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tools aren’t always deployed well. Beyond the lack of a city-wide economic development plan, he says that developers are often trapped in a “nightmare” trying to pierce the city’s bureaucracy. “There’s a lot of potentially progressive developers out there in the county who don’t bring their know-how and their investment to St. Louis because learning the whole permitting process here and navigating around it is not transparent,” he says. One possible solution would be a “concierge” system, which Brugmann suggests could attract developers to distressed areas. “The city could say, ‘We offer a special service to developers that do social-impact real estate,’” explains Brugmann. “‘And if you come to our city with your models and experiences and investors, we will help you through the process.’” One organization that’s already expressed interest in St. Louis is the Manchester Bidwell Corporation, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit that’s already exported its model for youth education centers to ten cities around the country. St. Louis, says Brown, is interested in becoming the eleventh, though the conversation is in the early stages. Still, the 100 Resilient Cities grant paying for Brown’s salary will ex-
pire at the end of this year, and it remains to be seen whether last week’s two-day “CoLab” will produce real results. The real trick won’t just be improving a single neighborhood, but strengthening the city overall. One of the attendees, Andrew Arkills, says he’s cautiously optimistic. A data analyst by trade, Arkills is also a member of Team TIF, a group that’s been highly critical of the city’s development and incentive strategies. By giving big tax breaks to developers, the group believes the city is sapping itself of resources while driving money into the central corridor. On Wednesday Arkills sat at the same table as his frequent opponent on matters relating to city development, Otis Williams, director of the St. Louis Development Corporation. The CoLab, says Arkills, “was good in the sense that we’re not, as a city, claiming to have all of the answers, and we’re not afraid to seek outside help. It was a good exercise for what can happen if you get folks in the same room for a day and a half to work in a focused way, and to come up with solutions that don’t require five more months of thinking and mapping out.” The mayor’s office says that the city plans to release a report on those possible solutions later this n month.
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n May 2016, St. Louis police arrested an electrical engineer named Charles Lewis on two counts of “making terroristic threats.” Lewis had a heated exchange with a former employer — they called the cops, and he found himself facing criminal charges. Lewis, 62, protested his innocence, and the case went to trial last March. The jury found him not guilty of one count; on the other, jurors deadlocked, with ten of the twelve voting not guilty. Lewis had spent ten months in St. Louis’ notoriously hellish jail, called the Workhouse, while waiting for his day in court. He endured another two months after trial — waiting for weeks on end until the Circuit Attorney’s Office decided, ultimately, not to retry the case. But it’s what happened next that led Lewis to file a lawsuit in federal court last week against the city, Sheriff Vernon Betts, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and a host of lower-level officials. Even after the case was finally dismissed for good on May 15, 2017, months after Lewis’ partial victory at trial, Lewis stayed stuck in jail for eight more days. It took his public defender badgering the sheriff’s office time and again to ultimately get him released, his lawsuit alleges. That lawyer, Elad Gross, says Lewis isn’t alone. Last September, he filed suit on behalf of an eighteen-year-old woman, Destiny Payne. Payne had been held in the Workhouse for fifteen days after the charges against her were
Charles Lewis, shown here with his granddaughters, is suing St. Louis over his horrific stay in the city’s Workhouse. | COURTESY OF CHARLES LEWIS dropped, her suit alleges. When Payne was released, she had no idea she’d been held longer than she should have. Gross believes there are many more like her. “Unfortunately, that story is pretty common,” he says. “Most people in this situation, they’re in jail, the charges against them are dismissed — they’re like, ‘Thank God I’m done.’ They’re just glad they’re released; they never think about it.” But, he says,
holding defendants for days or even weeks on end without any charges pending is a grave infringement upon their constitutional rights. “Keeping him there without any reason is a violation of a number of amendments,” Gross says of Lewis. “There’s no due process, they’re seizing his person, he’s being deprived of his freedom and liberty — and there’s no reason for that to happen. None.”
In a statement, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office said, “It is Department policy not to comment on the specifics of pending litigation. The general process is the City of St. Louis Sheriff’s Department does not run or is responsible for the city corrections facilities. The city Department of Corrections is responsible for housing and the release of prisoners. City sheriffs only transport prisoners between facilities and the courts.” A former assistant attorney general for the state of Missouri, Gross says he stumbled on the situation after being assigned to be Payne’s public defender. She’d been held for months in the Workhouse without ever seeing a lawyer, and he couldn’t even get in at first due to a lice outbreak at the jail, he says. When he finally got to her, she told him just to plead guilty to whatever it took — she was desperate to get out of the Workhouse. Once Gross finally was able to see her complete case file, he was shocked to learn the charges had been dropped days before. After he began making phone calls, he says, Payne was released from jail at 3 a.m. He spent days tracking her down to let her know what had happened. While researching her case, he began asking contacts about similar occurrences. That’s when he learned about what had happened to Lewis. Payne’s case recently survived the city’s motion to dismiss, and so Gross says he plans to dig deeply into the problem — and how frequently it’s occurring. “I think there are a number of other people out there who’ve been affected by this, and they may not even realize it,” he says. — Sarah Fenske
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hat was you r most e m b a r r as s i ng moment?
After FDR died and I became president, I compared my situation to having a load of hay fall on you. Specifically, I told a group of reporters, ‘I don’t know if you fellas ever had a load of hay fall on you, but . . .’ Afterward, it occurred to me that coming from the first president from Missouri, this analogy might have reflected poorly on my state. Specifically, those reporters might have concluded that a Missouri boy can’t handle having a big load of hay fall on him. But please, let me assure you, the exact opposite is true.
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Universal healthcare. This campaign promise did not quite work out, as you might have already noticed if you don’t have any health care. But in recognition of his efforts, Harry and Bess Truman got the first two Medicare cards ever issued. So unfortunately, that story your grandfather told you about getting the first Medicare card was a lie. Unless your grandfather is Harry S. Truman. In which case, thank you for reading this book, Clifton, Harrison, or Thomas!
Vital Stats Looks: 7 Harry S. Truman looks like a turtle, but a relatively handsome one. Just relatively, though. There are a lot of very handsome turtles out there.
Physique: 8 While president, Truman got up at 5 a.m. almost every day and walked 1–2 miles, then swam laps in the White House pool. And he usually tried to squeeze in a “nap” with Bess in the afternoon.
Charisma: 4 It took Truman eight years to beat the Nazis, establish NATO, and convert the U.S. economy to a peacetime footing. And that’s the same amount of time it took him to convince someone named “Bess” to marry him.
Doing shots at breakfast: 10 Truman did a shot of bourbon every morning, accompanied by a light breakfast. And if Truman could lead the free world fueled by nothing but a shot of hard liquor on an empty stomach at 6 a.m., then it is definitely OK for you to have a third mimosa at brunch. If the server looks at you funny, just tell him “I am President Harry S. Truman!”
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Funny People How two political junkies wrote a book, built a candle empire and made their dreams come true in south St. Louis
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here are days when JD and Kate Dobson’s house smells like Donald Trump — suntan oil and steak, with a note of synthetic hair. And then there are the Justin Trudeau days, when the cozy little house in Southampton fills with the intoxicating aroma of chai tea and maple. The Canadian prime minister lingers, to the point that someone will invariably compliment Kate’s “perfume” later when she’s at the grocery store. “Is that ...” they’ll ask, maybe thinking Gucci or Hugo Boss. “That’s Justin Trudeau,” she says. When your
job involves making candles infused with the essence of world leaders, these are the occupational hazards. They are not the only occupational hazards for JD and Kate Dobson these days. In addition to the couple’s thriving candle business (more on that in a minute), Henry Holt and Company just published their first book, Hottest Heads of State, a whimsical and largely affectionate look at the U.S. presidents in the vein of US Weekly. Each of the 45 men to hold the office gets a profile filled with goofy little tidbits, pop quizzes and vital stats. There is also “Match the Mistress to Her Potus” and “Spe-
cial Investigation: Which Presidents Are Also Sexy Vampires?” (Nixon, as it turns out, is not: “We don’t think Richard Nixon is a vampire. But it’s not for lack of trying.”) There are even twelve sexual fantasies involving Grover Cleveland. (No. 1: “Have sex with him two non-consecutive times.”) It’s hilarious, but also surprisingly informative. If you ever need a crash course in the gold standard written à la Buzzfeed, the Dobsons are at your service. So what are the pitfalls of writing a humorous yet sex-drenched book about our commanders in chief? Thus far, no president has sued — Donald Trump,
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who gets the authors’ harshest treatment, saved that publicity bonanza for their publisher’s other big 2018 release. Most of the others are no threat; as Henry Holt’s lawyer helpfully informed them, “You can’t libel the dead.” But there are the gift shops that persist, to their consternation, in stocking Hottest Heads in the kids’ section. There are onestar reviews on Goodreads — OK, there is one lone one-star review on Goodreads, but it still smarts. And there is, more than anything, the waiting-for-a-reaction part, the knowledge that the project you’ve spent months obsessing over is now in the hands of readers across the nation, and ... well, JD and Kate are holding their breath to see if America laughs as hard reading it as they did while writing it. “It’s weird,” says JD, 41. “It’s not like we’ve had a lot of feedback. I don’t want to say it’s anti-climactic, but, you think you’ll wake up the day that it’s out and it will change your life.” Instead, you find yourself obsessing over that one-star review (“It didn’t say anything!” JD laments) and wondering, no matter how many other, positive comments there have been, if the jokes are bombing. Still, the Dobsons will be the first to tell you that they’re having a blast. They’re nearly sparkling with excitement over the research they did, the way they flipped it Continued on pg 14 into funny.
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FUNNY PEOPLE Continued from pg 13 They are not angsty mopes who complain about the loneliness of the author’s craft. “I loved writing it,” Kate, 37, admits. “Having written something you’re proud of, it’s the best high in the world.” “Compared to having a real job…” says JD. He would know. Two years ago, their house off Hampton Avenue thrummed with a different energy. JD was working long hours in downtown St. Louis for public
relations powerhouse FleishmanHillard, while Kate was trying to find her mojo as a stay-at-home mom to their two kids. They’d met in Washington, where JD had started out working for U.S. Senator Kit Bond (R-Missouri) and wound up as a lobbyist advocating for anti-malaria concerns. Kate, a Florida native, was the comics-page editor for the Washington Post. They fell in love, got married and moved back to JD’s native St. Louis, as St. Louisans are wont to do. For a Capitol Hill guy, JD had a remarkably good sense of humor,
for which he credits a childhood love of Bloom County and Doonesbury. In Kate he’d found the spark to light his creativity — and a Democrat to his then-loyal Republican. Kate wasn’t originally a political animal, although as a kid she took her older brother’s cue and was fixated on the presidents. “By second or third grade I could recite the presidents in order (which I can still do, but it is less impressive now),” she notes. “I also tried at one point to read a biography of every president in order, but only got as far as John Adams.” But in D.C., you can’t help but
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inhale the talk about government. “I imagine it’s sort of like how my parents moved to Jacksonville and suddenly became rabid college football fans,” she says. As an outgrowth of that obsession, just for fun, the two started a blog — the Hottest Heads of State, where they ranked world leaders for their, well, hotness. It was Kate’s idea and more or less always Kate’s baby. “Every good idea we’ve ever had was Kate’s,” says JD. “I just went with it.” It got a few clicks. “Literally just our friends,” Kate explains. “Two hits a day.” Then, in 2009, not long after they moved to St. Louis, journalist John Dickerson somehow found the site. (“I think he was searching Google for ‘hottest world leaders,’” Kate posits.) He tweeted a link, and there was a brief blast of Beltway coverage. Politico wrote a story, and everybody else in the D.C. pack followed. At the time, they didn’t know what to do with the attention. “We were getting a lot of mean comments, a lot of racist comments,” Kate recalls. “Racist comments in other languages.” Trolls from the countries that formerly comprised Yugoslavia proved just as nasty as American ones (who knew?), and they struggled to stay on top of the barrage. While Kate did an interview with a South Korean TV show, media interest waned without further developments. Years passed. JD felt done with the Hottest Heads project, but Kate found herself circling back to it. She had too much creative energy and no outlet. “I’d always wanted to be a stayat-home mom, but it was hard,” she says. “I wasn’t happy.” She took to painting, and then repainting, various rooms of the house. She also constructed an elaborate Mexican terrace in their basement, complete with a fake tree and stars overhead, like a south city version of Epcot Center. Hottest Heads wouldn’t let her go. She’d always had the idea in the back of her head that at some point, for President’s Day, she should rank the U.S. presidents in order of their hotness, but she never remembered in time to make it happen. “Every year on February 26 — ‘Oh shit, did I miss President’s Day?’” she laughs. In 2015, she didn’t forget. From No. 44 John Adams to No. 1 Franklin Pierce, each man got a photo and one perfectly executed quip.
To give the Trump candle its signature coiffure, the Dobsons have dismembered countless wigs. COURTESY OF JD AND KATE DOBSON
helpful, they started wondering if maybe Hottest Heads really was destined for print. They finally got their book deal in August 2016, and within days, JD put in his notice at FleishmanHillard. He dreamed of catching his breath after all those years of toiling on Capitol Hill and then at the office. He thought maybe he’d go to his be beloved Cahokia Mounds and take a minute to unwind. That was eighteen months ago. “I haven’t gone yet,” he says. That’s because, out of nowhere, they
“Every year on February 26 — ‘Oh shit, did I miss President’s Day?’” In 2015, she didn’t forget.
suddenly found themselves with a political candle business. The candles, too, were Kate’s idea. She was writing tongue-incheek fan faction about Vladimir Putin (as one does) when she included a throwaway line about the room being lit by “hundreds and hundreds of Putin-scented candles.” She loved the idea so much she decided to make one.
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a Trump one?” In the summer of 2016, Trump still felt like a joke. After she created the candle, topped with its own little swath of bright faux fur on the lid, she took it to just one store: Phoenix Rising in the Delmar Loop. Owner Carrie Drda said yes right away. That one store led to a story in the RFT. And that led to national attention — Buzzfeed, naturally, along with a host of other outlets. Suddenly, JD and Kate were swamped with candle orders. They filled them, even as they were deep in the weeds on their book. In November, they fully intended to whip up a chapter on Hillary Clinton and put the Trump candles behind them forever. But then the impossible happened, and not only were they writing a chapter about Trump, but suddenly everyone wanted a Trump-scented candle all over again. They now have fourteen candles in their line, ranging from Rutherford B. Hayes to Theodore Roosevelt to, yes, Justin Trudeau, each displayed in its own homemade diorama in their dining room. (Joe Biden’s candle, naturally, is riding the Amtrak Acela.) On any given day, they sell more than 100 candles. Having the business take off just as their book project heated up proved a blessing in disguise. Hand-pouring candles turns out to be the perfect mindless, physical activity to give yourself a break after a few hours of intense writing. JD, who makes the candles, will plow through a batch in the basement while binge-watching TV. Kate, who packs them, tags into their workspace as he heads off elsewhere to write. They’re a team, but each gives the other enough space to work on their own before they come back together. Whether they’re editing each other’s jokes or handling orders for “impeachment-scented candles” (which offer “a flicker of hope for when you need it” and a spinner top with actual ideas for making America great again), they seem almost perfectly in sync. But while life is good in south city, there remain, yes, occupational hazards beyond wondering
how their prose will be received by D.C.’s literati (or even just some poor kid who stumbles onto their joke about Grover Cleveland and the Cleveland steamer — thanks, booksellers!). That Donald Trump candle-topper, as it turns out, is a menace. The fur follicles seem particularly attracted to their shower curtain and their offspring’s clothing. “I’ll be literally brushing it off my kids on the way to school,” says Kate. “My belly-button lint is part Trump hair,” JD sighs. It’s still nice work if you can get it. And if you’re JD and Kate Dobson, you can get it ... you just have to be hilarious, and smart, and willing to wait ten years. Oh, and willing to spend the best years of your life cutting synthetic wigs into little candle-toppers and packing the olfactory essence of Justin Trudeau into boxes to be shipped out across America while your kids sleep. This is the price you pay, and if you are lucky, you end up with a brisk business, a partnership that most people can only dream of, and a really, really funny book. Hottest Heads of State, Volume One: The American Presidents is now for sale at a bookstore near you. For candle information, see www.etsy.com/shop/JDandKateIndustries.
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FRIDAY 02/16 Tom Huck: Electric Baloneyland
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For decades, St. Louis artist Tom Huck has been delighting and revolting the masses in equal parts with his beautifully grotesque woodcut prints. From his Evil Prints outpost on Washington Avenue, Huck creates incredibly intricate, satirical images that call to mind the best of the Garbage Pail Kids as passed through an Albrecht Dürer filter. His latest show, Electric Baloneyland, catalogs the downward trajectory of American society through the lens of a county fair in Huck’s patented confrontational style. The exhibition makes its St. Louis debut this week with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 16, at the Duane Reed Gallery (4729 McPherson Avenue; www.duanereedgallery.com). The show continues through March 31. — Daniel Hill
Dario Calmese: amongst friends. Harlem preservationist Lana Turner is known for her collection of vintage fashions, among many other things. St. Louis-born artist Dario Calmese originally wanted to photograph her numerous hats, but quickly realized that Turner’s personal style (she believes dressing is an artistic medium) should be captured in whole. Calmese photographed her in her Sunday best, tapping into the long black church tradition and Turner’s own recreation of her identity through her savoir faire, which he fixed in black and white images. Calmese’s photographs of Turner are partly theatrical, partly a statement of black identity, and they comprise his new exhibition, Dario
Calmese: amongst friends. The show opens with a free public reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 16, at Projects+Gallery (4733 McPherson Avenue; www. projects-gallery.com). At 1 p.m. Saturday, February 17, Calmese and Tuner discuss their collaboration at the gallery. The show remains up through March 31, and the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday. — Paul Friswold
The Ritz Chamber Players Classical music has benefited from the rise of talented musicians of Asian descent for several decades now, but black musicians are still a rare sight in the concert hall. The Ritz Chamber Players is an all-black group founded by clarinetist Terrance Patterson, riverfronttimes.com
one of several African American chamber ensembles establishing beach heads all across the world. The group performs at the highest level, proving that only talent and perseverance matter in classical music, not the color of your skin. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Washington University’s 560 Music Center (560 Trinity Avenue, University City; www.edison.wustl.edu). The Ritz
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CALENDAR Continued from pg 19 Chamber Players presents a program that includes Debussy’s Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp and black composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Movement for String Trio. Among the players on stage will be Washington University faculty member Kyle Lombard (violin) and the grand dame of harpists, Ann Hobson Pilot, who played with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 40 years. Tickets are $10 to $20. — PF
SATURDAY 02/17 SLLAW XV: Masquerade Brawl The St. Louis Lady Arm Wrestlers (SLLAW) combine the theatricality of professional wrestling with the over-the-top power of Sylvester Stallone’s character in cult film Over the Top. These hand-grapplers wear outlandish costumes and develop wild personae to aid them as they test their strength. The Masquerade Brawl is the group’s first bout of 2018, and it features old favorites such as Lucille Brawl, Surly Temple and Betsy Boss, as well as some new competitors. The Masquerade Brawl starts at 9 p.m. tonight at the Heavy Anchor (5226 Gravois Avenue; www.sllaw.org), and poet/ bassist Tonina provides the halftime show. Admission is $10, but cash to bribe competitors is often useful. Proceeds benefit the Center for Women in Transition. — PF
Galentine’s Day Massacre Galentine’s Day, as all fans of muchmissed sitcom Parks and Recreation know, is the fictional holiday for ladies to celebrate their female friends. But if you were to celebrate it in the real world, then it would eventually be recognized as an actual holiday. And so GutterGlitter presents the Galentine’s Day Massacre from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. tonight at Community Arts and Movement Project (3026 Cherokee Street; www.stlcamp.org). This queer dance party and drag show features performances by 20
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My Bloody Valentine’s Valentine’s Day is touted as a day of romance and tender feelings, but that’s not everybody’s idea of love. Some people feel a descent into the realm of horror, madness and nightmares is what love is all about (we call them “married people”). Famed haunted house the Darkness (1525 South Eighth Street; www.scarefest.com) is newly renovated, and it will be open tonight for My Bloody Valentine’s, the perfect day for those who can only say “I love you” while screaming. Terror Visions 3D and Zombie Laser Tag are part of the deal, but only the first 500 people will be allowed entry. My Bloody Valentine’s runs from 7 to 11 p.m., and tickets are $25. — PF
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Inc. in 2006, to help young black women empower themselves to grow up and become resilient and confident women. At the same time, Burke began the Me Too movement, helping girls who had been victimized by sexual abuse know that they are not alone with their pain, and that in time they can overcome it. Me Too became a slow-moving wave that recently gained speed as a rallying cry for women of every color and walk of life, because misogyny and sexism don’t discriminate. Burke will be in St. Louis to deliver the Black History Month lecture at Webster University’s Loretto-Hilton Center (130 Edgar Road; www.events. webster.edu), and the event is open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m. and admission is free. — PF
WEDNESDAY 02/21 Vivian Maier: Photography’s Lost Voice Vivian Maier burst onto the art scene in 2007 with her treasure trove of urban photography. It was quite a feat for an 81-year-old, but even more so because most
of her work was of mid-century New York and Chicago and she had ceased making images a decade earlier. Also, she didn’t ever show her work herself; filmmaker John Maloof bought a crate of negatives at auction and in it discovered her vast archive. He has spent years printing and scanning these negatives to bring her work to the public eye. Vivian Maier: Photography’s Lost Voice, the new exhibition at the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (3415 Olive Street; www.iphf.org), offers St. Louis the rare opportunity to see Maier’s work up close. The show includes her black-and-white urban images, her later color abstract work and examples of her landscape portraiture. Vivian Maier: Photography’s Lost Voice is on display Wednesday through Saturday (February 21 to May 26). Admission is $3 to $5. — PF Planning an event, exhibiting your art or putting on a play? Let us know and we’ll include it in the calendar section or publish a listing on our website — for free! Send details via e-mail (calendar@riverfronttimes.com), fax (314-754-6416) or mail (308 N. 21st Street, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63103, attn: Calendar). Include the date, time, price, contact information and location (including ZIP code). Please submit information three weeks prior to the date of your event. No telephone submissions will be accepted. Find more events online at www.riverfronttimes.com.
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Written by Charles Busch. Directed by Gary F. Bell. Presented by Stray Dog Theatre through February 24 at the Tower Grove Abbey (2336 Tennessee Avenue; www. straydogtheatre.org). Tickets are $25 to $30.
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here is a foreign element stalking America. It undermines the social order, drives wedges between husbands and wives and stops beloved comedienne Pat Pilford from being elected president of the Screen Actors Guild. Friends, I’m talking about Method acting. Welcome to the wild world of Charles Busch’s comedy Red Scare on Sunset, which riffs on McCarthy-era America, old Hollywood, gender roles, celebrity gossip and the soft-focus biographical feature. Stray Dog Theatre’s current production of the show is a high-tech/low-brow marvel that thrives on both the strength of its performances and the growing sense that what Busch and director Gary F. Bell are really skewering isn’t 1950s America. There’s also a tasteful nude scene involving a Lady Godiva fantasy sequence. It’s a delightfully weird show; you should see it for yourself. We open on a broadcast of the Pat Pilford radio show, which is derailed when Pilford (Shannon Nara) fires her co-star on-air because he’s a communist sympathizer. Nara plays Pat as a fire-breathing version of Lucille Ball — only louder, blonder and much crasser. Pat’s best friend is Hollywood good girl Mary Dale (Will Bonfiglio, in drag), who is so downright wholesome that her initial entrance is accompanied by soft lights and swelling strings. Mary is apolitical, and gently chides her
Mary and Pat (Will Bonfiglio and Shannon Nara) fight the commies and look good doing it. | JOHN LAMB friend for firing a man based on suspicion, as well as for gossiping about other celebrities’ personal lives. (Pat is unswayed. “We have a right to know who’s boffing who,” she sneers.) Bonfiglio cuts a willowy silhouette even in Mary’s billowy mid-calf skirt, which is always paired with gloves, hat and pearls. (Costume designer Amy Hopkins appears to have raided Doris Day’s closet.) He’s good in heels and even better at portraying the breezy laugh that always seems to be on Mary’s lips. She loves acting, her new beach home and her husband Frank (Stephen Peirick), a brooding theater actor whose film career is bottom-
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swooping in for a kiss should be an Olympic event. Frank senses a career rebirth when actress Marta Towers (Ariel Roukaerts) claims she could get him into Yetta Felson’s Method acting class. “We could do No Exit,” she purrs seductively, which causes Frank to lick her hand in excitement. He takes the plunge, and soon learns to his dismay that the Method views movie stars as the enemy — its dream is a world without a star system, color film, age-defying camera filters or top billing. Its practitioners are all communists, and they blackmail Frank to get rid of Mary to further the cause and help destroy America. Director Bell keeps the action moving along briskly, which is a necessity in a play that has attempted murders, failed seductions, a brief extract of Mary’s new musical biopic Godiva Was a Lady and much skullduggery. The smallish cast doubles and triples up on parts to fill out the constellation of stars in Hollywood (Stephen Henley in particular impresses while disappearing into several roles), while a large screen above the wide Tower Grove Abbey stage provides scene titles, rising moons and that aforementioned fantasy sequence starring a coquettish Bonfiglio. There’s also a layer of special effect sounds that underline double-takes, hunches and shocking discoveries (no sound designer is credited). When the dust settles, Mary has been swayed to Pat’s red-whiteand-blue-or-death worldview. She bravely lists the names of people she knows who may be communist sympathizers and/or Method actors — it’s a whiplash-inducing scene. In the historical past, she’s betraying her friends and co-workers. In the context of the play, she’s heroic. In the real world, which is quite close at hand in the closing minutes of the play, there is a sense of anticipation. We have our own national obsession with Mother Russia and possible collusion — should we be rooting for her to name one name above all others, or are all witch hunts equally wrong? It’s a strangely serious finale for a play that gives so n many laughs along the way.
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interrupted only by the tapping on the glass from eager spectators pointing at my plate, smiling and giving a thumbs up. I couldn’t tell if they were sharing in my amazement or trying to beat down the window to snag some nachos. Either made perfect sense. That Westport Social is attracting throngs of people willing to stand in bone-chilling weather to get inside is quite a development to say the least. It’s no secret that Westport Plaza, the sprawling dining and entertainment destination in which it resides, has seen its glory fade, as once-signature properties saw their patrons flee faster than you could down a Long Island iced tea at the old America’s Pub. A year ago, the only real luster on the place was the golden-mirrored high-rise that bore its name — and even its outdoor-facing “scenic elevator” is broken. Yet hospitality management company LHM is banking on the riverfronttimes.com
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ple, crushed tomato sauce gives them that essence. The crust is crispy, the interior is gooey and, when paired with large, fennel-flecked crumbles of local sausage, it makes for the quintessential sausage pie. Even the plain cheese version hits the spot. I have a hard-and-fast rule about not ordering fish tacos at a place that looks like it shouldn’t serve fish tacos. Westport Social fits that profile and blows my theory out of the water. A flaky piece of battered cod is nestled into a corn tortilla with crisp cabbage slaw and lemon pepper crema. If I were served this exact dish on the
beach in Baja, I wouldn’t blink. I wanted the house burger to be thicker and juicier than it was based on its blend of sirloin, brisket and short rib. As it is, it’s a solid cheeseburger smothered in American cheese and grilled white onions. Considering how much Westport Social improved upon other bar staples, I expected more. A pulled-pork sandwich at lunchtime gave that. The succulent meat was reminiscent of what you’d get hand-plucked at a pig roast. The kitchen was restrained in its accoutrements, allowing the meat to shine through: just a dash of tangy
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go completely against the more upscale vibe they are trying to create. It’s just something to consider if you plan on spending a Friday evening playing games. You’ll have to strategize and be prepared to wait. That wait is much less annoying with one of Westport Social’s excellent drinks. LHM brought in Kyle Mathis, formerly of the esteemed cocktail spots Taste and Sardella, and his list is thoughtful while still being approachable. Classics like a collins mule and an old fashioned are balanced — a far cry from the sugar-bomb Purple Hooter shots that used to flow from the space’s former tenant, Margarita Mama’s. Mathis’ drinks, together with the near-flawlessly executed food, exemplify the sort of elevated concept Westport Social wants to be. The complex shows that, yet again, LHM has the magic touch and thinks through every last detail — except for those tables by the windows. Giving hungry patrons such a tease while they’re waiting to get inside could well result in some broken glass. n Westport Social
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homas Futrell still isn’t sure whether his parents were conspiring to get him to become a chef or just trying to keep him occupied when they suggested he pass some time in culinary school. “In hindsight, I’d say they were nudging me,” Futrell muses. “However, in this industry I don’t get a lot of time off to see them, so they probably wouldn’t take credit for that.” It’s hard to imagine Futrell, who is at the top of his game as executive chef at Polite Society (1923 Park Avenue, 314-325-2553), as anything but a culinarian, but there was a time when his path was uncertain. Instead, he had plans to study radiology at the State University of New York but was placed on a two-year wait list for the highly competitive program. Rather than spend those two years idly, Futrell’s parents suggested that he attend the local community college. As part of the SUNY system, any credits he accrued there would transfer to the radiology program, putting him ahead of the game. Since he loved cooking, they reasoned, he might as well explore the culinary program so he could spend the time doing something he loved. What he didn’t count on was that he would fall so head-over-heels in love that he would never look back. “I loved it, and the next thing I knew I was working in restaurants,” Futrell says. “It ended up leading to a career.” Still, even with the roundabout way he got here, Futrell is not surprised to be making a career out of cooking. Growing up one of four boys in upstate New York, he has fond memories of spending time in the kitchen with his mom. When she went to work when he was ten, Futrell took on the role of cook, going through her cookbooks and figuring
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Thomas Futrell once studied radiology, but found his passion in the kitchen. Now he’s executive chef at Polite Society. | MONICA MILEUR out how to make the family dinner. It was an experience he likens to cooking for an army. It would serve him well when he graduated from culinary school and ended up in Orlando working for Disney’s California Grill. That led to a gig at the resort’s Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe where he worked his way up to sous chef. Though he was happy there, he was up for a change when a friend working at a resort in Mackinaw Island, Michigan, asked him to move there to work for him. Never one to pass up an opportunity, Futrell later made his way to St. Louis and Scape, when the restaurant’s former chef Eric Kelly recruited him for his team. He worked there for several years, making the connections that would lead him to his current gig at Polite Society. He loves what he’s doing. “It’s a really great process there,” Futrell says of the collaboration between himself, co-owners Brian Schmitz and Jonathan Schoen and bar manager Travis Hebrank. “It’s like workshopping. Some people might find that annoying, but I appreciate getting a perspective outside of mine.” Futrell has been running the kitchen at the popular Lafayette Square restaurant since it opened
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last February, a feat he refuses to take credit for without mentioning his superstar sous chef, Christopher Arnold. “I couldn’t do this without the people who work with me — the line guys and gals, the dishwashers — everyone I work with makes a difference. I can’t do this on my own.” And though Futrell has bounced around from New York to Florida to Michigan, he feels he has hit his stride in St. Louis. Except for the pizza. “I’ve tried St. Louis-style and I just can’t get on board,” he says. “Luckily, I found this hole-in-the-wall place where the owners are from New York. The first time I went in there, the person in line in front of me was from Brooklyn, and the one behind me was from Long Island. I thought, ‘Yep, this is it.’” (At the risk of blowing up Futrell’s secret spot, it’s La Pizza, in University City.) Futrell took a break from preparing his take on the Impossible Burger to share his thoughts on the St. Louis restaurant scene, his caffeinated lifestyle and why it doesn’t get any better than his mom’s pot roast. What is one thing people don’t know about you that you wish they did?
I try to be an open book. The one thing is — and I may not show it as often as I should — the appreciation that I have for our team at Polite Society. We have really built a great crew front and back of the house. These are the individuals that create the experience for our guests. I may be hard on them at times, but I appreciate them all for what they bring to our restaurant. What daily ritual is non-negotiable for you? A cup of coffee, or to most who know me, six cups of coffee. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? I would love to have the ability to see into the future. As chefs, there are times that we must make predictions: predicting how a dish will be received by your guests, predicting which items will sell or how much of certain items to prepare. To be able to know these things rather than take an educated guess would make my life that much better. What is the most positive thing in food, wine or cocktails that you’ve noticed in St. Louis over the past year? Evolution and diversity: craft cocktails and food that are executed incredibly well but served in comfortable settings rather than in a stuffy Continued on pg xx environment.
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hurman’s in Shaw (4069 Shenandoah Avenue, 314-6962784) opened in September 2016, a retooled version of the neighborhood eatery that under a previous owner was known as Thurman’s Grill. At the time, it offered bar-food favorites — burgers, fries and cold beer. But last month, owner Doug Fowler took the plunge on a new vision inspired by the easyto-port food enjoyed by people on the go along the streets of Mexico. Fowler explains, “You can get a good burger in a lot of places in St. Louis.” He’d been thinking about a pivot to Mexican street food for a while, saying he recognizes its popularity and also likes its fast-casual nature. “People eat, drink, order
more to eat, drink and order more,” he says. Fowler’s new menu features seven items that are already a hit with his longtime customers: chips and salsa, guacamole, street tacos, a giant burrito, tostadas, queso con chorizo and Mexican street corn. Both the spicy red and green salsas are made in-house; the green is noticeably spicier. The guacamole is whipped smooth. Both are paired with freshly made yellow-corn tortilla chips. Tacos are available with three options: chicken marinated in a tomatillo “ancient voodoo sauce,” carne asada or tilapia, all served in soft, warm, white-corn tortillas. A twelve-inch giant burrito is stuffed with the diner’s choice of any combination of lettuce, carne asada, beans, salsa, guacamole, grilled chicken, fish, corn or a vegetable mix. Crispy tostadas are topped with beans, lettuce, guacamole, grilled onions and peppers, and sour cream. Spicy queso con chorizo is made inhouse and served with chips. The Mexican street corn is grilled with fresh lime and mayonnaise, cut off the cob and dressed with queso fresco in the bowl. Also debuting in January was a craft-cocktail list headlined by mar-
garitas made with fresh lemon and lime juice and agave syrup — no mixes here. The lineup also includes a stout bloody mary, a Moscow mule, a classic Manhattan and five cocktails featuring shrubs made by St. Louis-based Heirloom Bottling Company. The bar also offers a hefty whiskey selection. The beer list includes local, small craft brews as well as Mexican beer and a unique collection of sour beers. Oh yeah, and Stag is on tap. On the first Friday of each month, local beer distributor Craft Republic takes over the taps, featuring a new beer each time. Topo Chico sparkling water, which is enjoying a bit of a cult following at the moment, is also a new offering. What hasn’t changed is the live jazz on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights featuring the Adam Maness Trio, the Kendrick Smith Trio’s Friday Night Jazz Lab and the David Stone Trio, respectively. The bar’s stage showcases a 1914 Steinway piano and, reputably, the only other house drum kit outside of Jazz at the Bistro. Thurman’s in Shaw is open Tuesday through Thursday from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. n riverfronttimes.com
hristopher Lee has reason to be angry: A debilitating motorcycle crash not only shattered his body but killed his friend and took his livelihood. More recently, his wife Sandra — who had been the family’s breadwinner after Lee’s accident — has suffered an injury that has also prevented her from working. However, anger is the last emotion you’d ascribe to Lee. In fact, the way he sees it, he’s actually quite lucky. “There are life lessons in everything,” Lee muses. “I think it would be really easy to boo-hoo everything and say ‘woe is me,’ but out of this, my relationship with Sandra is that much stronger and I can’t tell you how many more friends and relationships I have. I’ve been doing things that are super rewarding that I would never have considered.” In the last fifteen months, Lee’s entire life has been turned upside down. A classically trained chef, he’d worked at Wild Flower, Balaban’s, Sanctuaria and Mad Tomato, among many others. In the fall of 2016, he was preparing to launch a private chef company, Chef’s Table STL, and a diner-style restaurant on Cherokee Street. But on November 2, 2016, when Lee was out for a motorcycle ride with his friend Thomas Trostel, a Toyota Camry driver heading the wrong way on Highway 141 struck the pair, killing Trostel and seriously injuring Lee. Lee’s injuries were extensive. He had a collapsed lung, a shattered elbow and knee, and a broken arm, sternum and leg, raising serious doubts about how fully he’d recover, let alone whether he’d ever be physically able to return to the professional kitchen. The circumstances forced Lee to reconsider his life’s path. He had a choice: Either dwell in the darkness or find meaning. He chose the latter, embracing his situation as something that ultimately changed him for the better. “When I walked into my house for Continued on pg 30 the first
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CHRISTOPHER LEE Continued from pg 29 time [following the incident], I apologized to my wife,” Lee recalls. “I told her I was sorry that I hadn’t really been there for ten years. I was so busy trying to get Chef’s Table going that I had probably spent only 60 hours in my house that entire year. I had sacrificed my relationships for a title.” Lee knew he did not want to go back to that lifestyle, but he needed to find something, even if it was just a creative outlet to get him through his recovery. The answer came unexpectedly when a friend came to visit him in the hospital and asked what seemed like a random question about his motorcycle gear. “He was really upset about the accident and asked me if I knew where my old chaps were,” Lee recalls. “Sandra had them, and he asked if he could use them to make a sheath for a knife. I asked how he was going to do it, and he said he didn’t know — that he was going to YouTube it.” The idea struck Lee, and as soon as he got back home, he decided he was going to explore leather-making himself. Though his arm was dislocated and his elbow was shattered, the movements were basic enough for him to perform — and had the additional benefit of helping
Sanctuaria will hold a benefit for Christopher Lee and his family on February 26. | CHERYL BAEHR him rehab his arm. He got to work on a journal cover and then a few other items, eventually gathering enough steam to launch his own leather-working company, Salt + Light Leather. “I realized that I love working with my hands, which is what I loved about the restaurant business,” says Lee. “I never really liked the executive side, but I loved the creative outlet. With this, if I make you something, it will last your whole life. If I cook you a hamburger, it lasts twenty minutes. I like the tangible
aspect of this, that it doesn’t get destroyed.” Lee has been getting stronger and stronger every day, going to the gym to rehab, taking on a restaurant consulting gig here and there, and working on his leather business. He’s tried to go back to cooking but gets tired and sore very easily, rendering kitchen work almost impossible at this point. Still, he was beginning to feel like he was hitting his stride when he and his family faced a setback this past November. His wife, a hairstylist
and the family’s sole consistent breadwinner, suffered a bad leg break and has been unable to work. Still, Lee refuses to feel discouraged. “We both needed to slow down,” Lee says. “I’m used to running 100 miles per hour. She is too. We just can’t move as fast as we have been. It causes you to reflect.” To help Lee and his family through this additional hardship, Marc Rollins, the executive chef at one of Lee’s former employers, Sanctuaria, is hosting a benefit on Monday, February 26. The event will run from 6 to 11 p.m. and feature drink specials as well as a food buffet consisting of some of Lee’s classic dishes. A $25 donation is suggested. For Lee, it’s an odd turn to be the one attending a celebration rather than working at it — and he is relishing that role. “I’ve been cooking since I was fifteen, and one thing I’ve learned is that you sacrifice a lot,” Lee says. “When it’s a holiday, you’re cooking. When it’s a birthday or a wedding, your’e cooking. You focus on tasks rather than recognizing that you have friends and relationships that can slip away. I don’t want to be like that anymore. “I’ve been so focused on getting where I want to be. The last year has shown me that maybe you don’t need to be where you want to go.” n
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t Parm Pasta & Sandwich Co. (2619 Cherokee Street, 314-8333034), the newest restaurant to open on Cherokee Street, the prices are cheap, the portions are big and the food is old-school St. Louis Italian. There’s Provel on your salad, mostaccioli for a pasta HISTORIC and even a sandwich baked on SOULARD cheesy garlic bread. You’ll have to 2117 South 12th St. pinch yourself to ensure you’re not 314-772-5977 just dreaming of the Hill. The shop, which opened two SOUTH weeks ago, is a longtime dream COUNTY of Diane Maijala and a return to 3939 Union Rd. the business for her father, Salva314-845-2584 tore D’Ippolito. D’Ippolito’s uncles founded Cunetto House of Pasta, WEST COUNTY and he worked there in the 1970s 14282 Manchester before opening a place of his own 636-227-8062 in Lafayette Square. The restaurant comes by its influences honestly. Maijala and D’Ippolito are ofwww.TuckersPlaceSTL.com fering a small menu of favorites
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— a half-dozen sandwiches, a salad either sized large or small, a pasta in either large or small. They had soup on the menu, but, Maijala says, it just wasn’t working — they’ve taken it off. They’re now test-driving a new Italian beef sandwich. “If it does well, it will be a staple on the menu,” she promises. The space they’re occupying is tiny — formerly the home of Teatopia, the tiny storefront at 2619 Cherokee Street is no more than 300 square feet, with just a few tables for dining in and a smaller kitchen in the back. But that has its benefits, Maijala notes. “We don’t have a lot of overhead,” she says, “so we don’t have to have pricepoints to cover that. If food prices shoot up, we’ll have to go up — but we’d like to keep them reasonable.” Right now, nothing on the menu is more than $8.95; an eggplant parmesan sandwich will set you back $6.95 and you can get that mostaccioli for $2.95 for a small portion (the large will set you back $5.95). But hey, all the better to leave room for that housemade cannoli — didn’t we say it was like dining on the Hill? For now, Parm Pasta & Sandwich Co. is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Because of the size of the kitchen, the owners strongly recommend calling as early as possible for large or group-sized orders. n
What is something missing in the local food, wine or cocktail scene that you’d like to see? Pizza! I am biased in saying this. I am from New York originally. There is one place that I can go and get a great pie. Go figure, I would find a pizza place where the owners are from New York. Who is your St. Louis food crush? So many: Kevin Nashan, Rick Lewis, Samantha Mitchell. But one stands out. My girlfriend and I dined at Olive + Oak recently. Jesse Mendica did a pork cheek sauerbraten that was one of the most well-executed dishes I have had here in St. Louis. It was approachable and familiar, but done in such a way where the pickled apples carried the acidity rather than the traditional way of marinating the meat in vinegar. The thought behind that reinvention of this classic really set her apart in my mind. Who’s the one person to watch right now in the St. Louis dining scene? Rob Connoley. He currently has Squatter’s Café, but I look forward to Bulrush. Talking to him shortly after he came back to St. Louis, he has such a passion for food and creativity. He’s like Salvador Dali. Which ingredient is most representative of your personality? Thyme: It’s earthy and it can go with anything savory or sweet. Name an ingredient never allowed in your restaurant. Balut. I have tried it. I do not see the appeal. I will never serve it. What is your after-work hangout? I am away from home so much that I prefer to go home. I guess you could say my home with my girlfriend Karri and our three dogs — and, yes, one cat — is my favorite after-work hangout. What’s your food or beverage guilty pleasure? Burgers. I love a great burger. It does not matter if it is our “Jimmy Burger” or a double Whopper from Burger King. What would be your last meal on earth? One of my favorite meals growing up was the pot roast that my mother made. Nothing can be made better than how your mother makes it. It may surprise people that it is not something outrageous or decadent, but food always invokes great memories. I have many great memories growing up cooking with my n mother.
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ometimes, when hurling potentially deadly bladed weapons across a room, it helps to be angry. At least that’s what Aaron Cockrell says. Dual-wielding two full-sized axes over his head — one in each hand — he’s fired up as he steps forward and launches them simultaneously at a 36-inchwide target painted on a piece of wood. Each takes a full rotation
before hitting the target, but neither sticks. “OK, too angry,” Cockrell laughs as he retrieves the blades. The dual misses don’t seem to bother him too much. Maybe he was just showboating. And besides, his first shot of the day — one with a single, smaller axe — was a dead-on bullseye. Cockrell is showing off his oneyear-old business, STL Axe Throwing (1862 Scherer Parkway, St. Charles; 888-321-2937), on a recent Wednesday afternoon. Tucked away in a small strip mall just next to the Wehrenberg 18 Cinema in St. Charles, he’s created a destination dedicated solely to the art of whipping heavy bladed weapons through the air — for fun. “We play darts with the axes,” he explains matter-of-factly. “It’s a great time.” STL Axe Throwing is the first business in the St. Louis area dedicated to the burgeoning sport. It originally opened last March, but recently saw a rebuild of its interior that made space for five sepa-
rate lanes of razor-sharp airborne fun. Cockrell says he got in on the action early. “We were the first one in the state of Missouri; we’re number six in the United States,” he explains. “Now there is about 45 or 50, I think.” Crazy as it may sound, axe throwing is a relatively new leisure pursuit that traces its roots to Canada, where lumberjacks frequently work on their throws between felling trees. It’s also popular among firefighters, who tend to have the requisite tools on hand. Cockrell, 27, falls under the umbrella of the latter, having worked as a fireman in Texas and Tennessee from 2009 to 2014 before making his way to St. Louis. A trip to Korea to visit his father, who was serving in the military, inspired him to make a change. First, though, he tried his hand at a different kind of leisure activity: escape rooms. “I saw one over in Korea — you know, many years back there was riverfronttimes.com
nothing like it,” he explains. “I was looking for something fun to do, and was like, ‘I think that would do great here.’ Opened up, I was the first one out here in St. Charles, number three in the entire metro area. And the first three of us opened up within about a month of each other, so ...” Cockrell opened Cracked in late 2015 in St. Charles, and about a year later expanded to a second location, Adventure Time, in St. Louis. But by then the market was getting crowded. “Everyone and their brother has opened up an escape room,” he explains. “There’s 40 or so in St. Louis now. I don’t wanna compete with everyone else. I’ll go do my own thing. I’ll go beat my own drum, have my own fun. They can all compete over the same customer base.” Through that experience, though, Cockrell became certain that fighting fires was not his calling. ”I realized I enjoy making people laugh and giving people a good time instead Continued on pg 36
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y day, Mark Pagano uses his musical gifts to instruct St. Louis-area youth in the finer points of song craft. He began working with students in schools both in the city and the county in 2013, and in that time he’s worked with sixteen different schools, helping produce well over one hundred songs with the area’s budding songwriters. “There’s a lot of songs out there,” Pagano says of his time as a classroom troubadour. “Some of them are more successful as songs than others, but they’re actually writing songs. We talk about song structure, we talk about telling a story, we talk about rhythm and rhyme, we talk about melody. I really try to leave it up to them, but I will try to offer things as well to get the ball rolling.” In a way, Pagano’s day job has begun to mirror his creative outlet: His joy-infused pop-rock band Fire Dog has, over the past few years, veered toward writing songs aimed at a pint-sized audience. Its previous album, For the Kids, made its audience clear in the title, and the new Endangered Species Project continues in a similar vein. The project has its roots in the song “Hellbender,” which appeared on For the Kids and which tells the story of the hellbender salamander, a near-threatened species that was once native to parts of Missouri. “I had that song come to life in the fall of 2011, and I really just started using it because we talk about how songs tell stories,” he says. “It tells the story of the hellbender and a larger issue of conservation and endangered species. It’s a story that is native to Missouri. Initially, I wasn’t thinking about the larger project, but there have been little hints along the way.” That track became the springboard for the new album; some songs tell the story of a different animal, from the extinct passenger pigeon to the imperiled manatee, while others take a broader look at environmental and ecological factors. Even though the subject material may seem heavy, Pagano and Fire Dog manage to side-step maudlin or preachy tones in these songs. “I think kids have a natural curiosity about animals, and I think that the hellbender is kind of a mysterious creature — no one has ever seen one unless you’ve been on the internet or to the St. Louis Zoo or have happened to stumble across one,” he says. “Lines in the song like ‘protects their body with a layer of slime’ is really intriguing to a fourth grader. “Also, potentially, the name ‘hellbender’ has some power to it,” he says with a laugh. But the song pointed Pagano down a rich and rewarding path as he continued to write songs that mixed the storytelling, conservation and activism-through-art that animates much of his current work. “The goal of the project is to bring up these issues without necessarily talking about them directly,” Pa-
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gano continues. “One song does really go right there — ‘Endangered Species Act’ is pretty much verbatim the legislation. But that’s part of the story, too — humans have, over time, tried to address these issues and have had real success with it.” Fire Dog has been active since 2006 and began with a mission “to create music that was positive and uplifting,” in Pagano’s words. If the band’s transition into making kid-friendly — and often expressly kid-focused — music was gradual, in some ways it was a foregone conclusion for a group that has long placed positivity above all else. “There’s always an intention of trying to be inclusive to their parents and our fans, whoever they may be,” he says. “We are definitely trying to make music that appeals to audiences of all ages.” That “all ages” appeal got snapped into focus when Pagano and his wife started a family; they now have two children. “When I became a parent, it was my wife who said, ‘Now is the time — you gotta do that children’s record,’” Pagano recalls. But while his family provided Pagano the impetus to embrace more child-friendly songwriting, it was another relationship that provided him with an artistic example to follow. Celia Shacklett, who sings and plays bass in Fire Dog, has long been one of St. Louis’ foremost children’s entertainers. “She’s probably my biggest influence — I’ve known her since I was fourteen, when I was really just starting to make music,” says Pagano. “I think maybe the first time I heard her sing ‘Rainbow Connection’ I was sold — it was a different approach that I hadn’t seen before.” That sense of optimism permeates pretty much all of Fire Dog’s output, from Pagano’s wide-eyed and bighearted delivery to the hopeful lining that skirts Endangered Species Project. “There are little pieces of the story where we had a way to make things right,” says Pagano. “We can do things to help us live more harmoniously with all creatures.” –Christian Schaeffer
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Alanna Royale w/ the Grooveliner 8 p.m. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue. $10. 314-498-6989. Sultry and swinging rock ballads come barreling out of East Nashville in a headstrong muscle car called Alanna Royale. The sculpted soul outfit is six strong with Alanna Quinn-Broadus at the helm, steering the band’s songs through the back alleys of Motown. Her voice comes with grit and girth gained from years on the emo circuit fronting a mall punk band, but Hot Topic-chic she is not. In its short life, the Nashville crew has already hit Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, East Nashville Underground and Music City Roots — and it still squeezes that big festival vibe into the confines of any stage that can physically fit the full band, twopiece horn section and all. Benefit for STL Winter Outreach Program for the Homeless w/ Catholic Guilt, Fat Brick, Demonlover, Jaded Evil Lambs, DJ Deep Tape 9 p.m. El Lenador, 3124 Cherokee Street. $5. 314-875-9955. There’s a fine line between improvisational acts and straight-up jam bands. Catholic Guilt toes it like a tightrope, willing to fall on either side depending on the wind (or the whims of frontman DJ Swan, also known for Sea Priestess). Yet this collective has endured the better part of a decade by swerving in every direction — a snotty punk band one day turns into a dron40
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Alanna Royale will perform at Off Broadway on Friday night. | VIA CROSSOVER TOURING ing wall of feedback the next. This is Sun City Girls drowned in the muddy waters of the Mississippi, or a version of Boredoms living in the caves below Cherokee Street. This show marks the latest chapter in the Catholic Guilt mythos — the release of a homemade board game in lieu of an album. All proceeds go to a good cause, too. Jonezy’s Bday Jam w/ Broke Poets, Karl Hearskra-z Livingston, Coalition Muzic, ReAck, DJ Tapes One 8 p.m. The Bootleg, 4140 Manchester Avenue. $10. 314-775-0775. Jonezy’s sharp and pointed flow comes backed up by a squad of essential river city rappers. While this show might seem focused on his latest revolution around the sun, Jonezy’s birthday party is mostly a front for a stacked deck of DJs, beatmakers and emcees. Rec Riddles and Ackurate take their crushing collaboration ReAck to the stage one last time before laying their deft songcraft to rest for an indefinite hiatus. Of special note is Matthew Goetz, who moonlights as DJ Tapes One, and will provide the glue for the night’s inventive mix of performers. St. Louis Music Festival w/ Guy, Teddy Riley, Ginuwine, Doug E. Fresh, Jagged Edge, 112, Next 6 p.m. Chaifetz Arena, 1 South Compton Avenue. $49 to $125. 314-9775000.
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Classics never go out of style, right? There are two real ways of looking at shows like the St. Louis Music Festival: On one hand, many people go just to hear the singles they remember from a decade or two back, but on the other hand you have to give props to one-hit wonders who have weathered the storm of the ever-changing mainstream. No one on the bill is a one-trick pony, and whether you’re wearing rose-tinted glasses for the past or you’re going in blind, this is an extension of Valentine’s Day that should run well into the morning.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Firebird 9th Anniversary Party at the Firebird w/ Hell Night, Valley, Spacetrucker 7 p.m. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street. $10. 314-535-0353. As a venue, the Firebird might take the most risks in St. Louis by betting on quality over quantity. Even in its early days as the Bluebird, this Midtown space has hosted acts on the rise and niche obscurities with little regard to genre. Seeing Deerhoof, the Melvins or the meme-fabulous Flynt Flossy in such narrow confines is an easy proposition, but the Firebird’s cultivation of local music by hosting benefit shows and release parties makes up its core programming. Celebrate nine years running with three homegrown heavies in Hell Night, Valley and Spacetrucker.
Lil Xan 7 p.m. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Avenue. $15 to $18. 314-8333929. Barely old enough to legally enjoy the taste of cheap Stag, Lil Xan takes his name from Xanax — the subject of his own past addiction and his catalyst to sobriety and advocacy. The rapper holds his crux high in both principle and sound by linking trap music to a term that’s about to be commonplace in 2018: sad rap. While a break from Twitter would be small beans to anyone ten or even five years ago, Lil Xan’s sabbatical from social media has made headlines. Now we wait for the fake accounts to pop up.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Analog Revenge II w/ Kevin Harris, Rich O’Donnell, “Dr. Mabuse” Mike Murphy 7:30 p.m. Tietjens Hall at Washington University, 6500 Forsyth Boulevard. Free. 314-935-5581. Between Kevin Harris, “Dr. Mabuse” Mike Murphy and Rich O’Donnell, this second edition of Analog Revenge (basically Analog Revenge’s Revenge) spans three generations of work with analog synthesizers. The years of composition, improvisation and the multitudes between are unparalleled between this trio, who will work both in solo and group formats to deliver a rare audio-visual experience. n
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BIG WILD: 8 p.m., $17-$20. Delmar Hall, 6133
FIRE DOG RECORD RELEASE: noon, $10. The
Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Stage at KDHX, 3524 Washington Ave, St. Louis,
BLACKBERRY SMOKE: w/ Lukas Nelson & Prom-
314-925-7543, ext. 815.
ise of the Real 8 p.m., $30-$35. The Pageant,
FIREBIRD 9TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY: w/ Hell
6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.
Night, Valley, Spacetrucker 7 p.m., $10. The
BRIAN CURRAN: 4 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s,
Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353.
2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565.
LIL XAN: 7 p.m., $15-$18. The Ready Room, 4195
BROTHER FRANCIS AND THE SOULTONES: 9 p.m.,
Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929.
$5. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St.
LINDA RONDSTADT & LEGENDS TRIBUTE: 5 p.m.,
Louis, 314-833-3929.
$10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway,
BROTHER JEFFERSON DUO: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz,
St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-
PORTRAIT: THE MUSIC OF KANSAS: w/ School of
436-5222.
Rock Ballwin House Band 8 p.m., $15-$17.50.
JEREMIAH JOHNSON BAND: 8 p.m., free. Ham-
Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-
merstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-
726-6161.
5565.
SILENT BUT SEXY III: A SILENT DISCO: 9 p.m., $10.
OLIVIA GRACE: w/ Ella Fritts, Kenny Kinds 9
The Bootleg, 4140 Manchester Ave., St. Louis,
p.m., $10-$15. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois
314-775-0775.
Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.
TIM ALBERT & THE BOOGIEMEN: 9 p.m., free.
PETER KARP BAND: 8:30 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz,
Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-
Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-
773-5565. TOM IRWIN: 9 p.m., free. Schlafly Bottleworks,
436-5222. THE RAGING NATHANS: w/ Breakmouth Annie,
7260 Southwest Ave, Maplewood, 314-241-
[CRITIC’S PICK]
2337.
Sweat Shoppe, Captain Dee and The Long
WATERMELON SLIM BAND: 10 p.m., $10. BB’s
Johns 8 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St.
Rev. Sekou. | CODY DICKENSON
Louis, 314-289-9050. REV. SEKOU: 7 p.m., $12-$15. The Stage at
RUMPKE MOUNTAIN BOYS: 8 p.m., $12-$15. Old
Rev. Sekou and the Holy Ghost
Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-
7 p.m. Thursday, February 15.
KDHX, 3524 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314925-7543, ext. 815.
0505. WILLIAM CLARK GREEN: 8 p.m., $12. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.
FRIDAY 16 ALANNA ROYALE: 8 p.m., $10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989. BADFISH : A TRIBUTE TO SUBLIME: w/ Tropidelic, Guerrilla Theory 6 p.m., $15-$20. Pop’s Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis, 618-274-6720. DAVID COOK: 8 p.m., $25-$28. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. DAVID DEE & THE HOT TRACKS: 9 p.m., free. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314773-5565. DENNIS DEYOUNG: 8 p.m., $45-$65. River City
The Stage at KDHX, 3524 Washington Avenue. $12 to $15. 314-925-7543.
The interchange between music and civil rights has a long and storied history dating back centuries — song has often been the most immediate form of protest and expression. But the life and work of Reverend Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou blend these forces with an eye toward musical and cultural history and two feet planted in the present. Rev. Sekou’s ministry exists in the church (as a Baptist preacher), in the streets (as
Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
a front-line protester in Ferguson and elsewhere) and on the stage, as Rev. Sekou and the Holy Ghost lean into classic soul, blues and roots music to amplify his message. The group’s album The Revolution Has Come was released through the FarFetched collective in 2016, and his show this week gives the Rev. and his many-member band a chance to testify to a hometown crowd. Radio Revolution: While this week’s show takes place at KDHX’s venue, Sekou has lit up the public radio airwaves with articles and sessions on NPR, World Café and elsewhere. –Christian Schaeffer
YACHT ROCK NIGHT BENEFITING THE ‘ST. JUDE DUDES’: 9 p.m., $10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.
SUNDAY 18 ANGEL PRESENTS “SOUL SEARCHING”: 5 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222. BLANK RANGE: 8 p.m., $5. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929. DAR WILLIAMS: 7 p.m., $30-$35. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. THE LIL SMOKIES: 8 p.m., $10-$12. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505. LOVE JONES “THE BAND”: 9 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314436-5222. REBELUTION: w/ Raging Fyah 8 p.m., $25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-7266161. TOMMY HALLORAN BAND: 11 a.m., free. The Dark Room, 3610 Grandel Square inside Gran-
Casino & Hotel, 777 River City Casino Blvd., St. 314-535-0353.
del Theatre, St. Louis, 314-776-9550.
The 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave., Univer-
SATURDAY 17
MONDAY 19
sity City, 314-421-3600.
BIG LOVE: 8 p.m., $7. Kirkwood Station Brewing
ALI HOLDER: w/ Violet violet, Sister Wizzard 7
JOE RUSSO’S ALMOST DEAD: 8 p.m., $37.50-
SKEET RODGERS & INNER CITY BLUES BAND:
Company, 105 E. Jefferson Ave, Kirkwood, 314-
p.m., $5. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson
$42.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St.
10 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S.
966-2739.
Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100.
Louis, 314-726-6161.
Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
BIG RICH MCDONOUGH & RHYTHM RENEGADES: 7
BOBB HATT: w/ Alex Cunningham, Sasquatch
JONEZY’S BDAY JAM: 8 p.m., $10. The Bootleg,
ST. LOUIS MUSIC FESTIVAL: w/ Guy, Teddy Riley,
p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broad-
Telepath 9 p.m., $5. Way Out Club, 2525 S.
4140 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314-775-0775.
Ginuwine, Doug E. Fresh, Jagged Edge, 112,
way, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-664-7638.
LEROY JODIE PIERSON: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz,
Next 6 p.m., $49-$125. Chaifetz Arena, 1 S.
BLACK UMFOLOSAI: 8 p.m., $25. Blanche M
DJ JAKE MANESS: 10:30 p.m., free. Atomic
Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-
Compton Ave., St. Louis, 314-977-5000.
Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 University Dr
Cowboy, 4140 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-
436-5222.
WELCOME HOME: w/ The Weekend Classic,
at Natural Bridge Road, Normandy, 314-516-
775-0775.
OVER THE RHINE: 8 p.m., $20-$25. Blueberry Hill
Intervention, Secondary, Free Parking 8 p.m.,
4949.
J:KENZO: w/ SeamzLegit, Fausto b2b Random_
- The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., Universi-
$10-$12. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis,
BO-LAR-OH!: 9 p.m., free. Nightshift Bar & Grill,
Dan, Cryptonix 9 p.m., $10. Paddy O’s, 618 S.
Louis, 314-388-7777.
ty City, 314-727-4444.
GRIFFIN AND THE GARGOYLES: 8 p.m., $7.
THE RITZ CHAMBER PLAYERS: 7 p.m., $10-$20.
Kirkwood Station Brewing Company, 105 E. Jefferson Ave, Kirkwood, 314-966-2739.
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Brockhampton 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard. $28.50 to $35. 314-726-6161.
There are a lot of reasons Brockhampton shouldn’t work. For one, the group was formed on the internet, via a posting on a Kanye West forum — an inauspicious start, in most circumstances. For two, there are like 100 people in the collective (OK, 15, actually, though that number seems constantly in flux). And for three, the group refers to itself as a “boy band,” a label that has traditionally carried negative connotations for serious music fans. But, improbably, Brockhampton thrives. The alternative hip-hop group released no
less than three full-length albums last year alone, earning the seal of approval from Brooklyn’s vaunted Fool’s Gold label and even becoming the subject of a Viceland documentary series called American Boyband. With its syrupy beats, dedicated work ethic and hard-hitting rhymes, Brockhampton is just getting started, however improbable that may seem. Leader of the Pack: Rapper Kevin Abstract is often listed as the “creative director” of the band, and had his own burgeoning rap career before its founding. If one single person could be described as the driving force behind Brockhampton, it would likely be him. –Daniel Hill Louis, 314-535-0353.
ROCKY MANTIA & THE KILLER COMBO: 8:30 p.m.,
MARTY SPIKENER & ON CALL BLUES BAND: 10
$10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway,
p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broad-
St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
way, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
SOULARD BLUES BAND: 9 p.m., $5. Broadway
NOW, NOW: 8 p.m., $12-$15. Blueberry Hill - The
Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-
Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City,
621-8811.
314-727-4444.
Louis, 314-289-9050. VISTA KICKS: 8 p.m., $13. Off Broadway, 3509
6161.
Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989.
2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353.
THIS JUST IN
EMANCIPATOR: 9 p.m., $18-$20. Old Rock House,
THE ACCIDENTALS: Mon., March 5, 8 p.m., $10.
1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505.
Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-
SOUTHERN OUTLAW MUSIC REVIEW: w/ Lewis
498-6989, offbroadwaystl.com.
Brice, Jesse Kramer, Jake Shafer, Drew Dixon
AMERICAN GRIM: W/ Ovtliers, Exit Wounds,
8 p.m., free. Tin Roof St. Louis, 1000 Clark Ave,
Mon., March 19, 6 p.m., $12-$14. Fubar, 3108
St. Louis, 314-240-5400.
Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, fubarstl.
ST. LOUIS SOCIAL CLUB: 8 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz,
com.
Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-
ANGEL PRESENTS “SOUL SEARCHING”: Sun., Feb.
436-5222.
18, 5 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S.
RUNNER-UP
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ST. LOUIS’ BEST WINGS
Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.com.
ABOVE & BEYOND: 8 p.m., $32-$38.75. The
BASEMENT: W/ Citizen, Pronoun, Souvenirs,
Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-
Sun., May 13, 7 p.m., $18-$23. Delmar Hall,
6161.
6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161,
BIG RICH MCDONOUGH & RHYTHM RENEGADES: 7
delmarhall.com.
p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broad-
BIG RICH MCDONOUGH & RHYTHM RENEGADES:
way, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.
Sat., Feb. 17, 7 p.m., $5. Wed., Feb. 21, 7 p.m.,
BOONDOGGLE: A TWO MAN COMEDY SHOW: 9
$5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway,
p.m., free. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois
St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.
Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.
com.
BROTHER LEE DJ NIGHT: 9 p.m., free. The Ready
BLEACH: W/ The Bad Haircuts, The Saturday
Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-
Brothers, Fri., March 2, 8 p.m., $5. Delmar
833-3929.
Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-
CRAZY TOWN: w/ Davey Suicide, Loaded Guns 7
6161, delmarhall.com.
p.m., $17-$20. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St.
KJ Kelly’s Friday Night Karaoke Dance Parties
Ghosts 7 p.m., $12. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St.
Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-
WEDNESDAY 21
Karaoke Thursdays
SAMSARA: w/ Devil In The Details, She Sees
BROCKHAMPTON: 8 p.m., $28.50-$35. The
THE DEAD DEADS: 7 p.m., $12-$13. The Firebird,
2017 BEST OF ST. LOUIS Readers Poll
BEST PLACE TO SING KARAOKE
with KJ Ray Ortega
Seventh St., St. Louis, 314-588-7313.
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Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.com. STYX: W/ Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Tesla, Sun., July 8, 6 p.m., $29.50-$350. Hollywood
BROTHER JEFFERSON DUO: Thu., Feb. 15, 7 p.m.,
Casino Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy.,
$5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway,
Maryland Heights, 314-298-9944, livenation.
St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.
com/Verizon-Wireless-Amphitheater-St-Lou-
com.
is-tickets-Maryland-Heights/venue/49672.
CHICANO BATMAN: W/ Amasa Hines, Mon.,
THE SUFFERS: Thu., May 10, 8 p.m., $12.50-$15.
April 30, 8 p.m., $16-$18. The Ready Room,
Blueberry Hill - The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar
4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929,
Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444, blueber-
thereadyroom.com.
ryhill.com.
CO-OP: Wed., March 28, 7 p.m., $10-$12. The
SUMMONING THE LICH: W/ Signals From Saturn,
Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-
Polterguts, Cavil, Sat., April 21, 5 p.m., $12.
0353, firebirdstl.com.
Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050,
DRAKE BELL: W/ Tryon, Joe Kirk, Tue., April
fubarstl.com.
10, 6 p.m., $15-$20. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, fubarstl.com.
SWORN IN: W/ The Funeral Portrait, Tue., April
[CRITIC’S PICK]
17, 6 p.m., $13-$15. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, fubarstl.com.
EMMURE: Sat., May 26, 7 p.m., $18.50-$22. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-
Over the Rhine. | VIA BLIND AMBITION MANAGEMENT
726-6161, delmarhall.com. FIRST AID KIT: W/ Jade Bird, Sun., June 10, 8 p.m., $30-$32.50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161, thepageant.com. HAYLEY KIYOKO: Fri., May 4, 8 p.m., $20-$25. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314726-6161, delmarhall.com. JACKSON BROWNE: Mon., June 25, 6 p.m., $30$130. Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market St, St. Louis, 314-499-7600, peabodyoperahouse. com. KASKADE: Fri., May 25, 9 p.m., $45-$150. Ameristar Casino, 1 Ameristar Blvd., St. Charles, 636-949-7777, ameristar.com. THE LAST BANDOLEROS: Tue., April 10, 8 p.m., $15. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505, oldrockhouse.com. LEROY JODIE PIERSON: Fri., Feb. 16, 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.com.
The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard. $20 to $25 day of show. 314-727-4444.
Not that there’s ever been much doubt, but the music of Over the Rhine is inseparable from Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist’s native Ohio. While the name references a neighborhood in Cincinnati, the pair are interested in the broader Appalachian region, where “Elvis was king and Jesus was lord,” as they put it. They might have added: where Chrissie Hynde is queen and Americana isn’t a marketing gimmick.
The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929, thereadyroom.com.
Over the Rhine 8 p.m. Friday, February 16.
THE PACK A.D.: Thu., April 12, 8 p.m., $10-$13.
THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS: W/ K.Flay, Welshy
The husband-and-wife and songwriting team has been making warmly inviting and resiliently rootsy records since the early ’90s. They’ve never had anything approximating a hit, but they’ve created a wholly original sound, at once faithful to rock & roll truths and infused with a Midwestern gospel spirit. Listen up: The Duck Room is billing this show as “limited capacity,” which bodes well for those hoping for a quieter, more attentive evening in the often boisterous basement space.
Arms, Mon., July 9, 6 p.m., $30.50-$100.50.
–Roy Kasten
VARIETY’S DINNER WITH THE STARS: W/ John
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy., Maryland Heights, 314-298-9944, livenation.com/Verizon-Wireless-Amphitheater-St-Louis-tickets-Maryland-Heights/venue/49672. TOM IRWIN: Sat., Feb. 17, 9 p.m., free. Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave, Maplewood, 314-241-2337, schlafly.com. TURNSTILE: W/ Touché Amoré, Culture Abuse, Razorbumps, Thu., April 12, 7 p.m., $20-$23. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, fubarstl.com. VANCE JOY: Sat., May 26, 7 p.m., $42.50-$52.50. The Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, 314-534-1111, fabulousfox.com. Legend, Sat., April 28, 8 p.m., $72-$140. Pea-
LESLIE JONES: Fri., April 27, 8 p.m., $15-$35.
body Opera House, 1400 Market St, St. Louis,
Blanche M Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 University Dr at Natural Bridge Road, Norman-
700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222,
cust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, fubarstl.com.
314-499-7600, peabodyoperahouse.com.
dy, 314-516-4949, touhill.org.
bbsjazzbluessoups.com.
RED WANTING BLUE: Thu., May 31, 8 p.m.,
VILLAIN OF THE STORY: W/ Deadships, We
LINDA RONDSTADT & LEGENDS TRIBUTE: Sat.,
MATTHEW LOGAN VASQUEZ: Sat., June 2, 8 p.m.,
$15-$18. Blueberry Hill - The Duck Room, 6504
Gave It Hell, Thu., March 29, 6 p.m., $10.
Feb. 17, 5 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups,
$12-$15. Blueberry Hill - The Duck Room, 6504
Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444,
Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050,
700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222,
Delmar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444,
blueberryhill.com.
fubarstl.com.
bbsjazzbluessoups.com.
blueberryhill.com.
THE RITZ CHAMBER PLAYERS: Fri., Feb. 16, 7
VINCE STAPLES: Wed., March 7, 8 p.m., $27.50-
LOVE JONES “THE BAND”: Sun., Feb. 18, 9 p.m.,
MELVINS: Thu., May 24, 8 p.m., $20-$25. The
p.m., $10-$20. The 560 Music Center, 560 Trini-
$30. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis,
$10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway,
Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis,
ty Ave., University City, 314-421-3600.
314-726-6161, thepageant.com.
St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.
314-833-3929, thereadyroom.com.
ROBBIE FULKS: W/ Sarah Shook and the
THE WAR GOAT FEST: W/ Left Lane Cruiser, Mark
com.
PARSONSFIELD: Wed., March 21, 8 p.m., $10-
Disarmers, Fri., May 11, 8 p.m., $15-$18. Off
“Porkchop” Holder & MPH, 20 Watt Tomb-
LOW CUT CONNIE: Tue., April 10, 8 p.m., $15-
$12. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis,
Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-
stone, The Maness Brothers, Calliope, Husky
$17. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis,
314-588-0505, oldrockhouse.com.
6989, offbroadwaystl.com.
Burnette, Bob Reuter’s Alley Ghost, Sat., April
314-498-6989, offbroadwaystl.com.
PETER KARP BAND: Thu., Feb. 15, 8:30 p.m., $5.
ROCKY MANTIA & THE KILLER COMBO: Mon., Feb.
14, 3 p.m., $10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave.,
LUCKY’S “BATTLE CRY” BENEFIT SHOW: W/
BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St.
19, 8:30 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700
St. Louis, 314-498-6989, offbroadwaystl.com.
Squidhammer, All Kings Fall, Brad Noe, Pat
Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.com.
S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazz-
WATERMELON SLIM BAND: Sat., Feb. 17, 10 p.m.,
White, Fri., Feb. 23, 6 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108
POINTFEST 2018: W/ Alice in Chains, Shine-
bluessoups.com.
$10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway,
Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, fubarstl.
down, Stone Temple Pilots, the Struts, Blue Oc-
RON GALLO: W/ The Naked Party, Twen, Tue.,
St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.
com.
tober, Candlebox, the Glorious Sons, Brookroy-
April 10, 8 p.m., $12-$14. The Ready Room,
com.
MARIAN HILL PRESENTS UNUSUAL: W/ Michl,
al, Sat., May 12, 4 p.m., $29.50-$149. Hollywood
4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929,
WE GOT NEXT KID’S CONCERT: Sat., Feb. 24, 2
Sat., April 28, 8 p.m., $31-$34. Delmar Hall,
Casino Amphitheatre, I-70 & Earth City Expwy.,
thereadyroom.com.
p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-
6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161,
Maryland Heights, 314-298-9944, livenation.
RUBY BOOTS: Tue., June 26, 8 p.m., $10. Off
289-9050, fubarstl.com.
delmarhall.com.
com/Verizon-Wireless-Amphitheater-St-Lou-
Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-
THE WONDER YEARS: W/ Tigers Jaw, Tiny Mov-
MARTIN LAWRENCE: W/ DeRay Davis, Rickey
is-tickets-Maryland-Heights/venue/49672.
6989, offbroadwaystl.com.
ing Parts, Worriers, Fri., June 1, 7 p.m., $23-
Smiley, JB Smoove, Benji Brown, Thu., May 3,
THE PRESENTERS: Fri., May 4, 8 p.m., $25.
SKEET RODGERS & INNER CITY BLUES BAND: Fri.,
$25. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave,
7 p.m., $49.50-$150. Chaifetz Arena, 1 S. Comp-
Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N Grand Blvd, St.
Feb. 16, 10 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups,
St. Louis, 314-833-3929, thereadyroom.com.
ton Ave., St. Louis, 314-977-5000, thechaifetza-
Louis, 314-533-0367, kranzbergartscenter.org.
700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222,
YACHT ROCK NIGHT BENEFITING THE ‘ST. JUDE
rena.com.
THE RADIOMEN: W/ Blue Hypergiant, Biff
bbsjazzbluessoups.com.
DUDES’: Sat., Feb. 17, 9 p.m., $10. Off Broad-
MARTY SPIKENER & ON CALL BLUES BAND: Wed.,
K’narly and the Reptilians, The Judge, L84DNR,
ST. LOUIS SOCIAL CLUB: Tue., Feb. 20, 8 p.m., $5.
way, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-498-6989,
Feb. 21, 10 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups,
Sat., Feb. 24, 6 p.m., $10-$12. Fubar, 3108 Lo-
BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St.
offbroadwaystl.com.
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SAVAGE LOVE Hey, Dan: I’m a 24-year-old nonbinary person living in Florida. I have two wonderful girlfriends. One I have been with for four years (we live together). The other I have been with for a year and a half. They’re both brilliant, interesting and kind. Both relationships have their issues, but they are minor. They know each other but aren’t close. Neither is interested in people besides me right now, although my longer-term girlfriend identifies as poly. They have both said that they see a future with me, but something doesn’t feel right. I’ve been having fantasies about leaving them both. It’s not about wanting to find someone I like better — if I met someone I really liked, I could pursue it. I just feel like neither relationship can progress while both exist. My other friends are getting married. I don’t think I want to stay in this setup indefinitely. Even if my girlfriends liked each other, which they don’t, I don’t want sister wives or two families. But I also can’t imagine choosing between them. I feel like a scumbag for even thinking about it. I’ve talked to them, and they are both having reservations about the current situation. Neither of them wants some kind of three-person family structure, either. The only thing I can think to do (besides running away) is wait and see if one of these relationships fizzles out on its own. Are my fantasies of escape normal? Is wanting to be with “the one” just straight nonsense? Engaged Now But Yearning
or (God willing) a spectacular .73, it’s your job to round that motherfucker up to “the one.” (And don’t forget that they’re doing the same for you — just as there’s no “the one” for you, you’re no one’s “the one.” Everyone is rounding up.) Zooming in on your question, ENBY, you say what you have now — two girlfriends who can’t stand each other — is working. Are you sure about that? While fantasies of escape are normal — we all spend time thinking about the road we didn’t take, the door we didn’t try, the ass we didn’t eat — it’s odd to hear someone with two girlfriends wish for one or both to disappear. Perhaps it’s not who you’re doing that’s the problem, ENBY, but what you’re doing. The kind of polyamory you’re practicing — concurrent and equal romantic partnerships — may not be right for you. I’m not trying to YDIW you here (“You’re doing it wrong!), but if you’re envious of your friends who are settling down with just one partner, perhaps you’d be more comfortable in an open-not-poly relationship (sex with others okay, romance with others not okay) or a hierarchical poly relationship (your primary partner comes first, your secondary partner[s] come, well, second). Finally, ENBY, it could be the stress of having two partners who don’t like each other that has you fantasizing about escape and/or one of your partners evaporating. Each of your girlfriends might make sense independently of each other, but if having to share you doesn’t work for them… it’s never going to work for you.
“The one” is nonsense, ENBY, but it’s not straight nonsense — lots of queer people believe that “the one,” their perfect match, is out there somewhere. But despite the fact that there are no perfect matches, people are constantly ending loving relationships that could go the distance to run off in search of “the one” that doesn’t exist. As I’ve pointed out again and again, there are lots of .64s out there and, if you’re lucky, you might find a .73 lurking in the pile. When you find a serviceable .64
Hey, Dan: I’m 27 years old and I’ve been married to my partner for two years. I’m facing a conundrum: A relative sexually abused me when I was younger. It happened a handful of times, and I’ve never told anyone other than my partner. I’m now struggling to decide not whether I should tell my parents (I should), but when. The abuse fucked me up in some ways, but I have been working through it with a therapist. The problem is my siblings and cousins have started having their own children, and
FIGHTING WORDS BY DAN SAVAGE
seeing this relative — a member of my extended family — with their kids is dredging up a lot of uncomfortable memories. I see this relative frequently, as we all live in the area and get together as a family at least once a month. I don’t have children of my own yet, but my partner and I have already decided that this relative will never touch or hold the ones we do have. So do I tell my parents now? My extended family is tightly knit, and I fear the issues that sharing this secret will inevitably create. Am I starting unnecessary drama since I’m not even pregnant yet? My Family Kinda Sucks Your kids may not yet exist, MFKS, but your young nieces, nephews, and cousins do — and your abuser has access to them. So the drama you fear creating isn’t unnecessary — it’s incredibly necessary. And since you were planning to tell your parents eventually, the drama is inevitable. But let’s say you wait to tell your parents until you have children of your own — how will you feel if you learn, after the curtain goes up on this drama, that this relative had sexually abused another child in your family (or multiple children in your family, or children outside your family) in the weeks, months or years between your decision to tell your parents and the moment you told them? Hey, Dan: My partner does phone sex work. A lot of the calls are from “straight” guys who ask to be “forced” to suck cock. (We assume the forced part is because they think there’s something wrong with being gay.) We’re wondering if there is a sex-positive word we should be using to describe these guys. If not, your readers should coin one, so all us straight dudes who love dick can take pride in our desires. Fill in the blank: “_______: a 100 percent straight guy who also loves sucking dick (and perhaps taking it in the ass).” Cocksuckers Need Noun The kink you describe already has a name — forced bi — and a forced bi scene usually goes something like this: A guy who would never, ever suck a cock because he’s totally riverfronttimes.com
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straight gets down on his knees and sucks cocks on the orders of his female dominant. Since this totally straight guy sucks cock only to please a woman, there’s nothing gay and/or bi about all the cocks he puts in his mouth. It’s one very particular way in which male bisexuality is expressed — think of it as male bisexual desire after hetero fragility, gay panic, denial, religion, gender norms and football get through kicking the shit out of it. Paradoxically, CNN, by the time a guy asks a woman to force him to suck a cock, he’s allowing himself to suck a cock and therefore no longer in denial. (And, yes, guys into forced bi are free to identify as straight — indeed, they have to keep identifying as straight, since identifying as bi would fatally undermine the transgression that makes their perfectly legitimate kink arousing.) But what to call these guys? Well, CNN, some people into BDSM call themselves “BDSMers.” But “forcedbi’ers” doesn’t trip quite so easily off the tongue — so maybe we go with “cocksuckers”? It’s an emasculating slur, one that straight-identified men throw around to get, um, a rise out of each other. (Call an out-and-over-it gay man a cocksucker, and all you’ll get in return is a “No shit.”) But while “You’re a cocksucker” may be fighting words for a straight guy, they’re highly arousing ones for a straight-identified guy into forced bi. Listen to Dan’s podcast at savagelovecast.com mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter ITMFA.org Want to reach someone at the RFT? If you’re looking to provide info about an event, please contact calendar@ riverfronttimes.com. If you’re passing on a news tip or information relating to food, please email sarah.fenske@riverfronttimes.com. If you’ve got the scoop on nightlife, comedy or music, please email daniel.hill@riverfronttimes.com. Love us? Hate us? You can email sarah. fenske@riverfronttimes.com about that too. Due to the volume of email we receive, we may not respond -- but rest assured we are reading every one.
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