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Action Heroes

Local comics creators transcend the death and destruction at Westport Road and Main.

• by Gina Kaufmann and Casey Logan
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Jim Cavanaugh, Travis Fox, Friendly Frank, Frank Mangiaracina

A Nasty Rumor

The African-American AIDS Project gets stripped of its funds.

• by Allie Johnson
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, Vernon Pierce, Kansas City, Hilda Fuentes, James Nile

Jayhawk Squawk

If Kansas basketball fans acted crazy last week, we suspect it's because they were unduly influenced by Jason Whitlock.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Roy Williams, Jason Whitlock, Big 12 Conference, Kansas Jayhawks

Nelson Art

Nelson El dons a street warrior's Face paint.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Tech N9ne, Kansas City, Larry Moore, DMX (Rapper)

City Folk

Dar Williams finds the Beauty in her new surroundings.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Dar Williams, New York City, Northampton, John Popper

The View From the Top

For conventioneers and the just-off-work crowd, John's is the closest good thing.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Boulder (Colorado), Night Ranger, Kansas City, Wyandotte

Spin Cup

Cup and Saucer's DJs don't need a dance floor.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Around Hear, Columns, Kid Koala, Kansas City, Mitsubishi Corporation, Wichita

Limited Liability Tour

Wednesday, April 30, at the Bottleneck.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Lawrence, Craig David, Eminem, J-Live

Anything But Joey

Friday, April 25, at Shawnee Mission West.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Blaze Barrett, Hope VIII, Marcus Priddy, Ultimate Fakebook

James Moody

Saturday, April 26, at the Folly Theater.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, Moody's Corporation

Lucien Foort

Friday, April 25, at Kabal, 503 Walnut.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Lucien Foort, Rotterdam, Sheffield, Netherlands

Gary Kirkland

Sunday, April 27, at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Kirkland, Iris DeMent, John Leisenring

Carrie Newcomer

Thursday, April 24, at St. Teresa's Academy.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Carrie Newcomer, Oprah Winfrey, Rounder Records Corporation

Thomas Mapfumo and Blacks Unlimited

Wednesday, April 23, at the Grand Emporium.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Thomas Mapfumo

Sum 41

Saturday, April 26, at the Uptown Theater.

• by J.J. Hensley
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Sum41

Deana Carter

Sunday, April 27, at Verizon Amphitheater.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Deana Carter, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Chesney, Tom Petty

Autechre

Draft 7.30 (Warp)

• by Dave Segal
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Autechre, Rob Brown, Sean Booth, Gantz Graf

Cory Branan

The Hell You Say (Madjack)

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Cory Branan, Leonard Cohen, Black Sabbath, Memphis

Linda Thomas and Dan DeLancey

A Turning Point (Self-released)

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Dan DeLancey, Linda Thomas, John Hartford, Tom Paxton

50 Cent

The New Breed (Interscope) / Guess Who's Back (Full Cup)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Shady Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, Detroit

Black Label Society

The Blessed Hellride (Spitfire)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society, Rikki Rockett

Various Artists

Mondo Beat 2: Masters of Percussion (Narada World/Virgin)

• by Dave Segal
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Mondo Beat, Charlie Watts, Greg Ellis, Airto Moreira

Funny Business

Boulevard Grill is washing the bad karma from its location with ... beer.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Cafe, Larry Ziegler, Steve Greer, Indianapolis, Vietnam

Scavuzzos on the Move

Carl Scavuzzo leaves the Hotel Phillips to settle with his family in Overland Park.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, John Francis, Mama Edith Scavuzzo, Tom Pratt, Ferrara

Sexual Healing

In Laurel Canyon, a little erotic temptation proves good for the soul.

• by Luke Y. Thompson
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Kate Beckinsale, Lisa Cholodenko, Frances McDormand, Christian Bale

The French Conniption

Neil Jordan and Nick Nolte pull off a twitchy Gallic heist.

• by Gregory Weinkauf
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Nick Nolte, Neil Jordan, Nutsa Kukhianidze Anne, Bob Montagnet

Publish or Perish

Magazine students learn a tough lesson in the art of finance.

• by Theresa Bembnister
• Tags: Art, Art, Kansas City Art Institute, William Jewell College, Annie Fischer, Dan Reneau

Rock of All Ages

The Coterie makes learning fun.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Amy Devitt Amanda, Tennessee Williams, Jacqueline Grunau Laura, Paul Stephen Lim

Break Like the Wind

Spinal Tap tapped, the Folksmen turn it way down from 11.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Stuff, Columns, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Spinal Tap, Michael McKean

That's Fresh

This chef really knows his onions, but he leaves them out of candy recipes.

• by Kelly Sue DeConnick
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Germany, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Seattle

This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Neil LaBute, Dylan Mortimer, Wendell Castle, Lawrence

Small Peanuts

You're a good actress, Alana Parrish.

• by Joe Miller
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Alana Parrish, James Franson, Kansas City, Paseo Fine Arts Academy

Patriot Games

Letters from the week of April 24, 2003

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Kansas City, Ben Paynter, Susan Wiegand, Missouri