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Ones to Watch

Meet 10 St. Louis artists poised to break out in 2017

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NEWS

CULTURE

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MUSIC

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Seven days worth of great stuff to see and do

Another Bloody Year

In St. Louis, 2016 saw as many homicides as 2015. That’s not a good thing

Film

Robert Hunts searches for -- and finds -- cinema’s best of 2016

All in the Crust

Cheryl Baehr tries a slice and a pint at the Sliced Pint downtown ... and oh, that t-rav pizza!

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Sarah Walter’s canvas is a cookie

First Looks

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Sarah Fenske visits a new mecca for Saudi cuisine on Cherokee Street, while Emily McCarter taste-tests the beers at Urban Chestnut’s new U.R.B.

Tishaura Jones comes out against The First 48’s upcoming St. Louis sojourn

Food News

La Luna Cafe is turning Hanneke Hardware into a coffee destination on the Hill

Dream Big

Just 24, Nicholas Alsup takes the reigns at the Archive in Soulard

B-Sides

F.Y.E. employees are fighting back against plans to turn the record shop into a Chick-Fil-A

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The Grooveliner Toby’s Basement

Out Every Night

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t. Louis city police investigated 188 killings in 2016 — the last one an apparent murder-suicide in Dutchtown on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve. That’s the same number as last year, when homicides spiked to a twenty-year high. “It certainly wasn’t a great year,” concedes Police Chief Sam Dotson, “but we’re nowhere near the alltime highs we had.” This is true. The annual death toll regularly topped 200 in the mid1990s. In 1993, a staggering 267 people were murdered in the city. In comparison, Dotson points out, a yearly index of the most serious crimes has fallen to levels unseen since the early 1970s. A measure of what police call “person crimes” — a category that includes murder, assault, robbery and rape — used to affect more than 30 out 1,000 people in the 1990s. Now it’s about half that. “We are significantly safer than we were just 25 years ago,” Dotson says. But the killing during the past two years — 376 murders in a city of just 315,000 people — stands out, and likely remains among the nation’s highest per capita. A young mother, 21-year-old Brandi Hill, was driving with her child and a pregnant friend on May 22, when two men ambushed her on Washington Avenue downtown. One of the men shot her in the head, shoved her body into the street and drove off with the baby in the backseat, police say. The men tossed the baby, still in a car seat and miraculously uninjured, Continued on pg 9

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Tishaura Jones, the city’s treasurer, is criticizing police participation in The First 48 reality TV show.

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his month, the reality TV show The First 48 begins shooting in St. Louis, following homicide detectives in real time as they attempt to solve the city’s most serious cases. But at least one mayoral candidate isn’t happy with the city’s upcoming moment in the spotlight. City Treasurer Tishaura Jones, who is vying to replace outgoing mayor Francis Slay in February’s election, says she has serious concerns about the show’s presence in St. Louis. “In light of what’s going on nationwide with relationships between police and the community, I don’t think this is a good look for us at this time,” she says. “I would like to see them pull the plug.” But Police Chief Sam Dotson defended his department’s participation, saying that the show’s willingness to follow detectives as they work over weeks and even months on a single case will highlight the important work his officers do. The city’s crime problem, which includes a murder rate among the highest in the nation per capita, is common knowledge, he says. The show will present the flip side. “This will show we have some of the most qualified, skilled detectives working

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anywhere in the country,” he vows. He also notes the potential for greater transparency. “Having a third party watching over your shoulder as you work a case from start to finish can only be a good thing,” he says. Dotson says he’s gotten numerous offers in his tenure as chief to have the department participate in reality TV programming. He accepted this offer only because the show has a longstanding track record — and because numerous detectives told him they are fans. “They said it’s the best show they’ve seen that captures what it’s like to be a homicide detective,” he says. The show has filmed everywhere from Miami to Detroit, but not without some controversy. A lengthy story in the RFT’s former sister paper, the Miami New Times, charged in its headline “The First 48 makes millions off imprisoning innocents.” In the story, writer Terrence McCoy details a case where Miami Police got the wrong man — leaving him to languish in jail for twenty months before charges were finally dropped. The real killers meanwhile walked free. Writes McCoy, The tragedy inflicted upon this wrongfully accused man, however, is only the latest injustice in this show’s history. In Detroit, city police shot a seven-year-old girl in the head in a

bungled attempt to catch a suspect on The First 48. In Houston, another man was locked up for three years after cops wrongfully accused him of murder within the first 48 hours. And in Miami, according to a New Times examination of court records, at least fifteen men have walked free of murder charges spawned under the program’s glare. The story later goes deeper on the Detroit case: On May 16, 2010, after First 48 videographers expressed a desire to achieve a “good show” and capture “great video footage,” police stormed a duplex in an impoverished neighborhood, according to a federal lawsuit. It was past midnight. All the streetlights had suddenly gone black. The cops were hunting for a murder suspect. As cameras rolled and dogs bayed madly, city police fired a flash-bang grenade through a front window. “Police!” one officer cried. The grenade exploded next to a living-room couch where a seven-year-old girl, Aiyana Jones, slept. From the patio, a cop lowered a submachine gun and fired into the house, striking the girl in the head. Upon entry, however, the cops realized they’d raided the wrong house. Their suspect lived next door. The officer who fired the gun, Continued on pg 9

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2016 HOMICIDES Continued from pg 8 onto the road a few miles away and dumped the car, authorities say. One of the men turned himself in, but the man believed to be the shooter was later killed in Illinois during a shootout with police. On September 12, a 54-year-old woman was walking at about 10:30 p.m. in the Central West End when she was shot dead. Monica Shaw was targeted at random by teens from O’Fallon, Missouri, according to police. On November 9, Maggie O’Brien’s co-owner Pat McVey was found slumped in his Ford Explorer on the shoulder of Interstate 55 near Loughborough Avenue. The beloved barman had been shot to death in the middle of the aftern n an lice ha e yet t fin the killer despite a reward that’s now topped $90,000. When Chief Dotson spoke to Riverfront Times recently about crime in the city, the murder total was 181. Another seven people were killed during the next nine days. Murder is ne f the st i c lt cri es for police to stop, the chief says. A bunch of burglaries? A string of robberies? Car break-ins on a

REALITY TV PLAN Continued from pg 8 Joseph Weekley, was indicted for manslaughter and awaits trial. First 48 producer Allison Howard pleaded guilty last year to obstruction of justice after she lied about “copying, showing, or giving video footage she shot of the raid to third parties,” Detroit prosecutors said. The episode was never aired.

neighborhood street? Police have multiple ways to intervene. Murder is harder. “I can’t be there where two peole get int a fight er a girl an have guns and start shooting at each other,” Dotson says. The roots of murder are complicated and extend far beyond the police department to education, courts and societal problems, such as poverty and drug abuse, the chief says. The community is also “awash in guns” thanks in part to the state legislature’s penchant for weak laws, and critics in Jeff City are often satisfied to dismiss the problem of violence as a “city problem,” according to Dotson. “It’s almost a code for racism,” he says. The solutions will take years and political will that extends beyond an election cycle or two, Dotson says. Nine days after his remarks, at 1:35 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, his cers res n e t a ngal in the 4400 block of Spring Avenue. Inside, they found the bodies of two people. James Aubuchon, 32, had killed his wife and then himself, police say. Stacey Aubuchon, 28, was the 188th person murdered in St. Louis last year.

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BANDS to WATCH Meet ten St. Louis artists likely to do big things in 2017

Jack Grelle earned national press in 2016 and appears poised to get even bigger this year. | NATE BURRELL

t’s over. Finally. Whatever anyone’s got to say about the year 2016 — and plenty of people have had plenty to say — the one thing that can’t reasonably be said of the last year is that it was uneventful. And while most of the events that prevent that categorization were some combination of tragic and surreal, there were still a handful of bright spots for St. Louis’s music makers. Here are ten artists who had a pretty alright year, and are poised to make 2017 a great year for St. Louis music. -NICK HORN

JACK GRELLE While the rest of us were trying to keep our heads above water in the never-ending deluge of bad news that was 2016, Jack Grelle was hard at work writing, recording and playing nearly 100 shows around the country. enefitting fr the recent res rgence f interest in a re h nest an rganic strain f c ntry sic a tren e i ence y the en r s larity f artists li e hris ta let n an t rgill i s n relle s i of traditional country sounds with decidedly n n tra iti nal s ect atter has earne hi a l t f attenti n in the ast year he

29-year-old south St. Louis resident was the subject of pieces in national publications including Impose Magazine, The Bluegrass Situation an the arterly r ts sic rnal No Depression in a iti n t recei ing an Independent Music Award for the best al in the “c ntry categ ry f r his release Steering Me Away. After closing out the year with a pair of ates al ngsi e ey a arge at el ar Hall, Grelle says he plans to head out in suprt f his st recent release Got Dressed Up to be Let Down ith erf r ances throughout the U.S., Europe and possibly ana a riverfronttimes.com

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BLOOM 2016 has been a whirlwind for St. Louis singers ng riter alyn c eil h gh she een singing and recording her own songs since she as thirteen c eil relegate sic t hobby status in order to pursue her career as a a e artist hat all egan t change ar n a year ag hen c eil starte an en ic t erf r c ers f ill c tt s ngs n after, she was offered a spot opening for R&B singer Monica, and not long after that she Continued on pg 12

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FOR ST. LOUIS MUSIC SCENE, CHANGES WILL CONTINUE IN 2017

ONES TO WATCH Continued from pg 11

Mike Cracchiolo is stepping away from the Firebird to focus on a new venture. | STEVE TRUESDELL

n the last year, Delmar Hall opened on the edge of the Loop, a torrent of local album release shows drew fans and the city’s DIY and independent scene grew in prominence — but for St. Louis promoters and venue owners, the challenges they contemplate in the new year are less about this venue or that market and more about a bigger shift in what it means to be a music fan. It’s not about what’s open and what’s closed so much as the ongoing revolution in how people discover and consume music. Steve Pohlman, veteran co-owner of the St. Louis standby Off Broadway, has seen his customers’ options and tastes expand dramatically over the years. “It used to be people would have a favorite radio station, and that radio station was kind of a gatekeeper for what they were exposed to,” Pohlman recalls. “Now people hear music all over the place. Television, movies, they have satellite radio, now they have Spotify. So there’s a lot of choices for people, and I think people are hearing a lot more things than they did in the past.” Getting the word out to the right music fans presents a challenge to Pohlman’s venues, particularly as local competition tightens. The opening of new venues like Delmar Hall and the resurgence of the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill have put some pressure on his business, he says, but he remains optimistic about the industry’s shared prospects. “I think in the short term, they’re gonna get shows we might’ve gotten,” he says of his rivals. “But in the long term, the more people who go to shows

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in smaller rooms, the more people are available to go see shows in our room. So the more people who experience that, seeing a show from up close, the more people who are potential customers for us.” Mike Cracchiolo, owner/talent buyer for the Ready Room and the Firebird, will mark ten years as a live promoter in St. Louis in 2017. Later this year he plans to step away from his role as managing partner at the Firebird to focus on opening a new pub and social house, the Parlor, which will open across the street from the Ready Room in late spring. With arcade games, pool and pinball, Cracchiolo hopes the space will serve as an after-party spot where touring bands can DJ and mingle with fans. The Parlor is partly a response to changes in the live music industry. “I think people’s tastes have changed a lot as far as what they want out of a nightlife experience,” Cracchiolo says. “For me it was always about booking concerts, and it’s gone from being about booking concerts to throwing parties, creating events or doing things that are unique and original.” Cracchiolo points to demographic changes and social media as main drivers of these trends. “‘Millennial’ is kind of an empty word, but one thing that is very real is that kids now have all grown up, have all gone through their formative years with the internet being a big part of their lives. Now you look at your phone to figure out things to do. It’s ubiquitous in people’s lives now, so that process of discovery is a lot more personal and just a lot more integral to the expeContinued on pg 13 rience.”

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MIISTRO FREEYO Rapper, singer, producer and keyboardist Miistro Freeyo was first attracte t sic as a chil when he saw his father playing ian an eci e t teach hi self the instr ent n ti e he a e singing ra ing an sic production to his autodidactic skills. his year reey release his debut EP Freeyo, including the single “ hange hich lan e hi a lace n DELUX Magazine s list f “ t is t in e en ent artists t atch h gh he s een laying ar n town for awhile, Freeyo, now says that as the first year he was able to be selective a t gigs he year als sa hi ing re tra eling incl ing sh s at e r ity en es s an illage n ergr n a erf r ance at ent c y tate ni ersity s h ec ing an a birthday party for St. Lunatic r hy ee in hicag e lans t c ntin e releasing sic an videos, as well as doing a largerscale tour, in 2017.

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ARSHAD GOODS a e a “rising star y the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in August, Arshad Goods is a stan t e er f a thriving St. Louis hip-hop scene that s een in the national spotlight lately thanks to the success of The Sleepy Rubies. | ASHLEY JEWELS KUENSTLER ster in s “ ali lah he year l s had only spent about a year and a half e el ing his sical abilities before releasing his debut s in i i als th ily WalEP, Black Sunday, in February lace and Ali Ruby have long a sh rt t rnar n een fi t res in t is singer that see s al st n elie a le -songwriter scene, playing all given the level of polish and er t n fr ars t far ers e th is laye n the n ar ets an li ing r s t lisBlack Sunday s es ite tening r s here s har ly a his li ite sical an lyrical erf r ance scenari that ne e erience s n s at re t a r th e ers f the cal fa lt e ertly e ressing esires ha en t enc ntere an as irati ns ia etrically r ing in Winfiel isse ftenti es ignantly s ri the t eca e est frien s c ntra icting hi self in the c rse in high sch l an then sisters of a single track. Nowhere is this hen y s arents a te etter e e lifie than n the Wallace n th gh Wallace trac “ arginali e n ay an y ha e een laying ith lines li e “ eti es anna sic t gether since their teens e fa s ther ti es anna they i n t a e an earnest try e na eless an “ e all f the at c ining their talents ntil a e e entile an hristian about year ago. sy ight e ect f the first fter s en ing s e ti e erfecting their arrange ents release fr an n n n artist the EP garnered little attention. the two enlisted the help of engiSince its release, though, Goods neer Jason McEntire of Sawhorse has c ntin e t erf r stea ily Studios along with a backing band f eteran t is sicians gaining a loyal following thanks to ny ar ata n r s ha n his charis atic n stage resence art n ass i eters n g itar an t n tch fi e iece ac ing and Mark Hochberg on strings) band. Goods plans to continue per- to record their debut, Great Big ies release f r ing in s rt f Black Love he lee y t a ac e h se at Sunday throughout 2017, in the al ff r a ay in ly then ic e addition to releasing an as-yet ff this year s est erf r ntitle al that is c rrently in Continued on pg 14 progress.

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As evidence, he points to the rise of a more prominent DIY scene in St. Louis, as well as the arrival of international pop-up producers like Sofar Sounds, which puts on small surprise shows with mystery line-ups at unconventional venues. “You’re seeing a lot less small shows happening in clubs, specifically in concert venues, and you’re seeing more house shows and basement shows and things like that. I think there’s a real kind of DIY zeitgeist right now,” Cracchiolo says. “We’ve always had a lot of that in St. Louis; I think we’re just seeing kind of a national trend towards that.” Matt Stuttler is co-owner and proprietor of a new nexus of that DIY resurgence in St. Louis, the Sinkhole at 7423 South Broadway. Stuttler says he hopes the bar and performance space, which opened in October, provides dedicated music fans with “a pure rock and roll experience in a small setting.” ”There’s no stage, you’re right on the floor with the band. There’s no divider between the bands and the crowd, so you can get rowdy,” he says. Stuttler’s goals for the Sinkhole include building bridges to national and coastal DIY and experimental music scenes that might be underrepresented in the local market. “We’re trying to focus mainly on rock and roll, punk, metal. More fringe music,” he says. “There is a desire to see bands like that out here, and to kind of build a St. Louis connection to both coasts through booking touring bands and good local support in their style.” The relationships made at these small-scale shows can make all the difference for young bands starting out, he says. “When that local band is getting on the road, they can hit up that Detroit band they played with and make that connection,” Stuttler says. “So that’s kind of my entire point of booking those shows, and I want to kind of use the Sinkhole as a center for that.” Reflecting another trend that surfaced in St. Louis last year, the venue will also soon function as a recording studio by day. The beat goes on and the crowds keep lining up. Asked to sum up the year, Cracciolo says that promoting live music in St. Louis have been a continual learning experience. “I guess you could sum it up by saying the only real constant in this business is change. It’s always something different, the ground’s always shifting under your feet while you’re trying to maneuver, and I think that’s what makes it exciting for the people who participate.” —James Kane riverfronttimes.com

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ing to a surprisingly large crowd given their early slot. Looking ahead to 2017, Wallace an y alrea y ha e a set f aterial they plan to record this spring, in a iti n t fil ing a sic i e for one of their songs.

18ANDCOUNTING r enig atic ra er r cer an is al artist tan hish l a a an nting as a year of growth, despite the fact that he nly erf r e f r li e a iences a han f l f ti es hish l s ent the first fe nths f the year riting an arranging sic hich he e ent ally erf r e ith freent c lla rat rs arah ie and Patrick Boland (on violin and r s res ecti ely ac e y acclai e ne sic ense le lar Will n s the year r gresse his l and his core group of collaborators, he nly nse le c rising 14

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ie an lan al ng ith rennan nglan n his c st h e a e i geri h ste a string f late night i r sessi ns in iting g est sicians fr t is s c nity hese gatherings ins ire his l s latest release TheBirdsAtThisHour, a self-produced collection of songs and soundscapes, which he released over the course of three lti e ia e ents fr ct er thr gh ece er his l calls TheBirdsAtThisHour â&#x20AC;&#x153;a r ing aran ia in ce s ltry c l inati n f trac s c llage fr c lla orative and isolated recordings ... ilt fr the tate ents f anal g gear ac stic instr ents r achines electr nic tinge vocals, guest players and ghosts in the air While he has few concrete plans f r the c ing year his l says he sees re t f t n erf r ances as a significant ssi ility an h es t engage in re collaborations with other St. Louis artists.

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THE LEONAS In addition to her work with hish l in an nting calist and classically trained violinist arah ie c rises half f ac stic folk duo the Leonas alongside vocalist, guitarist and banjo player Steph Plant. While the two played frequently ar n t n since f r ing the e nas the s er f ar e the s first ti e t ring hey tra erse the i est fr Kansas to Minnesota and back, laying s ngs fr their Peace al ng ith t nes fr their then nrelease f ll length al Forbidden Fruit. c nce t al e a ining the i lical tale f h anity s rigins in the Garden of Eden, focusing on the arginali e an ft e ni e Eve, Forbidden Fruit got its digital release in g st n ece er the e nas release a sic i e t acc any its first single â&#x20AC;&#x153; irl he ersi n f Forbidden Fruit was

release ece er ith a erf r ance at the hel n the lans t c ntin e erf r ing an r ting the al thr gh t 2017.

DRACLA Ray Kannenberg has been around the St. Louis DIY scene for awhile, erf r ing in n acts a r and Boreal Hills in addition to letting t his less aggressi e i pulses in indie-pop outfit Men W r ing in rees e er ne t settle n annen erg s latest r ect is a significant e art re in n er s ays In it, Kannenberg, 25, dons cape, l se an hiteface t ec e racla n t t e c nf se ith rac la h racla e lains as an i ster h atte te t ta e his lace ring an â&#x20AC;&#x153;e ten e rest in the n nti e f his s annen erg racla r i es cals an f e t ass syncing

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up on sludgy unison riffs with guitarists ic e en an a e nes h als lays in g haser an keyboardist Nathan Dick, while r er e in nsinna als f g haser r i es a r c s li rhyth ic f n ati n he res lt is s ething a in t the st nery r t etal f early lac a ath nly ith a cent ries l a ire re lacing y s rne Dracla released its self-titled debut EP in March, followed by a brief fall tour of the Midwest with hitst r annen erg lans t start recording an LP this spring, in a iti n t a fe re regi nal tours.

THE CHIMPS he s eti es ry an ften a s r h r f t is tri the hi s elies the seri sness f the gr s sical en ea r which features beautifully written songs arranged into ultra-tight three art cal har nies case

in int is the title f the gr s yet t e release al Play No Evil, which Native Sound Recording owner, engineer and producer a i ee an calls “the est al he s e er r e n se f three l ngti e t is singer s ng riters hn Krane, Jesse Irwin and Dave Werner the hi s erate ifferently than st acts hen it c es t ing he tri nly lays a handful of shows each year, prearing a t tally ni e h r f aterial for each. According to Krane, “ eca se r sic is s f c se n har ny an s ng riting e le n t tal at st f r sh s an e ant t gi e the a sh that s rthy eca se f that they see t listening r s instead of bars or concert stages. han s t the infre ency f their li e erf r ances rane says “it s as e citing e ery ti e as s ething li e an al release We e ha ac e a iences f r e ery sh e e laye s far an e ight start iss ing the re-

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DANTÉ WOLFE ay e y ha en t hear f ra per Danté Wolfe, but you probably know of his work. Born Kelly etty r W lfe is a e er f hi hop collective M.M.E., which has gained greater recognition in the last year than s t fell e er ster in s ascent t nati nal fa e h gh he s een a e er f since the c llecti e s f n ing an a eare n n erous collaborative efforts, January as the first ti e that W lfe release a f ll al f his n aterial calling his e t The God Complex. Wolfe partnered ith e r ase ra i r ti ns c any r ntr l riverfronttimes.com

“Because our music is so focused on harmony and songwriting, people don’t talk at most of our shows, and we want to give them a show that’s worthy.” sic hich res lte in the al s e t at n s ee ly hi h charts is sec n al Carlton Ave, quickly followed in e er ts single “ e ags e te t nths earlier n W lfe s t ri rity is creating i e s t acc any his e isting rec r ings th gh he still lans t r n ne sic “ going to use the videos to really rea n the sic an a a new level of understanding. I will e r ing n s ething ne in the eanti e st g ing t e really atient ith releasing it

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THURSDAY 01/05 Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour The Barbie doll has survived 57 years of changing fashions and mores and by changing with the times. The Barbie of today is pitched to kids (and adult collectors) as a fashionable, confident woman who can be an astronaut, a doctor, an air force pilot or homemaker from almost any cultural background — a far cry from her origins as a strictly white fashion model. She’s been attacked for promoting unrealistic ideas about women’s bodies and treasured as a gay icon. Director Susan Stern did a deep dive into the controversy and love surrounding the doll and its creator, Ruth Handler, in her 1998 fil Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour he fil screens tonight at 7 p.m. at the Missouri History Museum (Lindell Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue; www.mohistory.org) as part of the museum’s current exhibition on toys. Admission is free.

FRIDAY 01/06 First Night: Star Wars Now is the winter of our Star Wars discontent. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is out in theaters, which means we have to wait at least another year for the next fil l s arrie isher s tragic death last week has left at least two or three generations of fans heartsick. The only thing that can fi r c llecti e angst re tar Wars. The Saint Louis Science enter a lan en e www.slsc.org) comes through in a big way with First Night: Star Wars, which celebrates all facets of fandom. The Gateway a f the st egi n f t Louis stormtroopers will patrol the building, you can watch Light

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BY PAUL FRISWOLD a er ight l its thing at an en y a tar Wars fashi n sh at he nimax will screen Rogue One at and 11 p.m. (tickets are $11), and at agic ing nkey Theatre reprises its insane play, The Making of the Star Wars Holiday Special (free admission). irst ight starts at an most activities are free.

All My Sons World War II has been won and ne f r st er a year an e Keller’s life still hasn’t returned to normal. There is the pain of his missing older son Larry, presumed by most to be killed in acti n at this int t es wife Kate refuses to give up hope. here s als the atter f e s former business partner Steve, still in prison for shipping defective engine parts to the military. The corners cut by their factory resulted in the deaths of 21 American pilots, and the stain of it still clings t e When his sec n s n hris r ses arriage t te e s a ghter nn e s life begins to fall apart. Arthur Mill-

er’s tragedy All My Sons is a stark look at the failures of a man who has the appearance of decency but not the morals. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis continues its season with All My Sons. erf r ances ta e lace es ay thr gh n ay an ary t at the rett ilt n enter Edgar Road; www.repstl.org). ic ets are t

SATURDAY 01/07 Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi established his long career with his Biblical opera Nabucco, which is inspired by the story of Nebuchadnezzar. In Verdi’s version, Nabucco has two a ghters enena an igaile The former is currently a hostage of the Israealites, who have taken her captive in a last-ditch effort to stop Nabucco from razing their city er sale enena feels safe their because of the presence of Ismaele, who formerly visited her home as an ambassador, when the two fell in love. Unfortunately Abigaille also loves Ismaele, and arriverfronttimes.com

rives to tell him that if he chooses her, she will do what she can to stop her father from killing the Israelites. Abigaille’s future plans involve overthrowing her father and setting herself on the throne. When Nebucco audaciously proclaims himself a god he is felled by insanity, a curse bestowed upon him by the Israelites’ god — and things only get worse for the Babylonians when Abigaille ta es er he etr litan era broadcasts its matinee performance of Nabucco ith laci Domingo in the title role live to theaters across the country today at 11:55 a.m. You can see it locally at the s ire layt n Road, Richmond Heights; www. fathomevents.com). Tickets are $19.95 to $23.89.

Seven Songs for a Long Life ancer an any ther diseases are not always a death sentence, thanks to advances in medicine — but for some people, all medicine can do is delay the

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inevitable. How can you go on living knowing that each passing day means the inevitable is that ch cl ser irect r y arie s ent three years fil ing si hospice patients approaching the end of their lives for her documentary Seven Songs for a Long Life. These six people faced death with a song on their lips thanks t a n rse h en ye singing er the c rse f the fil they deal with the pressures of writing a ill an fin ing s e ne t care for a child by escaping their sense of helplessness through song. Seven Songs for a Long Life is a reminder that death waits for us all, and how we spend our time is the only thing we can actually control as that day approaches. The film screens as part of the We ster il eries at ri ay thr gh n ay an ary t at We ster ni ersity s re it ri ast Lockwood Avenue; www.webster. edu/film-series). Tickets are $5 to $7.

full of hockey and surprise. At a n ay an ary at Busch Stadium (Broadway and lar treet stlcar inals com) the Blues players will engage in a skills competition. St. Louis’ Greatest Pick-Up Hockey Game takes place at 1 p.m., with Blues owner Tom Stillman and ar inals ig ir ill eWitt captaining a game between Blues an ar inals al ni it sh l be interesting to see who on the ar s tea can s ate let al ne skate backwards. Those captaincies are n t st cere nial th DeWitt and Stillman partake in a weekly skating session, so don’t be surprised if they end up on the scoreboard. Immediately after the l es ar s ga e a tea f lice cers an a tea f fire en ta e the ice f r a thir an final ga e issi n is nly an r cee s enefit l es for Kids youth hockey programs an ar inals are

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dising rights. Who’d buy toys f r a l ly science ficti n fil It turned out many millions of people would happily do so. Director Brian Stillman’s documentary Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys takes you deep into the workings of Kenner Toys, manufacturer of the thousands of variations of acti n fig res s ace shi s an playsets, to hear from designers h they a e th se earliest figures. Stillman also meets with se eral ra i c llect rs an fil s their prize pieces as the. Along the way you learn how Star Wars toys transformed the market for fil t ys an erchan ising tie ins, for better and for worse. Plastic Galaxy screens at 7 p.m. at the Missouri History Museum (Lindell Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue; www.mohistory. org) as part of the musem’s current e hi iti n ys f the s s an s issi n is free

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s we swerved into the final arter f this stress fille year of 2016, something unusual began to happen. While our alrea y c arsene litical climate imploded, and adored historical an c lt ral fig res c ntin e to leave the earth in what seemed li e rec r rea ing n ers the c rrent t t f ti n ict res s stagnant f r st f the year s enly egan t sh signs f improvement. Perhaps it was the re icta le a n f the festi al an awards seasons, or the gradual relief that c es ith the reali ati n that the long parade of summer l c sters ha finally en e And what a relief it was. Were the fil st i s c nsci sly eying the l e ict t “sa e the est for last”? If someone had asked me three months ago to name the est fil f the year l ha e ans ere c nfi ently f they ha asked me again two weeks later, that ans er l ha e change st as it change again ne ee or two weeks after that. t as a strange year in fil a year f ncertainty r ay e st ne in hich a iences si ly l st enth sias f r the anality f lly s re ac age asse ly line r cts When it ca e t act ally shing their ney acr ss the thresh l f the tic et in a iences n l nger care a t ri get nes an eci e that ne r n f ac eacher as en gh than y hey ay ha e n n as n rne s na e t they eren t intereste in rene ing the ac aintance hey eci e that if an s really nee e t g igging thr gh enaissance

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such a dish any more St. Louis would be if it was fashioned into the Cardinals logo. It’s such an obvious hybrid — the only thing that could explain its lack of ubiquity is that it simply doesn’t work. And yet, after trying my firstever bite of toasted ravioli pizza at the Sliced Pint, the new pub in downtown St. Louis, I’m as mystified as ever. Though I assumed it would be nothing more than a mediocre riff on a calzone, it presented like one of those Chicagostyle, sauce-on-top deep dish pies found around Rush Street. The Sliced Pint’s pizza-makers start with hand-stretched, thick-crust dough, top it with a generous layer of gr n eef “ra i li filling c er it with another layer of dough, then smother that layer with sauce, cheese and your toppings of choice. I opted for simple mozzarella and roasted garlic and was pleasantly surprised with the result. The chewy crust, well-seasoned beef

and spicy marinara sauce mingled for a lasagna-like taste with the texture of a New York style slice; molten mozzarella capped off the dish with cheesy baked goo. It may not be a thing yet, but man, it should be. If toasted ravioli pizza might be the next big thing in St. Louis eating, however, the Sliced Pint has much humbler ambitions. Owned by real estate developers Amy and Amrit Gill and operated by co-general managers Chris Hart and Joe Wicks (the foursome also responsible for O’Shay’s in the Grove), the threemonth-old Washington Avenue spot wants to be a straightforward comfort food destination — the kind of place where the remaining suits downtown can grab a bite for happy hour or beleaguered parents can take their brood after a full day at the nearby City Museum. Unless you consider toasted ravioli pizza to be revolutionary, the Sliced Pint isn’t exactly pushing riverfronttimes.com

the dining envelope. But enough special touches are on offer to help the place meet — if not exceed — expectations. Consider the décor. If the idea of a beer and pizza joint conjures up visions of wood paneling and neon beer signs, you’ll be shocked by the Sliced Pint’s modern, tasteful vibe. White subway tiles and French blue walls bring understated elegance to the lofty room. Grey upholstered couches and lowr file ta les an chairs t the lounge area, and food-themed paintings by local artists adorn the walls. It’s a chic yet cozy spot, and its good looks, coupled with the welcoming hospitality, might be enough to make you a regular if you worked or lived in the area. The beer selection alone is enough enticement to frequent the place. The Sliced Pint has 35 beers on tap and even more offerings in bottles and cans; nearly all are craft Continued on pg 22

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THE SLICED PINT Continued from pg 21 labels, with a significant representation of local breweries. Even more impressive, our mustachioed bartender was earnestly enthusiastic when asked for guidance and gave thoughtful, judgment-free advice to this admitted craft beer neophyte, an experience that’s more refreshing than a grapefruitforward IPA. The Sliced Pint’s menu ticks off all the boxes you’d expect at a modern pizza joint, with a selection of quirky pies that go far beyond pepperoni and cheese and a handful of bar food-inspired finger foods. The toasted ravioli appetizer shows the benefit of making this local staple in-house. Discs shaped like flying saucers are stuffed with succulent beef and fried to a crisp golden brown. Mouth-puckering garlic and oregano-spiked marinara served as a punchy dipping sauce. The vegetarian toasted ravioli are stuffed with a creamy spinach, artichoke and cheese concoction. It’s a pleasant riff, though the accompanying Parmesan cream dipping sauce was too decadent of a pairing. Fried cheese dipped in cheese may sound hedonistically good in theory, but it results in imbalance. Pizza nachos — strips of fried dough topped with marinara, green peppers and cheese — are forgettable, but that same dough is put to much better use as a canvas for the Sliced Pint’s rich buffalo chicken dip. A mainstay of crockpot-themed Super Bowl parties, this guilty pleasure is the decadent result of mixing hot wings and cream cheese. It not exactly haute cuisine, but after a long day and a few pints of beer, it’s the sort of simple comfort you want.

Any pizza offering at the Sliced Pint can be made into a t-rav pie, with toasted ravioli filling stuffed between two crusts. | MABEL SUEN All pizzas at the Sliced Pint come in either thick or thin crust (with the exception of the toasted ravioli version; that one defaults to thick crust), and follow the California Pizza Kitchen template with unconventional toppings. The “Greek Fire,” basically a gyro in pizza form, subs in tzatziki sauce for the traditional marinara and covers it with strips of gyro meat, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, olives and feta cheese. I chose thin crust for this one, and though the crisp, cracker-thin dough was enjoyable, it was very small — more of an appetizer size than what you’d expect for a full meal. The thin crust worked better for the “Jane’s Addiction,” a BLTinspired pie that, like most of the other pizzas on the menu, is named after a ‘90s-era band (be still, my Gen-X heart). Crumbled bacon and melted mozzarella are baked into the shell, then topped with crisp lettuce, tomatoes and a drizzle of

garlicky mayo. I’m not sure what Perry Farrell has to do with bacon, but I enjoyed this enough not to concern myself with such things. The Sliced Pint’s Indian-inspired pie, the “Shankar,” is another example of restaurant’s success in blending genres. Warmly spiced masala is spread over soft, thick crust and adorned with ca li er s inach an chic en The dish fell victim to the same dried-out chicken problem that occurs on just about every chicken pizza I’ve ever had, though the way the sauce soaked into the crust all but erased this misstep. It provided the same sort of pleasure you get from sopping up tikka masala with garlic naan. The Sliced Pint’s sandwich offerings are equally respectable. A meatball sandwich is a solid rendering of the Italian dish, overstuffed with seasoned pork and beef meatballs, marinara and melted cheese. The pizza

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hen Sarah Walter, the chief cookie decorator at Colleen’s (7337 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton; 314727-8427), traded her canvas and paints for cookies and icing, she wasn’t concerned with the impermanence of her new art. “I never really thought about the fact that my artwork was going to be eaten when I started doing this,” Walter says. “But then I made cookies for my cousin who had just had a baby. I made these baby footprints for her, and she told me that she had never eaten them and had them in her freezer so she could keep them. That’s when it dawned on me that I’m making pieces of art — but I told her that she had to get rid of them. Sometimes you need to let go.” Walter started working for Colleen Thompson eight years ago. A freshman art student who was pursuing a degree in studio drawing, she picked up the cookie decorating gig when Thompson overheard her complaining about her job. “I’m friends with [Thompson’s] oldest son and I did photography for his band,” Walter recalls. “One day she was eavesdropping on a conversation I was having about how I hated my two-hour daily shift at Imo’s, and she approached me about coming to work for her. I’ve been with her ever since.” Thompson had just launched her specialty cookie business, then called Colleen’s Cookies, and was getting overwhelmed handling the orders on her own. She needed someone to help with the decorating side of

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“I could be a surgeon,” notes Walter of her steady hand with a frosting bag. | CHERYL BAEHR the business and was intrigued by Walter’s art background. The pair began decorating simple shortbread cookies, then added a chocolate chip here and a “Death by Chocolate” cookie there. Before they knew it, business had exploded. Walter never expected cookies to become her career. Though her aunt had a bakery in Iowa when she was growing up, cooking didn’t seem to

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be in her blood. Even as she gained experience working for Thompson, Walter assumed she’d pursue her art in a more conventional way and thought of her cookie gig as a parttime job. Still, she acknowledges, “Some of my classmates had jobs at art stores or at Michael’s or places like that. Some didn’t even have jobs in the business. I thought it was pretty cool that I was the only person

who had something like this.” Walter still dabbles in oil painting and is getting ready to try her hand at watercolors as way to get a better feel for her other passion — tattooing. For now, she’s happy mixing her media, though the transitions are not as seamless as you’d think. “It’s so different holding a piping bag than it is a pencil,” Walter says. “ t efinitely ta es re f a t ll n the wrists, and you have to use so ch re ress re When first started doing this, my hands were so shaky and I didn’t have any clean lines. Now, I could be a surgeon.” Walter took a break from her edible artwork to share her thoughts on the St. Louis restaurant scene, the virtues of food delivery, and the unique talent she knows you will try to copy. What is one thing people don’t know about you that you wish they did? I can lick my left elbow. What daily ritual is non-negotiable for you? Coffee. If I don’t have it, I don’t function like a normal human. If you could have any superpower, Continued on pg 28

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new restaurant is now open in the space on Cherokee Street that previously held Revel Kitchen — and it’s bringing something altogether new to south St. Louis. The Palm Trees (2837 Cherokee Street) offers various lamb and biryani dishes that might seem familiar from the city’s Middle Eastern restaurants — as well as classic appetizers including baba ganoush and hummus. But a closer look at the menu reveals that this is something a bit different: Instead of the usual Lebanese or Syrian spot, the Palm Trees specializes in Saudi cuisine. The chef here is Fedaa Alsadeq. She moved to Missouri two years ago when her husband, Osama l erfi t an electrical engineering job in a rural part of the state. When their new friends praised Alsadeq’s cooking, she began dreaming of opening a restaurant of her own — a dream that seemed to take on new possi-

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bilities when they visited St. Louis. “ ery ti e e c e e fin Arabic restaurants, but no Saudi restaurants,” says Alsadeq. “We thought, to bring the food to the community would be unique. The people here, they will love it.” They originally looked downtown, but when they spotted the old Revel Kitchen space, with its gleaming white tiles and big windows facing Cherokee, they were sold. The restaurant now has two dining areas — one familiar to American diners, with tables and chairs, and then a more secluded space down a few stairs. It’s set up for traditional Saudi dining, which is served family-style off a big platter n the r c ches allow for easy access to plates. The dishes on the menu offer a sample of Saudi Arabia’s most popular dishes, Alsadeq says. Since the nation regularly plays hosts to visiting Muslims from all over the globe, the cuisine has een in ence y any ther countries. Those familiar with Egyptian or Afghani food may feel right at home. Meals start with dates, served in a golden dish, and a taste of Ara ic c ffee a re ith car amom and saffron. (Turkish coffee is also available.) From there, you could go any number of directions — a falafel sandwich or a stew, a plate of hummus or tzatziki or grape leaves ... or maybe all three. But you’d be wise to pay attention to the entrees, which show off some dishes you simply can’t

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find anywhere else in the city. Kabsa, which is widely considered the national dish of Saudi Arabia, is made of tender lamb, served atop a bed of rice and grilled onions. Mandi, another Arabian classic featuring lamb, comes with saffron rice and a side of wonderfully hot salsa for dipping. The lamb is moist and ten er an the a rs are th new and somehow welcomingly familiar. Cherokee might not be a destination for Middle Eastern cuisine, t lsa e is c nfi ent “ e people told us ‘If you’re doing Arabic food, why not go to South ran rt hesterfiel t will make something special. If people want our food, they will come to it,” she says. Business owners on the street, she adds, have been welcoming. “They were so excited!” The couple has now moved to St. Louis with their nine-year-old son, who did an admirable job lending a hand during last week’s soft openings. Alsadeq admits she was a bit overwhelmed by the number of customers who found the spot in the days before Christmas, despite zero advertisements. “Yesterday was like ‘wow,’” she admitted on Thursday, their second day of soft openings. “I told my husband, ‘Did I really sign f r this she sai “ t ready for the next day now. Seeing people happy and enjoying our food gives us the power to operate and give the best that we have.”n

new kind of coffee-centric cafe plans to open in St. Louis’ oldschool Italian neighborhood this spring. Married couple Ricardo and Jessica Hayes and their business partner Pete Nicolazzi plan to call their spot La Luna Cafe — an homage to both the Italian word for “moon” and the Hayes’ newborn daughter, Luna. They’re currently overhauling the space on the Hill that previously held Hanneke Hardware, located at 5290 Southwest Avenue. The shop closed in January 2015 after more than 85 years in business. Nicolazzi is a longtime resident of the neighborhood, and the Hayes recently bought a home there. (Ricardo Hayes, whose mother is a native of Italy, spent a lot of time on the Hill as a child.) Realizing the old hardware shop was sitting empty, Nicolazzi told Hayes, “We need to do something really cool to this building if we can secure the space.” Secure it they did, and now they’re working on a stunning renovation that both pays tribute to its hardware history and looks to the future. Ricardo Hayes, a carpenter by trade and an artist by vocation, is taking the lead on both design and construction, and he eagerly points out the details now coming together in the 1,850-square-foot space. The handpoured concrete counter that will serve as the coffee bar sits atop reclaimed turn-of-the-century doors; tools purchased at Hanneke Hardware line the panels. “Everything in here, we’ve done,” Hayes says. The cafe’s innovations won’t be merely decorative. Taking a cue from their friends who own Rise Coffee in the Grove, the partners are building a soundproof area inside the shop that will allow kids to play freely without ruining the experience for other patrons. They’re also looking at a rooftop seating area. As for the food, Jessica Hayes says that the partners have been inspired by her mother-in-law’s obsession with quality. They’ll be serving Illy, the Italian coffee — they’re the only cafe in town that can make such a claim. They also plan to offer a full menu of Italian sandwiches, soups and traditional pastries, as well as beer and wine. “We want a destination where people will sit and hang out,” says Jessica Hayes. Think of a little piece of modern Italy, or maybe the North Beach area of San Francisco. And then get excited about the possibilities. —Sarah Fenske

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rban Chestnut really cares what its customers think — enough to make them part of its decision-making process. Last month, the homegrown St. Louis company opened its Urban Research Brewery (4501 Manchester Ave), nicknamed the U.R.B., a pilot brewery in the Grove where customers can sample and rate potential new beers. “It’s supposed to be a fun experience for [customers] to try new things, but we do hope to get some data points,” explained co-founder/ brewmaster Florian Kuplent. “If we want to release a new beer that’s summer seasonal, we would brew different versions of the one recipe or several recipes that would fit into that category, and then put that on the panel here, have people try the beers and then evaluate that and get some feedback from customers that drink our beers.” On Wednesday through Saturday, from 5 to 8 p.m., customers can pay $1 to try multiple two-ounce samples of test batch beers. Then, using their smartphones and Urban Chestnut’s digital survey system, customers can rate and rank the beers they sampled. It’s not just suds, though: The on-site pizza parlor is open daily from noon to 8 p.m. And during those hours, patrons can also order

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standard Urban Chestnut brews without the rating component. The 2,500-square-foot space is separated into three rooms — the first h sing the i a c nter ith picnic table seating, the second holding additional seating along with the brewing equipment, and a third room with a tasting bar. The pizza aspect was an afterthought to the consumer-driven beer testing, Kuplent says. “It really has nothing to the research part, it’s just to provide a food option in here for people who want to sit down and have a few beers.” He adds, “The goal is to combine the hours, but we’re still in the testing phase.” Urban Chestnut first opened in Midtown in 2011, later adding a brewery and bierhall in the Grove — and a brewing facility in Kuplent’s native Bavaria. Both of its St. Louis locations serve a full menu of food. At the U.R.B. (pronounced “urb”), the food offerings are minimalist, with the only option being pizza. A half-dozen options are offered on any given day. Slices range from $3 for a cheese version to $5.99 for two toppings; you can get a whole pie for $16.99, $20.99 or $24.99, depending on whether you want a cheese pie or one or two toppings. Although initially an afterthought, the pizza is already

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attracting fans with its unique combinations like butternut squash and sunchokes. And the concept as a whole also drew raves during our recent visit. “Millennials like to rate everything and write reviews,” notes patron Joan Frost. “They like to drink beer, they like to eat pizza — it pulls it all together. I don’t know of any other place like this, and that’s why I think it’s so genius.” The U.R.B. brews two barrels per test-batch of beer, which equates to four larger kegs, much smaller compared to the 60 barrels per beer brewed in the main brewery. “It’s a mini version of the breweries,” explains Kuplent. “So we’ll do hop trials, hop varieties, any yeast strains we may use. Beers that we think we may want to produce on a larger scale, we’ll trial out here.” Around 100 data sets were collected in the brewery’s week of soft openings alone. “Right now, we’ve got three beers on tap, they are basically the same base beer, we’ll just try it out with three hop varieties, different fruit n tes ifferent a rs fr th se hop varieties,” Kuplent says. “We have some different honey beers that we’d like to showcase, some barrel-aged beers. People are always trying to taste something new. — Emily McCarter

what would it be? I would like to have telekinesis. What is the most positive thing in food, wine or cocktails that you’ve noticed in St. Louis over the past year? I moved to Maplewood in October, so a positive thing for me is that I have a wide variety of places and within walking distance. I’ve also noticed that a lot of places in St. Louis are locally owned businesses. Not only are you getting delicious food, but you’re supporting your fellow St. Louisan. What is something missing in the local food, wine or cocktail scene that you’d like to see? Not enough places deliver food. Once I get the sweatpants on, I find it hard to leave the apartment. Who is your St. Louis food crush? Fozzie’s Sandwich Emporium! Their black bean burger is probably my favorite. Who’s the one person to watch right now in the St. Louis dining scene? Vincent Van Doughnut. Which ingredient is most representative of your personality? Eggs, because I’ve been told that I hold things together. If you weren’t working in the restaurant business, what would you be doing? Tattooing. I love tattoos — the meaning behind them, the different styles, the rules that follow them, the art, the technique. Name an ingredient never allowed in your kitchen. Mint. Gross. What is your after-work hangout? Depends on the scenario. If I’ve had a long day I prefer to go home, put my sweatpants on and look as publicly unacceptable as possible and relax on my bed. If it’s a nice day out, I love hanging out on Art Hill in Forest Park. What’s your food or beverage guilty pleasure? Beverage, Sunkist orange soda. Food, pasta. What would be your last meal on earth? The most epic Thanksgiving dinner. All of the mashed potatoes, all f the st ng all f the t r ey reen eans es lease ac n cheese h ie

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or his 24th birthday, Nicholas Alsup celebrated with a cosplaythemed party at what’s now his very own club, a 6,500-squarefoot, multi-leveled room on the edge of Soulard called the Archive. Originally a library, 706 Lafayette Avenue has seen a series of concepts come and go over the past decade, with the Archive (dubbed a “Music House & Southern Grill”) launched this summer. The operator of that incarnation, Tim Warren, has stuck around to serve as Alsup’s partner,

bar manager and daily operator. It’s a probably a good idea that Alsup has a dedicated crew in place, as his life’s plan is a bit ambitious. A conversation at the bar isn’t so much a straight-line discussion a t a first ti e cl ner ta ing on a huge project. Instead, it’s a journey through a thicket of Alsup’s interests, from his early bookings of metal bands in southwestern Illinois coffeehouses, to his sixteenyear run as a championship-level tai chi practitioner, to his desire to see the Archive attached to what every new St. Louis bar desires these days: its own recording studio. “It’s really been a dream come true,” the gregarious Alsup says. “My personal time investment in this place is to make it become something that draws international, regional and local acts playing on this stage in 2017. So far, that lineup’s looking pretty good.” It’s not just music; the Archive promises eats to serve the hungry and drinks for the parched. “Our kitchen’s up and running,”

Alsup says. “We have a full bar. There’s a basement here that no one knows about, which we’re turning into a studio, mixed into other rooms that you can rent for parties and events. You can rent this main space as well, and we’ve already had all kinds of events here, experiencing the ambiance.” For sure, the building’s general vibe is what has kept people interested in making it work. Located just across the street from Soulard Market and formerly home to Carnegie’s, the Library, Woodie’s and the Soulard Supper Club, the one-time Carnegie Library offers a host of positives, not the least of which is the fact that’s it’s just far enough removed from residences that a good time can be had without too much hassle to neighbors. There’s also the woodon-wood stage, which anchors the center of the main bar room, and all sorts of nooks and crannies on the mezzanine. And, of course, there’s the connection to a wider musicand-bar culture of Soulard. Set back from the street, though, riverfronttimes.com

up an imposing set of steps, the venue can also seem a bit removed from the action. Right now, eight large erican ags an a string f PBR banners crackle in the winter in s t ls lans n eefing up the signage outside, as “the biggest issue is people not knowing that this is a bar. They walk right past it and don’t know what it is, so I’m looking into banners, signs. Really make it look like a full-on bar. It’s a big issue for us and we’ll be changing it very soon.” In a sense, Alsup’s going to be reliant on a steady stream of different people coming into the room. Already, the club has hosted hip-hop, reggae and metal acts, alongside some comedy and Alsup’s birthday masquerade party. In effect, the business won’t be built on the dollars of nightly regulars, but on a stream of one-night guests giving a concert venue vibe. With an cial ca acity f tr for nearly twice that, the space has a quaint feel to it. A lot of folks have put a stamp on

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“Every single person who’s walked in so far has said, ‘Wow.’” already good. Naturally, everything st fit al e in h ste a sh and everyone enjoyed what became of it. It hadn’t been doing well, so I thought, ‘I’ll take it over, put in my plan of action — a successful plan of action.’” Alsup says his plans are both “organic” and that he has a “threet fi e year siness lan f r all f them.” Asked further about what it will take to turn around a space that’s claimed more than a few concepts in recent years alone, Alsup answers with a mix of inspirational quotes and what seems to be his own blend of philosophy, against which the more mundane, dollarsand-cents aspects of building a siness see sec n ary t fin ing the perfect vibe. “I’m about studying the art of people,” he says. “I’ve seen different factions come in and have seen different signs of success. This is about understanding the psychology of people, what they’re doing, how we’re branding. We’re catering to a larger mass now. It’ll take more effort to see the response.”

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cott Burk, manager of the F.Y.E. record store located at the intersection of Hampton and Chippewa, remembers November 30 rather vividly. And with good reason — it was the day the Post-Dispatch reported that he may soon be out of a job. The P-D’s story laid out plans by fast-food giant Chick-Fil-A to purchase the building in which F.Y.E. is currently housed. Joe Vavrina, project manager at the Illinois-based engineering and consulting firm HR Green, told the paper that Chick-Fil-A had a contract on the site, with hopes to begin construction in the spring of 2017. A reporter with the daily had called F.Y.E. with some questions shortly before the article was published. “ hat as the first e hear t was my assistant manager at the time, Dave, who answered the phone,” Burk says. “The reporter asked him, he’s like, ‘I’m just calling because I’m curious to see what’s gonna happen to the store or the employees once Chick-Fil-A moves in.’ [Dave] just said, ‘I’m not sure what you’re talking about.’” Burk then followed up with F.Y.E.’s parent company, Trans World Entertainment, to try to get to the bottom of the matter. Trans World is a large chain of retail entertainment stores with hundreds of outlets to its name in malls and freestanding spots throughout the country, many of them F.Y.E. locations. Burk says they’ve been less than forthcoming. “About all they’ll tell me is no official offer has been made,

The future site of Chick-Fil-A? | HARLAN MCCARTHY keep going forward, business as usual,” Burk says. “They don’t really trickle too much information down to me.” Trans World’s “nothing official” explanation left more questions than answers, especially considering all the P-D’s talk of contracts. Burk guesses that the Atlanta-based fast food chain had s en ith the c r rate ce and had maybe come to some kind of tentative agreement, pending approval from the city. (A call to Trans World seeking comment for this story was not returned.) Now the matter is coming to the city to decide, with a public hearing scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on January 5 at City Hall. Last week, the employees at F.Y.E. have hung a sign on the door of the shop, encouraging customers to “Voice your concern or support for F.Y.E.” to both the city and to Trans World, with contact information for each. Burk acknowledges that the hearing is likely “a bit of a formality,” but says action from City Hall may be the only chance the store has. “I think if the city approves it and it goes forward,

then they’re going to go to our c r rate ce t try t y t the property,” Burk says. The building, which sits at 3801 Hampton Avenue, has a long and storied history — for the most part, as a purveyor of music. The space was constructed in 1954 as a National grocery store. In 1976 the record store Peaches opened in the spot, selling mostly vinyl throughout the ‘80s. Then it was known as Sound Warehouse and, later, Blockbuster Music in the ‘90s. In 1998 it became Warehouse Music, which was purchased by Trans World in October of 2003. Trans World kept the existing name for three years before rebranding to F.Y.E. in 2006. “We’ve got a very loyal customer base here — a lot of these folks have been shopping here since the old Peaches days,” Burk says. “They have very vivid memories of artists signing here, the handprint that used to be in the sidewalk out front. A lot of people don’t even realize that it’s called F.Y.E.; they just know it as the music store here in the south side. No matter what it’s called or what it changes to, they riverfronttimes.com

still come back.” Burk and his employees know many of these long-time customers by name, and often spend time chatting with them whenever they drop by. Burk himself has been at the store for eleven years; he has a part-time employee and an assistant manager who have worked there for fifteen. He’s hoping that the store’s longstanding place in the community will be its salvation. “We’re hoping maybe if enough people voice their concerns or their disapproval for it, that maybe between the city or our c r rate ce they ll listen an hear the masses, and maybe not go forward,” he explains. As for the fast-food giant that threatens his store’s very existence? Burk chooses to be pragmatic rather than angry. “I don’t know too much about them, honestly. I hope they don’t buy us out,” he says. “At the end, I guess I wouldn’t be too bitter toward them. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, big business and big money always talks and wins.”

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unk and groove music is meant to be a fun, freeing experience, usually best enjoyed live, in person and a few drinks deep. That sense of exuberance is audible in the songs of the Grooveliner, a sextet that mixes instrumental grooves with cheery group-sung vocals — but that doesn’t mean that the songs come effortlessly. “ his an is a i c lt r challenging an for a lot of us,” says guitarist and vocalist Matt Vianello. “There are a lot of songs for me on the guitar, where I write them but I have to sit down with the metronome and work them out. Part of the excitement for us is that it is a challenge.” After a busy 2016 that saw the band playing s e high r file ening gigs an an al fresc set at the famed Whitaker Music Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Grooveliner committed nine s ngs t isc f r its first f ll length Toby’s Basement. Half of the members in this six-person band played together in Big Brother Thunder & the Master Blasters; the other three play together in the NOLA-fried North of the Quarter. So while funk and soul music is a common ground, this project kept its focus on more rock-oriented rhythms and compositional tightness. According to Vianello, the members’ shared love of bands such as Orgone, Lettuce and Snarky Puppy was a jumping-off point when the Grooveliner formed in early 2015, inspiring the players to cross genres and create something they felt was lacking from the St. Louis scene. “I wouldn’t put us in the jam band realm because it’s structured; there are no long solo breaks,” explains Vianello. “Everything for the most part is relatively calculated. We try to throw each other curveballs in our songs; there are moments that switch from 4/4 to 5/4 in our songs.” “You’ll Probably Be Hungry By the Time This Is Over” shows off the band’s dexterous horn chops and its classic rock backbone most clearly. Its circular guitar riff wouldn’t be out of place in a stoner rock song, if only a few hundred dollars’ worth of fuzz pedals were layered on it, and the brassy counterpoints belie marching-band precision. A brief coda gives room to John Short’s bass guitar pops and some soulful organ manipulation by John Covelli, which takes the song into a more swampy direction before being truncated. According to Vianello, all six members contribute riffs and ideas, but the machinations of Grooveliner rehearsals always turn a song into something different. “It basically runs the gamut,” Vianello says of the band’s songwriting process. “Most of our songs are started by people coming to the table with an idea. All the guys in the band have the ability to play multiple instruments — at least the horn guys do.” That malleability makes for a band that’s largely egofree, with everyone contributing vocals and songwriting

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ideas. “It’s a function of everyone being accepting and open to hearing the other members’ ideas,” continues Vianello. “The song completely transforms when the horns get added.” e ints t the al s final trac “ as ne that most clearly signals how the band has grown, from playing basement jams to more structured songs. “I think that kind of shows a progression toward [being] a little more detailed, a little more complicated musically — I think that shows an interesting progression,” says ianell “ thin challenges the h rn layers re than other songs. At one point we have three horns playing different lines, building off of each other.” Vianello noted the relative explosion of young funkan s l tfits laying ar n t n acts incl ing the Provels and Al Holliday’s East Side Rhythm Band that gig regularly — and he credits Andy Coco’s annual Funk Fest for giving space for this type of music. “There are more and more bands that are playing this style than there were before,” says Vianello. “I have to point to Funk Fest, to how that thing has exploded.” As a member of Big Brother Thunder & the Master Blasters, Vianello was able to watch that scene grow first han hat any e ere s l an as the brainchild of bassist Andrew Franklin, who passed away this year at age 29 after battling both lung and bile duct cancers. As this new project continues to take off, ianell re ects n the is his frien an an ate imparted. “He is a guy who genuinely enjoyed everything about the St. Louis music scene,” recalls Vianello. “The thing I learned the most from Drew is how important it is to support everyone on the scene — he went out all the time and supported everyone. “I realize how important it is because of him — he was just incredible in that way, and I hope that everybody who is playing in St. Louis takes a little bit of that from him. We are all better for supporting each other.” –Christian Schaeffer

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AESOP ROCK: w/ Rob Sonic, DJ Zone, Homeboy

GREEN MCDONOUGH BLUES BAND: 7 p.m., $5.

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LOVE JONES “THE BAND”: 8:30 p.m., $10. BB’s

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BOO BOO DAVIS & THE BUMBLE BEE TRIO: 10 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222. BRIAN CURRAN: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-4365222. THE GROOVELINER: w/ Southern Exposure, Jackson Howard 9 p.m., $10. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929. MEMORIES OF ELVIS: 7 p.m., $20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161. THE MONOCLES: w/ Slow Down Scarlett, Grand House 8 p.m., $5. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar

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The Bad Plus’ annual early-January stand at the Bistro is a genius move for a number of reasons: It provides a solid show option during a slow season, it helps with your New Year’s resolution to see more (and more challenging) live music, and it guarantees a yearly visit from the playful, adventurous jazz trio.

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While the last few Bad Plus albums have featured original compositions (including a 2015 collaboration with saxophone legend Joshua Redman), last year’s It’s Hard revisits the trio’s tendency to deconstruct pop and rock songs with drama, verve and wit. Oh, Mandy!: It’s Hard tackles early-2000s hits from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and TV on the Radio alongside classic tracks by Kraftwerk, Crowded House and Barry Manilow. — Christian Schaeffer

THE DUST COVERS: Fri., Jan. 20, 8 p.m., $10. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-7733363, offbroadwaystl.com. THE EAST SIDERS REVIEW: Wed., Jan. 18, 10 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups. com. EMG: W/ Drown Craft, Mon., Jan. 9, 9 p.m., free. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100, foamvenue.com. ERIK BROOKS: Sun., Jan. 8, 8 p.m., $5. Hammerstone’s, 2028 S. 9th St., St. Louis, 314-773-5565, hammerstones.net. FRESH BURN: Fri., Jan. 6, 6 p.m., free. Howard’s in Soulard, 2732 S 13th St, St. Louis, 314-3492850. GEMINI SYNDROME: Sun., Feb. 19, 7 p.m., $16$18. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis,

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Snow Ball Party (21 and over) with DJ at Moonrise Hotel, 8pm-Midnight, to benefit Operation Food Search. Admission: $5 donation or two non-perishable goods. Each guest will receive a cup of Moon Punch, plus a drink ticket.

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OUT EVERY NIGHT Continued from pg 38 fire ir stl c GINA SICILIA BAND: Sun., Jan. 15, 6 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.com. GREEN MCDONOUGH BLUES BAND: Wed., Jan. 11, 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.com. THE GUESTS: W/ Strange Passage, Trauma Harness, Sundowning, Tue., Jan. 10, 9 p.m., $5-$7. Foam Coffee & Beer, 3359 Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-772-2100, foamvenue.com. HOT JAZZ BRUNCH: W/ Miss Jubilee, Sun., Jan. 8, 11 a.m., free. Evangeline’s, 512 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, 314-367-3644, evangelinesstl.com. IVAS JOHN & BRIAN CURRAN: Thu., Jan. 12,

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BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.com. KNOCKOUT KID: W/ Bad Case Of Big Mouth, Friday Night Lites, Wed., Jan. 25, 7 p.m., $12-$15. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535fire ir stl c LARRY GRIFFIN & ERIC MCSPADDEN: Sat., Jan. 14, 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222, bbsjazzbluessoups.com. MAKE ME BREAK ME: W/ The Phranklyn Project, Fri., March 3, 8 p.m., $5-$6. The Firebird, 2706 li e t

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“Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.” Ralph Waldo Emerson said that. “I want to walk through the night without fearing a thing — outdated, frustrated and blue.” Otis Gibbs sang that. The native of Wanamaker, Indiana, with his Trotskyite beard and politics, trucker cap and acoustic guitar, is his own kind of American genius. A folk troubadour to his core, Gibbs is one of our best chroniclers of small-town lives and landscapes,

especially of the Midwestern persuasion. He recently celebrated his 50th birthday by setting up in his living room to record some snapshots of his travels — from Wigwam Motels to the world’s largest ball of twine to the Great Divide — and add to a truly sui generis body of work that provokes and portrays the ever-resilient, always non-conformist spirit of working-class communities. Thanks for Giving a Damn: Gibbs’ podcast, now at 140 episodes, weaves together witty and thought-provoking stories of music and history. It’s a must-download. — Roy Kasten

SCRU: Fri., Feb. 3, 7 p.m., $10-$12. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050, fubarstl.com.

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MU330 7 p.m. Friday, January 6. The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City. $8. 314-727-4444.

Some of us can still remember those days. Hazy recollections of upstroked guitar chords and gleaming brass, wrapped in a never-ending swath of black-and-white checkered print. A time when men wore suits and wingtip shoes, suspenders were all the rage and fedoras were worn confidently in public instead of hidden with shame in dank basements. We’re referring, of course, to the late 1990s, that whimsical period when third-wave ska ruled the airwaves. Thanks to history’s cyclical nature, ska is back once more — and

if you want proof, head to the Delmar Loop this Friday, where you will find two shows of the horned variety occurring simultaneously: Reel Big Fish will perform at the Pageant, while MU330 skanks it up at the smaller Duck Room. Spend your money on the latter — not only is it cheaper, but the local heroes of MU330 are (and always have been) infinitely better than their radio-ready counterparts. Pick It Up Pick It Up: Ska is on the rise — an increasing number of new, young bands are picking up this ancient art form. The year 2017 will, in fact, be filled with it. Decide now whether to embrace it or hide in fear. Either way, ska is coming. — Daniel Hill

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