Iowa man arrested, ‘hippie tunes’ and air horn involved
Categories: Music Tags: hippies
Archives: August 2010
Sweaty office workers curse KCP&L’s energy-saving program
Kansas City Power & Light offers a program called MPower, which is meant to reduce energy usage during peak periods like today, when it’s already hotter than two squirrels fucking in a wool sock. Customers who enroll in MPower may get a call from the utility, asking that they turn off lights, shut down elevators and turn down the air-conditioning….
Caylon Brown: Riot Room hosts benefit tonight for victim of shooting at 20th and Main
The Riot Room is doing a good thing tonight for Caylon Brown, the guy who was shot in the chest at 20th and Main on July 25. The club is hosting a benefit starting at 9 tonight to help pay for Brown’s medical expenses. They’ll also be accepting donations and doing a raffle — and Nu Riddum Allstars will play….
Smashburger opens in Olathe today — and grills for charity
The burgers are on the grill and the fries are in the oil. Smashburger opens its second location on 119th Street today — its first in Olathe. The Denver-based burger chain will sling burgers at 15241 West 119th Street from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: Olathe, smashburger
Jeff Tweedy and Mavis Staples, just chillin’ at the loft
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KC’s Women’s Political Caucus won’t endorse men anymore
The decision by the Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus to stop endorsing male candidates as of July 1 was kind of a big deal. Earlier in the year, the 37-year-old political organization’s National Caucus voted to change their bylaws so as to only endorse female candidates running for political office. The KC chapter of the WPC had to decide:…
Death at Warped Tour yesterday
Vans Warped Tour has reported that a 26-year-old man at Warped Tour died yesterday at the tour’s Kansas City date. The name of the victim has not been released, and there has been no confirmation as to the cause of death. Categories: Music Tags: death, Warped Tour
Murder by Death, whiskey and gothic country at the Record Bar in September
Indiana’s most famous Western gothic quartet, Murder By Death, is on tour supporting their latest effort, Magpie. True to form, the album features some pretty awesome song titles; namely, “You Don’t Miss Twice (When You’re Shavin’ With a Knife).” (Though they will be hard-pressed to top 2003’s “Until Morale Improves, the Beatings Will Continue.”) They’re playing with Samantha Crain, who rules,…
A farmer’s market find, sweet potato greens are in season
You’ve probably been working from the ground floor up when it comes to sweet potatoes. The tubers are easy to master. Once you’ve figured out fries and mashed potatoes, you’re good to go. But sweet potato greens are just as versatile and can be even more interesting. Because you haven’t had them every Thanksgiving and they’re not yet widely available…
Lady, don’t tell me how to vote
It’s election day, and I don’t want to feed any conspiracy theories like the douche lords running the Star’s Prime Buzz blog. But here’s my voting experience on the west side of downtown at a seniors’ building where little old ladies sell baked goodies and make sure you get your “I voted” sticker before you leave. Around 8:30, I walked…
Warped Tour 2010: shots from the front lines
Vans Warped Tour 2010 at Cap Fed Park was one hell of a sweltering sweat bath. Here are some shots of the bands that thrashed it out in Bonner Springs yesterday. Categories: Music Tags: Warped Tour
Warped Tour less a concert than a lesson in survival
Either yesterday’s Vans Warped Tour 2010 was really as awful as it felt, or I’ve become a cranky old man who just can’t handle a little warm weather. Still — holy shit, kids. You don’t know misery until you try and breathe and realize the air you’re trying to take in is getting superheated by the blacktop beneath your feet…
No. 46: Tacos de cochinita from Frida’s
No, it’s not Frida Kahlo’s recipe, but these tacos are pretty as a picture 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…
Jason Whitlock still works for the Star, has very generous vacation plan
The strange odyssey of Star sports columnist Jason Whitlock is getting weirder by the day, with bloggers writing obits and lawyers making threats and Whitlock, all the while, doing something he long ago proved incapable of doing: Staying (mostly) quiet. The lingering question, of course, is whether Whitlock will ever write for the paper again. The Star says yes —…
Blueberry & Hazelnut Pringles could be worth a bite
Not everything that goes through customs is as off-putting as unidentified meat in a bottle. In fact, some imported goods can simply be very different interpretations of products we know well. While the iconic tennis-ball can is still in play, there’s a huge variety of Pringles around the world that make the relatively new “Taco Night” flavor look tame. Huffington…
Mike Mahoney comb-over mishap makes ‘Jimmy Kimmel’
KMBC reporter Micheal Mahoney’s comb-over recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. A substantive reporter betrayed by a poor grooming choice, Mahoney was filming a live shot when a gust of wind unmoored the strands of hair he uses to cover a portion of his scalp. The footage of the comb-over reaching for the sky was humiliating enough for Kimmel to…
Arcade Fire’s widely anticipated new album, The Suburbs, out today
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire’s follow-up to the Canadian band’s Neon Bible in 2007 (and the band’s ridiculously acclaimed 2005 debut, Funeral), is released today. Today! Finally! Today! Ah! Today! If you’re broke, lazy, skeptical, or some combination of the above, you can stream it on NPR before you download that sucker on iTunes. Check it out. The BBC famously claimed…
Air conditioning hater Stan Cox should shut up this week
It’s predicted that this will be our hottest week of the year, and that is so not the time to listen to Stan Cox, America’s leading anti-air-conditioning advocate espousing his views to Steve Kraske on KCUR. He’s been all over the media pimping his new book Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable facts about our Air-Conditioned World, and, in an ideal world,…
Guess what’s on Gaga’s backstage munch-list?
Over the years, we’ve heard some pretty ridiculous backstage requests, from Van Halen’s stupidly infamous M&M sorting (which was supposedly a test by concert promoters to see if venues had thoroughly read the band’s technical requirements) to J-Lo’s all-white trailer, Cher’s wig room, 50 Cent’s box of cuban cigars, and Queen Latifah’s 12-piece bucket of KFC and box of Rough…
Ricky ‘McGoo’ McGluen and Paul Smith accused of killing Keith Wilkins
“McGoo” was the shooter, witnesses told police. Authorities believe McGoo is 30-year-old Ricky A. McGluen, and they allege he shot 25-year-old Keith Q. Wilkins three times in the head, killing him in the parking lot of an apartment complex at 2105 Lexington on July 28. McGluen is still on the loose, but he’s charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal…
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