%{}% The barbecue debate in Kansas City continues to rage hot. Arthur Bryant’s and Gates have long been the standard bearers for Kansas City barbecue. But the mantle might need to be widened, according to The Atlantic’s Reeves Wiedeman. He takes readers through his experiences at Oklahoma Joe’s and Fiorella’s Jack Stack to discover “the new kids on the barbecue…
Two of the area’s finest champions of the arts, the Midwest Music Foundation and Review Publishing, are teaming up in a few weeks for a special evening that’ll pair exactly what you’d think: local music and local visual arts. Called “We Are Synaesthetic,” the event will feature sixteen local-ish artists displaying work inspired by, interpretive of, or representational of music….
James Christos’ latest report includes video of his Mexican adventures, and the latest check-in from his Motel 6 (and his show!) in Phoenix. 110 degrees…dry heat! Its like being out in a rotisserie. Phoenix is always live, but this visit started off a lil’ rough. Went to check into the hotel and there were some “incidental” fees being charged. Apparently…
%{}% Kansas City police are investigating a homicide after a woman’s body was found in Swope Park around 7:14 a.m. Categories: News Tags: homicide, Swope Park
%{}% Glass unicorns don’t hold memories like ceramic mugs. One blogger looks at the stories behind 11 coffee cups in her cabinet. The shandy might be arguably the best beer cocktail. It elevates lemonade and yard beer. Homebrewing no longer needs to be at home. It’s now being taken…to the extreme. Categories: Dining, Music Tags: ceramic mug, coffee mug, gates,…
Royals owner David Glass received his welfare check. The St. Louis Cardinals appeared at Kauffman Stadium over the weekend. The annual visit is less about the “rivalry” that exists between the two teams than putting extra cans in the seats. Categories: News Tags: David Glass, Jason Kendall, kansas city royals, Ned Yost, St. Louis Cardinals
The Blue Note in Columbia turns 30 years old this year — August 1 to be exact. That is sufficient reason for a bash or two, and owner Richard King has just announced some doozies. On July 30, rappers Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube will play the Note’s birthday block party, on the street outside the venue. (Hopefully King has…
Today: Wear white socks — not a White Sox jersey. Otherwise people might think you’re rooting for the wrong team at Kauffman Stadium tonight and tomorrow. Tuesday: Sip on gin and juice at the VooDoo Lounge, where Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube will be chillin’. Wednesday: Be intimidated by Henry Rollins. The beefy, old, punker/poet will hold court at Liberty…
In six days, Kansas’ ban on smoking goes into effect in a majority of the Sunflower State’s restaurants and watering holes. Bar and restaurant owners (and, of course, libertarians) are bristling about the state stamping out smoking, especially provisions in the bill that allow gamblers in state-owned casinos and blue-haired bingo players to keep puffing. Topeka lawyer Tuck Duncan has…
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Is Scientology your opiate of choice? Then rejoice, meat bodies, for tomorrow is the Church of Scientology’s “United Nations Day Against Drugs!” Scientology churches around the country are “inviting local police, officials, community leaders, parents and teens to toughen up their neighborhoods with youth-oriented drug education activities.” The church’s national press release doesn’t go into the specifics of what these…
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed a bill outlawing nude dancing and alcohol sales inside the Show-Me State’s strip clubs, according to a tweet from St. Louis Post-Dispatch political reporter Tony Messenger. The new restrictions have club owners saying they could be forced out of business. The legislation goes into effect August 28. But as we reported in this week’s feature…
We caught a lot of flak over our defense of Lewis M. Benson a few months back. Benson is the contractor whose unhappy clients took vengeance upon him by creating a website in his name. That was pretty harsh. Now, the authors of LewisMBenson.com are claiming Benson’s up to his old tricks again. Categories: News Tags: craigslist, hipster internet vigilantes,…
Another big weekend in Possum Trot, everybody. Particularly tonight — there are just way too many excellent shows tonight. It is painful to narrow it down! But narrow it down we must! Categories: Music Tags: black joe lewis, donkey show, Grisly Hand, hip hop academy, Hip-Hop Academy, jumbling towers, Magfuckingnificent, Mammoth Life, michael buble, sons of great dane, tool
The St. Louis Cardinals are coming to town to once again show us what a big-market contender looks like. It feels kind of like when the rich cousins show up at a family reunion and make everybody else feel inferior. You resent them, but you’re mostly jealous of the things they have … like their new stadium or phenomenal first…
Joys, Disappointments and the In-Between , the debut album from Kansas City MC Reach, was originally released in 2004. Now, the rapper is re-releasing his first album for free. Click here for a download link. Categories: Music Tags: reach
From: Pitch Human Resources DepartmentTo: City of LawrenceRe: Calling people “spear-chucker” It has come to our attention that during a recent meeting of Lawrence’s Health Care Committee, City Manager David Corliss used the term “spear-chucker.” The Lawrence Journal-World helpfully defines: “The phrase in some slang circles has become a derogatory term meaning black people.” We’re still trying to figure out…
What? You don’t know anything about Michael Buble? Well, that’s weird, because he’s playing the SPRINT CENTER. Your mom, who only buys two CDs a year, owns THREE OF HIS ALBUMS. Here are some things you might be interested to learn about about Michael Buble: Categories: Music Tags: michael buble
Alluring with a far-off gaze in her eyes and a peacock feather in her fiery hair, the woman painted in this wall mural is a sight to behold. She caught the attention of not one, but two Pitch Flickr Pool members, mragan and angie497. Categories: News Tags: Flickr, photography, pic of the week, pitch
