to locations as far flung as the Philippines, Costa Rica, Singapore and all 50 states. Including, yes, Hawaii.
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Rio got its start in 1940 when Stuart Tomber was a manager at the now-shuttered Rio Theatre in Walnut Park. Among his many duties was to order syrups for sodas, until he decided he’d rather make his own. He began selling his syrup to other theaters, and soon his side business became his only business. These days Rio is still largely a family affair. Billy Tomber, 42, is the vice president of operations, a title that’s much tidier than the job itself. Any day might find him fixing equipment or driving the forklift. Billy has worked at Rio since he was fourteen, and jokes that someday he’ll hold a press conference to announce that he’s leaving the business to “spend less time with my family.” But so far, so good: His dad, Phil (the son of the company’s founder), is president, having taken over the business in 1980. Mom, Addie, is the flavor crafter. Rio has just five full-time employees, but that number more than doubles during peak season, which runs from roughly now through July. That’s when production is at its highest, since the syrup is best when used within eight months. Customers in Australia and South Africa bump up business in December when their summers are just getting started. The company has employed numerous sets of siblings over the years: Big sis starts, and all of a sudden it’s the go-to summer job for the rest of the family. Billy’s three younger sisters have all worked at Rio, and he has even begun to hire his own friends’ kids. And that’s telling: In a market as niche as this one, loyalty is a big deal. “We have always used Rio syrups for all of our flavors and feel lucky that they are located right here in St. 16
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Louis,” says Patricia Williams, co-owner of beloved snow-cone powerhouse (and multiple Best of St. Louis winner) Tropical Moose. Rio has been with Tropical Moose since its beginning some twenty years ago, when it was a stand on Chippewa Street and River Des Peres Boulevard. Tropical Moose now has outposts in Webster Groves, Kirkwood Park and Kirkwood Farmers’ Market. And while co-owner Jack Williams puts “a little bit of a secret twist” on some flavors (the “Monkey Snot,” the “Motor Oil”), his wife says, “the basic syrup is still from Rio.” Rio’s flavors are infinite — brandy alexander! red hot! blueberry cheesecake! — and they’re available in sizes from four-ounce
samples to 55-gallon drums. The production line can crank out up to 500 gallons an hour. The company also sells pure concentrate, with each gallon yielding 32 gallons of syrup. That’s enough for more than 4,000 snow cones. For shaved-ice flavors, cherry is the most popular; it nearly eclipses the runners-up combined (blue raspberry and grape are Nos. 2 and 3, respectively). Rio purchases extracts and essences from a variety of suppliers to create its signature flavors; any given flavor may contain five or more extracts to get the taste just so. Recent years have seen a return to the soda syrups that Stuart Tomber started with back in 1940. Thanks to the continued on page 18
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popularity of home-soda kits like SodaStream, such syrups have become a large and rapidly growing segment of Rio’s business. Australia in particular is mad for craft sodas — there, the colorless lemon flavor is the most requested. Rio’s products pop up in unexpected ways. They’re in the food coloring that’s printed on the end of register tape to signal it’s time for a new roll — because it comes in contact with food, it has to be edible. Rio products have also been used as dye for birdhouse paint — the regular stuff can be toxic to fowl. Farmers have mixed the strawberry into their animal feed — it turns out pigs think that flavor is tasty, too. Even 75 years in, Rio strives to keep up with current trends. The company rode the “bacon bubble” for a while, Billy says, and though maple-bacon wasn’t a top seller, the flavor ended up being a good one for vendors who used it in their funnel cakes. Other recent additions include salted caramel, huckleberry and crème brûlée. Years ago, an idea was floated to make a beer-flavored snow cone. Like a watereddown brewski, it fell flat. “It’s the projects that keep me interested,” Billy confesses. “I probably hear a milliondollar idea every day, and maybe one in a hundred pan out. But when it does, that’s a good project.” Patricia Williams of Tropical Moose calls
Rio’s flavors are infinite — brandy alexander! red hot! blueberry cheesecake! — and they’re available in sizes from four-ounce samples to 55-gallon drums. the Tomber family “the absolute best to work with.” When Tro Mo moved into its Webster Groves storefront in 2009, she recalls, Addie was there with a hand-painted planter. These days Phil often stops by the farmers’ market stand to chat when he’s volunteering at Kirkwood’s train station. And if Rio doesn’t get all the recognition it has earned over the last 75 years, that’s all right by the Tombers. A wildly popular snowcone stand in Texas gets its product from that modest brick building in downtown St. Louis, but the stand has been reluctant to tell its customers where the syrup comes from — lest a rival business find out and want use it too. Just like the origin of that rogue piña colada in Hawaii, Rio might well remain St. Louis’ sweet little secret. Q
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n some cities “cheapskate” is a dirty word. But here in St. Louis — a city frequently featured on clickbait lists as one of the cheapest in America — we wear that distinction as a badge of honor. Let other urban giants have their $9 microbrews and double-digit museum entrance fees. We have our own Picassos — and they’re free, year round (except on Mondays). So suck it, Chicago, and come on a little adventure with the Riverfront Times for your best, cheapest summer ever in 2015. —LEAH GREENBAUM
Three General Rules for Being a Cheapskate 1. Bike everywhere. Thanks to regional advocacy organizations such as Trailnet and Great Rivers Greenway, St. Louis has more designated bike lanes in 2015 than ever before in its 250 year history. They’re safe, so grab a map from www.bikestlouis. com and use ’em! 2. If you can’t bike, take public transportation. The real trap of popular tourist zones like the Arch, Washington Avenue and Ballpark Village is getting suckered into paying for parking. Remember, MetroLink isn’t just for baseball games. 3. Bring a picnic. Sure, food trucks are as delicious as they are endemic to all the city’s major summer hang-out spots. But real broke-ass St. Louisans still manage to class it up with plastic cups of chardonnay and a hunk of cheese from Schnucks. Stop wasting money, and get started on your Pinteresting picnics.
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Nothing says summer like a blockbuster film. Here are two great options to watch them outdoors, and both of ’em are free.
1. Outdoor Yoga (In and Around) St. Louis Head over to the Facebook page of the same name, and you’ll find a link to a calendar with dates, times and locations for free or donationbased yoga sessions all over the city. Get your downward dogs in at Tower Grove Park (4256 Magnolia Avenue) every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. or head downtown to Busch II Infield at Ballpark Village (601 Clark Avenue) for Wednesday-evening oms. You can even win Lululemon gear. Weather permitting, you may be able to forgo that pricy studio membership.
1. Art Hill Every Friday this July Art Hill (1 Fine Arts Drive) offers a great lineup of classic films — family-friendly enough for sophisticated or dozing kids, and PG enough to still be interesting to everyone else. Come early to stake out prime real estate and groove with some great bands before the sun goes down. Food trucks and music start at 6 p.m., and movies begin promptly at 9 p.m. Friday, July 10: Back to the Future Friday, July 17: Jaws Friday, July 24: Clueless Friday, July 31: The Sound of Music
2. The Tower Grove CO-ED Fitness Group This is an intensive, Sunday-morning workout organized by Teya King, a local fitness instructor and former professional dancer. According to her website, www.gatewayflex.com, King started the free bootcamp because “no one should ever have to use financial strain as an excuse from getting into better shape.” The price to participate is blood, sweat and tears — the group combines different types of cardio, calisthenics and jogging. Go to www.meetup.com/towergrovefitness for more details.
2. Movie Mondays at Ballpark Village If you screen it, they will come: Ballpark Village’s absolutely free outdoor-movie series offers a solid selection of family-friendly, sports-themed films. Bring your own food and take MetroLink to save some dough — or be prepared to pay up! Monday, June 22: The Lego Movie Monday, July 20: Space Jam Monday, August 10: The Little Rascals Monday, September 14: The Sandlot continued on page 22
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FREE WATERFRONT ACCESS Why journey to Florida when we’ve got plenty of ways to access the water for free? Try these five options to get off the land and on to Missouri’s lakes, rivers and streams. 1. Pacific Palisades Conservation Area A 40-minute drive from the city brings you to a quiet little beach on a stretch of the Meramec River in JeffCo that’s not yet muddied by pollutants (636-458-2236). Clearish, waist-deep waters with a gentle current in a gorgeous setting are the draws here (not to mention the people-watching). Bring water shoes and a folding chair — the shore is gravelly. 2. Castlewood State Park Bring a blanket and some food, then feast on the sandy golden beach and soak up some sun (1401 Kiefer Creek Road, Ballwin; 636-2274433). Swimmers should be wary, however: This stretch of the Meramec is only for those immune to pink eye and fungal infections. 3. Free resort weekend in Lake of the Ozarks If you listen to a soul-crushing 90-minute timeshare presentation, that is. Many timeshare resorts in the Ozarks entice with free nights and severely discounted weekends for prospective buyers. Listening to a presentation from management is mandatory but buying is not. Call around and get yourself a dealio or a stealio. 4. Mississippi River Water Trail Association If you’re looking to ride a rented blow-up raft to boozetown, we don’t have any suggestions about how to do that for free. Pack as many friends onto your flotation device as you can, bring your own stocked cooler of Bud, hydrate, and divide and conquer your amenities and costs. But if you’re more Henry David Thoreau and less Harold and Kumar, forgo the boozy float trip and connect with our majestic lifeline at its most scenic points in Alton, Illinois, with the Mississippi River Water Trail Association’s free social paddle on September 19. Visit www.greatriverwatertrail.org for more information and to learn about other free and cheap ways to experience Old Man River. 5. Free ferries to Brussels and Kampsville A great life hack for those desperate to get onto the water and willing to drive about an hour to make that happen: The Illinois Department of Transportation runs two free ferries across the Mississippi River from these day-trip worthy hamlets near Alton. Visit www.greatriverroad. com for more information.
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The best dance parties in St. Louis generally come with a $5 cover. That may be mere pennies compared to cities on the coasts — but paying actual cash to exercise your God-given right to shake it?! Hellz no. Here are five free dance parties to get you moving. 1. Lunch Beat STL Wednesday, June 17. HandleBar, 4127 Manchester Avenue. Wednesday, July 15. KDHX, 3524 Washington Avenue. Wednesday, August 19. Blank Space, 2847 Cherokee Street. An absolutely free one-hour pop-up dance party with the best local DJs on a rotating schedule at venues across the city. Escape the midday summertime sadness with hipsters of all ages who need a break from the nine-to-five grind. All take place at noon, and all are free. 2. HandleBar HandleBar, 4127 Manchester Avenue. 314-6522212. $5. If you have any groove, Saturday nights with DJs London Calling and 18 & Counting will make you move. If you’re too cheap for the $5 cover, get to HandleBar before 9 p.m. for dinner and drinks on the patio: Its firepit is our mecca. 3. SLAM Underground 7 to 10 p.m. June 26, July 24 and August 27. The Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive. 314-721-0072. Forget the Saint Louis Art Museum during the day. Fourth Fridays at SLAM Underground are where it’s at. Marking its sixth installment in May, the museum’s new after-hours series is designed to bring art to the under-50 set. The result is a wonderful collaboration among the city’s best DJs, printmakers, musicians and craftsmen and -women of all stripes for a celebration of the museum’s best exhibition that month. Bust a move and bring home a craft project that’s too cool for summer camp. 4. Rumpshaker Blank Space, 2847 Cherokee Street. 314-3008831. $3. The suggested donation of $3 buys you a sweaty night of funk, R&B, boogie and disco with DJ Boogieman every first Thursday of the month. 5. St. Louis Contra Dancers St. Louis Contra Dancers. 37 South Maple Street, Webster Groves. If you find your stride in the steps and sways of a much earlier time, connect with www. childgrove.org or the Facebook group St. Louis Contra Dancers to do-si-do with lovers of waltzes, English country dance and contra dance (the kind of rumpshaking that’s been happening in American barns for 300 years).
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Hit the Road, Jack
Summer rocks is leaving st. Louis hanging in 2015. But there are plenty of good festivals just a road trip away.
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ou’d be forgiven for fearing that this St. Louis summer might not rock. You probably remember those early promises of huge festivals — something about a Los Angeles-based talent agency called ICM Partners laying claim to Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, something about a controversial no-compete clause, something about Bluesweek and Taste of St. Louis moving to Chesterȴeld as a result. You’d be forgiven for not remembering the details. After all, those promises haven’t materialized. So, to rewind: The Summer Rocks bill, which granted ICM exclusive access to downtown St. Louis’ Gateway Mall for the season’s book-ending holiday weekends, was approved by the board of aldermen in April 2014, though not without controversy in the local music community. As the term “Lollapalooza-like” was used ad nauseum to
describe the proposed festivals, critics became wary of the bill’s no-compete clause, arguing that it would push locally produced festivals out of the city and lock St. Louis into a ten- to twenty-year contract with out-of-town interests. The immediate aftermath saw Bluesweek and Taste announcing their departures from downtown, as owner Mike Kociela was one of the bill’s most vocal opponents (though Bluesweek will return to the city in 2016). Fast-forward to today: Despite what was originally pitched, ICM has told the city that it will host zero St. Louis festivals in 2015. Next year’s plans remain uncertain — ICM has until June of 2016 to act, or St. Louis has the option to terminate the agreement. So what’s a St. Louis music lover to do this summer? Fair St. Louis’ lineup looks promising — Blondie, Kool & the Gang, Morris Day and the Time — and the recently announced Music @ the Intersection events taking place in Grand Center sound intriguing. There’s also LouFest, the most “Lollapalooza-like” festival currently in town — but that doesn’t come until mid-September. And of course many
BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
June 11 to 14 in Manchester, Tennessee Six hours’ drive www.bonnaroo.com The mother of all camping-friendly music festivals, Bonnaroo is for the diehards. Billy Joel gets top billing this year, alongside Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5 and Kendrick Lamar. This is the biggie, and it has become a rite of passage for festivalgoers since its inception in 2002.
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BLUE OX MUSIC FESTIVAL
June 11 to 13 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin Nine hours’ drive www.blueoxmusicfestival.com Can’t afford Bonnaroo? Prefer your music with some twang and a few banjos mixed in? Then the Blue Ox Music Festival is for you, with much cheaper tickets and the likes of Yonder Mountain String Band, Greensky Bluegrass and the Infamous Stringdusters sharing top billing. Oh, and St. Louis’ own Pokey LaFarge will be performing as well.
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THE GATHERING OF THE JUGGALOS
July 22 to 25 in Thornville, Ohio Eight hours’ drive www.juggalogathering.com The less adventurous among you are already skipping over this one, and that’s OK. But while wicked clown rap may well not be for everyone, the music should be the least of your concerns in this case. Just know that, at all times during this gathering of Insane Clown Posse fans, you can point your face in any direction and see something amusing. Plus Waka Flaka Flame is performing this year, so that’s pretty cool too.
SUMMER SET MUSIC & CAMPING FESTIVAL
August 14 to 16 in Somerset, Wisconsin Ten hours’ drive www.summersetfestival.com Summer Set is for those looking to dance. Whether it’s EDM or hip-hop or funk, Summer Set has you covered and then some. Bassnectar gets top billing this year, and artists as wideranging as Die Antwoord and Lettuce appear further down the list.
SUMMER GUIDE decidedly non-Lolla-like festivals will still take place. But what of the big, over-the-top music festival experiences we were all promised? For that, you might have to think about a road trip. The good news is, there are dozens of music festivals in driving distance. Below are ȴve major ones within a ten-hour drive. Bonus: They are camping friendly! Don’t worry about ȴnding (and paying for) lodging; just set up shop and sleep on the ground. —DANIEL HILL
FULL TERROR ASSAULT OPEN AIR FESTIVAL
September 10 to 12 in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois Three hours’ drive www.fullterrorassault.com The inaugural Full Terror Assault festival is being held the same weekend as our own LouFest, sure, but it seems unlikely that there would be much crossover in attendance anyway. Full Terror Assault is the United States’ first true open-air metal festival, with Fear Factory, Terrorizer and Obituary sharing top billing. Added bonus: Some of St. Louis’ finest metal bands will be performing at this one as well, affording you the opportunity to show the locals some love. Summer may not rock in 2015, but it will most certainly bang its head.
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Ten Great Free Events in St. Louis This Summer
SUMMER GUIDE Forget $40 tickets and $10 parking fees. From concerts at the zoo to The Three Stooges at the Bottleworks, these options keep it fun for free.
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inter is a trying time in St. Louis. December’s gray, gloomy days turn into frigid, unforgiving nights as our collective Vitamin D deȴciency threatens to turn us into a horde of pallid, paunchy zombies. We hole up in our homes, only occasionally risking the elements to trek out for the necessary provisions. As April approaches, we wake from our slumber and reemerge to renewing spring rains. The vibrant, verdant city we’d all but forgotten comes back into focus, and we begin to reacquaint ourselves with the outside world. By summer, those strong enough to have endured the Midwestern winter are rewarded with a packed roster of arts and entertainment events — a schedule that can go toe-to-toe with just about any city in the country. Here are our picks for the ten best free events in St. Louis this summer. — NICK HORN
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Now in its 22nd year, the Whitaker Music Festival brings St. Louisans free admission to the gorgeous grounds of the Missouri Botanical Garden along with performances from some of the city’s most popular musical acts, including Tommy Halloran’s Guerrilla Swing, the Erin Bode Group and Magnolia Summer. Beginning in late May and continuing through the end of July, admission to the garden is free every Wednesday from 5 until 9 p.m., and music starts at 7:30 p.m.
In addition to being one of only a handful of zoos around the nation with free general admission year-round, the Saint Louis Zoo also also presents a free, family-friendly summer concert series every Friday from May 22 to August 28. The concerts take place from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Schnuck Family Plaza near the zoo’s center. Along with the musical entertainment, the zoo’s exhibits remain open for an additional two hours during the concerts, so you can visit your favorite animals until 7 p.m.
On the second Monday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m., the Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood hosts Three Stooges Night, where you can get together with like-minded folks to watch the slapstickiest of comedies playing on a vintage 16mm projector while enjoying the Bottleworks’ food and drink menus. Though the event itself is free, donations to benefit the National Children’s Cancer Society are accepted.
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In contrast to the wealth of other free events held on evenings and weekends around town, the Wednesday Lunch Free Concert Series presents downtown residents and commuters a bit of midweek, daytime entertainment. Held from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Citygarden throughout June, July and August, the series’ musical offerings will range from the electro-soul of DJ Nune to the old-time fiddle of Root Diggers, and Acoustik Element’s Latin guitar and percussion.
Kicking off Friday, June 26, outside the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum downtown, PrideFest 2015 will feature dozens of entertainment acts, from local musicians Kim Massie and Middle Class Fashion to the standup comedy of Trish Busch to local contemporary-dance group Anti-Gravity. The festival culminates with the Wells Fargo Grand Pride Parade, which kicks off at noon on Sunday, June 28, and commemorates 1969’s Stonewall Riots. continued on page 28
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In addition to the festival’s centerpiece production in Forest Park — this year, the genre-straddling Antony and Cleopatra, running now through June 14 — Shakespeare Festival St. Louis presents a slew of free events all over the city. Among others, Camp Shakespeare provides several full-day workshops for students at Crossroads College Preparatory School, and the monthly Shakespeare Festival Reads is a collaborative reading group hosted by Left Bank Books.
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9. FESTIVAL OF NATIONS www.festivalofnationsstl.org
Presented by St. Louis’ International Institute along with more than 100 other community organizations, the Festival of Nations adds even more color and beauty to the already vibrant Victorian environs of Tower Grove Park during the final weekend in August. A celebration of the city’s diverse population, the festival presents three days of programming, including four stages featuring nonstop traditional music and dance, as well as the International Bazaar, where you can experience food and art from cultures around the globe.
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DOG SEES GOD
The cast of Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip are forever young, but some of the characters did age ever so slightly during the comic’s 50-year run. Charlie Brown was introduced at age four, eventually settling at approximately eight years old for the duration of the series. Chuck’s best friend Linus made his debut as a baby but soon grew up to be just slightly younger than his friends. In Stray Dog Theatre’s production of Bert V. Royal’s unauthorized parody Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, the kids make it past puberty and into high school with all of their flaws and insecurities intact and cranked up to eleven. Linus is a stoner, Schroeder is bullied for being gay and good ol’ Charlie Brown’s dog has passed away. Dog Sees God is an irreverent, very adult take on Peanuts. The show is performed at 8 p.m. Thusday through Saturday (June 4 through 20) and at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at Tower Grove Abbey (2336 Tennessee Avenue; 314-865-1995 or www.straydogtheatre.org). Admission is $20 to $25. — MARK FISCHER
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The camera may have democratized photography by bringing the power of portraiture to the people, but because of America’s troubling racial history there are comparatively few historical photographs of minorities. But that doesn’t mean they’re not out there — artist Robert E. Green seeks them out to add to his growing collection. Indelible: Historic African-American Photographs and Artifacts from the Collection of Robert E. Green is an exhibition of images Green has obtained, and many of them were made here in St. Louis. Indelible opens with a free reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 5, at the Sheldon (3648 Washington Boulevard; 314-533-9900 or www.thesheldon.org). The exhibit remains up through Saturday, August 15, and the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday. — PAUL FRISWOLD [ROBOTS]
THESE ARE THE DROIDS
The St. Louis Science Center’s (5050 Oakland Avenue; 314-289-4400 or www.slsc.org) First Friday theme this month is “These ARE the Droids You’re Looking For,” and as you may have guessed, it’s all about robots. The evening kicks off with producer Jini continued on page 32 riverfronttimes.com
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Durr introducing her new IMAX film Robots, which confirms that the forefathers of C-3PO and R2-D2 already walk among us. Narrated by Star Trek’s Simon Pegg, the film shows audiences state-of-the-art robot handymen, mechanical butlers, search-and-rescue bots and uncanny, human-looking androids. Other activities include a robot dance presentation, a “People’s History of Star Wars” discussion, a demonstration on how to create your own Star Wars scene using stop-motion animation and a screening of Mel Brooks’ sci-fi comedy Spaceballs in the Omnimax theater. First Fridays start at 6 p.m.; admission is free, but individual activities may require a small fee. — MARK FISCHER
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PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE
Never has the story of one man and his bike been so epic as it was in 1985 when Paul Reubens released Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.
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Reubens was already on the cusp of being a pretty big deal at the time, thanks to numerous TV guest spots, but his first leading-man role put him at the epicenter of American popular culture. The film also created a buzz around director Tim Burton and film composer Danny Elfman. The absurdly silly flick made millions laugh while teaching most of America that the Alamo doesn’t have a basement. The Reel Late series at the Landmark Tivoli Theatre (6350 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-7277271 or www.landmarktheatres.com) presents the Big Adventure at 11:55 p.m. Friday and Saturday (June 5 and 6). Tickets are $8. — ROB LEVY
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HARLEY J. SPILLER
When discussing his collection of Chinese restaurant menus, Harley J. Spiller (a.k.a., Inspector Collector), commented that by amassing a collection of something no one cares about, it suddenly becomes interesting.
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In his new book, Keep the Change: A Collector’s Tales of Lucky Pennies, Counterfeit C-Notes, and Other Curious Currency, Spiller focuses on money — something that fascinates just about everyone. But what makes his book so fascinating are the offbeat facts and anecdotes. Did you know U.S. dollars are magnetic? Inspector Collector tells you why — and why it matters. Subterranean Books welcomes the author for a reading and signing at 11 a.m. Sunday under the French light fixtures of Herbie’s Vintage 72 (405 North Euclid Avenue; 314-862-6100 or www.subbooks. com). Admission is free, and copies of Keep the Change will be sold onsite. — MARK FISCHER [OPERA]
RICHARD THE LIONHEART
Richard I may have been King of England, but he rarely spent much time in the country kinging it over his people. What he really enjoyed was adventure and conquest in foreign lands. George Frideric Handel not surprisingly uses Richard as a cunning adventurer in his opera, Riccardo Primo. Costanza sails from Spain to meet her future
husband, Richard. One shipwreck later, she’s in Cyprus at the court of Isacio. He’s besotted with the young beauty, and schemes to send his own daughter as a stand-in for Costanza so he can keep the princess for himself. Then a tall and dashing ambassador arrives, and he gives Isacio the option of peace or war with Richard. Isacio accepts, with the caveat that the winner gets to marry Costanza. As the ambassador is actually Richard in disguise, Isacio accepts the challenge and sets himself up for failure. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis presents the American premiere of Richard the Lionheart at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 7, at the Loretto-Hilton Center on Webster University’s campus (130 Edgar Road; 314961-0644 or www.opera-stl.org). Tickets are $25 to $125. — PAUL FRISWOLD
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The gap between fathers and their adult sons is a frequent film plot, but directors
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A father and son go looking for magic and find each other in Magic Men.
Guy Nattiv and Erez Tadmor have a few surprises up their sleeves in Magic Men. Avraham (Makram Khoury) is a Greek atheist who now lives in Israel. His son Yehuda (Zohar Shtrauss) is a Hasidic rapper, which means the two don’t have a whole lot to talk about. But when Avraham decides he wants to find the magician who saved his life in World War II, the pair team up to navigate the old country. Everything you encounter in a father-son road-trip film is here, including the lack of understanding, uneasy reconciliations and emotional bonding that brings them closer together. Magic Men screens at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema (1701 South Lindbergh Boulevard, Frontenac; 314994-3733 or www.stljewishfilmfestival.org) as part of the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival. Tickets are $8 to $11. — PAUL FRISWOLD [CARS]
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a refugee from Darfur Nat hired to help with the daily chores; the new guy also happens to peddle weed on the side. One day Ayyash accidentally drops his stash in the dough mix, and the challah begins zooming off the shelves. Dough, which stars Jonathan Pryce as Nat, screens at 8 p.m. tonight at the Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema 1701 South Lindbergh Boulevard, Frontenac; 314-9943733 or www.stljewishfilmfestival.org) as part of the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival. Tickets are $8 to $11. — ALEX WEIR
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Nat is a baker with a failing business. Nat’s customer base is slowly dwindling owing to simple mortality, and his sons have no particular interest in taking over the bakery; furthermore, a hostile businessman develops his own greed-motivated plan to grab the property. What’s a tired, cornered, old-school baker to do? Ayyash to the rescue. Ayyash is
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Most Americans don’t have to think about the water supply unless there’s a drought or a flood. But for much of the world, going out to fetch water for the day is a fact of life. Cirque du Soleil teamed up with One Drop Foundation to create an awareness-raising performance piece about water issues. Cirque du Soleil: One Night for One Drop tells the story of
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six women who begin the day with a journey to find water, each in a different country. Above their heads floats an observer who comes from a water-rich world. As the observer watches on, the audience sees what life is like in nations where a drink of water doesn’t come from a tap or twenty-ounce bottle. One Night for One Drop screens at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Wehrenberg Des Peres 14 Cine (12701 Manchester Road, Des Peres; www.fathomevents.com). Tickets are $12.50. — PAUL FRISWOLD Planning an event, exhibiting your art or putting on a play? Let us know and we’ll include it in the Night & Day section or publish a listing in the online calendar — for free! Send details via e-mail (calendar@riverfronttimes.com), fax (314-754-6416) or mail (6358 Delmar Boulevard, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63130, attn: Calendar). Include the date, time, price, contact information and location (including ZIP code). Please submit information three weeks prior to the date of your event. No telephone submissions will be accepted. Find more events online at www.riverfronttimes.com.
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The late H.R. Giger at home.
BILL POHLAD’S LOVE & MERCY HITS THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF BRIAN WILSON’S LIFE Love & Mercy Directed by Bill Pohlad. Written by Oren Moverman and Michael A. Lerner. Starring Elizabeth Banks, John Cusack, Paul Dano and Paul Giamatti. Opens on Friday, June 5, at multiple locations.
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A Dimly Seen Star IN BELINDA SALLIN’S DARK STAR, ARTIST H.R. GIGER IS PRESENT BUT NOT A PRESENCE Dark Star: H.R. Giger’s World Directed and written by Belinda Sallin. Starring H.R. Giger, Stanislav Grof, Sandra Beretta and Leslie Barany. Screens at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Wednesday (June 5-10) at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood Avenue; 314-968-7487 or www.webster.edu/ film-series).
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rtist H.R. Giger first entered (and seriously disturbed) the consciousness of the wider public in 1979 with Ridley Scott’s Alien, which continues to spawn prequels, sequels and spinoffs — including Scott’s own BY Prometheus — and an array of pop-culture detritus (e.g., toys, CLIFF action figures, video games, an F R O E H L I C H entire line of Aliens vs. Predator comics). Credited with
the design of the titular Alien and awarded an Oscar as part of the film’s visual-effects team, Giger was essential to Alien’s success: His evermutating biomechanical critters — whether gestating in creepily vaginal seed pods, attaching unexpectedly to a face, exploding from a chest cavity, extruding a set of telescoping metallic teeth or dispatching a crew member with a skull-popping head bite — remain nightmarishly frightful, their primal power undiminished by the highly variable quality of the endless iterations. Belinda Sallin’s Dark Star: H.R. Giger’s World explores the origins of Alien’s brood and Giger’s other equally unsettling creations, offering an impressionistic profile of the surrealist in his final years. Much of the film consists of long tracking shots, as the director’s camera curiously probes the crowded corners and shelves of Giger’s gloom-enshrouded house in Zurich, Switzerland, with its hoarderlevel clutter of paintings, prints, sculptures, books and macabre objects. Despite Giger’s thematic preoccupation with sex and death — subjects that obsessively recur, often in combination, in his dream-derived images — there’s also evidence of a childlike whimsy in his home, especially in a fantastical garden
that he sometimes traverses by a self-designed miniature railroad. The film features all the usual documentary accoutrements: archival footage, interviews (with Giger, family members, associates, fans and outside experts), and vérité glimpses of the artist as he sketches, pets his cat, dines with friends and visits his own museum for a booksigning. But because Dark Star emphasizes the experiential — those long explorations of Giger’s house — and avoids a chronological organizing structure, the film is somewhat stingy on biographical detail, which often proves frustrating. Sadly, Dark Star also seems the victim of poor timing: Giger gives Sallin tremendous access, but he’s clearly suffering from some unspecified infirmities during the film’s shoot — he died shortly after it wrapped — and he struggles to articulate his thoughts. As he sits gnome-like in a chair or shuffles unsteadily from room to room, Giger offers occasional insights into his life and art, but he’s painfully halting and deliberate in his speech, and the level of introspection is relatively slight. Devotees of Giger’s art will find much to delight them, but more casual fans will find that Dark Star fails to fully illuminate. Q riverfronttimes.com
o many words have been written about Brian Wilson that it is difficult, if not impossible, to get an accurate picture of the man who gave the world Pet Sounds and Smile, the two greatest pop symphonies ever composed. Director Bill Pohlad attempts to sharpen our perception of Wilson by using different actors — Paul Dano and John Cusack — to portray Wilson at two key moments in his “inspired by the life of Brian Wilson” biopic, Love & Mercy. Dano is Wilson at the peak of his creative genius, the creation of Pet Sounds and its long-delayed followup, Smile. Cusack is an older, more rumpled Wilson, the one who finally emerged from seclusion in the mid’80s to produce a few dodgy albums and an autobiography that was most likely written by his then-caretaker, Dr. Eugene Landy. The script (by Oren Moverman and Michael A. Lerner) jumps between those two time periods, creating an appropriately multi-tracked vision of the artist. Cinematographer Robert Yeoman enhances this effect through the use of Super-8 stock, recreations of home movies and superimposed images to hint at the legacy that haunts Wilson’s every move (creative or otherwise), while the Wilson of the ’80s is seen in clear high-definition. But that man was far from in clear focus himself. Cusack bears only a slight physical resemblance to Wilson, but he captures every uneasy mannerism and tic. His awkward, stiff arms hang straight by his sides, fingers fluttering as if across a piano, when he meets Cadillac saleswoman Melinda Ledbetter (Elizabeth Banks) at the start of the film. In halting outbursts that pass for conversation he tells Melinda his brother is dead, that he’d like to buy a Cadillac and that he needs a pen. She’s baffled but charmed by him, until Wilson’s keeper, Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti), shows up and simultaneously touts Wilson’s fame while skeeving out Ledbetter with his desperate need to bask in its glow. It’s only after Wilson and Landy leave that the saleswoman sees that Wilson has written “Lonely. Scared. Frightened.” on a business card left in the car. Despite the strangeness of their meeting, the two begin dating. Dano has young Brian Wilson’s moon face under a mop of hair, and he bounces joyously around continued on page 36
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the studio while directing the legendary collection of studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew through the recording of the music that becomes Pet Sounds. (Fans will enjoy the little bits of Wilson mythology that appear as the musician works on Smile, such as the toy ďŹ re helmets and sparklers, the famous piano-in-a-sandbox and the infamous drug tent in the living room.) If Cusack’s Wilson seems curiously frozen, Dano’s is an innocent who is truly alive while sharing the music he hears in his head. The ďŹ lm’s composer, Atticus Ross, blends bits and pieces of Beach Boys’ hits into musique concrète blocks of sound that serve Wilson’s inner soundtrack, but all is not well here — even in the scenes set in an earlier time. Murry Wilson (a glowering Bill Camp), father of Brian, Dennis and Carl, and recently ďŹ red manager of his sons’ band, dismisses his son’s new music as “weak,â€? and betrays Wilson’s trust by selling the publishing rights to their record label — and yet Wilson still craves his father’s approval. The music in Wilson’s head at this point manifests the menacing voices that torment him for the next twenty years; Dano’s face snaps into that taut rictus of his future self when he hears them hissing at him from his headphones and cries quietly as his great gift becomes a source of torment. In that future, Wilson and Ledbetter’s
relationship is stage-managed by Landy. He’s supposedly curing Wilson of his drug and food addictions through a radical “disruptiveâ€? treatment of his own invention, but he has in fact become Wilson’s manager and surrogate abusive father, complete with power of attorney and an endless supply of drugs to keep Wilson pliable. Giamatti plays Landy as a self-important bully who sincerely views himself as the best thing to happen to Wilson in years. It’s a nuanced portrayal of a strange, complex relationship that contrasts starkly with the ashback scenes of Wilson talking through his doubts with his brothers, Carl and Dennis. The steadfast belief Carl (Brett Davern) displays in his big brother’s genius is the sweetest moment in the ďŹ lm. Love & Mercy’s dual timelines both race toward inevitable crises: young Wilson’s retreat to his bedroom after his inability to complete Smile and his father’s death, and older Wilson’s attempt to break free of Landy’s oppressive grip. Banks’ Melinda is shown as the prime mover in Wilson’s escape, with help from brother Carl (in real life it was Wilson’s cousin Stan Love who saw the process through). The cinematic version certainly has a stronger narrative thrust, and since the real-life Melinda Ledbetter is currently Wilson’s wife, it makes for a happier, more Hollywood ending. But the real happy ending is that Wilson survived both of those crises healthy enough to not only release his version of Smile, but the excellent Lucky Old Sun in 2012. — PAUL FRISWOLD
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NEW LINE THEATRE’S IMPORTANT NEW PRODUCTION USES SOCIALIST CLASSIC THE THREEPENNY OPERA TO INDICT OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM TODAY The Threepenny Opera Through June 20 at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road, Clayton. Call 314-534-1111 or visit www.newlinetheatre.com.
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or the next three weeks you have a choice in how you stay informed about current events: You can either suffer through another local newscast as the tone whiplashes between banal levity and grim images of oppression, crime and human misery — or you can soak up the horrible truth at New Line Theatre’s nearperfect production of The Threepenny Opera. Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s assault on society’s BY ills was crafted as Germany PA U L started its long slide into Nazism. Poverty was grindF R I S W O L D ing down the middle class, killers stalked the streets, and the government twiddled its thumbs while the ultimate evil grew in strength every day — and good men did nothing. We all know how that turned out, so why are we making the same mistakes 87 years later? That is the question haunting almost every lyric Brecht wrote for Threepenny, and it is that question that director Scott Miller has his cast hammer home throughout the show. The result is a sharp, angry musical that shouts the truth about our society’s ills for two-and-a-half hours. If you’re not angry by the time the lights come up, you’re part of the problem. The poor section of London’s underworld is made tangible in Rob Lippert’s set, with ramshackle, gray wood buildings crowding the stage. A large, red-tinged moon looms overhead, partially obscured by a slack noose that dangles hungrily. As the show opens, the cast appears and sings the original, decidedly nonBobby Darin lyrics to “The Ballad of Mack the Knife,” which are about the thief, rapist and cold-blooded killer Macheath (Todd Schaefer). Musical director Jeffrey Richard Carter leads his excellent band through the song’s sea-shanty rhythms with malicious glee. It’s a beautiful start to the evening. Unfortunately, Schaefer seems hesitant in his portrayal of ol’ Mackie. He appears to be aiming for detached menace — as if his fine clothes and grisly reputation set him above the squalor — but he comes across as simply detached for most of the first act. Schaefer markedly improves in the second half of the play, however, suggesting he could dial it up from the beginning during the rest of the run.
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Cherlynn Alvarez is excellent as Macheath’s new wife, Polly. Dressed in spotless white, she’s an innocent in the clutches of a shark in the early going but quickly reveals her steel. Her performance of the song of vengeance, “Pirate Jenny,” raises hackles. “That was art,” Macheath announces when she finishes, “and art isn’t nice.” Too true, Mackie. Polly’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peachum (Zachary Allen Farmer and Sarah Porter, respectively), are less pleased with their daughter’s choice in fellas. Mr. Peachum is the king of London’s beggars, and he and the missus hatch a scheme to put Macheath in that noose overhead. Farmer is a powerful singer with exquisite technical control, and I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone match him for raw volume — Sarah Porter excepted. The duo shake the building with their performance of “Instead of Song,” and they seize every comic opportunity in this burlesque of a love song. But Macheath isn’t worried about the law catching him. Tiger Brown (Christopher “Zany” Clark), the commissioner of police, is an old friend of Macheath’s, as the two reveal in their riotous take on “Army Song.” It’s a bouncy music-hall number, save for the chorus: “We meet a darker race/and fight them face-to-face/’cause it’s clear we’re better/We kill them, it doesn’t matter.” When it’s over, Tiger assures Mackie that he’s kept any mention of his old pal out of police records. Ladies and gentlemen, your chief of police. After several captures and quick escapes, Macheath is at last in jail. It is there that Polly meets Mackie’s other wife, Lucy Brown (Christina Rios), daughter of the police chief, Tiger. The two women snipe at each other through “Jealousy Duet,” another winning number. As they sling insults, a police constable sleeps in a bed nearby, oblivious to the ruckus. He’s also oblivious to the two books in his
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had first planned to check out the Dining District at United Provisions on October 29 last year, roughly two months after the ambitious international grocery store and café hung out its shingle in the Delmar Loop. BY It had been one of the most C H E RY L anticipated openings of the year, filled with all sorts of BAEHR St. Louis culinary celebrities: Suchin Prapaisilp, responsible
for Jay’s International and Global Foods, as well really got started. It’s now been seven months since the as St. Louis’ first Thai restaurant the King and I, opened the spot. James Beard-nominated shakeup, United Provisions is still standing, chef Ben Poremba (Elaia, Olio, Old Standard and the restaurant is still serving food — alFried Chicken) would oversee culinary opera- beit scaled back and without the full-service tions. Naomi Hamamura, master sushi chef, pomp and circumstance that were originally was given free rein to showcase his prowess envisioned. I didn’t know this, though. In fact, I didn’t with fresh fish, and Elaia’s Tudor Seserman (now with Tree House) assumed the role of know much at all about a place I’d walked by executive chef. The amount of talent under one roughly a hundred times. Sure, I’d seen the signs for its sushi happy roof was staggering, and I hour and the sandwich couldn’t wait to check it out. board advertising specials I would have to be paUnited Provisions Cafe Chicken wings .................$5 like bibimbap and Polish tient. The day before my Chashu ramen..................$9 sausage, yet I’d never venfirst visit, news broke that Croissant sandwich ... $2.95 tured in. I’d assumed with Prapaisilp and Poremba Poremba gone, so too was had decided to part ways. my reason for visiting. Citing differences in manIt took a tip from a friend to make me reagement styles, expectations and an honest “it just wasn’t working out for both of us” to consider, and I’m glad I did. Yes, the concept Sauce Magazine, the restaurateurs decided to has been dressed-down from its once-lofty terminate Poremba’s contract, and in effect, ambitions. But what I discovered is a worthy the original vision of the Dining District. It fast-casual gem, decadent pastries and a conseemed the restaurant was over before it ever tender for the town’s best sushi. riverfronttimes.com
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nited Provisions no longer refers to its restaurant as the Dining District — it’s now United Provisions Café. Part of the problem with the original concept, some noted, is that it was a glorified food court in a grocery store purporting to be a restaurant. Time and lower expectations have solved this problem: The café is now simply a fast-casual spot. Diners order at a counter, are given a number, and seat themselves at one of the eight tables next to the espresso bar. The owners have taken pains to warm the space: Soft lighting, wood-paneled walls and contemporary metal tables don’t necessarily fool you into thinking you’re in a stylish bistro, but the space is about as cozy as you can get sitting among shoppers on the hunt for milk, bread and eggs. The café still hasn’t fully shaken its full-service concept: The person who takes your order not only delivers your food, but also brings out water and utensils and provides refills and togo boxes. It’s more formal than, say, grabbing something off the hot bar and eating at Whole Foods, but it’s not continued on page 44
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quite a full-fledged restaurant. Hamamura is now executive chef over the entire dining concept, with a menu that mixes Asian dishes and all-American classics. This makes for odd bedfellows, but it works: Juicy, fried-to-order chicken lightly coated with crisp breading sits on the same bill of fare as chashu ramen, a traditional Japanese noodle soup features bamboo shoots, seaweed, scallions, a soft-boiled egg and tender braised pork-belly cutlets all simmering in delicate pork broth. It’s a bowl of comfort. Pot stickers, filled with diced pork, chicken and green onions, are encased in paper-thin wonton wrappers that crisp up to a golden brown. The soy-based dipping sauce is livened with vinegar and a healthy amount of crushed red pepper. Chicken wings and drummies are fried and coated with sticky-sweet chile glaze that left my lips tingling well after the last bite. The wings are on the small side, so consider the serving an individual portion — they are too good to share. I was impressed with the bibimbap, an offthe-menu special that was available the entire week I visited. Perfectly cooked sticky rice served as the base for shredded beef, tofu, scallions, bok choy, cucumbers and carrots. An over-medium egg oozed over the top of the dish, and the side of Korean hot sauce tied the components together with fiery spice. Sandwiches at United Provisions are fair, though not as strong as other offerings. The burger, a simple ground-beef patty on a griddled bun with the traditional lettuce, tomato and onion trimmings, is adequate. Unusually, the café’s Philly cheesesteak stuffs large hunks of grilled hanger steak, not the typical thinly sliced beef, into a soft hoagie roll. The steak could have been more liberally seasoned; julienne peppers and onions, and melted Provel cheese top this substantial sandwich. Hamamura’s sushi is United Provisions’ biggest draw for a reason: The brightly col-
ored, made-to-order offerings are fresh, impeccably prepared and no more expensive than other places else in town despite their superior quality. In addition to selections such as octopus, tuna, and eel nigiri, the café serves several specialty rolls. I tried the fried bansai roll, a deep-fried, gargantuan portion of salmon, crab, cream cheese and asparagus wrapped in rice and crowned with eel sauce, smelt eggs and green onions. If you see a line out of the door on weekdays between 4:30 and 6 p.m., you’ll know word of the half-price sushi happy hour has gotten out. Until then, it’s a gem hiding in plain sight. Don’t expect a global focus when it comes to United Provisions Café’s breakfast selection: the menu is decidedly all-American. A bacon, egg and cheese sandwich, served on a flaky croissant roll, is a well-executed on-the-go option, and the shortbread-style biscuits are a delicious buttery canvas for creamy sausage gravy — I just wish it had some more spice. Next to the sushi, I was most impressed with the housemade pastry selection, displayed at the espresso bar. A black sesame cake, the consistency of moist banana bread, has just the right amount of nutty sweetness. The thick layer of vanilla-bean cream cheese icing is positively decadent. For those who love wedding cake but can’t bear the thought of watching the happy couple smash it into one another’s faces, United Provisions saves you the grief. Its white “wedding cake” layered with almond buttercream is much better than what you’d find at a banquet hall anyway. And a dense chocolate torte, filled with gooey salted caramel, is a perfect balance of sweet and savory. That this is almost directly across the street from my office could become a problem. United Provisions Café barely resembles the Dining District I would have visited last autumn — and I can’t imagine it any other way. Perhaps the rough start was a blessing. In being forced to reinvent itself as a fast-casual café, it realized what it was meant to be all along. Q
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it did. “I went to school for political science,” the chef and owner of Público (6679 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-833-5780) explains. “I did an internship, but I couldn’t get the job I wanted. I had all of this energy I wanted to use on the ground running campaigns, but I realized that wasn’t going to happen.” Randolph recalls his first job as a soda jerk at a resort in Michigan — he loved the controlled chaos of the restaurant business but didn’t consider it a viable career path. When his political aspirations fell through, he realized that his calling may have been in the kitchen all along and enrolled in the New England Culinary Institute. After graduating from culinary school, Randolph worked at the acclaimed Moto in Chicago. He moved to St. Louis in 2006 to be close to his wife’s family and immediately recognized that the town’s Neapolitanpizza void. “When I opened the Good Pie in midtown, we were the only Neapolitan-style pizzeria in town,” Randolph explains. “I also noticed that there weren’t that many T H IS C O D E TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE mom-and-pop breakRIVERFRONT TIMES fast spots either, so IPHONE/ANDROID APP that’s how I decided FOR MORE RESTAURANTS OR VISIT riverfronttimes.com to open Half & Half.” The overwhelming success of the Good Pie and Half & Half have allowed Randolph to experiment with several other concepts: Little Country Gentleman and MEDIAnoche, both of which have closed, and now Público. “The point is to be an exploration of food,” Randolph says. “My goal is to innovate, not to replicate what others are doing.” That may be one reason he’s still switching things up, just months after Público’s opening. Last week, he announced he’d shutter the Good Pie at the end of June to open a new concept, Randolfi’s (see sidebar at right). Randolph took a break from the daily rush to share his thoughts on the St. Louis dining scene, Peppermint Patties and why he is public enemy No. 1 come the September pennant race. What is one thing people don’t know about you that you wish they did? I’m actually from Cincinnati, so please be nice. I’ve had to endure being a Reds fan my
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whole life. What daily ritual is non-negotiable for you? Coffee in nearly any form. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? To play baseball like Johnny Bench and offer my services to the Reds. What is the most positive trend in food, wine or cocktails that you’ve noticed in St. Louis over the past year? Small businesses run by passionate people. I think that it’s important for the St. Louis community to feel like they have the opportunity to get to know a chef, a waiter, a bartender. Smaller places allow the people both in the kitchen and front of the house to share their story and make a real connection with the diner. Who is your St. Louis food crush? Predictable, but let’s say if I get a night off, we are usually at one of Gerard [Craft]’s restaurants. Who’s the one person to watch right now in the St. Louis dining scene? Mike Marquard from Blueprint Coffee is doing great things, and he’s really talented and passionate. Which ingredient is most representative of your personality? Époisses cheese. It’s constantly evolving,
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but always good. If someone asked you to describe the current state of St. Louis’ culinary climate, what would you say? The St. Louis food scene continues to evolve towards chef-driven restaurants and away from national chains. We’re showcasing that elevated food doesn’t have to be fine dining. Both the old and new, from corned beef at Protzel’s to an oyster roll at Peacemaker Lobster & Crab Co. or ribs at Vernon’s [BBQ and Catering], our collective chef community is bridging that gap between chains and fine dining with just really great, approachable food. Name an ingredient never allowed in your kitchen. Hard to say. I kind of like the challenge of cooking with anything. What is your after-work hangout? Those days are gone. You will find me in bed watching TV with my wife, Liz. What’s your food or beverage guilty pleasure? Liver, pretty much all liver. What would be your last meal on earth? Skyline chili — a four-way with onion — and two cheese coneys with oyster crackers and a York Peppermint Patty on the way out the door. — CHERYL BAEHR
t the end of June, St. Louis’ premier Neapolitan-style pizzeria, the Good Pie, will close its doors. But lovers of the Good Pie’s pizza need not despair. Chef Mike Randolph plans to reopen a new restaurant, Randolfi’s, in the same space on the Delmar Loop in early August — a concept that will also include the recipes he developed for the Good Pie. The difference is that the pizza side of the menu will be much shorter — likely four pies in total, Randolph says — and supplemented by many other offerings, including a sizable pasta section. The look of the restaurant will also change dramatically. “The Good Pie has enjoyed a great base of loyal customers, but it’s been needing to evolve a bit,” Randolph says. It took the death of Randolph’s father about a month ago to crystallize that thought into action. The new name, Randolfi’s, pays tribute to his paternal side of the family (the name was changed at Ellis Island). The chef intends to have family photos line the walls, the classic red-checkered cloths that scream “Italian restaurant” on the tables, and on diners’ plates, the rustic style of southern Italian cooking he learned from his great aunts. “This is a way to pay tribute to that side of my family,” he says. He stresses that lovers of Neapolitan pizza need not despair. “We’re very firm in our conviction that our pizzas are great,” he says. “We’re not going to change the pizza.” It’s more a matter of paring down that side of the menu to the basics, pies that allow the dough to shine through, and then adding different options for diners who want something other than pizza. The Good Pie first opened in midtown a half-dozen years ago and moved to the Loop in August 2013. It’s been a busy year for Randolph; in addition to tending to his popular breakfast-and-lunch spot, Half & Half, he opened a Mexican place called Público, also in the Loop (see our Chef Chat at left). Shouldn’t it be time to catch his breath rather than launch a new concept? “My wife would agree with you, I’m sure!” Randolph says, laughing. “But I’ve always wanted to do something like this. We want people to walk in and say, ‘This is a place where she can get a pepperoni pizza and I can get a plate of meatballs’ — and you’re right. And you can get something a little more challenging, too.” —SARAH FENSKE
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ince 1998, Holly Cunningham has made it her prerogative to get wholesome treats into the hands of a hungry clientele. What started off as Hollyberry Baking Co. grew to become the full-fledged Hollyberry Catering in 2001, and on April 1 the goods became all the more accessible with the opening of the company’s first retail storefront, Nourish by Hollyberry (10037 Manchester Avenue; 314835-9196). The space sits beside the catering headquarters in Warson Woods and features a full-service café and grab-and-go market. “The whole idea came out of my own personal experience as a busy working mother. We’re foodies who love to cook but don’t have a lot of time to,” Cunningham says. “We’re called Nourish for two reasons: We love the thought of being able to nourish our lives through having more time with our families, and our café is meant to nourish our customers.” The market side of Nourish highlights Hollyberry’s best-selling catering dishes, providing refreshing selections on a rotating, seasonal basis. Menu options include 48
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prepared dinners for three to four, such as chicken enchiladas with poblano cream sauce ($25.95) and beef-tenderloin kabobs ($29.95). Shareable sides and soups are also available in addition to “party food” appetizers, dips, spreads and desserts. “We try our best to provide gluten-free and vegetarian options. We’re also health conscious,” says Cunningham. “With our main dishes, we incorporate vegetables — the mac & cheese has butternut squash; the meatballs have four vegetables in them, including kale and zucchini. When you’re busy and want to grab something good for you but also yummy, come to our market.” The dine-in café menu features an extensive list of snacks, salads, soups, hot and cold sandwiches, kids’ meal options and a variety of desserts. It begins with “shareable snacks,” such as baked spinach-artichoke dip ($7) and a Mediterranean sampler ($13) with white bean and artichoke hummus, herbed feta spread, fresh vegetables, crackers and warm toasted flatbread. A large selection of sandwiches and salads follows. Choose from options including the “Weekend in Cabo Pulled Pork Sandwich” ($10) as well as a “Smoky Southwest Chicken Salad” ($12) with barbecue panseared chicken, maple-pepper bacon, roasted corn, diced avocado, pico de gallo, cheddar, toasted tortilla strips and chipotle dressing. Wines are available by the glass or to-go
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dining guide The Dining Guide lists only restaurants recommended by RFT food critics. The print listings below rotate regularly, as space allows. Our complete Dining Guide is available online; view menus and search local restaurants by name or neighborhood. Price Guide (based on a three-course meal for one, excluding tax, tip and beverages): $ up to $15 per person $$ $15 - $25 $$$ $25 - $40 $$$$ more than $40
C L AY T O N 801 Chophouse 137 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton; 314-8759900. 801 Chophouse’s super-size steaks are the most expensive meal in town — and that seems to be the point. The restaurant peddles opulence to holders of corporate cards, as well as regular folks who want to feel like royalty (at least for a day). For the price tag, diners will receive impeccable service, fine wines and shamefully large cuts of beef. Bonein selections are the best offerings: The strip, rib eye, pork and veal all benefit from the extra flavor (and thicker cut). 801 Chophouse offers a variety of steak enhancements, from Oscar-style with crab and béarnaise to a bone-marrow bath. However, the high-quality steaks and chops are delicious enough on their own. Seafood is incredibly fresh, and the oysters taste straight from the coast. Side dishes are served à la carte: The creamy scalloped potatoes and lobster macaroni & cheese are excellent options — just make sure to ask for a half order so you can save room for the Grand Mariner soufflé. $$$$ Avenue 12 North Meramec Avenue, Clayton; 314-7274141. The long-time patrons who lamented the closure of Bryan Carr’s Pomme Restaurant and Pomme Café & Wine Bar can find respite at Avenue. The Clayton bistro, located just a few blocks away from its popular predecessors, combines the two concepts under one roof, but also allows Carr to up the T H IS C O D E ante on his classic FrenchTO DOWNLOAD THE FREE influenced fare. The veteran RIVERFRONT TIMES chef keeps some of Pomme’s IPHONE/ANDROID APP favorites on Avenue’s menu FOR MORE RESTAURANTS OR VISIT but also adds several sucriverfronttimes.com cessful new dishes, such as authentic cassoulet with white beans, duck confit, sausage and pork shoulder. The pork schnitzel, topped with brandy-sautéed apples, is another standout dish, and appetizers such as wild mushrooms served with buratta over crusty bread demonstrate Carr’s culinary prowess. Avenue has an excellent brunch, with offerings such as blueberry and lemon pancakes and an overstuffed ham, egg and Gruyere crêpe that doubles as a hearty breakfast wrap. Pomme may still be on everyone’s mind, but Avenue proves to be a worthy followup. $$ Cantina Laredo 7710 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton; 314-7252447. Cantina Laredo in Clayton is the first St. Louis location of the Dallas-based upscale Tex-Mex chain. The restaurant’s large contemporary bar has quickly become a happyhour hot spot, pouring stiff drinks for the area’s business clientele. On the food side, diners can expect modernized, fusion versions of Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes, anchored by a large selection of fajitas and enchiladas. The restaurant’s signature appetizer, the “Top Shelf Guacamole,” is prepared tableside, with accoutrements added to your preferences. The “Enchiladas Veracruz” features two tortillas stuffed with a Mexican version of chicken spinach dip, and the “Costillas Con Fajita” is a gigantic, searing hot platter of ribs, steak and chicken, large enough for three diners. A must-try is the “Torta de Carnitas,” smoked pork topped with goat cheese, apricot jam and an over-easy egg. Though it’s difficult to save room for dessert, find a way to manage: The Mexican apple pie, finished with brandy butter tableside on a searing-hot cast-iron skillet, is a scrumptious end to the meal. $$-$$$ Niche 7734 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton; 314-773-7755. Acclaimed restaurateur Gerard Craft has relocated his flagship restaurant, Niche, from Benton Park to a brand-new, state-
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of-the-art space in downtown Clayton. The menu from Craft and chef du cuisine Nate Hereford remains true to the ethos that made Niche so beloved among local diners: progressive modern cuisine with an emphasis on local, seasonal produce — and also with a playful side. Diners can order from the à la carte menu, but the new Niche also features a special chef’s table with an more extensive tasting menu. While drop-in diners might find an empty seat at the bar, reservations are strongly recommended. $$$-$$$$ Pizzino 7600 Wydown Boulevard, Clayton; 314-240-5134. Pizzino owner Jim Zimmerman comes from a line of Lithuanian bakers dating back to the 1700s, so it’s no surprise that he has perfected not one, but two types of crusts for the fast-casual eatery. Pizzino serves two different styles of pies: thin, crispy and grilled; or the thick Roman-style pizza al taglio. The grilled pizzas are made to order; diners either customize one from a list of toppings or choose from a list of suggested versions. Specialties include the “Margherita,” a take on the classic Neapolitan dish that consists of tomatoes, basil and fresh mozzarella. The “Cantina” is a satisfying steak pizza, topped with spicy whole tomatoes and Gorgonzola and Reggianito cheeses. The pizza al taglio is baked in advance in large sheet pans then sliced in large squares to order. The focaccia-like crust comes in three different styles: a vegetarian; a take on pepperoni; and the capicola and caramelized onion topped “Royal.” Pizza is becoming an increasingly crowded field in this town, but Pizzino stands out by offering something a little different. $ Whitebox Eatery 176 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton; 314-8622802. Whitebox Eatery elevates daytime eating for busy Clayton diners with its upscale take on breakfast and lunch fare. The restaurant offers breakfast and lunch on the weekdays, and Saturday and Sunday brunch, with items such as turkey meatloaf, brioche French toast and smoked-salmon tartine. Pancakes, covered with housemade granola, fresh berries and whipped cream is a must, as is the breakfast salad — arugula, potatoes, bacon, feta cheese and crispy onions are topped with creamy herbed dressing and poached eggs. Whitebox Eatery’s freshly baked pastries are the restaurant’s highlight. Doughnuts, chocolate croissants, cheese Danishes and savory scones are a perfect end to the meal — or a tasty grab-and-go snack. $$
L A FAY E T T E S Q UA R E 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar 1913 Park Avenue; 314-2319463. Though unassuming and simple from the outside, 33 Wine Shop & Tasting Bar provides outstanding hospitality, more than 700 wines and one of the best beer lists in the city. The result is a relaxing yet engaging opportunity to sip, contemplate or just plain drink your vino. Though lacking a full menu, there’s a nice array of cheese, cured meats and crackers to hold you over. Pricing is great, with bottles marked up just $9 over 33’s very competitive “take home” prices (it is a wine shop, too), which makes it a great place to go big on a specialty bottle. The oft-rotating draft selection, along with the list of bottled brew, highlights great beers both American and imported, many of which are rarely available on tap locally. $$-$$$ Eleven Eleven Mississippi 1111 Mississippi Avenue; 314-241-9999. One of the most popular restaurants on the square (though technically, it’s a few blocks away), Eleven Eleven Mississippi is the perfect spot for a dinner party or an intimate dinner date for two. The restaurant bills itself as a “Wine Country Bistro,” and the wine list is up to the challenge along with a menu featuring variations on casual Northern Italian and California fare. Wild boar is a house specialty — that’s right, wild boar. The soft lighting and graceful décor helps create an intimate atmosphere to ensure things go well on that first date. $$$ Baileys’ Chocolate Bar 1915 Park Avenue; 314-241-8100. Located at 1915 Park in the heart of the idyllic Lafayette Square neighborhood, Baileys’ Chocolate Bar serves up some of the city’s best desserts and cocktails, in addition to a small but stellar selection of savory offerings. Thanks to its dim lighting and the rich browns and reds that dominate the interior, Baileys’ Chocolate Bar is deservedly known as one of the city’s most romantic spots. Selections range from classic desserts like crème brûlée and Baileys’ strawberry sundae to more contemporary creations like its vegan banana split made with strawberry sorbet, as well as a variety of housemade ice creams and truffles. Savory offerings include sandwiches, salads and pizzettas, and a sizeable selection of fine cheeses. The bar serves up a bevy of beers, wines, spirits and specialty cocktails — your sweet tooth will thank you. $-$$ Element 1419 Carroll Street; 314-241-1674. Element serves up hearty rustic American food in a beautifully restored historic brick building. The two-story, warmly rich space is filled with glass and wood and features an open kitchen in the lower level restaurant area so that every table feels like a chef’s table. The top floor offers small plates and a gorgeous full bar in an urban-chic lounge area. Both levels offer outdoor seating with stunning views of downtown St. Louis. Notable dishes include a pork-belly small plate — so creamy it is almost spreadable — served with tangy blue-cheese mousse, plums, French prunes and walnuts. The short-rib large plate is equally decadent, the meat falling apart with the slightest prodding of a fork. Served with a rich sweet potato ale, rutabaga and Swiss chard, the short ribs are tailor-made for a chilly day. The wine list is small but thoughtful, the beer list features local craft selections and the bartenders are up to the challenge of customizing a continued on page 52
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Bolyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meat & Provisions 2810 Sutton Boulevard, Maplewood, 314-647-2567. On a typical day at Bolyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meat & Provisions, chef Chris Bolyard wields a sharp boning knife from a trusty chain-link utility belt armed with additional tools of the trade. He skillfully breaks down a cut of grass-fed beef from Double B Ranch out of Perryville, one of the many local farms he sources for pasture-raised animals. Elsewhere in his new full-service butcher shop, his staff preps sausage, braunschweiger and stocks from scratch. $$-$$$ Piccadilly at Manhattan 7201 Piccadilly Avenue, Maplewood; 314-646-0016. The Collida family opened the original Piccadilly at Manhattan in the 1920s. Nick and Maggie Collida undertook a major renovation, but the neighborhood spirit remains, friendly and familial, and the food is fun. Fried chicken is very good, and the burger might steal the show: a fat patty (or two), beautifully charred, thicker at the center than around the edges. If barbecue is available, splurge on a half or even a whole slab of meaty baby-back ribs. $-$$ A Pizza Story 7278 Manchester Road, Maplewood; 314-8990011. Huhammad Alwagheri, Sherif Nasser and Nael Saad didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t set out to open a restaurant. The three Washington University academics just loved food. But at dinner parties, the conversation would quickly turn to: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What if we opened a restaurant?â&#x20AC;? The three ďŹ nally took the leap and opened A Pizza Story in downtown Maplewood. The Neapolitan-style pizzeria serves classic wood-ďŹ red pies, like the Margherita, which simply consists of perfectly charred crust, fresh tomato sauce, basil and mozzarella cheese. Heat-seeking meat eaters should try the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thrillerâ&#x20AC;?: Its ďŹ ery capicola, spicy tomato sauce and caramelized onions make for a satisfying meal. Though the restaurant is called A Pizza Story, other menu offerings take a starring role: A salad of arugula and beets pairs perfectly with goat cheese and lemon vinaigrette. The two pastas, shells ragu and fettuccine allâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;amatriciana are lightly sauced and full of meat: The ragu is like beef stew over shell-shaped pasta, and the fettuccine is simply heaped with pancetta. Save room for the creamy tiramisu â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of the best versions in town â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and housemade gelato. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sweet end to a Neapolitan feast.
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The Dark Room 615 N Grand Boulevard; 314-531-3416. Shutterbugs and winos alike will delight in Grand Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dark Room. Part art gallery and part bar, the Dark Room features monthly photography exhibits curated by the International Photography Hall of Fame alongside an artisan wine program highlighting a substantial selection by the glass or bottle. The minimal space features decorative vintage ďŹ lm equipment and clean, contemporary design. Pappyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Smokehouse 3106 Olive Street; 314-535-4340. Mike Emerson has cooked with Super Smokers founder Skip Steele at the prestigious Memphis in May barbecue contest, but midtown St. Louis is the big winner now that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opened Pappyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Smokehouse. The modest joint is more restaurant than shack but utterly unpretentious. Servers wear T-shirts that say â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hog Whisperer,â&#x20AC;? and the pulled pork and pork ribs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cooked dry and slow over apple and cherry wood â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are nothing short of extraordinary. Even beef brisket is practically fork-tender. Sides are simple and delicious. Pappyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closes when each dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barbecue sells out, so call ahead if you go late. $ Small Batch Whiskey & Fare 3001 Locust Street; 314-3802040. Restaurateur David Bailey takes the whiskey-bar trend in an unexpected direction with his vegetarian eatery, Small Batch. Bailey doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bill the place as a crunchy vegetarian spot; instead, he hopes that diners will enjoy the vegetablefocused concept so much that they fail to miss the meat. The carbonara pasta, made with housemade linguine, replaces the richness of bacon with smoked mushrooms. Even the most die-hard carnivore will be satisďŹ ed by the â&#x20AC;&#x153;burger,â&#x20AC;? a greasy-spoon-style corn and black bean patty topped with creamy guacamole, Chihuahua cheese, and Baileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roosterâ&#x20AC;? sauce (tangy mayonnaise). Small Batchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bourbon selection and creative cocktails are also impressive. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smokeysweet,â&#x20AC;? a blend of smoked cherries, rye and rhubarb, tastes like drinking punch by a campďŹ re. For a taste of summer in a glass, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rickeyâ&#x20AC;? is a bright concoction of elderďŹ&#x201A;ower liquor, grapefruit, lime and white corn whiskey. The gorgeous, vintage setting provides an ideal spot to indulge in some Prohibition-era-style drinking. $-$$
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ST. LOUIS’ VOLCANOES TO CALL IT QUITS THIS WEEK
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he guys in dance-rock duo Volcanoes really want St. Louis to know three things: They don’t hate each other, they’re not in a period of mourning and nobody’s dying. To both the amusement and consternation of bassist/keyboardist/drummer Jon Ryan and drummer/vocalist Eric Peters, those are the scenarios that people most often imagine when they learn BY that the band is calling it quits ALLISON this week. But life isn’t always like an old episode of VH1’s BABKA Behind the Music. Honestly, the guys assert, nothing but boring stuff is behind this breakup. “It’s more like somebody being on hospice for a year and then they finally die, and people say, ‘Ah, it was their time,’” Peters explains. Indeed, Ryan and Peters are facing the end with certainty, not sentimentality, saying that it’s time to try new things. In a few days, Peters will move to Los Angeles as he and his new bride try to break into the modeling and entertainment industries there, while Ryan will continue building his reputation in the public-relations sector here in St. Louis with his wife. Their ventures as Adults with Things To Do simply brought about a natural end to Volcanoes. “It’s just slowly set in, and not just since we announced it — pretty much since Eric has been engaged for about a year. It’s nothing sudden,” Ryan says. Volcanoes’ impending split has gained a bit of attention from local press and musicians alike — quite a turn for a band that formed in 2011 simply to entertain friends at Lindenwood University. “Our goal was never to become big. Our goal was to play shows in our dorm,” Peters says. Still, the duo’s popularity grew, pushing Volcanoes into the local music scene and out onto cross-country tours. Ryan says that his band lucked out by forming when it did, enabling the men to make friends with members of Palace, Bo & the Locomotive and Dots Not Feathers, and setting up regular performance dates that drew big crowds. “The St. Louis music community is really thriving, and I feel like we became a band right around the time it was really picking up, and it was energetic,” Ryan shares. “There’s a lack of a sense of entitlement here that some of the
bigger cities have. There’s no feeling that to play here, you need to put on a front or be more important than you are. It’s like, ‘OK, you want to play a show and be friends? Awesome.’” Volcanoes eventually became known for putting on a spirited set with infinite danceability — something that led the two to play the 2012 Budweiser Made in St. Louis concert at the Pageant, their favorite show thus far. Well, except for one small thing. “That show was insane on so many different levels. It just went really well, with about 900 people there,” Peters remembers. “But we got off stage and found that this guy had crashed his car into our trailer and smashed it up against the wall. Pretty big buzzkill.” “The trailer had been not just smashed, but pinned against the wall of the Pageant,” Ryan corrects. “The guy got out of the car, immediately fell down and had a seizure…” “Please. He was drunk as shit,” Peters interrupts with an eyeroll. “Fuck that guy.” Despite the mishap, Peters and Ryan are ultimately the ones laughing. Ryan says that
though the trailer was in bad shape, the duo used Gorilla Tape to hold things together — a fix that has helped extend the trailer’s life by three years and taken the band to Chattanooga, Omaha, Salt Lake City, Nashville and beyond. “The plywood was bowed and cracked, and the metal was ripped. But pop some Gorilla Tape on it, and it’s good,” marvels Ryan, referring to the fix as “the tape job.” The storied trailer won’t be following Peters to LA. Instead, it will end its time with Volcanoes after the duo’s final show on Friday, June 5. Peters and Ryan won’t divulge the concert’s secret Jefferson Avenue location — readers will have to email hugevolcanoes@gmail.com for details — but with Bear Hive, Thor Axe and 18andCounting rounding out the bill, the guys promise a complete blowout. “The ideal party is 100 to 200 people who are all intoxicated, and all of those people live life as if there was no tomorrow during our music, which we play as loud as our amps will allow us,” Peters says. “Um, and that no cops come.” riverfronttimes.com
“We really wanted our last show to take it back where we started, which was in a dorm room performing unbeknownst to the authorities,” Peters continues. “We broke every rule.” And never fear, Peters and Ryan say — there’s still a bit more Volcanoes music on the way. The duo plans to release a single and B-side with Afternoon Records on or around the final show date, with a song called “The Future You Had Planned” summing up the band’s existence. But given the men’s life changes, the music is evolving as well. “We write songs that are about being out of love, about hating love. Now that I’m in love, what the hell am I supposed to write about?” Peters wonders. “Our influences have changed a lot since we started the band. We both listen to a lot of hip-hop. I listen to a lot of Sonic Youth, Eric’s been listening to Run the Jewels nonstop,” Ryan adds. “We already have this framework of how our songs generally sound, but I feel like if we kept writing, we’d go into a decidedly different direction from Volcanoes.” Q
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Via Dove at Off Broadway.
VIA DOVE TO SAY GOODBYE WITH A FINAL SHOW AT THE FIREBIRD Via Dove’s Final Show 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Boulevard. $10. 314-535-0353.
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ess than five minutes into lunch at the Royale, Via Dove guitarist Michael Tomko is already laying blame for a recent stage mishap at the feet of the band’s singer, Andy Shadburne. Thanks to his energetic and theatrical performance style, Shadburne is notorious for spilling drinks onstage. He sent a scotch and soda flying during a show at the Ready Room last month. Later in the set, Tomko slipped on the resulting puddle while attempting to land a jump. Coming from a band that recently announced its breakup, the public airing of grievances is perhaps no surprise. What may be, however, is the complete lack of acrimony from either musician as he tells the tale. Shadburne laughs as he compliments the guitarist for never missing a note, while Tomko, a giant grin stretched across his boyish face, recalls considering landing strategies even while still in mid-air. With obvious mutual admiration and friendship between the two, you might wonder why they decided to make their June 6 appearance at the Firebird a farewell show. But Via Dove is a band that’s known for its professionalism. Self-awareness, perhaps, comes with the territory. “It really does feel like the right time,” Shadburne says. “It was an easy conversation to have,” adds
Tomko. “Let’s end it now before it’s too late to do it on our own terms.” The roots of what would become Via Dove trace back to Murray State University in western Kentucky. That’s where Shadburne, a Louisville native, met Aaron Vaught, who would eventually become the band’s guitarist. The two began writing songs in 2004, and when Shadburne moved to St. Louis in late 2006, Vaught followed soon after. Through the pair’s friendship with another Kentucky musician, singer Dustin Burnett of the October, they met Burnett’s brother Reid, who would sign on as Via Dove’s drummer. Bassist Mike North came next.
At the time Tomko was booking acts for the Bluebird (now the Firebird). His first impression of the band had as much to do with its music as its attitude. “It’s hard to find a band like that,” Tomko says — one that was, in his words, “solid, worked hard and nice.” Via Dove started to spread its wings around the time Tomko was putting together the first An Under Cover Weekend project in 2007. It has become a hugely anticipated annual event, and it turned out to be pivotal in Via Dove’s development. For the 2009 weekend, the band wanted to perform songs by the Rolling Stones; Beck
was its second choice. Tomko, who disliked the Stones, wanted to go with the Beck idea until his Bluebird partner, Mike Cracchiolo, talked him into the Rolling Stones — thanks largely, Tomko says, to Cracchiolo’s faith in Shadburne’s skills as a frontman. Via Dove’s turn as the Stones was a success, and it ultimately led to the band reassessing its identity. Though the group’s members were ready to release an album, their tribute night reminded them of what they liked to play: fast and loose rock & roll. They ended up scrapping most of the album. The music that would instead become the group’s debut, El continued on page 58
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ZACH SCHIMPF Onward, We Go zachschimpf.bandcamp.com
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e’re only halfway through 2015, but Zach Schimpf has already had a busier year than most artists in town. So far the singer-songwriter has released the full-length Blue Pool and contributed to the soundtrack of the indie documentary Discovering the Beating Path, which featured songs inspired by cancer patients’ stories. By comparison, the six-song Onward, We Go EP is small change, but the tidy, tuneful program serves as a good introduction to Schimpf ’s winsome, folk-rooted pop songs. His voice references Death Cab for Cutie’s Bed Gibbard — both singers have a tendency to elongate and round their vowel sounds — but with very little of the turgid drama of mid-period DCFC. His music, often driven by Schimpf ’s acoustic guitar and ornamented by processed electric guitar and soft-touch synthesizer, is closer to Rogue Wave’s style of beach-breeze indie rock. Fittingly, a ukulele appears on the record, but it is used sparingly (on the dreamy, woozy “Meet Me in the Moonlight”). Like many a young singer-songwriter performing under his own name, Schimpf shows the traits of a young man trying to hack out a meaningful path. Opening track “The Art 56
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of Carrying On” hints at that struggle, even in its title, but as Schimpf delivers the song’s central question — “Where do I go from here?” — he sounds full of playful hope instead of angst. He tempers these existential questions with songs about life’s pleasures; “Santa Cruz” is a shuffling road-trip tune, while “Inhaling the Pumpkin” is a short slice of bucolic reverie. On “Santa Cruz” in particular, Schimpf ’s pickup band earns its keep. Drummer Kaleb Kirby, recently profiled in this column alongside his jazz band Animal Children, keeps a brisk but loose pace, while keyboardist Mason Baran coaxes burbling harmonics from his synth. But any good singer-songwriter has to be able to hold the center of his or her songs with little outside help, and Schimpf proves himself in the spare but loaded “Loose,” which ebbs in its introspective verses and flows in its full-hearted chorus. Onward, We Go would probably have worked as a purely solo effort, but the combination of pop-oriented songwriting, smart production and an intuitive backing band push the EP into the sunshine. —CHRISTIAN SCHAEFFER Want your CD to be considered for a review in this space? Send music c/o Riverfront Times, Attn: Homespun, 6358 Delmar Boulevard, Suite 200, St. Louis, Missouri, 63130. Email music@riverfronttimes.com for more information.
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Mundo Latino, came together quickly over three four-hour sessions in the (now closed) Mexican restaurant that gave the album its name. In addition to a new sound, the songs also changed the group’s live performances: Shadburne moved from singer/guitarist to dynamic frontman. Shark Dad singer Jason Robinson remembers first seeing Via Dove during a battle of the bands. He was struck by how Shadburne filled his new role. “I remember just being impressed by the energy and wild stage presence of Andy Shadburne,” he says. “The whole band was on fire that night, but of course, the frontman is the one really lighting the blaze, and Andy always brought it.” Now that Shadburne was starting the fire up front, all the guitar work fell to Vaught. Though Tomko says Vaught can play the role of three guitarists, Via Dove enlisted him as a second player for the group’s 2011 An Under Cover Weekend. This time, the group took on AC/DC. As the former guitar player for Gentleman Auction House, Tomko wasn’t sure how to find a new band. But after the AC/DC appearance, a band found him instead when Shadburne asked him to join Via Dove. “I didn’t know how to get into a band at that time, but what I didn’t know was what I needed. I needed to be in a band that was supportive.” And that’s what he found in his new band, particularly in Vaught. Though this paper named Vaught the city’s top guitar player in 2014’s Best of St. Louis issue, Tomko says he would sometimes defer the harder parts to the band’s newest addition. Before Tomko, Robinson recalls, “Via Dove was more along the lines of an indie band with these quiet somber moments who would gradually build to noisy.” But with Tomko as guitarist, “right out the gate, they crank things up. I’m pretty certain Mike helped make the songs sound massive.” The band released Fugue State last year, which included five songs from the El Mundo Latino sessions with updated parts by Tomko and the Educated Guess’ Charlie Brumley. But the responsibilities of adulthood were on the horizon. Since the band’s inception, three of the
“I remember just being impressed. The whole band was on fire that night, but the frontman is the one really lighting the blaze, and Andy always brought it.” members have had children. Drummer Burnett has started a Web development company. Bassist North has opened the thriving Blueprint Coffee. For a period, the business’ demanding schedule required him to step back for a bit, so the band enlisted former Riddle of Steel bassist Jimmy Vavak to fill in until North could rejoin the fold. Tomko, who says he’s the “business guy,” began to notice a waning response to texts and messages about upcoming shows and bookings. Late last winter the band members began discussing wrapping up Via Dove. That discussion inspired changes and a revitalized spirit. “Even if you’re not playing, you’re still carrying the band around with you. It needs to be nurtured. It’s like a Tamagotchi always beeping at you,” Tomko says. Once you stop thinking about it, he adds, “you realize it’s fun again. If there’s anything we wanted to preserve, it was to keep it fun.” For Shadburne, the band’s musical legacy parallels the connections he has made in his adopted hometown. “When I first moved here, I was enthralled with this place, and some of the people who lived here kind of took it for granted,” he says. “The history here — Chuck Berry, Tina Turner, the artwork — it just hits you. You walk around, you drive on the streets, and it just hits you. Sometimes it takes a person from another place to sell a city to the outside world and its people.” Shadburne continues, “I would hope people look back at us and say, ‘These guys loved what they did, worked really hard and ultimately became St. Louisans.’” —JEREMY ESSIG
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SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB 8 p.m. Thursday, June 4. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street. $10 to $12. 314-535-0353. With a sound that launched a thousand steam-punk bands and a look that inspired twice as many tattoos, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, like 16 Horsepower and the Denver Gentlemen before it, has built a formidable following in Europe while remaining decidedly on the cult side of Americana in the States. This year’s retrospective, SCAC 102: An Introduction for Young and Old Europe, isn’t likely to change that dynamic, though fans of rootsy punk would do well to dive into the eerie banjo-driven stomps, noisy trashabilly and warped Southern gothic gospel. The Denver Sound: Along with leader Slim Cessna, SCAC’s Jay Munly has been a one-man banjo-slashing force and forger of the twisted twang that has defined the underground sound of the band’s home base of Denver. —ROY KASTEN
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9 p.m. Thursday, June 4. Foam, 3359 South Jefferson Avenue. Free. 314-772-2100. New bands need to take care to not be “un-Googleable,” but Control is not concerned with such matters. Seemingly frozen in time around 1985, this Iowa trio propels beyond simple synths by forcibly cramming enough new-wave nostalgia into its sound to kill a hip-ass horse. Vocalist Joseph Mayfield bellows from the gut, singing down a tunnel of warped beats and bent keys. The guitars take on subtle drive with the faintest bit of reverb, landing somewhere between punk and surf. This tone lends a jagged edge to the smooth operation, making for a noir vibe that feels dark enough but never pitch black. First to Show, Last to Go: Hot off the trail blazed by its recent LP Sigils, CaveofswordS closes the show with synth-induced fever dreams. Opener Willis is best taken chilled, as a coldwave summer treat. —JOSEPH HESS
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PATTERN IS MOVEMENT 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street. $10. 314-535-0353. Long-time fans of the Philly duo Pattern Is Movement may have fallen for the group during its math-rock beginnings, but the band’s most recent work has pushed its sound into electro-soul — and that’s not even counting the band’s cover of D’Angelo’s blowjob opus “Untitled (How Does It Feel).” Not unlike a narcotized version of Chromeo, drummer Chris Ward and keyboardist/singer Andrew Thiboldeaux use soul grooves, rich keyboard tones and modulated vocals to spin their sings into syrupy, intricate webs. 2014’s self-titled LP will be the last we hear of PIM on record: This tour will be the band’s final go-round, so see it now or gnash your teeth later. Tour-mates, Soul-mates: Local heavies So Many Dynamos will open for their former touring partners and spiritual brethren. —CHRISTIAN SCHAEFFER
BEST COAST 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Avenue. $20. 314-833-3929. Released in May, Best Coast’s latest album, California Nights, builds on the dream-pop promise of previous releases, but its status as the group’s major-label debut pushes it out of lo-fi territory and into that of a full-on pop album. Endless layers of shimmering, fuzzed-out guitar accompany Bethany Cosentino’s distinct vocals, while driving drums keep the affair rooted firmly in rock & roll. Aside from the glossy production, not much is different for Best Coast, whose formula has gone largely unchanged in its six years of existence. But that is just as well — if it’s not broken, why fix it? Going Back to Cali: Best Coast continues to evoke the spirit of its home state through its music — close your eyes, and you’d swear you could feel the mist from the ocean and the sand between your toes. Just don’t open them again until you are mentally prepared to stare at the blacktop-heat haze that accompanies summer in St. Louis. —DANIEL HILL
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The 442’s: Wed., Sept. 30, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., Oct. 1, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $15. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Adam Larson: Wed., Oct. 14, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., Oct. 15, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $15. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Alien Ant Farm: W/ Run 2 Cover, the Former Me, Fri., July 17, 7 p.m., $16-$18. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. Alpha Rev: Unplugged: Tue., Aug. 4, 8 p.m., $12. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444. An Under Cover Weekend 9: Fri., Sept. 25, 8 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 26, 8 p.m., $10. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. Anat Cohen: W/ Matt Wilson, Marquis Hill, Linda Oh, Fri., April 8, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., April 9, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $35. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Blackstreet: Sun., Aug. 23, 7 p.m., $9.55-$100. Ballpark Village, 601 Clark Ave, St. Louis, 314-345-9481. Cymbals Eat Guitars: W/ See Through Dresses, Lobby Boxer, Mariner, Tue., Aug. 4, 8 p.m., $10-$12. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. Cyrille Aimee: Wed., Feb. 3, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., Feb. 4, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 5, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 6, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $30. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Dan Vapid and the Cheats: W/ Flamingo Nosebleed, Guy Morgan, Horror Section, the Kuhlies, Sat., Aug. 29, 8 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050. Dave King Trucking Company: Fri., Sept. 4, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Mon., Sept. 5, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $25. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. David Sanborn: Wed., April 13, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., April 14, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri., April 15, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., April 16, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $50. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. The Dramatics: Sun., June 21, 7 p.m., $22.50-$37.50. Ambassador, 9800 Halls Ferry Road, North St. Louis County, 314-869-9090. Earphunk: Sat., Aug. 15, 9 p.m., $10-$12. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505. Erin Bode Sings Standards: Wed., Sept. 2, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., Sept. 3, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $20. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Eternal Summers: Wed., July 8, 8 p.m., $10. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. The Fog Lights Album Release: W/ Letters to Memphis, Emily Wallace, Sat., July 25, 9 p.m., $8. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444. Freddy Cole Quintet: Wed., May 25, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri., May 27, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., May 28, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $35. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Funky Butt Brass Band: Fri., Jan. 29, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 30, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $20. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic: Sun., July 12, 7 p.m., $9.55-$100.00. Ballpark Village, 601 Clark Ave, St. Louis, 314-345-9481. Good 4 the Soul: Sat., Dec. 26, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 27, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $25. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. The Good Life: W/ Big Harp, Sat., Sept. 5, 8 p.m., $15. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363. Gregory Porter: Sat., Feb. 6, 8 p.m., $20-$49. Blanche M Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 University Dr at Natural Bridge Rd, Normandy, 314-516-4949. Hackensaw Boys: Wed., June 17, 9 p.m., $10. 2720 Cherokee Performing Arts Center, 2720 Cherokee St, St. Louis, 314-276-2700. Hard Working Americans: W/ the Steepwater Band, Tue., Aug. 25, 8 p.m., $25. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505. Harm's Way: W/ the Beautiful Ones, Eternal Sleep, Sat., July 18, 8 p.m., $10-$12. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. Houston Person Quartet: Fri., Oct. 30, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Mon., Oct. 31, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $35. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Jahmal Nichols: Sat., Sept. 12, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $20. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314289-4030. James Carter Organ Trio: Wed., March 2, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., March 3, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri., March 4, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., March 5, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $35. Ferring Jazz
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Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Jazz at Lincoln Center Group: W/ Terell Stafford, Jeff Hamilton, Bob Stewart, Todd Williams, Thu., Jan. 14, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 15, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $35. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Jazz St. Louis @20: W/ Christian McBride, Cyrus Chestnut, Gregory Hutchinson, Russell Malone, Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield, Wed., Sept. 23, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., Sept. 24, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 25, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 26, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $45. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Jazz St. Louis All-Stars Alumni Quintet: Sat., Jan. 2, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $15. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Jeff Rosenstock: W/ Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room, Pet Symmetry, High Dive, Wed., Aug. 5, 8 p.m., $12.50-$15. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. Jeremy Davenport: Fri., Nov. 27, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 28, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $40. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Jon Lovitz: Sat., Sept. 12, 7 & 9:30 p.m., $25-$35. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotel, 999 N. Second St., St. Louis, 314881-7777. Justin Hayward: Fri., Sept. 11, 8 p.m., $55-$65. Fri., Sept. 11, 8 p.m., $55-$65. The Sheldon, 3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, 314-533-9900. Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein: Wed., Nov. 11, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 12, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $35. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Kenny Barrio Trio: Wed., April 6, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., April 7, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $35. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Melissa Aldana: Wed., April 27, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., April 28, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri., April 29, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., April 30, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $25. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Monty Alexander Trio: Wed., Sept. 9, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., Sept. 10, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $30. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. The Oh Hellos: Fri., July 31, 8 p.m., $15-$18. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505. Peter Bradley Adams: Fri., June 19, 8 p.m., $15. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444. Phil Dunlap Quintet CD Release: Fri., Oct. 2, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 3, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $20. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Rasputina: Sun., Aug. 9, 8 p.m., $15-$17. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505. Rat Rod Kings CD Release: Fri., June 26, 9 p.m., $7. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd; 314-727-4444. Sean Jones Live CD Recording: Wed., Dec. 2, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., Dec. 3, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri., Dec. 4, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 5, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $30. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. The Service: Wed., Dec. 9, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., Dec. 10, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $15. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. SFJazz Collective: Wed., March 30, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., March 31, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri., April 1, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., April 2, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $40. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. SIUE Concert and Alumni Jazz Bands: Tue., Nov. 10, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $15. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Slaughter and the Dogs: W/ Hellachopper, Hard Evidence, Kenshiros, Million Hits, Sat., July 11, 8 p.m., $15-$17. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050. Stanley Clarke Band: Mon., Nov. 21, 8 p.m., $25-$59. Blanche M Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 University Dr at Natural Bridge Rd, Normandy, 314-516-4949. Toby Keith: Sat., Sept. 5, 6 p.m., TBA. Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy., Maryland Heights, 314-298-9944. Tommy Halloran’s Guerrilla Swing Live CD Recording: Fri., Nov. 13, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 14, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $20. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Toro Y Moi: W/ Astronauts, etc., Fri., Oct. 16, 8 p.m., $18$20. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis. Valentine’s Day with Erin Bode: Fri., Feb. 12, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 13, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 14, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $30. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Valykrie: Sat., July 25, 8 p.m., $10. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. A Very Manley Christmas: W/ Jim Manley’s Mad Brass & Rhythm, Fri., Dec. 11, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 12, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $25. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Warren Wolf & Wolfpack: Wed., Jan. 20, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Thu., Jan. 21, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 22, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 23, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $25. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-289-4030. Water Liars: Wed., Aug. 19, 9 p.m., $10-$12. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363. Watsky: W/ A-1, Sun., Aug. 2, 8 p.m., $20-$25. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. Wednesday 13: W/ Holy Grail, Death Division, Fri., July 24, 7 p.m., $14-$16. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314289-9050. X Ambassadors: Thu., July 2, 8 p.m., $10.57. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.
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T H U R S DAY 92.3 WIL Summer Kickoff Party: w/ Frankie Ballard, Thu., June 4, 7 p.m., $35. Chesterfield Amphitheater, 16365 Lydia Hill Drive, Chesterfield. Angelust: w/ Stormcaller, The Four Mechanix, Thu., June 4, 9 p.m., $8-$10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, www.fubarstl.com. Billy Barnett Band: Thu., June 4, 7 p.m., $5. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. Chris Knight: Thu., June 4, 8 p.m., $17/$20. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314773-3363, www.offbroadwaystl.com. Control: w/ Willis, Thu., June 4, 9 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100, www.facebook.com/FoamCoffeeandBeer?ref=ts. The Creepshow: w/ the Red Handed Bandits, Six Gun Salvation, Thu., June 4, 8 p.m., $12-$14. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, www.fubarstl.com. Discrepancies: w/ the Few, Inner Outlines, Ky & the Yodees, Stevie, Thu., June 4, 6:30 p.m., $5-$10. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009, www.ciceros-stl.com. Famous Last Words: w/ Farewell My Love, SycAmour, It Lives It Breathes, Thu., June 4, 7 p.m., $10-$15. The Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, www.thedemostl.com. Ghost Town Blues Band: Thu., June 4, 10 p.m., $10. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. Jimmy Buffett: Thu., June 4, 8 p.m., $136. Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy., Maryland Heights, 314-298-9944, www.livenation.com/Verizon-Wireless-AmphitheaterSt-Louis-tickets-Maryland-Heights/venue/49672. Lionfight: w/ My Enemies & I, Past Consent, Thu., June 4, 5:30 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, www.fubarstl.com. Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan: Thu., June 4, 8 p.m., $35.50-$45.50. River City Casino & Hotel, 777 River City Casino Blvd., St. Louis, 314-388-7777, www.rivercity.com. Slim Cessna's Auto Club: Thu., June 4, 8 p.m., $10-$12. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353, www.firebirdstl.com.
F R I DAY Catching the Westbound: Fri., June 5, 8 p.m., Free. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009, www.ciceros-stl.com. Chris Botti: Fri., June 5, 7:30 p.m., TBA. Powell Symphony Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, 314-534-1700, stlsymphony.org. Cody James Album Release: w/ the Maness Brothers, Fri., June 5, 9 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100, www.facebook.com/ FoamCoffeeandBeer?ref=ts. David Cook: Fri., June 5, 8 p.m., $20. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-5880505, www.oldrockhouse.com. GGM: w/ J3, Bizzy Production, Kingston O'Nasty, Wally Kuhlenberg, Meech & Driz, Young Ace, Red Famous, Fri., June 5, 8 p.m., $6-$8. Pop's Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis, 618-274-6720, www.popsrocks.com. Hands and Feet: w/ Golden Curls, Fri., June 5, 9 p.m., $5. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226, www.theheavyanchor.com. Jake's Leg: Fri., June 5, 8 p.m., $7. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009, www.ciceros-stl.com. James Armstrong Blues Band: Fri., June 5, 10 p.m., $10. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. King Chip: Fri., June 5, 7 p.m., $15. The Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, www.thedemostl.com. Leroy Jodie Pierson: Fri., June 5, 7 p.m., $7. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials: Fri., June 5, 9:30 p.m., $15. Ameristar Casino-Bottleneck Blues Bar, 1 Ameristar Blvd., St. Charles, 636-940-4966, www.ameristarcasinos.com/stcharles/ index.asp. Loretta Lynn: Fri., June 5, 8 p.m., $47.50-$77.50. River City Casino & Hotel, 777 River City Casino Blvd., St. Louis, 314-388-7777, www.rivercity.com. Matt Braunger: Fri., June 5, 8 p.m., $15. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353, www.firebirdstl.com. The Ol' One, Two: w/ the Junk Fam, Fat Tramp Foodstamp, Fri., June 5, 9 p.m., Free. Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust St., St. Louis, 314-241-2337, www.schlafly.com. Seth Meyers: Fri., June 5, 8 p.m., $42. Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market St, St. Louis, 314241-1888, www.peabodyoperahouse.com. Sloppy Seconds: Fri., June 5, 8 p.m., $12-$14. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-2899050, www.fubarstl.com.
S AT U R DAY Ben Miller Band: Sat., June 6, 9 p.m., $10/$12. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363, www.offbroadwaystl.com. A Brighter Side: w/ Awaiting the Gallows, Being As One, Goldberry, Meridia, Mystery Mouth, Panixx, Shindig, Shores of the Saint, When Universes Collide, Sat., June 6, 6 p.m., $10-$12. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, www.fubarstl.com. Digital Leather: w/ Shitstorm, Bort, Sat., June 6, 10 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100, www.facebook.com/FoamCoffeeandBeer?ref=ts.
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Gary Schoenberger: Sat., June 6, 8 p.m., Free. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009, www.ciceros-stl.com. Gula Gila: w/ Pigeon, Skin Tags, Hess/Cunningham Duo, Sat., June 6, 9 p.m., Free. Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust St., St. Louis, 314-241-2337, www.schlafly.com. Jazz & Blues Reunion: Sat., June 6, 6 p.m., $15. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. Laura Rain & the Caesars: Sat., June 6, 10 p.m., $10. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. Monophonics: w/ Alanna Royale, Sat., June 6, 9 p.m., $12-$15. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505, www.oldrockhouse.com. Nite Owl: w/ Love Jones, Mo Lyric, Ray Bay, Sat., June 6, 8 p.m., $7. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009, www.ciceros-stl.com. Norm Macdonald: Sat., June 6, 7 & 9:30 p.m., $25-$35. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotel, 999 N. Second St., St. Louis, 314-881-7777, www.lumiereplace.com. P.R.E.A.C.H.: w/ Zues, Damiou Williams, Sat., June 6, 7 p.m., $6-$10. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, www.thereadyroom.com. Pree: w/ Whoa Thunder, Sat., June 6, 8 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100, www.facebook.com/FoamCoffeeandBeer?ref=ts. St. Louis Symphony: The Music of the Eagles: Sat., June 6, 7:30 p.m., TBA. Powell Symphony Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, 314-534-1700, stlsymphony.org. Twiztid: w/ Kung Fu Vampire, Davey Suicide, The Damn Dirty Apes, Kissing Candice, P.O.W., NuttinXnycE, Freakz R Us, Sat., June 6, 6 p.m., $20-$22. Pop's Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis, 618-274-6720, www.popsrocks.com. Via Dove's Final Show: w/ the Feed, Hidden Lakes, Sat., June 6, 8 p.m., $10. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353, www.firebirdstl.com. Wanda Jackson: Sat., June 6, 9 p.m., $20-$35. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314773-3363, www.offbroadwaystl.com. Woody Pines: Sat., June 6, 9 p.m., $10. The Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, www. thedemostl.com.
S U N DAY Animal Children: w/ Dynamo, Sun., June 7, 8 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100, www.facebook.com/FoamCoffeeandBeer?ref=ts. Benefit for Nepal: Sun., June 7, 3 p.m., $10. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. Bob "Bumblebee" Kamoske & Mighty Mike Graham: Sun., June 7, 9 p.m., $5. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. David Liebe Hart: Sun., June 7, 8 p.m., $15. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314773-3363, www.offbroadwaystl.com. Electric Six: Sun., June 7, 8 p.m., $15-$17. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-5350353, www.firebirdstl.com. Emo Side Project: w/ SeaKings, Drangus, Jr. Clooney, Sun., June 7, 8 p.m., $5. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, 3301 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-771-1096, www.lemp-arts.org. Good for the Soul: Sun., June 7, 6 p.m., $5. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. HoneyHoney: w/ Ryan Joseph Anderson, Sun., June 7, 8 p.m., $13-$15. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505, www.oldrockhouse.com. Raw Power: w/ Deathwish, Sun., June 7, 7:30 p.m., $12. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314289-9050, www.fubarstl.com. The Script: Sun., June 7, 8 p.m., $28.50-$35. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314726-6161, www.thepageant.com.
M O N DAY Homebody: w/ Yung Wamhoda, Mon., June 8, 10 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100, www.facebook.com/FoamCoffeeandBeer?ref=ts. Screaming J's: Mon., June 8, 8 p.m., $5. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com.
T U E S DAY CHAPPO: Tue., June 9, 7 p.m., $10-$15. The Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, www. thedemostl.com. The Dreaming: w/ Go Fight, Earth to Sender, Tue., June 9, 7:30 p.m., $12-$15. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, www.fubarstl.com. George Worthmore: Tue., June 9, 8 p.m., $10. BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, www.bbsjazzbluessoups.com. Mike Gordon: Tue., June 9, 8 p.m., $25/$27.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161, www.thepageant.com. Mike Gordon of Phish: Tue., June 9, 8 p.m., $25-$27.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161, www.thepageant.com. Particle: w/ Lusid, Tue., June 9, 9 p.m., $15. 2720 Cherokee Performing Arts Center, 2720 Cherokee St, St. Louis, 314-276-2700, www.2720cherokee.com. Pattern Is Movement Farewell Tour: Tue., June 9, 8 p.m., $10-$14. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353, www.firebirdstl.com. PHOX: Tue., June 9, 8 p.m., $13-$15. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505, www.oldrockhouse.com. Snoozer: w/ Ladybones, the Jockstraps, Heavy Horse, Tue., June 9, 9 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100, www.facebook.com/ FoamCoffeeandBeer?ref=ts. Spirit Family Reunion: Tue., June 9, 8 p.m., $10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363, www.offbroadwaystl.com. Zach Deputy: w/ Aaron Kamm & the One Drops, Tue., June 9, 8 p.m., $10-$12. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009, www.ciceros-stl.com.
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Hey, Dan: I’m a 35-year-old divorced man. I’ve been on plenty of dates since my marriage ended, but I invariably get asked this question on or before date No. 2: “Why did you get divorced?” This is where everything goes to shit. I’m honest: “We got divorced because I cheated on my wife. A lot.” This usually catches my date off guard because I’m “not the kind of guy I’d have thought could do that.” But I can hardly get past date No. 2 after this, because this information is “too much to handle.” Sometimes my dates will admit to having cheated too. Not even other cheaters are interested in seeing me again. I was a good husband and father for seven years. But after four sexless years of marriage, I strayed. Crying myself to sleep every night took its toll, and I self-medicated with casual sex with attractive women. Two years and twenty women later, I got caught. I don’t hide the facts; I own my mistakes. I’ve grown and learned from my mistakes. But it’s hard for most women to see past “cheater.” In my mind, anything less than complete honesty would validate the belief that I’m still a lying cheat. But complete honesty is kicking my ass and ruining potential relationships. Forthright About Cheating, Then Silence
I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt, FACTS, and assume that mistreatment, neglect and stress didn’t extinguish your wife’s libido. (You weren’t shitty to your wife, right? You were helping with the kids, right?) I’m also going to assume that you made a good-faith effort to address the sexless state of your marriage before you began self-medicating with all those beautiful women. (You sought counseling and got medical checkups, right?) And I’m going to allow for the possibility that your wife may have married you under false pretenses, i.e., she wasn’t into sex BY or you or both, but she wanted DAN marriage and kids and figured you would do. (I’m going to alS AVA G E low for that because that shit happens.) These favorable assumptions — of the kind typically extended to persons seeking advice in a format like this — don’t exonerate you of all responsibility for cheating on your wife. But if they’re accurate, FACTS, they do put your cheating in a particular guilt-mitigating context. And that’s what you need to do when you answer that question about why your marriage ended: Put your cheating in context. Most people intuitively understand that wedding vows aren’t sexual suicide pacts and are capable of feeling sympathy for those who find themselves in sexless marriages. But instead of emphasizing the context in which you cheated — the emotional dynamics of your marriage, those long sexless years — you’re emphasizing the breakdick pace at which you cheated and the quality of the pussy you landed. 68
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“I cheated! A lot! With twenty beautiful women!” is one telling of the truth, FACTS, but it’s not the most flattering telling of the truth (for you) or the most comforting telling of the truth (for your date). Instead of saying, “I cheated with twenty women, all of them babes. I banged the living shit out of each and every one of them!” which makes you sound more boastful than remorseful, try saying something like this: “After four sexless years of marriage, I strayed. It was the wrong thing to do, but I was desperate. The cheating ended my marriage, which obviously needed to end, but it’s not something I ever want to do again.” Omit the detail about the number of women you cheated with while emphasizing your determination to avoid making the same mistake in your next committed relationship. Tell your date that you are looking for a strong sexual connection (and other things) with someone you can communicate with about sex (and other things). Because you’re not a cheater — not anymore. Hey, Dan: I’m a 36-year-old heterosexual female who has been reading you for the better part of twenty years. That’s why when my formerly lovely husband descended into a hellish depression that turned our ten-year marriage into a loveless, sexless, miserable thing that I didn’t recognize, I knew what I had to do. I couldn’t get out for various financial, personal and practical reasons, so I began an emotionally fulfilling, sanity-saving affair with a married man in the same situation. My emotional and sexual needs are getting met for the first time in years. The problem is that when we are together, my mind goes to how much I wish we could both chuck our marriages and be together all of the time, and I feel more miserable in my marriage because I can’t help comparing the two men in my life. Do you have any advice for keeping from mentally going to “happily ever after” when you are trying to stay balanced in marriage-saving-affair land? Secret Affair Necessary Escape
An affair doesn’t come bundled with the same crap that a marriage does, SANE, so your time with Happy Affair Man isn’t burdened by mental and/or physical health crises, just as it’s not roughed up by ever-festering conflicts about money or chores or kids or all of the above. So let’s say you left Depressed Husband Man for Happy Affair Man, and he left his wife for you. How long would it be before you and Second Husband Man were facing down some similar crap or brand-new crap? Probably not long. You might be happier, but you won’t be happilyever-after happier because no one ever is. The subject is moot, of course, if you’re not in a position to end your marriage and Happy Affair Man isn’t either. On the Lovecast, Dan chats with Seattle author Jason Schmidt about his memoir, A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me. mail@savagelove.net
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GRANITE CITY, IL $600 314-322-6975 2BR, 9 miles from downtown STL, inc. W/S/T. Mature adult comm.
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SOUTH CITY $440 314-223-8067 Spacious 1BRs, Vinyl Floors, Ceiling Fans, Stove & Refrigerator, A/C, close to busline. W/D Hook-Up, Nice area SOUTH CITY $475 314-223-8067 Move in Special! Spacious 1BRs, Oak Floors, Ceiling Fans, Stove & Refrigerator, A/C, W/D Hook-Up, Nice area SOUTH CITY $530 314-481-6443 6429 Gravois- Apt. 2 BR, C/A, Carpet, Draperies. $530 deposit SOUTH ST. LOUIS CITY 314-579-1201 or 636-939-3808 1, 2 & 3 BR apts for rent. www.eatonproperties.com. Sec. 8 welcome
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