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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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