Shinetop Jr. has the market cornered on blues piano in this city. The KC native, a.k.a. Mike Sedovic, who occasionally gigs with Levee Town, Trampled Under Foot and John Paul’s Flying Circus has also been nominated for a 2009 Pitch Music Award. Check out his boogie piano solo show every Wednesday night at B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ. Need a preview? Click…
In honor of the upcoming patriotic holiday, here’s our list of local people and places that, for better or worse, constitute hallmarks of quintessential Americanness. 10. George Brett. A hall-of-famer in the great American pastime, hero to many a baseball-loving kid, turns out to be insufferable in real life. 9. Kris Kobach. This UMKC law professor, former head of the…
If you’ve driven down Troost Avenue, oh, ever, you might have found yourself behind a vehicle sporting one of these blunt, black-and-white bumper stickers. They’re the creation of Mark Holmes, the 41-year-old owner of Coffee Break, the quirky cafe that serves Rockhurst University and University of Missouri Kansas City students on the corner of 54th and Troost. Holmes sells the…
Johnson County deputies don’t want to see your children struggling to grasp your miserable stump of a hand after the Fourth of July, so they’re enforcing the fireworks ban in JoCo all weekend. “According to county regulations, fireworks, including sparklers, are illegal without a permit in all unincorporated areas of Johnson County” (emphasis MINE! ALL MINE!), according to Master Deputy…
