By Brad Krohe Finding a strange scene at the Replay Lounge in Lawrence is nothing out of the ordinary. Last night’s weirdness, then, was unremarkable — at least, it would have been, if Turbo Fruits hadn’t ripped up a set of rock and roll fever later in the night. More on that later. First, let’s set the stage: Total Recall was…
%{}% “It’s hard work, politicizing your whole life,” read the subhed of Matt Labash’s article in the rightwing Weekly Standard. At last, we thought when we saw this, they’re going to own up to it! We can stop writing this accursed column — and, freed of their delusions, conservatives can begin to live a normal life! It’s win-win! Alas, Labash…
I never think about eating a Domino’s pizza as a moment I want to treasure. Delivered pizza is about convenience and speed. The food quickly arrives, is quickly eaten and quickly forgotten. It’s simply a buffer of calories until the next meal. But Domino’s wants me to stop and smell the pepperoni. As an extension of its Pizza Turnaround campaign,…
%{}% Another weekend, another homicide. Kansas City’s 58th homicide of 2010 came Sunday morning. A man’s body was found inside a home at 86th and Bristol around 10:20 a.m. He was shot to death. Categories: News Tags: homicide, Killa City, shooting
By Brad Krohe The Record Machine served up three helpings of Kansas City artists at the Record Bar Friday night. Celebrating the release of Soft Reeds’ debut album, Soft Reeds Are Bastards (which is out July 13th — stream it here), the party was rounded out by labelmates Motorboater and Cowboy Indian Bear. It was an impressive showcase for the…
Go ahead, bite into that breast! Back before anyone knew about dirty words like cholesterol, saturated fat and stroke, it was a tradition to have, right after church services, a hearty Sunday supper of fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, biscuits with butter, and green beans. And that’s exactly what we ate on Sunday afternoon. Which restaurant served this fried chicken…
Someone or something torched a playground in KCK last Thursday. A day later, the metallic carnage and oppressive melted-plastic odor were still there. The playground, at 53rd Street and County Line Road, erupted in flames in the afternoon, but the cause is unknown. Fox 4 got some pretty gnarly video of it going up in smoke. I stopped by on…
Mall Santa requires a suspension of disbelief. Everyone has to agree that his workshop in the North Pole has been briefly relocated to a spot just a few feet from the food court. Mall coffee shops require the same leap of faith. You have to believe that the wood paneling and mellow lighting are what allow Gloria Jean’s Coffees to…
The fine art of burlesque is a little more than just shimmying and bumping. There’s a variety show element involved as well, showcasing the talents of performers from fire eaters to singers. On Saturday, burlesque returned to its former stomping grounds in Kansas City at the Folly Theater for a night of performances heavy on local talent. Pitch photographer Angela…
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Early last week, Royals manager Ned Yost announced that his club was in the division race. Anyone who didn’t believe him was encouraged to take their frowns and go sit under a blanket at Arrowhead and wait for Chiefs season. Yost seemed to inspire the boys, who promptly swept the Seattle Mariners. Then they went to Chicago and got their…
Off With Their Heads is a band I’ve been a fan of for a few years, though I’ve had a devil of time seeing them. The last time they stopped in Kansas City, they played at Club Mustache right before Christmas. I was swamped by the day job and unable to make the trek to Kansas City. This made their…
%{}% Even yard-beer enthusiasts are being won over by the pineapple-cilantro sorbet at Glace. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is apparently a great place to take kids; but it doesn’t stand out in the crowd of local barbecue. Bon Appetit picked the 10 best new burger joints for 2010. Burger Business says BRGR should have made the list. You can either make…
Today: Ride a bull. Every Monday, the mechanical beast and Wild Bill’s Steakhouse and Saloon will do his best to buck you off at no charge. Take your mind off the bruises with $2 domestic pints and half-price appetizers. Tuesday: Bowl a turkey — or three. For $15, bowl as many games as you want at Lucky Strike Lanes. Categories:…
The test of a cover song is simple: a good cover draws a new element out of a well-loved song. Of course, it’s tough to coax new arrangements out of Radiohead’s streamlined song structures. Sure, the band is famous for rich, modern compositions that are nothing less than orchestral rock masterpieces — and that leaves a lot to play with….
Along with calling in Teabagging specialist U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint for back-up, Jerry Moran is taking to the airwaves to prove he’s the most right man for the job of replacing Sen. Sam Brownback, and he’s leaning on one key issue to do it: Immigration. With conservatives questioning his conservatism, Moran — in a tight primary race against fellow congressman…
James Christos has finished up his ride on the Engimatic tour. Here’s his last tour diary entry at the Wayward blog. Let me start by saying thank you. Thank God for the health and well being of me and my family while I was on the road. Thank you to the Pitch for providing me a platform to publicly…
If you’re a Jew, you just can’t shop around for funerals. According to tradition, cremation is out. To make matters worse, traditional funeral service at one of Kansas City’s few Jewish funeral homes can run over $10,000. That’s ten grand for a box and some spoken Hebrew in a recently vacuumed room with a few jars of potpourri. Maybe a…
Chef Guy Fieri is looking to put four more Kansas City area barbecue joints on the map tonight. The Kansas City Barbecue Tour episode for his series, “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” airs at 8 p.m. on the Food Network. Fieri stopped by Smokin’ Guns BBQ in Kansas City, RJ’s Bob-Be-Que and Johnny’s Hickory House Bar-B-Q in Mission, and Woodyard Bar-B-Que…
