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Rough Riders

Dan Jackson and KC's Most Wanted dream big -- but need a little more practice.

• by T.R. Witcher
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Dan Jackson, Charlie Herbert, Johnny Seales, Eric Neugebaur

Wheels Are Turning

Momentum builds for an urban skate park.

• by Casey Logan
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, Claude Page, Jim Rowland, Penn Valley, Teresa Loar

Dull and Duller

Here are a few words in support of Mayor McCheese.

• by CJ Janovy
• Tags: Janovy, Columns, Kansas City, Stan Glazer, Anne Wedow, Mary De Shon

Meet The New Boss

Kansas City's new city manager will fit in fine.

• by Joe Miller
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Denver, Wayne Cauthen, Wellington Webb, Kansas City

Back From Black

Former Crowe Chris Robinson soars into new musical territory.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Chris Robinson, AL Central Division, American League (Baseball), Kansas City Royals

Mix and Match

Assorted artists turn hip-hop production into a spectator sport.

• by Danny Alexander
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Kansas City, Jimmy Jam, St. Louis, Terry Lewis

Bus Blues

For one night, music fans can stop worrying about transportation.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Around Hear, Columns, AL Central Division, American League (Baseball), Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball

Davey's Uptown Root Beer Club

Imagine our surprise at finding girl drinks at Davey's!

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Dave Foley, Michele Markowitz, The Kids in the Hall, Barq's Root Beer

Anything But Joey

Saturday, March 1, at Abe & Jake's Landing.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Lawrence, Peter Pan, Woody Allen

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

Thursday, February 27, at Liberty Hall.

• by J.J. Hensley
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Bob Marley, Damian Marley, Cindy Breakspeare, Lauryn Hill

Rich McCulley

Friday, February 28, at Davey's Uptown.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Rich McCulley, Victor Sanz

Fabulous Disaster

Wednesday, March 5, at El Torreon.

• by J.J. Hensley
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Joan Jett, Lita Ford, NOFX

Low

Friday, February 28, at the Fahrenheit Gallery, 1717 W. 9th Street.

• by Nancy Einhart
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Alan Sparhawk, Duluth, Zak Sally, Joy Division

Mad Happy

Saturday, March 1, at Davey's Uptown.

• by Robert Bishop
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Mike Ill

Sparta, Glassjaw, Hot Water Music and Dredj

Tuesday, March 4, at Liberty Hall.

• by Robert Bishop
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Sparta, Glassjaw, Hot Water Music

Transplants

Transplants (Hellcat)

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Rob Aston, Tim Armstrong, Travis Barker, Rancid (Band)

Jeff Buckley

The Grace EPs (Sony Legacy)

• by Nancy Einhart
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley, Columbia, Hank Williams

Pretenders

Loose Screw (Artemis)

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders (Band), Jarvis Cocker, PETA

Small Brown Bike/Casket Lottery

Split EP (Second Nature)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, David Bowie, Nate Ellis

Retisonic

Lean Beat (Silverthree)

• by Joan Hiller
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Jawbox, AC/DC (Band)

Déjà Vu

The Michael Forbes Grill gets a second chance at life in Prairie Village.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Cafe, Mike Forbes, Forbes Cross, Edith Wharton, Tom Barnett

Round Robin

Here's the latest in Kansas City's cycle of restaurant openings and nonopenings.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Paul Boesche, Westport, Bill Crooks, Jim Crandall

Rockin' the Cradle

DMX and Jet Li get down to Grave business.

• by Gregory Weinkauf
• Tags: Film, Film Review, DMX (Rapper), Tony Fait, Andrzej Bartkowiak, Joel Silver

In the Black

Kansas City's corporate collections are rich with African-American art.

• by Theresa Bembnister
• Tags: Art, Art, James Martin, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Kansas City, Kori Newkirk

Nasty Girls

The Lyric's One False Move sounds frighteningly true.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Kansas City, Rachel Simmons, Paula Winans, Mimi Stauber

Raw Deal

Kansas City loves baseball, but we hate a boneheaded scalper.

• by Greg Hall
• Tags: Hall, Sports, AL Central Division, American League (Baseball), Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball

Further Review

If your AM radio is on the fritz, catch up on all your sports talk here!

• Tags: Off the Couch, Sports, AL Central Division, American League (Baseball), Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball

Steal This Movie

Studios don't get the Upright Citizens, which isn't funny at all.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Stuff, Columns, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Lawrence Blume, Upright Citizens Brigade

Riding in Cars

Crime writer Andrew Vachss takes a detour to explore innocence.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Andrew Vachss

This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Malachy Papers, Ozzy Osbourne, Reese Witherspoon, Department of Fashion Merchandising and Design

Where's the Beef?

Rancher-turned-vegan Howard Lyman urges barbecue-loving Kansas Citians to stop "stuffin' it" down their throats.

• by Allie Johnson
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Howard Lyman, Oprah Winfrey, Montana, Texas

Hurly Burly

Letters from the week of February 27, 2003

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Casey Logan, Allie Johnson, Sprint Nextel Corporation, David Youmans Merriam