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41. Critic's Choice

    Reckless Kelly

    By DARRYL SMYERS

    Published: May 8, 2008

    With a name inspired by the infamous Australian bank robber and a home base of Austin, Texas, Reckless Kelly more than lives up to the implications of the moniker and the...

42. Critic's Choice

    White Flight

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: May 8, 2008

    “Timeshaker” by White Flight, remix by 1,000,000,000 Light Years (Range Life Records): Did you see Jesus in downtown Lawrence when the Jayhawks won the championship?...

43. Buckle Bunny

    With the right booking, Crosstown Station could be just what Kansas City needs

    By Crystal K. Wiebe

    Published: May 8, 2008

    After I recommended in an April 10 column that Kansas City get a rock venue that's bigger than the Record Bar but smaller than the Beaumont Club, Chip Mitchell called to say...

44. Bonus Tracks

    Kim and Kelley Deals' symbiotic relationship is synthesized in the Breeders

    By Rob Trucks

    Published: May 8, 2008

    “German Studies” by the Breeders, from Mountain Battles (4AD): The Breeders release albums so infrequently (this month's Mountain Battles makes just four in the past...

45. Bonus Tracks

    Download: Blueprint

    By Andy Vihstadt

    Published: May 8, 2008

    We're guessing Blueprint doesn't get a lot of sleep between juggling a solo career, collaborative projects (Soul Position, Greenhouse Effect) and running a record label. Last...

46. Critic's Choice

    Dusty Rhodes and the River Band

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: May 8, 2008

    “Dear Honey” by Dusty Rhodes & The River Band (Side One Dummy): Ever since Gogol Bordello became a big deal, the term "gypsy rock" has become far too commonplace....

47. Critic's Choice

    Little Feat

    By DARRYL SMYERS

    Published: May 8, 2008

    When founding member Lowell George died in 1979, no one would have thought that some form of Little Feat would still be functioning nearly 30 years later. Yet Richie Hayward,...

48. Critic's Choice

    Park Ranger

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: May 8, 2008

    “Under NY Trees” by Park Ranger, from Safe Without Sound (Parrot on a Porch Records):If Death Cab for Cutie can put Bellingham, Washington, on the map, there's no...

49. Critic's Choice

    The Black Hollies

    By Matt Sullivan

    Published: May 8, 2008

    “Paisley Pattern Ground” by the Black Hollies, from Casting Shadows (Ernest Jenning): First, melt down your favorite Who, Kinks, Stones, Motown and regular ol'...

50. Critic's Choice

    Switched On

    By Andrew Miller

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Nathan Reusch and Mike Russo co-own a local label called the Record Machine, so it's safe to assume they boast decent vinyl collections. But they won't actually spin wax during...

51. Cafe

    The Peachtree doesn't just serve soul food — it conjures spirits, too

    By Charles Ferruzza

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Last week, I listened to my friend Necia tell a story about her mother. When Necia was grown and took trips home, her mother always made the same special meal for her. It was a...

52. Fat Mouth

    Our critic sings the praises of Papa Lew's Buffet

    By Charles Ferruzza

    Published: May 8, 2008

    I have a friend who lives in California and comes to visit once a year. She's fond of Kansas City's iconic restaurants (Stroud's, Arthur Bryant's, Plaza III), but she's...

53. Film

    Speed Racer

    By J. HOBERMAN

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Converting a fondly remembered cartoon series — one of the first Japanese animes syndicated on American TV — into a prospective franchise, Matrix masters Larry and...

54. Film

    Then She Found Me

    By Robert Wilonsky

    Published: May 8, 2008

    First-time writer-director Helen Hunt stars as April Epner, a schoolteacher desperate to have a child before she turns 40. (Hunt herself turns 45 this year, but never mind...

55. Film

    Young at Heart

    By SCOTT FOUNDAS

    Published: May 8, 2008

    From the washed-out images to the twee voice-over (courtesy of director Stephen Walker), this British television documentary about the titular Massachusetts senior citizens'...

56. Stage

    The Lyric Opera's world premiere is as complicated as the mythical man himself

    By Alan Scherstuhl

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Here's something I never thought I'd say. Last Saturday night, I spent two-thirds of an opera trying to peer around the head of the husband of the great-great-great...

57. Art Capsules

    Art Exhibitions

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Biographical Landscape: The Photography of Stephen Shore, 1969-1979 American photographer Stephen Shore's exhibition includes more than 150 images of '70s-era parking lots,...

58. Game On

    There's more of the same in Mario Kart Wii, and that just might be plenty

    By Chris Ward

    Published: May 8, 2008

    This year marks the 16th birthday of Mario Kart, the landmark Nintendo franchise that consists of eight identical racing games and legions of fans who buy every one of...