Subject: Joplin

• Supernaut in Janis Musical

  February 5, 2007

• Our D.C. Peeps Are Pretty, Sort Of

  July 26, 2007

• Polls (Nearly) Unanimous: McCain Wins Missouri

  September 16, 2008

• Daily Briefs: Thanks, y'all

  My favorite new trick, which I learned from the political campaign season, is to ask a question that has absolutely no basis in reality -- "Does Barack Obama love his country?" -- and then, without actually validating that sentiment, just say, "I really think we have to ask that question." A rhetorical dick move? Sure. I'm a practical man, y'all, whatever works. That's why, following the footprints in the sand of Christianity's L. Ron Hubbard, Jesus, I will not cast the first stone at the Jopli

  November 26, 2008

• Concert Review: Jack's Mannequin, Eagles of Death Metal, Anberlin and Gaslight Anthem. Wednesday, December 10, at the Midland.

  Anberlin brought the hair, Eagles of Death Metal brought the guitar, Jack's Mannequin brought the vocals, Airborne Toxic Event brought the set that was too early in the evening for me to see, and the Gaslight Anthem -- they brought the songs. Jack's Mannequin. Photos by Scott Spychalski I spent about 50 bucks at the Midland Theatre last night at 96.5 FM's the Buzz Ganked Christmas Show, but I feel like a rich man because now, right now, friends, I am listening to sweet marbled-aquamarine slab

  December 11, 2008

• Bottoms Feeder

  February 21, 2002

• A Story Every KC Punk Should Read

  Recently, our sister publication, The Riverfront Times, ran a cool and interesting feature by writer Ben Westhoff on the Missouri Ozark punk scene in the early 90s and thereabouts. Titled "Anarchy in the Ozarks: Who'd have guessed there used to be a hardcore punk scene in the backwaters of Missouri?" , the story tells of the (mis)adventures of bands such as U$MC and the Ded Bugs in towns like Springfield and Joplin and at places like the Looney Bin and the Commercial Club. If those names mean an

  January 23, 2009

• Summer Reading: Moonflower Resurrection.

  June 4, 2009

• Funk chooses fight over flight

  The tallest mayor in all of "cantankerous" Kansas City, Mark Funkhouser, announced yesterday that he chooses fight over flight. Funkhouser spent half of his State of the City address declaring war on those who dare challenge him. "Now I realize that if you are in a war, you have to fight back," Funkhouser said. "The attacks -- the attempts by your opponents to define you and your positions -- must be challenged. If you don't challenge the attacks, you let someone else define you. I will not let

  January 26, 2009

• Missouri Humane Society says, "Hold that tiger!"

  Courtesy of Sujit KumarThe Associated Press reports this afternoon that the Missouri Humane Society has rescued more than 150 dogs and -- no kidding -- a Bengal tiger from a puppy mill in Seneca. (The Missouri Humane Society still has on its home page news of last week's epic Yorkie rescue in Greene County, not far from Seneca.) Google Maps indicates that Seneca is a little south of Joplin and a few miles north of hell. View Larger Map The AP refers to the site of the rescue as "a substandard

  February 19, 2009

• Stage Capsule Reviews

  March 8, 2007

• Strategos — Christian former cops fight a battle of wit, skill and strategy with imaginary school shooters

  March 12, 2009

• The Obama campaign might just win Springfield and rural Missouri

  October 30, 2008

• Operation: Operation

  Criminals with a liking for cereal and Muppets just may have inspired titles for police actions.

  July 31, 2008

• A college drop-out abandons a lucrative tech career for a life of inner-city poverty – and hopes to save an urban school district from oblivion

  February 21, 2008

• Show Me the Rock!

  October 11, 2007

• Velveeta Sunrise

  The Wind River Grill goes down smooth and shiny.

  April 18, 2002

• On the Roadhouse

  Logan's Roadhouse may be Disney-fried, but it's a pretty good filling station.

  August 9, 2007

• Line Out Line Out

  Red Line Chemistry experiments with mass — not local — appeal.

  July 26, 2007

• Stage Capsule Reviews

  Reviews and previews of upcoming shows.

  March 15, 2007

• Expedition to Chili

  December 28, 2006

• To the Rescue

  Can't you see it? We're being invaded, but local Minutemen are prepared to stop it.

  November 16, 2006

• Fowl & Crude

  A company that wants to change the world leaves a small town gasping for air.

  November 24, 2005

• Hot Ballroom

  September 1, 2005

• KC Disasterpiece

  Barbecue baron Rich Davis and his saucy sons have left plenty of people feeling burned.

  July 21, 2005

• Pat Benatar

  Friday, July 8, at Ameristar Casino.

  July 7, 2005

• The Big Bang

  Keith Ashman makes a lot of noise in the band The Hefners, but he can also tell you the fate of the universe.

  December 11, 2003

• War of Words

  Marcus Leach hasn't let school get in the way of his education, but Missouri bureaucrats are teaching him a thing or two about power.

  May 1, 2003

• Independence Days

  Former stripper Samantha Steeves and ex-hooker Kristy Childs are trying to pass on what they've learned about sex, dope -- and death.

  January 30, 2003

• It's Tricky

  Local media outlets haven't yet mastered the art of hip-hop coverage.

  November 21, 2002

• Paradigm Shift

  Southwest Missouri comic-book artists present a surreal tale, but they promise that it makes sense.

  March 14, 2002

• Roadside Attraction

  A visit to The Bamboo Hut is a roadside reverie.

  May 31, 2001

• Love on the run

  Prison-break sweethearts Lynette Barnett and Terry Banks were on the run for seven weeks untill they got nabbed by America's Most Wanted

  March 16, 2000

• In the studio with Jeriney, goddess of KRBZ 96.5’s Homegrown Buzz

  May 7, 2009

• Police say drinking game killed 11-year-old boy, uncle and girlfriend charged

  Linda Petrait and Dale Phillips​Missed this yesterday. It's from Joplin. The couple on the right, Dale Phillips and Linda Petrait, are accused of challenging Phillips' 11-year-old nephew to a drinking game. Police believe the boy, Tyler Fecko, then died of alcohol poisoning.  Court records say Phillips and Petrait, both 27, challenged Fecko to drink several shots of Jim Beam Whiskey and then ignored the boy after he had "ingested a substantial amount of alcohol." Fecko was found dead Mond

  July 31, 2009

• Flier of the Week: Outbreak at Club Neon

  Hey, I know this isn't exactly "local." When it comes to Springfield, we're probably moving into the realm of "regional" at that point. ​But the Jeff Bilberry-designed flier is just badass, right? Very Japanese horror, while at the same time conjuring up images of H1N1 and hiding in your basement. The green adds some nastiness to it, as well. The newsprint background of the guy with the syringe gives the whole thing an underlying sense of authority. This is a full-bore punk show. Outbrea

  October 20, 2009