BY IAN HRABE At any given moment there might have been 20 people inside the Jackpot, which seemed absolutely bizarre given that it was a Saturday night. “You guys played great, despite the fact that this place is empty,” I told Fortuning guitarist Drew Gibson after he got off stage. He just shrugged and said he had a great time…
For many years, when you mentioned McDonald’s and coffee in the same sentence, there was usually a joke about burning your lap. But not anymore, McDonald’s is serious about getting customers to like its coffee, even if it has to give it away — which is what the chain is doing today and every Monday until August 3. From 7…
%{}% A selection of six of the perfect bottled beers to keep in the cooler for the summer. Fritz’s Smoked Meats is doing a brisk lunch business and serving up an old-school style polish sausage. A nursery rhyme for children that not only teaches them the ABCs but also about various foods. Southerners aren’t just fat — they’re really fat….
Half the Pixies are coming to town! Kind of. Sort of. Well, not exactly. Sounds exciting, though. The Riot Room / Eleven Productions announced that they will be hosting “An Acoustic Performance by Black Francis (AKA Frank Black of The Pixies). The show is Monday July 27 with 9:00pm doors. The show is 21+ and tickets go on sale Tuesday,…
Saturday’s matinee punk bill at the Jackpot was a sorely underattended show. If one counted band members and bar employees as part of the crowd, there was at most people 30 people at the Jackpot. Everyone there got a good, if slightly short show from Texas bands Trifle Tower and Dark Forces. It was the sort of show where everyone…
Elizabeth Royte writes about the chain of life. In 2005, she published a book, Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash, that followed the waste out of her Brooklyn home. Her most recent book examines a product brought in to millions of residences and offices: bottled water. Americans consume 50 billion single-serve bottles of water a year. In Bottlemania:…
Nearly four months after a quadruple homicide in Raytown and pleas to the public for help in catching the killer, Jackson County prosecutors charged 24-year-old Gevante D. Anderson on Friday with four counts of first-degree murder, five counts of armed criminal action and one count of first-degree burglary. On March 16, the bodies of 33-year-old Andre D. Jones, 21-year-old Precious…
Last week, as I was waiting in line to put my bag through the security X-ray machine at the south side of City Hall, I noticed this sign taped to the front door. Seems helpful enough. After all, Kansas City’s recycling rate isn’t anything to brag about, so posting the drop-off locations can’t hurt. But to an environmental Midtown resident,…
The confirmation hearing of Sonia Sotomayor will take place without Sen. Sam Brownback, who stepped down from the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this year. Brownback took one for the team, as the 2008 election forced the Republicans to yield committee seats to the Democrats. It made sense for Brownback to step aside. He has less seniority (he joined the committee…
After a shootout in the 500 block of Troost early on Tuesday morning, Kansas City police collared 25-year-old Elijah K. Flores, of Liberty, and charged him with unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. And they had no problem finding him: Flores was laid up in a local hospital after being shot in the gut by…
Rock documentarian Bob Moczydlowsky has announced that a screening of his film 72 Musicians (trailer & info here) will take place at Screenland in the Crossroads on Sunday, July 19, and because of festival rules, the only way to get tickets is by ordering them in advance at this secret URL. There will be no walk-up or day-of sales, no…
On Saturday night, the tough gals of the Kansas City Tribe take on the Chicago Force in a female-only game of tackle football. At stake is the Western Conference Championship of the Independent Women’s Football League. Both the Tribe and the Force took down undefeated teams last week to earn a berth in the conference championship. The Tribe is 1-1…
This Saturday night, Lee’s Summit rasta-throwback bar and grill, Braata (pronounced “braaah-tahhh,” brah) will host American Idol contender and YouTube harlot Von Smith. This information, brought to my attention via e-mail, says the Greenwood native is making a special appearance to promote his upcoming shows at John Knox Pavilion on July 24th and 25th*. The cheese spreads around 8 p.m….
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In this brand-new, official and probably destined to be short-lived Wayward Blog series, Kansas City is a Drinkin’ Town, we’ll be drinking about local musicians and talking with their favorite drinks. *Hic!* Today’s subject: Chris Tady, of the bands Cosmic Tady Brothers (playing tonight, info below) and Solid Gold Easy and bartender at the Bulldog Today’s libation: whiskey and soda…
Imagine getting the best news of your life, but not being able to tell anyone. That was the happy dilemma of local designer Ari Fish, whom we named “Best Up-and-Comer in the Fashion World” last year. She’ll appear on the upcoming season of Project Runway, which finally premieres August 20th. Fish wasn’t allowed to announce that she’d earned a spot…
I make no secret of my love for Denver’s Suburban Home Records, as well as their record distro Vinyl Collective. However, at this time, I’m not going to discuss the music side of the business, but rather the way Suburban Home has contributed to drinking. The label recently began pairing beers with albums to enhance the listening process, with the…
OK, I’m not sure how the Mile High Lounge can be in a basement, but a joint called the Mile High Lounge is opening Saturday night at 11 in the bottom of Mint (334 E. 31st St.) at Martini Corner. Here’s the details from some guy calling himself the “Captain”: The Lounge has been completely re-designed for your comfort circa…
Jackson County prosecutors are expected to announce charges this afternoon in the Raytown quadruple homicide. A press conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. The bodies of two adults and two children were found in a Raytown apartment near 61st Street and Raytown Road on March 16. View Larger Map The victims were 33-year-old Andre D. Jones, 21-year-old Precious Triplett and…
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, famous for his recent throw down with Will.I.Am and more generally for alternately talking shit on and fawning over various celebs, will launch an imprint under Warner Brothers. The most telling quote of the Entertainment Weekly preview: Bear in mind that he can lay claim to helping introduce the world to talents like Mika and Lady…
This week’s flier is not for a concert. In fact, it’s not for an art show, performance peace, or any other such thing. In point of fact, this week’s flier is for the Bourgeois Pig’s Bastille Day celebration. The Pig is a noted Lawrence hangout, famous for the fact that the bar / cafe’s first art exhibition was a series…
