AltWeeklies Wire
Jam On It: Phish and DMB Fans Sound Off -- About Each Othernew
Never ask Phish fans the following question: "After Phish went on hiatus, how well do you feel that the Dave Matthews Band carried on and preserved Phish's musical traditions and legacy?"
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
06-12-2009 |
Music
Russ Kremer, the Pope of Porknew
In tiny towns across Missouri, old-school hog farming stages a comeback -- and at tables across the nation, diners rejoice.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-26-2009 |
Food+Drink
The Influential Music of St. Louis Sax Legend Oliver Sain Lives Onnew
Oliver Sain was a saxophone player, producer, composer, arranger, talent scout and multi-instrumentalist who reigned over the St. Louis worlds of blues, jazz, soul and R&B for more than four decades.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
05-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
East St. Louis Nightclubs Are Under Siegenew
East St. Louis mayor Alvin Parks decided late last month not to curtail the 6 a.m. closing time for bars and nightclubs, but the controversy is far from resolved.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
05-22-2009 |
Recreation
Paul Kinsella Is Reeling in West African Email Hucksters One Scammer at a Timenew
Once a scammer bites, Kinsella reels him in slowly, squandering as much of the huckster's time and money as possible. He then catalogues the whole process -- called a "bait" -- on his website.
Riverfront Times |
Nicholas Phillips |
05-01-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: email fraud, Paul Kinsella
The Disappearance of a St. Louis Boy Remains a Mysterynew
Six years after the fact, the disappearance of nine-year-old Christian Ferguson remains a mystery.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
03-20-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: St. Louis, Christian Ferguson
Fields of Plasticnew
Researchers Brian Mooney and Douglas Randall are looking into growing plastic along the fringes of Missouri farmland.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
03-13-2009 |
Environment
How the Blind Eyes Evolved from Metalhead Kids and Orchestral Geeks to the City's Tightest Rock Trionew
As its snappy name implies, the Blind Eyes' Modernity is sleek and to-the-point, and full of the trio's shuffling rock tunes — which combine power-pop melodies, punk tenacity and mod-rock precision.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
03-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Legendary St. Louis Attorney Will 'Probably Die in That Chair'new
Legendary St. Louis attorney Frank Anzalone can't envision a time when he'll no longer be practicing law.
Riverfront Times |
Matt Kasper |
03-05-2009 |
Culture
Tags: St. Louis, Frank Anzalone
A Southwest Missouri Hamlet is Leading the Latest Fight to Legalize Medical Marijuananew
Cliff Village has become the second Missouri city to legalize marijuana for medical use. But with a population in the double-digits and a local sheriff who vows to lock up any pot smoker he can find, the town's 30-year-old mayor, Joe Blundell, concedes that the move is "symbolism, pure and simple."
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
02-20-2009 |
Drugs
Balloonatics: Hey Kid, Wanna See My Balloon Dog?new
Once a month Thad James and about twenty other twisters gather for a balloon jam. They have been doing this for years, teaching each other new figures, trading strategies for dealing with bratty children and practicing their stage patter.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
02-20-2009 |
Culture
Charter Schools Long to Find a Home in Dormant St. Louis Classroomsnew
St. Louis charter-school advocates say that a so-called deed restriction — which also bars medical clinics, adult entertainment venues and taverns from taking over city school properties — far exceeds efforts by other cities to block charter schools' growth.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
02-13-2009 |
Education
Anarchy in the Ozarks: A Hardcore Punk Scene in the Missouri Backwaters?new
Springfield and Joplin once served as Missouri's primary nexus for punk. Those relatively populous cities harbored the region's most popular bands and, despite their remote locales, national touring acts considered them a perfect stopping point while driving from, say, Chicago to Dallas.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
01-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
State of Street Art: Vandalism Or Legit, It's Not Going Awaynew
St. Louis is home to a budding street-art community and a talented group of graffiti-inspired gallery artists. But it's a precarious existence plagued by a broad range of conflicts. Yet the artists persist, hoping their hometown's resistance will eventually give way to understanding and acceptance.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
01-23-2009 |
Art
Hip-Hop Ex-Pat Wafeek Celebrates Paradoxes with New Albumnew
How does he reconcile the fact that he's backhanding the hype machine with one hand while hitting up one of the best-known hip-hop blogs for some cross-promotional buzz with the other?
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
12-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
