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King of Pain

Despite effort to reign him in, Paul Silverman has spent decades ruling Kansas City's notorious payday-loan industry.

• by Allie Johnson
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Paul Silverman, Brenda Lewis, Church/Community Organization, Missouri

Where Is the Love?

Turns out the summer’s big-news prostitution sting wasn’t half as sexy as reported.

• by Kendrick Blackwood
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, Kansas City, Brad Dumit, Anthony Cardarella, Missouri

You Sin, You Win

Quit yer whining and get with Shawnee's liquor ban, sinner!

• by Gina Kaufmann and Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Shawnee, Gina Kaufmann, Shawnee's City Council, Lenexa

Numbers Game

Numbers' shows produce an exponential increase in booty-shaking.

• by Katy St. Clair
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Eric Landmark, Indra Dunis, Chicago, Berkeley

Sound Effect

For one tour only, members of Season to Risk, Shiner and the Get Up Kids unite.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Steve Tulipana, James Dewees, Reggie and the Full Effect, Minneapolis

Courting Disaster

The RIAA hurts its cause immeasurably by targeting a 12-year-old.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Around Hear, Columns, Brianna LaHara, Recording Industry Association of America, Mike Hendricks, Durwood Pickle

Hitting the Sauce

The bar at Gates is a fine place to get help.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, ESPN Inc., Malibu, Gary Smith, Sports Illustrated

East Coast Boogiemen and LawnChair Generals

Thursday, September 18, at Kabal.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Carlos Mendoza, Peter Christianson, Seattle

Q and Not U

Saturday, September 20, at the Bottleneck.

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Washington, DC, Ian MacKaye, Minus the Bear

Tsunami Bomb

Sunday, September 21, at the Bottleneck.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Warped Tour, Andrew W.K., Verizon Communications Inc., California

James McMurtry and Rich McCulley

Thursday, September 18, at the Grand Emporium.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, James McMurtry, Rich McCulley, California

Lust-R-Tones

Friday, September 19, at Benders.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Kansas City

Billy Idol

Monday, September 22, at the Uptown Theater.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Billy Idol, Motley Crue, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison

Kimball Collins

Saturday, September 20, at XO.

• by Dave Segal
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Kimball Collins, Orlando (Florida), Ministry of Sound and Renaissance, Florida

C.R.O.M.A. Zone

Friday, September 19, at Solomon's Porch, 3600 Walnut.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Angelina Jolie

Midwest Jazz Festival

Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, at 798 North 1415 Road at Clinton Lake Marina in Lawrence.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Adam Sandler, Bobby Lyle, Brian Culbertson, George Benson

Cave In

Wednesday, September 24, at the Granada.

• by Michael Tedder
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Kevin Shields, Led Zeppelin, My Bloody Valentine, Boston

Da Brat

Limelite, Luv and Nightclubz (So So Def)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Da Brat, Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim, Atlanta

Avenged Sevenfold / Sepultura

Waking the Fallen (Hopeless) / Roorback (SPV)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Metallica, Sepultura, M. Shadows, The Edge (Musician)

Approach and Been

Soiree (Funnel Cake Factory )

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Lawrence, Tech N9ne

Tsurubami

Gekkyukekkaichi (Strange Attractors Audio House)

• by Dave Segal
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Kawabata Makoto, Emi Nobuko, Acid Mothers Temple

Cardy Quintero

Dance, You Mud Turtles (Self-released)

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Cardy Quintero, Jerry Garcia, Kansas City, Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

Lobster Risk

If Red Lobster is good enough for Ben and J. Lo, then it's the new chic place to get crabs.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Cafe, Jennifer Lopez, McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants Inc., Red Lobster Seafood Restaurants, Olathe, Red Lobster, Red Lobster, Red Lobster, Red Lobster

Promises, Promises

What happened to all those places that were supposed to be open by now?

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Jerusalem, Westport, Jason Abarca, Rodney Clodfelter

Angst in Their Pants

The girls of Thirteen get their freak on.

• by Gregory Weinkauf
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Catherine Hardwicke, Nikki Reed, Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter

Dead All Over

There's something funny, not scary, about Cold Creek Manor.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Mike Figgis, Sharon Stone, Las Vegas, Cape Fear

Beast of Eden

It's a good thing Mark Twain can't see what's been done to his Adam and Eve.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Mark Twain, Les Robinson, David Luby, James Still

Wax Grooves

Nothing SoundsGood like vinyl.

• by Michael Vennard
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Phil Shafer, Jamal Gamby, DJ Dula, Joe Good

This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

• by Gina Kaufmann and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Tag Institute, Juliet Romeo, Leonard Shlain, Martin Greenwood

Ragtime

Columbia's DIY movie theater comes to life with The Animation Show.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Holly Roberson, Columbia (Missouri), San Francisco, Ron Rottinghaus

Double Vision

KCAI couples art with dating.

• by Gina Kaufmann, Michael Vennard and Steve Walker
• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Kansas City Art Institute, Michael Vennard, Kansas City, Damien Hirst

They're Back!

The horses return for racing season.

• by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, Price Chopper Inc., Tobey Maguire, Laura Hildebrand, Kansas City

Hot Dog!

Riverfest takes the kids back.

• by Gina Kaufmann, Christopher Sebela and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Kid Stuff, Columns, Dr. Seuss, Christopher Sebela, Gina Kaufmann, Roald Dahl

Monkey Business

For some, sock monkeys mean more than just nostalgia.

• by Charles Ferruzza, Gina Kaufmann and Christopher Sebela
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, Ron Warren, Gina Kaufmann, Yo La Tengo, Kansas City

No Joke

Cher's Farewell Tour keeps on giving.

• by Charles Ferruzza and Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Tommy Drake, Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Kemper Arena

Fitch Slap

Letters from the week of September 18, 2003

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Ben Paynter, Andrew Miller, Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Kansas City