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The Concrete Bungle

Kansas City’s engineering giant helped choke downtown with freeways. Now it’s cashing in on its mistake.

• by David Martin
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, Kansas City, Barney Allis, John Norquist, Todd Achelpohl

Adult Education

The Star writes for fifth-graders, but Jerry Agar doesn’t get it.

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Editorial Column, Jerry Agar, Janet Harmon, Derek Donovan, Blue Valley School District

Oral Cex

Take combustible hip-hop, add a dash of indie pop, and watch the jaws drop.

• by Kiran Aditham
• Tags: Interview, Feature, Rjyan Kidwell, Baltimore, Rolling Stone LLC, Dashboard Confessional

Empire Strikes Back

Local hip-hop orphans regroup and crown themselves kings of Kansas City.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Prairie Dogg, Column, Shawn Edwards, Kansas City, Tech N9ne, Skechers USA Inc.

Geek Love

Even the overly educated need drinks and affection, apparently.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Dining Column, Emily Dickinson, Lawrence, John Muir, Dick Clark

Head Trip

Members of Moire walk us through some helpful headbanging tips.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Beat Grinder, Column, Ryan Albright, Waylon Callahan, J.D. Cantrell, Pete Wentz

Stairway to Heaven

We use the Greil Marcus Death Meter to gauge the demises of these belated musicians.

• by John Nova Lomax
• Tags: Beat Grinder, Column, Elliott Smith, Greil Marcus, Dimebag Darrell, Phil Healy

The Blacklist

A seminal slab of anthemic clichés for deciphering the eclectic music critic.

• by Rob Harvilla
• Tags: Beat Grinder, Column, Brian Eno, Hall & Oates, R.E.M.

Blind Boys of Alabama

Wednesday, February 2, at the Lied Center at the University of Kansas.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Grammy Awards, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Ben Harper, Clarence Fountain

Heiruspecs

Sunday, January 30, at The Granada.

• by Aaron Ladage
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Omaha, Conor Oberst, St. Paul (Minnesota), Tim Kasher

Yonder Mountain String Band

Sunday, January 30, at Liberty Hall.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Alison Krauss, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band

Action Action

Tuesday, February 1, at El Torreon.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Preview, Victory Records Inc., Gene Hackman, Duran Duran

American Hi-Fi, Riddlin' Kids, MC Lars and Bowling for Soup.

Friday, January 28, at the Beaumont Club.

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Boston, Stacy Jones, Veruca Salt (Band), Texas

Gym Class Heroes

Monday, January 31, at El Torreon.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Preview, Gym Class Heroes, Freestyle Fellowship, New York

The Legendary Shack Shakers

Friday, January 28, at Davey's Uptown.

• by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Horton Heat, Legendary Shack Shakers

Donavon Frankenreiter

Monday, January 31, at the Bottleneck.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Donavon Frankenreiter, John Holmes, Piggly Wiggly Company, Jack Johnson

Beep Beep

Tuesday, February 1, at the Jackpot Saloon

• by April Fleming
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Chris Hughes, Eric Bremberger, Q and Not U

The Game

The Documentary (Aftermath)

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Dr. Dre, The Game (Rapper), Kansas City, Los Angeles

The Anubian Lights

Phantascope (Rhythm Bank)

• by Ray Cummings
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Adele Bertei, The B-52's (Band), Fred Schneider, James Chance

Low

The Great Destroyer (Sub Pop)

• by Andrew Marcus
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Alan Sparhawk, Sub Pop Ltd., Leonard Cohen, Matthew Sweet

Adrian Belew

Side One (Side One)

• by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Les Claypool, Gary Tussing

Wave On Barrage

The Age of Ventriloquism (Independent)

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Marty Johnson, Germany, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley

Pitch Ultra Music Contest

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Spin Cycle, Preview, Miami, Nathan Dinsdale

House of Style

The new Hereford House at Zona Rosa could teach the old downtown site a thing or two.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Dining Review, Rod Anderson, Zona Rosa, Sid Vicious, John Wayne, Hereford House at Zona Rosa

Cheese Heads

At Bill Crooks and Paul Khoury's new restaurant, the waitress didn't know jack.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Dining Column, Bill Crooksand Paul Khoury, Campbell Soup Company, Kansas City, PB&J Restaurants Inc.

A Few Dollars Left

Eastwood's latest Baby proves he's still a money player.

• by Bill Gallo
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, "Dirty" Harry Callahan, John Garfield

Mother of Invention

The Virgin Mary has style.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: SeeSaw, Columns, Isabella Weaver, Blessed Virgin Mary, Sweet Jesus, California

Beyond Contempt

Getting past surface tensions deepens Permanent Collection.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Nebbishy Paul, Toni Morrison, Walter Coppage, Angela Wildflower Polk

Art Capsule Reviews

Our critics recommend these shows.

• by Rebecca Braverman, Annie Fischer and Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Art Capsules, Culture Listings, Roberto Juarez, Anne Pearce, Brooklyn, Italy

Stage Capsule Reviews

Our critic weighs in on local theater.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage Listings, Culture Listings, Union Station, James Sherman, Tom Rooney, Olathe

Fine and Andy

Experience life during Warhol time at the Tivoli.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Andy Warhol, The Velvet Underground, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe

Night & Day Events

Week of January 27, 2004

• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Kansas City, Lou Cannon, Ronald Reagan, Nina Chen

Now and Then

Mark Kurlansky sums up the spirit of ’68.

• by John Dicker
• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Mark Kurlansky, Chicago, Charles de Gaulle, Martin Luther King Jr.

Peace the F*** Out

You may say they're dreamers ...

• by Annie Fischer, Jason Harper and Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: Urban Experience, Calendar Column, Kansas City, Sarah Smarsh, Marilyn Kallet, Damon Banks

Survival of the Fittest

The Jayhawks enter the eye of the tiger.

• by Andrew Miller, Annie Fischer and Jason Harper
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Calendar Column, Big 12 Conference, Missouri Tigers, Ted Williams, Nebraska Cornhuskers

Blood Brothers

An indie film gets on its feet.

• by Andrew Miller, Annie Fischer and Jason Harper
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Calendar Column, John Wallace Cochran, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Chris Kuhlman

Rainbow Gathering

Danny Cox flies for the Vanguard

• by Andrew Miller, Annie Fischer and Steve Walker
• Tags: Performance, Calendar Column, Harold Arlen, Danny Cox, Tom Wopat, Adelaide

On a Dare

Letters from the week of January 27, 2005

• Tags: Letters, Letters, Kansas City, Johnny Dare, Jen Chen, Night Ranger