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Why Are Old-School Electronic Artists Annoyed With EDM?

Broadly speaking, if you're an electronic music fan over 40, you probably dig Danny Tenaglia more than Skrillex. And chances...
Riverfront Times  |  05-16-2013  |  RFT Music

Suburban Journals: Two Print Editions Fold, 20 Layoffs, "Just Really Sad," Says Former Writer

The Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis, the local newspapers owned by the same company as the Post-Dispatch and published...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Daily RFT

Ryan Fogle: Diplomat Accused of Being CIA Spy in Russia From St. Louis, Went to Ladue School

Ryan Fogle, 29, graduated from Mary Institute and Country Day School in Ladue in 2002. His family reportedly has roots...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Daily RFT

Suspect Steals Car With Sleeping Baby in Backseat As Dad Uses ATM, St. Louis Police Say

Yesterday night, a 44-year-old father stopped at the St. Louis Community Credit Union on Forest Park Avenue to use the...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Daily RFT

The Eight Bars With the Best Beer Selections in St. Louis: 2013

Yesterday, Gut Check's pals over at RFT Music counted down the eight bars with the best beer selections in St...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Gut Check

How to Smoke at Shows Now That It's Not Cool Anymore

As legislatures all across the city and the state consider smoking bans of all size and scope, we thought it...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  RFT Music

Maryland House's Gin Rickey: Hump-Day Cocktail Suggestion

As evidenced by the multitude of cocktails consumed throughout the course of Baz Luhrmann's new spectacle, The Great Gatsby, Prohibition...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Gut Check

Taste Test: Wendy's New Late-Night "Moonlight Meal Deal" Targets Millennial Dudes

Having properly mourned the passing of the classic Wendy's dollar menu, Gut Check's former favorite grab-bag of fast-food bargains, we...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Gut Check

Puppy Mills: Missouri, Worst State In U.S., Passes Bill To Block Anti-Cruelty Efforts?

Missouri has the worst puppy mills in the nation -- and lawmakers in the state are working hard to make...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Daily RFT

Black Moth Super Rainbow's Unique Lo-Fi Space Fuzz: Powered By Garbage Pail Kids

Imagine my surprise when, last fall, at a late-night gig after Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, I discovered that...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  RFT Music

Google Street View Car Drives By As Cops Handcuff Man On The Ground in Belleville

Soon, it may be really easy to locate Belleville, Illinois, resident Robin Wheeler's house on Google Maps' "Street View." Just...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Daily RFT

Will Missouri GOP's Gun Owner Privacy Efforts Make State Vulnerable to Terrorism, Fraud?

The debate around the privacy of gun owners has dominated the legislature this session, with Republican lawmakers' persistent outcry regarding...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Daily RFT

St. Louis Actress Maggie Lehman Plays Role of Abused Housewife on Criminal Minds

Maggie Lehman was eleven years old when her father caught her singing in her bedroom and persuaded her to audition...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Daily RFT

Ale Invasion: The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Lands Downtown, Review + Slideshow

You don't need to possess an advanced extraterrestrial intelligence to know that the beer-crazy Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (900 Spruce...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Gut Check

Bridgeton Landfill Agreement: Will Officials Eliminate Horrible Odor, Protect Residents?

After months of controversy regarding the smelly Bridgeton landfill -- with heated debates about the cause of the awful stench...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  Daily RFT

BDR Records Re-Releases Material By Classic St. Louis Band Max Load

It's no stretch at all to think of BDR Records as St. Louis' very own Numero Group. That Chicago-based imprint...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  RFT Music

Nelly, Cold War Kids, Michael Bublé, Adam Ant and More in This Week's Show Announcements

Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that...
Riverfront Times  |  05-15-2013  |  RFT Music

Saint Louis Art Museum Recruits Chef Edward Farrow for New Restaurant

Gut Check heard through the grapevine a few weeks ago that chef Edward Farrow, most recently of Phoenix, Arizona, would...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Gut Check

St. Jacob Strawberry Festival and Berry Bicycle Ride This Saturday

Pedal on down to St. Jacob, Illinois, on Sunday, May 19, for the 28th annual St. Jacob Strawberry Festival and...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Gut Check

KMOV-TV's Larry Conners Says IRS May Have Been Targeting Him For Years (UPDATE)

Yesterday, KMOV-TV (Channel 4)'s Larry Conners made quite a splash when he speculated on his Facebook page whether the Internal...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Daily RFT

Pigs and Pints Festival Brings Barbecue and Beer to Civil Life Brewing Company

Not much goes together better than beer and barbecue do, which is why Gut Check applauds the upcoming Pigs and...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Gut Check

The Eight Bars With the Best Beer Selections in St. Louis: 2013

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2012 wasn't easy. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  RFT Music

I Scream Cakes Is Ready for Its Close-Up [PHOTOS]

Kerry Soraci had a vision when she opened I Scream Cakes (2641 Cherokee Street; 314-932-5758) two years ago: of a...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Gut Check

Video: Woman Won't Stop Singing Whitney Houston, Prompts Emergency Stop in Missouri

A flight from Los Angeles to New York City made an emergency stop in Missouri last week due to an...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Daily RFT

New Breakmouth Annie Record On The Horizon From Throwing Things Records

The clock is counting down to midnight on a Friday night at Lemmon's. After some knob-fiddling and shot/water retrieval from...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  RFT Music

St. Louis County Police Fire Lt. Patrick Hayes, Accused of Targeting Blacks For Arrests

"Let's have a black day." "Let's make the jail cells more colorful." These are statements that St. Louis County Police...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Daily RFT

The Six Worst Hybrids Of Country Music and Rap

There is absolutely nothing wrong with cross-genre collaboration. Anything that widens an artist or listener's musical scope is encouraged. Rap...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  RFT Music

Cahokia High Coach Mario Hunt Charged With Sexual Abuse of Teen, Transmitting HIV

Update below: Mario Hunt, an assistant teacher and coach at Cahokia High School, is accused of having sexual contact with...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Daily RFT

Humane Society: Missouri Still Has Nation's Worst Puppy Mills

Three years after Missourians voted to crack down on disreputable dog breeding operations, the Show-Me State continues to lead the...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Daily RFT

Students Fight to Wear Confederate Flag Shirts; Nixa Schools Keep Ban, Cite Past Racism

One year ago, Colby Snider, a seventeen-year-old Nixa resident, died from carbon monoxide poisoning. His younger brother and friends wanted...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Daily RFT

Schnucks: Twenty Customers Who Won't Give Up On Supermarket No Matter What

Here at Daily RFT, we've been following the Schnucks cyber attack controversy pretty closely, chronicling the various apologies and legal...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Daily RFT

PETA Attacks Washington University's Use of Live Cats With "False Advertising" Complaint

Last month, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released an "undercover video" inside one of Washington University's labs, which...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  Daily RFT

I Regularly Open My Home to Axe-Wielding Maniacs and Other Strangers... Why?

The sheriff department's officer was standing on my doorstep, still trembling with excitement. The red and blue lights from the...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  RFT Music

Money in the Band Fund: How to Best Invest?

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed...
Riverfront Times  |  05-14-2013  |  RFT Music

Eat Up at Taste of Maplewood Festival Saturday

Maplewood is a hip, happenin' and, of course, delicious neighborhood full of unique restaurants and shops. The town is celebrating...
Riverfront Times  |  05-13-2013  |  Gut Check

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium: Review Preview

By now you are no doubt aware that Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (900 Spruce Street; 314-932-1456) opened in St. Louis...
Riverfront Times  |  05-13-2013  |  Gut Check

Cini Celebrates Italian Street Food Packed With Veggies

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd...
Riverfront Times  |  05-13-2013  |  Gut Check

St. Louis Police: Teenage Boy Aggressively Courts Girl, Cuts Her When She Rejects Him

Last month, we told you about a 22-year-old suspect who St. Louis police say asked a woman for her number...
Riverfront Times  |  05-13-2013  |  Daily RFT

[VIDEO] Joe Hoffmann, Evil Royals Fan, Wins First Plate at Flying Saucer St. Louis

As Gut Check reported back in March, the opening of the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (900 Spruce Street; 314-932-1456) was...
Riverfront Times  |  05-13-2013  |  Gut Check

Claire McCaskill On IRS Target of Tea Party, Conservative Groups: "People Should Be Fired"

One of the biggest national news stories of the week centers on revelations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative...
Riverfront Times  |  05-13-2013  |  Daily RFT

The Libertine Opens in Clayton Today

After a soft opening this past weekend -- accounts of which Gut Check espied with much envy -- today is...
Riverfront Times  |  05-13-2013  |  Gut Check

Boris and Pallbearer at the Firebird 5/12/13: Review and Setlist

Boris, Pallbearer at the Firebird 5/12/13 Opinions tend to vary regarding Tokyo's Boris. The group is respected by most of...
Riverfront Times  |  05-13-2013  |  RFT Music
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