Most people aren’t that fired up by a stadium pretzel, I get that. It’s hard to compete with the hot dogs and short-rib sandwiches of the world. But I love soft pretzels with the nacho cheese cup side. It’s often my go-to at games. As such, I can remain silent no more. In addition to watching an epic football game…
Looks like we jumped the gun when we told you the Vi Tran Band would be opening for Aretha Franklin. He’ll still be playing 1YEAR2GO, which is a celebration of the countdown to the opening of the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts. There will also be a lineup of the 19 other musicians playing the celebration. Check the lineup after…
Remember that really artsy Saturn commercial set to the Walkmen’s song, circa 2003? Or when the band performed on an episode of The O.C. (RIP)? Certainly, you remember when they rivaled the Strokes in terms of high-quality retro shtick throughout the mid-aughts. Well, Saturn, The O.C. and the Strokes may all have fallen by the wayside, but the Walkmen have carried on,…
Rent’s due by the fifth of the month, Stephene. As if Stephene Moore’s campaign needed any more bad news (I mean, have you seen FiveThirtyEight’s projections? The site’s predicting a 93 percent chance of Republican “Big Daddy” Kevin Yoder taking the seat held by six-term Democratic incumbent Dennis Moore, Stephene Moore’s husband). Moore’s campaign manager Matt Sinovic is being…
We don’t yet rate grills by the amount of charcoal they can consume in the drum (a la horsepower). But when we do, rest assured the base model will likely be the one-charcoal-bricket grill (it can cook a single hot dog) made from an Altoids Sours tin. A new miniature grill hack on Instructables turns the metal candy tin into…
The Chiefs are going to sell a lot of these. If you went to bed early, you missed a soggy but exciting 21-14 Kansas City Chiefs victory over the San Diego Chargers. The highlights included Jamal Charles weaving his way to a 56-yard touchdown run, Dexter McCluster returning a punt 94 yards — the longest in Chiefs history —…
If a sex tape was made during honeymoon between Royals fans and Kauffman Stadium 2.0, no distributor would want it. The Royals are averaging 19,987 fans a game this year. Nightly attendance was 19,986 in 2008, the last year of the “old” Kauffman Stadium. So it would appear that taxpayers ($225 million) and the Royals ($25 million) pooled their resources…
I spotted this tyrannosaurus rex mauling a member of the Blue Man Group wearing a LaDanian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers jersey outside of Union Station. The dino also had a Kansas City Chiefs tarp wrapped around it. A couple more photos after the jump. Categories: News Tags: kansas city chiefs, san diego chargers
The Savoy Grill gets the longevity prize. Having read last week’s Cafe review of the Frontier Steakhouse, Fat City reader Jane asks: “How many other restaurants in the metro are still in business now that were serving food back in 1960?” What a great question — and not as easy to answer as I first thought. There are other…
%{}% As Matt Cassel goes, the Chiefs go. As the Chiefs go, Kansas City’s alcoholism goes. The tailgaters were out bright and early this morning, settling into the Arrowhead lots a good 13 hours before kickoff. That’s serious commitment, especially when everyone expects your team to (kind of) suck. Whether the Chiefs do actually suck should make itself clear…
Barring a Chiefs victory tonight, this ought to be the best news Kansas City receives all day: Tim and Eric are doing a holiday tour that’s stopping by the Midland in November! Monday, November 15, to be exact. The show will feature clips from their upcoming holiday special (Chrimbus Special, LOL) as well as Neil Hamburger and Pusswhip Banggang. Tickets…
There’s nothing like a morning spent out of the sunshine with your fingers free of dirt and none of that annoying sweat that comes from hard work. Alas, I’ve never known the joys of running the virtual farm on the Facebook game FarmVille. But apparently, 80 million virtual farmers are out there toiling away as we speak. Mashable has put…
Today: Meet author John Shors, who visits the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library to discuss his latest book, The Wishing Trees. Tuesday: Pretend to be a KU student — they get cheaper admission to see it-boy comedian Aziz Ansari at the Lied Center in Lawrence. Tickets for the public are only $15, though…if any remain. Categories: News
Well, the group exists, as you can see by this rap video they made. They diss Kansas, if you can believe it. Watch it, yo. Categories: Music Tags: mizzou, VolleyZOU
The American fried apple pie dates back at least as early as the first pioneers, who dried slices of the autumn fruit to keep around through winter. Wrapped in a sheath of pastry and fried in butter or lard, these satisfying pies were the original “fast food.” A modern version of the pastry, made with canned apple slices, was a…
The Hustler mag in question, blurred and cropped (via TheWrap). The Hollywood watchers at TheWrap are reporting that the Missouri woman federal prosecutors believe was forced into becoming a sex slave appeared on the cover of the July 2007 edition of Hustler magazine’s Taboo, a title in Larry Flynt’s porno empire. Last week, federal prosecutors accused 43-year-old Edward Bagley…
People swarmed to every nook and cranny of the Crossroads District to catch 26 bands perform in six different venues. Missed it? See what happened in our write up and photos (taken by Forrester Michael) from the event.
Are you a giant dork and as inappropriately excited about the Conan-Jack White collaborations as I am? What can I say, the idea of having some Conan vinyl in my collection scratches me right where I itch. For those who just want to hear what’s on the latest Conan 7″ (out on White’s Third Man Records) and don’t require ownership of the physical…
Bill Sundahl is still tweaking his formula for optimal results when it comes to his Crossroads Music Festival. In its sixth year, the homegrown showcase was heavy on the alt-country and easy listening acts, but pretty light on the rock. Categories: Music Tags: Bobby Watson, crossroads music festival, diverse, Faster Horses, Nicolette Paige, The Gates BBQ Suite
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. There is food that is heart-healthy. And then there is food that fuels your heart. Mom’s Macaroni and Cheese from McCoy’s Public House is just what the love doctor ordered. Categories: Dining, Food &…
