Over the years, I’ve eaten grain burgers, tempeh and tofu burgers, and faux-meat patties created out of everything from millet to mushrooms. Some of them were good, some inedible, but none could pass as an all-American hamburger, no matter how you dressed them up. I can’t imagine a world without all-beef hamburgers, but last week I heard a segment on…
“River of Jordan” performed by Drakkar Sauna, from Wars and Tornadoes (Marriage Records): The two men in Drakkar Sauna dress well. Not as stiffly as businessmen or as darkly as undertakers. More like the kind of men you’d meet at a church picnic. On the stage at Jackpot Music Hall, Jeff Stolz and Wallace Cochran wear 10-gallon hats and button-down…
Three Dog Bakery and Boozefish team up to provide snacks for people and their pets in a benefit for the Humane Society. Sun., May 18, 4-7 p.m., 2008 Tags: 2817, Night & Day
In 1991, internationally known UMKC dance instructors Mary Pat Henry and Leni Wylliams joined forces and created their own troupe. The Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance Company has since gone on to spotlight some of the finest established and emerging choreographers in the world.The company presents its Spring Concert tonight, featuring both contemporary classics and avant-garde pieces. Also in the works: performances…
Camping and music by more than 20 bands. Proceeds benefit the dogs at the sanctuary. Thu., May 22; Fri., May 23; Sat., May 24; Sun., May 25; Mon., May 26, 2008 Tags: 3722, Night & Day
Internationally banned for many decades, this film illustrates that one’s outer appearance does not reflect the inner beauty. Directed by Tod Browning. Shown as part of the Forbidden Hollywood film series. Thu., May 22, 6 p.m., 2008 Tags: Night & Day, Tod Browning
James Bond movie shown as part of the Library’s “Of Spies and Their Toys” film series. One of two known films featuring Timothy Dalton in a rare without-mustache appearance. Check back in September for the “Timothy Dalton’s Mustache” film series, including The Rocketeer, Hot Fuzz and The Beautician and the Beast. Sat., May 17, 1:30 p.m., 2008 Tags: Hot Fuzz,…
She Wants Revenge et al Tuesday, May 12 The Beaumont Better than: Paying $400 to see the Police. By CRYSTAL K. WIEBE Photos by SARAH OKUN As rock tours go, Nylon Magazine’s Summer Music Tour has some pretty rad elements: up-and-coming bands, free posters, a digital photobooth. In fact, it’s too bad more folks didn’t show up at the Beaumont…
We’re sorry we can’t help change the fact that M.I.A.’s show tonight in Lawrence is sold out — after all, you’d have probably gotten laid afterwards. Damn shame. Drop by Minneapolis’ City Pages for a slideshow of the British/Sri Lankan firebrand’s show last night at the Myth. And there’s always YouTube. “Paper Planes” by M.I.A. “Boyz” Categories: Music
Drakkar Sauna pay tribute to the Louvin Brothers on their elegant new album. MP3: “River of Jordan” by Drakkar Sauna, from Wars and Tornadoes (Marriage Records) Grab some Dark Meat, Mr. Gnome, Bellrays, and McMurtry after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: Dark Meat, Drakkar Sauna, James McMurtry, MP3, Mr. Gnome, the Bellrays
The Police Elvis Costello and the Imposters May 13, 2008 The Sprint Center Better Than: A backstage fight with Stewart Copeland Photos by SCOTT SPYCHALSKI Click the photo to view slideshow. Real rockers know things about couture (and music) that most musicians don’t. To project experience and confidence, you can’t just start, say, wearing goofy hats. It takes growling swagger….
By CHRIS PACKHAM SADAKO WINS WEST VIRGINIA %{}% In a shock upset, vengeful spirit Sadako Yamamura crawled out of a West Virginia well and beat presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in the state’s primary in a landslide two-to-one victory. But Obama supporter former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer said it is now impossible for Sadako to overcome Obama’s lead. “The…
Disintegration by ANDY VIHSTADT To promote their yet-to-be-titled thirteenth LP, the Cure is releasing a new single each month until the album’s September 13 release date, kicking it off with “The Only One.” Get a jump on the rest of Monday night’s Starlight attendees and stream the song here at the band’s website. Categories: Music Tags: junkie jukebox, MP3, the…
Last night at the Record Bar was one of those times when you go to a show expecting nothing and totally get blown away. I speak for everyone — all 15 or so of us — who were there. Thanks, Black Hollies. Far from being a blase, modded-out retro act, the Black Hollies come live with an arsenal of testosteronal…
By JOHN KREICBERGS On Monday, The Kansas City Star ran an article that detailed plans for a new addition not only to the city’s struggling 18th and Vine jazz district, but to the city’s visual landscape as well: a two-story, hunk of flashing, blinking and (hopefully) enticing metal and neon that’s part of an $823,000 project “to to improve the…
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN An NBA team just might someday call Kansas City home. After all, we are one of the largest media markets without a major winter sport, and we recently built the Sprint Center, a downtown arena containing amenities that Kemper Arena lacked (also, the Sprint Center isn’t haunted). However, there is one problem: We do not deserve a…
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN An NBA team just might someday call Kansas City home. After all, we are one of the largest media markets without a major winter sport, and we recently built the Sprint Center, a downtown arena containing amenities that Kemper Arena lacked (also, the Sprint Center isn’t haunted). However, there is one problem: We do not deserve a…
You’ll never guess which band. Probably because you haven’t heard of them. But if you ever needed proof that it pays to tour… In an article subhedded “The Search for Good Bands on a Saturday Night,” a team of New York Magazine writers goes out on the town looking for rock action, and one of them comes across a band…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM King Hillary of West Virginia: At his current pace of superdelegate endorsements, Barack Obama is on track to officially, numerically win the Democratic nomination by June 3. His team apparently mapped out the candidate’s delegate strategy early in 2007, and I assume the plan extends all the way into the last year of his second term…
Signal to Noise By ANDY VIHSTADT DJ Shadow and the Nokia corporation are teaming up for the “What Does Your City Sound Like” contest. Get the details here. The prizes kind of suck (unless the wallpaper on your cell phone’s display really means that much to you), but Shadow promises to work his magic on the city he likes best….
by FLANNERY CASHILL Giddyup, conservatives, Ted Nugent swaggers into town this summer. Tickets for the July 20th concert at the Uptown go on sale this Saturday. Shhh, be quiet and look closely: though the camouflage pants hide him well, his garish plumage gives him away. A while ago, the Wayward Blog may have implied the man behind “Wang Dang Sweet…
By CRYSTAL K. WIEBE What’s the most touching thing you can imagine running across with your mom on Mother’s Day? How about the Midwest Bang Bus? On Sunday afternoon on Frederick Avenue in St. Joseph, my family and I pulled up behind The Bang Bus. In the back window was the clever warning, “If she’s a rocking don’t cum a…
By PETER RUGG Glass The Royal’s ability to stay out of last place – as of today, at least – hasn’t been enough to keep them off this Fox Sports list of the 10 worst pro sports franchises. Fox blamed owner David Glass, who they say blames the team’s failures on the restrictions of a small market, then assembles a…
BY DAVID MARTIN A company that failed to win a multi-million-dollar contract is suing the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and a rival. Perfect Output, a minority-owned company based in Overland Park, says the city acted in bad faith when the council rejected its proposal to manage the city’s document flow. In a suit filed last month, Perfect Output says…
