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The Lighter Side of Torture

Filmmaker Ben Meade has turned the grisly murders of KC serial killer Bob Berdella into a musical. Got a problem with that?

• by Casey Logan
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Bob Berdella, Chris Bryson, Robert Berdella, Kansas City

Assembly Required

The Kansas City School District looks to God for guidance.

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Clarence Cole, Bernard Taylor, Edwin Birch, Kansas City Star

Pimp My Rock

French Kicks refashion the sound of Brooklyn on an innovative new album.

• by Nate Cavalieri
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Nick Stumpf, The French Kicks, Brooklyn, Interpol

A Thin Line ...

Introducing the most hated men in rock (besides Sting).

• by Mike Seely
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, G.E. Smith, Rob Thomas, Johnny Rzeznik, Fred Durst

Gnome on the Range

An expedition to Liberty comes up short.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Prairie Dogg, Columns, AFC South Division, American Football Conference, Indianapolis Colts, Liberty (Missouri)

Shots in the Dark

We're number five! Night Ranger investigates KC's ranking as fifth drunkest city.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Men's Health Magazine, Lawrence, Bud Light, Sierra Nevada Beer

David Byrne

Wednesday, September 15, at the Uptown Theater.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, David Byrne, Talking Heads (Musical Group)

Mason Jennings

Wednesday, September 15, at the Bottleneck.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Michelle Shocked

Monster Magnet

Monday, September 13, at the Bottleneck.

• by Andy Vihstadt
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Monster Magnet, Dave Wyndorf, Bon Jovi, Hotel Baby

These Arms Are Snakes

Monday, September 13, at the Jackpot Saloon.

• by Michael Alan Goldberg
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Steve Snere, These Arms Are Snakes, The Jesus Lizard, Seattle

Alvin Youngblood Hart.

Saturday, September 11, at B.B.'s Lawnside Barbecue.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Leadbelly, Memphis, Taj Mahal

The Slip

Sunday, September 12, at the Bottleneck.

• by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, The String Cheese Incident

David Grisman Quintet

Wednesday, September 15, at Liberty Hall.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Bill Monroe

Mark Farina

Friday, September 10, at Kabal.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Chicago, Kansas City, San Francisco, Mark Farina

R. Kelly

Happy People/U Saved Me (Jive)

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, R. Kelly, Frankie Beverly, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder

Shyne

Godfather Buried Alive (Def Jam)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Sean Combs, 50 Cent, New York City, Notorious B.I.G.

Orbital

Blue Album (ATO)

• by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, 2563

The High Water Marks

Songs About the Ocean (Eenie Meenie)

• by Ray Cummings
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Chuck Taylor, J Mascis, Ole Bratset, Palermo

OK Jones

Middletown (Centropolis)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Richard Gintowt, Middletown

Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez

A Manual Dexterity Soundtrack, Volume One (Gold Standard Labs)

• by Ray Cummings
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, The Mars Volta, Buena Vista Social Club, The Strokes

Almost Famous

Copeland's Famous New Orleans Restaurant and Bar is the best Cajun food you can get ... in Johnson County.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Cafe, New Orleans, Alvin Copeland, Carol Ann, Louisiana

Pain in the Ash

This dining experience had us fuming.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, New Orleans, Muqtada al-Sadr, U.S. Armed Forces, Seville, Terrace Buffet at Argosy Casino Riverside

Future Shock

Michael Winterbottom paints a plausibly problematic tomorrow in Code 46.

• by Gregory Weinkauf
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Michael Winterbottom, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton

KIFF of Death

Halfway to Hollywood, it's hard to smile.

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Harvey Keitel, Hollywood, Overland Park, U.S. Department of Justice

Preschool for Scandal

The Unicorn's Bright Ideas is pretty dim.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Eric Coble, Katie Gilchrist, Nathan Darrow, Andi Meyer

Stage Capsule Reviews

Our critic weighs in on local theater.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage Listings, Culture Listings, Cole Porter, Manhattan, Shelly Stewart, Tina Morrison

Creme de la Crem

• by Theresa Bembnister
• Tags: Art, Columns, Matthew Barney, Gwen Widmer, New York City, Guggenheim Museum

Art Capsule Reviews

Our critics recommend these shows.

• by Theresa Bembnister and Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Art Capsules, Peggy Nichols, Kris Kuksi, Rosemarie Fiore, Hofstra University

Get High

Mountain do or mountain don't? You decide.

• by Christopher Blunk
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Dan Hughes, Lawrence, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Ted Alsop

Night & Day Events

Week of September 9, 2004

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Wylene Dunbar, Tatiana Arocha, Maiko Kuzunishi, Stephanie Dotson

Dear Jason

Book it to the release party for this road warrior's poetry publication.

• by Christopher Sebela
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Jason Ryberg, Michelangelo Caravaggio, Bruce Lee (Actor), Hank Williams

Fore-sight

The disc golf prez wants to save the park.

• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Kansas City, Alyson Curtis, Jack Lowe, Frisbee

On the Fly

We thought you weren't supposed to touch butterflies.

• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, Johnny Dare, Jason Harper, Kansas, Foley Hall

Cluster Truck

Mother Trucker gives us the C.B. jeebies.

• by Annie Fischer, Jason Harper and Steve Walker
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, David Wayne Reed, Carol Burns, Annie Fischer, Overland Park

Where the Boys Are

Quality Hill Playhouse goes to the movies.

• by Annie Fischer, Jason Harper and Steve Walker
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Leawood, Cole Porter, Joy Division, Blanche Shively

Sacred Vow

Letters from the week of September 9, 2004

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Kansas City, Tony Ortega, David Montgomery, Union Station