By JUSTIN KENDALL Costumed thumbs wrestled Saturday night for a phallic-looking trophy. Julianne Donovan’s 2008 Festivus celebrated the quirky anti-holiday with feats of strength, torture and grievances. Click here for a look at the night in pictures. Categories: News Tags: feats of strength, Festivus, thumb wrestling
By ANDY VIHSTADT Coachella on Deaf Indie Elephants The Coachella Music Festival took place over the weekend, and Deaf Indie Elephants has MP3s for those of you who weren’t tied to AT&T’s webcast coverage. Included in the postings so far is performances from Portishead, Animal Collective, Prince (covering Radiohead’s “Creep”) and select offerings from the Tegan & Sara performance. Check…
Closing off his band’s CD release party this past Friday night at the Jackpot with a one-song encore, Roseline frontman Colin Halliburton donned a bra that was provided by an audience member. And, lo, the brancore was born. The brancore is any encore that involves a borrowed bra. The bra can be worn either in the manner Halliburton demonstrates or…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM Mark Russell would sing this to the tune of Camptown Ladies: Missouri Rep. William Lacy Clay is a supporter of presidential candidate Sen. Barry Obama, so if you were expecting him to say anything nice about the wife of the former “first black president,” you are very confused but sexy, like Amy Winehouse, and also in…
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN Chiefs NFL Draft Recap: Carl Peterson Has Good Day, Renders KC Media Baffled And Confused Yay. The Chiefs did a good job on Saturday and Sunday in The Most Critical Draft In Franchise History Until Next Year. ESPN’s Bill Williamson describes the selection of Dorsey as the best move made by an AFC West team in…
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN Chiefs NFL Draft Recap: Carl Peterson Has Good Day, Renders KC Media Baffled And Confused Yay. The Chiefs did a good job on Saturday and Sunday in The Most Critical Draft In Franchise History Until Next Year. ESPN’s Bill Williamson describes the selection of Dorsey as the best move made by an AFC West team in…
Intrepid Pitch photographer Scott Spychalski ventured to Lawrence this past Saturday to shoot Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s show at Liberty Hall. He also got to chat with front man Peter Hayes. View a slideshow of the concert here: Go Go Gadget Slideshow. Read the interview below. Scott Spychalski: You have put out a lot of music in the past couple…
Colin Meloy Friday, April 25 Liberty Hall Review, photos and illustration by GRANT SNIDER Colin Meloy is unfairly gifted – at stage banter. While Decemberists albums expose his knack for spinning melodic yarns about mercenaries and street urchins, his live performances are like listening to a bookish, non-ginger Conan O’Brian. A his solo concert in Lawrence at Liberty Hall last…
By CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI Traffic reporters have been sowing dread among area commuters for weeks now, warning Kansas City residents to avoid the Paseo Bridge at all costs. This week, the Missouri Department of Transportation started a massive construction project that will replace the old bridge that carries interstates 35 and 29 over the Big Muddy. The project won’t be…
Pitch contributor and erstwhile Patchchord man John Kreicbergs hit the Troost Avenue Festival last Saturday and posted this video on his blog. Go, John! Image burgled from KCUR reporter Laura Spencer’s Flickr account. Apart from showing a neighborhood spring to life with good, wholesome vitality, it features live video footage of local reggae outfit Elisha Israel & AZ-One. I interviewed…
Radiohead was totally on Conan O’Brian’s show last Wednesday, and I totally forgot until just now. Thank GOD for YouTube. But still, I could have ‘corded it! Categories: Music Tags: doh!, nothing without my ‘corder, radiohead in missoura
By NADIA PFLAUM Now that he’s just turned 21, hip-hop fans might be seeing more of Kemet Coleman, aka the Phantom, at events around town. His latest album, Release, came out last summer but I just heard it for the first time – it’s full of dizzyingly fast lyrics and energetic, electro beats. Colemen met me at Kin Lin on…
By CHRIS PACKHAM Canadian comedy troupe the Kids in the Hall performed a two-hour set of mostly new material last night at the Uptown Theater. At least, the only sketch I recognized from the TV series was the “Chicken Lady Phone Sex” sketch. A return to form for the Kids in the Hall, the show also hearkens to their…
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN Countdown to Old Guys Reading Names to Other Old Guys, Part III: Chiefs Seek Rebound Relationship With Trophy Defensive End The Chiefs’ relationship with Jared Allen ultimately became irreconcilable due to constant arguments over finances. As with anyone who marries a divorcée, Allen’s replacement faces a daunting task of attempting to build a healthy relationship while…
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN Countdown to Old Guys Reading Names to Other Old Guys, Part III: Chiefs Seek Rebound Relationship With Trophy Defensive End The Chiefs’ relationship with Jared Allen ultimately became irreconcilable due to constant arguments over finances. As with anyone who marries a divorcée, Allen’s replacement faces a daunting task of attempting to build a healthy relationship while…
BY DAVID MARTIN The developer of the Power & Light District is threatening to sue if city officials continue to support a bill that would allow Westport and other business districts to sponsor festivals where alcohol can be carried freely. As I wrote in February, the Cordish Co. opposes a piece of state legislation authorizing the Westport Business League and…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM State of the Union of the City: Oversized novelty Mayor of Kansas City Mark Funkhouser gave his State of the City address Thursday, promising to lure 50,000 new residents to the metro with light rail, his own sheer animal charisma, more Power & Light Districts than you can shake a Cajun-style batter-fried stick at, and the…
By ANDY VIHSTADT To show its appreciation for Record Store Day, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club made an in-store appearance at CD Central in Lexington, Kentucky, last Saturday. Along with B.R.M.C. favorites, the ten-song acoustic set includes a cover of Hank Williams’ “Cool Water”. Download it right here, courtesy of You Ain’t No Picasso. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club plays this Saturday,…
By NADIA PFLAUM Dave Kemp, the co-owner of Perk-Up!, a newly opened coffee and snack shop at 11th Street and Grand, swears that he isn’t a lawsuit-happy guy. It just so happens that the forces of corporate coffee are conspiring against him, and he’s going to fight. He has espresso (“pure Tuscan joy,” reads the menu) and feisty entrepreneurial…
By CRYSTAL K. WIEBE Before debuting its new line of celebrity martinis to the public, the Brick included some favorite patrons in a special taste test. On the menu: 12 vodka drinks featuring such flavors as Ginger Peach, Lemon Mint and Blueberry Pomegranate. Taste testers wrote down their comments and suggested which national or local celebrity each drink should be…
By ANDY VIHSTADT Back to the Future After live versions leaked on the internet, Kentucky’s My Morning Jacket decided to post the title track from its upcoming Evil Urges, out June 10 on ATO Records. As they put it, “We now live in the 90’s—the era of the interweb and instant gratification. These are confusing times for all humankind,…
Mike Tuley of Ad Astra, recording a hot lick at Chubby Smith’s in Perry, KS, April 2008. Photo by John Counts, courtesy of the group’s MySpace. The Ad Astra Per Aspera wire sent out the following crackle this morning: We wanted to let you know that much has been happening in the world of Ad Astra Per Aspera. We have…
By Justin Kendall The season for the airing of grievances is upon us. Saturday night, Julianne Donovan will throw her fifth and most public Festivus party yet. This year’s observance of the anti-holiday popularized by this episode of Seinfeld 10 years ago will take place at 8 p.m. at the Urban Living Center, 1705 Baltimore. A suggested donation of…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM Imagine there’s no mathematics: You guys, it’s actually not statistically possible for Hillary Clinton to win enough delegates for the nomination. But none of the news orgs will say so! Sure, I’m saying so, and I work for a media outlet, but yesterday I said syphilis was known as a “Pennsylvania head cold,” so it’s not…
