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Progressives Vow to Fight On

Centrist Lyda Krewson emerges as the winner of the Democratic primary, but St. Louis’ progressives aren’t giving up just yet

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Danny Wicentowski checks in with the parents fighting an abstinence-based sex ed curriculum in public schools

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Progressives Vow to Fight After Mayoral Defeat Written by

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n March 7, as election officials tallied the results of St. Louis’ Democratic primary — with a crowded mayor’s race suddenly down to a neck-andneck battle between Alderwoman Lyda Krewson and Treasurer Tishaura Jones — the only thing left to do was wait, and drink, and hope.

Krewson’s campaign watch party, held at Carpenters Union Hall, could have doubled for a gala of citywide notables. Beneath projected images of Krewson on the campaign trail, a crowd of prominent attorneys, business owners and politicians ravaged an open bar and buffet trays.

Things were quite a bit different at the Jones watch party. A younger, noisier crowd packed shoulder-toshoulder inside ShiSha Restaurant & Lounge in the Grove. While Krewson’s party at times felt like a wedding reception, Jones’ shindig crackled like a Friday night at the club.

And why not? There was still optimism in the air. Progressive candidates were winning key positions on the Board of Aldermen, and early results showed Jones closing on Krewson. This was the moment activists and supporters had pined for: a tipping of the city’s political balance toward a young, progressive coalition of voters inspired by Black Lives Matter protests and Bernie Sanders’ presidential run.

There was also anxiety. About an hour before Jones made her concession speech, activist Kayla Reed put a voice to that worry.

“We as citizens need to demand more than talk from these candidates, or we’re going to keep getting the same things,” Reed Continued on pg 11 said. A Black

Treasurer Tishaura Jones hugs a supporter after narrowly losing the Democratic primary to Alderwoman Lyda Krewson. | DANNY WICENTOWSKI

Thrive’s Sex Ed Program Comes Under Fire

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efore the pregnancy statistics and photos of sore-covered genitals, the Best Choice sexual education course presents a quick lesson — a lesson about love.

“Men, do you think women want you to win twenty minutes in a bed with her, or do you think she wants you to win her heart?” reads a set of presenter’s notes included in the slideshow aimed at high school students. The slide itself shows a red rose framed by jagged lettering spelling the words, “Is Love just a feeling?”

The slide’s presenter notes continue: “By having sex before marriage you remove the motivation to commit. Love in its truest form is not simply a feeling but a decision.”

As with nearly all the slides, this one is stamped with the branding of Thrive, a St. Louis-based “Christ-centered” anti-abortion group that receives state funding to operate crisis

pregnancy centers. Thrive created the Best Choice program about two decades ago, and its instructors maintain a presence in dozens of schools around St. Louis.

However, a group of increasingly vocal parents say they’ve been cut off from the decision-making process when it comes to Best Choice.

In past weeks, these parents started showing up at school board meetings and info nights with demands to see the full slideshows and teaching materials used by Best Choice in the classroom.

But those questions have gone unanswered. Best Choice does not make its curriculum materials available to the public, a fact that’s prompted calls for transparency and driven criticism that the program — while ostensibly free of religious messaging — is actually designed to push a moralistic, shame-based philosophy aimed at scaring kids away from sex.

“The real issue is, what does Thrive-Best Choice teach our students?” Parkway school district parent Sally Hunt asked at a March 8 riverfronttimes.com

board meeting packed with parents, students and advocates for comprehensive sex education.

“We want to know 100 percent of what they teach,” Hunt said. She noted that she and other anti-Thrive parents have been accused pushing a pro-abortion agenda, saying, “These are distractions. The real issue is what does Thrive-Best Choice teach our students in Parkway schools? To be clear, that is the only issue here, and the only issue that we should be talking about.”

Watching Hunt from the audience was Thrive President Bridget Van Means. She’s defended Best Choice as a crucial resource for students and longstanding presence in St. Louis school districts.

Van Means insists that the classroom materials used by Best Choice comply with the state’s sex-education laws, which stipulate that sex-ed courses be both medically accurate and present abstinence as the “preferred choice of behavior,” the only method that can guarantee prevention of pregnancy, STIs and “the emotional Continued on pg 10

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THIRVE Continued from pg 9 trauma associated with adolescent sexual activity.”

“We focus on teaching abstinence and that it’s the best choice for any form of relationship,” Van Means tells the RFT after the March 8 Parkway school board meeting.

In response to questions about the program’s lack of transparency, she explains that Thrive is working to build a “parent portal” to the Best Choice website that will provide additional information about the sex-ed courses.

“We don’t have anything to hide,” says Van Means. “We’ve been in this community for 33 years as Thrive, ten years with Best Choice, and we’ve done 100,000 units of classes. Never before this have we ever had a complaint.”

Some parents, though, would beg to differ. A public Facebook group called Expose Thrive! has gathered more than 1,000 members, including parents who have posted about their previous attempts to complain about Thrive and the Best Choice curriculum.

Thrive’s opposition has scored some victories: The Francis Howell school district, which had outsourced its entire middle school sex-ed program to Best Choice, announced earlier this month that it would stop using the curriculum. The Ferguson-Florissant school district will no longer invite Best Choice guest speakers into classrooms, and the Rockwood school district decided to “press the pause button” on its own use of guest speakers, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Parkway is also re-evaluating its use of Best Choice guest speakers in the district’s sexual health curriculum.

Presently, parents seeking to view

the Best Choice curriculum must file a formal request with their school district and hope they can arrange a private viewing with a Thrive employee. However, a group of parents advocating comprehensive sex education recently obtained digital copies of Best Choice slideshows and presenter notes.

To some extent, a review of the slides counters one criticism of the program: There’s no mention of God, Christianity or the spiritual consequences of sexual activity. Still, the slides present a broadly negative view of sex that goes beyond the independent risks of STIs and pregnancy, mixing moral messages about love and relationships with statistics about depression and suicide.

In a text message, Van Means confirmed that the slideshows provided to RFT are authentic, but noted that they appear to be an “older version which contains outdated references,” and that the organization has since updated the content. Van Means did not respond to a follow-up question seeking clarity on what content has been updated.

Best Choice has also been accused of presenting emotionally manipulative classroom activities under the guise of promoting healthy relationships. According to a Post-Dispatch report, one activity involves sticking and unsticking a piece of tape on the arm of several students — a metaphor for how pre-marital sex could leave you less able to truly “bond” with your spouse.

But the program is still shrouded in a degree of mystery, especially as far as the details are concerned. The Best Choice website currently delivers visitors to a blank page featuring the organization’s logo and a oneline encouragement: “Check back soon for awesome updates!”

—Danny Wicentowski

MAYORAL ELECTION Continued from pg 9 Lives Matter organizer who emerged from the Ferguson protest movements, Reed pointed out that voters had recently elected Kim Gardner as St. Louis’ first black Circuit Attorney. If the city’s electorate could shake one historical trend, Reed said, they were surely ready to break another and elect Jones as the city’s first black female mayor.

That is, as long as Jones’ thunder wasn’t diffused by three other black candidates vying for the position: Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed (no relation to Kayla) and aldermen Antonio French and Jeffrey Boyd.

As the night wore on, anger toward the three men grew.

“If Antonio French and Lewis Reed and Jefferey Boyd were not in this race, and those numbers went to Tishaura, the race would be over already,” Reed said as she leaned against a bar counter near a TV blaring the early election results. “In St. Louis, race always matters. I think when we look at these numbers coming in, there were too many black candidates.”

The reasons for Jones’ mayoral loss will likely be debated for some time, but the numbers suggest the truth in Reed’s comments. Ultimately, Jones lost last Tuesday’s primary to Krewson by just 888 votes, while French, Reed and Boyd drew around 20,000 combined votes. And with Krewson as the heavy favorite in fundraising and backing from the city’s well-heeled developers and their lawyers, that fracturing mattered. Had even one of the men dropped out of the race, things would have likely looked much differently for Jones.

In her concession speech, Jones alluded to the fact that the city’s black mayoral candidates had splintered a diverse and progressive voting bloc that clearly had enough muscle to beat Krewson — if only that bloc had voted together.

Jones scored donations from Jada Pinkett Smith and buzz from the national media, but ultimately she needed a less crowded field at home to beat the race’s centrist.

Still, Jones promised that she’s not finished.

“The work doesn’t end with just this race. It begins tomorrow,” Jones told RFT after the speech.

Despite her loss, Jones will remain city treasurer; that position will afford her a rare vantage

point to encourage the reforms she championed during the campaign.

“All of the dirty laundry about St. Louis was brought up in this race, inequity, disinvestment, disenfranchisement, the Delmar divide, crime and public safety, we know what the solutions are,” she said.

“We still have a strong coalition of people that stands ready to work and to hold our administration and all our elected officials accountable for results.”

After Jones’ concession speech, many supporters were in tears.

“We lost, but we still gave them

hell,” said campaign volunteer and local activist Kennard Williams. But while Jones came up short, Williams notes that she came achingly close to toppling the political status quo. With 32 percent of the vote and a galvanized group that realizes just how close they came to notching a primary victory, Krewson won’t be able to afford to ignore concerns raised by the city’s younger, more progressive voters.

“It goes to show that the establishment, their power is waning and we’re closing in on them,”

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“The work doesn’t end with just this race. It begins tomorrow.”

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Jayme and John Serbell and their dogs Nymeria and Crow are hitting the road in a 1996 Chevy Express conversion van.

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howing off their new, handbuilt kitchen, John and Jayme Serbell might be any couple on HGTV’s House Hunters, or, perhaps more apt, Tiny House, Big Living.

John gestures proudly to the food prep area, pointing out the features they’ve labored over for months.

“With the height and space available, we don’t want to take up too much, so we’re using a lot of quarter-inch plywood,” he says. “And then with the furniture we’re building, we’re just trying to use as many small pieces of wood as possible and keep it light.”

Jayme elaborates, making the case for wood over a thicker granite or quartz.

“We want it to be structurally sound and not too heavy,” she says. “But also, we don’t need countertop that’s that thick. Because if we have countertop that’s that thick, we’re losing out on that much other space in the van.”

Wait, van?

A van van?

Yes, a van, just like Saturday Night Live’s Chris Farley talked about in his old “I live in a van down by the river” sketch. But unlike Farley’s comedic situation, there’s nothing pathetic about this dwelling plan.

The Serbells are moving into the vehicle by choice. They actually own a home in Affton, but they’ve engaged in a year-long project to transform an old conversion van into a fully functional living space, clearing out unnecessary seats and adding water lines, solar panels and a bed.

With their newfound mobility, they’re planning to travel from town to town across the country, stopping on a whim for a day here, a few weeks there. It’s On the Road, only with in-suite USB ports and canine companions.

For decades, Americans have felt the siren call of the highway, especially during the free-spirited 1960s. And with today’s skyrocketing rents and mortgages, the spirit of freedom that comes with mobile living is gaining new fans, who connect through social media, dedicated print publications and even exhibits like the Missouri History Museum’s “Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis.”

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For John and Jayme Serbell, the typical 9-to-5 existence was like a skin that just didn’t fit Jayme, 26, juggled several jobs at once, from waitressing to working with nonprofits. John, 31, who has a degree in film, worked at a fina cial services fi m that paid the bills but didn’t offer any creativity. Still, the couple bought a three-story, two-bedroom house in Affton and settled into domestic life.

“We felt like we were genuinely successful,” John says. “Even if we hated our jobs, it was like, ‘We own a house, we’re killin’ it. Look at how good we are at being adults!’”

Their lone bright spot was their yearly vacation and sick days, which the couple used to explore southeast Asia, Ireland and other areas around the globe. Soon, though, John and Jayme started questioning if it was all worth it. Owning a house meant accumulating stuff — more furniture, art, clothes, books and knickknacks than they’d ever need, just to make all of their rooms look

lived-in. Frustrated with their jobs, consumed by wanderlust, the Serbells started searching for a way to escape it all.

As they began thinking ahead to one last extravaganza before having kids — perhaps backpacking across Europe — they looked to their other family members, dogs Crow and Nymeria.

“We thought, ‘Well, we don’t wanna leave them, we want to take them with us,” Jayme says. “So let’s check out our own country!”

But what they had imagined to be perhaps a year-long road trip with Airbnb stops or visits to friends’ homes soon started looking more and more like it could become a permanent situation.

John and Jayme began researching small SUVs for their trek, renting a hatchback as a test and immediately returning it because it was too small for their little family and the full freedom that they craved.

That’s when a friend suggested that the couple check out the hashtags #HomeIsWhereYouParkIt and #VanLifeDiaries on social media — a suggestion that would change

(Left) Dogs Nymeria and Crow are two big reasons why Jayme and John Serbell opted for a conversion van instead of an SUV. (Right) The Serbells show off their kitchenette, which includes a water tank, drain and storage.

their lives forever.

Suddenly they weren’t just contemplating traveling in a vehicle. They were contemplating fully and permanently living in one.

“We had both kind of talked about it before, but I always shot it down,” Jayme says. “It was always the typical things you tell yourself whenever you want to make a life-changing decision, whether it’s quitting smoking or whatever.

It’s the thought process of, ‘Well, I can’t because of this or this.’

“I’ll never forget the exact moment we went from ‘Let’s get an SUV’ to ‘Let’s get a van,’” she continues. “John was working from home and I was messing around on Instagram, reading all these blogs.

Very quietly I asked, ‘What if we did buy a van?’ We just started talking about it, and literally an hour later, we were on Craigslist looking at vans.”

The couple bought a seventeenfoot 1996 Chevy Express conversion van for $1,500 and immediately began working to make it their permanent residence, gutting it of its seats and wheel-

chair lift and adding new amenities. With advice from the robust van-life community and YouTube videos, they built a sink with cabinets that house a water tank, mini stovetop and small refrigerator.

When not in use, their countertop becomes part of the foundation for their bed, which pulls out from its bench position in the back and turns into a full-sized sleep space.

Mini LED lights are recessed into the curved cedar ceiling, and the couple added electrical outlets, USB ports and wifi capabilities powered by the solar panels on the van’s roof. Out of necessity, every inch of the vehicle is used, creating storage for clothes, tools and even musical instruments out of tight nooks.

All the couple’s efforts are documented on their website, gnomadhome.com.

“That’s another great thing about the van life community and Instagram and YouTube — everyone’s got videos or pictures of what they’re doing, so you can get ideas from other people,” John says.

“It’s fun, too. We both really like

puzzles and fig ring shit out, and that’s all it is,” Jayme adds.

Meanwhile, the Serbells began shedding their old life by selling off all of the stuff they’d accumulated so they can rent out their house while they travel. John’s 1,500 books. Jayme’s art. Furniture. Linens. The TV. It all had to go, mostly through Facebook and Craigslist posts and weekly yard sales. They watched a sectional sofa — one of the first big purchases they made together — get carried out the door. A friend bought the dining room table John had built. Someone took the car in which John had gotten his driving permit years ago. That one, he admits, left him crying on the lawn.

“I think that’s the barrier that might stop other people from doing something like this — you get locked into a lifestyle,” John says. “It’s kind of like in Fight Club.

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worth of van-modding materials later, the Serbells are ready for adventure. With a renter already in their own Affton house, the couple and their dogs have been crashing at John’s parents’ home in Crestwood for a few weeks, putting final touches on the pull-out bed, sealing all cracks and seams with insulation and painting the inside of their new domicile.

They’ve quit their jobs and plan to sustain themselves through online freelance writing, guitar lessons and graphic design, along with the money that their house rental pulls in. John and Jayme finally will trek west this month, anxious to spend time away from the city lights, just playing their ukulele and cajon drum under the starry sky while Crow and Nymeria explore that evening’s camp.

“The Facebook friends and people we went to high school with were like, ‘Yeah, sure, they’re gonna travel in a van,’” John laughs. “But then we start posting photos and now they’re like, ‘Holy shit! They’re really doing this!’”

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The differences between St. Louis and Highland, Illinois, are obvious. About 40 minutes east of St. Louis, Highland sprawls north-south between I-70 and Highway 40, with mom-and-pop businesses dotting the two-lane route that runs alongside fiel s of corn and soybeans. It’s charming, but it’s quite a contrast to St. Louis’ Soulard neighborhood, where cafes, shops, historic homes and bars crowd together in a walkable district known for the Midwest’s best Mardi Gras celebration.

Jamie Hill has spent time in both, but she has no interest in putting down roots in either.

“Some people like being in their house, and that’s fin ,” Hill says. “My whole thing is, I want to explore and get out.”

That need to “get out” is why Hill heads to a Highland auto body shop every day and tinkers on the 1984 GMC school bus that she’s converting into her new mobile home. A 27-year-old bartender who grew up in Silex, Missouri, Hill

had lived in a Soulard apartment for several years, but grew tired of paying high rent and limiting her travel time to days off work. Taking monthly weekend road trips with her beagle Lucy to Phoenix, New Orleans and parts of Arkansas, she realized that she needed to make a big change if she was to be truly happy.

“I started getting sad about coming home!” she laughs. “I wanted to be out permanently and just go — to have the freedom to go and live. I knew I wanted to get out of St. Louis, but I didn’t know where I wanted to go.”

After deciding two and a half years ago that owning a bus was the answer to her dreams, Hill joined a number of social media groups about bus living and began researching options that would work for her and Lucy. Not long after that, she found it: a short bus in decent condition had just been posted to Craigslist, and it was just $2,000.

“I think I looked at it three times and kept thinking, ‘Man, this is a really big deal. What am I going

(Left) Jamie Hill and her beagle Lucy map their route for their upcoming bus adventure.

(Right) Jamie Hill hopes to take Wanda, her 25-foot bus renovated into a home on wheels, to every national park in the United States.

“Some people like being in their house, and that’s fine. My whol thing is, I want to explore and get out.” to do with it after this?’” Hill says.

“Finally the dude was like, ‘Are you gonna buy it? Or are you just going to keep bothering me and looking at it?’”

Thus, Hill became the owner of Wanda the bus, named for both a character on The Fairly Odd Parents and the daughter of national park advocate John Muir.

But unlike John and Jayme Serbell’s conversion van, Hill’s 25-foot bus — a mid-sized model that those in the know dub a “shorty” — was already on its way to livability

when Hill bought it; the seller had ripped out the seats, installed laminate wood floors and put in a new motor, planning to try nomad life himself.

“He wanted to take it to Sturgis [South Dakota], and I asked, ‘Well, why aren’t you taking it now?’” Hill remembers. “And he said, ‘I invited like seventeen people and it’s not big enough!’”

So Hill drove Wanda to the home of her boyfriend’s pal, where she and her mechanic brother worked on it, changing the motor to one more suitable for frequent shifts in elevation and building the cabinets and fold-out bed frame. She took advice from her school bus community friends — who call themselves Skoolies — and researched solar panels, lighting and even a dry-flush toilet, which runs on its own battery and vacuum-seals waste until it can be taken to a proper receptacle. She regularly shares her work on her blog, Trips With Wanda Jane.

And that’s when things went sour. Hill says that her boyfriend and his friend got into a heated

argument — and the former pal took things out on poor Wanda.

“I came out one day and the starter was off, the battery was out, the tires were flat. He put metal shavings down in the block. Just a horrible human being!” Hill says.

She had the bus towed to her brother’s house in Wright City, Missouri, and made the best of the situation by adding a fuel-injection system. Once they improved what they could, Hill drove Wanda to a trusted auto shop in Highland, where she and mechanic friends have been slowly working on it since.

Hill and Lucy currently live with her boyfriend near Highland, which makes it easy to visit Wanda every day and prepare her for the road. After putting in about $12,000 worth of bus improvements, she’s learned more about wiring for electrical systems and maintaining her new engine and feels ready to take care of things on her own once she and her pooch hit the highway.

“You see so many people building buses and vans, and they have a lot of skill to do it,” Hill says. “I riverfronttimes.com

want to be the person who doesn’t have any skills but knows that it’s OK. Like, it’s cool, everyone can do this if they wanted.”

Hill’s biggest desire: to visit every national park in the United States. She plans to start traveling as early as next month, hoping to work-camp in state parks and private campgrounds in the northern part of the country for several months and then do the same in the south once the weather cools. She may pick up bartending shifts in towns along the way for extra cash. But she doesn’t want to return to a traditional job or a traditional life.

“It gets into you and you’re like, ‘I’m building a house! A whole house!’ And I don’t know if I ever want to live in four walls again,” Hill says. “I always tell my mom this is my starter bus and I think eventually I might get a bigger one.”

“I kind of just want to live unconventionally forever. Maybe I’ll buy a piece of land with a porch that I can drive up to, you know?”

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Trisha Barnes knew she was a camper since she was a young girl in Boonville, Missouri. She just didn’t know that it would become her primary way of life, thanks to a lot of faith and a little bit of luck.

“I truly believe that when you have a desire — and a strong desire, a dream that you just won’t let go of — the universe puts things in motion to deliver what you need,” Barnes muses.

Barnes, 61, and her husband Bruce have been living their dream of being house-free and traveling the country in a truck with a camper since 2010. But long before Bruce entered the picture, Barnes was laughing with her siblings and cousins in a massive homemade camper during the summers of her youth or camping with her parents at hotspots in southern Missouri.

“Mom and dad slept in the pop-up camper, but we slept outside on Army cots,” Barnes says. “I remember that it was so special and fun to be outside like

“People think they need to have all this money saved up and everything lined up perfectly. We just go.” that, to sleep under the stars. So there have always been a lot of seeds planted.”

Those seeds sprouted into a happy life of wanderlust once Bruce walked into her life. Along with enjoying married time together in a duplex, the couple shared a dream of one day experiencing the RV lifestyle. They had no idea when

(Left) Trisha Barnes and her husband Bruce have been traveling the country in a camper since 2010.

(Right) Trisha Barnes says that she and her husband are looking to downsize to a conversion van. | PHOTOS COURTESY OF TRISHA BARNES

they might buy such a vehicle — “When the time’s right,” they said to everyone who asked — but they believed that everything would line up eventually. In the meantime, the couple packed up their Mustang convertible and went camping every weekend, enjoying the tentside view of nature.

When the lease for their duplex was up, Bruce suggested that they move full-time into their tent.

“I was still working in a corporate job where I wore skirts, heels, make-up and all that stuff.

And I was just thinking, ‘How in the heck do you think I’m going to go to work from a tent?’” Barnes laughs. “But then we found this little campground in Columbia. It sat right on the Missouri River, and they had a shower house, electricity in the shower house, a washer and dryer, and I started thinking, ‘I think we can do this. I think I’d be OK.’” After a successful summer in the tent, the couple moved back into an efficienc for the winter, but before long, Barnes’ favorite campground

called to ask if they wanted to come back to the campsite as hosts in return for camping space. There was just one condition: They needed to have a camper, not a tent. With limited funds and no loan backing, they were ready to pass when one of Barnes’ co-workers mentioned that he had a camper for sale at a price they couldn’t refuse.

“He sold us a pick-up with a camper on it and financed it himself with zero interest on it!”

Barnes marveled. The couple’s monthly payment: $100 less than what they’d been paying for their apartment.

Barnes and her husband moved to the campsite in their new-tothem Dodge Ram/Bigfoot Camper combo, welcoming nature lovers and drawing crowds to their weekly Naked Hippies barbecue and blues events (fully clothed, despite the name). After a few years, they were ready for the next step in their cross-country dream. Barnes look another leap of faith, fin lly quit her corporate job and let coin tosses guide their routes.

“People think they need to have all this money saved up and everything lined up perfectly. We just go. We had enough gas money to make it to our friends’ home in Arkansas,” Barnes remembers.

And despite a few bumps in the road, they haven’t stopped traveling.

With income from odd jobs, their online marketing business and blog at nakedhippiesroadtrip.us as well as royalties from Barnes’ 2016 Amazon bestseller RV Living: The Naked Hippies Way, the couple makes enough to finance their nomadic lifestyle while inspiring others to realize their own dreams of freedom. For Barnes, that’s enough.

“I had been interviewed about our lifestyle, and the lady asked, ‘Trisha, how will you know that you finally did it?’ And I said, ‘When I stand in the redwood forest,’” Barnes says. “It gives me goosebumps right now. You see the pictures and imagine how beautiful it is, but until you stand there on that ground, you don’t really know.”

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Barnes knows now, though; the couple fi ally made it to California’s Redwood National and State Parks a few years ago, and it was everything Barnes had imagined.

“I stood there and cried and just took it all in because it was so amazing,” she says. “I was going, ‘This is like in the movies!’ I was like a little kid, just screaming and excited.”

But there’s still more to see and do, Barnes says. For their next adventure, the couple plans to downsize yet again, trading in their truck and camper for an even smaller vehicle — a conversion van, just like the one John and Jayme Serbell are taking on the road this month.

“It’s even more simple living than what we have in our camper, because in our camper, we have a stove, a refrigerator, a freezer — all of the amenities,” Barnes says.

“And when you ask me when we’re getting it, it’s the same answer as when those people asked when we would be getting an RV,” she says, laughing. “’When it shows up.’” n Email Allison Babka at allison.babka@gmail. com or follow her on Twitter @AMBabka

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THURSDAY 03.16 Never the Sinner Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb shocked Chicago when they murdered Robert Franks, a fourteen-year-old relative of Loeb’s. When the two were caught they became an American scandal. Wealthy, well-educated, attractive and charming, the friends didn’t seem like typical murderers. The more that was revealed, the more horripilated the public became. Followers of Nietzsche, the duo believed they were beyond law and morality

and could kill without fear of punishment. Driven by their love for each other and an everescalating need to thrill, they seemed to be beautiful monsters.

John Logan’s drama Never the Sinner uses original research and a keen eye for human nature to explore the psychology of young, well-to-do thrill-killers. New Jewish Theatre presents Never the Sinner at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday (March 16 to April 2) at the Wool Studio Theatre on the campus of the Jewish Community Center (2 Millstone Drive, Creve Coeur; www.newjewishtheatre. org). Tickets are $39.50 to $43.50.

FRIDAY 03.17 Dogtown St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday this year, and it’s right in the middle of Lent. But good Irish Catholics (and all other Catholics) needn’t worry about enjoying corned beef on the big green day. Archbishop Carlson has granted a dispensation for those attending the Dogtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade, with encouragement to abstain from meat on an additional day next week instead. So eat up, have a riverfronttimes.com

beer and honor St. Patrick with a clear conscience. This year’s parade kicks off at 12:30 p.m. at the corner of Tamm and Oakland avenues (www.stlhibernians.com), with most of Dogtown coming out to join the festivities. The bars will be open, the grills will be fired and everyone will be wearing green, so don’t be the stick-in-the-mud who wears black (what’s with those jerks who always wear black?).

Admission is free, you can’t bring coolers or backpacks with you and if you’re underage, you have no dispensation to drink alcohol -- and the police will be checking IDs. Stick to the corned beef.

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audience of 30 million people hungry for satire and the relief laughter brings. Documentarian and Daily Show senior producer Sara Taksler decided to make a film about the success of Youssef’s comedy career in the film Tickling Giants, and her timing was excellent; she got to Egypt just as the government decided to really crack down on Al Bernameg. You can catch Tickling Giants tonight at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Tivoli Theatre (6350 Delmar Boulevard, University City; www. landmarktheatres.com) as part of “Meet a Muslim at the Movies” night. Tickets are $15.

A Tribute to Nat Hentoff Most people know Nat Hentoff as a reviewer and admirer of jazz (you write a jazz column for 50 years, you get a reputation). But he was also a staunch advocate for free speech, civil rights and education. Hentoff, who passed away in January, was a complex human being who couldn’t be contained by any political box or ideological niche; to him, abortion was as evil as capital punishment and the kind of grinding poverty that kills you in your teen years, not just at thirteen weeks. His daughter Jessica Hentoff is the director of St. Louis’ Circus Harmony, and a firm believer in her father’s ideal that “words that lead to action matter.”

To honor her dad and continue the family business of using the arts to motivate social change, Circus Harmony presents a special benefit show, Defying Gravity and Social Injustice: A Tribute to Nat Hentoff. The evening starts at 7 p.m. at .Zack (3224 Locust Street; www.circusharmony.org) with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails and jazz, followed by a Circus Harmony performance. Special guests include alumni Sidney “Iking” Bateman and Melvin Diggs, plus Nat’s granddaughters Elliana Grace and Kellin Quinn, who are both now circus professionals. Tickets are $75.

SATURDAY 03.18 Last Year at Marienbad After more than 50 years, people still obsess over Alain Resnais’ 1961 film Last Year at Marienbad (L’année denière à Marienbad), which can’t be said about many films. In what’s either a menacingly empty hotel or an eccentric and abandoned château, a man accosts a woman and claims they met a year ago at Marienbad and that he knows she’s been waiting there for him intentionally. The woman claims to have no memory of this.

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The Wiz If this year felt unnaturally long and far too disheartening, maybe it’s time you eased on down the road to enjoy a musical. William F. Brown and Charlie Smalls’ The Wiz transports the heroine’s journey of The Wizard of Oz from a magical fairytale land to the inner city, but the important stuff remains unchanged. Dorothy’s companions learn that the power to achieve their dreams was always inside them, Dorothy gets home again a little older and little wiser, and everybody gets to enjoy the show’s R & B and soul score. UMSL Theatre presents The Wiz at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday (March 16 to 19) at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus (1 University Drive at Natural Bridge Road; www.touhill.org).

Tickets are $20.

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that, because it’s confined to the East Coast, but the NWHL began in 2015 with four teams competing for the Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Cup, named in honor of the daughter of Lord Stanley, who donated the NHL’s most famous trophy. It’s not too great a leap to believe that some of the women you see at the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four will head for the NWHL after college eligibility ends. Today at 2 p.m. at the Family Arena (2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles; www.familyarena. com), a champion will be decided.

Top-seeded Wisconsin is the safest bet, but don’t discount the Bulldogs of Minnesota-Duluth. Tickets are $24 to $44.

TUESDAY 03.21 Tickling Giants Bassem Youssef followed the standard path of any young comedian trying to make it in show biz. He went to medical school, graduated and went into practice as a heart surgeon. But Dr. Youssef lived in Egypt, where the government controls the media and the election process, and brutally stamps down anyone who stands in its way. Being a big fan of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Youssef decided to embark on his comedy career by creating a sort of Daily Show for Egypt where the same ruthless dictator who dominates the press could threaten, beat up and even kill everyone involved if he decided to do so (did anyone else hear Sean Spicer’s boner spring into action just now?).

And then a funny thing happened, just as Youssef planned: The show, Al Bernameg, took off, reaching an

WEDNESDAY 03.22 Motown the Musical The story of Motown founder and songwriter Berry Gordy Jr. is one of determination and luck. He met singer Jackie Wilson through family friends, and sold him a song he’d written with the help of his sister and songwriter/producer Billy Davis. That modest hit led to more songs for Wilson and an eventual No. 1 hit. Gordy used his money to segue into producing, which is how he met Smokey Robinson.

Before too long, he had a fledgling record company Motown Record Corporation, you may have heard of it and was well on his way toward chart domination, crossover success with a young white audience, and ascension to the top of the music business. Motown the Musical is based on Gordy’s 1994 autobiography and uses more than 50 Motown classics to tell the story of Gordy’s meteoric rise. Along the way it shines the spotlight on stars such as Diana Ross, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye and Rick James. The jukebox musical is performed at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday (March 21 to 26) at the Fox Theatre (527 North Grand Boulevard; www.fabulousfox.com). Tickets are $25 to $95.

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It doesn’t matter if it rains, snows, sleets or is pouring down sunshine on St. Patrick’s Day, Dogtown will show up to party. The Ancient Order of Hibernians St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a street party disguised as a family reunion, with neighbors and the Irish-only-inspirit always welcome to join in. The parade itself, which starts at 12:30 p.m., is the big draw, but the after-party is something to see.

Dogtown’s bars and restaurants are ready to serve all comers of legal age, and the streets will be packed until well after dark. No coolers are allowed in to Dogtown, and underage drinking is strictly forbidden. Fri., March 17, 12:30 p.m., free admission, www.stlhibernians.com. Tamm and Oakland avenues, Tamm Ave. and Oakland Ave., St. Louis.

Open at 6 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day with breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets, with green beer, bag piper and live music throughout the day. Win a ten-day trip for two to Ireland in our raffle — winner drawn on St. Patrick’s Day. Fri., March 17. Fallon’s Bar & Grill, 9200 Olive Blvd. 116, Olivette; 314-991-9800.

PAT CONNOLLY TAVERN’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY The Pat Connolly Tavern celebrates its 75th anniversary with a 6 a.m. breakfast ($7 per plate) with full par. Corned beef plates start at 11 a.m. Outside, streetside bars will be set up from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and a huge party tent will have live Irish music, with more Irish music in the upstairs bar from 6 to 10 p.m. Fri., March 17, 6 a.m. Pat Connolly Tavern, 6400 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, 314-647-7287.

ST. PADDY’S DAY PARTY Live music from Diamond Cut Blues Band and Moon Rocket. Fri., March 17, 9 p.m., $5. The Haunt, 5000 Alaska Avenue, St. Louis, 314-481-5003.

ST. PAT’S AT RILEY’S PUB Open at noon on Friday and Saturday for drink specials ($3.50 Smithwick’s on Friday, $3.50 Guinness on Saturday) and food both days (Irish stew and barbecue on Friday and Saturday, respectively). Fri., March 17 and Sat., March 18. Riley’s Pub, 3458 Arsenal St., St. Louis, 314664-7474.

ST. PATS BAR CRAWL ST. LOUIS Drink your way through downtown both Friday and Saturday with the St. Pat’s Bar Crawl. Your $20 ticket gets you two $5 gift cards for food or drink, drink specials, a St. Patrick’s shot glass medallion and more. Participating bars include Flannery’s Pub, Morgan Street Brewery and more. Make sure to be at Lucas Park Grille or Big Daddy’s from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 17, and noon to 2 p.m.

Saturday, March 18, to register. 312600-9035, info@mydrinkon.com, secure. mydrinkon.com/affiliate/mdoeventtab/ event/2017-St-Pats-Bar-Crawl-St-Louis.

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Recreating Scientology With apostates and actor recreations, a new documentary takes on Hollywood’s favorite cult Written by

ROBERT HUNT My Scientology Movie

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ou don’t have to know much about the Church of Scientology to know that it’s received a lot of bad publicity in the last few years. Lawrence Wright’s illuminating Going Clear inspired Alex Gibney’s equally rewarding documentary of the same name, while ex-member Leah Remini wrote a memoir and scored ratings success for her A & E docu-series.

And so readers and viewers have likely already learned about the hucksterish history of its creator, science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard; its endless demands for money from followers; and the “questionable teachings” their money buys, along with the controversial behavior of its current leader, the volatile (a polite way of saying that he allegedly likes to hit people) David Miscavige. Journalists who cover the highly secretive organization have learned to expect lengthy messages from its attorneys, surveillance from (and occasional confrontations with) its members and, eventually, denunciation. (Curiously, the Church usually refuses offers to go on the record with its side of the story.)

The truth, as they say, is out there, so what else is there to tell?

Like many others who have tried to report on Scientology, the British documentarian Louis Theroux was rebuffed when he tried to interview Church officials, so he decided to take a different ap-

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(To clarify things, it’s not entirely his Scientology movie: Theroux makes the journalistic decisions, while co-writer and director John Dower handles the technical aspects.) Aided by some of its more public apostates, he hires actors to re-enact some of Miscavige’s greatest hits: his only televised interview on a 1992 episode of Nightline and a meeting of Church officials in “the Hole,” with the raging Miscavige trashing furniture and terrorizing the staff. Though the re-enactments (clearly represented as such) are only part of the film, they are a crucial part of Theroux’s efforts to show the Church not just as a powerful and secretive organization, but as a significant force in the lives of many, even those who have left it.

Central to Theroux’s investigation is Mark “Marty” Rathbun, who was Scientology’s second most powerful official before leaving the Church in 2004. Rathbun is a prickly, bear-like man — he could pass for Bill Murray’s kid brother — and practically func-

tions as co-director of the re-enacted scenes, though he quickly turns irritable and defensive when asked about his own past deeds on behalf of the Church. In his defense, the film also shows how he’s under near-constant harassment from camera-toting Church members known as “squirrel busters.”

(Rathbun has officially disassociated himself from the film, accusing Theroux and Co. of deliberately provoking the Church and of being insensitive to the admittedly complicated feelings of those who have left it.)

Theroux is a follower of the tradition of Michael Moore, Nick Broomfield and Jon Ronson (fans of Moore’s 1994 TV Nation series will recognize Theroux as one of its contributors). He presents himself as a kind of journalistic everyman, nervously feeling his way through a story that may be more than he can handle.

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showing up in his path. Those who have read or seen Going Clear may recognize much of the material about Miscavige and the scenes taking place behind barbed-wire fences in the Church’s Gold Base, but Theroux humanizes it, stepping right up to the gate to give it a present-day immediacy.

There’s a strange confrontation — one of many — in which a Church representative (silent videographer at her side) tries to chase Theroux and his colleagues away from the base. He’s encountered the woman before and knows that she is the estranged wife of one of his ex-member subjects. But more importantly, he’s started to pick up on the vocal traits and power games that the Church uses on members, and so he answers her in kind. It’s a bizarre, futile shouting match in which neither side really gains anything, but for a brief moment, it allows My Scientology Movie to get unsettlingly close to the mind of one of its members.

Like much of the film, it’s an odd moment, almost comic and ultin mately disturbing.

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Immigrant Song Mi Lindo Michoacán offers tasty Mexican food by way of China — and Cincinnati Written by

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4534 Gravois Avenue; 314-224-5495. Mon.Sun. 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

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o his friends, it was obvious that Jose Garduno should open his own Mexican restaurant.

A native of the southwestern Mexican state of Michoacán, Garduno had been trained by some of the best chefs in Cincinnati, rising

through the ranks from dishwasher to lead line cook and becoming a knowledgeable confidant for his bosses. He had even consulted on a restaurant that went on to be a roaring success. Why not take his skills and go into business for himself?

There was just one small problem. He had no idea how to cook Mexican food.

For anyone who has dined at Garduno’s year-old Mexican spot, Mi Lindo Michoacán, such a claim of inexperience may seem laughable.

And these days, Garduno is indeed proficient in the food of his homeland, having honed his craft over the last several years at a handful of Mexican spots around St. Louis.

For Garduno, however, it doesn’t seem like so long ago that he was an immigrant brickmaker who, desperate for money, took a job as a dishwasher at an upscale Chinese restaurant in Cincinnati. Although he knew nothing about cooking, he was drawn to the restaurant

because he heard that the owners would give him a place to live rentfree while he earned money to get on his feet.

As he toiled away at the dish station, he couldn’t help but be mesmerized by the Chinese delicacies gracing the plates he’d just cleaned. A bastion of authentic cuisine, the restaurant served food prepared by top chefs from Hong Kong who would cycle in and out of the kitchen for months-long stints.

They spoke no Spanish, he spoke no Mandarin, and neither spoke English. Somehow, though, he was able to communicate his curiosity to learn. Before he knew it, he was on the line, reading and speaking Mandarin, and perfecting how to cook Peking duck.

Garduno left Cincinnati for St. Louis to be with his brother and sister and helped them out at two different markets. However, when the opportunity came to help open a Chinese buffet in Festus, he jumped at the chance to get back into his riverfronttimes.com

culinary comfort zone. Following the owner’s passing, Garduno ran the place for a year before deciding to strike out on his own. This time, however, he was armed with a budding repertoire of self-taught Mexican dishes and was ready to open a restaurant that honored his homeland.

His first effort, Garduno’s, was well-received, but he was forced to close the Cherokee Street spot in August 2015 following his divorce.

Determined to have a place of his own again, he searched for the right space and settled upon a storefront on Gravois, just a few blocks north of the iconic windmill. He named his new restaurant Mi Lindo Michoacán, which means “My Beautiful Michoacán” after his home state, and got to work developing a menu that encompassed both the more gringo-friendly fare that he believes American diners want and the more authentic specialties that bring in a mostly Mexican clientele.

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In this sense, you could have two vastly different experiences of Mi Lindo Michoacán, depending on what your order. On the one hand, there’s the gooey, chorizo-laden “Choriqueso” dip that, while salty and satisfying, is basically Super Bowl party fare. Call it “queso fundido” or “sausage cheese dip,” but it’s the same thing you get anywhere that serves refillable chip baskets.

You could also order a chimichanga — the same exact chimichanga you could get at any chain “Mexican” spot. The chimichanga is delicious in that basic sense: crisp, greasy, filled with peppery steak and served with enough sour cream to fill a dairy case. I doubt I’d see this on a street vendor’s cart in Guadalajara, but there’s a time and

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Perhaps nothing is as comforting, however, as Mi Lindo Michoacán’s “Pollo Ranchero.” Garduno calls the sauce on the dish addictive, and this is an understatement. Here, he draws upon his experience in Chinese cuisine, marinating the thinly pounded chicken breasts in an ambrosial concoction of Asian-style sauces (hoisin, soy, oyster and a few other secret additions he won’t disclose). He then coats the chicken in Mexican spices and grills it so that the marinade and spice dusting meld together for a deep, rich glaze.

It’s a flavor fusion that makes you realize perhaps Garduno is on to something special.

The chili rellenos further his case. Like most others of the form, two cheese-filled green peppers arrive with a side of rice and beans.

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If the chiles rellenos provide your first clue that this is a legitimate Mexican spot, the tortas confirm it. A pillow-soft, buttery bun is stuffed with pork al pastor.

The juices from the succulent meat and pineapple soak into the mayonnaise-slathered bread. Large slices of hot green chiles keep things from getting too rich. It’s an excellent sandwich.

By the time you get to the “Empanadas de Mariscos,” any doubt as to Mi Lindo Michoacán’s Mexican bona fides goes out the window.

Unlike other empanadas, which are more like doughy fried dumplings, Garduno’s version looks like a cornmeal omelet. The empanada is flecked throughout with octopus, shrimp, crab and white fish, and filled with a fiery chili sauce that punches through the rich seafood.

Whitefish ceviche, served atop a tostada, is shockingly fresh and mouth-puckering — a pleasant counter to the rich empanada.

Garduno also shows his comfort with delicate preparations on the “7 Mares” seafood stew. Though the fish was of so-so quality and I found more than a few shrimp shells in my bowl, the broth is outstanding. Light yet full-flavored, it has a subtle heat that sneaks up on the back of your throat. It makes the dish.

Garduno’s piece de resistance, however, is his “Molcajete,” a dish that alone validates the restaurant’s

existence. The menu’s description (nothing more than a bare-bones laundry list of ingredients) and the accompanying photo do nothing to prepare you for what proves to be a dazzling display: A massive, searing hot lava rock mortar arrives bubbling with chicken, shrimp, chorizo and steak, all marinated in a spicy, chili-infused sauce. As the various meats continue to cook, they break down into the mortar and fortify the hot sauce with their drippings. Strips of tender cactus hang over the side of the dish and large rectangles of queso fresco are interspersed amongst the meat and marinate in the cooking liquid. The “Molcajete” comes with a side of warm flour tortillas so that diners can make their own wraps — though if you’re anything like me, you’ll find yourself devouring the meat directly out of the bowl and using the tortillas to soak up the delectable sauce like a sponge.

With a dish like this in his pocket, you’d think that Garduno got his start in his abuela’s kitchen, not in the back of a Chinese restaurant. But no matter how he got here, there’s no longer any doubt.

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donating the use of the restaurant and their food for neighborhood functions. Considering how much it costs to run a restaurant, it’s very generous. Plus, they have the best Bloody Mary bar and brunch in the city. Everything is from scratch, and they use super high-end products for everything; they don’t skimp. It’s $15 for the unlimited, bottomless bar. I do their Bloody Mary mix with candied bacon, extra Worcestershire sauce and a blue cheese-stuffed olive, but you can do anything. They have every kind of accoutrement you could ask for. Cookies, fruit, shrimp — you could actually almost eat breakfast from it alone. OK, maybe I have done that.”

Tamara Keefe’s Guide to Lafayette Square Written by

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amara Keefe, owner of Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Creamery (1637 S. 18th Street, 314-858-6100), discovered Lafayette Square in spite of her real estate agent’s best efforts.

“I was relocating to St. Louis for my job, and my realtor kept showing me all of these places in the county that just weren’t the right fit,” Keefe explains. “It turns out, she had orders to show me every place but the city because I was a female and my company said it was too dangerous.”

A California native who was well on her way up the corporate ladder, Keefe wasn’t told this until she stumbled upon Lafayette Square by accident. Her realtor had an errand to run in the city, and she asked Keefe if she would mind accompanying her. “She said, ‘There’s this cute little coffee shop. I can drop you off there and you can wait for me,’” Keefe recalls. “As soon as we pulled into Lafayette Square, I was like, ‘Oh my god — these houses, the trees, the park — I have to live here!’”

Her instincts were confirmed when she was welcomed by the owner of Park Avenue Coffee the instant she set foot inside. “Dale [Schotte] came up and introduced himself. Then all of the neighbors in there did the same,” says Keefe.

“Before I knew it, I had been invited to a neighborhood social. I thought that if people are this nice in this neighborhood, I have to live here.”

Though it may not seem like the two have much in common, Keefe explains that she was attracted to Lafayette Square because of its

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Tamara Keefe dishes up Clementine’s ice cream in a Lafayette Square storefront. | GREG RANNELLS similar feel to her hometown of Laguna Beach. “Yes, Laguna is a beach community, so you really can’t compare them that way,” says Keefe.

“However, both neighborhoods are very community-oriented. In Laguna we have a small downtown area and you can walk to everything you need — exactly like in Lafayette Square.”

Keefe took some time away from making ice cream to share some of her hidden and not-so hidden gems in the neighborhood — that is, if you find yourself needing anything more than one of her boozy concoctions at Clementine’s.

1. Park Avenue Coffee 1919 Park Avenue, 314-621-4020 “From the moment I stepped foot into the neighborhood, Park Avenue Coffee was the key to my existence.

I walked in and everyone (customers and staff) started talking to me, which I wasn’t used to coming from

Southern California, where no one ever spoke to you including your own neighbors. Everyone was so friendly, Dale the owner was so welcoming, I met my first friends in St. Louis here, my first lover, and more importantly, it is where I discovered gooey butter cake for the first time.”

2. Eleven Eleven Mississippi 1111 Mississippi Avenue, 314-2419999 “I love Eleven Eleven because it has such a beautiful ambience. When I was working my corporate job, I would take our clients to dinner there, but it’s also a great place to go if you want to have nice date night.

It doesn’t cost a fortune, and they have amazing happy hour deals too.

They have an amazing pork chop.”

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4. Looking Glass Designs 1917 Park Avenue, 314-621-3371 “Aside from it being a small, woman-owned business, it has the most beautiful embroidered items for any kind of unique gift you want to get — housewarming, new baby, wedding. Andrea, the owner, hand-embroiders everything herself right in there, and it’s reasonably priced; for as little as $10 you can get something that is unique, special and sweet. One time, I went in there talking about a friend was on her third round of IVF, and when I went to check out, she gave me this special ‘good energy’ bracelet and said, ‘Go give this to your friend so she can have good luck and get pregnant!’ She is so thoughtful and has such good energy. She’s such a delight — one of those shop owners from long ago that don’t exist any more.”

5. The Grotto in Lafayette Square Park 2023 Lafayette Avenue, 314-7725724 “I truly think this park is one of the true hidden gems of St. Louis with its historic boathouse and pond filled with fish. More specifically, though, the grotto is a hidden secret spot and is one of the most romantic spots in all of St. Louis. It’s the place to go if you want to sneak a kiss, or bring your sweetheart, or have some time alone with journal or book. People can be in the park, but unless they’ve heard about it, n they won’t know it’s there.”

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Co-Founder of Pi Puts the ‘ZZA in New Eatery Written by

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he newest pizza to hit Skinker is fast, flav rful, and ... oblong?

The latest endeavor by Pi cofounder Chris Sommers, ‘ZZA Pizza and Salad (282 N. Skinker Blvd., 314-696-8585), opened March 3 next to Bobo Noodle House and Kayak’s Cafe. The fast-casual eatery hopes to appeal to students, families and connoisseurs looking for a casual pizza experience in-store or to go.

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Named after the slang term for everyone’s favorite meal, ‘ZZA currently offers nine varieties of pizza — including the colorful “Thai Dye,” which features crispy garlic, spicy chicken, black sesame, peppers and peanut sauce, and the light, zesty “Rocket,” topped with prosciutto, arugula, parmesan and lemon.

Although there’s a wide range of flavors to try, ‘ZZA is consistent in its presentation and pricing; each pizza costs $9 and clocks in at about a dozen square slices. Service is fast, too — thanks to the quick-working employees and high-heat convection oven behind the counter, pizzas are ready in only a few minutes.

The pizzas, which hit a satisfying balance between “serves one” and “overloaded with ingredients,” come on a football-shaped cornmeal crust that plays to both sides of the grip debate; each piece is easy to hold — or fold. It’s thin enough to not get in the way, but structurally sound enough to keep it all together without falling apart (looking at you, St. Louis-style cracker crust).

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lection, with 4 Hands IPA and Schlafly Kolsch on draft, and cans from Stone and Left Hand Brewing. And, for the classy, discerning diner, ‘ZZA offers single-serve wine pods.

‘ZZA also sells seven salads, including the “ZZA’lafel” — a Greekinspired kale and romaine salad with falafel, chicken and a yogurt-mint dressing. Although the $9 price tag (and corny names) might leave some diners skeptical, the salads are filling and, in some cases, larger than the pizzas themselves.

It goes without saying that, if any menu items aren’t to your liking, the pizzas and salads are fully customizable (and gluten-free, if you desire).

The corner space is well-organized, with plenty of seating at tables and at the window. The friendly staff, modern décor and relaxed atmosphere make it an accessible addition to the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood.

‘ZZA is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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wo well-loved St. Louis-area restaurants have closed their doors.

Three Flags Tavern (4940 Southwest Avenue), hailed as the RFT’s best new restaurant of 2014, shut down March 5, while Flaco’s Cocina (8400 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-395-4343), the colorful Caribbean and Latin American restaurant at Delmar Boulevard and I-170, closed on March 2.

Flaco’s Cocina opened in 2008 and was a ray of light in an otherwise drab University City strip mall.

Part Tex-Mex, part Caribbean and Latin-American fusion, the restaurant was inspired by Flaco’s Tacos, the long-shuttered, beloved spot on Lindell Boulevard that claims to have introduced St. Louis to the fish taco.

With its stiff drinks, large covered patio and bohemian downstairs lounge, Flaco’s Cocina was a popular watering hole. The restaurant was much more than a taco joint.

Impeccable guacamole, lobster quesadillas and mole-covered chile rellenos made Flaco’s one of the more interesting gringo-style restaurants in the area.

As for Three Flags Tavern, it wasn’t just a customer favorite; it also earned raves from critics. The RFT’s review praised the restaurant for its “impeccably executed, yet unfussy” cuisine.

The restaurant also earned “Best Brunch” honors during its threeyear run, although, ominously, our 2016 award mentioned its location in the “traffic hellhole” caused by the Kingshighway bridge project.

In an interview with St. Louis Magazine, restaurant owners John and Cathy O’Brien blamed low revenue caused in part by the closure. The bridge reconstruction was supposed to wrap up by late 2016, but delays have stretched the project until at least April.

“We couldn’t keep it going. You can’t blame it all on the bridge, but the bridge is a pretty significant part of it,” John O’Brien said. “I think all the businesses around [us] are suffering to some extent because of the lack of traffic d wn Kingshighway.”

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drew the duck blue because I’ve never seen a blue duck before, and, to be honest with you, I wanted to see a blue duck,” says the oversized, goofy first-grader in the epic American love story Billy Madison.

The Blue Duck (2661 Sutton Boulevard, Maplewood; 314-769-9940), which recently opened in part of the space once occupied by Monarch at the corner of Sutton and Manchester, is family-friendly and has a kids’ menu, but it isn’t just for the Billy Madisons of the world. Far from it.

The restaurant is actually the second outpost of an acclaimed concept with the same name in Washington, Missouri. Owners Chris and Karmen Rayburn’s success in that little pond over the last seven years meant it was time to spread their wings and open a second location in St. Louis.

Executive chef Jordan Knight, who has been with the Blue Duck

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Owners Chris and Karmen Rayburn’s highlights include the hanger steak (top). | JOHNNY FUGGIT for five years, moved to St. Louis to run the new location. A graduate of the culinary program at East Central College in Union, Knight adds a twist to the comfort classics on the menu, resulting in most dishes feeling both new and familiar at the same time.

The newly renovated space and dining experience are meant to maintain a similar feel. The casual atmosphere is welcoming to families, yet also works for a business lunch, happy hour drink or informal date night.

The menus of the two locations are similar, but not exactly the same.

Favorites from the Washington restaurant, such as the grilled pork chop and “Smoked Fried Hot Chicken” breaded with Red Hot Riplets, made the move north. The menu also includes vegan options, including the “Beet LT” featuring smoked beets, mustard greens, smoked green tomato jam and a white bean puree on house-made

sourdough. Nearly everything is made in-house, including the breads and desserts, which are prepared by owner Karmen Rayburn, who doubles as pastry chef.

One of the more ambitious items on the menu is the hanger steak, which includes roasted potatoes, beets, cauliflower, caramelized shallot red wine syrup, cauliflower cream, cured egg yolk, fried pickled red onions and pickled mustard seeds. It’s like a choose-your-own-adventure dish: You can combine any number of wonderful things and every bite proves unique. You certainly won’t find an entree like that at Billy Madison’s Polly Fector Elementary School.

The Blue Duck is open 11 a.m. to midnight Thursday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. It’s closed on Monday. n

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Mo’ Depression Now 50, Son Volt’s Jay Farrar just wants to sing the blues Written by

MIKE SEELY Son Volt

8 p.m. Saturday, March 18. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard, $22 to $25. 314726-6161.

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n the early 2000s, I was walking along the railroad tracks just east of South Broadway — way beyond the brewery, well past any sign of life save for a frozenin-time diner which advertised blue plate specials without the slightest hint of hipster irony.

It was late October — the sky gray, the wind skipping off the Mississippi. I was 2,000 miles from home (I’d left Seattle after landing a job here), feeling lonely and ensuring that I would remain so by walking on those tracks, probably in violation of Burlington Northern trespassing protocol, where nothing and no one could be found.

Except for a giant, jogging bunny.

He was headed straight for me.

Eventually, it became apparent that this was someone’s costume — specifically, the creepy bunny that keeps cropping up in Jake Gyllenhaal’s imagination in the 2001 film Donnie Darko, which had already developed a cult following. Behind the bunny came Snow White and at least one of her seven dwarves.

This was some sort of Halloween footrace in a hollowed-out part of town. They’d come to grace the ghosts with whimsy. Collaterally, they cured me of the blues.

St. Louis was rife with a similarly schizophrenic sense of sorrow and silliness in that era, the combination of which was perfectly encapsulated at Benton Park’s Venice Cafe. With its zany mosaics and raucous patio, it’s never looked like a bastion of the blues. Yet it

Jay Farrar, center, tries on the role of bluesman on Son Volt’s latest album. | DAVID MCCLISTER served as legendary bluesman James Crutchfield’s home base for over a decade before he died — something Jay Farrar remembers profoundly.

The Son Volt frontman was in the audience for some of Crutchfield’s regular shows. And even when he wasn’t scheduled to play, “sometimes it’d be a Bennie Smith jam session and James Crutchfield would just stop by,” recalls Farrar.

Now 50 with teenage kids and a tee time on life’s back nine, Farrar tries on that persona of a seasoned St. Louis bluesman on Son Volt’s latest album, Notes of Blue. In its stringent simplicity, the ten-song LP bravely diverges from the band’s prior oeuvre, which was instrumental in pinning down the previously elusive Americana genre, insofar as it can be pinned down.

“This recording was born out of two different groups of songs that I was writing concurrently,” Farrar explains. “There was a group influenced by Nick Drake and English folk artists, and another group of

songs that were more influenced by blues. Ultimately, they merged.

There was a commonality with finger-picking on guitar. I was aiming for where blues and folk and country music converge.”

The album’s first single, “Back Against the Wall,” is a classic Son Volt tune, featuring soaring guitars and a nasally grumble that can only belong to Farrar, a deeply effective vocal sum in spite of its seemingly creaky parts. But by the third track, the searing stomper “Cherokee Street,” the blues envelopes the album and never loosens its grip.

“That was the first electric song we recorded; it was kind of a primitive setup,” says Farrar, who didn’t select the title arbitrarily. “I see Cherokee Street as the heart and soul of St. Louis. It parallels with Brooklyn [New York, not Illinois].

I see a lot of artists and energy in each place. There’s a certain focused energy there that I just see.”

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the Pageant, where he and Son Volt will play this Saturday. St. Louisans tend to get starry-eyed when Farrar’s former Uncle Tupelo bandmate, Jeff Tweedy, swoops in from Chicago to grace them with his presence, but they should hardly take Farrar for granted.

Like Crutchfield or Smith, he’s here for the long haul.

“I just think of it as home,” he says of St. Louis. “I have friends and relatives here, and I’ve never wanted to go to a place where everything’s crowded or I have to wait in line to get a seat at a restaurant.”

Which brings us to Provel cheese and toasted ravioli, two foods which are fraudulent in their very names. Should Provel be considered a cheese, despite the fact that it’s a processed Frankenfood consisting of three actual cheeses?

“The short answer is no, but I do love the fact that those two food forms are unique to St. Louis,” says Farrar. “My daughter loves toasted ravioli, though, so you gotta have n it.”

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The Way of the Dinosaur Alt-rock legend Dinosaur Jr refuses to go extinct Written by

JAIME LEES Dinosaur Jr

8 p.m. Sunday, March19. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Boulevard. $25 to $28. 314-7266161.

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hough Dinosaur Jr is hailed by fans as one of the all-time greatest acts tied to the “alternative rock” movement, it never achieved proper mainstream success. Founded in Amherst, Massachusetts, in decidedly pre-grunge 1984, Dinosaur Jr toiled for years on the edges of the local punk scene: too out there for most people to comprehend and too weird to really fit in anywhere else.

Over time this independence has worked to the band’s favor. By not being pigeonholed into any specific scene or claimed by any one genre, it had the freedom to grow organically. Because Dinosaur Jr was the band for nobody in particular, it was eventually able to become the band for everybody.

In 1990, the group went from releasing records on tastemaker labels such as SST to signing a deal with major label Sire Records. But despite minor achievements and enormous accolades, by the mid1990s, the band had fallen apart and scattered. Singer and guitarist J Mascis continued with the band name for a couple of years, while bassist Lou Barlow went to steer Sebadoh and the Folk Implosion, and drummer Emmett Murphy (who goes by the singular “Murph” in all credits and press) started drumming in the Lemonheads.

A reunion was deemed unlikely — the members of Dinosaur Jr seemed to actively dislike each other and were notoriously unable to communicate about even basic things with any success. But Murph tells RFT

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Four albums and twelve years in and the reunion is still going strong. | LEVI WALTON that he still supported a reunion long before it actually happened — and that he even had a certain notable drummer-turned-guitarist in his corner.

“I was doing the Lemonheads and I remember we played at a festival that the Foo Fighters were on,” Murph recalls. “We were hanging out with Dave Grohl and he came up to me, and he’s like, ‘Dude, you gotta get Dino back together! C’mon, dude, you gotta call those guys up!’ And I would just be like, ‘I don’t know, man, I just don’t think J is into it.’

And I would ask J every few years.

I’d see him on the street and I’d be like, ‘C’mon, dude. Dino reunion.’

And he’d be kind of like Lurch from The Addams Family — he’d just kind of go, ‘Uhhh, I don’t think so.’”

By the time the original three finally reunited to tour on the reissues of their old albums in 2005, interest in the band was at an all-time high.

Then the group released Beyond in 2007, its first album as a reformed unit, and the new music was brilliant. The stellar songs were classic Dinosaur Jr, in the best way — a relief to long-time fans who feared that the band might have lost its magic over the years or might screw up its legacy with attempts at a new sound.

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Murph himself acknowledges the hit-or-miss aspect of reunited bands with new music. “Most bands I’ve seen get back together, they have some new direction and you’re like, ‘Oh, man, this is painful. This is bad.

Like, what are you guys doing?’’ he says. “That happens all of the time.”

Not so here. Instead, fans of all different types of music love what the band is doing: Dinosaur Jr’s brutally loud and heavy — yet frequently sweepingly melodic — music is beloved by fans of rock, psychedelic, alternative, punk, pop, prog, noise, classic rock and jam bands.

But even though that’s been the case for 30 years, the band’s members are only just starting to process the scope of their popularity. Murph says that he was delighted when he recently learned that Dinosaur Jr is frequently discussed online in chat rooms by fans of the band Phish. “I was, like, totally blown away,” Murph says. “Really? We were mentioned in a Phish chat room?

Because we’re kind of, like, from the punk, and that’s like the opposite.

Most of the hippie jammy band kids just are not into noise or punk at all — they’re into bluegrass and folk and all that stuff. So I thought that was really funny.”

Still, Murph concedes that the band has done some jam band “noodling.”

“I mean, I’m into that stuff, personally. I grew up listening to like Frank Zappa and Mahavishnu Orchestra, so I can relate,” he says.

“But as a band we’ve always come from — and J and Lou are definitely from — like, thrash and oi! roots, so it always surprises me when we get crossover fans. I’m always kind of shocked.” Dinosaur Jr is currently on a tour of high-end mid-sized venues and will spend the summer playing at major festivals. Murph seems almost bashful about his group’s success, even though he remains hopeful about the future.

The band’s interpersonal relationships must be better, too.

Murph explains that while touring life is often seen by outsiders as glamorous, it’s really just eight to ten people crammed onto one bus, day in and day out. In that way, he says, it’s similar to sailing, where everybody is stuck in one little area.

But what if they managed to get more buses? “If we were like Bon Jovi or something that would be great,” Murph says with a laugh.

“I don’t think we’re at that level n yet.”

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ylan Brady, a locally bred musician, songwriter and producer, used to make entrancing, distended hiphop records from his apartment in Webster Groves.

But when reached by phone in Los Angeles, the 23-year-old Glendale native is settling into life on the West Coast, having secured a place of his own after a few months of couch surfing. He’s keeping busy as a producer and songwriter — he produced the forthcoming solo album from Jesse Rutherford, lead singer of the Neighbourhood — and building off his work with St. Louis artists.

Closest to his heart is the Hella collective, a St. Louis-based group of musicians that includes Ravenna Golden, Calvin Lewis and Toni Saputo, with Brady serving as sonic consigliere between the artists and their audience on Soundcloud. Many of those tracks bear Brady’s distinct thumbprint — glacial beats, sparse but apocalyptic instrumentation, and heavily processed vocals.

“It varies for each artist,” Brady says of his approach as a collaborator, “but I try to not really force my sound onto other people but help figure out what their sound would be, and help them see their vision out.”

Alongside his production work, Brady is an artist in his own right — 2015’s All I Ever Wanted was a deep dive into cavernous hip-hop that didn’t let heavy AutoTune usage completely mask its emotional core — and his latest EP, Dog Show (recorded when he still lived in St. Louis), shows an artist in a process of evolution.

Brady seeks to continue moving away from what he calls “soft-synth, plucky, reverb-y things” — textural elements that have been his calling card as both producer and artist. “I feel like I’ve done that, and I don’t need to strive to that sound anymore. I want to make a different thing every project,” he says.

The five brief tracks on Dog Show certainly show a pivot in direction — where his last record operated on slow-drip hip-hop vibes and narcotized beats, this self-recorded EP channels a raw, punky energy. Having learned the guitar in the past few years, Brady throws himself into the hyper-color chaos of nail-bomb pop.

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stuff like that,” says Brady. “I don’t really know what I’m doing on guitar, so that makes it exciting. I’m just messing around until I find something I like.”

His vocals remain coated in a thick glaze of AutoTune, as he drags and drops his voice along the digital stairsteps of that software. In keeping with the shift in genres, he also douses his delivery in near-indecipherable distortion. But while vocal obfuscation is a hallmark of Brady’s own solo output and much of his work as a producer, his collaboration with local vocalist Bloom is noteworthy for how it lets her voice — a sensitive, nuanced instrument in its own right — lay unadorned at the center of her songs.

Bloom is the aegis of 26-yearold Kalyn McNeil, and her recent album [SIN]SES showcases the depths of her vocal expressions within the context of moody, atmospheric hip-hop.

“I grew up in a musical family,” recall McNeil. “My mom had her own band singing jazz in St. Louis, and my grandmother was a music teacher and my grandfather was a saxophonist. I grew into jazz — It wasn’t something I loved as a kid.

All of my music is rooted in jazz — my dips and my inflections.”

McNeil credits sitting in during her mother’s jazz band rehearsal for instilling a love of harmony.

Still, it was a combination of software and solitude that taught her the power of her own voice. “Harmony became something that was really beautiful and hard to understand,” McNeil says. “I got a MacBook and would record on GarageBand.

I wrote these songs with no instrumental — I created all these cool harmonies and backgrounds.

That’s how I write all my songs.”

McNeil’s songwriting process informs all of Brady’s production on [SIN]SES; her songs are more likely to float in the ether than be locked in a rhythmic grid or be pinned to a chord structure. The single “Raindrops” has brought the most listeners to Bloom’s music — it’s racked up over 80,000 plays on Soundcloud — and the track’s subtlety and use of ambient textures give ample room for McNeil’s full-bodied vocalizations.

“We literally did them in two hours,” McNeil says of her first two singles, “XCHXO!” and “Raindrops.” Both were largely completed during her first meeting with Brady, she says. “He had to go back and tweak them a little bit, but we didn’t really touch the songs after that.”

While Brady is settling into life in Los Angeles and hopes to have some of the Hella crew join him, McNeil is planning on staying in St. Louis — though she hopes she and Brady can continue working together.

“I hope to do more music with him, because I can’t imagine making something that beautiful with anyone else.”

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BROTHER JEFFERSON: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz,

7 p.m. Sunday, March 19.

Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314436-5222.

THE CLAUDETTES: 8 p.m., $10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

GREENSKY BLUEGRASS: 8 p.m., $20-$25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-7266161.

HIP HOP THROWDOWN THURSDAY: w/ Fred Foxx, Don Dizzy, Totally Meli, Sge The 100’s & Breezy, Stuart Allen, Dallaz Turner, Randy Savage G shop 9 p.m., $10. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353.

JOE METZKA BAND: 10 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-4365222.

KIM MASSIE: 10:30 p.m., $10. Beale on Broadway, 701 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-7880.

ODDSOUL AND THE SOUND: w/ Tom Forke 9 p.m., $7. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St.

Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

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BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY: 7 p.m., $25. Casa Loma

Fubar, 3108 Locust Street. $15 to $18. 314-2899050.

Some things just go together. Peanut butter and jelly. Jeans and a t-shirt.

Green eggs and ham. It gets to a point where you can’t think of one without your mind immediately conjuring the other. (Seriously, when was the last time you ate ham-less green eggs?

That would be crazy.) So it goes with Weedeater and copious amounts of marijuana. That’s no coincidence — the Wilmington, North Carolina-based act frequently features pot-centric lyrical themes and even refers to its sound

p.m., $5. San Loo, 3211 Cherokee St., St. Louis,

as “weed metal.” Thick, fuzzy as fuck and heavier than a dump truck full of anvils, Weedeater’s music is best enjoyed with a head full of smoke and a sound system loud enough to burst your eardrums. Fubar’s should do nicely.

Timing Is Everything: Yes, you’ll want to get as high as possible before Weedeater takes the stage, but do not do so at the expense of missing the openers. Locals the Gorge and the Maness Brothers, while worlds apart from one another stylistically, exist on the same musical plane as the show’s headliner. Don’t miss ‘em.

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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX: w/ Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Kenny Wayne Shepherd 8 p.m., $40.50$125.50. Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market St, St. Louis, 314-241-1888.

GRINGO STAR: w/ Golden Fleece, Mirror Mirror, Shitstorm, Subtropolis 9 p.m., $5. The Sinkhole, 7423 South Broadway, St. Louis, 314-328-2309.

JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD: 8 p.m., $15. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

ONLY SOUND: w/ Gary Robert & Community, The Wilderness 9 p.m., free. Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust St., St. Louis, 314-241-2337.

R.J. MISCHO & THE RHYTHM RENEGADES: 10 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

READY 2 GRIND: 6 p.m., $10-$15. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

SIGNALS MIDWEST: w/ Coward’s Way Out 8 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-2899050.

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DAN ANDRIANO: w/ Matt Pryor 8 p.m., $14-$17.

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Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis,

siasts 9 p.m., free. Schlafly Tap Room, 2100

314-352-5226.

Locust St., St. Louis, 314-241-2337.

THRESHOLD ROCK BAND: 9 p.m., free. Nightshift

EDGEFIELD C. JOHNSTON DUO: 8 p.m., free. Pad-

Bar & Grill, 3979 Mexico Road, St. Peters, 636-

dy Mc D’s, 5528 Maryville Road, Granite City,

441-8300.

618-931-2945.

TOM HALL: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups,

IVAS JOHN BAND: 10 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues

700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

& Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-

ZO! + CARMEN RODGERS: 7 p.m., $15-$20. .Zack,

5222.

3224 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-304-3602.

LEROY JODIE PIERSON: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-

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DINOSAUR JR.: 8 p.m., $25-$28. Delmar Hall,

MICHAEL MCDERMOTT: 8 p.m., $15. Blueberry

6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.

Hill - The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd.,

ELECTRIC SIX: 8 p.m., $15. Blueberry Hill - The

University City, 314-727-4444.

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NOAM PIKELNY: 8 p.m., $20-$30. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505.

PONO AM EP RELEASE: w/ Bruiser Queen, Rover 9 p.m., free. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

YESSONGSSTL – A TRIBUTE TO YES: 8 p.m., $12$14. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.

SATURDAY 18 ANDREW MCMAHON IN THE WILDERNESS: w/ Atlas Genius, Night Riots 7 p.m., $30. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-7266161.

ANOTHER LOST YEAR: w/ Never Say Die, Lullwater, Trustfall 7 p.m., $12-$15. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353.

BAD OMENS: w/ Cohen 7 p.m., $12. Fubar, 3108

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EMERY: 7 p.m., $15. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St.

Living Body 9 p.m. Monday, March 20.

Foam, 3359 South Jefferson Avenue. $5. 314-7722100.

Chicago native Jeff T. Smith decamped to Leeds, England, a few years back and quickly found ways to incorporate his skills as a musical polymath with a sense of experimentation and collaboration. A large-scale sonic installation called “Sonic Cauldron” sought to immerse listeners in a veritable field of sound, but his newest project,

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Living Body, operates on a slightly smaller scale, within the confines of noisy indie rock. He played almost all the instruments on 2016’s Body is Working, though the vocals of Katie Harkin cut through the mix on a few tracks and reveal the songs’ searching, tuneful core.

Pond Cars: Two fine local acts will warm the stage for Living Body: Melinda Cooper’s Town Cars and Lisa Houdei’s Le’Ponds.

—Christian Schaeffer

JEN NORMAN: 2 p.m., free. Howard’s in Soulard, 2732 S 13th St, St. Louis, 314-349-2850.

JUSTIN HOSKINS & THE MOVIE: 6 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

LOVE JONES “THE BAND”: 9 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314436-5222.

ROCKY & THE WRANGLERS: 4 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314436-5222.

SHOOTDANG: w/ John Underwood, Copper Iscariot, C is for Cadaver, Matthew Batson 7 p.m., $5. San Loo, 3211 Cherokee St., St. Louis,

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Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue. $16 to $20. 314773-3363.

Since forming in the late ‘80s, Nashville collective Lambchop, the principle vehicle for songwriter Kurt Wagner, has been many things to many audiences.

Americana fans dug the musicianship, folkies swooned to the melodies, experimental punks cranked up the noise and hipsters grooved to the overall inscrutability. Wagner has somehow held his fragmented cult following together through the deliciously dark

whisper of his voice and a sense of ever-impending beauty and doom in his fragile, personal reflections. Last year’s ambient, vocoder-heavy FLOTUS was Lambchop’s least country-lit album in years. What Wagner has planned for this rare St. Louis date is anybody’s guess, but be prepared to be mystified and moved.

Higher and Lonesomer: Like a more tuneful and in-tune Freakwater, the duo act House and Land (Sarah Louise and Sally Anne Morgan) evokes timeless Appalachian folk in the opening slot.

—Roy Kasten

314-696-2888.

TUESDAY 21

SOUL REUNION: 10:30 p.m., $7. Beale on Broad-

JAMAICA LIVE TUESDAYS: w/ Ital K, Mr. Roots, DJ

way, 701 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-7880.

Witz, $5/$10. Elmo’s Love Lounge, 7828 Olive

WEEDEATER: w/ Beitthemeans 7 p.m., $15-$18.

Blvd, University City, 314-282-5561.

Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

KIM MASSIE: 10:30 p.m., $10. Beale on Broad-

MONDAY 20

way, 701 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-7880.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: w/ Inner Outlines, Jon

ANDREW MCMAHON IN THE WILDERNESS: w/

Heisserer, City Under Siege, Miles Malloy 8

Atlas Genius, Night Riots 7 p.m., $30. Delmar

p.m., $8. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St.

Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-

Louis, 314-773-3363.

6161.

ST. LOUIS SOCIAL CLUB: 8 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz,

LIVING BODY: w/ Town Cars, Le’Ponds 9 p.m.,

Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-

$5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St.

436-5222.

Louis, 314-772-2100.

WAR PRAYER: w/ Short Leash, Soul Sucker 7

SOULARD BLUES BAND: 9 p.m., $5. Broadway

p.m., $7. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-

Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-

289-9050.

621-8811.

THIRD SIGHT BAND: 8 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues

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& Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-

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com/Verizon-Wireless-Amphitheater-St-Lou-

way, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

is-tickets-Maryland-Heights/venue/49672.

BOB “BUMBLE BEE” KAMOSKE: 8 p.m. Beale on

HANSON: Wed., Oct. 11, 8 p.m., $40-$42.50. The

Broadway, 701 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-

Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-

7880.

6161, thepageant.com.

THE DOLLYROTS: w/ The Two Tens, Bruiser

HYLIDAE: W/ Demonlover, DMV, Crim Dolla

Queen, The Radio Buzzkills 7 p.m., $12. Fubar,

Cray, Sat., May 27, 8:30 p.m., free. Off Broad-

3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

way, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363,

LAMBCHOP: 8 p.m., $16. Off Broadway, 3509

offbroadwaystl.com.

Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

LETTERS FROM THE FIRE: Fri., Aug. 11, 6 p.m.,

LAYDEN AND THE LION: w/ Rosedale 8 p.m., $5.

$13. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-

San Loo, 3211 Cherokee St., St. Louis, 314-696-

535-0353, firebirdstl.com.

2888.

LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND: Fri., July 28,

MARTY SPIKENER & THE ON CALL BAND: 10 p.m.,

8 p.m., $39.50-$129.50. Peabody Opera House,

$5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway,

1400 Market St, St. Louis, 314-241-1888, pea-

St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

bodyoperahouse.com.

MOOSE BLOOD: w/ Trophy Eyes, Boston Manor,

MARC BENNO & THE RENEGADES: Fri., March 31,

A Will Away 7 p.m., $18-$20. The Firebird, 2706

10 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S.

Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353.

Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazz-

WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAZZ CRAWL: 5 p.m. contin-

bluessoups.com.

ues through Dec. 27, free. The Stage at KDHX,

MOD SUN: Wed., April 26, 8 p.m., $20-$23. The

3524 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-925-7543,

Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis,

ext. 815.

314-833-3929, thereadyroom.com.

NIGHTLY: Thu., April 27, 8 p.m., $12. The Fire-

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bird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353,

311: W/ New Politics, The Skints, Thu., June 29,

firebirdstl.com.

7 p.m., $49.50-$55. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar

THE OBSESSED: W/ FATSO JETSON, Karma To

Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161, thepageant.com.

Burn, Spacetrucker, Thu., April 20, 8 p.m., $15-

ANIMALS AS LEADERS: W/ Veil of Maya, Alluvial,

$18. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-

Tue., May 30, 8 p.m., $25-$28. The Ready Room,

9050, fubarstl.com.

4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929,

PHOENIX RISING: Wed., April 26, 7 p.m., $10-$13.

thereadyroom.com.

The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-

ANTICHRIST: W/ Bastard, Faustian Nihilist, Thu.,

0353, firebirdstl.com.

July 13, 8 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St.

READY 2 GRIND: Sat., March 18, 6 p.m., $10-$15.

Louis, 314-289-9050, fubarstl.com.

Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050,

ARKELLS: Fri., May 5, 8 p.m., $12-$14. Blueberry

fubarstl.com.

Hill - The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., Uni-

THE SECRET SISTERS: Thu., June 22, 8 p.m., $15.

versity City, 314-727-4444, blueberryhill.com.

Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-

ASTRONOID: Fri., April 28, 8 p.m., $10-$12.

588-0505, oldrockhouse.com.

Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050,

THE SHINS: Fri., May 19, 8 p.m., $37-$47. The

fubarstl.com.

Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-

THE BLACK LIPS: Mon., May 15, 8 p.m., $17-$20.

6161, thepageant.com.

Blueberry Hill - The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar

SKEET RODGERS & INNER CITY BLUES BAND: Fri.,

Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444, blueber-

March 24, 10 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups,

ryhill.com.

700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222,

BO AND THE LOCOMOTIVE: Fri., April 14, 9 p.m.,

bbsjazzbluessoups.com.

$10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis,

SLAID CLEAVES: Sun., July 23, 7:30 p.m., $20. Off

314-773-3363, offbroadwaystl.com.

Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-

BOSTON: W/ Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Wed.,

3363, offbroadwaystl.com.

July 5, 6 p.m., TBA. Hollywood Casino Amphi-

SONDER SWAY: W/ Monkh and the People, Jeske

theatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy., Maryland

Park, Thu., March 23, 8 p.m., $5. The Ready

Heights, 314-298-9944, livenation.com/Ver-

Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-

izon-Wireless-Amphitheater-St-Louis-tick-

3929, thereadyroom.com.

ets-Maryland-Heights/venue/49672.

SORORITY NOISE: W/ Mat Kerekes, The Ob-

BROTHER ALI: W/ SA-ROC, Mon., May 22, 8 p.m.,

sessives, Wed., May 10, 7 p.m., $13-$15. The

$18-$67. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis,

Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353,

314-535-0353, firebirdstl.com.

firebirdstl.com.

DELTA RAE: Wed., June 21, 8 p.m., $17-$20. Old

THE B-52’S: Fri., June 16, 7 p.m., $200-$250.

Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-

Saint Louis Zoo, 1 Government Dr Forest Park,

0505, oldrockhouse.com.

St. Louis, 314-781-0900, stlzoo.org.

EMILY KING: Sat., April 15, 8 p.m., $20-$63.25.

TIG NOTARO: Thu., June 8, 8 p.m., $35. The

The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St.

Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-

Louis, 314-833-3929, thereadyroom.com.

6161, thepageant.com.

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE: W/ Nelly, Chris Lane,

VINCE GILL: Sun., May 7, 7 p.m., $57.50-$77.50.

Sun., June 25, 7 p.m., $31.75-$72. Hollywood

Sun., May 7, 7:30 p.m., $57.50-$77.50. River

Casino Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy.,

City Casino & Hotel, 777 River City Casino

Maryland Heights, 314-298-9944, livenation.

Blvd., St. Louis, 314-388-7777, rivercity.com.

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SAVAGE LOVE WISHFUL KINKING

BY DAN SAVAGE Hey, Dan: I went to Dark Odyssey Winter Fire, the big kink hotel takeover event in February. There was this lovely little six-person orgy going on with two cute-as-could-be hippie girls and four older dudes. Then these four people came along. They sat and watched — a guy and three women in hijabs and dresses that went wrist to ankle, fully covered. After a while, one of the hippie girls turned to them and said, “I’d be happy to flog you later if you’d like.”

The three women in hijabs giggled. The whole scene was really sweet, but I just couldn’t get over these three women. I saw them walking around all night, taking it all in. Intellectually, I know there is no reason to think that conservative Islam is incompatible with kink. But my cultural biases make me feel that it is. Or is it possible that covering is their kink?

What would you make of that?

Washington Kinkster Wondering “With all the hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric out there these days, it is tempting to romanticize Islam,” said Eiynah, a Pakistani-Canadian children’s book author who also hosts a podcast that focuses on sex, Islam and apostasy. “The impulse is understandable, but Islam is another one of the blatantly sex-negative Abrahamic faiths.”

The other blatantly sex-negative Abrahamic faiths, for those of you keeping score out there, are Judaism and Christianity.

“Nothing outside of ultra-vanilla plain ol’ two-person hetero sex within the confines of marriage is permissi-

ble,” said Eiynah. So as much as I’d love to agree with WKW that conservative Islam isn’t incompatible with kink, there’s every reason to say that it is.

It’s even incompatible with a woman being slightly “immodest” in front of men. Modesty codes are pretty rigid in Islam, and in non-Muslim-majority countries, modesty garments tend to stick out rather than blend in. Which achieves the exact opposite purpose — attracting more attention, not less.”

And when sex-negativity, modesty and religion mix it up, WKW, the part of our brain that grinds out kinks kicks into high gear. That’s why there is Mormon-undergarment porn out there and nun porn and hot-priest calendars for sale on sidewalks just outside Vatican City.

“Islamic modesty has become fetishized for some — quite literally,” said Eiynah. “There’s hijabi porn and hijabi Lolitas. So the people WKW saw could be into some form of hijab kink.”

I’ve seen a few people dressed up as Catholic nuns at fetish parties, WKW, and I didn’t think, “Hey, what are nuns doing here?!?” I thought, “That person has a nun kink.” (Related point: The nuns you see at queer pride parades?

Not really nuns. #TheMoreYouKnow) “Finally, it’s possible they could be a more ‘open-minded’ polygynous Muslim family that ventured into the hotel in a moment of adventurousness,” said Eiynah. “We are all human, after all, with urges, kinks, curiosities and desires that surface, no matter what ancient morality code we try to follow.”

Amen.

Hey, Dan: I’m a 30-year-old woman in a long-term polyamorous relationship with a stellar guy. Our relationship be-

gan as extremely Dom/sub, with me being the sub. Now, six years later, I find having kinky sex with him challenging.

We have a very deep, loving relationship, so my feelings get hurt when we engage in bondage and kink play. This is especially problematic because I still enjoy BDSM with folks I’m not dating.

Basically, if I’m not in love with someone, it doesn’t hurt my feelings when they beat me and humiliate me. My boyfriend feels slighted, but I just don’t know what to do.

Every time we play rough, my feelings get hurt. Any thoughts?

She’s Hurting His Heart It’s not uncommon to meet people in BDSM spaces/circles who have passionate, intimate, solid and regular vanilla sex with their long-term partner(s) and intense BDSM play and/or sex with more casual partners. For some submissives, intimacy and a long-term connection can interfere with their ability to enter into and enjoy their roles, and the same is true for some Doms. If this is just how you’re wired, SHHH, you may need to write a new erotic script for your primary relationship — or make a conscious decision to have new and different and satisfying sexual adventures with your boyfriend.

Hey, Dan: I cannot find a woman who will accept my panty fetish. Please advise.

Trembling Man Inquires Keep looking, TMI. There are women out there who think men can be sexy in panties — and anyone who thinks men can’t be sexy in panties needs to check out all the hunky panty-wearing models at xdress.com.

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Hey, Dan: I am a sissy husband. My problem is I am not attracted to women at all. I have asked my wife to cuckold me. My penis is less than two inches long, and the only way for me to have sex with her is by using my strap-on on her. When I do that, all I can think of is my best friend Roberto. I shared a queen-size bed with him for two years. While we lived together, I did all of the “women’s work.”

Roberto always told me how small and soft and feminine my hands were. He drank a lot and then would pass out in our bed. I would put on one of my sexy pink nighties and sleep next to him. Now I have a wife, and I am so jealous that Roberto might find a girlfriend. I have begged my wife to cuckold me with Roberto. She said, “Roberto is a very sexy man, but I don’t know.” How can I tell her that I am totally feminine and turned off by women and totally turned on by men? How do I tell her that she is married to a sissy man lover? I want her to have a boyfriend. Then when she is out with her boyfriend, I would get dressed up like a sissy and be locked out of the house dressed as a woman and have to wait for her to let me back in after her boyfriend left. Please help.

Lust In South America Thanks for sharing. Not sure I believe a word you wrote, LISA, but it was an entertaining read. (OK, OK, some advice: Tell your wife the truth, suggest redefining your marriage as a loving-but-companionate one, propose cuckolding as a way for you two to maintain a sexual connection, albeit one mediated through a third party. Good luck.)

Listen to Dan’s podcast at savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net

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