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TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURE
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The Lion in Winter
He made St. Louis’ bar scene what it is today. After years in exile, Bob Burkhardt is mulling a return. Written by
THOMAS CRONE Cover by
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The Lede
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America, the Beautiful
Your friend or neighbor, captured on camera
Seven days worth of great stuff to see and do
Cheryl Baehr raves about a new spot in Lindenwood Park
For Jazz St. Louis, the new year starts with the Bad Plus
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The Deadliest Year
Murder spiked in 2015
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Into the Wild
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Meet Luc Michalski, the funny man of Olio
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First Look
A same-sex couple wins a victory in rural Missouri
A new Turkish delight opens on South Grand
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Dining Guide
Where to eat right now in the Gateway City
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All That Jazz
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NEWS For 2015, a Grim Total St. Louis suffered a brutal, bloody year in 2015 with a death toll unseen in two decades. Metro police investigated 188 murders — a number barely blunted by the knowledge that it could have been worse. As we pointed out in an early October cover story, the city had been on pace to hit 200 slayings by the new year. Only a merciful slowdown in the final months kept St. Louis from reaching a level of carnage it hadn’t touched since 1995, when 204 were killed. Not that the annual murder totals capture the full picture of violence in any city. A bullet that strikes a shoulder instead of a heart, a short ride to the hospital versus a long one, and plain dumb luck are among dozens of factors that can swing murder stats, but they do little to mitigate the screaming nightmare of a neighborhood shootout. “Really what an aggravated assault with a gun is,” Police Chief Sam Dotson says, “is an unsuccessful murder.” Illustrating the problem of quantifying these types of statistics, last week, police announced that a particularly nasty shooting death — a fatal gun battle earlier this month outside a North Pointe funeral — had been re-classified as a “justifiable homicide.” Basically, cops think the killing was in self-defense, which means it doesn’t fit the FBI classification used to tally crime stats nationwide. It doesn’t make it any less terrifying. It’s just not part of the murder total. Metro police investigated five justifiable homicides in 2015. Dotson sees the shootings – the murders, the near murders, the lucky breaks – as an argument for tougher gun laws and harsher consequences for people caught with firearms. “What we’ve seen is the availability of guns,” Dotson says. “What we’ve seen is a criminal
judiciary, a court system that hasn’t engaged the way that I think they should have. What I mean by that is criminals know that if they are caught with a gun, there are no consequences.” His detectives have increasingly tried to bypass the state courts and send their cases to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, hoping to take advantage of the less forgiving federal system. St. Louis’ murder total for 2015 is likely among the very worst in the nation per capita, even as crime nationwide has spiked. And in this city, at least, the spike represents a clear trend. In 1995, St. Louis was at the end of a painful five-year stretch of murder totals that topped 200 every twelve months. There were 248 in 1994, 267 in 1993. The numbers plummeted in the decade that followed, dropping all the way to the low-water mark of 73 in 2003. But the numbers are back to climbing again. Last year, 2014, concluded with 159 homicides — leaving the city with a murder rate of 50 per 100,000 residents, the worst in the nation for larger cities. Detroit, the runner-up, had a rate of 44 per 100,000.
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y the time Shaun Murphy opened the email last week, he had basically given up hope. After his hometown newspaper, the Lake Gazette of Monroe City had refused to publish his marriage announcement, he’d reached out to PROMO Missouri and then talked about the situation to the Riverfront Times, followed by the TV stations in Quincy, Illinois. He and his spouse, Aaron Lopez, had launched a petition drive, and also worked quietly behind the scenes to talk to execs at Lake Publishing, the Tennessee-based company that owns the paper. No dice. And so it seemed like it just wasn’t meant to be. They’d tried. What more could they do? Then the email came from Lakeway
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In a subsequent email, Gilbert indicated they were close to a decision. Then, on December 29, an email arrived in Murphy’s inbox — a late Christmas gift, but an incredibly welcome one. “A lot of gay people have felt like you can’t be part of the small town you’re from,” Murphy says. “One thing I learned — there are a lot of gay people from Monroe City. I heard from so many of them because of this. And they feel like it puts your family too much at risk of being looked down upon. But this is helping people start to rethink that. “We don’t want to be in the shadows,” he continues. “That was our hope for this — that we could at least plant a seed. ‘It was OK for those guys. Yes, there’s a steep hill I have to climb, but maybe I could so something like this some day.’ That was our goal.” Mission accomplished. —Sarah Fenske
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He made St. Louis’ bar scene what it is today. After years in exile, Bob Burkhardt is mulling a return. By Thomas Crone
friend for four decades, Patty Maher has lots of stories about Bob Burkhardt, dating back to his years as one of the key builders of St. Louis nightlife, especially in Soulard. These days, though, Burkhardt has a tendency to change phone numbers. If he doesn’t return 25 calls, Maher explains, she has been known to just show up at his doorstep. And so it goes this November: Maher barreling down Interstate 44, westbound from the city, taking a 30-minute drive in significantly less than that, her Ford F-150 covering ground in leaps and bounds. A green builder by trade and a storyteller by nature, Maher is adept at spinning tales of Burkhardt’s days as one of the St. Louis’ great pickers. Maher knows both buildings and the acts of repurposing them, and she’s got lots of ideas on how her onetime squeeze, Burkhardt, was able to wed his own free spirit with the more mundane aspects of development. A person can get lucky with one club, hitting on a formula and making it work. But to do it again and again suggests something more elusive — if not quite a gift, at least a talent.
Bob Burkhardt, over the span of a couple decades, hit paydirt with every club he opened. Getting the stories from the source himself means driving to a slip of a town called Crescent, which shares a post office with neighboring Eureka. Save a stint in prison, Burkhardt has lived there for about fifteen years in a house that’s part home (for him and daughter Tina) and part antique shop. It’s filled with period furniture, display cases of arrow heads, mounted animal heads and other assorted bric-a-brac. When Maher’s first knocks on the door don’t bring a host, she just pops in and yells his name. No response. She changes gears. “You’ve got to come around the back first,” she decides. “He’s got this beautiful limestone grotto.” Sure enough, with the aid of an earth mover and stones culled from this place and that, Burkhardt has crafted a striking stone wall, cropping out of the Missouri clay and centered by a pond created from scratch. As Maher stares into the wintry water, a sound emerges from behind her, and there he is, an important figure in the history of St. Louis Hip — clad, at this moment, in a white terry-cloth robe and slippers. He invites his uninvited guests in,
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BURKHARDT Continued from pg 11 changes into daywear and subtly asks Maher to head into town for some whiskey and beer. Then the stories promised by Maher come, spread out over a couple of languid hours; they roll a bit more freely once Maher’s completed her run for some smokes and Budweisers and Jameson. Asked about the grotto, for example, Burkhardt says, “I brought in a Bobcat, a skid loader. I was doing some other stuff around the city, and I was getting these stones. I had a van, but not a plan.” He pauses, for effect. “I do plan on having some of that Jameson, though.” So he has another Jameson and they swap more stories, many of them known to a group of St. Louis’ bohemian sixty-somethings, but not the general public. Indeed, mention “Bob Burkhardt” in Soulard and most of the kids drinking there have no idea who he is. Time has moved on, and so has St. Louis’ bar scene. But Bob Burkhardt — the man who made St. Louis nightlife what it is today — isn’t done yet. In fact, he just might be ready for one more go.
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urkhardt’s name, as much as any, is tied to the growth of Soulard as a nightlife destination. He founded both Molly’s and the Downstreet Cafe (later Norton’s Cafe); they’ve now merged to form a super-size Molly’s. His work, though, wasn’t limited to that one geographic corner of St. Louis. He also tackled projects on Laclede’s Landing (Muddy Waters), in south city (via the rock & roll mecca Rusty Springs) and south downtown (both the Broadway Oyster Bar and BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups). For other owners, he constructed and decorated venues, including Christian’s and the original Big Daddy’s. For Burkhardt, now 67, the story starts in Dogtown. Born in the same house where he was raised, he went to Southwest and O’Fallon Tech high schools before spending three years in the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Germany, then spent another couple of years just bumming around there, living life. Back in his hometown in the early 1970s, finally an adult, the building trades called out as a living, and nightlife was his true muse. In his early twenties, Burkhardt
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opened Rusty Springs, a 250-capacity club at the southeast corner of Kingshighway and Manchester Avenue. Adapted from a family-style restaurant into a rock & roll room, it was home to groups like Mama’s Pride, something of a house band during its pursuit of national stardom. That club, Burkhardt’s first, began his reputation as a man who, along with a partner or two, could get things done. “He was like the pied piper of bars and clubs,” says Mark O’Shaughnessy, who co-founded BB’s with Burkhardt. “Or like a Tom Sawyer. He’d be whitewashing the fence. Then, all of a sudden, you’re doing the work, and he’s having a drink and talking you through it.” Rusty Springs, located at what would today be the entrance to the Grove, is the only club opened by Burkhardt that doesn’t still exist as a venue; years after he sold his ownership stake, it became a gay bar, Genesis II, and was later demolished for, of all things, a Jiffy Lube. Clubs were in Burkhardt’s blood from early on, though his parents (Dad a car salesman, Mom a housekeeper) didn’t provide the impulse. He had been pulled into the city’s heart by the magnet that drew all young people together: Gaslight Square. “When I was a kid,” he says, “I had some good-looking sisters. So I hung out with people who were older. I had an apartment in Gaslight Square when I was a teenager. That space was something else.” At the time, he and his friends worked as busboys at the Flaming Pit, a Clayton Road landmark that did so well, even junior employees were able to afford the rent in the most popular nightclub zone St. Louis has ever known. Of Gaslight Square, Burkhardt acknowledges, “That’s probably where I got my ideas from.” He adds, “It was a neat, as a kid, to be there. I always wanted to be a part of it.” “It,” he acknowledges, could apply to both the Square and the city’s bohemian underbelly in general. By then, though, Gaslight Square was already in decline, the district’s popularity having waned since its early- to mid-1960s heyday. And within a decade, it would be Burkhardt who began steadily building the new nightlife districts that
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would replace it, one bar at a time, no two ever the same. He even had his own fanbase. Maher was one of those folks, and now, sitting in Burkhardt’s parlor in little Crescent, says that their contemporaries still view him as an inspiration. “A lot of people tell me that and I don’t know why,” Burkhardt says. “Because you are an inspiration.” “I don’t know about all that.” And so they keep talking.
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urkhardt’s story about the rats goes like this. In the early ’70s, as demolition claimed dozens of buildings on downtown’s northern edge, countless rats fled from those falling structures. The area, being cleared for the convention center, was no longer hospitable for the rodents, who found themselves up and moving, en masse, toward another edge of downtown: Laclede’s Landing. With Gaslight Square’s final mainstay, O’Connell’s, relocating to south city in 1972, Burkhardt had settled on the Landing as the next, best location for developing a true nightlife zone. The realization of that idea came slowly, however. Blossoming into something like a cohesive work/
play district by the 1980s, the area’s warehouses and industrial spaces were just mismatched, abandoned shells when Burkhardt set his sights on 724 North First Street. “Doing Muddy Waters, I didn’t have enough money to get it open,” Burkhardt recalls. “It was just a warehouse before. We opened up with Johnny-on-the-Spots for bathrooms; we had to see the mayor to get permission for that, which would never happen again. That’s old school. “The Landing back then was nothing but warehouses and rats,” he reminisces. “A lot of rats. As they took down all of the building for the convention center, there were so many rats that you couldn’t believe it. I guess the city came and took for care of it after a couple of months. But at first you’d drive down the street and see ten of ’em, fifteen of ’em, every street.” O’Shaughnessy seconds the story. Of the Landing, he says, “except for the rats on the street and the people shooting off guns, it was pretty much deserted.” Rusty Springs was a smash hit by then, and Muddy Waters would quickly become another destination for rockers, attracting a twenty-something audience and Continued on pg 14
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a booking policy that brought in “pretty good acts, like .38 Special, the Outlaws, a band from Chicago called the Flock.” As with his other venues, Burkhardt exited stage right long before the venue shuttered. New owners ran Muddy Waters for decades, until the building flipped over to a chain called Show-Me’s Sports Bar & Grill. But with the Landing now in ascent, Burkhardt’s vision turned toward another rundown part of town: Soulard. This time, he approached his projects with reputation that preceded him and a right-hand man. Burkhardt’s creative partner in crime was known to all by the nom de guerre of Johnny Rio. Rio owned a Central West End second-hand store with a legendary Gaslight Square drag queen Lady Charles — and he also formed a symbiotic, colorful relationship with Burkhardt. “Everything was opened on a shoestring,” Burkhardt says. “We never had any money.” Art Dwyer, founding bassist of the Soulard Blues Band and a friend of Burkhardt’s since the 1970s, says, “They were a tandem. Bob had a contractor’s side to him. And Johnny had the Blind Pig up on Euclid with Lady Charles — a place
with antiques, clothes, all kinds of odds and ends. Johnny was really good at accruing merchandise. The two went hand in hand. Did you happen to see BB’s when it opened up? It was just like Joe’s Cafe, very much like it. So much stuff in there, along with this stage for music. There was stuff just hanging all over the place.” Maher says that Burkhardt “loved Johnny Rio like a brother.” Even today, Burkhardt’s home is filled with photos and paintings of his late running buddy, who died about a decade ago. It was Burkhardt and O’Shaughnessy, with a big dollop of Rio, who put together the original BB’s. First opened in the late 1970s, it would reopen in the 1990s after a couple of closures and a three-year run as the legendary rock room the Heartbreak Hotel. The long, lean building at 700 South Broadway has seen a lot in its century-plus of life. Burkhardt remembers that the original BB’s was preceded by a low-budget residence called Phil’s Hotel Number 2. That’s the business that he and his partners initially walked into in 1976, before beginning the process of carving out a blues listening room there. Though Phil’s Hotel had a bar in-
tended for the needs of the pensioners living above, it was just a bare-bones tavern. Modern amenities weren’t exactly in high supply inside the upper stories, either. Says O’Shaunghnessy, “It was a flophouse, basically, for over-theroad truck drivers. They’d have a particular girlfriend that they’d shack up with for a week. They’d entertain themselves and have a good ol’ time — not that I would’ve have found that a good time. There wasn’t much in the way of food there. It was Landshire sandwiches or it was liquid bread.” But the space’s future owners were already hooked. “We were going in as customers,” O’Shaughnessy remembers, “digging the cheap liquor.” “When we first opened BB’s, it was a 37-room hotel,” Burkhardt says, free-associating. “There was a maid that worked there for 23 years, Vera. It was a hotel, but had the showers and toilets down at the end of the hall, except for rooms 25 and 23. They had toilets in the rooms. There were two hookers who lived and worked there. One of them was Goldie. She had a song that she’d always play on the jukebox...” It’s enough to make Maher emit a loud laugh. “Bob,” she asks, “how do you remember all that?” “I don’t know,” he says. “I remember things from when I was a kid. But I don’t remember what I did last week.” And sometimes he loses his phone or drops it in a tub of water. And then Maher comes out to check on him. Then days like this happen. Memories flow.
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eople remember all kinds of different things about Bob Burkhardt. Wm. Stage, a former long-time Riverfront Times columnist, remembers plenty. For Stage, specific to Burkhardt (and Rio) is the phrase “ain’t nothin’ but a house party,” a catchall that Burkhardt and Rio used to throw back-and-forth with abandon. Burkhardt still uses it today, almost as a punctuation mark. The poet Lenny Smith, a member of the freewheeling Soulard Culture Squad, remembers a cat (a literal cat, not a hepcat) that used to patrol BB’s, keeping its rat population in check. He also remembers that Burkhardt was able to keep tabs on certain things, while others would be left for completion on another day. There was always a
Bob Burkhardt: “I remember things from when I was a kid. But I don’t remember what I did last week.” | STEVE TRUEDELL good reason, though, why something wasn’t finished. “I asked him once why this one board on the Molly’s deck wasn’t hammered down,” Smith recalls. “And he knew why, and he knew exactly which board.” Tom Burnham remembers certain kindnesses extended as well. As a historian of Soulard’s culture, Burnham emailed his recollections of Burkhardt. The man, Burkhardt, and his then-neighborhood, Soulard, blend effortlessly in Burnham’s retelling: In 1986, Soulard was still a dirt-poor part of town. You could still find livable houses for under $10,000. There were a lot of abandoned properties. Some were occupied by squatters, completely furnished, but heated and lit with kerosene. There were people scraping by in shells just a half-step above being homeless. It was a routine part of life in the neighborhood. If you lived there, you were, by simple proximity, acquainted with some marginally housed people. Some of those folks would come to the shelter at Sts. Peter & Paul when winter was at its harshest. “The shelter at Sts. Peter & Paul was still a seasonal program. It only operated the
151 days between Halloween and April Fool’s. It had been subject of an RFT cover story that winter, ‘Brother, Can You Spare a Neighborhood.’ Some of the early gentrifiers wanted to shut it down. Toward the end of the season, late March, Peter Rosenberg, Ollie Matheus and I had an idea for a little public-relations event. We asked Bob Burkhardt if we could throw a barbecue in his back yard. Invite the shelter residents and folks from the neighborhood for an early spring Sunday afternoon get-together. We thought a little familiarity might alleviate some tension. Bob, familiar with many of the homeless neighbors and always up for a party, was all in. “The day before, the St. Louis Blues Club — only later did it become a ‘Society’ — threw its first event, a day-long concert at Mississippi Nights, including the very best blues St. Louis could offer at the time: Henry Townsend, James Crutchfield, Tommy Bankhead, Doc Terry, Oliver Sain, the Soulard Blues Band, Tom Hall, Leroy Pierson and many others. Peter, Ollie and I were all present and spreading the word about the riverfronttimes.com
barbecue party at Burkhardt’s the next day. By noon the next day, most of the musicians, all long-time friends of Bob, began to show up with their instruments. It was a spectacular day. Those kinds of stories abound. Dwyer, for example, remembers a time when Burkhardt and a few other Soulard wags decided to help him out, carrying 35 sheets of drywall up several flights to Dwyer’s third-floor apartment. Along for the ride was Molly, Burkhardt’s dog. (The bar in Soulard? No matter what stories circulate today, it’s named after Molly the Dog.) Of Soulard in the 1970s, Dwyer recalls, “Back then, you wondered where everyone came from. I thought I could really be stepping further down into the abyss — it’s getting pretty funky down here. All of a sudden, it started filling up and really flowered through the late ’70s and ’80s. There were weekend-long parties, like down at Ninth and Geyer. People would be there all weekend long — you’d have Johnny Rio on the corner, cooking a whole pig.” And Burkhardt was central to it all — a father to four, a friend to hundreds. He bartended and managed the long-running blues bar the 1860 Continued on pg 16
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f Rio’s passing a decade back still weighs on Burkhardt, other challenges have presented themselves in more recent years. Within his circle, there’s a fierce sense of protection around him, as folks know that he recently spent time in federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. Charged in 2010 with a single felony count of distributing crystal meth, Burkhardt pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison. He was released from the Terre Haute facility about a year ago, with a chunk of the remaining calendar year spent at a north-city halfway house. He left that space on July 12, and spent the balance of 2015 in tiny Crescent, where he can attack projects on his own time — his ever-expanding grotto, the classic red Gran Torino in the front yard. It’s Burkhardt who initially brings up his time away, by saying, “I got one visitor there, in five years. I didn’t like visits. They leave and you’re stuck. Prison’s not that bad, but who wants to be there, anyway? They make millions from it, that’s what it’s all about. You’ve got people in for non-violent crimes who are doing twenty to thirty years, and some people who kill other people are released in five.” As quickly as the topic arises, it recedes. Wistfully, at that. “I spent five years in prison,” he says, dragging at a smoke and sipping at a tiny tumbler of Jameson. “And I did three years in the army. That’s eight years that I gave. On Thursdays, I have to go to these group meetings. They’ve got dropins four times a month.” He pauses. “I did my time. Now just leave me alone.” He needs time. After all, there’s still work to do, including a “readying” of his home in Crescent, where his house, largely hand-built, sits within spitting distance of three golf courses, the Meramec River, deep woods and, just yards from his front door, a heavily traveled railroad track. He’s preparing for a possible move back to St. Louis. After fif-
teen years on the furthest edges of town, it’d be a proper return for a true city kid. And maybe, just maybe, a return to the trade that made his name. “Yeah, I was thinking about buying a place, you know,” he says, his voice, as typical, just above a whisper. “I’d like to open a place like the Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Everyone’s dying in my age group; it’d be neat to have a place for us. There’s one area I like, south of the Arch. It’s an area where the old slaughterhouses were. It’s an old hotel. It’s got an iron door with bullet holes in it and sign that says ‘Little Willie’s Last Chance.’ That’s the one.” It’s another longshot, this idea, born in an area of the city that, once again, most have abandoned or regarded as hopelessly out of step. In a sense, then, it’s a perfect Burkhardt target. Money might be an issue; for most of us, it’s an issue when turning dreams into reality. For him, though, any project is a chance to reject that notion, or at least to fight it. “I don’t really care about money,” he says. “I never cared about money. I was in the business because I liked it. I like people. That’s the whole trick to being around the entertainment business: If you don’t like people, you’re in the wrong one.” Running a place long-term might not be in Burkhardt’s DNA, but getting one off the ground? That’s where he excels. As O’Shaughnessy says, “He’s an artist and he can become bored with his creations after he builds them. But he’s like a Bob Cassilly. The dreams and the schemes… they just shine when they have that idea.” Or, as Smith adds, “He designs pretty. He really does.”
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ne fall day the weather is just turning, and Art Dwyer is celebrating a belated birthday at the Broadway Oyster Bar, the onetime Burkhardt’s Oyster Bar. At a table in the back, a real mishmash of people are gathered around a series of tables, strung together into something like an elongated pair of figure eights. Here sit bar owners and poets, photographers and illustrators, radio hosts and college administrators, plus those
rious things happen. “It’s a small world,” he figures. “You run into people all over. It’s not the first time I’ve walked into a place and known people. I walked into Terre Haute and knew some people there, too.” For a man who doesn’t care about money, there’s something that rankles a bit, though. In time, it comes out like this. “I’d like to stop by Oyster Bar. But I don’t wanna pay $10. Do you know what I mean?” he asks. “You know how many times I’ve walked through the doors of that place? Four thousand times? I’m not the kind of guy to say, ‘You know who I am?’ I don’t play that stuff. I just don’t want to…it’s not the $10. It’s the principle.” Ideally, every club in St. Louis would waive the cover for Burkhardt, no questions asked. There’d be a barstool for him and a Jameson on the rocks and an ashtray, smoking laws be damned. There’d be someone else to coax the stories and a few more someones to listen. There’d be an understanding that his fingers and mind helped shape so much of what’s hip here. Someday, maybe there’ll be another Burkhardt bar, built out of a brick skeleton and aided by just enough dollars to open the door. He’d argue that none of that matters. That even his name and legacy don’t matter. “I’m just an ordinary guy,” he says. But he’d really prefer not to pay that cover. n
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whose jobs aren’t known; they simply buzz over to the table and stay. Even with the late-autumn chill and the lack of Mardi Gras, breasts are bared and praises sung. With his back mildly turned away from the stage, Bob Burkhardt sits. And smokes. And smokes some more. And he takes compliments and greetings from a variety of old friends and, true, a few others meeting him for the first time. Once, this was his patio, a corner lot that came into being due to an explosion. That kind of thing influences how a bar gets built, and Burkhardt’s got plenty of stories of how the Broadway Oyster came to be: It would be offshoot of BB’s down the block, born of the time when he was splitting away from that project and, lo! Another building on the same street came open. From the stage that evening, the band offers more than one invocation of Burkhardt’s name. Vocalist Marty Abdullah calls him out more than once, as does Dwyer, while the impeccably dressed Burkhardt takes a couple of spins on the Oyster Bar’s infamously uneven, cobblestoned dance floor. Wearing a jacket, two-toned dress shoes, a gold chain and hat, Burkhardt looks splendid, if somewhat uncomfortable with outpouring of goodwill that’s coming his way. He’s not been out on the town very often since re-entering the world on July 12, but there have been a few. Like this one. Evenings where old friends show up and cu-
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around the royal scheming of the members of the Plantagenet dynasty during the not-so-great Christmas of 1183. King Henry II of England is on the cusp of naming his successor while fending off threats from within his inner circle. Schemers include his estranged wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, who has only recently been released from prison (Henry gave the order to jail her), and his three quarrelsome sons. The Lion in Winter is performed Tuesday through Sunday (January 8 through 31) at the Loretto-Hilton Center (130 Edgar Road; 314-9684925 or www.repstl.org). Tickets are $17.50 to $79.50. — Rob Levy
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New Belgium Sour Symposium American beer drinkers had a certain fondness for IPAs last year; just look at the prevalence of the style at every shop and tap house. But in 2016, sour beers will flood the market. This old European style requires wild yeast strains and huge wooden vats called foeders (pronounced food-er) to properly age the brew. New Belgium Brewery devotes a great deal of time and effort to its sour beers, judging by both the massive “foeder forest” standing in its brewhouse and its series of sour symposiums taking place across the country. In these twohour sessions, Lauren Salazar and Ted Peterson (New Belgium’s wood-brewing specialists) will show you how sour beer is born, blended and aged; you’ll then apply that knowledge to make your own sour beer using New Belgium’s La Folie, NBB Love Oscar and Fat Tire as sources. St. Louis’ sour symposium takes place twice today, at 4 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Bridge Tap House & Wine Bar (1004 Locust Street; www.stlsoursymposium.brownpapertickets.com). Tickets are $50 and include beer and food pairings from chefs Erik Peterson and Stephen Trouvere. — Paul Friswold
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Marvel Universe Live The Marvel Comics Universe conquered cinemas with a host of top-grossing films, then did the same to Netflix with a one-two punch of Daredevil and Jessica Jones. Now those mighty Marvelites take on the world of live-action theatricals with Marvel Universe
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Marvel Universe Live! brings comic books to life. Live! In this family-friendly extravaganza, earth’s mightiest heroes — The Avengers, Spider-Man and the X-Men — must stop Loki and his emissaries of evil (Red Skull, Doctor Octopus and the Green Goblin) from assembling the shattered cosmic cube and ruling the world. The show uses pyrotechnics, motorcycle stunts, martial arts and real-time special effects to create live comic-book action. Marvel Universe Live! is performed at 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; and noon and 4 p.m. Sunday (January 8 through 10) at Scottrade
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The Webster Film Series screens The Winding Stream, a documentary clearly forged from the love of its subject. Director Beth Harrington’s film charts the story of the Virginia musician and amateur musicologist A.P. Carter, who with his wife, Sara, and his sister-in-law, Maybelle, formed in the 1920s the foundational country music clan the Carter Family. The powerhouse Maybelle immediately distinguished herself with her unique instrumental approach of playing a bass-strings lead on her Gibson L-5 (tuned down from standard pitch). One of her three singing daughters, June, caught the ear of a young Johnny Cash, listening to Carter Family sides on his family’s radio in Dyess, Arkansas. Johnny and June eventually married and made their own story of enduring love and devotion. The Winding Stream meshes all this rich history with the present-day Carter clan’s efforts to preserve and honor their incomparable cultural legacy. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday (January 8 through 10) at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood Avenue; 314-968-7487 or www.webster.edu/film-series). Tickets are $4 to $6. — Alex Weir
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Last year, St. Louis’ bikers went hawg wild for the first ever St. Louis Motorcycle Show. It was such a rip-roaring success that this year it has doubled in size from 50,000 to 100,00 square feet at America’s Center (701 Convention Plaza; 314-276-4497 or stlmotorcycleshow.com). At this rate it could become an annual event. A main stage with live entertainment has been added, and the infamous extreme riders of Ill Conduct will perform stunts guaranteed to get a rise out of even the greasiest of helmet hair. The show boasts more than 7,000 square feet of custom choppers and vintage rides, and Harley-Davidson, Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, BMW and Kawasaki are just a few of the companies with booths touting the new models. The St. Louis Motorcycle Show is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday (January 9 and 10). Admission is $10, but kids fifteen and younger are admitted free with a paid adult admission. — Mark Fischer
COCADance Perpetual Motion Maybe your holidays didn’t go exactly as you had planned. Perhaps your gifts were disappointing, or perchance you fell prey to a grinchy, unlit strand of lights on your tree, or maybe you had a little too much New Year’s Eve fun, if you know what we mean. Make up for all of that this weekend and support local artists at the Center of Creative Arts (524 Trinity Avenue, University City; www. cocastl.org). When COCAdance and the COCA Hip-Hop Crew take the stage for Perpetual Motion, you will be delighted and invigorated by energetic contemporary dance and beat-driven hiphop moves, performed by COCA students ages ten to eighteen. We’re guessing that by the time this future-of-dance showcase is over, you’ll be all set up to look forward to the year ahead, rather than backward at your 2015 woes. Your opportunity to hit the reset button on the new year comes at 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, and at 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday (January 9 and 10); tickets cost $14 to $18. — Alison Sieloff
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Xtreme International Ice Racing The adrenaline-averse already know that motorcycles are risky. For starters, you have to balance on two wheels and hold on while you steer, and there’s also that whole wind-in-yourface thing. Sure, that’s exhilarating, but bugs! Other wheeled things! The elements! The riders from Xtreme International Ice Racing live for all of the aforementioned, but even that’s not enough for them. They ride — nay, race — on ice without brakes and with metal studs on their tires! For. Real. To hold onto your seat as you witness twenty-plus fast-paced races whip around a frozen tundra, head to the Family Arena (2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles; www.familyarena. 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.
com) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 to $25 — the adrenaline rush is included, but parking is $10 extra.
Alexandra Fuller’s debut book, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood, dealt with the turmoil of her formative years amid political and personal upheaval in war-torn Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and her parents’ troubled marriage. Her new memoir, Leaving Before the Rains Come, finds Fuller looking for answers in the wake of her broken marriage. A keen stylist, Fuller writes about motherhood, womanhood and feeling torn between Africa and America with grace and beauty. She reads from and signs copies of Leaving Before the Rains Come at 7 p.m. tonight at St. Louis County Library Headquarters (1640 South Lindbergh Boulevard, Frontenac; 314-994-3300 or www.slcl.org). Admission is free, and Left Bank Books will sell books at the event. — Rob Levy
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The Other Side Those who claim to communicate with the spirit world are often not what they seem. For the pair of temporary mediums in David Hawley’s new comedy The Other Side, the need for quick cash is the source of their supernatural powers. The duo are actually psychology students who convince themselves that what they’re engaged in is serious research, but their most ardent client believes in their abilities. She’s desperately seeking information about her crime-boss father’s whereabouts. Her violent brother also has a deep interest in the two psychics, but not for the same reason. First Run Theatre presents The Other Side at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday (January 8 through 17) at Desmet Jesuit High School’s Hunter Theatre (233 North New Ballas Road, Creve Coeur; 314-352-5114 or www. firstruntheatre.com). Tickets are $10 to $12. — Paul Friswold riverfronttimes.com
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ROBERT HUNT The Revenant Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Written by Mark L. Smith and Alejandro González Iñárritu, based on Michael Punke’s novel. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Domhnall Gleeson. Opens Friday, January 8, at multiple theaters.
The Hateful Eight Directed and written by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson and Jennifer Jason Lee. Now screening at multiple theaters.
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take revenge against one of the trappers who leaves him for dead. The Revenant is such a single-minded film that it’s hard to describe in any terms other than its narrative, and DiCaprio, who has little dialogue and not a single chance to flash the boyish charm we’ve come to expect, carries about 80 percent of it. (Tom Hardy, almost unrecognizable as Glass’ chief antagonist and an unrepentant villain, holds his own in a very different kind of performance, the natural opposite of DiCaprio’s coolness). It’s intimate but also vast, an action film with a strong sense of nature and space. It’s rugged yet contemplative, and although Iñárritu indulges himself with a few moments of off-tone ethereality — Glass’ visions of his dead wife — they can’t dispel the sheer rigorousness of the film. The Revenant has all the makings of a Western (and especially the manin-the-wilderness subgenre that appeared briefly in the 1970s), but transcends most of its peers with its grueling depiction of struggle and survival. With his most recent films (Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained), Quentin Tarantino’s work has posed a question: We recognize his love of provocation and his encyclopedic knowledge of exploitation genres — but will
he ever grow up? Would he ever challenge himself with a subject that demands more than extravagant violence and the distraction of too-cool-for-the-room, pop-culture name-dropping? More than two decades and seven films after Reservoir Dogs, it’s time to toss such questions aside. With The Hateful Eight, Tarantino continues to bend genres, twist narrative conventions, push buttons regarding race and violence, and generally continue to behave like the same badboy/cineaste/provocateur he’s always been. The new film will neither win new devotees nor repel old ones: Tarantino is still Tarantino. Which is not to say that Tarantino isn’t stretching himself with this film. The Hateful Eight is in some ways a bigger, more expansive film that he’s made before. Shot in Ultra Panavision 70, a widescreen format last used in 1966, it’s Tarantino’s attempt at reviving a grand style of filmmaking that went out of fashion many decades ago. (As has been widely reported, there are two slightly different versions of the film: one in wide release, and an expanded roadshow edition with an overture and an intermission presented in 70mm on a mere 100 screens nationwide — you can see it locally at the Wehrenberg Ronnies 20).
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ply wallowing in misogyny? (The physical abuse of Ms. Leigh’s character is something of a running joke in the first half — or at least that’s how a few people in the audience seemed to see it.) There are no simple answers, but Tarantino clearly prefers it this way. His game is not so much ambiguity as it is a kind of choose-your-ownadventure rabbit hole. Although much of the film has a stagelike simplicity inspired, according to the director, by the television Westerns of the ’50s and ’60s (Jackson’s character shares a name with the producer of Gunsmoke and Rawhide), it also has an epic quality provided not just by Tarantino’s usual flamboyance but by the spacious photography of Robert Richardson, and a rich, dark score by the always masterful Ennio Morricone. (Although Tarantino couldn’t resist digging into his record collection to supplement Morricone’s work with selections from Last House on the Left, The Fastest Guitar Alive and Morricone’s own scores for Exorcist II and The Thing.) The production quality may add a touch of grandeur, but the tone of the film is guided solely by Tarantino’s sensibility -- which, like it or not, is always surprisingly and playfully inventive. The Hateful Eight is cocky, excessive, vulgar, violent, deliberately anachronistic and incredibly pleased with itself — just what we’ve come to expect from its cocky, vulgar and (as much as you may hate to admit it) authentically brilliant creator. n
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McArthur’s does not have a craft-cocktail list. Its current wine feature is a merlot, and there isn’t a Mason jar to be found in the place. The tables are white-clothed, the napkins are linen (not bar towels), and the color scheme is pale mustard yellow and brick red. In some ways, it reads like a sort
of quintessential American bistro, the type of place that went out of fashion in the early Aughts, even before molecular gastronomes made foams a thing and well before the ensuing overcorrection that put chicken and waffles on what seemed like every menu in the land. What could make J McArthur’s seem dated, though, is precisely what makes it so relevant — it exists as a reminder to us trend-chasing, food-obsessed folks to stop for a moment and reflect upon timeless cuisine, classic flavors and why seasonal cooking built around relationships with local producers never goes out of fashion. Credit goes to chef Ben McArthur, who nails the concept with near-flawless execution. Consider his pork presentation. It’s nothing that breaks the mold — just a saltand-pepper-seasoned bone-in chop grilled to a perfect medium rare. He sources the meat from Todd Geisert Farms, and the quality is apparent: The meat is so juicy, it tastes as if it has been doused in sauce rather than the natural pan juices that re-
sult from cooking such a beautiful piece of meat. And, indeed, the chef has fortified those juices with a touch of butter and pork-bone broth that has cooked so long it almost tastes like pork caramel. Then he places the chop alongside sweet-potato gnocchi, pickled red onions and some wild arugula. It’s a textbook preparation that shows why “conventional” doesn’t have to be a dirty word. J McArthur’s, named after the chef’s father, John, opened last July in Lindenwood Park with little pomp and circumstance. McArthur describes the concept as “American regional specialties with a twist,” though he could have just as accurately said “Remember that iconic spot Harvest? Yeah, we are its heir apparent.” The white tablecloths bespeak fine dining, but the restaurant is hardly formal — a testament to the family atmosphere that permeates the place. On any given evening, you’ll see McArthur’s wife helping to seat tables, his father recommending wine for bar patrons and his stepriverfronttimes.com
mom making sure diners are enjoying their entrées (The woman has a sixth sense that is rare, even amongst seasoned servers. She noticed I had a concern about my entrée by the way I poked it with my fork.) McArthur commands the kitchen, but his touch is subtle. The St. Louis native honed his craft under James Beard Award-nominated chef Keith Rhodes in North Carolina before returning to his hometown for culinary school. His time spent on the coast is evident in the way he prepares seafood. Smoked scallops, seared medium-rare in a cast-iron skillet, are cooked so perfectly that that their crisp top and bottom exteriors yield to buttery meat. The sugary notes of the accompanying butternut-squash puree bring out the scallops’ subtle sweetness, while hunks of bacon reinforce the subtle smokiness of the dish. A few roasted Brussels sprouts and a handful of butternut-squash pieces garnish the plate. The red snapper is another example of McArthur’s seafood prowess. The Continued on pg 26
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mom making sure diners are enjoying their entrées (The woman has a sixth sense that is rare, even amongst seasoned servers. She noticed I had a concern about my entrée by the way I poked it with my fork.) McArthur commands the kitchen, but his touch is subtle. The St. Louis native honed his craft under James Beard Award-nominated chef Keith Rhodes in North Carolina before returning to his hometown for culinary school. His time spent on the coast is evident in the way he prepares seafood. Smoked scallops, seared medium-rare in a cast-iron skillet, are cooked so perfectly that that their crisp top and bottom exteriors yield to buttery meat. The $9 Chicken Dinner sugarySpecial notes ofon theSaturdays accompanying butternut-squash puree bring Great Vegetarian Options too! out the scallops’ subtle sweetness, while hunks of bacon reinforce the subtle smokiness of the dish. A few roasted Brussels sprouts and a handful of butternut-squash pieces 6400 Oakland Ave, garnish the plate. St. MO 63139 exThe redLouis, snapper is another (314) 647-7287 ample of McArthur’s seafood prowess. The Continued on pg 26
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delicate fish — again, perfectly cooked — rests atop leek soubise. The creamy sauce is so subtle that it accents, rather than covers, the fish. It soaks into the accompanying polenta, forming a rich sauce for the snapper. But McArthur is equally accomplished on land. One evening’s special offering, a pot pie, was filled with succulent pulled pork and seasonal vegetables that oozed out of the buttery shell — a hybrid of grandma’s pot pie and a barbecued-pork sandwich. The revelation of the evening, however, was the Missouri Wagyu beef burger. The meat was juicy beyond what would be expected from even the most marbled meat, to the point that I had to inquire. “I’ll let you in on a secret,” our server said. “Duck fat. He mixes the meat with rendered duck fat.” The result is a burger that is so shockingly well seasoned and moist it deserves a place in the pantheon of all-timegreat St. Louis burgers. Pearl barley risotto is another standout. On its face, the dish is quite basic: cream, barley, vegetables and herbs. But the barley is cooked flawlessly — it almost pops in the mouth, giving texture to an otherwise rich dish. A bit of truffle graces the plate so softly you almost don’t realize it’s there. Of the small plates, the spare ribs were the favorite. McArthur cooks the ribs for sixteen hours so the meat takes on the texture of luxurious pork belly. It’s served on the bone, though it slides off with barely any prodding. He glazes the
meat with a Thai-inflected barbecue sauce, but serves the ribs with Alabama white barbecue sauce. It seemed like an odd pairing, but the mix of tangy cream sauce and Asian flavors worked surprisingly well. The street tacos, however, could have used a similar touch to enliven them. The tortillas were supposed to be stuffed with chorizo-seasoned pulled pork, but the spice was too subtle to make any impact. That impact was reserved for what is one of the best sweet offerings to grace our fair city in recent memory: J McArthur’s beignets. Having never been to New Orleans, I can’t say whether this version is authentic, but I don’t really care. Such intellectual distinctions are irrelevant when you’re enraptured by one of these fluffy, powdered-sugar-coated poufs. A deep-fried hybrid of crème brûlée and a cumulonimbus cloud, these treats dissolve into an essence of sweetness the second they hit your tongue. When you think about it, there isn’t really anything revolutionary about a beignet. It’s basically flour, eggs, yeast and sugar. Pairing pork with apples or scallops with butternut is pretty straightforward as well. But like the glorious fried dough balls, chef McArthur shows how good ingredients, cooked impeccably and without too much manipulation, can transcend from the ordinary into something spectacular. That kind of cooking is always in style. n J McArthurs
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CHERYL BAEHR Luc Michalski of Olio (1634 Tower Grove Avenue; 314-932-1088) doesn’t know why he never got fired from the Royale. “I was eighteen and didn’t have any useful skills when I got hired there,” he muses. “My friend worked there, so they hired me to juice and mow the lawn and stock. I was a kid and probably not a good employee. They shouldn’t have hired me in the first place, and they definitely shouldn’t have not fired me.” Michalski didn’t have a plan for what he wanted to do professionally. He was (and still is) a musician, though he didn’t think it would be a career. He had taken improv classes at Second City in Chicago, but he was fairly certain he wouldn’t end up on television. “Well, I guess somewhere I hoped Lorne Michaels would show up and fall in love with me, but realistically, I knew that wasn’t going to happen,” he laughs. The Royale wasn’t a plan, per se — just a place to make money. But then Michalski gravitated toward the service aspect of the business. He loved the idea of how you could cultivate regulars or make someone’s night. Then he discovered classic cocktails, and he was hooked. “I thought it was so cool how there was this whole realm of ‘old man’ drinks out there,” Michalski explains. “It just felt like I was blowing dust off of them. I kept studying and drinking and calling it research. Eventually it just snowballed into an obsession.” Michalski’s first actual bartending gig was at the Bleeding Deacon, where he was promoted the week he turned 21 after someone else failed to show for a shift. From there, he slung beers at the Silver Ballroom, but didn’t get serious about cocktails as a profession until he landed at Sanctuaria. There, 28
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looks from guests and friends when I mention drinking it solo. I have a lot of love for a lot of vermouths. Sometimes it’s just perfect — great with food, before a meal or between courses. A lot of people think of it as the part of a Manhattan or martini that they don’t like, and that’s probably just from it having gone out of fashion for so long and being represented so poorly in that time. Buy good vermouth! Drink good vermouth! What daily ritual is non-negotiable for you? A big one for me is what I do right before bed. Having a little bit of quiet time to myself and having a nightcap is what keeps me sane sometimes, especially after work. When I’m so social all night and surrounded by people, it’s nice to hit reset and be alone with my thoughts, Netflix, a book or whatever feels right. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Sleep would be optional. I’ve thought about this one. I love sleeping, but sometimes I wish I didn’t
have to. So like, if I wanted to go to bed or sleep in I’d be able to, but I wouldn’t get tired and be forced to sleep if I had stuff to do. I’d get so much more done. What is the most positive trend in food, beer, wine or cocktails that you’ve noticed in St. Louis over the past year? Simplicity. There’s no need to over-complicate things, especially in cocktails. I’m more likely to order a drink that has only a few classic ingredients than one that takes a paragraph to describe it. I’m seeing a lot more places go back to basics and just do one thing really well, both in food and in drink. Urban Chestnut is a good example. So is Union Loafers. I think it’s exciting to see. Who is your St. Louis food or drink crush? Well, I don’t know if I should answer this one as I am a newlywed, but if I have to, the easy answer is Tony Saputo of Layla! The man has the best hugs, he’s incredibly talented behind the bar and otherwise, and he does so much to keep cocktails and spirits accessible and approachable. He works very hard to connect St. Louis’ bartenders through the U.S. Bartenders Guild and other events, and the dude deserves some respect. Not to mention he’ll be the first to tell you that he’s just one part in a great community of bartenders in St. Louis. Who’s the one person to watch right now in the St. Louis food and beverage scene? It’s gonna sound a bit biased here, but there are a couple in-house at Olio & Elaia that are exciting to watch and be around — chef Ben Poremba and director of operations Aaron Sherman. There is a new restaurant opening in our family soon [Parigi] and the things they are doing together for food and wine there are very exciting. Chef always has something to offer that I’ve never seen before and is always learning as well as teaching. Aaron is the most enthusiastic sommelier I’ve ever been around. He is so knowledgeable about restaurants as a whole and every aspect of wine. He’s been a huge help for me learning and growing as a bartender, and I can’t wait to see what the two of them have planned for the new spot. Continued on pg 30
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SIDE DISH Continued from pg 28 Which ingredient is most representative of your personality? Probably lemon juice. It’s OK to be sour sometimes. If someone asked you to describe the current state of St. Louis’ food and beverage climate, what would you say? I’d say it’s underrated and booming, and I like it that way. I feel like St. Louis doesn’t get the national attention that it deserves, but because of that it stays feeling very homegrown, honest and connected. I feel like you can go have an incredible cocktail and really amazing meal, then go down the street and there’s a really solid craft brewery. There’s something new all the time, whether it’s bars, or delis, ice cream shops, breweries, and it’s everywhere. There’s always something new and exciting, and you don’t need to spend your life savings to experience it. If you were not tending bar, what would you be doing? Probably getting into trouble somehow! I don’t know. I never had a plan for any kind of career, including bartending. I kind of stumbled into the industry when I was eighteen and ended up falling in love. All that said, I’d probably be a Jedi padawan. I’d love to rock that braid. Name an ingredient never allowed behind your bar. In a general, broad sense, anything artificial — got to have the real deal, even if it’s not the easiest route. What is your after-work hangout? Well, I run another bar called Dino’s. It’s in my house. If I’m not there, I really like great neighborhood spots with familiar faces and not giant crowds. I’m most likely to go to the Royale, Ryder’s or the little joint right next to my house. What’s your edible or quaffable guilty pleasure? Does Stag count? Does Lion’s Choice count? If those count, those are my answers, but I’m not sure they do. I like to say there’s a time and a place for everything when it comes to food and drink, and sometimes nothing beats a Stag bottle or some roast beef. What would be your last meal on earth — including drinks, of course? Oh boy. For drinks, Schlafly coffee stout or Gulden Draak and either Rittenhouse or a nice highland Scotch. …..and some kind of amaro. Santa Maria al Monte? Or all those things. Oh, and I wouldn’t need any food unless somebody wanted to order a n pizza. 30
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he newest eatery to open on South Grand, Sheesh Restaurant (3226 S. Grand Avenue, 314-833-4321) is a stunner. Round copper tables are topped with copper tea kettles and plates, while bright Turkish tapestries cover the chairs and hang in the windows. And those windows! Facing both Grand and Humphrey, they let in quite a bit of light. The place used to be New St. Louis Wok, but there’s no mistaking that there’s a new owner here now. That owner, Safa Marmarchi, is a refugee from the Turkish city of Afyon, which is near Ankara. He’s assisted by his sister Zaenab Marmarchi, who manages the restaurant and serves as his translator. She explains that her brother ran his own business in Turkey, a marble company. And while the family didn’t choose St. Louis — they were placed here by the U.N. in 2007 — they have no second thoughts about ending up so far from home. “We
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Sheesh’s dining room and lamb biryani. | SARAH FENSKE love St. Louis,” she says. “It’s a kind of a quiet and nice city.” To the Marmarchis, St. Louis’ only flaw, in fact, was that until recently, it just didn’t have enough Turkish restaurants. They remedied that by opening Sheesh on December 3, bringing not only the fabric and copper fixings from Turkey, but also hiring two Turkish chefs. That care shows in the food, which is executed with precision. The lamb biryani comes topped with a leg of lamb, the soft meat almost falling off the bone, and the rice studded with raisins, chickpeas and subtle spicing. It’s delicious. Order the hummus appetizer, and you won’t just get the usual mass-produced pita bread. Sheesh serves it with a giant, lightly charred puff, perfectly baked so there’s just a fine layer of crisp around the warm center. The main entrées aren’t
cheap — the biryani, for example, is $19.99. But for those on a budget or just stopping by for a quick lunch, other options abound, including a fried eggplant salad, a falafel plate and two doner sandwiches, one with beef and one with chicken. Like Pittsburgh-style paninis, the doners come with French fries are tucked into inside of the sandwich, for a salty, crispy counterpart to the lettuce, tomato and pickle. We found ourselves scarfing the entire thing — and lapping up the yogurt sauce that came with our friend’s biryani, too. The Marmarchis also offer Turkish coffee, baklava and knafeh — a sweet cheese pastry soaked in syrup and sprinkled with pistachios. So even if you can’t make it in for dinner, you’d be wise to swing by for coffee and a dessert. Your stomach, we suspect, will thank you. n
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Acclaimed chef Ben Poremba adds to his Botanical Heights restaurant flock with Old Standard Fried Chicken. Located in a converted horse stable, this casual chicken and bourbon shack draws crowds for its sustainably raised fried birds and Southern-style dishes. Poremba’s chicken recipe involves brining the bird, then cooking it in a pressure fryer to lock in the juices and give it a crisp exterior. Fried chicken is the only entrée at Old Standard, but the menu is filled with such down-home snacks as creamy pimento cheese dip, boiled peanut hummus, and sweet and spicy chicken wings. The restaurant’s standout snack, the smoked whitefish croquettes, is like eating a sweet and savory cream puff. Classic side dishes, such as smothered greens, creamed corn and mashed potatoes with chicken gravy, complement the fried chicken, and the bread board, served with housemade butters and jellies, makes for a hearty feast. $$-$$$
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2800 Shenandoah Avenue; 314-898-0011 Long-time Fox Park residents Brooke Roseberry and Tony Lagouranis dreamed of creating a neighborhood gathering place. They’ve finally gotten their wish with the Purple Martin. Located in a rehabbed corner storefront, the restaurant is a quaint, casual bistro with Mediterranean and North African fare. Appetizers such as skordalia, a tangy garlic dip, and zeal, a lima-bean-based Berber specialty, serve as zesty starters, while the lamb shank with roasted tomatoes and potatoes is a satisfying entrée. Make sure to save room for dessert. The Napoleon, layers of buttery puff pastry, sweet cream and macerated blackberries is a decadent end to a meal. For those who prefer an adult beverage as a nightcap, the Purple Martin boasts a creative cocktail menu. Its namesake drink, a concoction of Fitz’s grape soda, Malibu rum and lime juice, is a sweet and refreshing treat. $-$$
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A taqueria-barbecue joint owned by a Tunisian mathematician may seem like a recipe for disaster, but a visit to Spare No Rib erases any doubts. Owner Lassaad Jeliti was inspired to open the Benton Park restaurant after a taste of tacos and barbecue reminded him of North African street food. Jeliti was amazed at the similar spices,
sauces and preparations of the seemingly different cuisines, and he wanted to celebrate this at his restaurant. Spare No Rib has a small menu, but it covers all of the taco and barbecue basics. Of the tacos, the cachete is the clear standout. The fresh corn tortilla is stuffed with braised beef cheeks that melt in the mouth. Another must-try is the pork and fennel. The smoky, fall-apart ribs do not need sauce — a spice rub dominated by flavors of cumin and cinnamon gives the meat more than enough flavor. The pulled-pork sandwich, another excellent barbecue option, is piled with tender hunks of smoky pork that have been tossed in sweet and spicy barbecue sauce. It’s topped with creamy coleslaw and served on a fantastically flaky bun. Those who can’t decide between tacos and barbecue don’t have to. The “SNR Platter” features tacos and ribs — the best of both worlds. Just like the restaurant. $
Three Flags Tavern
4940 Southwest Avenue; 314-669-9222 Veteran chef John O’Brien and his wife Cathy opened Three Flags Tavern with the humble goal of creating a nice neighborhood spot. What they ended up with is one of the city’s best restaurants. Drawing on St. Louis’ rich history, the tavern serves a mix of Spanish, French and American fare that is impeccably executed but unfussy. Smaller plates, such as posole with braised pork shank, fried Manchego cheese and lobster beignets make for delectable starters, while a pork mixed grill and Marcona almond-topped trout are hearty entrees. Three Flags’ fried chicken is some of the best in town, and the brisket burger is simply magnificent (ask for the Delice de Bourgogne cheese on top). Dine in the cozy dining room, up at the bar, or on the huge, tree-covered patio — and by all means treat yourself to a craft cocktail or local beer. Prepare to be dazzled. $-$$
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Thanks to south-city entrepreneurs, Tick Tock Tavern received a refreshing revival, opening in 2014 for the first time since the ’90s in its original space. It maintains its old-school identity with wood-paneled walls decked out in vintage signage, owl paraphernalia and more. The straightforward drink list features a selection of beer, wine and spirits — no-frills cocktails sing to the tune of about five bucks. For a snack, just head next door to Steve’s Hot Dogs for a wiener with the works. $
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All That Jazz For Jazz St. Louis, the new year starts with the Bad Plus Written by
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he holiday season is rife with age-old customs, but no tradition is without its beginning — and so it was almost exactly a decade ago in St. Louis. The origins of one relatively young holiday tradition trace back to 2006, the first year Jazz St. Louis hosted avant jazz ambassadors the Bad Plus. It has since become an annual rite, the kickoff to the nonprofit’s music-education season. This January 6 through 9, the exceptionally adventurous yet surprisingly digestible jazz piano trio — comprised of Ethan Iverson on piano, Reid Anderson on bass, and Dave King on drums — will play the Ferring Jazz Bistro (colloquially referred to simply as “the Bistro”). For Jazz at the Bistro, it’s the tenth consecutive year hosting the Bad Plus in this new year’s slot. For the Bad Plus, however, the appearance at the Bistro is the final third of an annual three-week long holiday circuit. “We start in our first hometown, Minneapolis, with several nights at the Dakota — that’s the Christmas gig — and then we move to our second hometown, New York, for our New Year’s Eve gig at the Vanguard, and then we conclude the holiday stint with several nights at the Bistro in St. Louis,” Iverson explains. When asked about the band’s decade-long relationship with Jazz St. Louis, Iverson is effusive. “I think that [artistic director] Bob [Bennett] and Gene [Dobbs Bradford, president and CEO] and the rest of the folks at Jazz St. Louis have done an incredible job of creating a community that’s really interested in jazz,” he says. “If there was something like Jazz St. Louis in every town in America the size of St. Louis, it would be really different for jazz musicians. There could be a much better touring circuit, which, there isn’t too much left anymore.”
The Bad Plus has become a new-year tradition in St. Louis. | COURTESY OF BIG HASSLE In late 2014, the Bistro completed a $10 million expansion and renovation. The overhaul updated the original performance space and added a 75-seat lounge and jazzeducation center, complete with soundproofed practice rooms and two rehearsal studios, one of which doubles as a recording studio. The renovation also added on-site office space for the Jazz St. Louis staff, who had previously been housed at the nearby Arts and Education Council building. “It’s great that they’ve redone the building. It’s just really fabulous,” Iverson says. “It’s great. It feels like there’s a real concert happening, and it also has the intimate qualities of a club.” He adds, chuckling: “And the food is a lot better, so that’s also good.” Besides the group’s evening performances at the Bistro, an important part of the Bad Plus’ annual ritual is its engagement in a slew of educational events and peripheral performances, usually hosted by local high schools and universities. Iverson again credits the nonprofit, saying, “Jazz St. Louis as such good community outreach, and they set it up. They have the energy and interest to try to make jazz important to the community. Most places we play, there isn’t that situation.”
“St. Louis, of course, is a musical town,” Iverson says when the conversation turns to the city’s place in the wider context of jazz history. “I remember, for example, I called [jazz bassist] Charlie Haden a couple years before he died and I said I was in St. Louis, and he said, ‘Wendell Marshall!’” Iverson elaborates, explaining that Marshall was the cousin of Jimmy Blanton, who had served as the original bassist for the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Marshall, he says, “ended up with Jimmy Blanton’s bass, and it just shows how the roots of jazz are intertwined with St. Louis in all sorts of interesting ways. Jimmy Blanton was, in a way, the first truly great jazz bassist. He was from St. Louis and he died terribly young, and then his bass went in the family to Wendell Marshall, who was also an incredible jazz bassist.” Rather than seeing tradition and progress as antithetical, Iverson sees the two as complementary, a sort of artistic yin and yang that’s essential to the world of jazz. “Anyone who’s really serious about jazz is investigating the tradition and also looking to make new music,” he says. That frame of mind is exemplified by the Bad Plus’ sound. While an initial impression of the trio’s riverfronttimes.com
work may have more to do with the radical nature of their sometimes abrasive, rock-influenced sonics and complex, contemporary musical ideas, the group’s reverence for tradition — both jazz and classical — shines through. Unfamiliar elements gradually come into focus as abstractions of more familiar ideas. The concept also plays out in the band’s repertoire, which includes jazz standards and not-so-standards like Rodgers and Hart’s “My Funny Valentine” and Ornette Coleman’s “Street Woman,” alongside arrangements of classical pieces like Stravinsky’s “Variation d’Apollon,” and myriad late-twentieth and early-twenty-first century pop and rock songs, including David Bowie’s “Life on Mars” and Wilco’s “Radio Cure.” That yin and yang also underlies Iverson’s response when he’s asked what St. Louisans should expect from the group’s upcoming appearance. “The band’s sound is really established at this point,” he says. “There isn’t really anything new except in the sense that we’re always composing and we’re always improvising. “There’s always some kind of new development in the music taking place, hopefully in an organic fashion.” n
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ISAIAH MATTHEW HARRIS Live at Jettison Studios (isaiahmatthewharris.bandcamp.com)
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week before Christmas, Isaiah Matthew Harris had a procedure known as laryngoplasty to repair a paralyzed vocal cord. The 31-year-old musician had undergone open-heart surgery as a teenager and spent two weeks intubated, and the paralysis of his right vocal cord was a byproduct. A guitarist, music instructor and aspiring musical therapist, Harris has spent his adult life engaged in musical pursuits but without full use of his voice; the laryngoplasty, he tells me ten days after surgery, was successful and he hopes to make a full recovery. His latest release dates back to a month before the surgery. Harris had dropped by Dan Mehrmann’s Jettison Studios; Mehrmann set up a few mics, and the simple recordings are collected on the sparse, seven-track Live at Jettison Studios. Harris has grander aspirations for some of these songs — full production, multi-tracked vocals — but the fact that these recordings took place right before his vocal cord surgery is no mistake. “Part of it was fear, for lack of a better word,” says Harris. “I wanted to make sure it was archived for my own purposes if nothing else.” He sings about the procedure on his new collection, but it’s hardly surprising fodder for his style of songwriting — and not just because he’s a singer. Harris sings about damn near everything on this seven-song, sparsely produced EP, with a documentarian’s eye and a diarist’s pen. The first song on the collection gives this away by title alone: “Today, I Bought a Guitar” is exactly as quotidian as it appears — recounting day-to-day facts as they might appear in Harris’ day planner. If he weren’t such a talented finger-style guitarist, you could take these songs as a kind of outsider art, stream-of-consciousness lyrics and all. But the twist he gives to these songs is to seek grace and beauty in seemingly insignificant interactions. After a few failed
projects with other members and some laptop-based recordings, Harris sought a more direct route to gigging and performing around town. He mentions local artists Eric Hall and Travis Bursik as instrumentalists who are able to use electronics in an immersive and engaging way, but Harris saw his own limits with that kind of hardware. “I don’t want to perform with machines; I want to play an instrument,” he says. His desire to perform led him to embrace the singer-songwriter persona, though
his lyrical approach is knowingly untraditional. “I don’t want to write songs that are cliché,” he says. So perhaps it’s not surprising that, on his first outing, many of these songs ruminate on Harris’ own artistic aspirations. In “I Met Rodney in Chesterfield Valley” he graciously turns down an offer to tour with a few friends to focus on his own compositions. “Mark, You’re My Hero” is a love letter to Mark Kozelek, the Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon leader. “I’m pretty much ripping him off,” laughs Harris. “He sings very documentarian kinds of songs.” Harris’ close, breathy performance, ornamented by the gentle filigrees of his guitar playing, belies a closeness to Kozelek’s craft, Pitchfork headlines
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and hand-wringing op-eds be damned. Harris’ own role in the local community is an open question, and one he addresses on the EP. “Oh, Cherokee” takes a jab at that street’s hipster pretensions while admitting an attraction to the scene. “Cherokee is obviously the center for the arts and this harboring of all this talent in different media,” Harris says. “But it does sometimes feel exclusive.” Much of the charm on Live at Jettison Studios comes from Harris’ free association and seemingly tossed-off lines, but a few songs show traces of more careful craftsmanship. “When My Father Went” is a standout in that regard — not solely for the heaviness of its content but for Harris’ own honesty and emotional incisiveness. The song, like many here, scans as a diary entry or a brief but loaded vignette. When he sings of inadvertently tying up his home phone line with a 2002-era modem to surf the Internet — thus blocking the call about his father’s passing — he hits Sufjan-esque levels of family history, decades-old guilt and scene-specific detail. “I was seventeen when my dad died — he died of pneumonia, but he had some form of dementia,” says Harris. His father was a Navy veteran, a math teacher and a marathon runner — “a man’s man,” says Harris. “But in about a year and a half he withered away as this disease took over his brain.” He calls the song “cathartic, for sure,” and a tribute to the man who bought him his first guitar and encouraged any pursuit the young Isaiah lit upon. “That song is something that will never own up to that influence.” Harris is convalescing well after surgery and hopes to resume performing and recording in spring. When asked if he’s worried that the procedure may have changed the quality of his voice, he admits to some trepidation. “A friend said, ‘Don’t get rid of too much gravel; that’s your signature!’” says Harris. “It’s a little nerve-wracking to think that that special thing might be gone. But even if the sonics change, the spirit is still there.” n
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Rocketship 9 p.m., $7. The Heavy Anchor,
Holly, Anna Blair as Patsy Cline 7 p.m., $20.
BARR, Khori 4 8 p.m., $15-$18. Fubar, 3108
Louis, 314-571-6000.
5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.
The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis,
Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
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SUNDAY 10
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Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-
EUGENE JOHNSON & COMPANY: 5 p.m., $10.
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Staghorn, an instrumental trio that seeks euphoria through equal parts metallic sludge and dutiful repetition. The band has been playing more and more around its adopted hometown, and if social-media posts are to be believed, it has even added a Moog synth to its rig for more low-end brutality. Staghorn will be sharing the stage with Minneapolis trio Pierre, whose fleetfooted, emo-indebted sound seeks more immediate payoff. Four bands, five bucks: Sets by relatively new local acts Family Medicine and Double God will fill in the rest of the evening. – Christian Schaeffer
cal Carnivore, Googolplexia 8 p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100.
WEDNESDAY 13 BOB “BUMBLE BEE” KAMOSKE: 8 p.m. Beale on Broadway, 701 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-7880. ETERNAL SUMMERS: w/ Lazy Eyes 8 p.m., $10-$12. The Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-5532. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS: 8 p.m.; Jan. 14, 8 p.m., $18-$20. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505. VOODOO PLAYERS: 9 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-4365222. WARN THE DUKE: w/ Captain Dee and the Long Johns 7 p.m., $10-$12. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
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DEAD SOLDIERS 9 p.m. Friday, January 8. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue. All ages. $10. 314-773-3363.
The high anxiety of which Dead Soldiers sings on its 2014 EP of the same name is a stoner’s affliction. It’s also a modern malaise, of the mother’s little helper variety, if not the peculiar psychosis of the throwback, Southern gothic blues that the Memphis, Tennessee, band navigates like a muddy, junk-befouled, cresting river. Hell or high water, Dead Soldiers can handle both, whistling down the Dixie,
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stomping down the Delta, plucking all the banjos and mandolins that survived the post-war floods. Like the Devil Makes Three and William Elliott Whitmore before them, the band anchors the dark drift of white-trash pride without ever hoisting a false flag. These soldiers may have fallen hard, but there’s a lot of life left in their oldtime, folk-punk songs and sounds. Blues breakers: Two notable garage-blues bands from St. Louis, the Maness Brothers and Brother Lee & the Leather Jackals, kick off this stormy night. – Roy Kasten
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THE ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT: Sat., March
p.m., $12-$15. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis,
5, 8 p.m., $37.50-$67.50. River City Casino &
314-289-9050.
Hotel, 777 River City Casino Blvd., St. Louis,
BROTHER JEFFERSON BLUES BAND: Fri., Jan. 15,
314-388-7777.
10 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S.
LOVE JONES “THE BAND”: Fri., Jan. 8, 10 p.m.,
Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
$10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway,
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS AND FRIENDS: Sat., Feb.
St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
20, 7 p.m., $8-$10. Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd.,
EUGENE JOHNSON & COMPANY: Sun., Jan. 10,
University City, 314-862-0009.
5 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S.
CHASING MORGAN: W/ the Ruthless, Mon., Jan.
Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
25, 7 p.m., $10. The Demo, 4191 Manchester
BARBARA CARR BAND: Sat., Jan. 23, 10 p.m., $5.
Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-5532.
BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St.
THE COMPANY SHE KEEPS: W/ Steadfast and
Louis, 314-436-5222.
Foolhardy, Reign of the Rich, Thu., Feb. 4, 7
THE BEL AIRS: Fri., Jan. 22, 10 p.m., $5. BB’s
p.m., $7. Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd., Universi-
Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis,
ty City, 314-862-0009.
314-436-5222.
DARKNESS INSIDE: W/ Deep 6, Last Plane Out,
BILL MAHER: Sun., April 24, 7 p.m., $32-$96.
Sat., Feb. 20, 8 p.m., $8. Fubar, 3108 Locust St,
Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market St, St.
St. Louis, 314-
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p.m., $10. Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009. POKEY LAFARGE: W/ Nick Africano, Thu., Feb. 4,
289-9050.
8 p.m., $30. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St.
ETHAN LEINWAND & MAT WILSON: Sat., Jan. 16, 7
Louis, 314-773-3363.
p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broad-
POUYA: W/ the Buffet Boys, the Suicide Boys,
way, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
Vince SEGA, Jordan Isaiah, Reup Von Wolfgang,
FARFETCHED PRESENTS: THE PROLOGUE V
Wed., March 2, 6 p.m., $20-$40. Fubar, 3108
PRE-PARTY: W/ Superhero Killer, Mathias and
Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
the Pirates, Hands and Feet, Centipede, Thu.,
RED ZERO: W/ Midwest Avengers, Discrepan-
Jan. 14, 7 p.m., $7. Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd.,
cies, Mr I, Sat., Jan. 16, 8 p.m., $10.
University City, 314-862-0009.
S.L.U.M. FEST HIP HOP AWARDS: W/ J.R., Saint
FORTEANA: W/ Key Grip, Superfun Yeah Yeah
Oeaux, Indiana Rome, Bates, Less, the Domino
Rocketship, Sat., Jan. 9, 9 p.m., $7. The Heavy
Effect, Sal Calhoun, Nick Menn, A-Game, Truth-
Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-
DoIt, Mistro Freeyo, Tie Tailor, Nato Caliph,
5226.
Nite Owl, Lyfestile, Sat., Jan. 23, 8 p.m., $10.
FOSTER MCGINTY: Sat., Jan. 23, 9 p.m., $10. The
2720 Cherokee Performing Arts Center, 2720
Bootleg, 4140 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314-
Cherokee St, St. Louis, 314-276-2700.
775-0775.
SEARCH PARTIES: W/ Traveling Sound Machine,
FUNK’S GROVE: Sun., Jan. 17, 5 p.m., $5. BB’s
Dropkick the Robot, Cracked Ceilings, Fri., Feb.
Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis,
19, 8 p.m., $10. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St.
314-436-5222.
Louis, 314-535-0353.
GABRIEL IGLESIAS: Fri., April 15, 8 p.m., $33-
SKEET RODGERS & INNER CITY BLUES BAND: Sat.,
$98. Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St
Jan. 16, 10 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups,
Charles, 636-896-4200.
700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
JACK GRELLE AND RYAN KOENIG: W/ Ags Con-
SLAVES: W/ Capture the Crown, Myka Relocate,
nolly, Jack Klatt, Sun., Feb. 28, 8 p.m., $7. Off
Outline In Color, Conquer Divide, A Promise to
Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-
Burn, Another Day Drowning, Sat., April 2, 6
3363.
p.m., $16-$18. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St.
JOE METZKA BAND: Thu., Jan. 7, 10 p.m., $5. BB’s
Louis, 314-535-0353.
Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis,
SLOW DOWN SCARLETT: W/ Animals in Hind-
314-436-5222.
sight, JOEL, Thu., Jan. 21, $7. Cicero’s, 6691
JOHN LATINI: Sat., Jan. 23, 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz,
Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-862-0009.
Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-
SUZIE CUE B-DAY SHOW: W/ Suzie Cue & friends,
436-5222.
Benny Fowler, Ellen the Felon, Thu., Jan. 7, 9
JUDY COLLINS: Sat., Feb. 6, 8 p.m., $65. Wildey
p.m., $5. Venice Café, 1903 Pestalozzi St., St.
Theatre, 254 N. Main St., Edwardsville, 618-
Louis, 314-772-5994.
692-7538.
TEAR OUT THE HEART: W/ Welcome Home, the
JUSTIN HOSKINS & THE MOVIE: Sun., Jan. 24,
Weekend Routine, Make Room, A Promise to
5 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S.
Burn, Fri., Feb. 5, 7 p.m., $15-$17. The Ready
Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-
KEEM: Fri., Jan. 22, 9 p.m., $5-$10. Fubar, 3108
833-3929.
Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
THE RYAN AND KELLIE/RYAN AND KELLY VALEN-
KOFFIN KATS: W/ Opposites Attack, the Winks,
TINE’S SWEETHEART SHOWDOWN: W/ the Aching
Creature Illicit, Wed., Feb. 24, 8 p.m., $10-$12.
Hearts, the Southwest Watson Sweethearts,
wed. jan. 13 9:30PM
Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
Sun., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., $10-$12. Off Broadway,
LEROY JODIE PIERSON: Fri., Jan. 8, 7 p.m., $5.
3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.
Voodoo Players Anniversary Show
Fri., Jan. 15, 7 p.m., $5. Fri., Jan. 22, 7 p.m., $5.
TOM HALL: Sat., Jan. 9, 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz,
BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St.
Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-
Louis, 314-436-5222.
436-5222.
LIL DURK: Fri., Feb. 19, 8 p.m., $15-$18. Fubar,
TRIGGER 5: Sat., Jan. 16, 3 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz,
3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-
LOVE JONES “THE BAND”: Sun., Jan. 24, 8:30 p.m.,
436-5222.
$10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway,
VOODOO PLAYERS: Wed., Jan. 13, 9 p.m., $5. BB’s
St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis,
MARQUISE KNOX BAND: Sat., Jan. 9, 10 p.m., $5.
314-436-5222.
BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St.
WEEKEND FOR BERNIE FUNDRAISER DAY 1:
Louis, 314-436-5222.
W/ Brother Lee and the Leather Jackals, the
MICHAEL KELSEY: Sat., April 16, 8 p.m., $10.
Wilderness, Dibiase, LoopRat, Ramona Deflow-
Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City,
ered, Billy Brown, DJ Joe Lucky, Sat., Jan. 23, 7
314-862-0009.
p.m., $10. The Demo, 4191 Manchester Ave, St.
NE OBLIVISCARIS: Mon., Feb. 8, 7 p.m., $15.
Louis, 314-833-5532.
Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.
WEEKEND FOR BERNIE FUNDRAISER DAY 2: W/
NEPHARI EP RELEASE: Sun., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., $10.
Blank Generation, Mathias & the Pirates, Letter
Cicero’s, 6691 Delmar Blvd., University City,
to Memphis, Michael Franco, Zach’s Wrath,
314-862-0009.
Sun., Jan. 24, 7 p.m., $10. The Demo, 4191 Man-
O-TOWN: Thu., March 31, 8 p.m., $30-$33.
chester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-5532.
Wildey Theatre, 254 N. Main St., Edwardsville,
WHITE DENIM: Tue., May 3, 8 p.m., $15-$18. Off
618-692-7538.
Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-
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fri. jan. 15
10PM
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sat. jan. 16
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SAVAGE LOVE PHONES & BONES BY DAN SAVAGE Hey, Dan: I’m a 29-year-old gay trans man. On female hormones, I took a long time to come and usually wouldn’t come at all. I always enjoyed sex — I just wasn’t focused on coming. My partners would or wouldn’t, depending on their preferences. Since starting testosterone a few years ago, I now come quickly and easily. (Sometimes too quickly and easily.) My problem is that after I come, like most men, I’m done with sex. And the stronger the orgasm, the truer this is. A while ago, after a really fun time, I woke to find that I’d accidentally fallen asleep and left my longtime hookup buddy to fend for himself. Other times, I’m just tired and/or turned off. I definitely don’t want anyone inside me (it hurts), and while I’ve tried mustering enthusiasm for blowjobs, hand jobs, etc., my attempts come across as pretty tepid. So in the context of both ongoing relationships of various sorts and hookups, what’s the etiquette? I’ve found myself just avoiding things that’ll push me to come, because I don’t want to be rude. And since I’ve always enjoyed sex without orgasms, this doesn’t
bother me mostly. But once in a while, I would like to come. How can I do this and still take care of the other guy? Not Good At Sexy Abbreviations Use your words, NGASA: “If it’s not a problem, I’d rather come after you do — my refractory period kicks in hard when I come and, like other men, I briefly lose interest in sex. On top of that, I’m a terrible actor. So let’s make you come first or let’s try to come at the same time, OK?”
while having a trivial phone conversation wound up being a huge turn-on for me. By the time she finished her twenty-second call, I was finished as well. I hadn’t come that quickly since I was a teen. She laughed that she should take calls more often. What kind of beast am I that I really enjoyed such utter indifference? Does this reveal some dark secret deep in my psyche? How can that mesh with my otherwise feminist views? Premature Ejaculation Needs Some Introspective View Examined
Hey, Dan: I’m a 45-year-old straight male. Politically and socially, I consider myself an ardent feminist. There is nothing I enjoy more than giving a woman an orgasm or two. Now and again, though, I really like a quickie, but the only ladies I’ve found willing to engage in those cock-centric acts are sex workers. I’m OK with that, too. The last time I paid for it, I was just about to slip my cock in doggy-style when her phone rang. It was in reach, and she picked it up! I hesitated, but she didn’t pull away, and in fact pushed back a bit while she answered. I figured this was what I came for, so I proceeded. Her cavalier attitude toward being fucked from behind
First, PENSIVE, “enjoys giving women orgasms” sets the bar for “ardent feminist” just a bit low. So here’s hoping your feminism involves more than penetrating a willing partner with your fingers, tongue, cock and whatever vibrators happen to be lying around. Because if your feminism doesn’t include support for pro-choice policies and candidates, regular donations to Planned Parenthood, backing equal pay for equal work, speaking up when other men say shitty/rapey/dehumanizing things about women (particularly when there isn’t a woman in the room whose pussy you want to lick until you come, because feminism!)
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— and more — then you’re not a feminist, ardent or otherwise. Moving on. Why did it turn you on when the sex worker took a call during your session? Because it did. Turn-ons are subjective and mysterious. People who are curious about their turn-ons have to start with “this turns me on” and work backward from there. And to figure out why a particular fabric/adornment/attitude/scenario arouses us, we use the only tools available to us — guesswork and self-serving rationalizations — to invent a backstory that makes some sort of logical sense, and then we apply it to something (kinks, turn-ons, orgasms) that really defies logic. So, PENSIVE, if I were to hazard some guesswork on your behalf, I’d probably go with this: Being treated with passive contempt by someone that you are supposed to be wielding power over (the woman you’re fucking, a sex worker you’ve hired) — being subtly humiliated and mildly degraded by that woman — taps a vein of eroticized self-hatred that makes you come quickly and come hard. And while that’s wonderful for you, PENSIVE, it isn’t proof you’re a feminist. Listen to Dan’s podcast every week at savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter
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