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Cock and Awe
St. Louis pickup artists rule the roost.
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John Ray used to own a tavern in Benton Park. Now he lives in Quincy and dabbles in conspiracy theory.
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The strange and violent world of St. Louis' bail bondsmen
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A Village Runs Through It: The RFT unveils its big bold plans for that big damn hole
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All In A Name
Did the Post-Dispatch deliberately give its new blog the same title as the competition?
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Was it Colonel Mustard or Professor Plum who killed MLK? (4)
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John Ray used to own a tavern in Benton Park. Now he lives in Quincy and dabbles in conspiracy theory. (3)
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Heat Rises: Pappy's Smokehouse elevates humble barbecue to ethereal heights (3)
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The strange and violent world of St. Louis' bail bondsmen (2)
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A to Z (2)
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Tegan and Sara find their sister act soaring with The Con
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Feeling Gravity's Pull: R.E.M. hurtles toward the future on Accelerate
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B-Sides gets personal with Alicia Keys, as she is, and examines the parallels between Metallica-worshippers Apocalyptica and Harptallica
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Using Their Illusion: Ferocious — and funny — locals the Livers hope video builds the radio star
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Slice of Life
John Vanderslice celebrates warmer weather with an exclusive mix of tunes.
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Calling All Artists!
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Buzz "3 Nights" Bissinger vs. Will "Deadspin" Leitch: No Contest
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Show Review: Destroyer at the Duck Room, April 30, 2008 + Setlist
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Helmet at the Bluebird, July 25
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The Shaved Duck Opens Tonight
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The Morning Brew: Thursday, 5.1
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Recent Articles By Annie Zaleski
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Caribou
9 p.m. Thursday, May 1. Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the SLU campus, 20 North Grand Boulevard
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The Duke Spirit/Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
8 p.m. Friday, April 25. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard
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A to Z
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Slice of Life
John Vanderslice celebrates warmer weather with an exclusive mix of tunes.
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The Modern Skirts
National Features
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Last Step to Redemption
Drug counselor Richard Entrekin swam a little too easily in a sea of sharks.
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Village Voice
The Cro-Mag Diaries
Remembering the brutal life and times of John "Bloodclot" Joseph, New York hardcore icon.
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Miami New Times
Class Warfare
At a Florida school, kids threaten teachers, whose bosses look the other way.
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SF Weekly
Party Crashers
If you think Ralph Nader won't screw the Democrats again, you're not paying attention.
By John Geluardi
Kathleen Edwards
9 p.m. Tuesday, May 6. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City
By Annie Zaleski
Published: April 30, 2008
The rural routes Kathleen Edwards explored on her 2003 debut Failer were drastically different than the dusty scenes explored by like-minded souls Lucinda Williams or Tift Merritt. Colored by the harsh winters and customs (read: hockey) of Edwards' native Ontario, Canada, her tales of spunky women, no-good men and broken relationships possessed a particularly intoxicating sense of isolation and resignation. That universal desolation has always resulted in Edwards' best work; "Copied Keys," from 2005's Back to Me, describes the sacrifices made when a person moves a great distance for love. Her gorgeous new album Asking for Flowers — like previous releases, a gentle amalgamation of pedal-steel twang, jaunty folk-pop and sharp lyrical ruminations — resonates most on its title track. Mellow Hammond organ and Neil Young-esque guitar hurricanes collide, mirroring the narrator's distress at the realities of a crumbling relationship.
