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Blood Simple

Killing a retarded inmate isn’t that hard — not if you have a cooperative psychiatrist.

• by Nadia Pflaum
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, Linda Parkus, Steve Parkus, Wade Myers, Sean O'Brien

Dropping Trou

The KC Strip is the sirloin of Kansas City media, a critical cut of surmisin' steak that each week weighs in on the issues of the day, dictating its column to Pitch managing editor Tony Ortega.

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, AFC West Division, American Football Conference, Kansas City Chiefs, National Football League

Gimme Spoon

Britt Daniel discusses the pride and pressure of rock stardom.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Interview, Feature, Britt Daniel, Spoon (Musical Group), Austin (Texas), Fleetwood Mac

What's the matter with Wakarusa?

This four-day, jam-band-and-Wilco-fan fest offers more than meets the tie-dye-blinded eye.

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Wayward Son, Column, Brett Mosiman, Wilco (Band), Lawrence (New York), Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

Wichita Rises

The kids are alright in southern Kansas.

• by April Fleming
• Tags: Beat Grinder, Column, Matt Davis, Wichita, Lawrence, Slipknot (Musical Group)

Latino Heat

Late night on Southwest Boulevard is no drag.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Belle Starr, Boulevard RAs Julianne, Night Ranger, Gay Missouri

Chicago Hope

Earatik Statik brings Windy City steez to the Hip-Hop Triple Header.

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Beat Grinder, Column, Chicago, Rosa Parks, Common (Rapper), Lawrence

Perfect Prescription

Ted Leo declines an interview, serves our writer a bitter pill.

• by Rich Sharp
• Tags: Beat Grinder, Column, John Kerry, Ted Leo, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello

The White Stripes

Get Behind Me, Satan (V2)

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, The White Stripes, Aladdin Sane, Jack White, Meg White

Cowboy Troy

Loco Motive (WB Nashville)

• by Dan LeRoy
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Bubba Sparxxx, Charlie Daniels, Kid Rock, Timbaland

Engineers

Engineers (Echo)

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, The Beta Band, Brian Eno, John Cusack, London

De Novo Dahl

Cats & Kittens (Theory 8)

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, De Novo Dahl, Roald Dahl, Brian Wilson, Nashville

Coldplay

X&Y (Capitol)

• by Michael Roberts
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Apple Inc., Kraftwerk

Cardinal

Cardinal (Wishing Tree/Empyrean)

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Eric Matthews, Richard Davies, Spinal Tap, Belle and Sebastian

Skip Heller

Friday, June 10, at the Jack-O-Lantern Ballroom.

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Lincoln Center, Tunisia

Anvil Chorus

Friday, June 10, at El Torreon. Also with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Cheer Accident. Saturday, June 11, at the Hurricane.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Preview, Byron Huhmann, Anna Cole, Crispin Glover

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Saturday, June 11, at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium.

• by Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Doc Watson

The Oranges Band

Saturday, June 11, at the Jackpot Saloon.

• by Andy Vihstadt
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Baltimore, Roman Kuebler, The Beach Boys

Rockfest 2005

Saturday, June 11, at the Liberty Memorial.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Preview, Keith Caputo, Wayne Static, Tower of Babel

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

Saturday, June 11, at the Hurricane.

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Carla Kihlstedt, Nils Frykdahl, New York

The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower

Sunday, June 12, at the Granada.

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, George W. Bush, San Diego, Brandon Welchez, Eiffel Tower

Doris Henson

Saturday, June 11, at the Brick

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Doris Henson, Travis Morrison, Dismemberment Plan, Atlanta

K-Swing

Saturday, June 11, at Kabal.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Spin Cycle, Preview, Katie Kabel, Teen Vogue, New Jersey

He's a Contender

Gamal Hamza takes his own shot at running a restaurant in an unsteady location.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Dining Review, Gamal Hamza, Don Pepe, Carol Ann, Lou Jane

Chipped Away

The Canyon Café's basket of chips was legendary, but now it's gone.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Eric Parrinello, Douglas Czufin, Ansel Adamsphotographs, Bruce Lazarus

Problems at Home

Brad and Angelina are out to kill each other. You may want a piece of them, too.

• by Bill Gallo
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Simon Kinberg, Angelina Jolie, Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock

Quelle Horreur!

The scariest thing about High Tension is the awful dubbing.

• by Luke Y. Thompson
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Alexandre Aja, Cecile de France, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Wes Craven

Art Capsule Reviews

Our critics recommend these shows.

• by Rebecca Braverman, Annie Fischer and Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Art Capsules, Culture Listings, Thomas Hart Benton, Baltimore, George Caleb Bingham, Anne Lindberg

Game On

• by Annie Fischer
• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Jen Osborne, George Clooney, Kansas City, Vincent Cassel

Night & Day Events

Week of June 9, 2005

• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Kansas City Art Institute, Oprah Winfrey, David Lodge, Overland Park

Donkey Throng

Sideshow Bill reinvents the circus.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Emily Lauren, Kansas City, Erin McGrane, Malachy Papers

Enter the Dragon

He swims in Brush Creek.

• by Rebecca Braverman, Annie Fischer and Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Chu Yuan, Brush Creek, J.C. Nichols, Hong Zhang

Fore Play

• by Rebecca Braverman, Annie Fischer and Neil Mulka
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, Rebecca Braverman, Tiffany Greens, Playboy Mansion, Neil Mulka

Indie Lit

David McCullough creates a bio-sphere of his own.

• by Rebecca Braverman, John Dicker and Neil Mulka
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, David McCullough, Rebecca Braverman, Kansas City, Overland Park

Enuf Said

InPlay goes somewhere over the rainbow.

• by Andrew Miller, Rebecca Braverman, Annie Fischer and Steve Walker
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Jacqee Gafford, Julie Christmas, InPlay Productions, Chicago

Music Lesson

Letters from the week of June 9, 2005

• Tags: Letters, Letters, Kansas City, Bruce Watkins, Robert Wilonsky, San Francisco