This afternoon, the KCKPD released the names of the two men who were killed in the 3700 block of Webster Avenue Friday night. The victims are 21-year-old Charles Ford of Olathe and 26-year-old Larry G. Ledoux of KCK. Kansas City, Missouri, Police arrested two suspects — 24-year-old Dominic Moore and 19-year-old Cedric Warren — over the weekend. They are accused…
What, Appleseed Cast? We’re not important enough? Why don’t WE get that exclusive MP3, why you gotta give it to the Stereogums and Pitchforks of the world? Just kidding. We’re perfectly happy to direct readers to this famous blog, where they can download the Appleseed’s new song, “A Bright Light,” from the brand-new LP Sagamartha, which is in stores today,…
Tonight at the Czar Bar, Vanguard Records recording artist Greg Laswell drops by. He’s a high-profile dude, a rock singer-songwriter comparable with the likes of Ron Sexsmith and Josh Rouse, he’s had his songs placed on tons of TV shows, and so I’m wondering why this show wasn’t promoted more. I found out about it only a few days ago….
www.spoilurpets.com There are things we remember from working at daily newspapers. We remember reporters shouting out bad puns for hours. We’d lay down money that when this story broke, at least one guy at the Rocky Mountain News suggested some variation of “Barking Up the Wrong Tree” for the headline while his co-workers politely ignored him. We’ll try to resist making…
Starting this Friday, February 20, and running through March 1, 90.1 FM KKFI (kkfi.org) will be auctioning off bands to play private parties, with proceeds going to the station. As of last week, the station had signed up more than 70 local bands. The rules, according to KKFI’s press release: “A local band or solo act donates a two hour…
Fans of Fucked Up and all other punk-based, skull-cracking rock channelings take note: bad ass L.A. band the Bronx is headed for the Riot Room on April 10. The group is touring on the heels of its third self-titled release, Bronx (III). The last time the group came through, it played the Record Bar with the Architects, an early all-ages…
Scarily, some of my friends are starting to have children. Being a creepy honorary uncle has its drawbacks, namely what to get these newborns. Should I get them an a full-bodied Chilean red or maybe a safe oak chardonnay from California? I kid, I kid. But shopping for young’ns is no walk in the park. You can’t go wrong with…
Abstinence-until-marriage programs have come under criticism for teaching fear and fostering ignorance. In the sex issue, on streets now, I describe one curriculum, Choosing the Best, faulted in a 2004 congressional report for understating condoms’ effectiveness. Approved to receive federal funding, Choosing the Best is taught in many area classrooms, including the Kansas City, Missouri, School District. Kansas City schools…
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences This Sunday won’t be a terrific night for many restaurants — at least for the ones patronized by men and women devoted to staying home and watching the annual Academy Awards ceremony. Sunday night is the airing of the 81st annual award ceremony of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, which…
I swear Forbes — and every other publication — hates Kansas City. The latest bit of shitty news: Forbes lumps KCMO and KCK together as the eighth emptiest city in America. So let’s recap: Dating in KC sucks. Kansas Citians are fat. No one wants to live here. Just great. Forbes used rental vacancy rates — 15.2 percent — and…
… in no particular order … Shaun Duval Kiko De Gallo Scott Carpenter Jamel Rockwell Kipsquared We received around 20 submissions to our 2009 Pitch Ultra Music DJ Contest, and narrowing the list down to five was no easy task. So, heavy congrats to the beat-spanking DJs above. On Friday, March 6, at NV (220 Admiral Boulevard), we want YOU…
Flickr: SamBeckWith It’s not a good sign for an idea when the first thing it’s compared to is New Coke. That’s exactly what’s happened with Kentucky Fried Chicken’s decision to rebrand some of its stores Kentucky Grilled Chicken last March. The idea was widely ridiculed. After all, KFC’s entire stores are about fried chicken. Colonel Sander’s recipe is held in…
Flickr: KMountMan It’s a pain but many restaurants require credit cards when making reservations. Especially on busy holidays like Valentine’s, and that makes regular patrons angry. But there is a reason for this. Many reasons in fact. Such as this gentleman low-down-good-for-nothing jerk in Des Moines who made reservations at 10 restaurants on Valentine’s. Yes, 10! From the Des Moines…
I’d never heard NPR’s “Kansas City’s wholesome image belies mob past” piece, but yesterday “Day to Day” reran the September 2007 show. It’s a quick, six-minute tour of KC’s seedy mob past. Makes me want to take the tour. Hat tip to TKC. Categories: News Tags: Day to Day, mafia, mob, NPR
If you’re at all interested in local food programs, organic food or pretty much anything having to do with the sources of food, then listen to this interview of author Michael Pollan, which aired on Fresh Air yesterday and is now available on NPR’s Web site. Pollan summarizes in 25 minutes a lot of what was covered at the 2009…
Today marks the grand-opening of Chaz in the Raphael Hotel. Six weeks ago Chaz was known by the name Raphael Restaurant, but that was before a complete overhaul of the interior and menu. Chaz is located on a lower level of the hotel and has its own entrance on the west side. I can’t claim to be too familiar with…
%{}% If a day without chocolate is like a day without sunshine then you probably shouldn’t read this article on the world’s delicious chocolate disappearing. Cool ways (read: high-tech savvy ways) in which people propose. The Jumbotron proposal is still classiest. There’s trouble brewing in wine world as more wineries decide to opt out of ubercritic Robert Parker’s rating system….
KSHB captured some disturbing video following a high-speed chase yesterday. The footage, shot from KSHB’s Skytracker helicopter, shows a man surrendering, lying face down on the ground with his hands behind his head. An officer seems to have him subdued when another runs up and repeatedly punches the guy in the head. Other officers swarm the guy. An officer by…
For the past month, DJ and remix artist J. Period has been leaking bits and pieces from his tribute to the former A Tribe Called Quest member and current solo artist Q-Tip. He made the entire mixtape available last Tuesday and by Thursday, it had been downloaded over 20,000 times. Along with Q-Tip’s timeless prose, the release includes a star-studded…
%{}% Some guys is gotta win and some guys isn’t. Welp, President Hussein Moqtada Al-Obama signs an economic stimulus bill into law today, after three weeks of negotiation with Congress and a struggle with Minority Republicans which people keep saying Obama lost. All the beltway pundits say Obama “has a lot to learn,” and Republicans like Sen. John McCain insist…
I’m pretty sure Justin Moss has never seen the Kansas City Public Library (pictured above) in person. Moss compiled a list of “The 15 Strangest Buildings of the World” and named KC’s library the world’s sixth strangest. Actually, the building he’s thinking of is across the street. Uh, Justin. That’s the parking garage. Categories: News Tags: Justin Moss, kansas…
Legendary comedienne Dame Edna Everage celebrates her 75th birthday today. The secret to her longevity, she reports, includes eating sensibly: “Meat in moderation, cake the rest of the time.” Although Dame Edna was hired, in 2006, to participate in a campaign to encourage Australians to eat more fruits and vegetables, she has other, less traditional, nutritional ideas. “Vomiting,” the youthful-looking septugenarian…
