Archive for April, 2009
311
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Nick.
Originally from Omaha, LA-based punk band 311 is in its 19th year of beating the odds, consistently making music that speaks to its grassroots fanbase and making new fans each year.
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william elliot whitmore
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Nick.
words > TROY R. WELLS
photo > CHRIS STRONG
May 7th is a night when many touring acts will come through town. One worth seeing is William Elliott Whitmore, who returns to Wichita for an intimate show at Lucky’s, 1217 E Douglas.
I first saw Whitmore in 2002 at the now defunct Lee Shiney Gallery. My band at [...]
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polar opposite bear
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Nick.
words > TROY R. WELLS
photo > KEVIN WILDT
polarOPPOSITEbear. I hate writing their name out. It’s damned obnoxious, but that’s what helps it to stick with you. As much as I am not amp’d on the spelling, the sound of this Wichita band is worth the eyestrain of reading their name.
POB, as I will call them [...]
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april: sex in the naked city
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Nick.
words > SHEA SYLVIA
In dating, there are red flags and there are smoke signals. Red flags can be small (he showers with flip flops on) or not so small (he punches things when he gets mad). Smoke signals are massive warnings that are hard to miss (he is fresh out of prison). I tend to [...]
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heart of green
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Nick.
words > PHILLIP ANDREW LONGMAN
photos > JOSH DUTCHER
The chandeliers almost got Wink Hartman arrested. When he saw those chandeliers in the ladies’ room at the Bellagio, he knew he had to have them for the arena he was building. So he was taking pictures inside the women’s restroom when security showed up. They didn’t approve.
The [...]
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life off the grid
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Nick.
words > JASON DILTS
photos > JOSH DUTCHER
Most people who have their power abruptly turned off by the electric company will do whatever they can to get it restored immediately. They’ll fight, beg, or borrow whatever sum of money it takes to get those electrical currents flowing again—and for good reason! After all, how can one [...]
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april: homo on the range
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Nick.
words > JASON DILTS
Perhaps not the Sunf lower State we live in today, but the land I believe we will live in soon. It’s with this vision that I introduce Homo on the Range to you, the NakedCity reader. A monthly column about queer life in the Midwest, I’ll explore what it means to be [...]
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