%{}% As if you needed any more reason to be freaked out, a stabbing victim was found with life-threatening injuries between a couple of buildings at 17th and Prospect last night. The Star reported that the 36-year-old victim suffered a 1-inch deep cut in the center of his chest and a 2 ½-inch cut to his lower back. The man…
In this week’s Pitch: Danny Alexander talks with Janelle Monae’s family about her roots in KCK’s Quindaro neighborhood; reviews of new local releases from CVLTS and Saharan Gazelle Boy; and previews of shows from Curren$y, Free Energy, Ryan Bingham and the 96.5 the Buzz Halloweenie Roast. Categories: Music Tags: Curren$y, CVLTS, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, free energy, janelle…
Platte County auditor Siobhann K. Williams is being sued for allegedly sexually harassing Leanna K. Fannon. Williams, if you didn’t know, is a woman. Fannon, who is married, claims Williams made unwanted sexual advances to her in 2007, and “sent her flowers, spied on her and inquired about her whereabouts.” The lawsuit may have one big problem. Categories: News, Politics…
The Walkmen and Japandroids The Bottleneck October 19, 2010 One of the things that people often fail to understand―something that I sometimes forget―is that music is a goddamn job full of hard-humping, busted knuckles, late nights and loneliness. When NYC quartet the Walkmen stepped to the The Bottleneck’s stage last night, they seemed a bit weary. Categories: Music Tags: japandroids,…
The Natural History Museum at KU is holding a three-day festival to raise cash for exhibits and education programs. Snore, amirite? Oh, take a joke. Of course the sciences are important! They’re so important that we are overlooking the fact that this festival is called SciencePalooza and endorsing it on the grounds that two bands we are fond of will…
A Kansas City, Kansas, woman found out that if you don’t pay the Board of Public Utilities what you owe, they’ll shut off your power. Even if you’re off by just a dime. For real. Just .10 cents. KCTV5 has the story of a woman whose electricity was shut off because she forgot to pay the change on her $158.10…
This September Todd Tally tried to finally bring KC a decent biker party with the first Fall Grand River Rally. It didn’t go so great. But the Pitch was on the scene to document the beauty and the ugliness of a three-day biker party in these very NSFW pictures, and to entice you to take a ride down to Urich…
Lee Chai is hot, all right. Restaurateur Lee Chai’s 18-month-old Thai restaurant, Hot Basil, had built such a solid customer base by its first anniversary that his landlord came to him with an offer he couldn’t refuse. “The tanning salon next door to us was moving out,” Chai says. “My landlord knew we needed more space and made me…
Finding the great pumpkin is not just a quest for Charlie Brown. We all have a responsibility to sift through the menus around town to uncover the finest pumpkin options. And before the weather turns colder that means a battle between rival concretes — the pecan pumpkin concrete mixer from Culver’s and the pumpkin pie concrete from Sheridan’s. Only one…
A lot of people have wanted to fight cops but few have actually issued a challenge in a full-page newspaper ad. Rich Stephens did, challenging Byrnes Mill police officer Tim Walker to a mixed martial arts fight. Stephens, who played for the Oakland Raiders in the mid-’90s, claims that Walker kicked him and shoved him into a police car for…
There will likely not be another Talkin’ Bolton column. Perhaps you took note of our mention last week of Michael Bolton’s show at JCCC? No? You skimmed that post? You skim all my posts and only read Elke and Nick’s? I knew it. Well, here is another reminder then: Bolton will be at Yardley Hall at JCCC tonight performing numbers…
%{}% It took carbonite to freeze Han Solo. But a small frog? He likely met his demise courtesy of a blast freezer. A Michigan couple claims to have discovered an unwelcome amphibian surprise in a bag of mixed frozen vegetables last week. Marty Hoffman told the story of finding the frozen frog — her scream brought her husband running from…
%{}% Remember when it was good to be Greinke? No one should be surprised that Kansas City Royals ace Zack Greinke is on the trading block. Greinke hasn’t exactly been quiet about his displeasure with the Royals habit of losing all of the time. ESPN’s Buster Olney reported that the Royals’ timeline for winning — 2013 or 2014 —…
Succeeding where Cop Rock failed, Glee has managed to turn musical theater into required viewing for many music fans. Their collection of Rocky Horror Picture Show tunes hits the market today, a full week before the program airs. While musical numbers are a fine fit for the show, and Rocky Horror a perfect Halloween subject, we couldn’t help but wonder…
This past Sunday, The Drop quietly celebrated its actual four-year anniversary. The real fun is tomorrow, when the Martini Corner restaurant hosts its fourth anniversary party, which lasts all day. “Every year I want to host a birthday party and the date just slips by. This year I really wanted to celebrate,” owner Eddie Crane says. Categories: Dining, Food &…
Kansas attorney Michael Millett’s pants are on fire. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that he should be suspended from practicing law for two years for lying to Johnson County authorities. It all started when Millett’s client, Matthew Sewell, fell for one of those clever cop-pretending-to-be-an-underage-girl stings. Timothy Shavers, a detective with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department, created an online…
%{}% The latest food trends are a difficult business to predict. That’s why Vegas doesn’t set lines for whether sliders will be the next hot food or whether cupcakes are played out as a dessert. Serious Eats suggests that CBS News and USA Today were off the mark when they suggested that the meatball was going to be the next…
In the late 1990s, back when Ultimate Fakebook did not rhyme with the world’s most popular social networking site, the Manhattan, KS band released some much-loved power-pop albums. The first of those was Electric Kissing Parties, and yesterday Rocket Heart Records announced that it’s reissuing it on vinyl — a limited pressing of 500. Hooray! But wait, there’s more! Categories:…
