Slideshow: Bonnaroo 2008
Today we travel to Manchester, Tennessee to recap three days at Bonnaroo. Click below to see what you missed and didn’t miss. Photos by Mark Austin. Categories: Music Tags: bonnaroo, festivals
Archives: June 2008
The Download Extra: New RZA MP3s
Digital Underground By ANDY VIHSTADT Wu Tang Clan’s RZA is picking up his Bobby Digital persona once again for Digi Snacks, out next Tuesday on Koch Records. Grab a track below courtesy of Pitchfork and stream a few more right here, including the album’s first single, “You Can’t Stop Me Now,” which features fellow Wu member Inspectah Deck MP3: RZA…
Daily Briefs: The State of American Journalism
By CHRIS PACKHAM Meet the Press host Tim Russert died on Friday, and there’s not a damn thing anybody can do about it.%{}% What do you tell the children when the host of a major network’s Sunday talk show passes through the veil between heaven and assy-smelling, malaria-ridden old planet Earth? I think you tell them the truth: Sometimes TV…
Photos: Peter Murphy at the Beaumont, 6/15/08
By SCOTT SPYCHALSKI More of the godfather of goth after the jump. Categories: Music
Kansas City Wizards v. the Columbus Crew
The hooligans were in full force for Saturday night’s Wizards game against the Columbus Crew. Too bad the hometown soccer boys couldn’t score even one goal.
Zombie Art Show in Lee’s Summit
To some artists, a beautiful woman is muse. To others, the living dead are so much more inspirational. Zombies were the theme of paintings, sketches, photography and make-up displayed at The Loft Photography last Friday.
Fresh Coffee!
By JEN CHEN The Roasterie has opened a café at its factory near 27th Street and Southwest Boulevard (actual address: 1204 West 27th Street). Yesterday, a co-worker and I stopped by to check it out. Two mochas made with Shatto chocolate milk — and topped with neat designs. Unlike the Roasterie Café in Brookside, this one serves only coffee. Like…
Kelly Hunt @ KC Crossroads
Kelly Hunt @ KC Crossroads
The Show – Fight Night
Fight Night
Lew’s Patio Party
Lew’s Patio Party
Town Center Art Fair 2008
Town Center Art Fair 2008
Your Guide to Rhythm & Ribs
Nope, it’s not here. Move along to Plastic Sax . Note that Jonathan Butler has replaced Patti Austin as the festival headliner. Austin canceled due to illness. Categories: Music
West 18th Street Fashion Show Update: Peggy Noland
By NADIA PFLAUM Peggy Noland’s shop at 124 west 18th Street used to be painted like a hamburger, but now it looks like the inside of a cloud. The fashion designer attached 75 pounds of white polyfill material to the walls and ceiling of her tiny boutique in time for last week’s First Friday. “Some of the people who were…
Concert Review: Jägermeister Tour at the Beaumont, with 3 Inches of Blood, Type O Negative and Hatebreed
Jägermeister Tour: Conquest, 3 Inches of Blood, Type O Negative and Hatebreed 6/12/08 The Beaumont Club Better Than: Hiding from tornados in the basement. By MATT SPENCER For those who missed the 999 Eyes Vaudevillian Freak Show Wednesday night at the Westport Beach Club, a second act graced the rain-flooded halls of the Beaumont Club on Thursday. The spring edition…
Junkie Jukebox: Gutter Twins Rarities
Rings of Saturnalia By ANDY VIHSTADT Before the internet became a playground for music-based obscurities, b-side scavengers like me were forced to pay top dollar to hear a non-album track that may or may not have been worth it. On August 11, Gutter Twins Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan will be issuing a limited edition 7” for “God’s Children.” The…
The Women of Bonnaroo 2008 in Manchester, TN
Sure, Bonnaroo brought dozens of great musical acts to the Volunteer State June 12-15. But it also drew plenty of pretty girls. See if you can spot the Olsen twins… for real.
Daily Briefs: When Collapsing Infrastructures Attack
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM Giving with one hand, taking with the other: The Kansas Department of Revenue intercepted $1.2 million in economic stimulus checks meant for Kansas residents to pay back taxes. Missouri collected $3 million. On the one hand, my check arrived OK last week, but on the other hand, it wound up back in state coffers anyway, in…
Bonnaroo 2008 in Manchester, TN, with Robert Plant, Jakob Dylan and Pearl Jam
So far, we’ve also caught Cat Power, BB King, Raconteurs, Grand Ole Party, the Olsen twins and others. Check out the pics.
Concert Review: Sigur Ros
Sigur Ros 6/12/08 The Uptown Theater Better Than: The brie and bacon panini at Pangea on 39th Street. By JASON HARPER Photos by SCOTT SPYCHALSKI Reykyavik felt like a neighboring burg last night at the Uptown as otherwise exotic orchestral rock heroes Sigur Rós played a warm, unindulgent, no-nonsense show before an atypically quiet and respectful sold-out crowd. At least,…
GenKC’s Rib N’ Roll
GenKc’s Rib N’ Roll on June 12, 2008 was a chance to meet up with other members of the 20-30 year old crowd for some professional networking. If the hundreds of people weren’t enough to suck you in there was also free food, booze and music.
Heineken Promotions
Kellys 5:30, Harrys, 6:30, Tower Tavern 8:30
Hey, Royals: Promote This!
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN Some thoughts as Bryan Busby continues his fine work providing analysis of the NBA Finals: I attended Wednesday night’s Royals game. Here’s the most interesting thing I noticed: all those jerseys worn in the stands, featuring the names of players no longer on Kansas City’s active roster. It became a very depressing version of License Plate Bingo:…
Hey, Royals: Promote This!
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN Some thoughts as Bryan Busby continues his fine work providing analysis of the NBA Finals: I attended Wednesday night’s Royals game. Here’s the most interesting thing I noticed: all those jerseys worn in the stands, featuring the names of players no longer on Kansas City’s active roster. It became a very depressing version of License Plate Bingo:…
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