Pitch

Stroke of Genius

Artists know when Paul Allen is having an up-and-down day.

• by Nadia Pflaum
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, Mark Smith, Paul Allen, Barry Brandon, Penn Valley

Title Fight

Buy the book at Rainy Day or don't see the author.

• by David Martin
• Tags: State Lines, News Story, Roger Doeren, Vivien Jennings, Cindy Craig, Anne Rice

Mike Brown's Body

A California attention-hog threatens to dim the legacy of a starry-eyed Kansas hero.

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Clyde Tombaugh, Norm Thomas, Kansas, Percival Lowell

Straight Talk

Even though he's gay, the girls love Rufus Wainwright.

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Interview, Feature, Martha Wainwright, Giuseppe Verdi, The Beatles, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Night Rally

The Pitch Music Showcase ignited indoor fireworks in Westport.

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Wayward Son, Column, Elvis Costello, Westport, Beaumont, AL Central Division

Test Flight

Jon Yeager's quest continues.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, Jon Yeager, San Francisco, Westport, Austin

The Seven-Beer Itch

Life lessons and dating advice don't always have to make sense.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Jim Bob, Olathe, Weight Watchers International Inc.

Critical Fatwa

• by The Ayatollah of Rock
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, Lester Bangs, Alvin Childs, Leroy Peeples

The Downing's Memo

Noise, nudity and dancing will not be tolerated in KCK.

• by Lorna Perry
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, Travis Downing, Brandon Phillips, Kansas City, Deathray Angels

Leela James

A Change Is Gonna Come (Warners Bros.)

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Leela James, Wynton Marsalis, Roberta Flack, Sam Cooke

Missy Elliott

The Cookbook (Atlantic)

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Missy Elliott, Ciara (Singer), Matthew Barney, Mike Jones

Tommy Lee

Tommyland: The Ride(TL Education Services, Inc.)

• by Andrew Marcus
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Tommy Lee, Andrew McMahon, Motley Crue, Nick Carter

Broken Spindles

Inside/Absent(Broken Spindles)

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Hear & Now, Review, Josh Peterson, Broken Spindles, Trent Reznor, Radiohead

Davan

Nevada(self-released)

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Here & Now, Review, Lawrence (New York), King Crimson, Sonic Youth, Nevada

Oneida

Monday, August 15, at Balanca's.

• by Todd Broockerd
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Oneida, Brooklyn, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground

L.A. Guns

Monday, August 15, at the Hurricane.

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Guns N' Roses, L.A. Guns, Aerosmith, Axl Rose

Peelander-Z

Sunday, August 14, at the Brick.

• by April Fleming
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Weird Al Yankovic, Japan, The Ramones

Kinski

Saturday, August 13, at the Brick.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Preview, Seattle, Black Sabbath

Ben Folds

Saturday, August 13, at the City Market.

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Rufus Wainwright, Ben Foldsis, Ben Kweller, Ben Lee

The Aquabats

Thursday, August 11, at the Bottleneck.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Preview, The Aquabats, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Greyboy

Saturday, August 13, at the Gaslight Tavern.

• by Andy Vihstadt
• Tags: Spin Cycle, Preview, London, Ben Harper, Curtis Mayfield, Herbie Hancock

Original Zin

At Zin, executive chef Jeffrey Scott creates his own works of art.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Dining Review, Alex Pryor, Jeffrey Scott, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Derek Nacey

Haggis Heaven

The Ethnic Enrichment Festival's menu inspires lofty thoughts.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Zona Rosa, Kansas City, Portland (Oregon), Starker's Reserve

Going for Broken

Jim Jarmusch's road movie is filled with fetching existential ambiguities.

• by Bill Gallo
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Bill Murray, Jim Jarmusch, Broken Flowers, Cleveland

No Way Out

Last Days follows the final spiral of a tormented musician.

• by Jean Oppenheimer
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Gus Van Sant, Michael Pitt, Kurt Cobain, Columbine High School

Touch the Art

At Rats, no one objects if you wear the art.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Art, Columns, Kansas City, Sharpie Permanent Markers, Kris Devlin, Tony Irons

Back Stab

Down Every Street might reconsider messing around with Betrayal.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Harold Pinter, Joe Clark, Amanda McCoy, Beatte Pettigrew

Art Capsule Reviews

Our critics recommend these shows.

• by Rebecca Braverman, Annie Fischer and Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Art Capsules, Culture Listings, Keith Kavanaugh, Roger Brown, Jeremy McConnell, Jesse Howard

Stage Capsule Reviews

Reviews and previews of upcoming shows.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage Capsules, Listings, Crown Center, Union Station, Detroit, Funny GirlFarah Alvin

What's the 411?

Rob Walch brings podcasting to the people.

• by Christopher Sebela
• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Rob Walch, Kansas City, Adam Curry, John Edwards (General)

Night & Day Events

Week of August 11, 2005

• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Miranda Richardson, Lawrence (New York), Worlds of Fun, David Cronenberg

Rasslin'

Jori Sackin throws together wrestling, a strip bar and fine art -- all for the hell of it.

• by Annie Fischer
• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Jori Sackin, Kansas City, Lester Goldman, Hulk Hogan

Local Color

KCK honors its Hmong residents with a new mural.

• by Andrew Miller and Rebecca Braverman
• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Elvis Presley, Alisha Gambino, Brotherhood Bank, Joe Faus

Quack Addiction

Pray your ducky is lucky.

• by Rebecca Braverman, April Fleming and Megan Metzger
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, Brush Creek, Rebecca Braverman, Citigroup Inc., Kingsville

The Right Duff

Is Lizzie McGuire playing duff-duff-noose with her reputation?

• by Andrew Miller, Annie Fischer and Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Hilary Duff, Good Charlotte, Total Request Live, Annie Fischer

Hit the Deck

This weekend, escape to Zoo York city.

• by Andrew Miller, Rebecca Braverman, Todd Broockerd and Annie Fischer
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, Dan Askew, Ben Mercer, Adrian Frost, Nick Owen

Lion's Tale

Letters from the week of August 11, 2005

• Tags: Letters, Letters, Kansas City, Missouri, Hesse McGraw, Kendrick Blackwood