As Flannery O’Connor would sympathize with: A good hip-hop and punk fusion group is hard to find. Luckily, Lawrence discovered one at the Jackpot on Thursday night—Minneapolis’ Eyedea and Abilities. In a true convergence of hip-hop with punk and rock influences (think about what Linkin Park would sound like if they didn’t totally suck balls), the duo pairs Eyedea’s furious flow…
%{}% A couple struggles with the seating and the ordering on a Saturday night at the Westside Local, but finds the kitchen nails it. This review of Boulevard’s Rye-On-Rye agrees that is it a sipping beer, but one that will keep you sipping until the bottle is gone. a Kansas Citian on vacation in Phoenix, Arizona, stops at the Claim…
Joe Stack used to play bass in the Billy Ely Band and, if you want to check out some of his pre-mad-plane-crasher work, you can. (Here are more pictures of him.) The Internet at present is more interested in Stack’s ideology than his bass playing. Rightbloggers hurried unto the breach with two missions: Asserting that Joe Stack was a creature…
The Gossip’s spring tour is only landing in eight cities, but by some dint of luck, one of those cities is Lawrence. The trio, fronted by the formidable force of Ms. Beth Ditto, will be at the Bottleneck on April 22, in support of their Rick Rubin-produced recent album, Music For Men. Ditto’s been doing a lot of stuff with…
So, what makes a “lip dub” more impressive than, say, that video of the two girls lip-syncing the Pixies’ “Hey” on YouTube? Well, according to Wikipedia, a lip dub is: made by filming individuals or a group of people lip synching while listening to a song or any recorded audio then dubbing over it in post editing with the original…
Tristan R. Williams allegedly told a 911 dispatcher that cats in his apartment had overturned his 3-week-old daughter’s bouncing chair, leading to the child’s death, KSHB Channel 41 reports. Prosecutors aren’t buying it and charged the 28-year-old Thursday with abuse of a child that resulted in death. KSHB reports that Williams has had previous trouble with the Clay County Division…
%{}% New Orleans is riding high with a Super Bowl victory, Mardi Gras and all that jazz. Earlier this week, some Kansas Citians celebrated Fat Tuesday, too. Today, Fat City’s Charles Ferruzza and other food critics talk about where to find some of the best gumbo and po’boys locally on The Walt Bodine Show (KCUR, 89.3 FM) from 10 to…
%{}% Once again, it’s the weekend. And once again, there are about a bazillion awesome things to do in the metro over the course of the next three days. Here, we offer a sampling. Admire the devotion of anime fans during the annual Naka-Kon convention today through Sunday at the Hyatt Regency at Crown Center. Costumes not required (but strongly…
A sniper with the Kansas City Police Department shot and killed an 18-year-old man who was holding his mother hostage at knife-point Thursday. The 18-year-old man was a suspect in an armed carjacking last week, and when officers saw the man near 46th Street and Sterling Avenue yesterday, he ran into his mother’s house in the 10900 block of East…
%{}% The FDA raided two Lawrence stores known for selling K2 earlier this month, and coincidentally, these were also the only two stores in Kansas to be represented at legislative hearings on the potential ban (read all about it in this week’s Pitch feature story, “Fake Reefer Madness”). Jon Sloan — owner of Bouncing Bear Botanicals and apparent K2 distributor…
Kansas lawmakers are suffering from “Fake Reefer Madness,” rushing to outlaw K2 synthetic marijuana before really knowing much about it. The Pitch’s Peter Rugg looks at how the Sunflower State might just be the first state in America to ban K2. Martin tries to re-frame the discussion of whether spending millions to make the Buck O’Neil Education and Research Center…
A second man has pleaded guilty in federal court to running an illegal gambling operation. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Charles J. Simone of Liberty pleaded guilty Thursday to running an illegal gambling operation. Simone’s guilty plea also comes with a hefty price tag; he’s forfeiting $10,000 in profits to the government along with his laptop, which federal agents confiscated last March….
Brother, can you spare a dime? You can? Well how about 19 cents? A friend of mine, who raves about the $1 double cheeseburger deal at Burger King restaurants wasn’t raving — but raging — today at the news that starting in April, the national burger chain will begin charging $1.19 for the double cheeseburger. That’s not surprising: BK franchisees…
Looks like Love Garden Sounds in Lawrence is your place to be this weekend. The record shop has both an in-store performance Saturday night and big collection unveiling Sunday morning. Saturday, February 20, the store plays host to a free in-store from Miles Bonny, in support of his new release INcense & Wine. Bonny will start DJing at 8:00 p.m.,…
Make some room in the fridge: Boulevard’s newest smokestack entry, Rye-on-Rye, hits the shelves next week. This is a limited release, which means Boulevard’s only producing 10,000 bottles. It’s been aged in oak whiskey barrels from micro distiller Templeton Rye for nearly a year. “We were excited to get these casks, though initially we weren’t quite sure what to do…
There’s been a lot of news from the Get Up Kids camp recently regarding new releases, touring plans, and re-releases, and it just makes sense to put it all together in one neat little post for you all, rather than spread it out willy-nilly. First up, the band will release new music this year, in the form of an EP…
State Sen. Tom Holland announced his candidacy for Kansas governor yesterday afternoon. Not long after the Baldwin City Democrat announced his intentions, the Kansas Republican Party welcomed him to the fray with a press release that showed the Sunflower State’s GOP wasn’t taking Holland seriously. Kansas Republican Party Executive Director Ashley McMillan said in a statement: “It makes no sense…
While it’s not that common to see people walking around the busy streets of Kansas City eating a slice of pizza, a few shops that have carved out a niche dishing up hot slices. This battle pits d’Bronx — the New York style shop known for its thin crust pizza — and just to mix things up, we’ll order from…
Liberty police have released the names of the two people arrested in the death of a 3-week-old girl. Police say they arrested the girl’s parents, 28-year-old Tristan R. Williams and 19-year-old Jenna A. Hays, on Wednesday at 615 N. Gallatin in Liberty. No charges have been filed against Williams and Hays. Police say the “death investigation” continues. Categories: News Tags:…
While comic conventions usually feature an odd guest or two — usually a Playmate or someone else known more for removing their clothes than appearing in genre fare — Kansas City’s Planet ComiCon will play host to their first rock ‘n’ roll guest next month. Former Go-Go Jane Wiedlin will be at the con signing autographs and speaking with fans…
Local rockers Vedera are stopping by the Beaumont on Friday, February 19 for a show with piano power-pop outfit Jack’s Mannequin. After releasing their major-label debut, Stages, last November, the dreamy pop-rock quartet has been touring non-stop (and garnering some pretty high-profile attention along the way). We caught up with Vedera’s frontwoman Kristen May for a short check-in to see…
