By CHARLES FERRUZZA Today, Wednesday, July 30, is National Bring Your Salad To Work Day. Who knew? This holiday is brought to us by Working Mother magazine and Kraft Salad Dressings, a company that would certainly have a vested interest in us taking salads to work. Or anyplace else. The press release e-mailed to me by New York-based publicists The…
BY OWEN MORRIS A foreigner from the West Coast descends upon the fair state of Kansas and lives to blog about it. Considering he saw mainly Topeka and KCI, he’s not as harsh as one would expect him to be. (Alone and Unobserved) The first in what is almost certainly the final straw came today for Bennigan’s, which shut down…
By Nadia Pflaum When I walked up on Andy at the Peanut on a recent Sunday night and asked if I could take her picture for our Clothes Whores blog, I thought she’d say no. She seemed shy, despite her attention-grabbing style. But she agreed. The tattoo on her chest reads Esto Tambien Pasara, or “This Too Shall Pass.” She…
By FLANNERY CASHILL Dead Child combine chugging hardcore with heavy metal wails for the ultimate in dude rock. MP3: Dead Child, “Sweet Chariot,” from Attack (Quarterstick Records) Richard Lloyd, former guitarist for proto-punks Television, gets technical with simian psychedelia. MP3: Richard Lloyd, “Monkey”, from Radiant Monkey (Parasol Records) More after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: Dead Child, Missy Higgins, MP3,…
The Missouri 340 river race takes endurance, and a fair share of crazy.
By DAVID MARTIN Please speak your political lines into the microphone, Brad. Reason No. 17,438 why people should be judged by what they do and not what they say: political hack and possible perjurer Bradley Schlozman complained about the “partisan and shrill” atmosphere in Washington when he became the U.S. attorney for western Missouri in 2006. In an apparent attempt…
Who: Canadian indie rock band Broken Social Scene Where: The Beaumont Club When: October 16 When do tickets go on sale?: Saturday, August 2, but if you’re worried about getting tickets, a pre-sale is on now at the Arts & Crafts Web site. Is the band touring behind a new record?: It is, but it’s not a new BSS record….
By CHARLES FERRUZZA The last time I wrote about Tony Glamcevski, the former manager of Le Fou Frog restaurant, he was working as a farm hand at Green Dirt Farm, the grass-fed lamb farm in Weston. It was hard to imagine the lean, sloe-eyed, fashionably-dressed Glamcevski milking sheep and tending to them out on a grassy pasture. But on Sunday,…
By FLANNERY CASHILL Attention all yodelers, cat jugglers, and Harlem Globetrotters: Kansas City’s historic El Torreon is reopening, and in an effort to raise funds for building restoration, organizers are hosting a talent show. Interested parties should call (816) 561-3596 or (816) 359-9085 to register for their chance to compete. There is a $15 entrance fee for performers and a…
By JEN CHEN On Wednesday night, I was in line at Murray’s Ice Cream when I noticed this striking woman in a crisp outfit in front of me. As she peered into the ice cream case, I admired her black skirt with its white stitching details. I also wanted to get a better look at her cool necklace, too, so…
By OWEN MORRIS Stretch is a sculptor originally from Pennsylvania who came to Kansas City to study at the Art Institute and later decided to settle in here — specifically the Crossroads District — to build his large sculptures. He later opened Grinder’s restaurant. I asked him what he eats when no one is looking. “Years ago, when I didn’t…
By CHARLES FERRUZZA There are so many reasons I hate people who talk on cell phones in restaurants that I don’t even know where I’d start. But a pox on the really freakish diners who don’t give a rat’s ass about the customers sitting around them as they discuss, loudly, very personal details about their lives and the lives of…
By FLANNERY CASHILL At what point does AC/DC’s self-parodying rock and roll become a regular-ass laughingstock? Probably this year, when AC/DC launch an international tour in support of their new, Wal-Mart exclusive album. Other artists to join the rollback savings club include The Eagles, Garth Brooks, Hoobastank, Clay Aiken, Taylor Swift, and my worst Christmastime memory, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. We’d…
BY LORNA PERRY Long before ’60s-era flight attendants became icons of grace and wholesome beauty, the Harvey Girls held the nation’s heart. In 1876, freight agent Fred Harvey opened a depot diner in Topeka. At the time, railroad passengers didn’t have much in the way of food options at the stops. Choices were limited to roadhouse fare, which usually consisted…
BY OWEN MORRIS Charles wrote last week that the author of the book Waiter Rant would be revealed today and indeed the NY Post had the story this morning. His name is Steve Dublanica and in addition to the book, he’s also the author behind the Web site WaiterRant.net. For legal reasons Dublanica doesn’t reveal the “bistro” in his posts…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM When punctuation fails: The Kansas City Star’s Yael T. Abouhalkah posts about a “shocking” JoCo sales-tax development. When I clicked on the link, I immediately realized that Yael didn’t actually mean “shocking.” He meant As in, with little air quotes. Overland Park and Olathe elected officials are hustling to put a quarter-cent sales-tax increase on the…
By ANDY VIHSTADT With a number of upcoming projects in release date limbo, MF Doom has been somewhat dubious over the past two years. To pass the time, Stones Throw mainstay Madlib has remixed his original 2004 collab with the masked man, Madvillain. Shell out $125 for this or download the affordable version here. MP3: Madvillain, “Boulder Holder”, Madvillainy 2:…
BY OWEN MORRIS A quick rundown of many of the bartenders and their drinks in the upcoming KC bartending competition. (Making of a Foodie) Between the Food Network showing the world’s most advanced and various magazines all proclaiming to show the nicest, most expensive, oldest etc. It’s easy to see why people are getting Kitchen Envy. (Venus in the Kitchen)…
If you went to the Fringe Festival Fashion Show last weekend, you saw on the catwalk styles by local designers Melissa Birdsong, Haliday of Life Takes A Haliday, Cali Roberta, Eddie Williams, ImagNazian, Janay A Wearable’s, Jessie Bergman, KTC Designs, MIM Designs and Nathaniel Renewal. Behind the curtains was a different scene of last-minute prep from the local models, hairstylists…
Will you be my cyberpal? Daily Briefs is looking to connect with you, the urbane and (hopefully) sexily underage reader with negligent parents, Juicy-brand shorts and a taste for Mike’s Hard Lemonade. %{}%So we’ve established a Daily Briefs Facebook presence to connect with readers. There are many hundreds of benefits to befriendstering the Daily Briefs Facebook, some of which may…
By ANDY VIHSTADT Kings of Leon are leaking the first new material from its forthcoming Only By the Night, due September 22 on RCA. Download it here for a very limited time and look for album’s first single, “Sex on Fire,” to debut on August 11. Categories: Music
By CHARLES FERRUZZA Until recently, if I had made plans to roll out of bed early on a Saturday morning to make it to the amazing Third World Bazaar known as Nate’s Swap Shop at the old 63rd Street Drive-In (8200 E. 63rd Street), I typically went out for a 6 a.m. breakfast so I could get to Nate’s no…
Rancid July 27, 2008 The Beaumont Club Better Than: Broken homes and broken bones. By ANDREW MILLER The Philips brothers and Rancid go way back. In 1997, Brandon, Zach and Adam comprised the Gadjits, a baby-faced ska-punk outfit that regularly covered Rancid singer Tim Armstrong’s former group Operation Ivy. The following year, The Gadjits became labelmates with Rancid on Epitaph,…
