The new comedy club, The Improv, in the Northland’s Zona Rosa shopping-and-entertainment complex opened this week. The attractive nightclub serves plenty of cocktails, of course, but it also serves food. Louisiana-style food, no less: gumbo, jambalaya, pulled pork, fried shrimp and praline cheesecake. The menu is an abbreviated version of the big, brassy restaurant and music venue right next door:…
The signs have taunted me for months: “MAX is coming to Troost.” But a few months ago, I noticed bright, freshly poured blocks of concrete at each future station spot along the stretch of road that makes up Troost. Recently construction workers have worked at a handful of these stations-to-be and this week, I’ve seen new MAX stations on 82nd…
But, wait: during the previews to Inception, there was a preview for Tron: Legacy, which I wasn’t aware was coming out. And I certainly was not aware that motherfucking Daft Punk had done the soundtrack for the movie, which is one of the best ideas I’ve ever heard in my life. Today, some audio samples have surfaced on the web,…
Against Me!, tonight at City Market. Photo by Ryan Russell. The third installment of 96.5 the Buzz’s Buzz Under the Stars series is like a buffet of generally unrelated and mismatched acts, lined up one after the other. It’s like eating at a Ryan’s Steak House. Except all the food at Ryan’s Steak House is nasty, whereas there’s probably at…
This little building, near the intersection of 63rd Street and Troost, has been vacant for many, many years. Its last incarnation was as a carry-out Chinese joint. But in these economic times, the space might be ideal for some creative entrepreneur to revive the idea of a “dinette” — you know, smaller than a diner but serving short orders. Or…
A new U.S. Air Guitar champion was crowned last night in New York City to go to Oulu, Finland, and slay the world’s best air guitarists with sexy. And the new champ has ties to the Kansas City area. Romeo Dance Cheetah (Matt Cornelison) sexified last night’s championship and claimed the crown. RDC originally hails from Gladstone but now calls…
Chef Jasper Mirabile, Jr. Call it serendipity: In the same week that Fat City’s Jonathan Bender extolled the virtues of heirloom tomatoes, we’ve learned that chef Jasper Mirabile, Jr. of Jasper’s Restaurant — the only Italian restaurant in town where the chef makes mozzarella at your table — will be demonstrating the art of cooking with the distinctive tomatoes tomorrow…
Muslim clerics in Malaysia say the legendary soccer club, affectionately called the Red Devils by fans, promotes Satan, and Muslims should pick another team to root for. Having tens of millions of fans throughout Asia apparently doesn’t matter to the clerics, who said, “It will erode our belief in Islam. There is no reason why we as Muslims should wear…
St. Joe gets a new steakhouse, Brazilian-style Last week we reported that Kansas City’s first Brazilian steakhouse, Em Chamas — located in the Northland — had changed its pricing structure to a more economical three-tier system. That’s the same pricing structure that the new Em Chamas Brazilian Grill will have in place when the second location of the independently owned…
Kansas City may be known best for its barbecue, but the city has another draw: its fountains. The J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain greets you as you enter the Plaza from the east on 47th Street. The 80 foot wide fountain is majestic in its size and subject matter: four horses and their riders in various acts of battle. Pitch Flickr…
Woody will be waiting…in the Big House Nineteen months ago, we reported in Fat City that a former Kansas City waiter, John David Woody — who had moved to Los Angeles — was possibly the worst waiter in town during his tenure in the ol’ City of Fountains. Why? Woody, who had been an employee at Brio Tuscan Grill on…
1. Get fringe-y. KC Fringe Fest starts today. The annual arts happening brings performance, music, film and visual arts to dozens of local venues. 2. Shake it like a pepper shaker. Tonight, dance diva Pepper Mashay performs at The Monaco — popular gay club night Flex Friday’s new home on Martini Corner. 3. Play outside. Swope Park will be swarming…
Oh, and a live stage show featuring people from the show is coming to Kansas City. Categories: Music Tags: America’s Got Talent, Jerry Springer
“Tired of all the shootings and killings in our community?” asks a flier distributed by members of the AdHoc Group Against Crime. The organization is calling for volunteers “who are not afraid to walk neighborhoods, knock on doors and enter the homes of residents to discuss crime, shootings and unsolved homicides in a non-threatening manner.” Not surprisingly, the safety of…
Does rooting for KC’s professional sports teams make us gluttons for punishment? Hell no. Being a die-hard fan of the home team is a beautiful thing. Which is why we’re so taken with this tee, designed by a mysterious design squad called the Loyal Locals and available on the Formula Werks online store. Categories: News Tags: Chiefs, FormulaWerks, Jeremy Madl,…
Tracy Ward of the Liberty Restoration Project, an anti-Big-Brother organization best known for protesting the city’s red-light cameras, has been trying to schedule a meeting with Councilwoman Cathy Jolly since April 14. Ward and the LRP oppose the red-light cameras as well as the proposed use of Shotspotter technology, in which microphones are placed in high-crime locations to trace the…
As neighborhood Farmers Markets go, the former 39th Street Community Market, which moved from 39th Street this year to a parking lot at the intersection of Westport Road and Wyoming and took a new name — the Westport Plaza Farmers Market — is very tiny. The Wednesdays-only market, which operates from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., sells locally grown, sustainably produced vegetables,…
At RecordBar, there’s a fundraiser for local musician Melissa Whedon, who died two years ago of ALS. The evening includes performances from Appropriate Grammar, Future Kings, and Ace Fadal. More info here. Here’s what Pitch writer Chris Parker had to say about bluesman T-Model Ford, who’s something like 90 years old and performing with a full band tonight at Davey’s Uptown…
It’s common among beer drinkers to accept that the crappier the beer, the closer it is to drinking water. That said, the idea of actually introducing water — in ice-cube form — into a glass of beer is a foreign concept. It’s from Vietnam, to be exact, according to Mike Sula of The Chicago Reader. He makes the case for…
Chiefs defensive end Tyson Jackson is getting paid. Sports Illustrated put together a list of the highest paid American athletes called the Fortunate 50 and last year’s No. 3 pick out of LSU cracked the bottom half of the list. Between his salary and endorsements (but mostly salary), Jackson is pulling in $18.2 million. That placed him at No. 42…
