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n June 1935, a five-and-a-halfton rock was dedicated at the University of Missouri-Columbia in what’s now known as Speaker’s Circle, a busy hub at the center of campus that’s a staging ground for demonstrators and sometimes petulant student groups looking donations. At that time, the message coming from the circle was loud and clear. A plaque accompanying the rock simply read: “To Honor The Valor And Patriotism Of The Confederate Soldiers Of Boone County.” The rock — a memorial to the fighters who gave their lives to protect slavery and institutionalized oppression of black people in America — remained highly visible for four decades on campus until a controversy broke out and area leaders moved the rock about six blocks away near the Boone County Courthouse. But as LeeAnn Whites, a longtime history professor at the University of Missouri, wrote in a book about Confederate memorialization following the Civil War, “you can’t change history by moving a rock.” Missouri, and particularly Boone County, where the state’s flagship university sits, has a long
and complicated history with race relations. The state was split down the middle during the Civil War, and for the more than 150 years since, has often found itself at the center of raw debates over racial issues. I grew up in Webb City, Missouri, a small town near Joplin in a region that is home to a predominantly poor and middle-income swath of mostly white Missourians. In high school, I don’t remember many black students being in the honors courses in which I was enrolled. But I do remember the Confederate flag. It was on T-shirts and belt buckles; it flew from the back of a pickup truck or two. When I left southwest Missouri to attend the University of Missouri in Columbia, I always joked with my friends that it would be my first real experience with diversity. Coming from a place that was as white as an eggshell — the most recent census found that 90 percent of Webb City is white — the joke seemed true. The student body at Mizzou was 77 percent white in 2014, much more diverse than where I was from, and 7 percent black. Still, the diversity was sometimes hard Continued on pg 16
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fter terrorist attacks struck the heart of Paris on Friday, buildings around the globe turned red, white and blue in homage to the French. The tricolor motif graced the Sydney Opera House, the Tower Bridge, the Brandenburg Gate and San Francisco City Hall. But the Gateway Arch stayed stubbornly gray. RFT contributor Roy Kasten was just in Paris in September. He wondered why St. Louis hasn’t made a point of visibly standing with our French friends. After all, the French founded the settlement of St. Louis and gave this city its name. We were under French control until 1803. In St. Louis, the French aren’t just our first allies — they’re literally our founders. So why not make a point of our solidarity during the city’s darkest hour since World War II? Kasten tweeted at the mayor and the National Parks Service. But while neither was down on the idea when we spoke with them Monday, it turns out it’s not so simple as flipping on a switch. Problem No. 1 is that the mayor’s office has no control over the Arch says Maggie Crane, a spokeswoman for Mayor Francis Slay. Like any other national monument, decisions relating to it are under the jurisdiction of the National Parks Service. “If you don’t see other national monuments being lit up, you’re not going to see it happening to the Arch,” she cautions. And Problem No. 2 is that, even if the parks service felt like making an exception, technical problems would make it difficult to act quickly. Frank Mares, deputy superintendent for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, confirmed that, even for a very good cause, mood lighting is not something that’s generally done with national monuments. Although people equate the Arch with something like the Empire State Building, that isn’t a fair comparison — it’s more like the Statue of Liberty. And you don’t see her turning colors. “Tradition holds that national monuments are best displayed with white light,” he says.
Photo illustration by Roy Kasten Now, there are some (rare) exceptions. For a time, the Arch was turned pink to raise awareness about breast cancer — Macy’s footed the bill on that one. And more recently, it was turned gold for a single 24-hour period in honor of its 50th anniversary, again with a donor stepping up to cover the cost. But even if there was a will to do it in this case, Mares says, the technical aspects would be a serious complication. No one has ever lit the Arch with three different colors. Because the Arch is lit by 40-something fixtures in nearly a dozen different pits, each light angled in different ways, it would be a real challenge to figure out how to turn each segment the right color. It was hard enough to find the right gels to turn the silvery horseshoe pink or gold at 600 feet — “multicolored has never been tried,” Mares says. Add in the fact that the Arch grounds are still under construction, and things get even trickier — they’d have to install the gels anew each night, and then remove them each morning so they wouldn’t be damaged by construction equipment. You can see how the whole thing isn’t quite as simple as anyone would hope. However, there is some good news. The mayor’s office has control over the Civil Courts Building at 10 N. Tucker, as well as the Soldiers Memorial, also in downtown St. Louis at 1315 Chestnut. Both buildings are far easier to light than the Arch. And in both cases, Slay’s office asked for tricolored lighting. It went live Monday night. Vive le France! – Sarah Fenske
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to say ‘nigger’ in public.” The furor that erupted on campus that led to the ouster of the University of Missouri’s system president Timothy Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin was not rooted only in the handful of overtly racist events that have been reported, but also in the experience of marginalization felt by groups of students. Michael Middleton, the interim president of the University of Missouri System and a black man who received his undergrad and law degrees in Columbia, said the problem can be more subtle. “I think women understand it. I think people with a sexual orientation [that is not straight] understand it. I think other people of color understand it,” he said, according to the Los Angeles Times. “It is just the feeling of not being heard, not being respected, and being placed on the margins of what’s happening in the world.” At the University of Missouri, new leadership might very well be a start. Demonstrators who had been marginalized for a long time finally had their voices heard in a big way. Perhaps new blood will shed new insight on how to bring people in from the margins at a sometimes stubborn institution. But as Columbia, which just moved the Confederate rock to a Civil War battlefield an hour away from town, knows, you can’t change history by moving a rock.” Eli Yokley is a political reporter at Roll Call and a contributor to the Joplin Globe.
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What if you had $100 — and the only stipulation was that you had to spend it locally? From St. Charles to Soulard, the St. Louis area is full of pedestrian-friendly shopping districts. And while you can always trek out to the West County Center, isn’t it much more fun to spend your pesos at businesses in older, more interesting urban neighborhoods? Shopping local is not just a way to support your neighbors; we guarantee you’ll find better merch, too. We reached out to six of our favorite St. Louisans — four individuals and one power couple — who’ve wowed us with their good taste and unusual passions. We gave them each $100, and in exchange, we asked them to go shopping. The only requirements? They had to choose a single neighborhood to do it in, and they had to let us in on the fun. Photographer Corey Woodruff was there to document their shopping expeditions, from Maplewood to Cherokee Street, St. Louis Hills to the Delmar Loop, and South Grand, too. And while a few purchases were one of a kind, most of these goodies are things you could buy today — for yourself or the people on your Christmas list. What could you possibly be waiting for? Continued on pg 22
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Destination: Maplewood
Shopper: Leon August Braxton Jr., a.k.a. Miss Leon, Chef and Drag Queen Extraordinaire Leon Braxton Jr. shares a laugh with the ladies at Penzeys. As Miss Leon, he’s chef of a wildly popular fried-chicken pop-up downtown.
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I was excited about shopping in Maplewood. It’s currently being revitalized, with an influx of restaurants, businesses and shops. I was thrilled to see what the city had to offer. My first stop was Penzeys Spices (7338 Manchester Road, 314-781-7177). I love this place because it has every type of spice you could imagine – and even some you can’t. With the holidays approaching I needed poultry seasoning for my roasted turkey and homemade turkey broth. I also picked up some Vietnamese extra fine cinnamon to use in the decadent bread pudding I make for Miss Leon’s Soul Food Thursdays at Hiro Asian Kitchen (1405 Washington Avenue, 314-241-4476). I absolutely adore the ladies who work at Penzeys. They are so friendly and willing to help you find the right spice for whatever you are making, no matter how long it takes. I headed around the corner to Bolyard’s Meat & Provisions (2810 Sutton Boulevard, 314-647-2567). Bolyard’s offers the very best and freshest pasture-raised meat in St. Louis, and I like that their products are raised in Missouri or on small Midwestern farms. I went in looking for some oxtails because it’s that time of year when people start begging for my oxtail stew. I saw on their display board that they had them, but I didn’t see them in the case. I asked the young man behind the counter and he stated that they cut the tail to order. Say what?!?!? As he was cutting the tail for me I noticed that they had housemade hog’s head cheese. I told him about how when I was little my father always made hog’s head cheese and would try and scare me with the hog’s head, and that I would love to make some but hadn’t been able
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to find a butcher that sells a hog’s head. He said they would order me a head or even a half-head, whatever I needed. As I was waiting on my oxtail, he handed me a slice of headcheese. It tasted so good and instantly reminded me of my father. Of course I bought some. I ventured down to Larder & Cupboard (7310 Manchester Road). The store prides itself on providing specialty foods that you can’t find anywhere else. I was immediately drawn to a case that held containers of homemade lard. I couldn’t believe it. Lard makes the best pie crusts. I remember all the pies I made with my grandmother, and she always used lard to make the crust. I can use this lard when I’m making the crust for my peach cobbler at Hiro. I also bought some bread and butter pickles that would go perfectly with my famous fried chicken available at Hiro on Thursdays and Sundays. I had an awesome time shopping local in Maplewood. All the salespeople were so friendly, helpful and willing to spend as much time with me as needed. They not only engaged in friendly conversation, they actually listened to my family stories. You gotta love that. Oh, and I made one final stop. Bouffant Daddy’s (7276 Manchester Road, 314-647-6800) is not only a hair salon – it also sells handbags, jewelry, hats, scarves and accessories. I found an American flag scarf that matches my coat wonderfully. I could be fashionable and patriotic during the holidays. I also bought some hair-care products because not only do I need to have my wardrobe together for the holidays, I got to have my hair together too. – As told to Cheryl Baehr
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Destination: The Delmar Loop
Shopper: Christina “Steenz” Stewart, the Trillest Librarian You Know Above: Christina Stewart eyes some necklaces in the Delmar Loop, her old stomping grounds during her time as a clerk at Star Clipper.
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I used to work in the Loop at Star Clipper. Now I’m a library technician for the St. Louis Public Library, but I wanted to return to the neighborhood to see if I could get unique stuff for all six people on my list. When it comes to Christmas shopping, I have an infallible method: I ask people what they want, and then I go get that. As far as stores go, I didn’t have any real plan — I just worked my way down the street. And while I didn’t connect each person to each store, I had an idea of what I could find. MacroSun International (6273 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-0222) has a plethora of warm and snuggly hats, as well as clothing and home decor items that are imported from villages and artisans in the far east. They have animal hats that are handmade in Nepal — and they only cost $12. I found a sock-monkey hat for my fiancé, Keya Matanagh, because he keeps stealing mine. Now he has his own. Rocket Fizz (6303 Delmar Boulevard; 314-8334614) is a candy and soda emporium that also dabbles in pop-culture knickknacks from another era. They have candy from around the world, and my sister loves Japanese candy. I bought a ton of it for her. It’s candy — who doesn’t like candy? I also found excellent jewelry at great prices in Sunshine Daydream (6608 Delmar Boulevard, 314727-9043), the new-wave head shop that’s been a Loop staple for years and years. Normally I go to Sunshine Daydream when I’m looking for something
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in particular, like a new bag or hookah stuff. But I also go for no real reason. I’ll go in thinking I might find something cool, and this time I did. Avalon Exchange (6388 Delmar Boulevard, 314725-2760) also carries jewelry, even if you think of it as more of a clothing store. They have big, flashy jewelry, which my mom loves. It’s all clipped to old baseball cards, and you get to keep them. My little brother is really interested in art, so I thought I’d find something for him at Blick. But I didn’t want to shop at a chain, so I went across the street to Subterranean Books (6275 Delmar Boulevard, 314-862-6100). They had this great book, Wreck This Journal, which is perfect for him. I didn’t have time to eat, unfortunately. The Peacock Diner (6261 Delmar Boulevard, 314-7215555) is just a bit past Subterranean, and it does look like a lot of fun. But the Loop is full of places like that. Meshuggah Cafe (6269 Delmar Boulevard, 314-726-5662) is just down the street, and it has a great, great atmosphere. That new grocery store, United Provisions (6241 Delmar Boulevard, 314833-5699), has everything you need. I ended up spending $85, and I got stuff for everybody, so it was way better than a trip to the mall. I also found something for myself. Phoenix Rising (6331 Delmar Boulevard, 314-862-0609) has these beautiful head scarves that are handmade. I didn’t buy one, but maybe my friends or family are reading this. That’s definitely on my Christmas list. – As told to Paul Friswold
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Destination: South Grand Shopper: Natasha Bahrami, Gin Girl
Above: Natasha Bahrami checks out some antiques. Her parents’ restaurant is on South Grand, as is her pop-up bar, the Gin Room.
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My parents are Persian. They opened Cafe Natasha (3200 S. Grand Boulevard, 314-771-3411) about fourteen years ago, and I just launched my own pop-up bar, the Gin Room, in the same space. To me, South Grand has always been this rich stew of shops and people — and it’s super condensed and walkable. My first stop was Bali Cargo Company (3203 S. Grand Boulevard, 314-762-0231). The owners fly to Indonesia and hand-pick items to bring back and sell in their shop here. When you walk in, you see how everything is unique, and a lot of it is hand-made. I found a painting of woman’s face for $45. Usually I buy gifts there, but I’m keeping that painting. Next, I strolled up to Zee Bee Market (3211 S. Grand Boulevard, 314-932-1000). I’m a fan of their fair-trade, sustainable model. A lot of people go there for the hats or scarves, but I actually bee-lined for the chocolate. They sell a whole slew of chocolates with these unusual flavors, like lemon ginger, and it’s not too pricey. I got a bar of dark for $5.45. I also swung by Jay International Food (3172 S. Grand Boulevard, 314-772-2552). At my bar, the Gin Room, we make our own tonics. To do that, I need lemongrass. My go-to spot for lemongrass is always Jay. I spent a whopping $1.65. You never have to throw down a lot of cash at Jay, and they have basically every ethnic ingredient you can think of. The other ingredient I need to make my cocktails is
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bitters. Some drinkers will head to the liquor-supply store for this item, but you can get some amazing bitters at a health store like New Dawn (3536 Arsenal Street, 314-7729110). It makes sense, historically speaking: Back before mixologists used bitters, regular folks used them to aid in digestion and settle one’s stomach. I found some NatureWorks Swedish bitters for $15.06. When I make craft cocktails at the Gin Room, I prefer to pour them into period glasses, so I headed to Rocket Century (3189 S. Grand Boulevard, 314-875-0705) to see what they had. Your typical antique store is a jumble of time periods, but the owners of this place have curated midcentury-modern furniture and accessories. And sure enough, there were these old collectors-item glasses with culver gold leafing. Those were $20. I mean, even if my cocktail itself isn’t your thing, you’d be excited to drink out of these glasses. Finally, I had to drop into Cheap TRX (3211 S. Grand Boulevard, 314-664-4011). People misunderstand this place. They think it’s just a sex-toy shop. It’s true that some of their merchandise in the basement requires batteries or a VHS player, if you know what I mean. But they have a lot of other stuff. I’m always tickled by their greeting cards, which are not necessarily raunchy, but just funny in a real-world way — not in a mawkish, corny, Hallmark kind of way. I got one for my friend that ribs him for drinking and being old. It was totally appropriate — for him, at least. – As told to Nicholas Phillips
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Destination: Cherokee Street
Shoppers: Paige Brubeck and Evan Sult, Rock Stars Above: Paige Brubeck and Evan Sult see what’s for sale. In addition to performing as Sleepy Kitty, they run Sleepy Kitty Arts, a freelance design and screenprinting project, and Sult is both publisher and editor in chief of the music publication Eleven.
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We’ve been in the Cherokee Street neighborhood since 2008, ever since we first moved to St. Louis. We live and work here, and love that it has such a strange and varying collection of shops — it’s a great place to get a lot of bang for your buck. A lot of the shops here are owned by people who are working where they live and investing in it, keeping their money on the street. And that’s part of what allows the artistic community to keep going: It is a functioning neighborhood run largely by the artists who are making stuff. Which is awesome. We set out at 2 p.m. on a Tuesday, starting at Retro 101 (2303 Cherokee Street, 314-762-9722). This is the spot we send anyone who is on Cherokee Street for any length of time, because it is one of the primo places in the city to find unique, inexpensive vintage stuff. They tend to have great men’s suits and elaborate women’s dresses, skirts and shirts — amazing vintage clothing from the late ’30s to even the ’70s. And downstairs has old toys, radios, lamps and cool housewares as well. We ended up with a ’60s alarm clock to replace our terrible modern one. That cost all of $5. We then moved to the Antique Row portion of the street and visited Panorama Folk Art (1925 Cherokee Street, 314772-8007). They have art and antiques, but also a guy named Mark Sheppard, who has recently become a resident artist there and is putting out these great paintings. We didn’t actually get anything on this trip, but I think we’ll be back for a painting at some point soon. Next we went across the street to South City Art Supply (1926 Cherokee Street, 314-884-8345), a new shop that we are excited about. They do a great job of using a pretty small footprint of a store to get an impressive array of art supplies, comic books and art publications. Evan bought a Magma sketchbook for $9.95; Paige got a mini notebook for $3, as well as a set of six Stabilo pens in various colors for $1 apiece. One thing we really like about this store is that it NOVEMBER 18-24, 2015
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stays open until 10 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, which seems ideal for an art store — after all, sometimes inspiration strikes late in the day. Following that, we went to Malow Fashion (2613 Cherokee Street, 314-771-4606). The store has a wide variety of new clothing in varying styles, and every now and then we see something that looks awesome. On this trip, Paige bought a sweater for $10. Then we went across the street to Guardian Angel (2700 Cherokee Street, 314-773-9027), which is a recently arrived resale store. Its presence is great because our street really suffered a loss when the Salvation Army left — to us, thrift stores are a crucial anchor to an actual art neighborhood. You need those low-cost materials. Guardian Angel provides really inexpensive clothes, and the money for that goes straight to a social-services program that is based in the same building. We didn’t find anything on this trip, but it is still a great store with an important purpose. Our last stop was Kismet (3409 Iowa Avenue, 314-6968177). They have an amazing record selection. Paige ended up with Sylvia Vartan’s 1961-1962, an early French rock & roll record, for $21. It even includes some Elvis songs in French. Evan got a double LP set called Library of Sound Grooves: Obscure Psychedelic Manuscripts from the Italian Cinema 1967-1975. By coincidence, they were actually playing the next volume of it in the store as we were shopping, and we were really digging the sound that was happening. He ended up going with it since it fit the moment so well. That was $25. And then we were out of time! Cherokee Street has so many shops to visit it can be easy to lose yourself. We spent our remaining money on beers at Yaqui’s (2728 Cherokee Street, 314-400-7712). But that’s nothing new: We spend money every single day on Cherokee Street. You should, too! As told to Daniel Hill
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Experience the quilt in a whole new way: as a form of modern art, and as the canvas for an intricate story. The biannual Quilt National takes the familiar form and puts it in a fascinating new light. This year the show moves to Peabody Opera House (1400 Market Street; 314-499-7600 or www.peabodyoperahouse.com), and includes more than 55 award-winning quilts from around the world. As always, proceeds from the juried show benefit Safe Connections — which means your ticket directly supports services for survivors of relationship violence and sexual abuse. The Quilt National is on display Thursday through Saturday (November 19 to 21), Monday to Wednesday (November 23 to 25), and Friday and Saturday (November 27 and 28). Admission is $10. — Brooke Foster
Kickstart your holiday festivities — with fire. Tonight at 6 p.m., Third Degree Glass Factory (5200 Delmar Boulevard; 314-367-4527 or www. stlglass.com) reveals its artists’ signature ornament for this Christmas during Third Friday. Find that perfect, limited-edition glass ornament to festoon your tree. Check out the new gallery installation by Mark Witzling, Into the Mind. Enjoy acoustic tunes from the Maple Jam Band. Warm up on the patio with (and be dazzled by) fire-spinners. Plus, create a gift for somebody on your nice list in a guided glass-art class — you can make a paperweight, a
nightlight, flame-worked glass beads, or fused-glass jewelry. Admission to Third Friday is free, but glass classes require a fee of $35 for materials. — Brooke Foster [ T H E AT E R ]
Animals Out of Paper Being a successful origami artist requires reproducible perfection, which Ilana is finding hard to attain these past few months. An ongoing divorce and the loss of a loved one has thrown her for a loop, and now she has unexpected visitors. Andy is a high school teacher and fan of her work, and he wanted his student, Suresh, and Ilana to meet because Suresh is something of an origami natural. What began as an ill-timed intrusion turns into exactly what Ilana needed. Rajiv Joseph’s comic-drama Animals Out of Paper is a warm and sensitive play about making art
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and human connections. R-S Theatrics presents Animals Out of Paper at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday (November 20 through December 6) at the Chapel (6238 Alexander Drive; 314-252-8812 or www .r-stheatrics.com). Tickets are $18 to $20. — Paul Friswold
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Vienna Boys’ Choir Boy bands come and go with tedious regularity, but the Vienna Boys’ Choir maintain its 500 year history of satisfying fans worldwide. With approximately 100 sailor-suited choristers between the ages of ten and fourteen divided into four touring groups, the ranks are constantly changing and remain forever young. Tonight the group performs a special one-nightonly Holiday Concert at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Continued on pg 42
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The Vienna Boys’ Choir sails in to the Cathedral Basilica on Saturday. | Lukas Beck Louis (4431 Lindell Boulevard; 314533-7662 or www.cathedralconcerts. org ). Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m., but arrive early to catch the opening act, a special performance by the St. Louis Boys’ Choir. Tickets are $24 to $34, and not surprisingly, they’re selling quickly. — Mark Fischer [HOCKEY]
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St. Louis Blues vs. Detroit Red Wings The NHL realigned the divisions in 2014 when the Atlanta Thrashers became the Winnipeg Jets. That shift moved the St. Louis Blues’ long-time rival Detroit Red Wings to the Eastern Conference, and now the teams face each other only twice a year. It’s especially bitter because the Wings are now old and fading while the Blues are tough to play and fun to watch. So let’s make the most of the only home game against Detroit this season. Return to the days of the Chuck Norris Division tonight at 7 p.m. at Scottrade Center (1401 Clark Avenue; 314-
241-1888 or www.stlblues.com) as the Blues and the Red Wings write the next chapter in their grudge match. Tickets are $54 to $400. — Rob Levy [ H O L I D AY ]
Garden Glow Transport yourself to a world of sheer holiday magic at the third annual Garden Glow. This event turns the already-gorgeous Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard; 314-577-5100 or www. mobot.org) into a Yuletide dreamscape, with a million-plus lights twinkling throughout the grounds. Snap your photo against wintertime backdrops, enjoy traditional holiday tunes, take part in special seasonal festivities, and dig into warming comfort foods in the garden’s on-site café, Sassafras. Garden Glow is open 5 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday (November 21 to December 17), and from 5 to 9:30 p.m. nightly from Friday, December 18, through Saturday, January 2. Admission is $6 to $18. — Brooke Foster Continued on pg 45
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Director Tsai Ming-liang’s debut feature film, Rebels of the Neon God, is a water-soaked urban drama set in Taipei, Taiwan. The story weaves two seemingly separate, angsty coming-of-age tales into one narrative amid Taipei’s youth culture of malls, arcades and rough streets. The first focuses on the broody Hisao-kang, a student whose father drives a cab. The second strand concerns a pair of hoodlums who smashed a taxi’s rearview mirror one night — the taxi driven by Hsiao-kang’s father. Hsiao-kang starts following the hoods, slowly working his way up to a final confrontation. Rebels of the Neon God screens at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday (November 20 through 22) at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood Avenue; 314-968-7487 or www.webster.edu/film-series). Tickets are $4 to $6. — Rob Levy
If it’s the night before Thanksgiving, that means it’s time for Guns ‘N Hoses, the annual charity boxing event of the season. Police officers, firefighters and EMTs from across the St. Louis area meet in the ring at 6:30 p.m. tonight at
Scottrade Center (1401 Clark Avenue; 314- 622-5400 or www.stlgunsnhoses. com) for three-round bouts of boxing and mixed martial arts matches. Proceeds go to the BackStoppers, an organization that provides assistance to the families of first responders who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Tickets are $15 to $35, and they’re available directly from area police and fire departments or via the website. — Mark Fischer
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Gardenland Express This season, have yourself an evergreen little Christmas at the Gardenland Express train exhibit at the Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard; 314-577-5100 or www.mobot.org). The theme is “conifers of the world,” and it celebrates those cone-bearing plants of the season — the pines, junipers, firs, yews and spruces. Six tracks of LGB G-scale model trains chug along through the 5,000-squarefoot display of live plants (coniferous and blooming), which is enlivened by miniature winter scenery such as ice skaters on a pond and skiers on the slopes. Gardenland Express is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Sunday, January 3, 2016, but closed on Christmas Day. Tickets are $5, in addition to the regular garden admission of $3 to $8. — Mark Fischer
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A Woman Grows in Brooklyn Saoirse Ronan is the beating heart of John Crowley’s period drama, Brooklyn Written by
ROBERT HUNT Brooklyn
Directed by John Crowley. Written by Nick Hornby. Original novel by Colm Tóibín. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson and Jim Broadbent. Opens Friday, November 20, at Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema, 1701 South Lindbergh Boulevard. Call 314-995-6285 or visit www.landmarktheatres.com.
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Broadbent as a priest, Julie Walters as the owner of a boarding house — have learned to stand back and tolerate the strange ways of their new urban life. It’s a dialogue-heavy film. The characters talk a lot about their emotions and expectations in a way that isn’t always realistic, but keeps the emotional and psychological concerns of each character in the foreground. Director John Crowley’s chief contributions are letting the actors work together comfortably (there are many dinner scenes or group events with five or six characters onscreen at once), and adding just enough of a period look to convey the busy, unfamiliar world into which Eilis has landed. Why set it in 1952? (Toibin was born in 1955 so it’s certainly not from personal experience.) I suspect it’s because Brooklyn — and America — represents a modernity that clearly marks a break with Eilis’ Irish background. The difference isn’t between Ireland and America, but between a world that stubbornly refuses to change and one that is open to the future. If the story were set in the ’60s or ’70s the culture shock might have
been greater, but a lot of that modern world — television, rock & roll, changes in fashion — would surely have reached even small-town Ireland. The ’50s remain familiar despite their distance, yet there are curious details that allow the viewer to share Eilis’ sense of being an alien in the new world that would have been lost in a more contemporary setting. Did department stores really use pneumatic tubes instead of cash registers? Would an Irish woman — or anyone — today have to be instructed by her housemates in how to eat spaghetti before meeting her Italian-American boyfriend’s family? But more than the melodrama, more than the ’50s-era décor, Brooklyn is held together by Saoirse Ronan’s quiet but brilliantly controlled performance. As a teenager, Ronan showed great promise in otherwise flawed films by Peter Jackson, Sally Potter and Neil Jordan. Despite her youth (she was twenty when Brooklyn was filmed), she casually dominates the film, growing from timid girl at the beginning to a confident woman, experienced and proud of it, at the end. n
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Liberte, Egalite, Sororite West End Players’ brilliant Rapture, Blister, Burn grapples with the choices women make Written by
PAUL FRISWOLD Rapture, Blister, Burn
Written by Gina Gionfriddo Directed by Stephen Peirick Through November 22 at Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 North Union Boulevard. Tickets are $20 to $25. Call 314667-5686 or visit www.westendplayers.org.
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vicissitudes of life that I can recall. The characters don’t all agree, yet they all get to say what they feel without being shouted down or dismissed. Bollini has the toughest role as Gwen, who is domineering with Don and something of a know-it-all, and she plays it to the hilt without being unsympathetic. Weinsting charms as a mother still looking out for her only child, but Van Pelt gets the best lines as the voice of new, modern women. Avery on marriage: “Either you’re single — and lonely and sad — or you’re married, and lonely and sad. Either way, you’re fucked.” Avery on porn versus actual sex: “Once you get directions from Google, you really don’t wanna unfold a map.” Her effortless brilliance leads to Avery becoming Catherine’s life coach as she pursues Don. That this pursuit happens between classes only increases the tension of each meeting. Kargus is very good as the unambitious Don, but what’s interesting about this lone male character is how little agency he has. He’s
Rapture, Blister, Burn has the longest, sustained scenes of women discussing the vicissitudes of life that I can recall. a pawn in Catherine and Gwen’s larger separate struggles to change the course of their own lives, a prize to be won or tossed away. Angeli is fantastic as the confident and assured academic, but what makes Rapture, Blister, Burn work is her skill at showing how that confidence comes from Catherine’s relationship with her mother. Alice is the only constant in her life, and the realization that someday she’ll be gone terrifies Catherine. Friendships fade, theories change and boyfriends come and go, but a mother’s love is eternal. n
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Brian Smith’s work is on display at the Regional Arts Commission through January 2.
Elements of Abstraction St. Louis Artists’ Guild 12 North Jackson Avenue, Clayton| www.stlouisartistsguild.org Opens 5-8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 20. Continues through Jan. 2 As a school, abstract art covers a broad range of styles. The St. Louis Artists’ Guild presents a fairly comprehensive sampling of styles in its new exhibition. More than 50 artists working under the abstract rubric have a piece (or several) in the show, ranging from colorful and hard-edged geometrics to black-andwhite explorations of linear congruence.
The Building/ Soulard Fine Arts Regional Arts Commission 6128 Delmar Boulevard|www.art-stl.com Opens 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 20. Continues through Jan. 2 Do not be fooled by its title: This is not a show of architectural images and models. The building in question is the Soulard Fine Arts Building, which has housed artists’ studios for 25 years. It’s the work of those artists that fill the walls of RAC tonight. Bill Keaggy, Cecilia Younger, Brian Smith, Ken Worley and Natalie Burton all have pieces in the exhibit, which is a celebration of the community that keeps the building both lively and alive. Alt-country band the Darrells play a set during the opening, continuing the Soulard tradition of art and music sharing the same spaces.
Fredrick Nelson: Gardens of Abbeville Atrium Gallery 4814 Washington Avenue|www.atriumgallery.net Opens 6-8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 20. Continues through Jan. 16.
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Carlos Reyes White Flag Projects 4568 Manchester Avenue | www.whiteflagprojects.org Nov. 14 through Dec. 19. Carlos Reyes comes to St. Louis for his first solo institutional exhibition. Reyes’ past works include a lovingly rendered piece of popcorn in pencil and crayon; an installation of partially completed, 3-D printed milk crates held together with zip ties and also on fire; and a mirror attached to a hammer and fixed to a piece of birch wonderfully named Yet to be Titled. No matter what form his work takes, there’s always an element of humor and a sense of the novel at play.
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Bowled Over Nothing is hotter than ramen right now – and Ramen Tei shows St. Louis how it’s done Written by
CHERYL BAEHR Ramen Tei 14025 Manchester Road, Ballwin; 636-3868019. Tues.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Sat. 5-10 p.m.; Sun. 5-9 p.m. (Closed Mondays).
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’ll admit it — I didn’t really get ramen until I ate at Ramen Tei. It’s not that I didn’t like it. I just failed to see why trendy food publications cluttered my Facebook feed with multiple posts a day on glorified chicken-noodle soup. Coupled with the buzz that’s
been building over the ramen restaurants being developed by a few prominent St. Louis chefs, it was hard not be exhausted by the year’s biggest food trend. And then my server at Ramen Tei presented me with a large ceramic bowl filled with tonkatsu ramen. It was damp and chilly outside — 5 p.m., but already dark. Yet something about the bowl of steaming hot noodles was supremely soothing. Handmade curlicues of noodles filled the dish, and a sous-vide egg bobbed in rich 24-hour pork broth next to pieces of nori, exotic mushrooms and succulent char sui pork belly. This wasn’t noodle soup merely glorified; it was beatified. Ramen Tei serves its steaming bowls of comfort out of a nondescript west county strip mall a few doors down from a Hot Shots. Once you walk inside, the image of that Bud Light-fueled pool hall is replaced by a cozy, inviting atmosphere. Modern artwork hangs from deep cranberry-colored walls, and dim lights and candles cast an amber glow throughout the room. A communal high-top
table and several half-banquettes provide seating, as do the black stools around the small bar. The space used to be the lounge area for Ramen Tei’s sister spot, the sushi/Japanese fusion restaurant Nippon Tei. About a year ago, chef Nick Bognar approached his mom, Nippon Tei’s owner Rachel Bognar, with the idea to convert the space into a ramen shop instead. Up until a few years ago, most of us stateside thought of ramen as little more than the freezedried, sodium-laden packets made popular by poor college students. But real ramen — the way they serve it in Japan, and the way it’s become wildly popular in LA and other West Coast cities — relies not just on handmade noodles, but also intensely flavored broths. They might be infused with pork, chicken, miso or soy — and they’re nothing like the boiling water you added to Top Ramen as an undergrad. To his credit, Bognar perfected his own traditional ramen techniques before opening Ramen riverfronttimes.com
Pork steam buns were revelatory. The pork belly filling was so succulent it was almost spreadable — more like pork butter than pieces of meat. Tei in August. The menu is small, consisting of four noodle dishes including the tonkatsu, as well as a handful of starter. Among the noodle options, the other traditional Japanese offering is the shoyu ramen, a delicate, chicken-based broth that has been deepened by shoyu tare, or seasoned and reduced soy sauce. As in the tonkatsu, noodles, pork belly char sui, Continued on pg 52
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nori and a sous-vide egg are added to the liquid. Fermented bamboo shoots called menma give a pungent kick, and the combination of shiitakes and the optional smoked chicken permeated the dish with earthiness. Bognar riffs on the northern Thai specialty khao soi by replacing that dish’s traditional rice noodles with Japanese ramen. I prefer the delicacy of the rice version, but this is a minor point considering how good the aromatic curry broth is. Lightly spicy and enriched with coconut milk, it serves as the base for smoked chicken and an array of accouterments from pickled greens to pulverized fried garlic. The flavors are as marvelously true as anything served at the city’s top-tier Thai restaurants. The chef equally proves his Korean chops with the chap chae. Sweet and spicy sesame oil clings to glassy sweet potato noodles and mixed vegetables. Bognar tops the dish with three subtly sweet fish cakes — a traditional Korean delicacy that tastes like a seafood version of a French toast stick. It is odd-sounding indeed, but that complex blend of sweet and savory is magical. Ramen Tei’s small plates are reason enough for a visit, even without the noodles. Chicken and pork gyoza are pan-fried so perfectly the edges develop a crisp, caramelized halo. The dumplings are liberally drizzled with a vinegary soy reduction; I would have considered the chef heavy-handed were the sauce not so addictively mouth-puckering. Pork steam buns were revelatory. The pork
belly filling was so succulent it was almost spreadable — more like pork butter than pieces of meat. I would normally refrain from ordering chicken wings at a ramen shop, but I was glad I tried them here. Ramen Tei’s are plump, crispy and glazed with fiery gochujang, a Korean fermented chile and soybean paste. These sweet and piquant wonders were only eclipsed by the cold silken tofu – Ramen Tei’s biggest surprise and possibly its best dish. A thick slice of tofu, pearlescent in color and the texture of baked custard, is the culinary equivalent of wrapping yourself in a luxurious silk robe. The tofu is lightly dressed with a ginger scallion salad and drizzled with citrus ponzu and soy gastrique. It’s good enough to be the restaurant’s signature dish. Ramen Tei’s lone dessert sounded like a throwaway. Our server described it some pan-fried naan filled with cream. What arrived was a decadent roulade of Indian flatbread filled with sweetened condensed milk and dusted with powdered sugar. The dough was reminiscent of a buttery crêpe — like a “not disgusting funnel cake,” my friend suggested. It was a surprising end to an evening of pleasant surprises. Ramen Tei is on-trend without feeling trendy — credit goes to the Bognar family for recognizing ramen’s increased popularity, even while taking their time to get it right before jumping on the bandwagon. The Bognars’ efforts have made me a believer. n Ramen Tei Cold silken tofu ...................................$7 Chap chae .........................................$14 Tonkatsu ramen ........................... $15
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hen Patrick Liberto handed the keys to Meshuggah Cafe (6269 Delmar Boulevard, 314726-5662) to its new owner, he had one simple request: Keep the coffee the same. Fortunately for Liberto — and the legions of long-time regulars who frequent the Loop’s java mainstay — that new owner is Jen Kaslow. Anyone who has been around the cafe long enough has probably encountered Kaslow. The former school learning specialist has been getting her caffeine fix at Meshuggah for nearly two decades, dating
back to its smoke-filled first home on Melville Avenue. “When Patrick told me he was selling Meshuggah to move back to Louisiana, all I could think was, ‘Somebody has to take care of it,’” Kaslow recalls. “I wondered who was going to buy it, and then I just said out loud, ‘I’ll buy it.’” Though buying a business on a whim might normally cause angst, Kaslow was instantly at peace with her decision. Sure, she had a good job that she loved at New City School and had previously felt no inclination to leave it. In fact, she had anticipated taking on additional responsibilities at the school for the coming year. But something about buying Meshuggah seemed right. When she shared the idea with her husband, he agreed that it was the right move. “He’s very practical,” explains Kaslow. “He told me that the idea made perfect sense — that he couldn’t think of one reason not to do it.” A serendipitous encounter with one of Meshuggah’s former regulars solidified Kaslow’s decision. “I went to Joe’s Continued on pg 56
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Cafe” — a local art exhibition and gathering space — “and ran into an old friend, Bill Christman,” recalls Kaslow. “He was one of the people who most represented Meshuggah to me — I met him at the old Meshuggah a long time ago.” Kaslow hadn’t seen Christman in years and was eager to share er news with him. “I went up to him and told him I had just bought Meshuggah. He said nothing except ‘Follow me,’” she recounts. “He walked me downstairs into the basement, pulled out a flashlight and shone a light on an old door. Then he turned to me and said, ‘This is the old Meshuggah’s door. I want you to have it.’” Kaslow saw in Christman’s gesture what prompted her to buy the cafe in the first place — that she was there to be more of a steward than an owner. In that spirit, she has made only minor changes, “more of a freshening up.” “I put out a suggestion jar, and it’s overflowing,” Kaslow adds. “It shows how much people care about this place.” As she pulls the slips of paper out of the jar, the consensus represented on them is overwhelming: Don’t change a thing. Kaslow plans on keeping that promise. Kaslow took a break from making Meshuggah’s signature house Americano to share her thoughts on the St. Louis food and beverage scene, her perfect bagel and the morning ritual she can’t live without — hint: It’s now part of her job. What is one thing people don’t know about you that you wish they did? That I’m actually an introvert. What daily ritual is non-negotiable
for you? My morning cup of coffee. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? I guess flying. Is that cheesy? Telepathic mind control would be pretty cool too! What is the most positive thing in food, wine or cocktails that you’ve noticed in St. Louis over the past year? The ability to eat more locally grown, locally made fresh food. Also the availability of local craft beers and locally roasted coffee. Is that too many “locals” in a row? Who is your St. Louis food crush? John, the sushi chef at Straub’s in the Central West End. Who’s the one person to watch right now in the St. Louis dining scene? That’s an easy one: St. Louis’ own James Beard Award winner, Gerard Craft [Niche]. He’s a great chef and a great guy. Which ingredient is most representative of your personality? Jalapeño, but my friends are trying to get me to say habanero. If you weren’t working in the restaurant business, what would you be doing? Another easy one. Teaching. Which I was doing until this strange twist of events brought me to this. Name an ingredient never allowed in your kitchen. American cheese. What’s your food or beverage guilty pleasure? Popcorn with truffle oil and Parmesan cheese, eaten with a spoon. What would be your last meal on earth? A perfectly toasted everything bagel with cream cheese and avocado ... and maybe a dollop of Cholula. n
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801 Chophouse
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. Bone-in 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. $$$$
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12 North Meramec Avenue | 314-727-4141 The long-time patrons who lamented the closure of Bryan Carr’s Pomme Restaurant and Pomme Café & Wine Bar can find respite at Avenue. The Clayton bistro, located just a few blocks away from its popular predecessors, combines the two concepts under one roof, but also allows Carr to up the ante on his classic French-influenced fare. The veteran chef keeps some of Pomme’s favorites on Avenue’s menu but also adds several successful new dishes, such as authentic cassoulet with white beans, duck confit, sausage and pork shoulder. The pork schnitzel, topped with brandy-sautéed apples, is another standout dish, and appetizers such as wild mushrooms served with buratta over crusty bread demonstrate Carr’s culinary prowess. Avenue has an excellent brunch, with offerings such as blueberry and lemon pancakes and an overstuffed ham, egg and Gruyere crêpe that doubles as a hearty breakfast wrap. Pomme may still be on everyone’s mind, but Avenue proves to be a worthy followup. $$
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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 happy-hour 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 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. $$-$$$
Whitebox Eatery
176 Carondelet Plaza, Clayton; 314-862-2802. 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. $$
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 the crusts for the fast-casual eatery. Pizzino serves two different styles of pies: thinor 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. $
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Ryan Macias, Lucy Dougherty, Colin Immenschuh and Eric Boschen. | Robert Rohe [PREVIEW]
Back with a Bang Little Big Bangs tackle the personal and political on Star Power Written by
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here’s recently been a lot of talk about ’90s music. A “revival” of sorts is the general consensus. Maybe there is some truth to that, or maybe it’s just a slow emergence of new sounds that have a hint of nostalgia to them. But it could also be the difference in how music is distributed these days. Maybe the ’90s marked the end of listeners finding a band, mail-ordering a record and then discovering a
bunch more groups through the label that released it. Whatever the truth, whatever the formula or opinion, this nostalgic reboot isn’t necessarily a terrible thing — especially when young bands deeply rooted in Sonic Youth or the Breeders influence come along. St. Louis act Little Big Bangs has been developing a sound that echoes — but is certainly not defined by — such ’90s forebears. In 2010, multi-instrumentalists Lucy Dougherty, Ryan Macias and Eric Boschen came together from separate projects and created an entirely new monster. “We all met as friends, and we played music. That creates the foundation for a musical relationship that’s a little different,” says Dougherty. “We’re all independently playing music, and then we come together and play music — bringing our influences and ideas to bounce around.” Drew Gowran joined on drums in 2011, but left earlier this year and has since been replaced with
Rip Rap drummer Colin Immenschuh. “Drew had more of a role in the band in the live performances,” says Boschen. “He would come up with some kind of sick beat, and we would build around that.” Songwriting duties fall to everyone, in a process that is fairly democratized. In this way, Little Big Bangs can avoid being pigeonholed into any one specific definition. The resulting music comes across as an egalitarian effort, with its members serving as four equal parts of one machine. “There are definitely sounds that we always come back to, but none of us are ever like, ‘Oh we shouldn’t do this song,’” Boschen says. “We would always entertain anyone’s idea for a song — slow, fast, loud, quiet, dissonant, harmony, whatever.” “We don’t have a cohesive idea of what we’re about. It’s a collective project, I think,” adds Macias. Little Big Bangs’ latest effort, riverfronttimes.com
“There are sounds that we always come back to, but none of us are ever like, ‘Oh, we shouldn’t do this song.’” Star Power, was released on October 23, and it is a testament to the band’s influences and democratic writing process. The group previously recorded at Jason Hutto’s Smokin’ Baby Studios, but Hutto moved from St. Louis to Texas late last year. The band had to find another local studio to measure up, and landed at Firebrand Recording Studio with Brian Schaeffer. “It was a good fit for us,” Dougherty Continued on pg 62
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says. “Firebrand was a really fun space. It had a pro feel with lots of things at our disposal, but it didn’t have a vibe like that — it didn’t feel sterile to me.” With plenty of room to stretch, the band’s members were able to introduce new elements. Among other things, they had the opportunity to throw some piano work into the mix, as well as a spoken-word bit from local poet Sean Arnold. They were able to get pretty spontaneously creative, too. “We did some improv thing where [Macias] rigged up a bunch of pedals and ran them through a sequencer,” says Boschen. “It just came out randomly, and then I played guitar to it. We used that in a couple of different places in the album — weird, chance little bits that somehow make the songs connect.” That cohesive feeling is a common theme on the album. “Something I really like is that we took one of the first songs we wrote as a band and revisited it,” says Macias. “There’s a melody in there that’s used at three different times in the record that comes directly from that.” Lyrically speaking, the material carefully balances personal and political subject matter. “One of the songs is about my daughter,” Macias explains. “She was looking at something on the ground, like paint splatter or something, and she was like, ‘Oh,
this looks like a star that popped.’ She called them pop stars. That stuck with me. Saying something that was really naive but turns out to be really awesome too.” Star Power was tracked in two days’ time in June 2014, two months before Ferguson broke open the area’s trouble with racial tension and police brutality on a world stage. Yet the material laid out on the record — songs such as “Situation”, “Kennel” and “Officer” — have a prophetic presence. The album serves as more proof that there was a pre-existing group of people ready for change. “Some of the songs talking about social-revolt situations, we wrote it all before Ferguson happened,” Macias says. “I mean, it’s stuff that we all talk about anyway, but it was really weird.” Suddenly the revolutionary ideas the band was writing about were pumping through the veins of the city. This only added fuel to the fire behind completing the album. “There was this phenomenon of things breaking into a collective consciousness,” says Dougherty. “You could see it everywhere.” Star Power stands sturdily on two legs, singing — and sometimes shouting — what it feels like to be moved by the people and the situations surrounding you. “When I listen to [the album] it’s like a totally captured moment, like a photo,” Dougherty says. “It’s something like, ‘Oh, there it is! Oh, there it goes!’” n
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King of the Independents Roger Clyne’s biggest contribution to pop culture is also his least-recognized Written by
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Roger Clyne, second from the left, with his Peacemakers. in early November. “[The Peacemakers] will also be re-recording the album with friends and co-conspirators,” Clyne adds, explaining that he didn’t want to “tip our hand” as to who those participants would be, but that “you will definitely know some of them.” Following the release of its second album, 1997’s The Bottle and Fresh Horses, the band parted ways with its label, as well as guitarist Brian Blush and bassist Buddy Edwards. Clyne and drummer/co-writer P.H. Naffah christened their new project Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, and began crafting songs that divined even more influence from the band’s Arizona roots (Naffah is a Chicago transplant). Creating their own label called Emma Java, they also became a truly independent entity, winning over audiences one by one from live performances across the country, with virtually no radio support. “[We get to] make some connection with the fans through music. It’s humbling,” Clyne says. “We love what we do. As long as they keep coming out, we can keep getting on the tour bus.” A few years ago, however, Clyne began to question his roadwarrior lifestyle. Occasionally
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waking up and not even knowing what town he was in (all Clyne knows during this interview is he is somewhere in Oklahoma, in between gigs in Houston and Iowa), he says he questioned what he was doing before realizing “this is a pretty good way to make a living — singing and meeting fans every night. “Songwriting has become my life,” he continues. “It becomes more and more difficult, but it’s out of love. I love to create.” The singer adds that the process has changed since Fizzy came out in 1996. “I can hear the mistakes we made on that album,” he says wistfully, “but it would be hard to make those mistakes again. I used to write about love with a small ‘L,’ now it’s a capital ‘L.’” One of those loves — and songwriting inspirations — appears in the form of tequila. The spirit became so prevalent in Clyne’s writing (and the band’s live shows) that manufacturers began to take note. “We had been singing and writing about tequila for a long time,” Clyne says. “We had been approached by many a tequila company to endorse their product, but finally decided to make our own.”
The resulting liquor, Roger Clyne’s Mexican Moonshine, is available at hitimewine.net and has won multiple awards. Clyne says the group has tried to sell the tequila while on the road, but differing state alcohol laws have made that difficult. “I always keep a personal stash on the bus,” he says. “But it never lasts very long.” Despite a twenty-plus year career as a songwriter and an award-winning line of tequila, Clyne’s greatest contribution to the national zeitgeist is still unknown to many: An intrumental he wrote was chosen as the theme song to Mike Judge’s animated TV show Fizzy. “[There are] definitely more fans of the theme than there are of the band,” Clyne says before recounting an experience with one such fan in Austin, Texas, a few years ago. “I was at this guitar shop and I was either trying out a new guitar or an amp,” he says. “I started playing [the King of the Hill theme] and this kid — well, anyone under thirty is a kid — came over and said, ‘That’s a cool theme.’ I said, ‘Thanks, you know, I wrote it.’ And he just said, ‘Yeah, right.’ Just walked away all dismissively and said, ‘Yeah, right.’”
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ou can’t call So Many Dynamos’ newest LP Safe With Sound a comeback album, even if it is the band’s first full-length in six years. In St. Louis, at least, the group never really went away. Regular shows were replaced by larger-scale, less frequent performances and thoughtful, genre-blurring collaborations with local hip-hop outfits, brass bands and fellow synth-nerds. A 2012 self-titled EP helped fill the gap, but there is no denying that this iteration of So Many Dynamos is a very different animal from the group that released The Loud Wars on respected but, perhaps, tonally incompatible imprint Vagrant Records in 2009. Line-up shifts have altered the prominence of the guitar in the mix, and years of touring — coupled with the modest but hardly earth-shaking national response to the last album — has left SMD as a stationary band with no current plans of playing outside of St. Louis. Founding members Clayton “Norm” Kunstel (drums) and Aaron Stovall (synthesizer and vocals) remain, alongside guitarists Nathan Bernaix and Stephen Inman, and percussionist Alison Arida. The new album’s release was somewhat hampered by false starts and dragging feet. According to Stovall, the initial sessions were completed almost two years ago, and while the band fielded some offers, its members eventually decided to self-release rather than to sign with a label that would expect them to tour and do promotion — hassles that So Many Dynamos didn’t want to take on. “We weren’t really sure what we wanted to do, so how do labels approach that?” says Stovall. “I kind of got tired of music after getting burnt out on the business side.” Safe With Sound will have a digital release and
a limited run of CDs; the band plans on pressing vinyl sometime next year. If that seems like a subdued approach for a band that, not long ago, was one of St. Louis’ leading lights and best bets for national exposure, it fits So Many Dynamos’ definition of success. “We just stopped caring about the whole business side of things and just decided to play for fun,” says Stovall. Freed from reaching for indie-dom’s brass ring, the band is launching a relatively low-key release. It is a solid set of songs that retains the kinetic energy of earlier recordings while showcasing rhythmic sophistication and a big-eared approach to influences that go far beyond the band’s early
days as D-Plan acolytes. For a quartet that first caught local and national attention for its nervy, stop-start tracks, Safe With Sound manages to transmit energy with a slower pulse and a more relaxed ability to dole out its goods piecemeal. Songs on this album are “a lot less spastic,” according to Stovall, who adds, “The songs veer left or veer right instead of making sharp turns.” That the band has embraced its funkier, more rhythmically driven side isn’t news to those who have caught a show around town over the past few years. But the collision of Cameo synths and Gap Band horn charts, particularly on “Matter of Fact,” is an odd bit of zeitgeist-goosing for a track
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written and recorded more than two years ago (and well before Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars had to chip off a chunk of that “Uptown Funk” songwriting credit to their ’70s and ’80s R&B forebears). The shock of recognition doesn’t stop the song from being a standout here, and an emblem of the band’s maturing sound. That development reveals itself on the opener “Movement in the Motion.” Stovall’s swooping, gliding keyboard lines make it apparent what a good synthesist he has become. His minute control over the parameters of his instrument, as on the expressive middle passage of “Living Proof,” employ familiar tones incorporated cleanly and logically. That same piece stretches comfortably with a relatively relaxed drum track and the guitarists’ funkiest strokes. Competing vocals on “Analysis Paralysis” take some of the weight off of Stovall’s ramped-up delivery; he displays more nuance on this album than ever before in his vocal performance, but from song to song his approach shows little deviation. Again, the album’s spaciousness helps these songs breathe, even if that spaciousness is only relative to Kunstel’s gloriously busy, robotically spot-on drum parts and the guitarists’ spidery and repetitious lines. So don’t call Safe With Sound a comeback, but consider it So Many Dynamos’ first true St. Louis record for the formerly Belleville, Illinois-based band. Stovall says that these songs sprung from a time when he and Kunstel “started getting ourselves into the St. Louis music scene as opposed to being Illinois outsiders.” Those friendships and collaborations, coupled with a prime piece of Cherokee Street real estate, broadened the band’s musical identity. “It made us feel comfortable expanding and not writing the same record over and over again,” says Stovall. –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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OMAHA DINER: w/ Charlie Hunter, Bobby Previte, Skerik, Eric Brown Nov. 19, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Nov. 21, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $35. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-571-6000. OMAHA DINER: w/ Charlie Hunter, Bobby Previte, Skerik, Eric Brown Nov. 19, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.; Nov. 21, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., $35. Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-571-6000. OUR LAST NIGHT: w/ Palisades, Hail the Sun, Picturesque 6 p.m., $15-$18. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. PUNK TRIBUTE NIGHT: w/ We’re A Happy Family (as the Ramones), Sour Grapes (as the Descendents), the Apemen (as the Kinks), Walk the Walk (as Face to Face), Horror Business (as the Misfits) 8 p.m., $7. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050. RICHARD COLE BENEFIT SHOW: w/ Compelled to
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THE URGE 8 p.m. Friday, November 20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard. $25 to $35. 314-726-6161.
The Urge’s 1995 release Receiving the Gift of Flavor catapulted the St. Louis group to the national stage on the strength of tracks such as “All Washed Up” and “It’s Gettin’ Hectic,” ultimately culminating in a deal with Epic Records’ Immortal imprint, as well as tours with the likes of Korn and Incubus. Twenty years later, the band is celebrating the record’s birthday by performing it in its entirety at the Pageant, on a stage recreated to resemble that of Mississippi Nights, erst-
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while St. Louis venue and home base for the group during its heyday. But nostalgia isn’t all that is on tap. Steve Ewing and Co. also have a new album on the way in December, the band’s second offering since reuniting in 2011 after a ten-year break. And speaking of “on tap,” the Urge even has its own line of craft beer now, appropriately named “Gift of Flavor.” Back-to-Back Action: The Urge will perform two sets at this show: The second will feature hits from its other albums. The band says it has “more in store” for the following night as well — Friday’s concert is part of a two-night stand. There will be no openers on either night. –Daniel Hill
ANDY EXUM: 6 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-4365222. BLAMESHIFT: w/ Shallowside, Fall To June, Disguise The Limit 7 p.m., $12-$14. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. THE JOHN KADLECIK BAND: 8 p.m., $15. The Bootleg, 4140 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314775-0775. LOVE JONES “THE BAND”: 9 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314436-5222. NATURAL CHILD: 8 p.m., $8-$10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363. School Of Rock Showcase: 5 p.m., $5. The Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314833-5532. SILVERSTEIN: w/ Senses Fail, Hundredth, Capsize 7 p.m., $18-$22. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929. THE WORD ALIVE: w/ Ecclesiast, Alice Alive, We Are Descendants, Play the Hero 6 p.m., $16-$18. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314289-9050.
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4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929. GLEN HANSARD: w/ Aiofe O’Donovan 7:30 p.m., $27.50-$35. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. JAILBUS: 8 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100. KEITH MOYER GROUP: 9 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-4365222. PASADENA: w/ Bumpin Uglies, Your New Favorite T-Shirt 8 p.m., $10. The Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-5532. SOULARD BLUES BAND: 9 p.m., $5. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314621-8811. SPACE SHIP JAZZ FUSION: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314436-5222.
T U E S D AY ETHAN LEINWAND & MAT WILSON: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222. JAMAICA LIVE TUESDAYS: w/ Ital K, Mr. Roots, DJ Witz, $5/$10. Elmo’s Love Lounge, 7828 Olive Blvd, University City, 314-282-5561. MODERN BASEBALL: w/ PUP, Jeff Rosenstock, Tiny Moving Parts 7 p.m., $17-$18. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353. OLD WOUNDS: w/ Reaver 8 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050. PHANTOM HEAD: w/ Lumpy & the Dumpers, Veil 8 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100. PSEUDO SKYLIGHT: w/ Life On Broadway, the Real Epicurious, Vacant Skies, Away From Reason 6 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St.
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has released a few fun covers of songs by the Cars and Madonna that nod heavily at their influences, but the just-released “Good Together” stands on its own. With a heavy breakbeat and shimmering keys, Baldus deploys a feathery touch on a track that shows a both a retro sheen and a fluency with pop-radio dynamics. Pick up a vinyl flexi version of the single at this week’s show for maximum ’80s effect. Electropolis: Locals Adult Fur and DJ Agile One will ensure a high level of robo-pop on this evening. –Christian Schaeffer
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and country timbre of her keening voice in service to the poetry of Anna Akhmatova, a major figure in modern Russian literature. The results, as heard on the album The Trackless Woods, have a spare and searing immediacy. Dement still sounds like no other singer alive. Russian Connection: With her husband Greg Brown, Dement adopted a Russian child named Dasha. For Dement, turning Akhmatova’s poetry into music was, in part, a bridge to her daughter’s heritage. –Roy Kasten Louis, 314-833-5532. Six by Silver: Sat., Dec. 26, 8 p.m., $10. Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-8620009. SLIM JESUS: Thu., Dec. 15, 8 p.m., $15. Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-8620009. Steady Flow: W/ Hazard To Ya Booty, Fri., Feb. 5, 8 p.m., $10. Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009. Stephen Kellogg: Sat., Jan. 23, 8 p.m., $17-$20. Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444. Strangest Tribe: W/ Misery Business, Tom Joad & the Ghosts, Fri., Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $8-$10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050. Thao & the Get Down Stay Down: W/ Saintseneca, Sat., April 2, 8 p.m., $15. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929. Uncle Pen: A Tribute to Old & In the Way: Sat., Dec. 12, 9 p.m., $7. The Bootleg, 4140 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314-775-0775. Under the Covers: W/ Tom Joad and the Ghost (As Rage Against the Machine), the Cinema Story, Ginzburg and the Former Me (As Coheed and Cambria), Sun., Dec. 13, 6 p.m., $5. The Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314833-5532. Various Hands: W/ Banditos, LOGOS, Fri., Dec. 11, 8 p.m., $10. Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009.
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SAVAGE LOVE Cold Cucked Hey Dan: I’ve always been a big believer in the common-sense obviousness that monogamy is hard. Additionally, I like the idea of my wife getting fucked. I don’t have any desire to be denigrated or emasculated; I just get off on the idea of her being satisfied and a little transgressive. Early in our relationship, we talked about monogomish guidelines: I’d like to be informed and consulted, and she would rather I kept mine to myself. Last weekend we were having sex, and she asked me if I “wanted to hear a story,” code for treating me to a tale of a sexual contact. She’d been out of town for work most of the summer, and she told me that one of her roommates had gotten in the shower with her and fingered her until she came. I asked her if she’d fucked him, and she said yes. It was all hot and awesome. But a few hours later, I was experiencing pangs: Why hadn’t she told me or asked me at the time? Also, I felt very alone and depressed that summer, and when I’d gone to visit her, my wife and this roommate acted very strangely. I told her that I thought it was hot and cool, but that I didn’t think it was cool that she’d kept this from me for so long. Things
got worse from there: Over the last week, we’ve had some great sex and open conversations but also a lot of anger and hurt. The truth is that she carried on with this guy all summer. It’s not the sex that bothers me so much as the breadth of the deception, the disregard for my feelings, and the violation of our agreement. And, yes, I’m feeling a little emasculated. How does a loving husband who intellectually believes that fooling around is OK — and who finds it hot sexually — get over this kind of hurt and anger? Help me get right with GGGesus. Cocked Up Cuckold Keeps Stressing Two things have to happen in order for you to move on. One thing your wife has to do, CUCKS, and one thing you have to do. Your wife has to express remorse for this affair — and it was an affair, not an adventure — and take responsibility for the anger, the hurt, and, um, all the great sex you two have been having since the big reveal. You don’t give her version of events — why she kept this from you — but you were depressed and lonely while she was away, and she may have concluded that informing and consulting you about this guy (first when she wanted to fuck him, and then when she was actually fucking him) would’ve made
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messy affair (see: massive loads, blown) should make forgiving your wife a little easier. Hey Dan: This is NGAA, the guy you advised to make a gay friend and listen to some musicals with him. I didn’t find a gay friend, but I did buy recordings of the shows you suggested and I’ve been listening to the songs you recommended. I don’t know them by heart yet, so I have more listening to do. But Mr. Stephen Sondheim’s message seems to be that I need to quietly move on. Thanks for your answer, Dan. It really helped. No Good At Acronyms Thank you for writing back, NGAA, and for listening to the shows I recommended: Company, Follies, and A Little Night Music. My advice for you made a lot of my other readers angry — really angry. They accused me of blowing you off and not answering your question and failing at this whole advice column thing. But I didn’t blow you off. I directed you, as I’ve directed many other readers, to the expert I thought could help you. In your case, NGAA, that person was Mr. Stephen Sondheim. On the Lovecast, Dan chats with Jonathan Eig, author of The Birth of the Pill: savagelovecast.com.
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