Pitch

The Savior?

The Kansas City, Missouri, School District is broken. Can Superintendent Benjamin E. Demps Jr. fix it?

• by Shawn Edwards
• Tags: Feature, Cover Story, Benjamin Demps, Clinton Adams, Kansas City, Desegregation Monitoring Committee

A question of darkness

• by Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell
• Tags: Pitch Points, Pitch Points, Louisburg, Nick Reuss, Eric Minor, Ted Hayden

Opponents of ROTC up in arms about military presence in schools

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Pitch Points, Pitch Points, Emiliano Huet-Vaughn, Yolanda Huet-Vaughn, U.S. Army ROTC, John Krueger

Let the newscopter wars begin

The debut of KMBC's NewsChopper 9 brings another dimension to the competition among news stations in Kansas City.

• by Michelle Rubin
• Tags: Static, Static, Johnny Rowlands, Peter Morello, Heather McMichael, Kansas City

Back from hell

Underground musical demon Glenn Danzig prepares for his introduction to the world of country.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Glenn Danzig, Misfits (Band), Hollywood, Slipknot (Band)

Chan the Driving Cat

Chan Marshall of Cat Power discusses why her critics and her soundmen drive her crazy, all while driving into oncoming traffic.

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Marshall, Tucson, Cat Power, Mitsubishi Corporation

SHELBY LYNNE

I AM SHELBY LYNNE (ISLAND)

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Soundbites, Soundbites, Shelby Lynne, Sheryl Crow, Dusty Springfield, Memphis

Sand-bagged

The musical dinosaurs are roaming in packs this outdoor concert season.

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Reverbs, Reverbs, Eddie Money, Styx (Musical Group), Kansas City, REO Speedwagon

Thursday, April 13

Zekeat at Davey's Uptown

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Up & Coming, Up & Coming, Johnny Paycheck, Seattle, Epitaph Records

Saturday, April 15

Tara Jane O'Neil at The Replay Lounge

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Up & Coming, Up & Coming, Tara Jane O'Neil, Noel Hawley, Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes

Revolvers

Locket Love

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: The Note - Reviews, Discs, The Descendents (Musical Group)

Kristie Stremel

The Detour

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: The Note - Reviews, Discs, Chris Meck, Kristie Stremel, Chuck Berg, Beth Robinson

Tara Jane O'Neil/Bright Eyes

The Replay Lounge, Saturday, April 15, 2000

• by Jeff Brown
• Tags: Echo, Echo, Tara Jane O'Neil, Beth Orton, Bright Eyes, Elton John

The Dismemberment Plan/Proudentall/The Palindromes

The Bottleneck, Friday, April 14, 2000

• by Greg Franklin
• Tags: Echo, Echo, Dismemberment Plan, Travis Morrison, Lou Reed, Steven Malkmus

Danzig/Six Feet Under

The Beaumont Club, Sunday, April 16, 2000

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Echo, Echo, Glenn Danzig, Joey Castillo, Chris Barnes, Howie Pyro

Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers

Davey's Uptown Tuesday, April 11, 2000

• by Kent Downing
• Tags: Echo, Echo, Roger Clyne, Minneapolis, Paul Westerberg, Gin Blossoms

D.R.I./Eight Bucks Experiment/Punchline

The Bottleneck Monday, April 3, 2000

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Echo, Echo, Kurt Bloch, Alex Keaton, Family Ties (TV Show), Need Society

Creature Comforts/String and Return/Pinehurst Kids

The Hurricane Friday, March 31, 2000

• by Greg Franklin
• Tags: Echo, Echo, Lawrence (New York), Portland, J.D. Warnock

Peter Searcy/Frankie Machine/Neve

The Granada Friday, March 31, 2000

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Echo, Echo, Peter Searcy, Frankie Machine, John Stephens, Tommy Gruber

The Kansas City Symphony Patrice Michaels Bedi, soprano

The Lyric Opera Friday, March 31, 2000

• by Drew Billingsley
• Tags: Echo, Echo, Anne Manson, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Kansas City, Guest Concertmaster Vahn Armstrong

The Donnas/The Smugglers/The Plus-Ones

The Bottleneck Thursday, March 30, 2000

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Echo, Echo, The Donnas, George W. Bush, Anthony Michael Hall, John Collins

Creed/Sevendust/Three Doors Down

Municipal Auditorium Wednesday, March 29, 2000

• by Robert Bishop
• Tags: Echo, Echo, Scott Stapp, Sevendust, Lajon Witherspoon, Brad Arnold

Pedro The Lion/TW Walsh/Appleseed Cast

The Bottleneck Monday, March 27, 2000

• by Greg Franklin
• Tags: Echo, Echo, TW Walsh, Pedro the Lion, David Bazan, The Appleseed Cast

Eugene Onegin

The Lyric Opera Saturday, March 25, 2000

• by Drew Billingsley
• Tags: Echo, Echo, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin, Karen Driscoll, Kansas City

Joe's joint

At Joe Joe's Italian Eatery, owner Joe Zwillinger serves no-frills "eye-talian" food.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Cafe, Love Joe Joe, Joe Zwillinger, Chicago, Kansas City

Ready to Rumble

• by Dan Lybarger
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Brian Robbins, Steven Brill, Jimmy King, David Arquette

A Map of the World

• by Loey Lockerby
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn, Jane Hamilton

The Big Tease

• by Dan Lybarger
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Craig Ferguson, Los Angeles, British Broadcasting Corporation, Sacha Gervasi

Black and White

• by Shawn Edwards
• Tags: Outtakes, Outakes, Fighter Mike Tyson, Robert Downey Jr., Allan Houston, Ben Stiller

Keeping the Faith

• by Loey Lockerby
• Tags: Outtakes, Outtakes, Edward Norton, Ben Stiller, Jenna Elfman, New York City

The Skulls

• by Shawn Edwards
• Tags: Outtakes, Outtakes, Alexander Hamilton, Joshua Jackson, Luke McNamara, Rob Cohen

Expect nothing

• by Melina Neet
• Tags: Screening Room, Screening Room, Bruce Willis, Robin Williams, Bill Murray, Harvey Keitel

The accidental gallery

What began as a group of friends who mounted an exhibit during the annual Culture Under Fire Art Trek has evolved into a series of shows at the Old Post Office.

• by Cara Walz
• Tags: Art, Art, Tom Gregg, Kansas City, Tammi Kennedy, Kendall Kerr

Frisbee fools

Thirty-four teams from 10 states gathered in Lawrence recently for the 19th annual Ultimate Fools Fest.

• by Cody Howard
• Tags: Sports, Sports, Frisbee, Paige Bridgers, Will Spotts, Lawrence (New York)

Turning sheet music into novellas

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Theater, theater, Cathy Barnett, Nancy Nail, Stephen Sondheim, Elaine Fox

The redemption of Bret Easton Ellis

A decade ago, the American Psycho author was vilified. Now, he could launch a franchise.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Stuff, Stuff, Bret Easton Ellis, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Jay McInerney, Patrick Bateman

Fountain of youth

• by Maggie McLane
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Tomie dePaola, Vivian Jennings, Pennsylvania, Debbie Pettid

Dance fever

• by Susan Allen
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, William Whitener, Kansas City Ballet, Francis Poulenc, Marius Petipa

Night & Day Events

week of April 13, 2000

• by Denise Lozano
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Wynton Marsalis, Lawrence (Kansas), Lied Center, Lincoln Center