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Spoil Spurt

It started with Boys Vs. Girls and more childish games have been marring the local graffiti scene every since.

• by Nadia Pflaum
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Stephen Collins, Brad Nicholson, Trans World Airlines Inc., Kansas City

The Right to Remain Slow

When cops went to the wrong house, a retarded man got a beating.

• by Kendrick Blackwood
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, Darrell Sterling, Diana Kent, Gwendolyn Willen, Carol White

Kay's Buffet

Kay Barnes puts the smackdown on fellow City Council members and their annoying questions.

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, John Barry, Becky Nace, Kay Barnes, Jim Rowland

Gender Bender

Girlz Garage binges on female-fronted rock.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Lilith Fair, Warped Tour, Tipper Gore, John Lennon

Think Tank

The conscientious combo in Deep Thinkers put their heads together to make Necks Move.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Deep Thinkerrhyme-slayer Aaron Sutton, Lawrence, Kyle Dykes, Paris

Who Shot Fat Tone?

Maybe me. Maybe you. But the real question is why?

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Prairie Dogg, Columns, Charles Littlejohn, Ford Excursion, C-Bo (Rapper), Killa Tay

A Cure for What Ales You

The 75th Street Brewery is a perfect place for cautious recovery drinking.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Night Ranger, Westport, Jell-O Desserts, Almond Joy

Still Kickin'

The MC5's Wayne Kramer isn't growing old without a fight.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Dig It, Columns, Richard Nixon, Wayne Kramer, Wichita, Hyatt Corporation

Vendetta Red

Friday, November 14, at the Bottleneck.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Seattle, Vendetta Red

Audio Kombat Arsenal

Wednesday, November 19, at America's Pub.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, 1782

B.B. King

Friday, November 14, and Saturday, November 15, at the Ameristar Casino.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, B.B. King, MTV Networks Company

Bernard Allison

Saturday, November 15, at the Grand Emporium.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Bernard Allison, B.B. King, Chicago, Jonny Lang

Indigenous

Saturday, November 15, at the Uptown Theater.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Jonny Lang, Mato Nanji, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Yankton

The Starlight Mints

Thursday, November 13, at the Bottleneck.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, The Flaming Lips, Norman (Oklahoma), Starlight Mints, Violent Femmes

The Scratch Tour

Thursday, November 13, at Abe & Jake's Landing.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Jazzy Jay, Mixmaster Mike, Lawrence (Kansas), The Beastie Boys

Jackson Browne

Friday, November 14, at the Uptown Theater.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Jackson Browne, Bob Seger, Neil Young

New Amsterdams

Saturday, November 15, at the Bottleneck.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Amsterdam, Anne Frank, Lawrence, Matt Pryor

Visqueen

Sunday, November 16, at Fred P. Ott's.

• by Dave Segal
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Ben Hooker, Liz Phair, Rachel Flotard, Seattle

Yardbirds

Birdland (Favored Nations)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Brian May, Eric Clapton, Joe Satriani, John Rzeznik

Mojave 3

Spoon and Rafter (4AD)

• by Dave Segal
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Mojave, Spoon (Band), Bob Dylan, Lee Hazlewood

Small Brown Bike

The River Bed (Lookout!)

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, A Perfect Circle, Michigan, The Cure (Band)

MxPx

Before Everything (A&M)

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, MxPx, Benji Madden, Bremerton, Hollywood

Various Artists

Box of the Blues (Rounder)

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Martin Scorsese, Dan Aykroyd, Johnny Adams, Marcia Ball

Super Dave's

Famous Dave's brings yet more super sizes to an already huge corner of Wyandotte County.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Cafe, Dave Anderson, Famous Dave's of America Inc., Kansas City, Arthur Bryant, Famous Dave's Grill and Barbecue

Who's Hot

Brookside dinner options expand and contract.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Jeff Fitzpatrick, Copy-turned-caterer Patsy Nichols, Grand Marnier, Kansas City

Shakedown Cruise

On his maiden sea voyage, veteran director Peter Weir masters the epic.

• by Gregory Weinkauf
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Russell Crowe, Peter Weir, Jack Aubrey, Paul Bettany

Black Like Me?

One man's deceptions help to highlight our own flaws in The Human Stain.

• by Bill Gallo
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Philip Roth, Coleman Silk, Robert Benton, Anthony Hopkins

Home on Loan

With its latest exhibition, the Late Show's hours grow short.

• by Theresa Bembnister
• Tags: Art, Art, Tom Deatherage, Jane Pronko, Felicia Leach, Larry McAnany

Action Figures

Local actors and playwrights find an unlikely setting to practice their craft.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Sam Shepard, Christian Middleton, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

November Uprising

When the revolution tells you to get up and dance, you better not need a video game to show you how.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Meredith Vacek

This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tommy Chong, Von Hodads, Jean Lowe

All Lit Up

Venus de Milo may be missing an arm, but Gregory Curtis' love for her knows no bounds.

• by Michael Vennard
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Gregory Curtis, Louvre Museum, Barbie Dolls, Austin (Texas)

So Sophisticated

Hollywood's pastry chef shares chic recipes.

• by Theresa Bembnister, Gina Kaufmann and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Carl Kurtz, Hollywood, Michael Vennard, Academy Awards

Hefty or Wimpy?

On America Recycles Day, Wyandotte County prevails.

• by Gina Kaufmann and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, F.L. Schlagle Environmental, Joanne Suther, Kansas City, NASCAR

Good Grief

Go to the library, you blockhead.

• by Gina Kaufmann, Nadia Pflaum and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Kid Stuff, Columns, Charles Schultz, Charlie Brown, Gina Kaufmann, William Cole

On the Boulevard

Dance is for dinner.

• by Kym Griswold, Gina Kaufmann and Michael Vennard
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, Miel Castagna, Mark Stevenson, Michael Vennard, Shiraz

Get Up, Stand Up

Comics trade laughs for college funds.

• by Gina Kaufmann, Nadia Pflaum and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Rich Vos, Dave Mordal, NBC Universal Inc., Comedy Central

Bullet Proof

Letters from the week of November 13, 2003

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Missouri, Alvin Brooks, Kansas City, Omaha