Archives: April 2010
Battle of the KC radio vans! Here’s the top 9
There’s no shortage of KC radio stations fighting for your ear. But if you had to choose a station based solely on the look of its official wheels, you might find yourself listening to nothing but talk radio or the Spanish language station. Click on La Gran D’s broadcast van for the war of the radio rides. Categories: News Tags:…
Louise’s bathroom is a scary, scary place
“Where We Pee” is a weekly excursion into a local music venue’s excretory facilities, with a premium on the witticisms scrawled onto the walls. Louise’s Downtown, on Lawrence’s Massachusetts Street, is a bar that it very basic. They have a pool table, and the beer can be ordered in what are called “Schooners.” Schooners bring nearly a quart of beer…
You can have your cake ice cream and eat it too
A la mode is passe. The latest thing is cake mixed right into your ice cream. Cold Stone Creamery has birthday cake ice cream, Baskin Robbins has German chocolate cake ice cream and now Blue Bell has Cake and Ice Cream — vanilla ice cream with chocolate-coated cake pieces, chocolate icing and chocolate sprinkles. “At birthday parties it’s very common…
Dallas sportswriter gives Chiefs’ draft an A+
Rick Gosselin, a Dallas Morning News columnist, ran out of stickers when he graded the Chiefs’ 2010 draft. Gosselin gave Kansas City an A-plus, writing: The Chiefs drafted the NFL defensive rookie of the year in Berry — and a slew of other good players. Arenas was the best returner in the draft, and McCluster will give the AFC matchup…
Parisi’s Royal Blue Coffee makes a proper cup
I’ve heard tales of the Royal Blue Iced Coffee at Kauffman Stadium, but had yet to locate a cup for myself. Then I received a small package in the mail last week that changed everything. Parisi Artisan Coffee sent me a sample of its Royal Blue Blend, which was introduced in 2009 and became the official coffee of the Kansas…
Rightbloggers on healthy conservative debate: Shut up! (Whoops, we mean: epistemic closure!)
%{}%We’re not accustomed to think of rightbloggers as intellectuals. For one thing — as we have ample opportunity to observe here every week — they sure don’t act like intellectuals; in fact, they seem allergic to logical argument, and sometimes even committed to a backwards Bizarro World version of it. Cases in point: Recently rightbloggers found in the revelation that…
The Flaming Lips at Sandstone
The Flaming Lips know how to kick off a show. “C’mon, motherfuckers. Let’s fuckin’ do this,” said frontman Wayne Coyne. Then, he climbed into a giant inflatable hamster ball and walked out into the crowd. When he arrived back onstage, everything exploded: Confetti! Balloons! Glow sticks! After rocking through sets from Stardeath and White Dwarfs, the Ettes, White Rabbits, Minus…
Breakfast Buffet: Monday, April 26
%{}% Here’s a lesson on cupping and video tour of the Roasterie’s plant. This recipe has kale chips ready to go in about 20 minutes. The Cheesecake Factory introduces six glamburgers — odes to regional burgers topped with everything from pulled pork to herb goat cheese — available through the end of May. Whatever food is your favorite, apparently you…
What to do this week
1. Catch a fly ball. The Royals take on Seattle Mariners at Kauffman Stadium tonight at 7:10. The three-game series continues through Wednesday. 2. Get a pseudo-education in Bronte. On Tuesday, author Juliet Gael visits the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library for a 6:30 p.m. discussion about her book Romancing Miss Bronte, a fictionalized tale about…
Pretty Lights at Liberty Hall
By Jenny Kratz The aurora borealis could have been in Lawrence Sunday night. An aural wall of sparkling color and flashing graphics — courtesy of Pretty Lights — treated concertgoers at Liberty Hall to a sensory carnival that felt like the famous northern light phenomenon — if it had a thudding bass behind it. Pretty Lights is the innovation of Derek Vincent…
The Flaming Lips at Sandstone
The Flaming Lips know how to kick off a show. Frontman Wayne Coyne said, “C’mon, motherfuckers. Let’s fuckin’ do this.” Then, he climbed into a giant inflatable hamster ball and walked out into the crowd. He arrived back on stage, and suddenly, everything exploded. Confetti! Balloons! Glow sticks! The Lips open their shows the way most bands end theirs, and…
Royals roundup: Dayton Moore blames the nerds
Royals G.M. Dayton Moore has a strained relationship with the stats crowd. The performance-analysis types thought Moore was nuts to give José Guillen $36 million. They hated the trade for walk-averse Mike Jacobs. Yuniesky Betancourt’s arrival in Kansas City prompted ESPN’s Keith Law to suggest that the Cuban-born shortstop was possibly “the worst everyday player in the majors.” One move…
Bill Goffrier at the Replay Lounge
”Y’all like the punk rock?” Bill Goffrier wryly asked the audience two songs into his performance at The Replay Lounge on Friday evening. It was a question heavily steeped in irony. For one, Bill Goffrier was once a member of the legendary underground art-punk band The Embarrasment, a band that Robert Christgau, no less, called a “great lost American band…
Jesus knows viral marketing
Jesus: King of All Media Jesus Christ has left his image on everything from his burial shroud to toast and taco shells. Now the Nazarene has appeared on a baby blanket in Kansas. Like any proud parents, Aaron and Jessica Cooper took lots of pictures of their daughter, Avarie, when she was born. Two weeks later, Jessica’s sister called to…
Seth R. Thompson shot, killed by Overland Park police
Overland Park police shot and killed a man near 95th and Quivira Friday afternoon. Police have identified the man as 24-year-old Seth R. Thompson of Shawnee. View Larger Map The shooting is being investigated by a team of police officers, detectives and sheriff’s deputies from various JoCo law enforcement agencies known as the Johnson County Officer Involved Shooting Team. Police…
A cavalcade of classic local punk on Youtube
Roger Holden, formerly of Lawrence’s Red and the Necks, has been uploading footage from a 25-year-old show at the Lawrence Opera House (now Liberty Hall). The details: Bill Rich’s Battle of the Bands Rejects show at the Lawrence Opera House, May 1st 1985. The Rejects show was a response to the fact that KU’s sound alternative radio station KJHK was…
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