Strung Out May 16, 2008 The Record Bar Better Than: Warped Tour in a dusty parking lot. By ANDREW MILLER Strung Out has flirted with different approaches over the past decade and a half, ranging from melodic emoting to rapid-fire thrash metal to harmonic high-speed pop punk. But while this experimentation makes its albums distinguishable, the diversity all but vanishes…
Shaolin Style by ANDY VIHSTADT Summertime is always a good for a sequel, and after years of speculation, Raekwon’s Only Built for Cuban Linx II is now rumored to premier the same week as the next Batman flick. Grab a preview below, thanks to Pitchfork. MP3: Raekwon, “Jihad” (feat. Ghostface Killah) MP3 Categories: Music Tags: junkie jukebox, MP3, raekwon, the…
Michael Forester documented Friday night’s show at the Voodoo Lounge. Click below to view his photos. Categories: Music Tags: slideshows, the ACBs, the Republic Tigers, the Roman Numerals, the Voodoo Lounge
Photo by Sarah Cass, courtesy of band’s MySpace. Springfield’s own Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin made its TV debut last night on Last Call with Carson Daly. NBC.com has posted a web-exclusive performance of “Think I Wanna Die” from the band’s new one, Pershing, here. Apparently, some girls with big bubbies love Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. Well,…
By ANDY VIHSTADT Wolf Parade has leaked another track from its sophomore LP. Download “Language City” at the band’s MySpace page, grab the previously releasted “Call It a Ritual” below, and look for At Mount Zoomer on June 17 via Sub Pop. MP3: Wolf Parade, “Call it a Ritual” Categories: Music Tags: junkie jukebox, MP3
By CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI By now you’ve surely heard that Kansas City is in the midst of Bike Week, with cycling advocates organizing a mind-boggling number of events to get you to get out of the car and onto a bicycle. But, if you’re not a regular cyclist, you may not know the latest trend on two wheels: fixed-gear bicycles. These…
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN NASCAR es mucho blanco. The present and future of American sport are on display within two miles of each other in KCK. The Kansas Speedway hosts NASCAR, which recently supplanted baseball as the second most popular televised sport in America. Initially discounted as a regional phenomenon, NASCAR exploded in popularity in the 1990s, at least among a…
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN NASCAR es mucho blanco. The present and future of American sport are on display within two miles of each other in KCK. The Kansas Speedway hosts NASCAR, which recently supplanted baseball as the second most popular televised sport in America. Initially discounted as a regional phenomenon, NASCAR exploded in popularity in the 1990s, at least among a…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM Kansas City, you are the saddest: When I graduated from high school, my mom gave me the Oxford English Talking Dictionary on CD, read by velvety-voiced Patrick Stewart. It was an extremely lavish and expensive present. It runs to 7,000 discs, and each definition is a separate audio track preceded by a burst of “Symphonies and…
By CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI A political shock jock outraged the local Muslim community — but the Kansas City station that carries the explosive radio personality appears unwilling to address residents concerns. Last October, Mahnaz Shabbir, a local activist, journalist and diversity consultant, was shocked to hear a segment on The Savage Nation. Hosted by Michael Savage, a controversial conservative commentator whose…
By FLANNERY CASHILL This Friday, Reach, Approach, and Deep Thinkers play the Brick, for five dollars. Cats in blue caps, show your love for the best local hip-hop. The same night, Dark Ages, Imminent Death (formerly Serpentor), and Sucked Dry play an all-ages punk show at the Anchor. Don’t let the smell of pet food and bones keep you away,…
By ERIC BARTON Few people would’ve called The Kansas City Star’s former owner, Knight Ridder, a bastion of great journalism. But one thing Knight Ridder didn’t do is send Kansas City jobs overseas. The Star’s current overlord, McClatchy, is firing nine employees in Kansas City and sending the jobs to India. The Star broke the news today about the layoffs…
I was at Radiohead in the Lou last night, but there was quite the party last night in Lawrence, with Wilco on the streets and M.I.A. spreading sunshowers at a sold-out Liberty Hall. Patchchord.com had this to say about Wilco: “Highlights of the evening including a wickedly driving version of “Kingpin,” a swaggering take on “Theologians” and an oh-so-appropriate rendition…
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN Yesterday, former Chiefs defensive lineman Joe Phillips resurfaced online with a rant as disturbing as one would expect from someone on the lam in Oregon. This falls on the heels of the equally disturbing story of former Chief Bill Maas and other former and current athletes that make the sports page — the “toy department” of every…
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN Yesterday, former Chiefs defensive lineman Joe Phillips resurfaced online with a rant as disturbing as one would expect from someone on the lam in Oregon. This falls on the heels of the equally disturbing story of former Chief Bill Maas and other former and current athletes that make the sports page — the “toy department” of every…
Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner remain the Sunflower State’s* most famous indie-rock Mates. The ever-jaunty duo’s full-length, Re-Arrange Us, comes out next Tuesday on Barsuk Records. Preview it with a download and video of the first track, “Get Better.” MP3: Mates of State, “Get Better” Catch the Mates live Friday, June 6, at Wakarusa. Categories: Music Tags: mates of state,…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY, Israel. When you were established, John McCain was already sitting on a donut-shaped prostate cushion. Ding your little bell if you love banana seats: Some cyclists gathered in Brookside for “The Ride of Silence,” honoring their dead cycling brethren and cistern. No speaking during “The Ride of Silence,” please. The article touches on…
Organ Donor by ANDY VIHSTADT Photo by Bill Sitzmann Before entering the studio to record their followup to 2006’s Happy Hollow, Cursive made a pit stop at Sean Moeller’s Daytrotter studios. Included in the Omaha act’s three-song set are newbies “Donkeys” and “Let Me Up,” both slated for the next LP. Download the session here. Categories: Music
By LORNA PERRY You’ll need a permit for that Our region’s latest and ever-increasing encounter with Midwestern twister weather begs a certain question: What’s a homeowner to do when a sizable chunk of their house blows away during a tornado? In Gladstone at least, the answer is to immediately apply for permits from the city. There can be no dumpsters…
Radiohead May 14, 2008 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis Better Than: Talking in maths, buzzing like a fridge. By JASON HARPER Photo courtesy A to Z, who also wrote this review. “This is one from Kid A that we kind of lost sight of,” Thom Yorke told a nearly sold-out crowd (18,000 is my guess) last night in St. Louis….
Fiction, daydreams and observations of downtown Lawrence come together in Short Stories, a new exhibit of drawings and prints at the Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire). “I think people can enter into these pieces and make up their own story,” says artist David Lowenstein, whose 22-foot-long stencil installation is the feature in the wordless exhibit. Spurred by morning walks…
Missouri will pick a new attorney general this fall. Three state legislators want badly to be the Democrat on the ballot. Margaret Donnelly, Jeff Harris and Chris Koster have raised a bunch of money; at last report, they have a total of $2.1 million to spend. The candidates will briefly set aside their donor call lists for the attorney general…
If culinary tastes didn’t change and evolve over the years, most Kansas City restaurants would still be serving the fried chicken, grilled beef and baked potatoes that dominated menus in the 1930s and ’40s. In fact, come to think of it, most of them still are serving those dishes. One thing that has changed is The Pitch’s annual gastronomic extravaganza,…
If the acronym RPG connotes something other than “rocket propelled grenade,” you’re probably psyched for this weekend’s ConQuesT Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. Professional RPGers (role-playing gamers) and LARPers (live action role-playing gamers) flock to the event, as do anime diehards who partake in Cosplay (dressing up in costumes). The 39th-annual convention — sponsored by the Kansas City Science Fiction…
