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The Big Bang

Keith Ashman makes a lot of noise in the band The Hefners, but he can also tell you the fate of the universe.

• by Kendrick Blackwood
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Keith Ashman, Larry Brinkman, Lawrence, Tina Bird

Last Call?

A Westport bar ignores a judge’s order.

• by Ben Paynter
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, Westport, Jeff Holloway, Sleiman Abdullah, Kansas City

The Idiot's Guide to Protesting

One demonstrator needs a lesson in patriot activism.

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Bill Douglas, Anthony Hernandez, Laura Bush, U.S. Secret Service

Birth of a Nation

Anti-Flag spearheads a political punk resurgence on the Death of a Nation tour.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Anti-Flag, Against Me!, Chris Barker, George W. Bush

Super Man

Adam Jeffers is a new breed of performance-art hero.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Olsen Twins, Mike Mitchell

Getting Buzzed

One Kansas City radio station gives a competitor the stinger.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Prairie Dogg, Columns, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, Jon Zellner, Los Angeles Lakers, National Basketball Association

Anchors Away

Channel 9's formerly crushworthy Jeremy Hubbard stands up the Night Ranger one too many times!

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Jeremy Hubbard, Night Ranger, Kent Brockman, Larry Moore

Something Candid

Something Corporate's Josh Partington dishes the dirt on Shakespeare, masturbation and rock-star living in the Holiday Inn.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Dig It, Columns, The History Channel, Tiger Woods, Florida, Josh Partington

The Stills

Wednesday, December 17, at the Replay Lounge.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, The Stills (Musical Group), Lawrence, Montreal, New York City

Thee Lordly Serpents

Saturday, December 13, at El Torreon.

• by Seth Sherwood
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, St. Louis, Johnny Venom, Mick Viper

The Prids

Thursday, December 11, at Benders.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, The Stills (Musical Group), Lincoln (Nebraska), Omaha, Portland (Oregon)

The Clocks

Saturday, December 13, at the Grand Emporium.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Wichita, MTV Networks Company, The White House

Leon Russell

Friday, December 12, at the Grand Emporium.

• by Ali Ryan
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Leon Russell, Kansas City

Jimmie Vaughan

Sunday, December 14, at the Grand Emporium.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson

Jay McShann

Saturday, December 13, at the Folly Theater.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Jay McShann, Kansas City, Duke Robillard, Gerald Spaits

Mannheim Steamroller

Tuesday, December 16, at Kemper Arena.

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Chip Davis, Herald Angels, Mannheim Steamroller, Howard Jones

Volara

Tuesday, December 16, at the Replay Lounge.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Matt Davis, Chicago, James Spooner, Lawrence

United II Tour

Thursday, December 11, at Davey's Uptown.

• by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Martin Atkins, Chicago, Rachel Stamp, Hate Department

Ludacris

Chicken 'n Beer (Def Jam)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Bill O'Reilly, Ludacris, Atlanta, Rush Limbaugh

The Blow

The Concussive Caress (K Records)

• by Ray Cummings
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Julie Ruin, Kathleen Hanna, Khaela Maricich, P.J. Harvey

Josh Powers

Josh Powers Presents Sceneboostersoundsystem, Volume 1 (JP-Independent)

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Sony PlayStation2, Johnny Quest, Lawrence (New York), Ludacris

Darediablo

Feeding Frenzy (Southern)

• by Ray Cummings
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, New York City, Kanye West, Radiohead

Dave Matthews

Some Devil (RCA)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Dave Matthews Band, Jimmy Buffett, Trey Anastasio, Jason Mraz

Mark Pender Band

Mark Pender Band (MPB-Independent)

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Mark Pender, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie

Eat, Drink and be Merry

At Bistro 303, everyone has a gay old time.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Cafe, Jeff Schmitz, Paul Mullins, Westport, Lou Jane, Bistro 303

A Golden Ox Tale

Even the health department couldn’t kill the Golden Ox.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Steve Greer, Overland Park, Peter Beard, Jerry Rauschelbergshut, The Golden Ox

Victor, Mature

Middle-aged Keaton wins Nicholson away from the young 'uns in Something's Gotta Give.

• by Luke Y. Thompson
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet

Farrelly Mediocre

The idiots what brung you Dumb and Dumber ain't funny no more.

• by Luke Y. Thompson
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Hollywood, Farrelly Brothers, Matt Stone, Trey Parker

Twin Peaks

Cheryl Weaver plays battling alter egos in the terrific Mineola Twins.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Cheryl Weaver, Paula Vogel, Mike Beahm, Valerie Mackey

A Fan's Notes

Ideas that were forgotten but not gone in 2003.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Stuff, Columns, Paris Hilton, MTV Networks Company, Mark Cuban, HDNet LLC

Hanky Panky

Check it out: XXX Embroidery.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Jennifer Boe, Larry Flynt

This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Danny Gibson, Curtis Mayfield, Darth Vader, Julia Child

Stroke and Release

Step up to the oche at the Tenth Annual Woody Dart Tournament.

• by Michael Vennard
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Bill Pittman, Kansas City, Lawrence

Window Dressing

Please don't eat the whimsy.

• by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Gina Kaufmann and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Katie Sheehan, Kansas City, Gina Kaufmann, Pennsylvania

Heated Stroking

Golf all winter.

• by Gina Kaufmann and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, Michael Vennard, Luke Ridnour, Kemper Arena, Oregon Ducks

Little Balls

Bonner Springs has great marbles.

• by Gina Kaufmann, Michael Vennard and Steve Walker
• Tags: Kid Stuff, Columns, Howdy Doody, Pady Blackwood, Diane Houk, Bonner Springs

The Unknown

The Bentley Film Festival is a night of discovery.

• by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Gina Kaufmann and Tony Ortega
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, Hector Casanova, Kit Shea, Gina Kaufmann, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Eerie Acoustics

Banjo Ghost haunts downtown.

• by Gina Kaufmann, David Wayne Reed and Steve Walker
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Shari Elf, David Lee, Gina Kaufmann, Steve Walker

Paint by Numbers

Letters from the week of December 11, 2003

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Kansas City, Nathan Dinsdale, Theresa Bembnister, Puddle Of Mudd