Others might feel more comfortable within the confines of RecordBar, having their ears blown off by Lawrence’s Dactyls and the stoner rock of Cali-based Sleepy Sun. Anything else? Categories: Music Tags: Dactyls, Mansion, mistress stephanie and her melodic cat, sleepy suns
Not a bad day for new music. A few highlights from the mainstream: It’s been a minute since the last Pernice Brothers album, 2006’s Live a Little. In the meantime, Joe Pernice wrote a novel, It Feels So Good When I Stop, and recorded a “soundtrack” album of covers — bringing his dreamy, alt-pop sound to songs by bands like Plush,…
%{}% The relatives of 33-year-old Latoya Hopkins believe she was the woman found dead in a home at 6709 Elm in Raytown this morning. Raytown police found the body of a woman in the home while conducting a welfare check around 6:54 a.m. Hopkins’ relatives hadn’t heard from her and became concerned so they contacted police. Raytown authorities say the…
An email address is a small price to pay to hear the new track from Springfield’s Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. The band’s third release, Let It Sway, is out on Polyvinyl on August 17, and it’s produced by Death Cab for Cutie’s guitarist, Chris Walla. At first glance, the song seems like a tighter, more focused take on the…
The Place: Sol Cantina, 408 E. 31st St., 816-9431-8080. The Hours: Monday to Friday, 3 to 7 p.m. On Saturdays, it’s noon to 6 p.m. The Vibe: With open garage doors letting in a light breeze and a large wooden patio in back, Sol Cantina is aiming for somewhere between beach bar and vacation shack. Surfboards and umbrellas hang from…
Electro-pop-turned-jammy-psych band MGMT didn’t do so hot at the Uptown on Sunday night. But it’s newsworthy that the mind behind Justice’s famous “D.A.N.C.E.” video — director So Me — created MGMT’s newest video endeavor for “It’s Working.” It’s not as trippy as their last video for “Flash Delirium,” where a weird, disturbing snake-thing emerges from Ben Goldwasser’s throat during a dinner…
Overland Park youth pastor Wayne Lee Huston was sentenced to 31 months in prison without the chance of probation after being accused in January of indecent liberties with a child for allegedly kissing and fondling a 14-year-old girl. Huston, 45, will have to register as a sex offender when he is released. Huston is a former youth pastor at Holy…
As you know, local roots/country outfit True North participated in the final round of 94.5 Country’s Road to Stampede contest this past weekend. They won! Which means the band gets to play a set at the Country Stampede Music Festival, outside of Manhattan, KS, on Saturday, June 26, at or around 1 p.m. Nice work, y’all. Also! The winner of the pair of…
Big 12 Minus Two commissioner Dan Beebe said the widely reported television deal isn’t done. But, Beebe said in the teleconference with reporters, the projections are good for the next TV deal. Uh, OK. As for the commitment of the 10 teams left in the conference, Beebe said Texas Tech hasn’t pledged allegiance but he expects the Red Raiders to…
Former mayors Richard Berkley and Charles Wheeler know a good burger deal Joe Zwillenberger only purchased the Westport Flea Market — the combination bazaar, bar and burger joint — in 2006, but since the iconic hangout is celebrating its 29th anniversary this week, Zwillenberger decided to roll back prices on a few items to what they might have cost back in…
T. Boone Pickens doesn’t care about Missouri. The billionaire benefactor behind Oklahoma State athletics said just that during a video interview with the Austin American Statesman (see the video after the jump). Asked if OSU and the Big 12 Minus Two needed Missouri now with the defections of Nebraska and Colorado. “I don’t have to have ’em,” Pickens said. Categories:…
Jimmy Dean died Sunday night at his home in Varina, Virginia. He was 81. While my generation knew him best as the spokesman for a line of sausage products, Dean was an accomplished country singer and actor. His crossover hit that hit number one on both the country and pop charts was “Big Bad John.” His narrative style of singing…
Peculiar Jesse’s quest for love ended last night on The Bachelorette, leaving him a victim of reality TV show scheming and manipulation. Before being let loose to resume his life as a general contractor in Peculiar, Jesse and the 10 remaining bachelors were whisked away to NYC to “audition” for a part in The Lion King on Broadway. “I love…
Starbucks will roll out free wireless Internet access at all of its locations in the United States on July 1. The news was announced via the company’s Twitter feed yesterday morning. Free wi-fi is the first stage in a two-part plan for Starbucks. The second phase, known as the Starbucks Digital Network, will give customers free acess to paid content…
Jayhawks, Wildcats, Tigers, Cyclones and Bears still have a BCS home. Texas pledged allegiance to the Big 12 Minus Two last night, announcing on its athletics web site that the divorce was off: The University of Texas’ athletics programs will continue competing in the Big 12 Conference. Shortly after Texas reaffirmed its commitment, the rest of the potential defectors —…
Huge news, guys. HUGE news. Three of the smoothest names in the game will drop by Starlight on September 18: Donald Fagen, of Steely Dan; Michael McDonald, whose husky vocals dominated soft rock from approximately 1974-1983; and Boz Scaggs, of being Boz Fucking Scaggs. Technically, it is not being billed as the Monsters of Yacht tour, even though that’s what…
%{}% Pickling vegetables is simply a matter of patience and knowing the owner of Andy’s Wok. It’s strawberry season and a day spent picking means dumplings, jams and licuado. Local Burger in Lawrence receives some attention as part of a trend piece on the new world of “better for you burgers.” It’s from a while back, but it’s new to…
Harvey House’s legacy can now live on in your house. A Fat City reader noticed a sign advertising an online auction for the equipment and furniture of the iconic restaurant in Union Station. The second iteration of Harvey House opened in 2006 — a step back in time to the classic dinner that was a Union Station stalwart for the…
“Oh, snap, the cops.” That was 22-year-old Jeremy M. Conklin’s reaction when police showed up at L&C Sportswear (10301 East Truman Road in Independence) to break up an armed robbery on June 12. Conklin later admitted that he was the one who attempted to rob the store while wearing a ski mask, brown sunglasses and a short-sleeve orange shirt and…
Fox 4 reported yesterday that an unnamed 19-year-old woman being groped while working at a public pool in Overland Park, and there’s something about the way the TV station worked Ali Kemp into the piece that comes off like a gross ploy to pump up a run of the mill assault into something darker. As if they wished the outcome…
