You need plans. Fat City has a recycle bin full of listings. In this post, all our problems are solved. You don’t need a hot tub to time travel this weekend. Retro Downtown Drinks and Dance (1518 McGee) is throwing a grand opening party this weekend. The doors open at 3 p.m. today and the night kicks off with an…
In what must be the nostalgia tour for guys in backwards white ballcaps and hemp necklaces comes the Unity Tour, with rap-rock-reggae fusionists 311 and pop-punk superstars the Offspring. Tickets go on-sale to the general public Saturday, April 17, but you can hit the Internet pre-sale four days earlier, on Tuesday, April 13, by hitting this link. Sublime knock-offs Pepper…
The upheaval in the bitters market, combined with the desire of a new generation to change everything the old generation loves, means there are now some very interesting alternatives to the Manhattan. As American as apple pie, the Manhattan is rooted in U.S. whiskey. A traditional cocktail would call for two parts rye whiskey, one part sweet vermouth, and a…
Kansas City has long enjoyed a love affair with the name Monte Cristo — in the 1800s, the actor James O’Neill (father of playwright Eugene O’Neill) performed the title role in The Count of Monte Cristo at the old Coates Opera House no fewer than nine times between 1884 and 1900. The sandwich of the same name, traditionally turkey and…
The Kansas ban K2 synthetic weed ban is barely a week old, and it looks as if Missouri is soon to follow. Both the Missouri House and Senate have passed legislation to ban the compounds, and all that’s left is for the two bills to be reconciled and sent to Gov. Jay Nixon for his signature. To be sure no…
The University of Kansas’ student-run radio station, KJHK 90.7FM made a mad decent haul at this year’s Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards. In addition to four first-place awards, the station received seven second-place honors and three honorable mentions. The first-place winners can be found below, with the remainder after the jump. 1st Place: Best Enterprise News Package – “Ira Glass…
There’s no longer an Easter Parade on the Country Club Plaza — the one hosted by the Patricia Stephens Modeling School, anyway — but there is a connection to the song “Easter Parade,” written by Irving Berlin and the inspiration for the movie of the same name with Judy Garland. The famous J.C. Nichols fountain in Mill Creek Park,…
Photographer Scott Spychalski, shooting for The Pitch at the Black Eyed Peas show at the Sprint Center Wednesday night, says he felt the stage shake when Fergie took a spill during the show’s first song, “Let’s Get it Started.” Spychalski and the other six photographers with photo passes for the event were only allowed to shoot the headliners for two…
“Technically, even if you delete it from your memory card, you can recover it,” Spychalski says. “There’s software for that. But who cares? I just thought it was funny.” Of course, much of the crowd at the Sprint Center was armed with camera phones, many with video capability, so Fergie’s fall was documented by thousands. Here’s a YouTube video of…
Update: Raytown police believe Laray Jenkins shot and killed his wife, Diana Jenkins, in the 6700 block of Raytown Road Thursday morning . The 43-year-old Laray Jenkins, who also goes by Muhammad Abdullah Jenkins, has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held in the Jackson County Jail without bond. Categories: News Tags: Diana Jenkins, homicide,…
I blame the liquor companies. See, beer and liquor reps and their distributors are always dreaming up new promotional schwag to hand out in bars and at concerts. I still see Jäger Girls from time to time. I have a Bacardi key chain. I light my other people’s cigarettes with a Red Stripe lighter. I’m not complaining, but I’m basically…
%{}% The slow churn of mechanical bells sounded outside my window yesterday for the first time this year. Until we got to the “the monkey chased the weasel” portion of the chorus, I was considering whether the city had muffled and punched up its tornado-siren test in Brookside. But then a white van with peeling stickers came into view, bringing…
The Chiefs are already pimping their new digs, and the team has released another fun promo video featuring “The Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs” Mitch Holthus and a cameo by coach Todd Haley. Not as good as The Office and 30 Rock parodies, but still pretty funny. Categories: News Tags: kansas city chiefs, Mitch Holthus, todd haley
%{}% A tasting of Rocketfuel Coffee combined with a visit to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art — all in one single-serving video. A night in the West Bottoms is a night well spent with stops at the Friday night wine tastings at the Inland Sea Wines and R Bar. Breakfast is coming to Subway next month — thank you for…
The Randy Rogers Band is frequently mentioned as being at the forefront of the “red dirt country” movement out of Texas and Oklahoma. The movement is noted for how it mixes country and rock to form a distinctive sound, yet one that hearkens back to the outlaw country movement of the ’70s. In addition to being nominated for an Academy…
Much like Surfer Blood and Beach House, Hacienda mine the sound of the Beach Boys’ harmonies for inspiration. Their twist is a bit of Tex-Mex meets Ennio Morricone flavor. The band’s new album, Big Red & Barbacoa (produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys) comes out via Alive Records April 6. You’ll be able to hear what they can…
Promoters of the 12 O’Clock Jump show are looking for a new venue after failing to come to terms with the new leadership at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. 12 O’Clock Jump has originated from the foundation, a former union hall for black musicians, since 2009. KCUR 89.3 airs the show, which integrates live blues and jazz with scripted comedy, live…
1. Waterslide your way through a Guinness World Record. By way of introducing the new Triple Twist Slide, Great Wolf Lodge is making a a 24-hour, multi-venue attempt to break a watersliding record, starting at 5 p.m. today. You don’t have to be a guest to participate, but you do have to interact with children. Wheee! 2. Take advantage of…
Kansas City police want to talk to Juan DeLeon, who they’re calling a “person of interest” in the death of 23-month-old Leeya Wiseman-Guzman. The Jackson County Medical Examiner has ruled Wiseman-Guzman’s death a homicide, noting that the child died from “blunt force trauma.” On Monday, Wiseman-Guzman could not be resuscitated by ambulance personnel who responded to a home in the…
Beware Jacob Pullen and his lucky neck growth. The neckbearded Kansas State guard hit a couple of key three-pointers in double overtime to kill off Xavier and send the Wildcats to the Elite Eight. Pullen finished with 28 points (six three-pointers), four rebounds, three assists and a steal. Back-court mate Denis Clemente added 25 points and Curtis Kelley chipped in 21…
Avion D. Williamson was unarmed when Terrell D. Crout allegedly shot and killed him inside a bus depot at 39th and Troost on February 22. Crout, 18, allegedly shot Williamson, 18, several times with a semi-automatic handgun around 1:45 p.m. that day. Jackson County prosecutors charged Crout yesterday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Categories: News Tags: Avion…
What You Do For Money Honey takes us beyond the music and into the cubicles, behind the desks, and on top of what local musicians do to pay the bills. In addition to his time as a solo performer and frontman for Sandoval and Pendergast, Tony Ladesich works as a filmmaker for Mile Deep Films & Television. His short film,…
