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Get Out Tonight: The Kinks' Ray Davies

Monday, March 15, 2010 - 4:26pm

@The Bottleneck: Dirty Little Rabbits, 8 p.m., $11

@Jackpot Music Hall: Quiet Hooves, Lord Scrummage, Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk, Boo & Boo Too, 10 p.m., $5-$7

@Jerry's Bait Shop-Lee's Summit: Making Movies, The StereoFidelics, 9 p.m.

@Record Bar: Thik About Life, Tiger City, Mannequin Skywalker

@...

'Twilight' star coming to KC with band 100 Monkeys

Monday, March 15, 2010 - 12:48pm

Jackson Rathbone, who plays Jasper Hale in the 'Twilight' movies, will be in KC later this month with his band 100 Monkeys. The improv-heavy California rockers sound a little like The Strokes. Check out the video for their single 'Ugly Girl' below.

The group performs at 7 p.m. Monday, March 22 at The Beaumont Club. Tickets are $13-$15.

Clicktease: Your morning mind suck

Monday, March 15, 2010 - 9:29am

Welcome back, Inklings. Here's what on my radar this morning:

• Lady Gaga announces her summer tour dates. She's coming to KC (Sprint Center) August 3. Tickets on sale Friday. (via MTV)

• The Missouri Mavericks score a spot in the playoffs (via The Examiner)

• ...

Ink's weekend planner: March 12-14

Friday, March 12, 2010 - 1:07pm

Whether you're starting your St. Patrick's celebration a few days early or looking for places to enjoy the rainy weekend indoors, there's a lot going on this weekend. Here are our top picks:

Friday, March 12

1. The Record Machine Spring Showcase @ Czar Bar. Featuring Cowboy Indian Bear, Capybara, Max Justus and Motorboater. Starts at 9 p.m. Tickets $7.
2. @Sprint Center:...

Clicktease: Your morning mind suck

Friday, March 12, 2010 - 9:15am

Friday. Woot. Here's what's on my radar this morning:

• Ground Zero workers reach a deal over health claims (via NY Times)

• Lady Gaga's new video (with Beyonce for the song 'Telephone') is everywhere on the interwebs this morning. ...

Get Out Tonight: Big 12, Alacartoona and more

Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 5:03pm

Here's what's going on in and around KC tonight:

@Sprint Center: K-State vs. Oklahoma State, 6 p.m. on Big 12 Network and Baylor vs. Texas, 8:30 p.m. on ESPN 2

@The Bottleneck: North Mississippi Allstars, Hill Country Revue, 8 p.m., $16

@Record Bar: Alice Sweet Alice, Vegetable, 10 p.m., $7

@...

Conan sells out in five hours

Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 4:16pm

Tickets to see Conan O'Brien at The Midland May 16 are sold out, reports the Midland box office. Only a few VIP packages and American Express holder packages remain and are available on Ticketmaster.com. Tickets went on sale this morning at 9 a.m. and were sold out by 2 p.m., according to box office assistant Amber Blaisdelo.

Go Team Coco!

Clicktease: Your morning mind suck

Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 9:45am

Here's what's on my radar this morning:

• Kansas City board votes 5-4 to close 26 schools (KC Star) and the story gets picked up nationally, including on the homepage of CNN.

• The feds...

Get Out Tonight: Big 12 @ Sprint Center, The Noise FM @ Riot Room and more

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 4:27pm

Here's what's going on in and around KC tonight:

@Sprint Center: Big 12 Men's Basketball. Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State @ 6 p.m. and Texas vs. Iowa State @ 8:30 p.m. Watch on the Big 12 Network.

@The Bottleneck: Future Rock, Prepschool DJs, Deep Machine, 8 p.m., $8-$9

@Record Bar: Numbed, 10 p.m., $10

@...

Emily's take on: Another look at jazz

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 3:12pm

Make plans now to be at Czar Bar on March 19. Local up-and-coming jazz group Diverse is teaming up with Les Izmore of Hearts of Darkness for a tribute to Chicago rap artist Common’s breakthrough album Like Water for Chocolate — a show not to be missed.

Released in 2000, Like Water for Chocolate mixes elements of jazz, funk, hip hop and spoken word, and features guest spots by D’Angelo, Mos Def, MC Lyte and others.

Diverse’s Hermon Mehari, 22, a trumpeter in...