Pitch

Bus, Tragic Bus

With his newest film, Ben Meade dares to enter a world many Kansas Citians fear: a city bus.

• by Casey Logan
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Kansas City, Das Bus, Ben Meade, Erno Locsei

Big Man's Bluff

Lacking their own private club, lowriders rule Case Park.

• by Ben Paynter
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, JoJo Humphrey, Kansas City, Jonathan Kemper, Missouri

Spray This

Just how difficult is it to do something cool in downtown Kansas City, anyway?

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Seth Johnson, Tricia Romano, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Baltimore

Northern Exposure

Kathleen Edwards' Fail-safe songs strike a universal chord.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Kathleen Edwards, Lucinda Williams, Ottawa (Kansas), Kansas City

In Bloom

The Wild Flowers beautify the city's barren R&B scene.

• by Shawn Edwards
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Katie Shu, Wild Flowers, Kate Hightshoe, Floetry

Mountain Range

Jim Curley's Mountain Music Shoppe carries the full spectrum of old-time instruments -- and he can play them all.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Around Hear, Columns, Jim Curley, Shawnee, Erin Rogers, Johnny Cash

Puck of the Draw

We raise our Stanley Cup to Minsky's.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, National Hockey League, AL Central Division, American League (Baseball), Kansas City Royals

Sunshine Blind

Sunday, June 1, at the Bunker, 10520 East Highway.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Caroline Blind, Cher, Eminem, Marilyn Manson

The Datsuns

Saturday, May 31, at the Bottleneck.

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Dolf De Datsun, MTV Networks Company, Carrie Smith, Detroit

The Cramps

Thursday, May 29, at the Madrid Theatre.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Elvis Presley, Russ Meyer

Ol' Yeller

Thursday, May 29, at Replay Lounge.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Rich Mattson, Austin, Dale Kallman, Keely Lane

The Dames

Saturday, May 31, at the Hurricane.

• by Joan Hiller
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, 106

Pleasure Forever

Sunday, June 1, at El Torreon.

• by Dave Segal
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Andrew Rothbard, David Clifford, Portland, San Francisco

Wayne Hancock

Tuesday, June 3, at Davey's Uptown.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Wayne Hancock, Garrison Keillor, Hank Williams, Austin City Limits

Robbie Fulks

Friday, May 30, at Davey's Uptown.

• by Robert Bishop
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Robbie Fulks, Bryan Adams, Ryan Adams, Michael Jackson

Filthy Jim

Thursday, May 29, at the 8th Street Tap Room, 801 New Hampshire in Lawrence.

• by Robert Bishop
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Troy Richardson

Tony Furtado

Tuesday, June 3, at the Grand Emporium.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Tony Furtado, John Hartford, Bela Fleck, David Lindley

By Hookah, By Cook

Whether there for eating or puffing, Café Rumi is definitely smokin'!

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Cafe, Marion, Bassam Helwani, Marwan Chebaro, Jefferson Airplane

Market Conditions

There’s much to sample and see at area farmers’ markets.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Megan McNeill, Lou Jane Temple, Molly Fitzgerald, Ottawa (Kansas)

Undersea No Evil

Parents, take heart: Finding Nemo is better than the average Disney 'toon.

• by Bill Gallo
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Finding Nemo, The Walt Disney Company, Pixar Animation Studios, Andrew Stanton

Film Kanisters

Can the Kan rival Cannes?

• by Liz Smith
• Tags: Film Clip, Columns, Pat Hamarstrom, Cannes, French Riviera, Lawrence

Well Hung

Avenue artists overcome adversity for the sake of public art.

• by Theresa Bembnister
• Tags: Art, Art, Matt Dehaemers, Kansas City, Cara Walz, Dylan Mortimer

Jokers' Wilde

Late Night Theatre throws a Chrissy fit.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Oscar Wilde, Three's Company (TV Show), Dippy Chrissy, Denis O'Hare

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Stuff, Columns, Danny Goldberg, Tipper Gore, Joseph Lieberman, George W. Bush

Designing Woman

A biographer tells Edith Head's secrets -- and some of Bette Davis'.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Edith Head, David Chierichetti, Butch Cassidy, Bette Davis

This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Princess Diana, Roanoke, Kansas City, Westport

Stiff Competition

The Full Monty is no longer a strictly British phenomenon.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, David Yazbek, Kansas City, Terrence McNally, Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Happy Folk

Alix Olson is a gentler Ani.

• by Andrew Humphrey, Gina Kaufmann, Sarah Smarsh and Steve Walker
• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Alix Olson, Pamela Means, Kansas City, Glenn Reynolds

It Factor

Freeze tag is way more fun than jogging.

• by Gina Kaufmann and Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, Kate Schurman, Sarah Smarsh, Tag Institute, Gina Kaufmann

Young Minds

Kaleidoscope is worth remembering.

• by Gina Kaufmann and Joanna Miller
• Tags: Kid Stuff, Columns, Crown Center, Gina Kaufmann, Joanna Miller, Christopher Robin

It's a Rap

Today looks good for hip-hop.

• by Geoff Harkness, Gina Kaufmann, Casey Logan and Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, Das Bus, Lawrence, Jon Allen, Kansas City

Go West

Music abounds for day-trippers.

• by Christopher Sebela, Steve Walker and Mike Warren
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Bill Cosby, Jerry Seinfeld, Joan of Arc, Chicago

Schitt Happens

Letters from the week of May 29, 2003

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Barry Lee, Brent Barber, Kansas City, Kansas