Pitch

Punting Is for Pansies

A league that always goes for it on fourth down hawks February football in Kansas City.

• by David Martin
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, AL Central Division, American League (Baseball), Dallas, Kansas City Royals

War Game

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 writers.

• by Nadia Pflaum
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Jonathan Phelps, Kurt Mayer, Fred Phelps, Houston

Dialing for Darwin

Jimmy the Fetus answers your questions about morality.

• Tags: Backwash, Columns, Charles Darwin, Vatican, William Harris, John Calvert

Old Dogs

Lawrence native Chuck Mead pulls some new tricks with BR549.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Interview, Feature, Dave Edmunds, Nashville, Lawrence, Kansas

Punk Like Me

Though now on slightly different tracks, Archer Prewitt and Mott-Ly were two of a kind back in their Kansas City Art Institute days.

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Wayward Son, Column, Archer Prewitt, Chicago, Kansas City Art Institute, Steve Albini

The Love Experts

Let the wisdom of Air Supply be your heart's guide.

• by David Hudnall
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, Air Supply (Band), Graham Russell, Russell Hitchcock, Kansas City

Getting Personal

Have love, will rock.

• by Cole Haddon
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, Tyson Ritter, Tim Fite, The All-American Rejects, Shawn Harris

Downloads

The Pixies

• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Columns, Pixies, eMusic.com Inc., Frank Black, Andy Vihstadt

Rogue Wave

Wednesday, February 15, at The Granada.

• by Rich Sharp
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Bermuda Triangle, Discovery Communications Inc., Lou Barlow, Beachwood Sparks

The M's

Friday, February 10, at the Record Bar.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Preview, Chicago, The Strokes, Kansas City, The New Pornographers

Valentine's Classic Love Fest

Friday, February 10, at the Midland Theatre.

• by Toriano L. Porter
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, 616

Relient K

Wednesday, February 15, at the Beaumont Club.

• by Nicholas Seider
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Canton (Ohio), MySpace Inc., Relient K

Maxeen

Wednesday, February 15, at the Beaumont Club.

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Adam Ant, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., California

Avenged Sevenfold

With CKY, Day of Contempt and Bullets and Octane.

• by Andrea Noble
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Hunter S. Thompson, Avenged Sevenfold, Las Vegas, MTV Networks Company

Lee Konitz Trio Plus Bill Frisell

Saturday, February 11, at the Folly Theater

• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Hugh Hefner, Brad Mehldau

Vedera

Thursday, February 9, at The Bottleneck.

• by Aaron Ladage
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Mute Math, Kansas City, Kristin May, Los Angeles

Jimmie Bratcher

Friday, February 10, at Knuckleheads Saloon.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Jimmie Bratcher, Bad Religion, Texas

Cat Power

The Greatest (Lumiere)

• by Austin L. Ray
• Tags: CD Reviews, Review, Cat Power, Al Green, Marshall, Memphis

Tortoise and Bonnie Prince Billy

The Bold and the Brave (Overcoat)

• by Nirmala Nataraj
• Tags: CD Reviews, Review, Will Oldham, Bonnie Prince Billy, Elton John, Richard Thompson

Belle & Sebastian

The Life Pursuit (Matador)

• by Austin L. Ray
• Tags: CD Reviews, Review, Belle and Sebastian, Neko Case, Super Furry Animals

J Dilla

Donuts (Stonesthrow)

• by David Mittleman
• Tags: CD Reviews, Review, J Dilla, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul

Hot Lunch

Thursday nights at the Jackpot Saloon.

• by April Fleming
• Tags: Spin Cycle, Preview, Jay Wells, Kyle Garrison, Phil Torpey, Jason Harper

Tini Town

A place you probably know for pancakes takes a martini tour.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Night Ranger, St. Louis, Homer Simpson, Charlie Hooper

Box Set

Don't be afraid of Japan's version of the lunchbox.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Dining Review, Shanghai, Lilly Zhu, Kansas, Kansas City, Friends Sushi & Bento Place

Capote, Over Easy

The Keith Richards of Kansas City diners turns 84 this year.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Nichols Lunch, Kansas City, Truman Capote, Ann Woodward

Hacked

Poor Harrison Ford runs smack into a Firewall.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen, Han Solo

Dead Funny

Final Destination 3 stares death in the face ... and laughs.

• by Luke Y. Thompson
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Glen Morgan, James Wong, David R. Ellis, Donnie Darko

What's at Stake

The Coterie's play about witches isn't just a fairy tale.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Adam Wasserman, Connecticut, Jim Henson, David Graham Jones

Mutual Attraction

Grant Miller and James Woodfill are a happy pairing.

• by Ray T. Barker
• Tags: Art, Columns, Grant Miller, James Woodfill, Kansas City, Byron Cohen

Art Capsule Reviews

Our critics recommend these shows.

• by Ray T. Barker and Annie Fischer
• Tags: Art Capsules, Culture Listings, Baltimore, Kevin McGraw, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Harry Callahan

Stage Capsule Reviews

Reviews and previews of upcoming shows.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage Capsules, Listings, Olathe, Chestnut Fine Arts Center, Overland Park, George Burns

Clay's the Thing

• by Jordan Harper, Luke Y. Thompson and Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: DVDish, Reviews, Bob Dylan, Blake Edwards, Audrey Hepburn, DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.

X-Man Reunited

There's nothing rusty about Mega Man X's old-school 'bots.

• by Chris Ward
• Tags: Game On, Reviews, Mega Man X Collection, Capcom Co. Ltd., Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sony PlayStation

Our top DVD picks for the week of February 7

• Tags: What Else Is New?, Reviews, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Miramax Film Corp., Sony Corporation, The Walt Disney Company

Bully Pulpit

Letters from the week of

• Tags: Letters, Letters, Kansas City, Katheryn Shields, Missouri, Al Sharpton