Dick Valentine and his band of merrymakers are masters of the mildly offensive — and sadly, they won’t be appearing at the Riot Room on Saturday night. Electric Six canceled all dates between October 25th and October 30th due to a “personal emergency.” Bummer. (Less than a month ago, the Detroit cult favorites released Zodiac, their seventh studio album of…
Sushi House rolls away this weekend Update: Last week the staff at the Sushi House restaurant in Leawood was telling patrons that the restaurant would be closed after Saturday night, October 23rd. But yesterday, there was a paper sign taped to the front door of the venue stating that the restaurant would closed on Sunday and Monday “for scheduled…
The Associated Press delicately danced around the torture in the lead of a story raising questions about the accuser in the Lebanon, Missouri, sex slave case. The allegations in the indictment were shocking: A young woman had been held captive for years as the sex slave of a Missouri couple. She had been locked in a cage and subjected to…
Over at the Plog, Mandy Oaklander has the scoop on the recent busts at Club Oasis, a nightclub on 28th and Southwest Boulevard. Last night, Club Oasis was raided by law enforcement who were after all kinds of illegals. Fox4 reports that immigration officials accompanied police officers to the West Side club that and together, they took down underage drinkers…
%{}% Chef Celina Tio of Julian was on fire again on this week’s episode of The Next Iron Chef. But before we get to the recap, won’t you spend a minute to go and vote for our hometown contender to be the Fan Favorite on The Next Iron Chef’s website? And then once you’ve voted for her, won’t you vote…
If you’ve been following the fortunes of Texas-based Carlson, the hotel and restaurant organization that owns the TGI Friday’s restaurant chain, you may have read a news story or two over the last year about Friday’s franchises that are suddenly closed with little notice, sometimes after a conflict between the franchisee and the parent company. A local Friday’s employee says…
If you haven’t tasted IHOP’s pumpkin pancakes, you have just six more days to sample a stack. The California-based restaurant chain stops serving the seasonal special on Sunday, October 31. That’s the same day that the restaurants end their $4.99 All-You-Can Eat Buttermilk Pancake Special. The combo breakfast includes two eggs and hash browns and starts with two buttermilk flapjacks;…
With her back to us, you can’t see any of the trouble spots Dear Pitch readers, With the publication of our most recent issue and our feature story “Field of Dirty Dreams,” a few of you have reached out regarding the bare breast on page 14. Please continue reading this after you’ve consulted your copy. For the most part, your…
UPDATE: The victim of Sunday morning’s homicide in KCK was 36-year-old Bernard E. Love of KCK. A double shooting early Sunday morning left one dead and another in critical condition in Kansas City, Kansas. KCK cops hit the scene — a residence in the 1500 block of North 23rd Street — around 12:48 a.m. and found a black man believed…
In 2008, ex-Billions/current solo artist Sam Billen recorded, released and gave away for free an album of traditional Christmas songs. This year, Billen has teamed up with Josh Atkinson to release another Christmas album, and they’re raising funds through Kickstarter to press the CDs. “It’s not your standard ‘raising money to make CDs to sell’ type project,” says Billen. “We’re…
Of Montreal and Janelle Monae October 23, 2010 Liberty Hall Janelle Monae must suck at Pictionary. Clad in a velvet black cape that swept the floor, the budding icon warbled and wailed while she briefly slashed at a three-foot tall canvas on stage with a paintbrush. The soul visionary was creating a half-baked representation of some human form (boobs? A…
Earlier this month, readers at pitch.com voted B.R.G.R. Kitchen + Bar their favorite new restaurant. And who can blame them? An open, spacious dining room, approximately 7,000 cans of beer and an amazing selection of inventive, well-constructed burgers — what else does a diner need? Truffle tater tots, that’s what. And as of last week, you can get those at…
Chiefs coach Todd Haley has managed to endear both the ends of the football-fan spectrum with his aggressive fourth-down philosophy. To the beer-crushing, meat-sucking masses, he is “ballsy.” To the stat-crunching spreadsheeters, he is savvy — so much so he was the Advanced NFL Stats Coach of the Week. But his call during Saturday’s win over the Jaguars — to…
A popular brand name is worth a lot of spring rolls and Tiger Cry beef. When restaurateur Ann Liberda was forced — reportedly by the Kansas Revenue Department — to sell at least one of her popular Thai Place restaurants this year, the new owners of the venue at 11838 Quivira didn’t get to keep the name of the restaurant….
Soul visionary Janelle Monae and indie-rock weirdos Of Montreal funked it up at Liberty Hall on Saturday night.
For 43 minutes Monday night, MSNBC will give us a deeper look into the murder of Wichita abortion provider George Tiller. A special edition of The Rachel Maddow Show called The Assassination of Dr. Tiller will air at 8 p.m. on the progressive cable news network. This is must-see TV for anyone interested in Kansas’ abortion politics. Categories: News, Politics…
Sad news to report: reggae legend Gregory Isaacs died today of lung cancer, at the age of 59. Sometimes called the “Cool Ruler,” Isaacs brought a smoother vibe to reggae, his material veering more toward tender love songs than the politically charged tunes of many of his Jamaican contemporaries. He also released a huge number of albums (view a partial list here)….
This awesome Associated Press photo showed up on Gawker today as the “open caption” contest. Writer Max Reed wrote: “A full moon rises in Kansas City, Missouri, wearing its “sexy moon” Halloween costume.” The photo is stunning, but does anyone know where the home in the photo is? Categories: News Tags: Gawker, haunted house
%{}% UPDATE: Kansas City police say 19-year-old Carvone R. White was the homicide victim found on the playground of the now-shuttered Woodland Elementary School. Kansas City police are investigating the city’s 88th homicide of 2010 this morning after a dead body was discovered on the playground of Woodland Elementary School. The Kansas City, Missouri, School District closed the school at…
%{}% The Bishop family took its annual trip to the Louisburg Cider Mill for apple cider and cider doughnuts Saturday. It’s a fun place to take the kid for a morning activity — she can look at the cider-making apparatus and jump around on hay bales. That’s really about all it takes for a good time when you’re 3 years…
The Buzz Halloweenie Roast 2010: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Ra Ra Riot, Middle Class Rut, Fourth of July, The Grisly Hand Beaumont Club October 23, 2010 Admittedly, I showed up a little late for 96.5 The Buzz’s Halloweenie Roast on Saturday night at the Beaumont Club. I was sorry to have missed the Grisly Hand, but I’m sure…
%{}% Celebrity journalist Juan Williams had a good week, on balance. First, he was fired by National Public Radio for remarks he made on Fox — his other major employer — about his fear of Muslims on airplanes. That might seem at first a minus, but Williams was immediately rewarded by Fox with a new $2 million contract. Plus, he…
Pick your poison. By now most people know that it’s not just burn-out teenagers who enjoy a little THC-induced high. But some of us still don’t like constantly smelling like we just left a 311 concert. If you’re one of the half-million Americans rocking a medical marijuana card, there’s a new way to reach your high. Colorado-based Dixie Elixirs…
