Stuck at home due to a Chicago snowstorm one break, I had started getting bored of playing bridge with my grandparents. Trying to find something to occupy my time, I thought about the city: The United Center, Guaranteed Rate Field, the Chicago Theater, and Second City. Suddenly, I realized what I would do: everything. All I needed were tickets. 

If you’re spending the summer in St. Louis, you’ll find plenty of fun activities to keep yourself busy. Here are some of our favorites.

Check out who’s playing by Wash. U. this weekend!

There’s no better way to end the first week of classes of a new academic year than by going to a concert!

The final SU-approved budget for Social Programming Board includes a fall concert that will be held at the Pageant rather than the Gargoyle, a change intended to attract and accommodate more students while reducing cost per head. Though we commend SPB for taking steps to upgrade its historically underappreciated concert series, we at Student Life are skeptical as to whether this move to the Pageant is the best way to do so.

The erstwhile Fleet Foxes drummer has managed a rare feat in the annals of side projects: establishing himself as an entity outside of a critically and commercially successful band.

As autumn rolls around, Cadenza recommends a trio of television debuts and local concerts to get your first-semester pop culture consumption off to a promising start.

Looking for something new to try this weekend? Bored with the same old spots on the Delmar Loop? This week’s suggestion to pop your Washington University bubble is the Old Rock House, located downtown at 1200 South 7th St. One of this venue’s best quirks is its colorful history dating back to its founding in 1818 as a fur-trading warehouse.