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Feature
Billie Mahoney danced with the best of them — and at 80, this sexy number isn't done yet
By Jen Chen
Published: February 28, 2008
In a basement dance studio in Prairie Village, Billie Mahoney practices her tap to Tony Bennett's "Shine on Your Shoes." Her feet lightly caress the scuffed wood floor. Her...
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Interview
Tom Russell discusses his art, his music and why he doesn't sing about politics
By Roy Kasten
Published: February 28, 2008
“El Guero Polka/La Fontera” by Tom Russell, from Lost Angels of Lyon (2008, Village Records) Though he studied criminology in college, singer-songwriter Tom Russell...
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Critic's Choice
NOFX
By Andrew Miller
Published: February 28, 2008
In 2003's "Medio-core," NOFX singer Fat Mike trashes the average rock performance, citing everything from canned audience interaction ("How y'all doin' tonight?"/You...
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Wayward Son
The Pink Socks, the Black Tarantulas and Brimstone Howl burn down a midtown basement
By Jason Harper
Published: February 28, 2008
“Everybody Wants To Be My Man” by the Pink Socks "This song is called 'One Quick Minute,' and that's all you have on this earth, you little wasters!" As the band...
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Bonus Tracks
Pickin' on Syd
Lawrence's the Gnomes channel the spirit of Syd Barrett
By Richard Gintowt
Published: February 28, 2008
Don't fret if you haven't caught a Gnomes show yet. "Gnomes aren't out to be seen," explains upright-bass player Dave Bruchmann, looking especially gnomish in his tufted red...
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CD Reviews
Reach
Corner Speech
(Fudge Factory)By Dan LeRoy
Published: February 28, 2008
“Dance in the Rain” by Reach & Twelve A growing number of artists are mining the still-rich seam of golden-age hip-hop, almost 20 years after its heyday. Yet even...
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Cafe
Leawood's Room 39 might not be as charming as midtown's — but that doesn't matter once the food arrives
By Charles Ferruzza
Published: February 28, 2008
Awhile back, I ran into a woman I'd met in the early 1980s. Back then, she considered herself one of the queens of the hipster scene. She hosted wild parties in her grungy...
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Fat Mouth
High Times
The brand-new McFadden's Sports Saloon already shows its wear and tear.
By Charles Ferruzza
Published: February 28, 2008
A couple of Saturdays ago, I was driving downtown with a couple of friends, and we decided to stop in for lunch at the three-month-old McFadden's Sports Saloon across from the...
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Film
Semi-Pro
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: February 28, 2008
Semi-Pro is much better than Blades of Glory, which wasn't nearly as good as Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, which was a little better than Anchorman: The Legend...
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Night & Day
Frank Hayde Booksigning
Published: February 28, 2008
Frank Hayde will be in the store to talk about mob bosses, corrupt police forces and the dark role the City of Fountains has played in the American underworld, and sign copies...
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Night & Day
Rex Hobart's Chuck Wagon Dinner Show
By Lorna Perry
Published: February 28, 2008
Local country music legend Rex Hobart is back in town following an extended stay in wintry Buffalo, New York, and not-so-wintry Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Pitch shoots the bull...
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Night & Day
James Ehnes, violin
Published: February 28, 2008
At only 31, violinist James Ehnes has established himself as a pre-eminent concert artist, working with such luminaries as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lorin Maazel and Charles Dutoit....
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Night & Day
First Thursday Northeast Literature and Art Series
Published: February 28, 2008
Literary event at Kafe Kiskeya. First Thursday of every month, 2007
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Night & Day
"Mythological Subjects"
Published: February 28, 2008
Prints and drawings related to the mythology of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. Oct. 24-April 13, 2007
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Night & Day
Miss Nelson Has a Field Day
Published: February 28, 2008
This high-stepping musical is a sequel to Miss Nelson is Missing, which was performed at TYA in 2004. Joan Cushing has again adapted and created the music and lyrics, based...
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Night & Day
Hug It Out
By McKay Stangler
Published: February 28, 2008
Sure, hugging is popular now, thanks to the smarmy, cocksure gents of Entourage, who triggered a resurgence of hugging chic. But where were these guys 30 years ago, when Amma...
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Night & Day
The Other War
By Chris Packham
Published: February 28, 2008
As a stop-loss combat vet in Afghanistan, author Johnny Rico paid thousands of dollars of his own money to outfit himself with equipment that the Army had trouble providing. In...
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Night & Day
Books on Radio
By Penny LaRocque
Published: February 28, 2008
In 2002, a group of book-loving African-American women began meeting in a Westport coffeehouse to talk about the novels they were reading. Over time, the original members of...
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Night & Day
K-State Comeuppance
By Chris Rasmussen
Published: February 28, 2008
Midwesterners normally have an inferiority complex concerning the East. But even among Kansas college graduates, a significant inferiority complex exists. Kansas State, an...
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Night & Day
Spoils of War
By Lisa Horn
Published: February 28, 2008
Relics from wars past take center stage today at a venue that's no stranger to military history. Twenty local collectors will show off their treasures at the fourth-annual...
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