Last week, Missouri state Sen. Brad Lager faced the wrath of nearly 100 angry people who were gathered at the firehouse on Savannah, Missouri’s main drag. The residents of Savannah — a rural, bedroom community just north of St. Joseph — hurled questions at the lawmaker concerning his bill that would significantly impact property owners’ rights to sue the operators…
Yesterday, eater.com posted a story titled, “Ten strange chefs favorites that are now mainstream hits,” which listed some vintage menu favorites — oysters Rockefeller, beef tongue, pretzels, Waldorf salad — that are having a revival in New York restaurants. I’m not sure that any of the selections really qualify as weird, but some of them are rarely seen on modern…
Arcade Fire may not be the most weed-friendly of bands, but you can still try to smuggle in your blunts to Starlight for the band’s 4-20 date in Kansas City with the National. Categories: Music Tags: arcade fire, The National
I ended last week with my fork twisting through a huge bowl of spaghetti and meatballs from Niecie’s (6441 Troost). And for the better part of a half-hour, the only thing I was thinking about was how to make more room for the delectable bowl of pasta. Because great comfort food is like a hug. You never know you needed…
A gay man who fled Uganda attended services at the International House of Prayer on Sunday in an effort to pressure Lou Engle, a member of the church’s leadership and a frothy-mouthed opponent of homosexuality. Being gay is a crime in Uganda. Engle traveled to the country last year and appeared at a prayer rally as lawmakers weighed even harsher…
Ke$ha, with BeardoSunday, February 20, 2011The Midland Note: It’s rare to find a music critic in completely inebriated, uncensored form. What follows are my uncut, unedited notes of Ke$ha’s severely under-aged, sold-out show at the Midland on Sunday night, in which I encounter the true essence of slutwave. Proceed with caution. Upon stumbling up to the Midland with heels, red…
You’ve just stopped into Gilhouly’s, the neighborhood bar across from d’Bronx on 39th Street. And, as can happen at a place like that, the pledge to drink just one beer has been left behind at least two beers ago. You flip open your cell phone, and it’s then that you notice a string hanging from an apartment window. A small…
It’s tough, trying to get change through the system. You have to commit yourself to your cause, work long hours, and scrape together cash — all while preparing yourself for the strong possibility that you won’t actually get anywhere. But finally an issue is put before the people, and you trust in the wisdom of the good men and women…
It was several months ago now that my daughter was happily yelling inside the atrium of Cafe Sebastienne. Nothing was wrong. She’s just a toddler, who spent the better part of 10 minutes letting the art know what she thought of it, at a volume level and an intensity that rivaled coach Todd Haley’s first year on the sidelines. That…
When Internet hacker Anonymous supposedly threatened to destroy Topeka’s gay-hating Westboro Baptist Church online over the weekend, the reaction was mixed at best. Sure, we could get behind protesting Scientology offices in 2008 because of their litigious attitude toward any speech they don’t like, and there were good pro-freedom reasons to defend their recent attacks on Visa and MasterCard. Taking…
Over 30 of Kansas City’s musicians converged to present a tribute to the Rolling Stones’ masterpiece, Exile on Main Street, on Friday night. Our intern, Allie Mason, captured video of the tribute. Check it out after the jump. Categories: Music Tags: Exile on Main Street, rolling stones, video
Laura Coltrane was found dead in an Olathe apartment last Friday. Police are calling the 25-year-old’s death a homicide. Coltrane’s body was found around 1:06 p.m. in an apartment on South Lakehurst Street near Water Works Park. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police initially classified the case as a “death investigation” but upgraded it Saturday afternoon to a…
Exile on Main Street: A Tribute to the Rolling Stones February 18, 2011 Crosstown Station Better than: the Stones could have imagined pulling off themselves. (As Bill Sundahl read at the beginning of the show, Mick Jagger said only about four of the songs could be played live.) During that insistent horn, guitar and everybody-sing-one-word refrain that carries it home,…
Local musicians gathered on Friday night to cover hits from the classic Rolling Stone’s album, “Exile on Main Street.” Pitch intern Allie Mason was there to catch every moment.
Thee Oh Sees Friday, February 18, 2011 The Granada Hearing people in a crowd murmur “Thee Oh Sees” confuses one’s brain. After a while, everyone sounds like they’re saying, “Oh, see?” over and over. You catch yourself looking around to see what people are talking about. (Could it be that group of people attempting to thrash-dance? Perhaps they’re looking at…
Chiefs fans might want to savor this past season’s playoff appearance. At least, that’s the opinion of CBS Sports’ Clark Judge, who thinks the Chiefs — the defending AFC West Champions — won’t be playing in the 2010 postseason (if there even is an NFL season to be had). Don’t get Judge wrong. He writes that he “likes what’s happening…
Eria Doss’ second trial ended with two murder convictions in the 2009 execution-style killings of Justin Budreau and Andrew Eli, the Star reported. Doss’ first trial in May 2010 ended in a hung jury. A Jackson County jury found Doss guilty of two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of robbery and four counts of armed criminal action. Categories: News…
In an effort to raise enough money to pull off the two-day Kansas City showcase extravaganza at South by Southwest this year, the MidCoast Takeover (which recently added local juggernauts the Republic Tigers and Beautiful Bodies to their lineup) is hosting a series of benefit shows featuring the local acts that will be traveling to Austin with them. Tonight, the…
A former Olathe woman bravely explained to lawmakers why she had an abortion five years ago during testimony Thursday for a bill that would ban abortions after 22 weeks. Republican lawmakers claim that fetuses can feel pain at that time. Tiffany Campbell testified before the House Federal and State Affairs Committee, the Wichita Eagle reports, and she told lawmakers that…
I’ve worked with all kinds of restaurant hosts and hostesses over the years, including bratty teenagers, college students, actors and actresses, at least one drag queen, and the weird neurotic fashion plate who told everyone that he had both law and medical degrees and was working for minimum wage because, well, it was fun. Hey, it takes all kinds of…
