10 Missouri Bands You Should Listen To Now

By Clint Alwahab at 1:23 PM on March 28, 2012

When you think of Missouri, Mark Twain, Harry S. Truman and the Big 12/SEC drama might come to mind before "great bands," but there is a rising music scene spreading throughout the state.  read more

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The Eight Best Films From True/False 2012

By Michael Dunaway at 8:15 AM on March 10, 2012

The True/False Film Festival held its ninth incarnation earlier this month in the bucolic college town of Columbia Missouri, and Paste was there to take it all in.  read more

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Oscar-Winner Daniel Lindsay's Five Favorite Things About Columbia, Missouri

By Michael Dunaway at 9:46 AM on March 9, 2012

Last weekend we were able to catch up with Daniel Lindsay, who came back to his college town—Columbia, Missouri—to screen his documentary Undefeated at the True/False Film Fest. Just a few days earlier, he had won the Oscar for that same film. We asked him to share five of his favorite things about Columbia:...  read more

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Watch a Hilariously Cheesy University of Missouri Recruitment Ad Featuring Jon Hamm

By Lindsay Eanet at 8:15 AM on July 23, 2010

This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. Season four of the series premieres on AMC this Sunday, July 25. — Before he was Don Draper, he was Jonathan Hamm, cutting his teeth in university productions of Assassins and Cabaret....  read more

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Lou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Kansas City - 10/26/09

By Lou Barlow at 12:50 PM on November 2, 2009

Ah, there’s espresso less than a block away from the bus. They ask me if I want sugar. I’ve never been asked if I wanted sugar in my espresso. In europe, they deliver it with a sugar packet on the side. Never heard of it pre-treated. It costs $1.93, which is, coincidentally, exactly how much a bus-adjacent double espresso is in Omaha the next day....  read more

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Lou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - 10/14/09 - St. Louis, MO

By Lou Barlow at 3:57 PM on October 19, 2009

Been on tour for well over a week. In St. Louis now: a good place to start a tour diary as any, the gateway city. Sebadoh played our 2nd turbo acoustic (Jason Loewenstein on bass, me on guitar, drums on a boombox) show here six years ago. We sold 50 t-shirts from the stage and a woman was trying on t-shirts, on the stage. Sexy chaos, and one of my favorite shows of all time. This time, dinosaur is greeted by a series of threatening phone calls to the club from a man vowing to “kick our mother fucking asses”...  read more

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Booker T, Blind Boys and Black Joe Lewis Announced for Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ Festival

By Walton Murphy at 8:40 AM on August 14, 2009

Nothing goes together like music, barbecue and, um, half-marathons, especially in fall Mid-Missouri weather. The initial lineup for the third annual Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ Festival has been confirmed and features The Dan Tyminski Band, Booker T Jones, Blind Boys of Alabama, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears and SteelDrivers. ...  read more

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