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21. Night & Day

    Bobcat Attack

    By Megan Metzger

    Published: March 6, 2008

    Remember in, like, 1987, when Bobcat Goldthwait's stand-up routine included dead-on mimicry of Bono's messianic posing and solemn warbling? It wasn't so much parody as a thinly...

22. Night & Day

    Professor Fuller Wails

    By Chris Packham

    Published: March 6, 2008

    As part of the American Jazz Museum's "Celebrating Women in Jazz" series, composer and saxophonist Tia Fuller opens a weekend engagement at the Blue Room (1616 East 18th...

23. Burnt Ends

    Wrong-Way Irv

    Irvine O. Hockaday Jr. sure has a knack for watching companies lose some serious coin.

    Published: March 6, 2008

    If you've got yourself a big corpor­ation in need of some muckety-mucks to sit on the board of directors, take it from us: You don't want Irvine O. Hockaday Jr. The dude's...

24. Martin

    Here's a bit more on why a journalist might be curious about Councilman Terry Riley

    By David Martin

    Published: March 6, 2008

    Terry Riley thinks I'm out to get him. A month ago, when I stopped the Kansas City councilman at City Hall and asked for an interview, he suggested that The Pitch was on a...

25. Letters

    Letters from the week of March 6, 2008

    Published: March 6, 2008

    Feature, "The Teacher" February 21 Vision Quest Thank you for Carolyn Szczepanski's insightful coverage of Kansas City, Missouri, School District candidate Airick Leonard...

26. Ask a Mexican®

    Por Favor, Godfather

    There's an important reason for all of those padrinos and madrinas — and it's not just sheet cakes and cases of Bud.

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: March 6, 2008

    Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans have padrinos for everything? I never understood why — can you help me out? The Godfather Fan Dear Wab: Many gabachos have long wondered...

27. Interview

    Pharrell Williams is happy to be just one of the band again

    By Dan LeRoy

    Published: March 6, 2008

    “Everyone Nose” by N.E.R.D., from N.3.R.D. (Virgin): Name a pop music A-lister, and he or she has either worked with Pharrell Williams or probably wants to. Gwen...

28. Buckle Bunny

    Gary McKnight and his band, True North, make country feel good

    By Crystal K. Wiebe

    Published: March 6, 2008

    “Dashboard Believer” by True North from Live at the Café: With his messy, graying hair, black-rimmed glasses, sailor's tongue and refusal to dress like a...

29. Interview

    You'll be sorry you missed these KC acts headed to South by Southwest

    By Jason Harper

    Published: March 6, 2008

    Lacking representation at South by Southwest in the recent past, Kansas City rolls into Austin, Texas, this year with a full-on circus of its best acts. The region's hip-hop,...

30. Bonus Tracks

    Cretin 66 reunites for one more Demolition Safari

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: March 6, 2008

    “Knievelkore” by Cretin 66 from Burnin’ Rubber Outta Hell’s Garage (Woundup Records): “The Power of Rob Tyner” by Cretin 66 from Burnin’...

31. Bonus Tracks

    Big Head Todd and the Monsters can't give their new one away for free

    By Andrew Miller

    Published: March 6, 2008

    “All the Love You Need” by Big Head Todd and the Monsters from All the Love You Need (BIG Records): Not content with making its new album available for free...

32. Bonus Tracks

    The Download

    By Andy Vihstadt

    Published: March 6, 2008

    In keeping with recent trends, the Charlatans UK is giving away its 10th LP. Drummer Jon Brookes posted this explanation on the band's online diary: "As the digital revolution...

33. Critic's Choice

    Gogol Bordello

    By Chris Parker

    Published: March 6, 2008

    For entertainment value, few bands rival the gypsy punks of Gogol Bordello. Their capering, careening, high-energy mix of Eastern European cabaret-folk and punk attitude has...

34. Spin Cycle

    Control Freeks

    By Chris Milbourn

    Published: March 6, 2008

    From where the Control Freeks are sitting, the DJ scene in Kansas City ain't looking too bad. Freek Xan Lucero says that all the club nights he attends or plays seem to be...

35. Critic's Choice

    Holy Fuck

    By Megan Metzger

    Published: March 6, 2008

    Holy Fuck is a group of Scandinavian death-porn metalheads whose sole mission is to achieve a decibel level that will make audience members involuntarily shit their pants....

36. Critic's Choice

    Brutal Knights

    By Flannery Cashill

    Published: March 6, 2008

    At some point, all First World punks struggle with their national self-hatred, imperialist guilt and the burden of privilege. Few fully appreciate the humor of that weird...

37. Critic's Choice

    Cloud Cult

    By Ben Westhoff

    Published: March 6, 2008

    “Please Remain Calm” by Cloud Cult, from The Meaning of 8 (Earthology Records): Cloud Cult is almost as well known for its dedication to the environment as for its...

38. Critic's Choice

    Bowerbirds

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: March 6, 2008

    Fans of Andrew Bird and Bonnie Prince Billy will cozy right up to Bowerbirds and Phosphorescent, two neo-folk acts touring together en route to South by Southwest. North...

39. Cafe

    PB&J Restaurants Inc. comes to the rescue of Union Station’s historic Harvey House Diner

    By Charles Ferruzza

    Published: March 6, 2008

    A friend asked me if I was planning to see the new Bodies Revealed exhibition at Union Station. "Are you kidding?" I answered. "I can barely stand looking at my own body, let...

40. Fat Mouth

    Californos Dreamin'

    By Charles Ferruzza

    Published: March 6, 2008

    When Terry Burns, the former general manager of the old Prospect of Westport restaurant, decided to open his own bistro in 1986, he walked across the street. Burns leased a...