Legendary-to-some singer-songwriter Will Oldham, aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, played a show in Lawrence in 2008. The next day, for what I can only assume are perverse reasons on his part, he agreed to be a guest on Fox 4 Morning News. Worlds collided. To the tape! Categories: Music Tags: Bonnie Prince Billy, Fox News
Just a couple of weeks after garnering some good press for being a great city for young adults, Kansas City is right back where it feels comfortable: called out in the national media for something bad. This time, we’re noted for having an exceptionally high sales tax. Categories: News Tags: CCH, sales tax
“Auternus is a mostly instrumental band whose main influences include ISIS, Red Sparowes, Mogwai, Russian Circles, etc. If you are not familiar with these bands and their overall sound, we respectfully ask that you not apply. We are looking for an experienced bass player who has the desire to pursue this type of music and a positive attitude that can fully…
Bob Gaines, like his father, put the food first In this era of corporate-owned restaurants, when it’s rare to have a manager acknowledge customers, let alone greet them and engage them in conversation, the late Bob Gaines was among the last of his kind. Gaines, who operated the popular Colony Steakhouse and Lobster Pot restaurants (with younger sister Karen Gaines)…
Sometimes sex offenders go off the grid, and that’s just not cool. In the other Kansas City — KCK — there are a whopping 28 unaccounted for sex offenders (as of Wednesday morning), including Michael Beeves, the surprised looking guy on the right who hasn’t been heard from since last October. His offense: aggravated sexual battery. In the name of…
While frat guys have their secret handshakes and makeout parties, the modern-day chef has chosen a little more permanent insignia of their brotherhood: tattoos. This distinguishing feature pops up on plenty of chefs both nationally and locally, bringing a touch of rock-star flare to the back of the house. Tattoos — whether used as a means to cover up scar…
Pitchfork itself hasn’t weighed in on the band yet, but maybe this’ll encourage somebody over there to give Try Brother a listen. Peep the full quote after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: Capybara, pitchfork
At first, I think I’m sweating. But then I realize that uncomfortable clamminess is coming from my seatmate, who is spilling over the armrest on the tiny commuter jet. With my arms pinned to my sides and at least an hour to go in the flight, the only thing I have to look forward to is the moment when I…
The Kansas Jayhawks’ football program went through about as turbulent of an offseason as you could imagine (see the ouster of Mark Mangino). So a bit of propaganda can’t hurt the Jayhawks’ image. To that end, KU Athletics posted a 10-minute, Hard Knocks-style, documentary video called The Gridiron (watch it after the jump), which shows KU’s footballers prepping for the…
What comes first on a list of awesome things about Nekromantix? Is it that the band’s frontman slaps a bass that’s shaped like a coffin (complete with a tiny cross on top)? Is it the hot-as-hell female drummer with flaming-red Bettie Page hair? Or is it the fact that Nekromantix’s double-bass-drum punk fired up the first mosh pit last night…
Most bands can be broken down to into its essential elements. (For example, Silversun Pickups sound like Smashing Pumpkins doing a Sonic Youth impression — whether it’s bad or awesome is your call.) For Primus, all you can say is, “Well, they sound like Primus.” Sometimes sounding too much like Primus can be a bad thing, though. As the heroes…
%{}% Life just keeps getting worse for Johnson County lawyer and accused webcam whacker Samuel P. Logan. A federal grand jury indicted the 45-year-old for one count of attempting to entice a 14-year-old girl (who was really an undercover cop) to have sex with him and one count of sending child porn to the cop this past May. That never…
Imaginary Movie Soundtracks are just that — the soundtracks to movies that doesn’t exist. We pick the songs, write the story, and your mind makes the movie. Sometimes, a conversation gets your brain stuck on an idea. (Like killing someone. Um, just kidding.) Years back, I heard an argument on 96.5 the Buzz’s The Church of Lazlo about which songs…
Those on the competition barbecue circuit would tell you what they’ve seen could fill quite a new novels. It turns out local barbecue authority Doug Worgul thought the same thing. Worgul is scheduled to read from his novel, Thin Blue Smoke, a tale of love and loss with a healthy slice of barbecue thrown in for seasoning, tonight at the…
%{}%To whet your appetite for The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue in October, we’re counting down our favorite Top 50 dishes each weekday until October 7. So there you are, waiting for the light to change while the Honda’s AC blows a one-person cold front over you. The plan is to stall that first sip until you’re on…
Update: Such terrific guesses from our commenters, but no one had the correct answer to this week’s “Whare Am I Eating?” question. A rare example of stumping our savvy readers. The lasagna pictured here is the Lasagna Supreme served with soup or salad and bread at Sutera’s Italian Restaurant. Categories: Dining, News Tags: lasagna, National Lasagna Day, pasta, truck stop…
There’s some intriguing casting news out of this year’s Comic Con from the man who gave us Jay and Silent Bob about his upcoming Westboro Baptist Church-inspired horror film Red State. During his annual Comic Con appearance, director Kevin Smith announced that veteran character actor Michael Parks would be playing the Fred Phelps inspired character. The homophobic Topeka church was…
