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First Thought Fridays: Phoebe Bridgers, Lisa Molinaro, Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown, Yard Act, Hovvdy, Real Numbers

Criterion Backlist: Seconds (1966, R)

Concert review: 5 Seconds of Summer w/ The Band CAMINO & Haiden Henderson | 07.24.26, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater (with photo gallery)

Concert review: Slayyyter | 07.29.26, The Pageant

Concert review: Death Cab for Cutie w/ Nation of Language | 07.24.26, Stifel Theatre (with photo gallery)

The House Wins Big with Guys and Dolls | thru 08.23.26, STAGES St. Louis

TENN | 07.31–08.09.26, First Run Theatre

Concert review: Poppy w/ LANDMVRKS & Thousand Below | 07.25.26, The Pageant

First Thought Fridays: she’s green, foamboy, Sad13, Gracie Abrams, Taylor Bickett, Swapmeet, mary in the junkyard, Dallas Good & Richard Reed Parry

Criterion Backlist: Le silence de la mer (1949, NR)

Glen Hansard: A Celebration of Life | 1970–2026

On tour: Tori Amos | 08.17.26, Stifel Theatre

Concert review: The Urge w/ Less Than Jake & My Posse in Effect | 07.25.26, Saint Louis Music Park (with photo gallery)

Concert review: El Monstero w/ Night Ranger | 07.18.26, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater (with photo gallery)

L’Elisir d’Amore – A Tasty and Timeless Brew from Union Avenue Opera

Wakey, Wakey Puts the “Fun” in “Funeral” | 07.16–08.01.26, The Midnight Company at The Chapel

Concert review: The Head and the Heart w/ Houndmouth | 07.22.26, The Factory (with photo gallery)