By JEN CHEN On a drizzly afternoon last week, I was picking up some books at the downtown branch of the KC Public Library when I saw the sharply dressed Andrew Hansen. He was sitting in the café and working on his laptop. I loved his hat, so I interrupted him to talk to him about fashion. Turns out he’s…
By OWEN MORRIS Carrie Nation eat your heart out. Kansas has not one, but two distilleries of note. Most Wanted Vodka, made by High Plains Distillery on a farm in Atchison, Kansas, has won accolades from around the nation, including Eric Asimov of the New York Times. Now it has to compete with another local up and comer — Honor…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM From the comments: Hoogie Boogie Land Chamber of Commerce says: We’re anticipating an influx of new immigrants from the U.S. come John McCain’s victory in November. If monkeys dressed up like Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke: The government is taking over loan guarantors Bernie Mae and Fannie Mac. In boring terms of boringness, they’ve been placed in…
By CHARLES FERRUZZA No, the rugged guy wearing the dress, I mean kilt, in the doorway of You Say Tomato, is not one of this popular coffee shop, bruncheonette and neighborhood hangout’s three founding partners — Randy Parks, Mark Wingard and Michael Pouncil. The blacksmith and artist George Rousis, the man in the sexy kilt, does have a connection to…
By OWEN MORRIS Apparently Flying Saucer isn’t the only political drinking one can do in town. (KC Beer Blog) An in-depth piece on how American fisherman are struggling to sell their shrimp and other seafood even if they’re only a mile away from the restaurant because imports are so low. (Birmingham News) Just because people don’t have money to spend…
By NADIA PFLAUM Detail after the jump. JUMP! Categories: News Tags: graffiti, Huey, Wyandotte
Crossroads Music Festival September 6, 2008 Better Than: Any Previous CMF By JASON HARPER Pound for pound, I had more fun at this past Saturday night’s Crossroads Music Festival than I’ve had on any given night of the past three South by Southwests I’ve been to. Of course, one is a little local festival and one is a huge industry…
The Volcom Tour with Motorhead, the Misfits, Valient Thorr and whoever else September 7, 2008 The VooDoo Lounge Better Than: Having a Saint Bernard bite your ass. By JASON HARPER Anything that happened before that shot of Wild Turkey 101 really isn’t that important But… We rolled into Harrah’s just before 9, and arrived just as the Misfits were starting…
Photos from this Saturday’s Crossroads Music Festival.
By ANDY VIHSTADT England’s Kaiser Chiefs are back. Here’s the video for the first single from Off with Their Heads. “Never Miss a Beat” was produced by Mark Ronson and features backing vocals from Lily Allen and New Young Pony Club. The single drops October 6 and the LP is out the following week on B-Unique Records. Categories: Music
Photos from last night’s show at Harrah’s Voodoo Lounge, with headliners Motorhead. Valient Thorr and the Misfits (sans Danzig) opened.
By CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKI Kelly Benjamin in action. When the organizers of the Tour of Missouri announced in July that the six-day cycling spectacle would add a female event, few metro residents were happier than Kelly Benjamin. After all, the Kansas City native is one of the top-ranked women in professional cycling, and there’s nothing better than elevating the female circuit…
Crossroads Music Fest
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Anodyne Records, home to the Architects, the Valley Arena, the Meat Puppets, the Hearers, Sirhan Sirhan, Roman Numerals, and, most recently, the Bellrays, have just added a new band to their roster: the Vox Jaguars, and they are, like, 15 years old. But hey, if there’s any label out there that oughta be friendly to kid bands, it should be…
By FLANNERY CASHILL John Gourley of the Alaskan indie rock group Portugal the Man responded to the VP nomation of Sarah Palin with an impassioned essay about America, Alaska, and a certain no-good neighbor of his. Meanwhile, Nancy Wilson of the monster ballad duo Heart railed against the unauthorized use of their song “Barracuda” during the Republican National Convention, saying:…
By NADIA PFLAUM Last Tuesday, when Sen. Barack Obama’s Secret Service agents called with questions about her 24-hour gym, Scott Fitness manager Monica Senter, 23, thought she was being punked. A few minutes later, an unmarked car pulled up, and agents got out to tour the Crossroads facility at 2020 Washington. Categories: News, Politics Tags: Obama, Scott Fitness
BY OWEN MORRIS Special thanks to Joe from Chimpotle for making me aware of that the city of Lenexa, Kansas is holding it Spinach Festival this weekend. It’s this Saturday from 9 am – 5 pm at Sar-Ko-Par-Trails Park at 87th Street and Lackman Road. There will be a spinach recipe contest, sweet peas and pods craft corner for the…
By NADIA PFLAUM It was a shitty, rainy day. Or it was, until I met 38-year-old Mondaine striding down Westport Road. Meeting him was like finding $20 bucks on the sidewalk. See? While everyone else was complaining about the rain, Mondaine just sees it as his first opportunity this season to break out the wool. “I love clothes in fall…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM From the comments: As a punitive measure for the lack of notable comments, I expect every reader to watch the following video of Complete, the worst band in all of YouTube, performing their show-stopper, “Hoogie Boogie Land.” Wumble has to watch it twice, and Mallory has to follow up by watching this interview with the band….
