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Video ranking Midwestern cities by transit, affordability, and vibes. St. Louis gets a comfortable A rank.

Fun little guide put together by STLPR. Anything missing or wrong?

STLPR put out this neat collection of articles aimed at new members of the STL community. Lots of good stuff in there to share.

Guerrilla furniture?

Google the recent issues at KDHX to learn more. If you’re not happy with the Board of Directors’ decisions to get rid of quite a few of the long-time programmers please sign this petition.

Hey, looking to get my nose pierced sometime in the next few weeks and I am pretty lost. Never had any tattoos or piercings but I want it done correctly. Is there any shops I should go to OR any shops I should avoid? It seems like it is a pretty simple process but I’m a body mod virgin and want to make sure it’s done right.

Whoever said we weren’t on the cutting edge? 😉 Congrats to Graphite Lab; this is too cool.

I’ve a friend who lives in San Francisco who is in a moderately successful band. They recently concluded a tour through the midwest, where they played Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, and Chicago, among other cities. No STL dates at all.

Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade is on tour as well, and skipped STL but did play in Peoria, Louisville, and KC this spring.

Last year, the closest Nightwish came was Chicago.

I get Songkick notifications for other bands – mostly metal and eclectic – and more often than not, they are playing everywhere but STL. After living for 20+ years in Seattle, I miss having bands come and play even the small clubs.

To avoid sounding petulant, there have been some tours I looked forward to that came to Pop’s in Sauget, but I’m sure there are other bands people here like that have bypassed STL venues as well.

So: Anyone have any ideas why STL gets passed over in favor of Nashville and Louisville?

Love to see it. I hope this translates to more support for our public transit.