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Who or what is your sidekick? My laptop What career would you choose in an alternate reality? Jazz musician/bootlegger in the Prohibition era, without the racism.
What movie do you watch at least once a year? Casablanca. It’s got everything — literally everything — you could want in a movie.
What was the last locally owned restaurant you patronized? YJ’s Snack Bar
Celebrity you’d like to take on a gondola ride: Esperanza Spalding
Favorite arts organization: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Person or thing you find really irritating at this moment: Political semantics
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What TV show are you embarrassed to admit you watch? Mob Wives take up a lot of space in my iTunes: Memories. What music does for me is take me to a sense of place. You remember where you were the first time you heard “Rapper’s Delight” or the first time you heard “Fuck tha Police” or “In a Sentimental Mood.”
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What is your most embarrassing dating moment? A recurring theme in my dating career is losing my keys or wallet.
Where do you like to take out-of-town guests? 18th and Vine. I brought my mom and my son and my dad to the Negro League and Jazz museums, and they thought they were stupendous. But they wondered where the traffic was at.
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he smell of the Occupy Kansas City encampment is the concentrated odor of civilization. The air on the small, oddly shaped shard of land on Wyandotte Street and Kessler Road, across the street from the Federal Reserve, smells of burned wood, cooked food, rain-dampened bedding, and extinguished cigarettes. Following the lead of the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York’s Zuccotti Park, 1,500 encampments have cropped up in cities worldwide. Just over a month old, Occupy Kansas City has about 30 people living full time in tents on the site, and another 30 offering moral and organizing support, spending evenings in the park during decision-making sessions called general assemblies and planning meetings. These Kansas Citians don’t have a specific list of demands, much like occupiers across the country, but their main target is corporate sway over politics. They’re unemployed, buried in student debt, dismayed over lobbyists’ control over politics, and generally pissed off. On a wet, 44-degree morning last week, occupiers stir in the more than 17 tents and one conspicuous tepee. Just after 9 a.m., the camp comes to life. An occupier boils a pot of ramen noodles in the kitchen, which is outfitted with a camping stove and grills and is stocked with canned goods and produce. Occupiers bundled in hoodies, jackets and knit hats mill about and drink steaming coffee from cardboard cups. Occupy Kansas City’s sleepy and cold residents are eager to talk about their purpose.
“Our message is about poverty. That’s why we’re here,” says Mary, a 29-year-old who has spent the last few days living in the camp. “Some of us, we’re very poor. We know the money is being kept in very small circles at the top. And here we are hurting as regular people, regular Americans. And it’s not fair, and it’s why we’re protesting.” That fits into the canon of ambiguous statements that Occupy protesters around the country have said to the media, leading
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to criticism that it’s a movement without a goal and protesting for the sake of protesting. If that’s the case (and as the protests go on, it’s not clear that it is), the Occupy KC protesters are at least some of the most organized purveyors of civil disobedience in a long time. The encampment at Penn Valley Park is a functioning, if tiny, society. Protesters have organized into working groups that focus on media, local outreach, legal issues and comfort. The occupation
Wesley (at right), an Occupy KC activist, hands out rally fliers on the Plaza. survives and thrives only as long as people use their skills to improve the encampment. On this morning, Sam, a small, 22-year-old woman who spent a couple of years in the Navy, is in the kitchen chopping potatoes and onions for a group breakfast. “I ran a free kitchen in the woods in Tennessee for a while when I lived there,” she
STEVE TRIES TO STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION WITH A MAN, WHO ISN’T INTERESTED. “I’M A REPUBLICAN,” THE MAN SAYS AND WALKS AWAY. “IT’S NOT POLITICAL!” A FRUSTRATED STEVE CALLS AFTER THE MAN.
says. Her skills are appreciated regardless of what she cooks. Her most popular dish? “I don’t have one,” she says with a laugh. “It’s slop in a pot.” Around 10 a.m., three occupiers drive to the Plaza to hand out leaflets announcing a march and rally at Ilus Davis Park on Sunday. Wesley, a tattoo artist; Steve, an unemployed truck driver; and Nathan, a custodial worker, spread out across the Plaza speaking with whatever well-heeled customers don’t blow them off and the working-class folks employed at Kansas City’s most lavish shops. Wesley is friendly and eager to engage. He invites a window washer scrubbing the façade of The North Face to the rally. The window washer shakes Wesley’s hand and apologizes for being soapy. “It’s all right,” he says. “Hopefully I’ll see you there.” Wesley follows the stench of hot, steaming
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Protesters make signs reflecting their personal beliefs and form groups to plan larger actions. manure to three guys shoveling mulch from the back of a truck as they manicure the Plaza’s plant life. Their English is broken, but they appear supportive. Wesley uses his limited Spanish to encourage the men to bring their families to the rally. Not everyone is open to Wesley’s message. He’s rebuffed by road workers in the middle of traffic. Shoppers walking to Armani Exchange and N Valentino say terse No thank yous. Steve wanders alleys looking for workers on smoking breaks. He tries to strike up a conversation with a man, who isn’t interested. “I’m a Republican,” the man says and walks away. “It’s not political!” continued on page 12 pitch.com pitch.com
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a frustrated Steve calls after the man. His words fail to register. After a couple of hours of canvassing, the three head back to the camp. Around 1 p.m., two police cars pull into the parking lot near the encampment. Three officers get out and gaze at the tents and occupiers. Tyler, a 29-year-old protester who says he came to the site on September 30, the first morning of the Occupy KC movement, says the police have been a daily presence. The area gets quiet. People clump together, looking at the three officers in the distance as if they’re conquistadors coming ashore. The police walk the hundred feet or so to the congregation. Tyler videotapes them with a small camcorder. 12 t h e p i t c h 6 THE PITCH
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The widespread thought throughout the site is that Mayor Sly James has told police to not arrest occupiers for illegally camping on public land. Sgt. Greg Williams (a few protesters call him “Officer Quentin Tarantino,” for his slight resemblance to the filmmaker) brings a simple message today: That’s not true. “There hasn’t been a reprieve from the mayor’s office. It’s still against city code; at this time, we’re not enforcing it,” says Williams, who is on a first-name basis with many of the occupiers. Williams says multiple times that the protesters need a camping permit. Once they get the permit, he says, they won’t be in violation of city code. “Get that permit,” he tells them. “You could be cited. We’re not here to enforce this now,” he says. “You guys are peaceful — we appreciate that. We appreciate
The occupiers hold a general assembly each night to vote on proposals and discuss protest news. the open communication. But at some point, we might have to take enforcement.” The officers walk back to their cars. Tyler is unmoved. “They are not our friends,” he says. “There is no trust given to the police. We’re just glad we’re not getting our asses beat by them. So we’re going to curb stirring the bee’s nest as long as possible.” Asked why the protesters don’t chip in to pay for the permit, Tyler says it isn’t going to happen. “That’s not what the occupation is about,” he says. “It’s not about conforming to every rule and taxation and fee and law and redtape bureaucracy they’ve come up with. I
in the park talk about women’s safety at the camp and how sexual harassment has been reported. Some Occupy sites in other cities have been sullied by crime and alleged sexual violence. At least one woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in a tent at Occupy Lawrence. A man also complained that he had been physically assaulted. The city of Lawrence ended up evicting the protesters from South Park. No such reports have been made at Occupy Kansas City. The rants end and people break into their working groups to discuss Sunday’s rally and other efforts. Three hours after dark, the supporters who came for the general assembly get into their cars and leave the overnight occupiers for another cold night. There is
some good weather news: It’s dry and the steam coming from the pretend flame on the nearby Liberty Memorial is flying straight up, indicating there’s not much wind. That should make for easier camping than a couple of nights before, when the wind ripped tents out of the ground. On Sunday, Occupy Kansas City’s rally at Ilus Davis Park and march to the Northeast neighborhood goes on as planned. The minimal police presence at the rally — and at the encampment itself — looks accommodating compared with demonstrations in other cities. Police in Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas, arrested several Occupy protesters. In Nashville, a reporter for The Pitch’s sister paper, the Nashville Scene, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and, dubiously, public
intoxication while covering an Occupy rally. Kansas City police made no arrests associated with Occupy KC’s Sunday rally. Camping without a permit and pending winter weather put the movement’s future in question. But even without an official reprieve, it appears that the authorities are not interested in stifling the local Occupy movement ... for now. Many protesters hope that they will be allowed to maintain a presence in Penn Valley Park until they achieve their goals, however long that takes. On Sunday, Occupy KC’s Twitter feed captured the mood: “It’s a beautiful day for a revolution.” E-mail ben.palosaari@pitch.com or call 816-218-6783
Sgt. Greg Williams of the Kansas City Police Department tells Occupy KC residents to get a camping permit or risk eviction from Penn Valley Park. mean, why can’t we, as citizens, come to our park and set up our tents and work together as our community?” In the evening, it becomes clear that Occupy Kansas City is a story of a group split into two shifts. At the occupation site, the parking lot fills with station wagons, Priuses and sedans. The general assembly meeting brings a more professional, scrubbed-behind-the-ears version of the Occupy movement. Many of the hard-core inhabitants have scattered, yielding the land to occupiers in porkpie hats, khakis, messenger bags, polished-leather boots and sleek cloaks. The rhetoric isn’t necessarily fierier, but it is more organized. A generator powers a light, microphone and amplifier under a statue dedicated to veterans of the Spanish-American War. Organizers announce encampment news —the kitchen needs to be moved because the ground underneath it is getting muddy — and proposals are brought up for discussion. Assembly members use hand signals to signify support or disapproval of ideas. After an idea to create a group to promote minority involvement is shot down, the general assembly shifts to soapbox time, giving everybody a chance at the mic to rail about any topic. Several people who aren’t living pitch.com 3 -X 9,, 2200101X tThHeE pPi ItTcChH 13 pitch.com NMOOVNETMHB EXRX–X 7
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In 2005, right-wing paramilitary soldiers in Colombia were charged with crimes including the torture, slaughter and disappearances of thousands of civilians. Incarcerated officers agreed to testify in exchange for reduced sentences of five to eight years. During the information-gathering stage, relatives of the dead and missing watched the testimony over closed-circuit television outside the courtroom. The film Impunity documents this period, capturing the responses of the civilian Colombians to developments in the trial. Directed by Juan José Lozano and Hollman Morris, Impunity is a story of atrocities followed by political corruption and interference in the proceedings by powerful members of the Colombian government. Tonight at 7, Tivoli Cinemas (4050 Pennsylvania, 913-383-7756) screens the film and hosts a discussion with a group of Colombians.
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ArtsTech (1522 Holmes, 816-461-0201). As Kansas City’s youth drolly empty out of unaccredited Jackson County schools, ArtsTech is filling its gallery with work from MyARTS Youth, a creative-class initiative that enrolls city youth in a trade-based arts curriculum. Art for commerce is a shaky educational foundation for kids, but it may be their only way of coping. The MyARTS Youth Showcase opens tonight from 5 to 8. Spray Booth Gallery (130 West 18th Street, inside Volker Bicycles). Solo shows can often be embarrassing, unadulterated glimpses into someone’s head. Exposed there with the art, it’s we who feel mortified, caught looking. Some artists humbly share that with us. Brandon Briscoe presents … or in a Whirlwind, paintings of soft moments of humiliation — accidents of line, color and form that transport mistake to discovery. Tonight’s opening is from 6 to 9. Blue Gallery (118 Southwest Boulevard, 816-527-0823). Imagine happiness so pure it’s
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Sporting Kansas City’s success and playoff drive may have already infected you with soccer fever, but tonight’s Missouri Comets’ home opener against the Wichita Wings is a whole different ballgame. Nothing like the MLS events, Major Indoor Soccer League games operate more like a compressed, highspeed footy shooting gallery, executed on a hockey-rink-sized field with 14-foot-wide goals. The 15-minute quarters are full of frenetic, manic plays generating an average of 60 shots and 11 goals each game, with players entering and leaving the field on the fly (as in hockey), two-point goals, and a three-point line 45 feet from the net. Basically, it’s a professional version of a rainy-day Nerf game. Experience the glory at the Independence Events Center (19100 East Valley View Parkway in Independence, 816-442-6100) at 7:35 p.m. Tickets cost $10 to $50. For more information, seemissouricomets.com. —BEN PALOSAARI
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Bobcat Goldthwait is a comedic Renaissance man of sorts. He has come a long way since appearing in the Police Academy franchise. Goldthwait, who achieved cult status in 1991 with his film Shakes the Clown, has since displayed his dark comedic stylings as an indie filmmaker and segment director on Chappelle’s Show, The Man Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He’s currently promoting his latest film, God Bless America, an absurd cultural satire and social commentary piece about destroying a trend that Goldthwait himself finds the most annoying: TV personalities. Goldthwait performs at Stanford’s Comedy Club (1867 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, 913-400-7500) tonight at 7:45 and 9:45. (He played there at those times last night, November 4, too.) Tickets cost $15 to $40; see stanfordscomedyclub.com for more information. He called The Pitch recently to talk about comedy, Los Angeles and making movies. The Pitch: So you’re back out on the comedy circuit? Goldthwait: Yeah, I still do stand-up. I left it once for about five years while I was directing Jimmy Kimmel Live. I normally call it the “alimony tour.” I just shot a new Showtime special, too. It’s a way that affords me to be able to make my indie movies. It prevents me from working on things that I’d rather not do. How much do you feel like living in Southern California and being in that whole rat race affect what you write? As a young man I was constantly trying to make it, and right now I’m on my own trip. I just write my own movies. I’m not mentally competing with anyone anymore. I’m not on the same trajectory as other folks are anymore. I think the difference between me as a 49-year-old guy and as a younger guy is that I do understand that you can make a lot of money and have people know who you are and be really miserable. What is not funny anymore? Diamond heists. That’s a good question. I don’t really watch too many contemporary comedies because they aren’t really about anything. They are usually about an idea and then it gives a place for a bunch of stoner jock-y guys to ad-lib and then slap on some theme like “old friends at a crossroads” continued on page 16
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or some bullshit. In the movies I make, the comedy isn’t really that important to me because I’m not trying to appeal to 13-year-old kids. The theme at the end is important, so I don’t really write the movie until I understand what I’m really trying to say. —BERRY ANDERSON [THEATER]
THE GROWN-UPS’ TELEVISION NETWORK
The Broadway-musical-pop-culture feedback loop is now business as usual. Animated lion movies inspire musicals, musicals parody children’s shows, and Spider-Man leaps from comics to films to Broadway to hospice and palliative medical care. The circle of life! Avenue Q is another example, a comedy looking at contemporary postgraduate life through a parody of Sesame Street. Conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, the show features puppet characters whose operator-performers are onstage and visible to the audience. The story concerns a recent college grad, named Princeton, who moves to Avenue Q and learns to accept that he’s not as special as his mom and dad always said he was. His neighbors include Rod, a Republican banker; Rod’s slacker roommate, Nicky; an Internet porn aficionado named Trekkie Monster; and a kindergarten teacher named Kate Monster. This is the show that gave us the songs “The Internet Is for Porn” and “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist,” and that should give you an idea of the show’s age-appropriateness. Avenue Q opens tonight at 7:30 and runs through November 20 at the White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City (5801 West 115th Street, Overland Park, 913-327-8054). For tickets and information, see jcckc.org. —CHRIS PACKHAM [FUNDRAISER]
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When was the last time you went bowling? Like, not-involving-a-grandma-and-a-Wiimote bowling? The real thing is still way better — plus, in real bowling there’s no risk of accidentally chucking your Wiimote through the window. Or at Grandma. Tonight, pry that controller out of your hand and head to Ward Parkway Lanes (1523 West 89th Street, 816-3632700) to the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project’s Bowl a “Strike” Against Violence to remind yourself what you’ve been missing while supporting the great work that the people of the KCAVP do every day. “KCAVP is the only organization in Missouri and Kansas that is specifically dedicated to serving LGBT victims of violence,” says the group’s executive director, Beth Savitsky. It’s some heavy work they do, considering that domestic violence affects one in four LGBTQ relationships. Hook ’em up. Tickets cost $45 a person or $200 for a team of five, which includes bowling, shoes, prizes and food. Contact KCAVP at 816-561-0550 or see kcavp.org for more information. —APRIL FLEMING
women undertake similar feats just for fun. It’s called Ruckus, a four-mile foot race featuring more than 20 obstacles, wet and muddy terrain, and “the best post-race high fives ever” (according to the race website). Participants must be more than 16 years old, though there is a companion race for kids today. Runners meet at the grandstands of the Speedway at 8 a.m. for registration with a photo ID (walk-up registration is available at that time for $100). For more information, e-mail info@ruckussports.com or see runruckus.com/kc-event.html. —NADIA PFLAUM
is the final day of this inaugural fete, visitors are still invited to leave photos and symbolic mementos of their own dearly departed at the community altar. Thirty prints by Mexican cartoonist and illustrator José Guadalupe Posada are on display, and a mariachi performance follows the 1 p.m. altar blessing. Admission is free. For information, see nelson-atkins.org. —NADIA PFLAUM
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Who’s onstage during the hottest show in town for the shorty-and-parent set these days? Muno, the guitar-playing red cyclops; his sister, Foofa, the rotund pink-bubble thing; Brobee, the little green-striped guy; Toodee, a blue dragon with a cat face; and their human friend, DJ Lance Rock. Duh! Full disclosure: We don’t have kids (much less cable), but we stand behind the musical guests this Nick Jr. show has hosted in the past: Hot Hot Heat, Blitzen Trapper, Ladytron and Of Montreal, to name a few. The Yo Gabba Gabba! crew even performed at Coachella last year. See what’s behind all that serious cred this afternoon when the show’s live tour stops at the Music Hall (301 West 13th Street, 816-513-5000) at 2 and 5 p.m. Tickets start at $15, and bringing a kid isn’t required. For more information, see yogabbagabbalive.com. —BERRY ANDERSON [ C U LT U R A L E V E N TS ]
GRATEFUL DEAD
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has never before celebrated Día de los Muertos, the Mexican holiday for honoring deceased relatives and cultural icons. That’s changing now, thanks to Julián Zugazagoitia, the museum’s latest director and CEO. A native of Mexico City, Zugazagoitia has reached out to three major cornerstones of the local Latino community — the Consulate of Mexico in Kansas City, the Mattie Rhodes Center and Guadalupe Centers Inc. — to throw the first Day of the Dead at the Nelson (4525 Oak, 816-751-1278). Though today
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It’s one thing to bake a farewell cake for the temp they brought in to do filing during the corporate audit. You can just use frosting out of a can. But if you want to build a scale replica of C-3PO in cake form for a rich child’s birthday party, your go-to structural material is definitely fondant. FONDANT! Available at Hobby Lobby outlets everywhere, this semiedible miracle material is made of sugar, agar and glycerin and forms a hard outer shell to transform cake into a load-bearing structure. Non-nutritive and pretty, fondant has been popularized as never before by cable television shows about baking. Confectionery droid sculpture is the kind of thing you’ll see each week on TLC’s Cake Boss, a somehowdramatic series about supercharismatic baker Buddy Valastro. Tonight at the Midland (1228 Main, 816-283-9900), Valastro appears live onstage at 7:30 to regale, demonstrate and entertain. Tickets are $31.50 to $77.75. For more information, see midlandkc.com. —CHRIS PACKHAM [LIBRARY]
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Not to be outdone by bacon, produce and orange juice, the price of Jif products has gone up 30 percent this month due to weak peanut crops, according to The Wall Street Journal. Bullshit, right? Folks just can’t catch a break in 2011. That is, unless you’re a Kansas City Public Library borrower with fines. Today through November 13, all library branches are accepting boxed or canned nonperishable food items in exchange for a $1 reduction on existing overdue fines. “Last year, the library forgave over $16,000 in fines and brought in over 17,000 items,” says readers’ services manager Kaite Stover. As long as the donations are unexpired and undamaged, you can assuage your guilty, money-owing conscience when checking out trashy Westerns or manga from the youngadult section. The holidays are upon us, so start giving. “I’d rather take a can of peas than a germy dollar any day,” Stover says. All donations go to Harvesters Community Food Network. See kclibrary.org/foodforfines for more information. —BERRY ANDERSON
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Our forefathers crawled on their hands and knees through muddy pits, scaled cold granite walls and gritted their teeth through all other manner of general badassedness to ensure our freedom. Today, at the Valley Speedway (348 East Old 40 Highway, Grain Valley), men and
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Buddy Valastro, Old World baker and master cake decorator (Monday). team. But there’s good news: The team is slated to take another league title alongside Texas A&M. See the ’Hawks continue to iron out the bugs tonight at 7 when they play this season’s second exhibition game against Fort Hays State University at Allen Fieldhouse (1651 Naismith Drive, Lawrence, 785-864-3141). Expect to see some heat coming from FHSU’s defense thanks to Matt Simmons, a senior forward hoping to lead the MIAA in rebounding. Tickets cost $10$20; see kuathletics.com. —BERRY ANDERSON
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One of the annoying things about attending cool-kid art openings and indie-rock shows is the lack of laughter. People say clever things, sure. But cleverness doesn’t make anybody laugh. What is everybody afraid of? How about a big, satisfying gut laugh every now and again? It’s not going to invalidate the integrity of the art on the walls! The music won’t become less cool! The Baltimore arts collective Wham City appears to have figured this out. In addition to engendering a fertile, fun-loving music scene that includes electronic-music whiz kid Dan Deacon and sunny synth-pop act Future Islands, Wham City has birthed a pretty damn funny comedy troupe. (Google “Drinking Out of Cups” for an idea of the free-flowing aesthetic.) The crew stops at the Paragraph Gallery (23 East 12th Street, 816-221-5115) at 7 p.m. to present what it describes as its “bat-shit variety show,” which includes standup, performance art and whatever the hell else they feel like doing. Laughing is encouraged. —DAVID HUDNALL Night + Day listings are offered as a free service to Pitch readers and are subject to space restrictions. Submissions should be addressed to Night + Day Editor Berry Anderson by e-mail (calendar@pitch.com), fax (816-756-0502) or mail (The Pitch, 1701 Main, Kansas City, MO 64108). Please include zip code with address. Continuing items must be resubmitted monthly. No submissions are taken by telephone. Items must be received two weeks prior to each issue date. Search our complete listings guide online.
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FOR MICHAEL SHANNON, EVERYTHING’S HEAVY UNDERGROUND. oping to evade the ruinous demands of heredity, a hardworking father alienates his family while trying to protect them from dangers they can’t understand. Jessica Chastain stars as the man’s supportive, haunted wife. Quick: Does that TV Guide-ready thumbnail describe The Tree of Life or Take Shelter? Chastain, of course, is in both ( just two of the hundred or so movies that have put her name on marquees this year), but in Take Shelter, as a wife BY and mother named SamanSCOTT tha, she is more present and alert than she is in Terrence WILSON Malick’s loosely woven Zen helix. The earlier movie calls on her to play maternity as sainthood, a task made impossible by Malick’s impressionistic storytelling and further undermined by Brad Pitt’s overpowering performance. Asked to render an almost literal earth mother, she’s fascinating as a spiritual woman flattened out by mortal fears and masculine domination. In writer-director Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter, Chastain again worries over a family that’s more fragile than anyone suspects. This time, the material gives her latitude to build something closer to a whole character, though again the husband dominates. There’s an excellent reason for that and for Samantha’s grave concern: This stern paterfamilias is sinking irretrievably into madness. That would be Curtis, the blue-collar father played by Michael Shannon with terrifying intensity and low volume. Eventually he will seethe and shake. He will howl to his friends and family, “There’s a storm coming!” By that time, he has earned the release, and so have we. What makes Take Shelter a clammy, hand-wringing stress test of a movie is the ordinariness of its triggers. Yeah, there’s a storm coming — it’s raining unemployment and debt out there. When a health-insurance bureaucrat of uncommon empathy tells Samantha how lucky she is that Curtis’ coverage is comprehensive, you know you’ve heard the equivalent of the Amityville house issuing its “get out of here” warning. “I just don’t want to see you fuck up,” Curtis’ obliging lunk of a friend Dewart (Shea Whigham) tells him. By this moment, we’ve seen that Curtis is well past merely fucking up. Having survived a childhood broken by a paranoid-schizophrenic mother (Kathy Baker, desperate not to remember), he is marking age 35 — the same age his mother was when she abandoned her children — with a series of Cormac McCarthy night terrors. When these
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intensify, he checks out a library book and identifies in himself several indicators of approaching mental illness. It’s no spoiler to say that his grip on this reassuring self-awareness fails. To answer his apocalyptic visions and increasingly hallucinatory waking life, Curtis takes out a loan so he can add onto the old tornado shelter in his Ohio backyard. (The banker who advises against this risk is another horror-movie trope adapted to scare the shit out of anyone who has tried to balance a checkbook since 2008.) Spurred by a deadly chlorine spill in a neighboring community, he stocks the plumbed-out space with gas masks and SpaghettiOs. The result: a fortress against toxic events real and mental, with no refuge from self-inflicted damage. What Curtis doesn’t do is tell Samantha his plans. Or their cost. Or that cyclones and zombies infest his psyche, despite handfuls of sedatives. So until Take Shelter’s final scene, it’s not only a thrilling descent into insanity but also the most brutally frightening Dr. Phil ever. One about deception and surprise in marriage. One about the outer limits of wifely patience. We endure Curtis’ nightmares with him and follow him down sterile free-clinic hallways as he seeks help, so there’s no doubting his perspective. And even as fragile as he finally admits he might be, Curtis is driven by a certain throwback masculinity, one that Brad Pitt’s Tree of Life character would recognize. Take Shelter suggests in its final seconds that there’s reason to stand by your man, even if he has lost his balance. For most of its running time, Nichols’ movie is a mocking corrective to The Tree of Life, a retort demonstrating the ways that bruising chaos trumps fleeting nirvana. Wherever the rich roots of family (if not humanity) lie buried, Curtis is ready with a backhoe. But in the end, when there’s a storm coming, listen to your husband. Scary stuff indeed. ■ E-mail scott.wilson@pitch.com or call 816-218-6787
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person’s life can be measured in restaurant choices. You start merrily at Chuck E. Cheese, progress to the hipster joint du jour (why, hello there, Extra Virgin), settle into a middle age of comfort food, and wind up on a fixed income with the early bird special at Waid’s. That’s an unrelentingly grim future, so I’m going to enjoy the comfort food while it lasts — and eat more of it at Houlihan’s than I’d once planned. BY I know, I know: It’s a chain, one that some may be unCHARLES able to distinguish from, say, F E R R U Z Z A Kansas City–based Applebee’s. But the neighborhoodbar-and-grill concept owes much to Houlihan’s, which pretty much devised the template, and comfortably casual dining room. It was heavy the Fairway location is a fine place to drown on the nostalgia décor, a popular theme of the 1970s (the decade that gave us The Waltons, regrets in ranch dressing and rib sauce. That there’s a Houlihan’s in Fairway is an Happy Days and Bette Midler) that unfortuaccident of local restaurant history. You may nately has stayed glued to pretty much every recall that the flagship Houlihan’s restaurant — chain to come along since. But what really made the one that moved into Tom Houlihan’s men’s Houlihan’s Old Place was its food, a menu that clothing shop in 1972 — was banished from the grafted drive-thru favorites (hot dogs, burgers, Country Club Plaza in 2002. (It operates today, shakes, banana splits) with continental cuisine across the state line, in a building that once (quiche, escargot, crepes). It was everything a was a movie theater and then a series of failed baby boomer could want. The newer, sleeker incarnations of the resrestaurant concepts, including a festive little café where, decades ago, I was fired for being taurants — the “Old Place” part of the name and the treehouse décor fell off years ago — are too covetous of the desserts.) Where were the howls of protest, like those now as unexciting as the dullsville cafés and that greeted the proposed façade of the new cafeterias that Houlihan’s helped make obsolete in the Nixon era. But the Seasons 52? Where were the Fairway restaurant exudes the Plaza guardians’ anguished Houlihan’s memory of the original, and it cries over this indignity? Well, Sliders ....................... $9.50 has what its sister suburban the exile predated Facebook, Jumbo Stuffed locations lack: vitality. for one thing. More important, ’Shrooms ................. $9.75 Not everyone agrees with it happened at a low point in Wild-mushroom me. A friend of mine insists the Houlihan’s timeline. The enchiladas ............$13.95 that it’s actually a secret refuge menu had become a culinary Meatloaf No. 9 ........$11.95 French-onion soup .... $2.25 for the gold-chain-wearing, caricature of its former self, Baby back ribs ........ $16.95 silk-shirt-unbuttoning extras with no standouts to mourn. Dessert trio ............... $7.75 from the Plaza’s Saturday So the Plaza space, from Night Fever days. “The men which the Gilbert/Robinson have had their hips replaced empire was launched, gave way to a truly mediocre chain restaurant, the and their eyes done, and they’re still prowling at the bar like they did 40 years ago,” the friend California Pizza Kitchen. Bill Gilbert, one of the co-founders of Houli- says. “Only now, it’s really embarrassing.” Fine, I’ve seen a little bit of that. And, yes, it’s han’s, says the success of that first establishment was mostly about luck: “We were in the embarrassing because the Fairway restaurant right place at the right time.” He’s right. Houli- has one of the most attractive young serving han’s Old Place, as it was called then, combined staffs in town. When some leathery gramps the sexy insouciance of a singles bar with a starts making a move on a tipsy 30-year-old
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blonde at the bar, it’s funny … until it’s sickening. Young people do, in fact, dine here. But more of them should. I don’t think it counts as an early bird special, but a recent special drew me in: After 4 p.m. Thursday, the Fairway restaurant has been offering a “complimentary 5- to 6-ounce cold-water lobster tail or five jumbo shrimp with the purchase of a steak entrée.” Nice, but I ended up picking a cheaper offering one night: a trio of sliders. Among them was a mini veggie burger, a tasty black-bean-andchickpea patty that was overloaded with slaw called “ranch-style greens.” I also liked the cute little hot dog smothered in Chicagostyle neon-green relish, but the star of the plate was a small pot-roast sandwich. The fried onions on top were extraneous; it was delicious by itself. Houlihan’s has always been a priceconscious chain, and the manager of the Fairway spot says a new menu is in the works. “More upscale,” he says. I hope upscale doesn’t mean more expensive. The one constant in the long identity crisis at Houlihan’s is that prices have remained accessible. There aren’t many restaurants where your dad can get a good meatloaf dinner, with Yukon Gold mashers and vegetables, for $12 or you can buy your date a small — but not too small — dish of excellent macaroni and cheese for $6.25. As it was even in the Old Place days, the menu is a likable hodgepodge of familiar bar food (burgers, salads, fried starters) and the
unexpected. Some of the old standbys are still damn good. The French onion soup, under a thick blanket of provolone, is practically meaty. Sure, gruyere would be nicer (I’d even take the gouda used for the “farmhouse club” sandwich), but I don’t write the recipes here. And I’m sure everyone likes provolone better, right? “Our stuffed mushroom caps have been a signature item here since 1972,” bragged our waiter, who probably thinks that dinosaurs roamed the Earth that year. I have to be in the right mood to tackle one of these frighteningly large fungi — we’re talking a mushroom with ’roid rage — stuffed with cream cheese, battered and deep-fried. You can make an economical meal of them, if not a very healthy one. (For the record, the only mushroom caps on the menu back then were stuffed with escargot. What were we all thinking?) Houlihan’s has usually had some vegetarian options, perhaps owing to the recovering hippies in its original customer base. (Back then, the granola types protested wars, not Wall Street.) Plenty of the 99-percenters would order the wild-mushroom enchiladas. They’re one of the best things on the menu, with smoky and earthy mushrooms under melted queso fresco. (So much nicer than the greasy provolone. Do you really like provolone better?) In Kansas City, it’s heresy for Houlihan’s to serve barbecued baby back ribs. That’s the kind of between-quotation-marks barbecue that diners in other cities and suburbs get, never knowing what the real thing should taste like. But the menu description sounded so good, I ordered them — twice. And neither time did I get a slab that was tender or succulent. Wrong place, wrong time, I guess. Where Houlihan’s has charted significant progress over the years is its dessert list. I’ve always been a sucker for this chain’s chocolate-cappuccino cake, frosted with foolhardy generosity (perhaps to help cover occasional dryness in the cake itself ), and the crème brûlée is now runny only about half the time. You can order a trio of pint-sized versions of the desserts, including those two; and the miniature pecan pie, caramel-rich and fabulous, is the new star. I refuse to say that this is the Houlihan’s phase of my life. But if I admitted to being middle-aged and in need of comfort food, I would admit a strong desire to eat here. In terms of price, ambience and service, the Fairway restaurant exerts real appeal. Exciting? No. “But after the first martini,” says a friend who can recall those long-gone days of hipness, “no one gives a damn.” Some things never change. Have a suggestion for a restaurant The Pitch should review? E-mail charles.ferruzza@pitch.com
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By then, Zimmer had lined up two customers, RecordBar and the Brick. He was a regular at both clubs, where he often photographed local and visiting bands. (If you’ve ever seen a photographer in a kilt, you’ve seen Zimmer.) After a second test run, he gave the go-ahead on a half-batch — 68 gallons. Zim’s officially entered the marketplace in July 2010, bottled in two strengths — Bufsas (medium) and Kiksas (hot). Zimmer had the goal of being in five restaurants after a year in business. He added Next Door Pizza in Lee’s Summit, and the Magical Meatball Tour and Wing Busters in Grandview. “When we tasted Todd’s sauce, we knew we had to incorporate it into one of our meatballs,” says Magical Meatball co-owner Venus Van Horn. “It’s got such broad flavor and it’s very versatile. There is a lot more going on in this sauce than just heat. It’s full of good mojo.” Zimmer is pushing to place his sauces in 10 restaurants this year. He’s also at work on a dry rub and a pair of hotter sauces, which he wants to sell in travel flasks. For now, the sunroom in his house is his storage closet, its shelves lined with the sauce. He delivers every bottle himself. Janet does his bookkeeping. Business has been sure enough that Maxfield keeps two bottles at his house —knowing that even an insider has to compete with strong local demand. (For him, each bottle is enough to dress a couple of pizzas.) pitch.com
Slow burn: Todd Zimmer’s sauce is building a following.
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more surprising. The new address is 504 Westport Road, which you might know as the space between Kelly’s and America’s Pub, or as the former Hell Bar or the former Karma or the former Johnny Dare’s. Failures all. It is into this cursed lair that Gusto now creeps. Precautionary measures have been taken. Karen Chamin, a feng shui specialist, performed incantations inside the building, using “sacred bells, prayers and spice incense from the Tibetan Institute of Astrology and Medicine, to bring new energy,” reports the press release announcing Gusto’s opening. Last Thursday, I planned to attend Gusto 2.0’s invite-only “soft” opening. I wanted to feel all that positive energy flow through me. But that afternoon, I got a call from the bar’s publicist, Kathy Hanis, informing me that the evening’s event had been canceled. The managing partners, Sergio Acosta and Vitti, wanted things to be just perfect for Friday, and they needed an extra day to make it so. Things were less than perfect when I turned up around midnight Friday, though most of the problems I observed could be chalked up to opening-weekend kinks that, in theory at least, should be easy enough to remedy. Most glaring was the lack of restrooms. The only available option was a unisex room upstairs, separated from public space by a billowy yellow curtain. (The path to the other restroom, apparently un-
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ould Gusto Lounge have reopened at a more appropriate time than Halloween weekend? The answer is no. Halloween is about transformation, identity crises, darkness, sleazy celebration. Gusto has these markets cornered. Or it did, at least, in its former space at 3810 Broadway. Until early September, when Gusto rather abruptly shuttered, the bar struggled for two years to define itself. Gusto wished to be a fashionable dive catering to the cool kids in midtown. But its BY goals were constantly underD AV I D mined by its location. Unlike its across-Broadway neighbor, H U D N A L L Chez Charlie, Gusto failed to swat away the homeless winos and twitchy tweakers who buzz around the Broadway corridor before and after trips to their hive, the CSL Plasma Center a block north. To the untrained eye, a bum and a midtown DJ may not appear so unalike, but the distinction is more acute to a business owner. In May, it was announced that Phil Vitti, a young upstart with big ideas and purported hospitality experience in Las Vegas and Chicago, would take over as operations manager at Gusto. He acknowledged the bar’s seedy reputation and promised a face-lift. A ragtag but charming creperie, Broadway Crepes, opened up inside the bar, selling fancy late-night treats. The upstairs space (where junkies had once been discovered sleeping in dark corners during business hours) was spruced up and reimagined as the Ledger, a private late-night club. On the Ledger’s opening night, a Plaza-like line of hip, young things snaked up Broadway. But a fatal shooting at neighboring Chubby’s in July and a bizarre eye-stabbing incident across the street at Fitz’s Blarney Stone in late August reaffirmed wide public sentiment that the neighborhood remains unsafe. Also, crepes are less appetizing when you have to eat them in a janky booth in a smelly bar. And despite the proprietors’ claims, the Ledger, open from midnight to 5 a.m. — two hours later than city liquor licenses permit — possessed more than a slight whiff of illegality. Gusto’s closing — unsuccessful lease negotiations were cited — was no huge shock. That it reopened so quickly in a new location was
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der construction, was roped off.) Inside were a toilet and a urinal. The urinal was out of service. So, basically: one toilet for the entire bar — and zero privacy; any trip to the restroom absolutely requires a partner who can stand outside and deflect potential intruders. There were maybe 75 people downstairs — respectable but a bit tepid for an opening. (On Saturday night, a larger crowd turned up for an Angels vs. Devils party with DJ Sheppa and Hannah Hurrle.) The interior of the new Gusto is a vast improvement over its most recent predecessors. The building is roughly 150 years old, and the bar has elected to advertise that fact rather than conceal it, most notably via an abundance of exposed brick. Danielle Metz, a gregarious redhead who serves as general manager, was tending bar, along with Ryan Shank, an old-school Gusto employee and drummer-about-town. (Jamie Vrooman, formerly of Harry’s Bar and Tables, and Sonya Walker, formerly of RecordBar, are a few of the other Westport names signing on at the new Gusto.) Two whiskey and Cokes and a Budweiser came to a reasonable $11.25. The cocktails arrived in 12-ounce glasses. “Tastes like the whiskey and Cokes at the old Gusto,” a friend said. Good or bad? “Not good,” though he blamed the well-whiskey brand, not the pour. pitch.com
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“This is basically the Union,” another companion was quick to note. She’s essentially correct, and the overlap goes beyond the clientele. Neill Smith, who books at Riot Room and the Union, is charged with lining up music and DJs. Louder than Bombs, Bill Pile and moombahton nights, all of which either take place or have taken place at the Union, are slated for Gusto. And a handful of former Gusto DJs — Robert Moore, Ben Grimes — skipped out at the old location this summer and took up residencies at the Union. Given these correlations and similarities — to say nothing of all the egos involved — it seems improbable that Gusto and the Union could peacefully coexist a mere block from each other. Surely I am not the only Westport barfly sniffing out some bad blood on the horizon. “We want to … showcase local artists, art events, musicians, DJs, bands and vocalists, and the Kansas City film community,” Vitti says of the new Gusto. Sounds great. Also sounds like a lot of places I know. Xpressions, another joint with a checkered past (its 220 Admiral location was previously NV), hosted some wild times this weekend. Earlier this month, Kansas City, Missouri, liquor inspectors, fed up with years of fights and shootings at the downtown club, were handed a victory when a Jackson County judge effectively revoked its liquor license. The club’s owners, Eric and Natasha Union, are appealing that decision (the hearing is November 14). In the meantime, they were ordered to close Xpressions by October 24. It does not appear as though Eric Union thought very highly of that particular ruling. According to a weekend police report, an investigator for the city’s Regulated Industries Division stopped by Xpressions October 29 to confirm that the club was complying with the close order. He found several vehicles parked outside, and as he approached the club, “50–60” people scattered from all exits. He followed a few groups into an adjacent underground parking garage and eventually identified one of the men as Union. Upon spotting the inspector, Union fled upstairs to his apartment, a loft above the club. The investigator called the police. Union was coerced back down into Xpressions, and an investigation of the club was conducted. Among the more damning pieces of evidence discovered was a credit-card receipt, dated that evening, resting atop an ice bucket, which was, poetically, still full of solid ice. (Also a tad suspicious was the Craigslist ad that Xpressions posted October 24 — the same day it was ordered to cease operations — seeking “AMAZING BOTTLE SERVICE WOMEN … please include a picture with reply.”) Faced with the challenging question of continued on page 24 M O N T H X X–X X , 2 0 0 X
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why an establishment that has been ordered to shut down is still ringing up credit-card sales, Union threw his business manager, a man he called Orlando, under the bus. Shortly thereafter, sure enough, Orlando appeared out of nowhere with a broom in his hand, “sweeping the floor with nothing being pushed by the broom,” according to the report. Oh, hello officers, just tidying up this bar that has been officially closed for a week. Yes, of course at 3 a.m. on a Friday — what’s odd about that? Of the smoking-gun receipt, Orlando limply stated that it could have been an old charge. Uh, hey Orlando, they put the time and date on those things. Aren’t you the business manager? The evening climaxed a half-hour into the investigation, when loud knocking was heard coming from inside the walk-in freezer. A very cold female exited, saying she’d been in the office and walked into the freezer to locate Orlando. Improbably, Orlando wasn’t hanging out in the freezer. And then the door locked behind her. “She was unwilling to give a statement regarding her reason for being inside a Judge Ordered Closed Club,” the report indicates. Probably a wise decision. As things were wrapping up, a noise complaint came in from one of Union’s neighbors at 220 Admiral; a crowd of folks, presumably clubgoers hiding out after the bust, were making a racket in his loft. Union had also retired to his loft by then. The neighbor wished to file a charge, and the officers sent Orlando to retrieve Union. But Union refused to leave his place. A warrant was filed, and Union was arrested the following evening, an incident that will probably not be seen favorably at Xpressions’ upcoming appeal hearing. Still, hell of a party while it lasted. Finally, at RecordBar Sunday — boy, you should have seen Unknown Mortal Orchestra tear that room up — I heard from some very credible sources that owners Steve Tulipana and Shawn Sherrill have purchased the former Gusto building at 3810 Broadway. They’re gutting it and planning to open a new bar at the location in December or January. If that’s true, I would advise them to start lobbying the City Council for CSL Plasma’s relocation. Tibetan incantations might also be helpful.
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n the era of the ’90s reunion tour, it is often hard not to wonder: Are these bands reuniting due to reasons artistic or financial? Hum, the Champaign, Illinois, indie quartet whose fame peaked in 1996 with the radio hit “Stars,” doesn’t have to answer that question. The band hasn’t released an album since 1998 and hasn’t toured since 2000. But it also never really broke up. Hum still quietly plays occasional shows to a small but strongly dedicated fanbase. “It has to be the right gig, right place, at the right time,” Matt Talbott, lead singer and guitarist, tells The Pitch. “There’s no set criteria, but we like for them to be kind of ‘events.’ So we’ve done a variety of festivals over the last few years, and then we usually add a few shows around the main gig.” A festival date is what’s bringing Hum to Kansas City this Friday. The band is playing Austin, Texas’ Fun Fun Fun Fest on Sunday, where it will be sandwiched between dance-pop auteurs 2
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Architecture In Helsinki and comedian Brian Posehn. A show at RecordBar on the way was a nice routing fit. But it’s not a mere layover; Hum has ties to the opening act on Friday’s bill, as well as the venue itself. “We are so very, very happy to finally be playing KC again,” Talbott says. “The bar owners and the guys in the Life and Times are longtime friends of ours, from the days of Season to Risk and Shiner. Kansas City has been kind to Hum from the very beginning, and any success we’ve had here has everything to do with a core group of like-minded folks inviting us out and being kind to us. So I look at this gig as a sort of homecoming for Hum, one that I’m looking forward to with great enthusiasm.” As is Kansas City — the show sold out so quickly that RecordBar added a second show, which also sold out. RecordBar owner (and Season to Risk member) Steve Tulipana has a long history with the band. “Hum are old friends,” Tulipana says. “When they first started, they used to sleep on my couches. I’ve been trying to get them to play at RecordBar since we opened, but the schedules have never worked out. When I got the call that they were headed to Austin to play Fun Fun Fun Fest and they wanted to play here, I was ecstatic — so excited to see the guys and hear them tear up our room. Twice!” Back to Talbott. So is Hum kind of a side project, then, or what? “When we have gigs, Hum is the main thing, and everything else takes a back seat, including my studio, my label, my marriage and, to some degree, my golf game,” Talbott says. “But our gigs are sporadic enough that I eventually have ample opportunity to reinvest myself in those other things.” Of course, what fans really want Talbott to invest himself in is new music. It’s been over a decade. “We do sense that there would be enthusiasm for new material,” Talbott says. “The problem with that is that we have, to some degree, lost our mojo when it comes to writing new songs. I think it was stolen by that guy from Creed.” Despite the lack of new music, fans do have the opportunity to hear new Hum-influenced tunes on a new tribute to the band. Miami’s Pop Up Records will soon release Songs of Farewell and Departure, which lends yet another local connection to Hum — Lawrence’s the Esoteric covers “Iron Clad Lou,” a song from Hum’s 1993 album, Electra 2000. Talbott currently has his hands full recording with bands like Open Hand and Centaur and operating his long-running recording studio, Earth Analog. (He also has recently launched a record label, also called Earth Analog.) Meanwhile, guitarist Tim Lash and bassist Jeff Dimpsey play in other bands — Gazelle and Alpha Mile, respectively. So what’s the draw of playing in Hum? Why do a bunch of middle-aged gents still play on bills that feature really angry bands singing songs about raining blood? “Well, middle age can get kinda routine and boring sometimes,” says Talbott. “I always come away surprised how much fun [Hum shows] are. I think it’s that simple.” —NICK SPACEK E-mail david.hudnall@pitch.com or call 816-218-6774 pitch.com
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Neil Hamburger Sitting through a set by “America’s Funnyman,” as Neil Hamburger hilariously refers to himself, requires Olympian levels of good faith and stamina. Hamburger is a sort of anti-comedian, and the concept of his act is that he’s a washedup hack, bitter at the showbiz establishment. His show is one giant nose dive. His appearance is especially grotesque: He dons an old tuxedo, huge glasses and a greasy matted-down combover. As he delivers his horrible one-liners about dated celebrities (Smash Mouth, Madonna, Britney Spears), he coughs hideously and deposits phlegm into the drink glasses that he tucks in the crook of his arm. “Has anyone here ever changed dirty diapers? You get shit all over your fuckin’ hands!” goes my favorite Hamburger joke. It’s … not for everyone. Saturday, November 5, at the Jackpot Music Hall (943 Massachusetts, in Lawrence, 785-832-1085)
Paul Simon One summer in high school, I caravaned to St. Louis to see Paul Simon at the amphitheater there. It was awesome. Do you think that’s lame? Then you’re a parochial snob who doesn’t understand what good songwriting is, and why don’t you fuck off. Simon hasn’t done much for me since Graceland, but he doesn’t need to. That record, plus the ’70s solo albums and late-era
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Simon and Garfunkel records are classics all, packed tight with inspired melodies and unshowy lyrical intelligence. Now 70, he has more than earned the right to write a song called “Getting Ready for Christmas Day,” which appears on his most recent grandpa world-music record, So Beautiful or So What, and which, fuck it, I think I might even kind of like a little bit. Tuesday, November 8, at the Midland (1228 Main, 816-283-9921)
Tune-Yards Merrill Garbus, the brain and face of Tune-Yards, is a jarring character. Her haircut is confrontationally lopsided, and she performs with a pink boa around her neck and colorful streaks painted across her cheeks. Her pliable, confident voice frequently approaches a yodel, and many of her songs are built upon a ukulele, but there is a momentum to Tune-Yards’ songs that provides a fierce counterweight to any hippie freak-show leanings. The band’s latest, Whokill, is a kitchensink affair — saxophones, blunt noise, traces of punk, reggae and R&B — that has absolutely no business being any good at all, much less one of the more exciting records of the year. Monday, November 7, at the Jackpot Music Hall (943 Massachusetts, in Lawrence, 785-832-1085)
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Nowadays, the Outhouse is a BYOB strip club in the middle of a cornfield east of Lawrence. But every hardcore Midwest punk worth his weight in Doc Martens knows the joint’s true identity: a legendary music venue where underground ’80s acts like Sonic Youth, Bad Brains, Fugazi and the Descendents all played. Brad Norman, a film student and former bassist for the Sex Offenders, announced a new project this summer called The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1998. “The Outhouse was a place where you really felt like you belonged,” Norman says. “And it really had a national appeal. I’ve been booking shows since I was 20, and whenever I book a band like Agent Orange or the Zero Boys, they’re always curious about what happened to the Outhouse. I think people need to know about the place. I think it’s a great topic for a documentary.” Norman’s been soliciting footage and fliers from “the bands, the people who attended the shows, the neighbors, the cops, all involved.” This weekend, he’s soliciting stories at RecordBar on Saturday (from 1 to 9 p.m., capped with a performance by Ultraman) and at the Jackpot Music Hall Sunday (from noon to 6 p.m.). He’ll be filming private interviews in the basements of both venues. “We want to hear from anybody who thinks their Outhouse story is so good that it belongs in a movie, you know?” Norman says. “And definitely we’re going to get people who are full of shit, but we’ll also get some true stories from people who were really there, from people we like and who we remember. We couldn’t make a movie like this without it being a tribute to the fans. I was at Kinko’s working on some posters the other day, and the guy behind the counter saw they were Outhouse posters and started talking about how he’d been out there one night, and there was this big bonfire, and people were chucking Bibles into the bonfire. That’s the type of stuff we’re looking for.” Norman’s also been aggressively tracking down national bands that played the Outhouse back in the day. So far, he has completed interviews with Kevin Seconds (7 Seconds), Tesco Vee (the Meatmen) and Joey “Shithead” Keithley (D.O.A.). Later this month, he’s traveling to Washington, D.C., to talk to Fugazi’s Ian MacKaye. “Almost everyone we’ve talked to remembers the Outhouse,” he says. “It’s a pretty hard place to forget.” – DAVID HUDNALL
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THIS WEEK THURSDAY, NOV. 3 Bella Gaia: Kenji Williams: Yardley Hall at JCCC, 12345 College Blvd., Lenexa, 913-469-8500. Broadway Calls, Luther, Tom (from the Menzingers), Savage Weekend: Sidecar at the Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. Future Islands: 8 p.m. Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. Jucifer: 10 p.m. Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-7676. Smoking Popes, the Also Rans, Sundiver: The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179.
FRIDAY, NOV. 4 Eden Brent, Sandy Caroll, Levee Town, Jimmie Bratcher: 8 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Brothers Green, Reggie B and the Solution, hosted by Mic Brass of Heet Mob, Da Hymnlayas: 7 p.m. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. Jeffrey Gains, Nicolette Paige, Clay Hughes: The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. Hum, the Life and Times: RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Anjelah Johnson: 8 p.m. Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, 816-753-8665. MURS, Tabi Bonney, Ski Beatz and the Senseis, McKenzie Eddy: The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390. Tesla: The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900.
SATURDAY, NOV. 5 David Bazan: The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483. Global Dub Festival: The Midland, 1228 Main, 816283-9900. Neil Hamburger: 10 p.m. Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. Hollywood Undead, Asking Alexandria, Borgore, We Came As Romans, Drugs: Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, 816-753-8665. Josh Abbott Band, Rich O’Toole: The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390. Webb Wilder, the Rumblejetts: 9 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456.
SUNDAY, NOV. 6 Gym Class Heroes, the Dirty Heads: The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Hit the Lights, the Dangerous Summer, the Faded Age: 9 p.m. Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. Will Hoge, Josh Hoge: Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Munich Symphony with Gloriae Dei Cantores conducted by Philippe Entremont: Yardley Hall at JCCC, 12345 College Blvd., Lenexa, 913-469-8500. Mushroomhead, Psychostick, Motograter, Blue Felix, Ventana, Tenafly: 7 p.m. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560.
MONDAY, NOV. 7 Spindrift, the Latenight Callers, Howard Iceberg: The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. Tune-Yards, Pat Jordache: 9 p.m. Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. Buddy Valastro: the Cake Boss: The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900.
TUESDAY, NOV. 8 Joe Lally, Olivetti Letter, Helen Money: 9 p.m. RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207.
Memoryhouse, Motorboater, Max Justus: The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. Paul Simon, Punch Brothers: 6:30 p.m. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9 The Devil Makes Three, Brown Bird: The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483. New Found Glory, Set Your Goals, the Wonder Years, Man Overboard, This Time Next Year: The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Corey Smith: The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390. The Wham City Comedy Tour with Dan Deacon: Paragraph Gallery, 23 E.12th St., 816-221-5115.
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UPCOMING As I Lay Dying, Of Mice and Men, the Ghost Inside, Sylosis, iwrestledabearonce: Thu., Dec. 8. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. Big Smith, Brothers Green: Sat., Dec. 17, 8 p.m. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. The Blind Boys of Alabama, Sara and Sean Watkins: Sat., Nov. 12. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Anthony Bourdain: Fri., Dec. 16. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Brandi Carlile: Mon., Dec. 5. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. Cedric the Entertainer: Sun., Dec. 11. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. David Cook, Carolina Liar: Fri., Nov. 25. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. MANY MORE Dance Gavin Dance, Isetmyfriendsonfire, A Loss for Words, Our Last Night, We are the Ocean, the Bunny the Bear: Wed., Dec. 7. The Beaumont Club, ONLINE AT 4050 Pennsylvania, 816PITCH.COM 561-2560. Jakob Dylan: Sun., Nov. 13. The Indie on Main, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Alejandro Escovedo: Thu., Nov. 10. 1911 Restaurant & Lounge, 1911 Main, 816-527-0200. The Fling, Yukon Blonde: Sat., Dec. 3, 9 p.m. The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. Guns N’ Roses: Sat., Nov. 12. Sprint Center, 1407 Grand, 816-283-7300. Har Mar Superstar, Swanson, Joan Benet: Mon., Nov. 14. The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483. Chris Isaak: Fri., Nov. 18. Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, 816-753-8665. Jay-Z, Kanye West: Tue., Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m. Sprint Center, 1407 Grand, 816-283-7300. Demi Lovato: Tue., Nov. 22. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Demetri Martin: Sat., Nov. 19. Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, 816-753-8665. Mastodon, the Dillinger Escape Plan, Red Fang: Mon., Nov. 14. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. Peter Murphy, She Wants Revenge, Hussie Club: Sun., Nov. 27. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. Shaquille O’Neal Presents: All-Star Comedy Jam: Fri., Nov. 18. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. John Prine: Fri., Dec. 2, 8 p.m. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Kenny Rogers: Sun., Dec. 4. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Rick Springfield: Sat., Dec. 3, 8 p.m. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, and more: Sat., Nov. 19. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Thee Oh Sees, Total Control, the Spook Lights, Mouthbreathers: Fri., Nov. 25. The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390. The Wilders: Fri., Dec. 16. Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-1972. Lucinda Williams: Fri., Nov. 11, 7 p.m. Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-1972. Zechs Marquise: Wed., Dec. 7. Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085.
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BLUES/FUNK/SOUL B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-822-7427. Samantha Fish Blues Band. Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-7491387. Aotearoa. Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Moreland and Arbuckle. Trouser Mouse: 625 N.W. Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816220-1222. Alexander and the Greats.
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The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785841-5483. The Carper Family, Olassa.
Thur 11/3 Matt Hopper 8-11pm Fri 11/4 The Stan Kessler Latin Duo w/Roger Wilder 5-8pm Zodiac Trio 8-11pm Sat 11/5 Matt Otto 7-10pm 12th St Jump 12am
DJ Mosaic Lounge: 1331 Walnut, 816-679-0076. Mike Scott and Spinstyles. Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. DJ Brad Sager. The Union of Westport: 421 Westport Rd. DJ Clockwerk, 10 p.m.
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The Granada: 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785842-1390. Forest of Luxury, Bravefellow, the Dial, Isabel Zacharias, DJ Prevbeats, Rabbit-Eater.
JAZZ Great Day Café: 7921 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park. Customer Quartet, 7 p.m. Jardine’s: 4536 Main, 816-561-6480. Sons of Brasil, 8 p.m.
DANCE Jackpot Music Hall: 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. BLASIAN! Electro dance party, 10:30 p.m.
DRUNKEN DISTR ACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES Bulldog: 1715 Main, 816-421-4799. Brodioke, 9 p.m. The Buzz Coffee and Bar: 12056 W. 135th St, Overland Park. ABC’s of Improv Comedy Show, 9 p.m. Buzzard Beach: 4110 Pennsylvania, 816-753-4455. Trivia, Ladies’ Night, 7 p.m. Fuel: 7300 W. 119th St., Overland Park, 913-451-0444. Bike Night with the Star Blues Band. Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theater: 7260 N.W. 87th St., 816-759-5233. Steve White, 7:30 p.m. JR’s Place: 20238 W. 151st St., Olathe, 913-254-1307. Karaoke with Mad Mike, 9:30 p.m. McFadden’s Sports Saloon: 1330 Grand Ave., 816-4711330. All In Thursdays. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Trivia Clash, 7 p.m., $5. Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Trivia, 9 p.m.
EASY LISTENING Jerry’s Bait Shop: 13412 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Lenexa, 913894-9676. Interactive Acoustic with Jason Kayne, 9 p.m.
OPEN MIC/JAM SESSIONS Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. Vi Tran and Katie Gilchrist’s Weekly Jam, 10 p.m. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. Jerry’s Jam Night, 9 p.m.
VARIET Y The Brick: 1727 McGee, 816-421-1634. KC Songwriter Forum, 7-9 p.m .
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Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club: 3402 Main, 816-7531909. Vehicle, the Ned Ludd Band, the Sour Babies. Jackpot Music Hall: 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785832-1085. Panda Circus, Karma Vision, Sobriquet. Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-7491387. Jerry Pranksters. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. Johnny Rampage.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-8227427. Fast Johnny Ricker. Café ROUX: 11554 Ash Street, Overland Park, (913) 400-3478. Billy Ebeling. Coda: 1744 Broadway, 816-569-1747. Jason Vivone and the Billy Bats. Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. Soul Vibe. Fat Fish Blue: 7260 N.W. 87th St., 816-759-3474. Scotty Boy Daniel Blues Band. Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Cold Sweat. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 13412 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Lenexa, 913-894-9676. Brandon Miller Band. Trouser Mouse: 625 N.W. Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816-220-1222. Mary Bridget Davies. The Westside Local: 1663 Summit, 816-997-9089. Mike Borgia, Emily Frost.
ROOTS/COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483. Truckstop Honeymoon, Ashes to Immortality. R Bar & Restaurant: 1617 Genessee, 816-471-1777. The Carper Family. Wil Jenny’s Tables and Tap: 6700 W. 135th St., Overland Park, 913-897-1114. John Joiner.
DJ Buddha: 8741 N.W. Prairie View Rd. Fusion Friday: DJ Nuveau. Jake’s Place Bar and Grill: 12001 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, 913-962-5253. DJ night. Mosaic Lounge: 1331 Walnut, 816-679-0076. Mosaic Fridays: hosted by Joe Perez, featuring DJ Spinstyles and DJ Mike Scott. Raoul’s Velvet Room: 7222 W. 119th St., Overland Park, 913-469-0466. DJ Xclusive. Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. DJ Naylor.
ACOUSTIC The Fig Tree Café and Bakery: 817 N.E. Rice Road, Lee’s Summit, 816-347-0442. Erik Karlsson, 6 p.m.
JAZZ Jardine’s: 4536 Main, 816-561-6480. Mark Winkler with Joe Cartwright Trio, David Basse, 6 p.m. Latin Bistro & Culinary Center: 6924 N. Oak Tfwy. 816420-9333. Solo Guitar with Jeff Shirley. Take Five Coffee + Bar: 5336 W. 151st St., Overland Park, 913-948-5550. Rich Wheeler Quartet. Thai Place: 9359 W. 87th St., Overland Park, 913-6495420. Jerry Hahn.
DRUNKEN DISTR ACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES Chrome: 7400 E. U.S. Hwy 40. Eye Candy Friday, 9 p.m. ComedyCity at Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-842-2744. Major League Improv, 7:30 p.m. Double Nickel Bar: 189 S. Rogers, Ste. 1614, Olathe, 913-390-0363. Karaoke. Missie B’s: 805 W. 39th St., 816-561-0625. The Early Girlie Show, 8 p.m., MANY MORE free; Ab Fab Fridays on the main floor, 10 p.m. Sharks: 10320 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Merriam, 913-268-4006. Dart tournament, 8 p.m. ONLINE AT Westport Flea Market: 817 PITCH.COM Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Deelightful karaoke, 9 p.m.
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EASY LISTENING 77 South: 5041 W. 135th St., Overland Park, 913-7427727. Drew6.
VARIET Y Aftershock Bar & Grill: 5240 Merriam Dr., Merriam, 913-384-5646. The Devil’s Marmalade, Unlimited Blues Band, Alice Sweet Alice, Drunken Swede, Electra City, Laden Haze, An Alien. The Living Room: 1818 McGee. Danielle Ate the Sandwich featuring Danielle Anderson, Victor & Penny.
S AT U R DAY 5 ROCK/POP/INDIE Aftershock Bar & Grill: 5240 Merriam Dr., Merriam, 913-384-5646. Restraint CD release, Evalyn Awake. Bleachers Bar & Grill: 210 S.W. Greenwich Dr., Lee’s Summit, 816-623-3410. Rhythm Method. The Brooksider: 6330 Brookside Plz., 816-363-4070. Poison Overdose. Coda: 1744 Broadway, 816-569-1747. Mike Ashley’s One Hit Wonders, 6:30 p.m.; Thee Devotion, 9:30 p.m. Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs, Laura Balke, the Delighted, Sara Swenson, 6 p.m. Replay Lounge: 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785749-7676. The Shrine, the Generals.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL Fat Fish Blue: 7260 N.W. 87th St., 816-759-3474. Mary Bridget Davies. Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. The Big Three with John Paul Drum. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 13412 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Lenexa, 913-894-9676. Brothers Green. The Phoenix Jazz Club: 302 W. Eighth St., 816-2215299. Rock Paper Scissors, 9 p.m. Tonahill’s South: 10817 E. Truman Rd., Independence, 816-252-2560. Roadhouse Band, 8 p.m.
ROOTS/COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. County Road 5. R Bar & Restaurant: 1617 Genessee, 816-471-1777. Phantoms of the Opry. Wil Jenny’s Tables and Tap: 6700 W. 135th St., Overland Park, 913-897-1114. Slightly Refined Hillbillies.
DJ Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. DJ Brad Sager. 77 South: 5041 W. 135th St., Overland Park, 913-7427727. DJ Andrew Northern.
JAZZ The Blue Room: 1616 E. 18th St., 816-474-8463. James Ward Band. Jardine’s: 4536 Main, 816-561-6480. Mark Winkler with Joe Cartwright Trio, David Basse, 6 & 8 p.m. Latin Bistro & Culinary Center: 6924 N. Oak Tfwy. 816420-9333. Solo Guitar with Jeff Shirley. Take Five Coffee + Bar: 5336 W. 151st St., Overland Park, 913-948-5550. Jack Webb Trio.
DRUNKEN DISTR ACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES ComedyCity at Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-842-2744. Major League Improv, 7:30 p.m.; ComedyCity After Dark, 10 p.m. Double Nickel Bar: 189 S. Rogers, Ste. 1614, Olathe, 913-390-0363. Karaoke. Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theater: 7260 N.W. 87th St., 816-759-5233. Steve White, 7 & 9:45 p.m. Missie B’s: 805 W. 39th St., 816-561-0625. Dirty Dorothy on the main floor, 10 p.m. Wallaby’s Grill and Pub: 9562 Lackman, Lenexa, 913541-9255. Karaoke, 9 p.m.
OPEN MIC/JAM SESSIONS Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Open jam with Billy Ebeling and Duane Goldston, 1 p.m.
PUNK RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Ultraman, 10 p.m.
REGGAE Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-7491387. Checkered Beat.
VARIET Y The Beaumont Club: 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-5612560. Opiate, Razorwire Halo. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. The Outhouse (documentary show), noon. The Riot Room: 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. Apocalypse Meow Four: Everyday/Everynight, White Girl, Maps for Travelers, Them Damned Young Livers, David George Band, Appropriate Grammar, MC Cody Wyoming, DJ Jenny Kratz.
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S U N DAY 6 ROCK/POP/INDIE Cowtown Mallroom: 3101 Gillham Plz., 816-714-9696. The Quivers, 3 p.m. Replay Lounge: 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785749-7676. The Only Children, Quiet Life, 10 p.m.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-822-7427. Lee McBee and the Confessors. Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Rich Berry. Trouser Mouse: 625 N.W. Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816220-1222. The Clementines.
DJ Hamburger Mary’s: 101 Southwest Blvd., 816-8421919. Recycled music with Brett Dietrich, 3:30 p.m.
HIP-HOP Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. Freddy Grimes CD release, 6 p.m. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. The Gift of Gab of Blackalicious, 7 p.m.
ACOUSTIC Tomfooleries: 612 W. 47th St., 816-753-0555. Phil and Gary, 9 p.m.
JAZZ Take Five Coffee + Bar: 5336 W. 151st St., Overland Park, 913-948-5550. Killer Strayhorn.
CLASSICAL St. Joseph Catholic Church: 11311 Johnson Dr., Shawnee. East Hill Singers perform Handel’s Messiah, 4 p.m.
DRUNKEN DISTRACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785841-5483. Smackdown Trivia and Karaoke. Clarette Club: 5400 Martway, Mission, 913-384-0986. Texas Hold ’em, 7 & 10 p.m. Fuel: 7300 W. 119th St., Overland Park, 913-451-0444. SIN. Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theater: 7260 N.W. 87th St., 816-759-5233. Steve White, 7 p.m. Jake’s Place Bar and Grill: 12001 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, 913-962-5253. Free pool, 3 p.m. JR’s Place: 20238 W. 151st St., Olathe, 913-254-1307. Karaoke with Mad Mike, 9:30 p.m. Missie B’s: 805 W. 39th St., 816-561-0625. Dirty Dorothy on the main floor, 10 p.m.; Show Stopper Karaoke, 12:30 a.m. Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. Free pool. Sharks: 10320 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Merriam, 913268-4006. Dart tournament, 3 p.m. Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Texas Hold ’em, 3 & 6 p.m.
OPEN MIC/JAM SESSIONS Bleachers Bar & Grill: 210 S.W. Greenwich Dr., Lee’s Summit, 816-623-3410. Open Blues and Funk Jam with Syncopation, 6 p.m. Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-7491387. Speakeasy Sunday, 10 p.m., $3. Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Open Jam with Levee Town, 2 p.m., free. R.G.’s Lounge: 9100 E. 35th St., Independence, 816-358-5777. Jam Night hosted by Dennis Nickell, Scotty Yates, Rick Eidson, and Jan Lamb, 5 p.m.
M O N DAY 7 ROCK/POP/INDIE RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Danava, Thrones, 9 p.m. Tomfooleries: 612 W. 47th St., 816-753-0555. The Goods.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL The Phoenix Jazz Club: 302 W. Eighth St., 816-2215299. Millie Edwards and Michael Pagan, 7 p.m.
DJ Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club: 3402 Main, 816-7531909. One Eye Jacks with DJs Ilya & Troy, 10 p.m.
JAZZ Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Jazzbo.
Take Five Coffee + Bar: 5336 W. 151st St., Overland Park, 913-948-5550. Tim Doherty’s 9plus1 Big Band.
DRUNKEN DISTR ACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES The Brick: 1727 McGee, 816-421-1634. Rural Grit Happy Hour, 6 p.m. Double Nickel Bar: 189 S. Rogers, Ste. 1614, Olathe, 913-390-0363. Texas Hold ’em. Hamburger Mary’s: 101 Southwest Blvd., 816-8421919. Mary-oke with Chad Slater, 8 p.m. Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-7491387. Karaoke Idol with Tanya McNaughty. JR’s Place: 20238 W. 151st St., Olathe, 913-254-1307. Texas Hold ’em, 7:30 p.m. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Sonic Spectrum Music Trivia, 7 p.m., $5. The Union of Westport: 421 Westport Rd. DJ Rico and DJ Sweeny: Service industry night. Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Texas Hold ’em, 3 & 6 p.m.
FOLK Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Rose’s Pawn Shop.
OPEN MIC/JAM SESSIONS The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785841-5483. Open Mic Night.
VARIET Y Trouser Mouse: 625 N.W. Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816220-1222. Music Showcase.
T U E S DAY 8 ROCK/POP/INDIE The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785841-5483. Tribal Seeds, 77 Jefferson. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 13412 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Lenexa, 913-894-9676. Travelers Guild. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. Drew6. Replay Lounge: 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785749-7676. Johnny Polygon, Clay Hughes and the What?, Atilla, 10 p.m. Tomfooleries: 612 W. 47th St., 816-753-0555. The Transients, 9 p.m.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-822-7427. Trampled Under Foot. Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Mark Montgomery.
ROOTS/COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Damon Fowler.
DJ Coda: 1744 Broadway, 816-569-1747. DJ Whatshisname, service-industry night, 10 p.m. The Velvet Dog: 400 E. 31st St., 816-753-9990. College Night featuring DJ Stevie Cruz.
JAZZ Jardine’s: 4536 Main, 816-561-6480. Kathleen Holeman Quartet, 7 p.m.
DRUNKEN DISTR ACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES Coda: 1744 Broadway, 816-569-1747. Coda Pursuit Team Trivia with Teague Hayes, 7 p.m. Flying Saucer: 101 E. 13th St., 816-221-1900. Trivia Bowl, 7:30 & 10 p.m. Jackpot Music Hall: 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. Karaoke. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. xTreme Music Bingo. JR’s Place: 20238 W. 151st St., Olathe, 913-254-1307. Buttwiser’s Bash with DJ Double D, 10 p.m. The Roxy: 7230 W. 75th St., Overland Park, 913-2366211. Karaoke. Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. Karaoke, 9 p.m.
OPEN MIC/JAM SESSIONS The Phoenix Jazz Club: 302 W. Eighth St., 816-2215299. Open Jam with Everette DeVan, 7 p.m. Stanford’s Comedy Club: 1867 Village West Pkwy., Kansas City, Kan., 913-400-7500. Open-mic night.
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W E D N E S DAY 9 ROCK/POP/INDIE Aftershock Bar & Grill: 5240 Merriam Dr., Merriam, 913-384-5646. Hanzel und Gretyl, SWiLL, Collapse, Razorwire Halo, 6:30 p.m. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. 90 Minutes, 9 p.m. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Bob Walkenhorst, 7 p.m.
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