Platinum-selling goth rockers AFI are coming to town to bestow hits as well as songs from its latest, Crash Love, upon fans at the Uptown this Friday. If you’d like to win two tickets to the show plus the opportunity to meet Davey Havok and the other boys in the band, become a Pitch Insider and register for our AFI…
What once was the commercial heart of Kansas City’s black district is now a shell of its former self. This week’s cover story, “Historian in Chief,” details UMKC professor Pellom McDaniels’ efforts to reacquaint Kansas City with its lost history, and reintroduce forgotten African American role models to inspire the next generation of historians. This slideshow compares historic photos taken…
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced today that 700 jobs will be cut to make up for a shortfall in state tax revenues. Prime Buzz says the cuts are on top of $430 million in budget slashing earlier this year. Add that on top of American Airlines closing its overhaul base at Kansas City International Airport (and the announcement of 700…
Here is the schedule for tonight’s KRBZ 96.5 the Buzz Halloweenie Roast. Thanks to Jeriney of the Homegrown Buzz show for passing this along. It’s also posted here with lots of videos from the you-tele. Beaumont Indoors: Doors: 5:00pm DJ: 5:00 – 5:30 Fists Up: 5:30 – 6:00 Adam Lee: 6:25 – 6:55 Nuthatch-47: 7:20 – 7:50 Thunder Eagle: 8:15…
The United States government may finally be on the verge of looking into brain injuries suffered by pro football players. At a congressional hearing today, U.S. Rep. John Conyers requested records on head injuries suffered by professional football players. The Associated Press reports that Conyers, a Democrat and House committee chairman, is seeking an “independent review of all the data”…
As Harper put it so eloquently in the e-mail he forwarded to me concerning the band, “Right. ‘Pants Yell.’ Of course.” Honestly, how else to respond to what might be the most random band name I’ve ever heard? Their PR firm describes the name as “misleadingly emphatic (and eternally mysterious).” True. But what of the music? Well, Pants Yell! is…
Over the past several months, Bombay Sapphire has spoken to more than 1,000 bartenders in a search for what will be the “Hottest Trends in Cocktail Culture for 2010.” Apparently, vegetables and vinegar will be leading a trend towards savory drinks. But Bombay still recognized a sweet drink from one of Kansas City’s bartenders — Noah Robinson of the M&S…
What once was the commercial heart of the Kansas City’s black district is now a shell of its former self. This week’s cover story, Historian in Chief, details UMKC professor Pellom McDaniels’ efforts to reacquaint Kansas City with its lost history, and reintroduce forgotten African American role models to inspire the next generation of historians. This slideshow compares photographs from…
As a potential topping or finishing drizzle, vinegar is the forgotten sister. But because it has the potential to be infused in as many different ways as oil, it’s about time we started looking at the other half of the caddy on Italian restaurant tables. Herb-infused vinegar is delightfully straightforward to make. You just need your herbs of choice and…
We really enjoyed the last release from experimental electronic musician H Stewart, the downloadable Letters to Kansas City. Stewart’s new album, Dora Elizabeth, is out now via Moving Furniture, and is the musician’s first physical release. You can stream the entire album online, as well as purchase it. The album is a tribute to Stewart’s maternal grandmother, and, in a…
People in this community take care of their own. Shortly after Anne Winter’s death became public knowledge, some local goodhearts in and around the music scene began setting up a donation site at AnnieWinter.org. The people behind it wish to remain anonymous. They are reportedly working on setting up a non-profit status for the fund. If you go to the…
Over the weekend came news about of security guards at Gerry’s Sliver Slipper getting in a gunfight with a drive-by shooter. No one was injured — this time. View Larger Map This latest shootout brings back memories of a shooting last year at the strip club located at 4704 Independence Ave. The Kansas City Star reported last night that Kenneth…
The economy is going to affect the depth of candy bowls this year. Time magazine notes that a recent study by the National Retail Federation showed that people will be spending an average of $56.31 for the holiday. That’s $10.23 less than last year. And of that, 46.5 percent of the people surveyed are planning to cut back on candy….
More bad news on the layoffs front. American Airlines is shutting down its overhaul base at Kansas City International Airport in September 2010 and cutting 700 employees nationwide, according to reports this morning. KMBC Channel 9 has the letter to employees announcing the shut down and layoffs, and KMBC’s Micheal Mahoney reports that 500 people (450 of them union workers)…
The Michael Jackson documentary This Is It opens today at about two dozen theaters across the metro, but tonight, the elegant, bar-equipped Screenland Armour in North Kansas City beckons you to its It premiere at 11 p.m. You can reserve a VIP suite by calling the box office at 816-994-7380. If you’re a Jacko fan, then you already know what…
You probably have a strong opinion about radishes. Many people find the spicy, almost peppery flavor of raw radishes too bitter, missing out on what could be a colorful and flavorful addition to sides and dishes. Radish season begins in November, and because the red and white vegetables are a surprisingly good source of Vitamin C, you might give them…
Author and minor television personality John Hodgman might best be known to your mom and dad as the charming portrayer of PC in Apple’s funny, iconic Mac/PC advertisements, but you probably know him as The Daily Show’s “Resident Expert” and the author of two totally unresearched, totally untrue almanacs of fake trivia: The Areas of My Expertise and its…
Sadly, the best kitchen gadgets appear to be the ones you rarely see — like the automatic butter spreader. It’s essentially a mechanized roller, the cousin of the hot dog roller at QuikTrip or 7-11, that allows for the even coating of toast or whatever you slide across the roller face. Both the warming and non-warming models have the capacity…
Every year at Halloween, Kansas City musician John Bersuch, of bands such as Bacon Shoe and Minds Under Cover, builds a haunted house inside of his West Bottoms loft. For this, the fourth year that he’s built it, the Interior House of Horror will be open to the public for the first time, on Sunday, November 1, from 9 p.m….
This just in — the best reporting so far on one of the biggest local mysteries in the health-care reform debate: Where’s Pat Roberts? Even though the quotable Senator from Kansas sits on both the Finance Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, he has “No fingerprints on health reform,” according to stories published earlier this week by…
