No matter what, everyone has baggage that they bring to a relationship. Some people have very little baggage, and others can have quite a lot. Sometimes it is something best kept under wraps, and for others, it is seven evil exes hell-bent on eliminating a current boyfriend.

Dead Confederate’s sophomore record, ‘Sugar,’ ditches the murky psychedelic-rock feel of its predecessor for an alternative rock jangle that leaps between flavors like a chameleon changes color. Produced by John Agnello (of Sonic Youth, The Hold Steady, and Dinosaur Jr. fame), ‘Sugar,’ is more refined and polished than Dead Confederate’s debut, the Nirvana-tinged ‘Wrecking Ball.’

On Sunday, August 15, William Elliott Whitmore, the tattooed, finger picking, friendly, grinning, whiskey-shooting, traveling troubadour, brought his brand of country-blues-gospel-folk-guitar rock to Off Broadway all the way from his farm in Iowa. Whitmore took the stage after openers Muscle Worship and the local band Strawfoot.

“Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition” may just be the best game featuring a bird-legged, hermaphroditic creature ever made. Then again, it is also the only game featuring a bird-legged, hermaphroditic creature ever made.

The current special exhibit at the St. Louis Art Museum combines two very different art forms and time periods to explore expressions of grief and loss and offer food for thought on being food for worms.