We named Thee Oh Sees’ show at Scion Garage Fest last year as one of the best shows of 2010. Now, the band is bringing its fiery live show back to Lawrence this spring, at The Granada. It’s on February 18, and it’s only 8 freaking dollars. Categories: Music Tags: Scion Garage Fest, thee oh sees
One of my co-workers at The Pitch has been wary of cheesecake since childhood: “Someone offered me a piece of cheesecake when I was little and I thought, Why would anyone put cheese into a cake?” I had the same reaction at probably the same age. But a friend of my father’s owned the neighborhood delicatessen, and they both kept…
%{}% Yes, it is possible for the Lebanon, Missouri, sex torture case to get even weirder. One of the men accused of sex trafficking is accused of offering a “professional killer” $20,000 to snuff out the victim and a federal prosecutor. The Kansas City Star reported that 32-year-old Bradley Cook allegedly tried to hire a hit man while locked up…
Every now and again, a band’s name pops up that truly makes you think, ‘Is this a fucking joke?’ Here on the Wayward Blog, we hope to clear up this confusion and let the local music syndicate decide. Categories: Music Tags: accordion rock, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, light-to-heavy flow, uncomfortable
U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler didn’t wait long to establish herself as one of the more vapid members of the new Congress. ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer sat down with Hartzler and nine other newly elected members of Congress who identified with the tea party movement. Hartlzer gave a vacant-eyed non-answer when Sawyer asked if she’d vote against farm subsidies, which…
Coheed and Cambria is commemorating 10 years of epic post-hardcore prog-rock this spring in a nationwide tour, and it kicks off in Kansas City. The band will perform its debut album, The Second Stage Turbine Blade, in its entirety on April 8 at the Midland. The show will also feature a rare half-hour acoustic set, as well as an extra…
“Guys, was that in the wrong key?” asked Mat Shoare. He was joking with his band, the Empty Spaces, which played a set of charming fuzzed-out slacker rock at RecordBar on Saturday night. Shoare is probably better known as one of the vocalists and songwriters in Everyday/Everynight, and he released his solo debut, The Empty Spaces, last year. But Shoare…
Bob Fescoe of 610 Sports is reporting that the man above (directly above, that is) stripped Offensive Coordinator Charlie Weis of his play-calling duties in the second half yesterday, because what you want to do after winning 10 games is change basic, fundamental shit about the way you do things. If true, this proves the above headline correct (and makes…
What’s that old expression — “You can’t be all things to all people”? Well, damn it, you can try, and that’s the concept behind restaurateur Huang Lin’s new Fusion Buffet in Westport. Lin took over the vacant Hollywood Video location and spent a lot of money transforming the space into the most glamorous Asian buffet this side of Las Vegas….
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver is proving to be a voice of reason in the wake of the Arizona shooting that killed six — including a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge — and critically wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Cleaver joined the round-table discussion on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday and spoke of the out-of-control political discourse in this country, which…
%{}% Hi, my name is Jonathan, and I waited too long to pay the check. There, that feels much better. Although it doesn’t change the fact that Friday night, I was a check squatter. I sat and neither ate nor paid. Instead, I was genuinely oblivious to the simple fact that the restaurant needed my table back. And for that,…
Hearts of Darkness and Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys will combine forces on January 29 for a big, spicy gumbo of local sound. We think that the band’s Facebook event says it best: What kind of music do we have? Every kind! We got Afrobeat, Funk, Soul, Hip-hop, Honky Tonk, Country AND Western. All served up in midtown’s best-sounding,…
For the first time in recent memory, Ssion is actually playing a show in Kansas City. (And it isn’t a video shoot, either.) The art-electro-punk-glam-etc. band is performing at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in an all-ages (from what we can tell) free show on January 15. The flier — it’s right there — is promising “special guest DJs” as well….
The FleurBurger 5000 will run you five at Fleur in Las Vegas. That’s $5,000. The Wall Street Journal reports that the newly opened restaurant of chef Hubert Keller has one of the world’s most expensive burgers on its menu. The burger is fairly decadent, but it’s the extras that cause your tab to skyrocket. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink
For shooting and killing her boyfriend four days before Christmas in 2009, Deborah Meeks will spend 13 years in prison. This past November, five days before her 48th birthday, Meeks was convicted of second-degree murder for killing her boyfriend, Wesley Smith, by shooting him in the chest. Authorities reportedly believed this to be a case of domestic violence (something Plog…
Cody Wyoming — actor, musician and scene stalwart — is putting together a slew of local shows at the Living Room, an intimate theater space downtown. Recently, the venue held the debut CD release of The Oil Boiler collective. Now, it’s hosting the Vi Tran Band this Thursday. We caught up with Wyoming about hosting shows at the Living Room…
Let’s take a break from hip sounds and digital-music trends for a minute. Let’s put on a little Chopin and pretend it’s the middle of the 20th century — in the White House, and we are the 33rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman. Why, you ask? Categories: Music Tags: classical music, Harry S. Truman
UPDATE: Kansas City police say the victim of Sunday night’s homicide is 28-year-old Salvatore Mandacina of KCMO. Police have also issued four photos of a potential suspect taken from surveillance videos. The suspect is seen wearing a red hat with a “scorpion-type logo,” and police believe that he may have attempted to rob the BP gas station. They also believe…
B:2 A Burger Boutique may have left the Summit Fair development, but another franchise may find success in the Lee’s Summit market. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that Yogurtini, a self-serve frozen-yogurt shop, opened this past Saturday at 880-J NW Blue Parkway (adjacent to Macy’s). Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: yogurtini
%{}% That was quick. The Kansas City Chiefs’ return to the playoffs lasted just one brutal game as the Baltimore Ravens dominated the Chiefs at Arrowhead on the way to a 30-7 victory. Chiefs coach Todd Haley continued coaching like he’s playing Madden on PlayStation 3, and it didn’t pay off. Trailing the Ravens by a field goal going into…
%{}% After Saturday’s shootings in Arizona — which left Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords badly wounded and six people dead — rightbloggers were swift to condemn … any possible criticism of themselves. You can understand their defensiveness. Back during the 2010 campaign, Sarah Palin had endorsed tea party challengers to Giffords and others with little gun-sight images and the cry, “Don’t…
