%{}% Carla Bozulich is a shape-shifter. As the singer for Ethyl Meatplow (imagine a scratchier B-52s) and the Geraldine Fibbers (the most mystical and noisy band of alt-country’s first wave), she honed her strangely gruff voice into an obsidian-sharp instrument. As a solo artist, she has explored almost everything — even The Red Headed Stranger, a complete album of Willie…
The thought of crossing Blue Oyster Cult with Manowar sounds about as appealing as a bowl of your favorite ice cream topped with bologna, but New York City’s Brain Surgeons, which includes members of both bands, doesn’t strive for the sound of either. It’s a good thing, too — Albert Bouchard couldn’t possibly recapture Blue Oyster Cult’s daring spirit on…
Jeremy Enigk can do no wrong. He’s like the Bono of emo. As one of the movement’s pioneers (with his band, Sunny Day Real Estate), Enigk is a god to pretentious music buffs everywhere. After the Sunny Day disbanded, Enigk moved on to solo projects and a new crew, the Fire Theft. He’s on the road promoting his second solo…
As World Cup fever reached a boil, Ian Parton, the musical player-coach of Brighton, England’s the Go Team, was contacted by Nike about using one of his group’s songs in a soccer-themed television spot. Parton admits that the concept was pretty benign — just a montage of clips showing famous footballers such as Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney and…
Fatlip’s July 17 performance at the Jackpot Saloon in Lawrence was one of the hottest of the year, literally. A sweaty yellow moon hung in the sky outside as a skinny, hirsute, perspiring Fatlip, formerly of the Pharcyde, rocked the stage. He’d arrived with an MC named Omni, who said he had a headache in the middle of his opening…
We put the Pomonas on the cover of our May 11 issue, but it seems as if some of you haven’t gotten the memo about this excellent Lawrence band. Last Friday at the Brick, following a near-shameful performance by bluesy local trio the Grand United, the four Pomonas set up leisurely to a mostly empty house. Once they got started,…
It’s hard to tell, but it sounds like Luísa Matsushita — aka Lovefoxxx, the 22-year-old frontwoman of the Brazilian dance-punk outfit CSS — is excited about her band’s first U.S. tour. In one Portuguese-accented breath: “It’s gonna be sooooo good because the shows will be our only concern. We won’t have to pay bills, we won’t have to work jobs,…
Lee’s summit: Thanks for running an article about Carlos Lee! (This Week We Love, July 3). He is a fantastic guy and a great businessman. I look forward to seeing what other endeavors he pursues in the next few years. Kansas City is lucky to have him! Shannon McKain Kansas City, Missouri Speed Bump Cop to it: Everyone seems to…
Death in the Valley ok, im really trying to not lose my head on this one. But has any one seen the ignorant comments left on Taylors site. All these girls, talking nuts. Leaving thier numbers, wish that taylor is ok, hoping he makes it, telling him to call them, telling him they need to hang out again…. You all…
Many music fans find it time-consuming enough to keep up with the latest Swedish export or band of Brooklyn heartthrobs. Some can rattle off the hottest indie labels. And there are an elite few who know the poster designers, sound mixers and concert promoters. We belong somewhere five steps behind … the first set. Promoters? We appreciate their efforts, but…
The state of Missouri finds all sorts of ways to take care of its millionaire pro-sports team owners. In June, state officials approved $50 million in tax credits to help pay for the renovation of Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums. That’s on top of the $3 million the Truman Sports Complex already gets from the state every year for maintenance of…
Dear Gabachos: Bienvenidos to the world’s foremost authority on America’s favorite beaners! The Mexican can answer any and every question on his race, from why Mexicans stick the Virgin of Guadalupe everywhere to our obsession with dwarves and transvestites. Awright, cabrones: laugh and comprende! Dear Mexican: The Mexican presidential elections have been a freaking mess. I voted for the…
Every summer, the Strip has to take at least one week to complain about how goddamned hard it is to ride a bike around here. This pedaling porterhouse has been fuming about the topic ever since June, when a cement truck flattened 65-year-old John Triggs near 12th Street and Grand. Triggs’ body was so badly mangled that his bicycle was…
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Exposure to the elements has faded the colors of a phone book left on the doorstep of an old stone house on 71st Street in Shawnee. The house is almost as old as Kansas. Its builder, a stonemason who emigrated from England in 1855, bought the land from a family of Shawnee Indians named Whitedeer. On a recent sunny…
The Harvey Girls are burnin’ for you. A lot’s been going on in the cyberspace portion of the local music scene. I know that’s exciting to people like YOU. First of all, our friendly neighborhood eccentric singer-songwriter Forrest Whitlow has drawn the attention of the one and only Neil Young, whose Web site features a page of contemporary protest songs….
Saturday afternoon’s Super Black Market, Architects and the Bronx show at the Record Bar was badass — but one member of the audience tried to take his own sense of badassery too far. Photo credit: Samantha Levi Frisbee The show began at 6 to a mostly empty house with Super Black Market tearing it up like they just didn’t give…
For some reason that surely only the Creator of All Things comprehends, the Kansas House of Prayer — I mean, Representatives — has named July 25, 2006, White Whale day. According to a dispatch from Merge Records, the Kansas House issued “certificates of congratulations” to the Lawrence indie-rock group. Being on fax-only terms with God (He still hasn’t gotten back…
Looking for a new footpath? Check out the Fox Hollow Hiking Trail, next to the Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park (4701 East Gregory Boulevard). Officially dedicated on June 25 — which also served as the 110th anniversary of the park — the 2-mile trail offers limestone bluffs, riparian forest and wetland valley as well as a presumably adorable litter…
The Best of She-Ra Princess of Power (Brentwood) Carnivale: The Complete Second Season (HBO) The Cavern (Sony) Clean (Palm) Don’t Move (Wellspring) An Early Frost (Wolfe) Flash Gordon: The Complete Series (Brentwood) The Incredible Hulk: The Complete First Season (Universal) Intimate Stories (New Yorker) Jack of All Trades: The Complete Series (Universal) Mirage (Picture This) The Pee-wee Herman Show (Image)…
The history of football videogames is one of adding layer upon layer of complexity. Tecmo Bowl, the first great football game, had just four plays to choose from. Fast-forward to the latest Madden, and it’s more like 400. The logical result of this evolution is Electronic Arts’ NFL Head Coach, a deeply immersive if imperfect look at the harried…
Edison Force (Sony) Gritty cop stuff must write itself — just make sure everyone’s tough, corrupt, and talking like they stole Mickey Spillane’s thesaurus. Then cast Justin Timberlake. Screech! Employing the talented (at music) popster as a crusading journalist isn’t this lame flick’s worst flaw — merely the one you’ll notice first. Others include LL Cool J as the…
Fiddler on the Roof We’ve heard great things about Neal Benari’s Tevye in this New Theatre import of the Broadway revival. The show that brought the shtetl to American pop, Fiddler deserves to be reclaimed from high schools and kitsch; it’s the rare musical that means something to people who don’t care about theater. I’ve heard “Sunrise, Sunset” reduce everyone…
Elissa Armstrong: Objects of Innocence and Experience Lawrence artist Elissa Armstrong takes the lighthearted concept of “sit-arounds” (or “set-arounds,” depending on how rural your accent is) —decorative objects, including porcelain unicorns, free-standing arrangements of dried flowers and Precious Moments figurines — and flips it on its innocent little head. For this show, the Alfred University-educated ceramist (and University of Kansas…
