Pitch

Rude Boy Dead Man

What compelled ska singer Richie Restivo to stare down a dozen weapon-wielding toughs in Rockhurst High's parking lot?

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Richie Restivo, Jakob Kruger, Laurence Freeman, Conor Loftus

Liberty for All

Skateboarders may fend off druggies and pervs -- and big developers -- in Penn Valley Park.

• by Nadia Pflaum
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, Jim Calcara, Bob Lewellen, Chris Benge, Kay Barnes

No Drugs, No Traffic

With exhibits like this, Union Station doesn’t need enemies.

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Elijah Wald, Smithsonian Institution, Union Station, Los Tigres del Norte

Saint Francis

Rising rapper Sage Francis sets his sights on the status quo.

• by Michael Alan Goldberg
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Sage Francis, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Boston, Clay Mathematics Institute

Will Power

Okkervil River runs deep.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Okkervil River, Kansas City, Austin (Texas), Elvis Costello

Headline

Flaming Lips and Flaming Eyes Rock stars and a little police brutality make this Mardi Gras one to remember. Or forget.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Prairie Dogg, Columns, Kay Barnes, Wayne Coyne, Kansas City, The Flaming Lips

Curl Power

A trip to a downtown black gay bar proves there's no need for attitude in this city.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Kansas City, Chuck Tackett

Art Gallery

Perusing the fine art of flying beer cans with Mr. Garfunkel.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Dig It, Columns, Venice, Art Garfunkel, Tom Wolfe, Jann Wenner

Henry Rollins

Sunday, March 7, at Liberty Hall.

• by Ali Ryan
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Henry Rollins, Black Flag (Musical Group)

D.C. Bellamy

Monday, March 8, at Club Paradox.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, D.C. Bellamy, Memphis Slim, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Rush

Ultimate Fakebook

Saturday, March 6, at the Bottleneck.

• by Robert Bishop
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Ultimate Fakebook, Bill McShane, Eric Melin, Nick Colby

The Sounds

Thursday, March 4, at the Bottleneck.

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Felix Rodriguez, Maja Ivarsson, The Sounds (Musical Group), Europe

Jack Ingram

Friday, March 5, at Davey's Uptown.

• by Seth Sherwood
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Jack Ingram, Dallas, Robert Redford, Steve Earle

Keb' Mo

Tuesday, March 9, at the Uptown Theater.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Keb' Mo', Lyle Lovett, France, Taj Mahal

The Holmes Brothers

Wednesday, March 10, at the Grand Emporium.

• by Seth Sherwood
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Bob Marley, Hank Williams, New York City, Popsy Dixon

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Saturday, March 6, at The Granada.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, New York City, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Chrissie Hynde, Jon Pareles

John Prine

Friday, March 5, at the Uptown Theater.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, John Prine, Topeka, Iris DeMent

Country Crock

We're not sure the Corner Café understands its own irony.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Cafe, Walt Bodine, Himalayas, Farrah Fawcetts, Bobby Darin, The Corner Café

Breakfast Clubbed

Plastic be damned; we're glad Jimmy's reopened.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Joe Semaan, Styrofoam, Einstein and Noah Corp.

Hutch Ado About Nothing

No obvious joke goes untouched in this so-so TV-show remake.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Dave Starsky, Todd Phillips

Rémy, Hero

Denys Arcand's cinematic alter ego goes out with an emotional bang.

• by Bill Gallo
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Denys Arcand, Remy Girard, Montreal, Quebec

Hare Today

Jessalyn Kincaid transcends a kid's play about a toy that's yesterday's favorite.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Jessalyn Kincaid, Margery Williams, Rick Holton, Gene Mackey

No Pads

Rugby players start rucking and mauling this Saturday.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Brian Cichello, Kansas City, St. Louis, Newcastle Brown Ale

This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Lawrence, Kansas City, Kansas, Amnesty International

Shadow Boxing

Mummified dog finds new home.

• by Michael Vennard
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Barbara McCreery, Styrofoam

We're Not Buyin'

Jean Kilbourne thinks twice about ads.

• by Gina Kaufmann, Nadia Pflaum and Christopher Sebela
• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Jean Kilbourne, Gina Kaufmann, Mary Scott Russell, Baltimore

Ass Kickin'

It could be fun. You never know.

• by Gina Kaufmann and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, Aaron Blake, Robert Booth, Gina Kaufmann, Rage Against The Machine

We Love Skating

The question remains: blades or wheels?

• by Gina Kaufmann and Sarah Steele
• Tags: Kid Stuff, Columns, Sarah Steele, Gina Kaufmann, Crown Center, Perry Penguin

Empire Room Strikes Back

See movies in a bar.

• by Robert Bishop and Michael Vennard
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, Willie Cole, Penelope Spheeris, Steven Tulipana, Los Angeles

Night Cap

Let the TV take you to Westport.

• by Christopher Sebela and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Stanford, Tony Adams, Westport, Napster Inc.

Club Wed

Letters from the week of March 4, 2004

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Nathan Dinsdale, Bob Lindsay, Kansas City, George W. Bush