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Horror Story

Daniel O. Jones was convicted in one murder and awaits trial for another. That's enough for police – but not for one mother.

• by Allie Johnson
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Daniel Jones, Jenai Douglass, Kim Douglass, Stephanie White

Hey, Big Spender

Apparently, money is no object when Troy Nash wants lunch.

• by Joe Miller
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, Troy Nash, Roy Greenway, Bill Allison, Kay Barnes

Duck You

This Derby was brown all around.

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Don McNulty, Citigroup Inc., Staci Lynn, Brush Creek

Welfare Mother

Critics trade blows over Liz Phair, but listeners aren't coming.

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Liz Phair, Gina Arnold, Capitol Records Inc., Jassin-O'Rourke Group LLC

Cello Darkness

It takes more than corsets to keep Rasputina tightly strung.

• by Jeff Stratton
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Melora Creager, Rasputina, Marilyn Manson, Columbia Records Group

Tricked Out

Here's a bag of goodies for ya. Now get out of here.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Tech N9ne, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot (Musical Group), The Wonder Years (TV Show)

Love at the Westin

The romance convention lights our fyre.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, David Wayne, Westin Crown Center Hotel, St. Louis, Tom Cruise

An Undignified Death

Kansas City’s premier metal club didn’t burn out — it faded away.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Prairie Dogg, Columns, Jagermeister Liqueur, Tim Lyons, International Dairy Queen Inc., Sierra Leone

Fright Night

The Prairie Dogg recently found the dirt on invincible cockroaches, Stephen King, and what scares Seether singer Shaun Morgan.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Dig It, Columns, Dean Koontz, South Africa, Johannesburg, Birmingham (Alabama)

Halloween Extravaganja

Thursday, October 30, at Abe & Jake's Landing.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Chester, Paul Elliott, Birkenstock Sandals, Doritos

Phantom Planet

Saturday, November 1, at the Granada.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Hollywood, Jason Schwartzman, Phantom Planet, Bruce Willis

Spiritualized

Sunday, November 2, at the Granada.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Jason Pierce, United Kingdom, Spiritualized (Musical Group)

Thad Cockrell

Wednesday, November 5, at Davey's Uptown.

• by David Cantwell
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Thad Cockrell, Randy Travis, Ryan Adams, Kansas City

Freakers Ball

Thursday, October 30, at Kansas City International Raceway.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Marilyn Manson, MansonSucks.com

Carla Bozulich

Sunday, November 2, at the Brick.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Carla Bozulich, James Brown, Patti Smith, The Geraldine Fibbers

Eroica Trio

Sunday, November 2, at the Music Hall.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Ludwig van Beethoven, Prague Chamber Orchestra

Ad Astra per Aspera

Friday, October 31, at the Bottleneck.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, 68

Train Wreck

Now on its third owner, the Union Café still has trouble staying on track.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Cafe, Union Station, Grand Hall, Rod Anderson, Santa Claus

Union Specific

The Union Café's new owner tracks his progress.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Rod Anderson, Kansas City, Union Station, Lidia Bastianich

Ryan's Hope

Jane Campion guides Meg Ryan through a stunning career transformation In the Cut.

• by Gregory Weinkauf
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Meg Ryan, Jane Campion, Dennis Quaid, Halle Berry

Give Thanks

Pieces of April's story of a family falling apart to come together is no turkey.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Peter Hedges, Patricia Clarkson, Ang Lee, Katie Holmes

Cowardly Lionizing

The Quality Hill Playhouse puts on a welcome tribute to a great boozer.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Noel Coward, Melinda MacDonald, Robert Gibby Brand, Roderick Cook

Stay a Spell

The Muehlebach's ghost stories scare even the guards.

• by Michael Vennard
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Marriott International Inc.

This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Strega Nona, Big Anthony, India, Fairmont

Broadcast This

Amy Goodman finds time to take exception to the rulers in Kansas City this weekend.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Amy Goodman, New York City, Al Gore, Bill Clinton

Mood Music

A church organ gets to dress up.

• by Christopher Sebela, Michael Vennard and Steve Walker
• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Edgar Allan Poe, Westport, Michael Vennard, Elvis Presley

Fall Harvest

Farmers markets are scarier but still open.

• by Gina Kaufmann, Nadia Pflaum and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, Gina Kaufmann, Vermont, Michael Vennard, Wyandotte

Doggone Adorable

For some people, dogs are kids.

• by Gina Kaufmann and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Kid Stuff, Columns, Becky McCray, Michael Vennard, Lenexa, Gina Kaufmann

Grizzly Bloodfeast

Night of the living side projects

• by Gina Kaufmann, Christopher Sebela and Michael Vennard
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, Abe Haddad, New Jersey, Michael Vennard, Christopher Sebela

Quasi Quasi

Bring us the real Quasi, not the band that made Hot Shit.

• by David Casey, Gina Kaufmann and Steve Walker
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Lawrence, Belle and Sebastian, Stevie Jackson, Janet Weiss

Laid Back

Letters from the week of October 30, 2003

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Clay Chastain, Kansas City, David Youmans, Geoff Harkness