The thing about folk music is that it instantly connects with a listener. When you hear it, the outside noise and troubles of your life can disappear for maybe a couple hours. Tuesday night at the historic Sheldon theater off Washington and Grand, a true

Soccer is as indifferent to me as basketball. No matter how many games I try to sit down and watch, I just can’t get into it. I promise there’s been effort. There’s something missing in it that keeps me at a distance. An outside purveyor

Good evening ladies and gents, Every year isn’t really a chance to turn it all around, but you can purge a thing or two if you’d like. January is a time for reflection and as I look around, there’s a lot of things to get better at. The h

A year ago, St. Louis Post Dispatch sports writer and radio voice Joe Strauss passed away at the completely too soon age of 54. As I type this today, Joe is sorely missed. Joe wasn’t afraid to ruffle the feathers of local fans and his fellow media b

It’s time to unleash a series of hits on subjects, people, and ideals that have made me angry over the past year. It started with one brave man named Frank Costanza, and has continued over the years with the likes of others who simply need a glass c

When the end of the year comes around, it’s a good time to look back and see what went down. There will be good, bad, and ugly in any given 365 day stretch. This morning, Inside STL and 590 The Fan Captain Tim McKernan asked the The Morning After Fa

Welcome to the coldest Friday ever! December 16th, 2016! Where are you? It’s so cold right now that I just poured a half cup of coffee over my hands to prepare for this latest round of Buffa’s Bits. Which is actually a mailbag. Sorta. The hot

Welcome to the latest round of Buffa’s Bits, where I descend into discussion ranging from sports to movies to entertainment with coffee and beer thrown in. Every Friday, I need to clear my head of the BS upstairs. Without further delay, I begin with

2017 will be the first Matt Holliday-less spring training since 2009 in Jupiter, Florida, at the Cards camp. The St. Louis Cardinals did not pick up his 17 million dollar option and the soon to be 37 year old has signed with the New York Yankees for on...

Who says a baseball G.M. doesn’t let a fan lay it on one on one? Another December has arrived and that means John Mozeliak, General Manager and bow-tie specialist, has fielded questions from local writers about the state of the St. Louis Cardinals a