After nearly two years on the shelves, synthetic weed is finally going away for good. State lawmakers failed to stem the tide, and now the federal government has stepped in, issuing a temporary emergency ban on all fake pot that will start at the end of the month and run at least a year — or as long as it…
Indyground Entertainment — one of the Show Me State’s premier underground hip-hop labels — is celebrating six years in the grind at Mojo’s tonight. Check out a teaser for the free, all-ages show after the jump. You can also read about how Steddy P’s wit, hard work (and some filching from MU’s campus bookstore) made Indyground what it is today….
First Fridays is happening tonight, and considering it is early December, it could be much colder outside than this evening’s forecasted low of 32 degrees. Over at the Brick, there’s a trunk show going on. There will be sexy ladies there. Categories: Music Tags: First Fridays, hot rods, pinup models
There’s nothing better to chase away winter chill than a hot, Southern batch of blues jams. Here’s what Niki D’Andreas wrote about JJ Grey and Mofro, who play tonight at Knuckleheads: Forget landlocked back porches — Mofro makes whiskey-drenched, pontoon-deck music that boogies down murky swamp waters. Main Mofro man JJ Grey grew up around Jacksonville, Florida, which explains the…
Every year at The Pitch, we go into our giant money room and dig out $4,000 to bestow on four local Masterminds — artists, performers, and other cultural visionaries who make Kansas City a 14 to 18 percent cooler place to call home. (Meet last year’s Masterminds here.) Next year will be no different: Four $1,000 prizes handed to four…
A highlight of last year’s Murder Ballad Ball was Tony Ladesich’s performance. To quote myself: “Ladesich and his guitar played beautiful tunes, all originals in fact, except for the Bruce Springsteen cover he closed with. Looking at Ladesich, you’d never think he had such a resplendent voice. ‘Dollar General’ and ‘Bellefontaine’ were simple, formulaic songs about murder and vice in…
Kansas State Wildcat fans better start booking their flights to New York. The Star reports that K-State will play in the Pinstripe Bowl at the new Yankee Stadium on December 30. The Wildcats will play 7-5 Syracuse. Crypt Keeper Bill Snyder’s second year back in Manhattan has to be considered a success; the Wildcats hadn’t played in a bow since…
As loyal readers know, we’re pretty keen on the work the Hip Hop Academy is engaged in around town. (See our article about the Academy from earlier this year for some background.) Typically, the organization works with inner-city youth, but its goals are evolving. This Saturday, the HHA is hosting an event downtown called Enough is Enough. It’ll be kid-friendly,…
Shopping at Big Lots is not a good excuse for leaving your young children home alone. Doesn’t matter if it’s an hour or 30 minutes, a crib is not a babysitter for a 10-month-old. And a 2-year-old is bound to get restless, strip off her clothes and be found on the street in 30-degree weather. At least that’s what happened…
Eating out can add up in a hurry. A dollar for a soda at a vending machine, $8 for a sandwich and chips at lunch. But it’s hard to know exactly how much you’ve spent when it’s spread out over small purchases. As Time magazine reports, one couple decided to find out exactly how much they could save if they…
The term “captcha” is an acronym that stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.” When you fill in fields on a website in order to leave a comment on a blog (like this one) or to share a link with friends, you will sometimes be asked to decipher a squiggly, distorted code before you…
%{}% What kind of world are we living in where a man can’t have canned unicorn meat shipped internationally? Poor Ingomar, a German citizen, has been waiting for nearly a week as his canned unicorn meat languishes at the border. ThinkGeek has the story of its novelty Spam-like product that is currently stuck in German Customs because it is “supposedly…
1. It’s the last first Friday of the year! That means this is your final chance to experience a First Friday art crawl in the Crossroads during 2010. The awesomeness on the agenda includes — of course — visual art exhibitions, such as F— X-mas at the Keyhole Gallery. Also: Hustle over to the Fishtank Performance Studio for local actors…
On Saturday, Blackpool Lights — the newly resurrected project of the Get Up Kids’ Jim Suptic — swings through RecordBar on its first tour in two years. Last week, The Pitch spoke to drummer Billy Brimblecom, a former Kansas Citian living in Nashville. The Pitch: How did the Blackpool Lights’ reunion begin? Categories: Music Tags: Blackpool Lights, Jim Suptic
Still don’t know what to buy for the foodie in your life? Well, Robert and Molly Krause — of Esquina and the Burger Stand, in Lawrence — sign their book, The Cook’s Book of Intense Flavors, Saturday at Function Junction at Crown Center. The signing is from 1 to 4 p.m. And that’s not the only cookbook sale in town….
Mike Bickle, founder of Kansas City’s International House of Prayer, believes that this is the generation that will see the return of Jesus Christ — to save those who welcomed Him into their hearts, leave behind those who didn’t and, if He happens to run into him, punch Bill Maher in the neck. But who would believe that Jesus would…
Staging a bank robbery must really blow when you get caught. U.S. Bank teller Michael Grace and friends are finding that out. Yesterday, the feds charged Grace, Brenden Connors (the alleged make-believe kidnapper), David Batson and Jacob McWhirt with aiding and abetting embezzlement by a bank employee. Grace claimed he was kidnapped in a parking lot outside of his apartment…
It’s Stik Figa week here on the Wayward. You don’t like it? Well maybe you should make some videos and write some bangers and maybe we’ll write about you. Until then, Stik’s making news, and we are reporting. From the Top, Stik’s new EP with Oddisee, made its web debut yesterday. Perhaps you’d like to have a listen? Categories: Music…
The feds think they have two men who shot up a home full of children near 24th and Stewart in Kansas City, Kansas, on October 20. Fabian Dunbar, 25, and Edward Carvin, 26, were each charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm after a felony conviction in the shooting that injured four people, including an 18-month-old boy, a two-year-old boy, a…
Brian Euston died Tuesday. Update: Euston’s mom tells Plog she gets the sense police are getting closer to breaking the case. Update below the original item. Original story: Brian Euston’s death has officially been ruled a homicide by the Jackson County Medical Examiner. Euston is the 24-year-old who was found with a head injury at Mill Street and Westport Road…
Teenagers and adults alike can stand to learn a lesson or two from Lil General, White Choco and C-Stain. And just who are these three delightfully monikered fellows? Why, they’re the stars of a YouTube video urging people to buckle up when in a car. Set to the tune of DJ Khaled’s all-star song “All I Do Is Win,” we…
Brandon Frederick, a Pitch photography intern, created a slideshow this week capturing the unique appeal of Nate’s Swap Shop, held every Saturday and Sunday from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the old 63rd Street Drive-In at 8200 East 63rd Street. During the swap shop’s busiest months, from March to December, there can be as many as…
