Archives: May 2010

Music

Eluvium at the Jackpot

Rachel Gray,

On the tail end of their spring tour, Eluvium graced the Jackpot’s stage last Friday night in Lawrence. Eluvium’s creator Matthew Cooper’s infrequent vocals, synthesized guitar and keyboard were delicate and gradual. His compositions were enriched with Eric Macey’s instrumentation (comprised of a small bowl which he hit like a gong) and Charles Stanyan’s MacBook, creating a backstage act turned…
News

Pet Connection, a no-kill animal shelter, faces Friday shutdown (updated)

Nadia Pflaum,

Update (4:06 p.m. May 28): The Pet Connection’s Jason Huff tells The Pitch that the no-kill shelter’s 5918 Broadmoor location remains open, and the clinic at 7021 Johnson Drive will temporarily cease veterinary operations and serve as a shelter for the time being. “Up til Wednesday, the entire operation was threatened with shutdown,” Huff says. “Our plans are to get…
News

Comment of the week: txt n ur car edition

Scott Wilson,

Both thumbs on the wheel, please. ​To recap the week in symbolic legislation: Kansas has officially outlawed text-messaging while driving. But don’t pick up your rotary-dial phone and get on the party line to celebrate your newfound safety just yet. Think about what commenter “Brian Nuevo” writes: Hey at least it is still perfectly legal to play Tetris on my…
Music

Because you’re going to be drunk all weekend

Nick Spacek,

Hey, since you’re going to be mainlining beer over the next three days as you start the summer, why not have the perfect big dumb soundtrack to your big dumb fun? For the price of a tweet, Facebook mention, or e-mail address, Victory Records offers up a sampler of their most recent metal. You can get the first part today,…
A&E, Dining

Now you have plans for the weekend

Jonathan Bender,

You need plans. Fat City has a recycle bin full of listings. In this post, all our problems are solved. And because Monday’s Memorial Day, we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming on Tuesday.  Who doesn’t love the ’80s? Martini Corner heads back to the beloved decade on Sunday with a Hot Tub Time Machine event at Sol, the…
News

KC parks department pisses on advocates then wonders where advocates went

David Martin,

Kansas City, Missouri, parks officials kicked an advocacy group in the teeth this week. The foot-to-face came in the form of a response to a question from The Kansas City Star’s “Watchdog,” an element in the paper which is sadly unaccompanied by an image of a doberman wearing a spiked collar. A reader asked the Watchdog for an update on…
Music

“I Love the ’80s” for academics

Nick Spacek,

On Thursday, June 3, at 8:00 p.m., KU Libraries host a special lecture entitled, “My Identity Through ’80s Music: Why I Love the Boy” at the Oread Hotel. The lecture, by instruction and outreach librarian Tami Albin, is a critical look at what ’80s music means to Albin. As she states in the press release, “When I was 16, I…
News

NY Times sends A.G. Sulzberger to KC, to be known as ‘Veggieberger’

Scott Wilson,

Somebody better call a doctor — The New York Times’ hard-on for Kansas City has lasted way longer than four hours. In its latest display of unbidden passion for our little patch of flyover country, the Times today announced that its planned local bureau has its man: A.G. Sulzberger. Sulzberger is the son of Times publisher, chairman and criticism magnet…

Music

Cary Brothers at the Bottleneck

Elke Mermis,

Singer-songwriter Cary Brothers is headlining with Greg Laswell at the Bottleneck on August 2. If you’re like me, you first heard Brothers’ songs on a series of Zach Braff films, like “Blue Eyes” off of 2004’s Garden State soundtrack, or perhaps “Ride” from 2006’s The Last Kiss. (Admittedly, two cringe-worthy movies; two excellent songs). From there, he’s released Who You Are in 2007,…
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Matthew T. Hendrix charged with ‘society killing’ of Michael Tutera

Nadia Pflaum,

Matthew Hendrix told police that he met up with a group of armed men to rob Tutera. ​Well, that was fast. The Kansas City Police Department and the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office have announced that Matthew T. Hendrix, 18, has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Michael J. Tutera, Kansas City’s 41st homicide…
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Power & Light District changes dress code — gets less fashion police-y

Justin Kendall,

Getting into the Power & Light District is going to be easier. The Kansas City Star reports the P&L will no longer lock out people wearing “baggy clothing, undershirts, sweatshirts or athletic attire.” But there’s still sort of a dress code. You can’t have naughty words on your clothes. Sweatpants and full sweatsuits are no-nos. And guys, you can’t wear…
Music

See Hayley Williams’ Boobies

Elke Mermis,

Squeaky-clean pop-punk siren Hayley Williams of Paramore accidentally flashed the internet. Whoops. Apparently, someone hacked her Twitter account last night, and sent everybody non-censored pictures of her boobies before Williams figured it out, and stripped the photo from her TwitPic account. The only comment that Williams or has made thus far:  Categories: Music Tags: Hayley Williams, Paramore
Music

Tweet of the Week

Nick Spacek,

The Architects (@TheArchitectsKC) are a touring warhorse, and the fact that they’ve been here in Kansas City since the end of the Flogging Molly tour is nothing short of baffling. It’s not that we don’t love having them around — it’s just that their tour stories are so fascinating, we want to hear more. Categories: Music Tags: Architects, Touring, Twitter
A&E, Dining

Opening Soon: Chai Shai

Charles Ferruzza,

Chai Shai: a new tea and samosa shop near Brookside ​The residents of the Rockhill Ridge neighborhood that surrounds the strip of shops at 59th and Holmes have been wondering for months what the new business in the eastern storefront was going to be. The sign said the upcoming business, Chai Shai, would offer Pakistani fare. But was it going to be…
News

Gay Pride parade canceled

Crystal K. Wiebe,

Demonstrating gay pride is tough in Kansas City this year. Having already suffered a change in venue from Penn Valley Park to Berkley Riverfront Park, Kansas City Gay Pride announced today that there will be no parade. “The logistics of moving it, along with unexpected increase of cost — specifically police — made it impossible for us to do,” said…
Music

Screaming Females at the Replay Lounge

Chance Dibben,

​I can only image the amount of shit that has been hoisted on New Brunswick, NJ power trio Screaming Females for its name. In the canon of awful band names, it isn’t an offender on the level of Natalie Portman’s Shaved Hear or Crane Your Swan Neck, but the fact that only one member is actually female might disappoint those…