We’ve told you about the lineup changes earlier today, but we’ll make it easy. After the jump, you’ll find a quick and easy go-to list of who’s playing what, where, tonight in Westport. Find an updated lineup after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: pitch music showcase
Jerry Naster will be back in business…on the south side Most fans of Jerry’s Woodswether Cafe in the West Bottoms don’t know that the man who founded the diner (now at 1414 West Ninth Street after many years on curvy Woodswether Road), Jerry Naster, no longer owns his namesake venue. Naster sold the Ninth Street venue three years ago after…
A woman claiming (and we’ll believe her because she knows lots of details about his story) to be the mother of the 16-year-old Kansas City teen who opened fire in a Texas juvenile hall last week called us Wednesday afternoon to discuss her son’s legal problems and his past. “The last time I saw him was a week ago. I…
Jeff Martin didn’t win Cupcake Wars — the Food Network baking competition that has four cupcake makers vying for $10,000. Actually, he didn’t even make it out of the first round. But Martin was honest, admitting that in the rush of competition he had forgot to add the challenge ingredient of pumpkin. And whether he knew it or not, Whoopi…
On October 6, the U.S. Supreme Court will listen to attorneys from the Westboro Baptist Church argue that their homophobic church’s protest Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder’s funeral in 2006 is protected by the First Amendment. The fallen Marine’s father, Albert Snyder, sued Phelps and his church for picketing the funeral and won a a $5 million judgment (the Phelpses…
Shambling, epic, manic-depressive indie rockers Wolf Parade will be appearing at Lawrence’s Granada on November 19. It’s possible that the band’s biography, as described on Sub Pop’s website, says more about Wolf Parade than anything else could. So, here goes: And it’s the catchy name of the World’s Fair held in Vancouver, summer of 1986, where five young boys first…
Wasted white guys in your twenties, you’re most likely to get nailed at DUI checkpoints in Kansas City. Police Chief Jim Corwin broke down 2010’s first six months of DUI checkpoint arrests, and the news isn’t good for wasted white guys. Out of the 6,944 vehicles stopped and 170 people arrested at 14 checkpoints, the majority of those blowing and…
%{}% Ryan Maybee returns to 19th and Main After negotiating for months with the owner of the 94-year-old Rieger Hotel building at 1924 Main Street — the former location of both the notorious Dixie Bell Lounge and chef Rob Dalzell’s stylish 1924 Main Restaurant — two local entrepreneurs have taken a lease on both the ground level space and the saloon…
%{}% Our annual sonic feast of local music goes down in Westport tonight, also known as the epic Pitch Music Showcase. Peep the lineup here, with a few changes: Capybara, Queens Club, Stik Figa and Mammoth Life will no longer be playing the showcase. While we are gigantic sad face to announce this, here are some rad musicians who stepped in…
“Mine” is more or less “Love Story, Pt. Two.” Small town, young love, a healthy dose of nostalgia — all awash in the crossover-country-hit-factory style her Nashville studio guys have perfected. Listen after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: taylor swift
I’m pretty good about picking ripe produce — I ran a fresh fruit and produce pick-up service in college. But you shouldn’t have to be in the industry to figure out whether a peach is going to be good. Slashfood recently wrote about how the Fresh & Easy Neighborhood market chain is expanding its “Farm to Store in 24” pilot…
Gamers around the world finally get their own Cooperstown this week as the International Video Game Hall of Fame opens in Ottumwa, Iowa. So what’s it doing to honor Joust-badass and Kansas City attorney Steve Sanders, the man once referred to as the “first superstar” of competitive gaming? Categories: News Tags: Donkey Kong, International Video Game Hall of Fame, joust,…
Lawrence cyberfunk band Mouth is releasing its second album, Word of Mouth, Volume Two. The band describes its music as “bass-heavy, futuristic funk grooves that combine the rhythms of funk, disco, house, electronica, hip-hop and dubstep with the unpredictable improvisational approach of a jam band.” And here’s what Mouth has to say about the album: The nature of improvisation means…
For the third time in a row, Tech N9ne has the number one independent album in the country. (Tech N9ne Collabos: The Gates Mixed Plate ranks as the following on Billboard: #1 Indie Album, #4 Rap Album, #13 on Billboard’s Top 200.) The nation’s taking notice of the local legend — and so is Lil Wayne, who called into New…
%{}% Heirloom tomatoes, balsamic reduction and freshly-made mozzarella To whet your appetite for The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue in October, we’re celebrating our favorite 50 dishes from restaurants, bakeries, coffeehouses, bars, drugstores, saloons, and other metro joints. Until October 7, we’ll feature one outstanding dish or beverage each weekday. Agree with us or make your own…
Perhaps because he was jealous of all the attention Kanye has been getting, Wayne Coyne joined Twitter earlier this week. This is a good thing, for a variety of reasons. More than most rock stars, the Flaming Lips frontman — who’ll be in Columbia for a show September 18 — seems especially willing to say whatever the hell he’s thinking…
As Denny’s narrows down its search for a new advertising agency, Fat City has decided to save the company a lot of money and time. Invariably a new agency will want to change the slogan and look of Denny’s advertisements. And having eaten at Denny’s in all manner of coherence and time of day, we believe that we have a…
The Kansas City Wizards’ new stadium is still a year from completion. I hadn’t been to the Legends at Village West in a long time, so I was shocked to see the stadium taking shape (don’t forget to check out Pitch writer David Martin’s story on how the stadium ended up in KCK, “Soccer Suckers”). I snapped a few photos…
Phish, the world’s most popular jam band, has been back together for a few years now. The band took a hiatus in the early aughts, then did a comeback tour, then said it was quitting for good, but finally was like, “Eh, we’re Phish. We’ll just do it like the Dead and tour until one of us dies.” Phish last…
%{}% An Army review of Arlington National Cemetery’s operations found unforgivable screw-ups by cemetery officials, including at least 211 wrongly marked or unmarked graves and disregard for federal contracting laws. This didn’t sit well with U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. “Unfortunately, the situation at Arlington National Cemetery was full of waste, fraud and abuse: the trifecta of contracting problems,” McCaskill said…
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. A stack of Mail Box News magazines Date: 1970 Publisher: Maid of Scandinavia Discovered at: Second Chance Thrift, 63rd & Troost Representative Quote: “Mobile homes are really…
