U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s regular Saturday-morning meeting with constituents at JP Coffee in Lee’s Summit turned into a mob scene on August 8 when crowds protesting health-care reform showed up demanding a “town hall meeting” — and supporters of health-care reform turned out to counter the expected disruptions.
Starring: Grand Marquis, Antennas Up, Be/Non, Barclay Martin, Cowboy Indian Bear, Softee, Nomathmatics, Roman Numerals, Pet Comfort and more.
On his blog on Friday, KCPD Chief Jim Corwin published the total number of tickets handed out for red light runners caught on camera in July. His results: Total violations reviewed by officers: 8,145 Total citations issued: 5,361 Percent of violations submitted that were approved for citations: 65.8% Total hours of officer time devoted to reviewing violations: 230.3 hours Corwin…
Starring: Adam Lee, James Christos, Howard Iceberg, Nomathmatics, Max Justus, the Rich Boys, Waiting for Signal and more.
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We love frozen custard in Fat City and recently did a “battle of the frozen custards” using samples from the best-known national frozen custard chains: Culver’s and Sheridan’s. We also explained the difference between frozen custard and soft-serve. Since today is supposed to be gruelingly hot, I’m going to make a devotional pilgrimage to one of the local frozen custard…
This week, we’ll not only re-cap the posts we think were the Top Stories on Fat City, but weave those stories with the major highlights from your favorite TV soap operas: 1) We were absolutely stunned that no one even ventured a guess as to the location of this week’s “Where Is It?” quiz. The photograph is to the right. So obviously,…
Straight from KJHK music director Alison Cain’s Twitter page comes this news: “girls in-studio @kjhk preliminarily scheduled for wednesday, august 12th between 4 and 8 pm” Girls are playing later that night at the Record Bar. The band’s on the cover of this month’s FADER, as well. That news also comes courtesy of Twitter, thanks to Range Life Records (@rangelifercrds)….
We hate puppies here at Plog, but that won’t stop us from reporting a messed-up story when we see one. Which is what Nadia Pflaum did earlier this week in “Animal control officers have new quota, are coming for Muffin.” As of August 1, each field officer at the Animal Control Department of Kansas City, Missouri, must issue a minimum…
The Pitch Music Showcase wasn’t the only thing going on last night. The other thing: Scottish band Glasvegas and Norwegian rocker-girl Ida Maria played at the Granada. We got some hot shots, including this priceless backstage Polaroid of Glasvegas frontman James Allan. Click on the duckie for slides from the show. Categories: Music Tags: Glasvegas, Ida Maria, slideshow
John Hulston has a lot on his plate these days. I caught up with the owner of Anodyne Records and co-owner of Czar Bar via Facebook and talked about what’s cookin’ in the Crossroads. The Pitch:Which is more difficult, being a bar owner or running a record label? John Hulston: Owning a bar for sure. I’m dealing with a much…
Though a friend told me early last night at the Pitch Music Showcase that Twitter had been hit with some kind of viral attack yesterday, that didn’t stop me from tweeting doggedly and with great effort throughout the night. Of course, none of my WaywardTweets posted, so because it’s easier than writing anything fresh with this massive hangover I’m contending…
Because this is the first thing I’ve written all day about last night’s 279th annual Pitch Music Showcase, I feel compelled to tell you: It was great. A fucking awesome, enjoyable, rich night. Tons of people came out to support local music, and I have a feeling the majority of them were seeing a lot of those bands for the…
In Brad Pitt’s interview with Parade Magazine, he’s quoted as saying, “In Missouri, where I come from, we don’t talk about what we do—we just do it. If we talk about it, it’s seen as bragging.” In actual context, he was talking about how he had to quit smoking weed, but there’s gotta be a compliment in there somewhere. Categories:…
Scotland’s Glasvegas and Norwegian rocker-girl Ida Maria brought international rock sounds to Lawrence on August 6.
Gavin Snider, guitarist and vocalist for Midnight Vinyl drew this amazing art for the Noise FM’s summer tour. The use of the terra cotta warriors of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China, alongside the bands members makes them look both badass and imperial. The line work is also crisp and clean, working nicely with the Chinese themes used….
You need plans. Fat City has a recycle bin full of event listings. In this post, all of our problems are solved. Lobster might be cheap right now, but it always impresses a date. The Bristol’s Power & Light District location (51 East 14th Street) has live Maine lobsters for patrons at the bar this Friday. As a happy hour…
If you’ve got corn on the brain, that’s understandable — it’s apparently in everything. But there’s a big difference between the corn-based derivatives in soda or a phone made from corn-based plastic and a local cob of organic corn. “When it’s this sweet, you can just eat it raw straight off the cob,” says Dan Heryer of Badseed Farm. Corn…
Mean Melin was stealthily going into tonight’s U.S. Air Guitar Championships until Wednesday. His rivals couldn’t check out his act because there were no videos on YouTube or Vimeo. This article in Washington, D.C.’s Express Night Out is proof — two air shredders from our nation’s capital, The Shred and Sanjar the Destroyer (aka STD) critiqued everyone in tonight’s air…
