Timesaver Trivia
Sponsored by 52ndCity.com

Where: Hartford Coffee Company, 3974 Hartford, 314-771-JAVA
When: Thursday, February 23; game @ 7:00 p.m., check-in @ 6:30 p.m.
How much: $20 per team of four players
Why: To benefit the publishing efforts of 52ndCity.com

What: If you’ve played marathon, night-long trivia contests, don’t fear. This one’s a quick-moving, pop-culturally-themed evening of trivia, with four-person teams. Game’s beginning at 7:00 and we’ll roll through 50 quick questions, which a heavy emphasis on that pop-cultural clutter in your head.

Some particulars:

Teams need to pay the total of $20 before the game’s start. No individual payouts of $5 per player, please! Registrants/team captains are responsible for entry fee.

Though alcohol is not sold at Hartford Coffee Company, you may bring your own. Because we’re not paying for space usage, please patronize the HCC counter for all your other drink and food needs. Can’t stress it enough: BYO beer, wine and spirits, but no outside food and liquid refreshments.

Winners receiver their cash back, plus absolutely fabulous, yet-not-necessarily-expensive, STL-related gifts.

Full rules will be provided at the door, which opens at 6:30 p.m.

Only 15 tables of four are available, so please register early.

Please contact 52nd City for details (rather than the good folks Hartford Coffee). Direct questions and registrations to: thomas@52ndcity.com or 314-776-6929.

Thanks!

(Update: as of Friday, January 27… only 12 tables remain! Book yours immediately!)

* Unlimited Toppings * with DJ Akita *
* New Wave * Rock * Downtempo * And So Forth *
* Fourth Wednesdays * Atomic Cowboy * 9 til close *
* 4140 Manchester * The Grove * atomic-cowboy.com *

* Bis * Bloc Party * Public Image Ltd. * Denali * Tracy Shedd * UNKLE * DJ Krush * Duran Duran * The Police * American Analog Set * The Killers * O.Rang * DJ Cam * The Aluminum Group * Radio 4 * Prince * Sigur Ros * Sugarcubes * DJ Shadow * Thievery Corporation * Ivy * N.E.R.D. * Interpol * Autolux * James Combs * Elastica * Metric * Kill Hannah * Dandy Warhols * Elastica * Tricky * Alpha * Beth Orton * PJ Harvey * Calliope * Berlin * Cranes * Hood * Monade * Human League * Massive Attack * New Order * Breeders * Cocteau Twins * Macha * Plus/Minus * Saint Etienne * Swervedriver * Hooverphonic * Ride * Flaming Lips * Fila Brazilia * The Cure * Ladytron * Veruca Salt * Talking Heads * Love and Rockets * Sly and Robbie * Three Mile Pilot * Gorillaz * MC Solaar * John Parish * Luscious Jackson * Jungle Brothers * Lush * Helium * Client * Bjork * The Angel * Pylon * The Method Actors * Mary Timony * ABC * Talk Talk * Lisa Germano * Morrissey * Eisley * Suede UK * The The * WaterWorks * Truly * Joy Division * Blinker the Star * Jeff Buckley * Majesty Crush * Pale Saints * Moonshake * Perfume Tree * Sugarplant * We Rigazzi * Longwave * Earlimart * The Clash * M-83 * Siouxsie & the Banshees * Si-Se * Squeeze * Ministry * James Hall * Baxter * 60 Channels * Franz Ferdinand * Luna * Mojave 3 * Failure *

(Update: part of the attendance issue at this event may’ve been the stupid, stupid name I came up with for the night. Why did no one tell me? Thanks to Amy, Fred, Claire, Michael and Eric for coming down and to the 24 people who asked, “how did that spin go?”)

Hmm, how’d this happen?

Tonight, I’ll be spinning records at my favorite new(ish) club in town, The Atomic Cowboy: 9 p.m.-close, 4140 Manchester, www.atomic-cowboy.com. From here on, every fourth Wednesday, same time and place. Plus some slots at other joints; those’ll be announced as they come.

It’s 1997, all over again.

Interview with James Harrison in Playback STL.

Feature on open-mic emcees in Sauce Magazine.

Short feature on Galen Gondolfi and Cherokee/Compton arts scene in St. Louis Magazine.

Bar review of Main Street Bistro (yuck) in Thursday’s Get Out.