Rockers, rejoice! Looks like Rockfest is going to be coming back to Penn Valley park next year in 2011, mudslides be damned. The Kansas City park board today approved a one-year agreement with AEG Live Productions for the annual music festival to occupy part of the park and the grounds of the Liberty Memorial on May 14, 2011. There was…
Update: Commenter Mallary almost had the right answer to this week’s “Where Am I Eating” quiz. That’s right, Mallary, it’s Paparico’s Mexican Restaurant on Wornall Road. ——————————————————————- It doesn’t matter how bad things are going in your life, a plate of freshly prepared soft tacos — shredded beef, in this case — can be as effective as a pharmaceutical mood enhancer….
Health and temperance have always gone together. But our current culture of excess, it turns out that heavy drinkers apparently live longer than those who abstain from alcohol. Time reports that a new study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research followed 1,824 people between the ages of 55 and 65 for 20 years. In those two decades, 69…
As part of its Anti-Music issue, the magazine’s published “A Reader and Writer’s Guide to Reading Writing About Music,” an alphabetized glossary of words and phrases music critics use, accompanied by explanations. “Returns to” and “Say What You Will” are my favorite entries. Read it here. Categories: Music Tags: Vice Magazine
%{}% Not ready give up on the candidacy of Robin Carnahan, the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee has released a new ad depicting her opponent, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, as a Washington insider who mugs grandmas on behalf of special interests. Blunt, a former Most Corrupt Member of Congress award winner, is a stooge, all right. But Democrats picked a dubious…
Suckers craft a larger-than-life sound that draws on inspirations from different cultures and lifestyles. The Brooklyn band’s catchy and dance-tastic tunes avoid the overbearing glitch and noise most indie pop bands drown in. Coming off of the release of their debut full-length album, Wild Smile, they are embarking on a North American tour with Menomena, and then hitting Europe with…
Ismael Martinez There is, however, a papa in the house: cheery Ismael Martinez, who has worked in several Mexican restaurants in the metro over the years, mostly in Kansas City, Kansas. His plan was to open his own restaurant in Wyandotte County. But Martienez says he had a revelation: “There are already too many Mexican restaurants there.” Categories: Dining,…
Hey you guys? Uh, this is a little awkward but just in case you have any 41-year-old male friends who’ve disappeared in Sweden recently, they might have been arrested on charges of rape, statutory sodomy, attempted sexual exploitation of a child and sexual misconduct – all involving a 14-year-old girl. Just in case you hear any crazy rumors. Categories: News…
The Wizards can’t get no respect. In the middle of an unexpected charge toward playoff contention, and only a couple of days after shutting out the Los Angeles Galaxy, the MLS’ best team, the team announced Monday that they would have to endure the humiliation of shuffling their schedule so the T-Bones can open their sort-of-professional Northern League playoffs at…
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives has figured out how to make all kinds of food look good. But they didn’t have to try very hard on last night’s episode entitled “Family Joints,” as Todd Schulte of Happy Gillis kicked off the show by making dishes that have bringing in customers since the sandwich shop opened in 2008. “That’s rock star,” said…
Hundreds of bacon lovers came to the Waldo CVS on Saturday to celebrate the striped meat and raise money for The Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City. You can read more about the event on Fat City and see photos here.
Since everyone in Regular America is super broke, The Hill — not to be confused with The Hills, although if you do confuse the two, please share your meds — decided to make us all feel worse by telling us how rich our national lawmakers are, and how they’re only getting richer as everyone else gets poorer. Among the richest:…
LC’s makes a fantastic beef sandwich and, even better, world-class fries To whet your appetite for The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue, we’re counting down our favorite Top 50 dishes each weekday until October 7. Fabulous fries? Yes, we’re sounding a lot like like native Kansas Citian Calvin Trillin — that’s right, the legendary Trillin of the…
Winter squash is hardy, needing to be scrubbed, peeled and subdued on the grill after months of storage. Summer squash is more delicate. The skin is soft and edible, and it needs to be used within two to three days after you buy it at market. It’s squash, just with half the work. Zucchini, yellow crookneck squash (similar in taste…
The musical chemistry of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward may garner comparisons to Johnny Cash and June Carter; but anyone who’s seen She and Him play live knows that the duo feels more like a generous older brother and his beautiful kid sister. A moment during the final riffs of the band’s encore, “Roll Over Beethoven,” illustrated the duo’s dynamic…
If the bad old days, cheating spouses who contracted a vicious strain of sexually transmitted disease would be forced to go through the mortifying, heart-rending experience of admitting infidelity. As if it’s not bad enough to know your husband has been stepping out on you, now you have to worry about how the delicate balance of chemicals in your vagina…
The first track on that EP was called “This Motion,” and yesterday the band debuted the song’s video, directed and edited by Brian Hicks of Outpost Worldwide. It’s a dark, epic affair that pairs well with the song’s dark, epic vibe. Also there’s a hot girl in it with sleeve tattoos. You should watch. Categories: Music Tags: Roman Numerals
The way it was… Next month, the venerable Galvin’s Dinnerhouse — a family-style fried-chicken restaurant on the outskirts of St. Joseph — would have turned 70 years old. Yesterday morning, the old brick building was nearly consumed by fire — “an electrical problem,” according to the local St. Joseph newspaper which quotes the owner, Bill Grace, as “vowing to re-open.” And…
Somewhere in Johnson County, an evidence technician is having an awesome end to his summer. KCTV reports this morning that sheriff’s deputies have unearthed 300 pot plants at a home in Mission, the third such bust this in JoCo this month. Apparently people still watch Weeds? Categories: News
The sign is up and the groceries began to arrive yesterday. Nature’s Own Health Food Market is getting ready to open on Tuesday, September 7. The corner store at 4301 Main Street has a rich history, which The Pitch’s Charles Ferruzza wrote about back in July. A former drugstore and soda shop, the space has hosted a number of grocery…
Why should one celebrate Half St. Patty’s Day? Because once a year isn’t often enough to enjoy green beer. (Or to suffer the subsequent foamy green vomit.) This year’s Half St. Patty’s Day is on September 17, and you can catch the Dead Girls, Steddy P and Sons of Great Dane — a solid lineup of non-Irish acts — at the…
