By LORNA PERRY Nothing says freak show like palm trees, volleyball players, 20oz tallboys of PBR and…honest-to-God freaks of mothereffin’ nature. Such was the case at the Westport Beach Club last night, during the 999 Eyes Authentic Vaudevillian Freak Show. Things kicked off with KC’s Hopeless Destroyers, delivering their tightly-wound brand of pummeling punk rock to a sizeable, eclectic audience…
By CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI Jack Short and Daniel Lyons might describe themselves as science geeks, but they’re on the verge of breaking big in the fashion world. The two Oak Park High School grads, class of 2005, both went to the University of Missouri-Columbia intent on going to medical school. That’s still the plan, but a summer spent studying abroad last…
The Fiery Furnaces, with Grand Ole Party and El Ten Eleven Wednesday, 6/11/08 Record Bar Better than: A friendly fist bump By RICHARD GINTOWT There are all kinds of ways to get off on the wrong foot with the Fiery Furnaces. If – like me – your first real impression of the band was Rehearsing My Choir (a 2005 concept…
By Justin Kendall On June 11, the families of Olivia Raya and Anthony Rios file into the courtroom minutes before the 1:30 p.m. sentencing of Michael Dale, the man who gunned down the couple in a drug deal turned robbery. Two U.S. Marshals lead a shackled and jumpsuit-wearing Dale into the courtroom. Dale, a short, bald man with a dark…
A traveling old-style freak show visited KC last night, complete with sword swallowers, gypsies and genetic anomalies galore.
Going to the show tonight, ye cubicle slave? Gear up right here! And discuss: Is this new Sigur Rós album a “pop” record? Look for a review of Sigur Rós tonight at the Uptown right here tomorrow morning. Categories: Music Tags: sigur ros, tonight’s show
By CHRIS PACKHAM It’s Thursday, which means we’re one day closer to the release of the summer’s best movie. %{}% I don’t mean to sound like a geek, but I’ve been lining my whole collection of American Girl dolls up on the dresser every night and organizing a pretend-quorum regarding who’s the cutest: Shia Labeouf or Chace Crawford. Oh, I…
Mixed Up By ANDY VIHSTADT Andre Allen Anjos’s RAC (Remix Artist Collective) tag has been showing up on some of the most blogged about tracks over the past year. The Illinois by way of Portugal artist dropped the nine-track mix of new material on Stereogum yesterday. Play the tracks on the embedded player or download via the link below. Download…
By JUSTIN KENDALL It’s been almost two years since the murder of homeless “lobbyist” and sex offender David Owen. The Kansas Capitol is much quieter – and less interesting – without Owen. But civil rights activist C.E. “Sonny” Scroggins is keeping Owen’s memory alive. Categories: News Tags: C.E. Sonny Scroggins, David Owen, homelessness, Kansas Legislature
Many cities have barbecue festivals, but few do it right. How could Portland, known to Reagan as “Little Beirut” and home to a 24-hour vegan donut stand, attempt “Bones and Brew” in good conscience? How dare Brooklyn enjoy “Grillin’ on the Bay”? And what right has Maryland to “Pork in the Park”? Ribs, jazz, and the pleasure of both from…
Samson was KO’ed when his locks were shorn, but scissors seem to have had the opposite effect on the singularly named Godfrey. Sure, he’d already scored the eternally enviable gig warming up audiences for The Cosby Show, but it took more than luck to leap from Chicago’s famed All Jokes Aside Comedy Club to appearances on Comedy Central and every…
With all this talk of eating locally and vacationing close to home, the Department of Burnt Ends is starting to think about drinking locally, too. And by that, we mean quaffing beverages with strong KC ties — or named after our lovely city, at least. So forget that British gin and tonic or that Belgian Stella Artois — here are…
Kill Creek has as many as 200 plant species on a 20-acre remnant that has never been plowed. See how many you can identify. $5 donation requested. Mike Miller (913) 362-2600 mrmiller1@mindspring.com. Sat., June 14, 2008 Tags: Mike Miller, Night & Day
Many cities have barbecue festivals, but few do it right. How could Portland, Oregon, known to George H.W. Bush as “Little Beirut” and home to a 24-hour vegan doughnut stand, attempt “Bones and Brew” in good conscience? How dare Brooklyn enjoy “Grillin’ on the Bay”? And what right has Maryland to “Pork in the Park”? Ribs, jazz and the enjoyment…
Renminbi’s name is a lot like its music — it takes more than a glance to properly read it, but it’s worth the effort. Though the literal translation of Renminbi — “the people’s currency” — sounds a bit like one of Duane “The Rock” Johnson’s old wrestling moves, Renminbi’s tunes come off more oblique than obnoxious, pleasantly guiding listeners up…
Samson was KO’d when his locks were shorn, but scissors seem to have had the opposite effect on Godfrey. Sure, he’d already scored an enviable gig warming up audiences for The Cosby Show, but it took more than luck to leap from Chicago’s famed All Jokes Aside comedy club to appearances on Comedy Central and every single I Love the…
Though it contains plenty of violent scenes, 1967’s Requiescant stands out in the oft-grim spaghetti-Western genre because of its odd, Yojimbo-style sense of humor. Director Carlo Lizzani casts fellow Italian Pier Paolo Pasolini (who later created the definitive shock film, Salo) as an eccentric sadist and gives Mark Damon free rein to play the demonic aristocrat Ferguson as a whimsical…
Take your pooch to the park for an outdoor screening of Gone with the Wind, a sweeping romance about the antebellum South, a time and place as mythical as The Lord of the Rings. Bring your dog! Thu., June 12, 2008 Tags: Gone with the Wind, Night & Day, The Lord of the Rings
To mark the 75th anniversary of the 30-second shootout at Union Station that left five dead on June 17, 1933, the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault’s Saturday series this month features some really long gangster movies. At 1:30 today: Brian De Palma’s typically operatic 1987 version of the 1960s TV show The Untouchables. Fun fact: Method actor Robert De Niro…
When it comes to celebrations of cultural heritage, St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo have long dominated the city’s appetite for culinary extravagance, shameless imbibing and occasional debauchery. It’s high time, then, that we end the Western Hemisphere’s supremacy on all matters of nation-based merriment.Strike the first blow today at Fiesta Filipina, a two-day festival at the Filipino Cultural…
A graduating senior from the Fiber department at Kansas City Art Institute, Jacob Martin presents an installation of larger than life papier- mâché figures interacting in the Jenkins windows. May 16-June 21, 2008 Tags: Jacob Martin, Kansas City Art Institute, Night & Day
There’s nothing like free food and beer to draw a crowd, and the geniuses behind GenKC, a new networking group for young professionals in their 20s and 30s, know how to work that bait. Tonight, the group holds its kickoff happy hour from 5:30 to 7:30 in the City Market. The group serves up food from Winslow’s Barbecue and Bo…
