CURRENT Outlets
Salt Lake City Weekly: Currently, I’m freelancing for the City Weekly, after serving as music editor in 2022. Clips are available here.
Substack: I’ve had a few different iterations on Substack, including the personally-driven Memory Hall, the STL-music-centric Silver Tray and a textual/photographic/video history of Artica called Artica Ever After. Memory Hall is on ice; the rest live here.
RECENT Outlets
Feast Magazine: Had a little run with the St. Louis food publication, including the short-lived feature series “Ax to Table.”
Last Word Features: In 2022 and 2023, I wrote quite a bit for this music journalism syndication service, scoring several dozen national clips in the process. Clips are found here.
nextstl.com: Occasionally, I write essays and personality profiles for this independently-owned-and-operated website, dedicated to local architecture, civics and design in St. Louis.
Riverfront Times: After working at the RFT for the bulk of the ’90s, I enjoyed a few return visits as a contributing writer, as recently as 2023. The paper is currently on a strange hiatus.
Second Set/Encore: Two years of music features for the St. Louis Beacon can be found via the link.
Stlmag.com & St. Louis Magazine: Writing music features on a semi-regular basis for St. Louis’ monthly magazine.
RECENT National Clips
The Curator: Wrote about the Magic Door.
nextcity.org: Jack Dorsey wanted to talk business and I wanted to cover it for a fine, urban affairs site.
wfpl.org: When Louisville’s Brrr Went West to St. Louis
ARCHIVAL Select Clips
52nd City
Five Minutes of Hell with Harley Race: Just what the title implies.
To Remember a Madam: A nod to St. Louis’ own Nell Kimball.
Curiosities
Lost: Wabash Triangle Cafe: My one clip with Michael R. Allen’s informative preservationresearch.com, looking back on a old nightclub fave.
“Men from Uncle“: A ’92 RFT interview with Uncle Tupelo, found on factorybelt.net.
Riverfront Times
Bump and Grind: On the scene with strip club deejays.
Confessions of a Former Vegetarian: The title may say it all.
The Final Bell: An obituary of wrestling promoter Sam Muchnick.
Lights Out: A look at Gaslight Square’s delayed demise.
The Man Who Built St. Louis Nightlife: A cover on legendary bar creator Bob Burkhardt.
Nothing but Net: A year with the CBC basketball program.
On with the Show: A feature on classic comic Danny O’Day.
St. Louis Magazine
The B-Team: A feature on the late, lamented “Fan Show.”
He’s Tricky: Profiling comic/improv whiz Bill Chott.
How Lo Can You Go?: A look at video blogger Bill Streeter.
Past Perfect: Recalling the good ol’ days of STL’s college rock scene.
Peanuts’ Gallery: Digging on the noise trio Peanuts.
Rock Art: A quick snapshot of local painter Dana Smith.
Rock Steady: How Jeff Frelich Became Professor Skank: A profile of the popular KDHX reggae deejay.
Waxing Philosophical: A nod to the classic (vinyl) record album.
BOOKS, Paper & Electronic
Gaslight Square: An Oral History (The William and Joseph Press)
Portraits Along the River: Working in the City of St. Louis” with photographer Bob Reuter (The William and Joseph Press)
Second Set: Encore (St. Louis Beacon)