Readers, you’re already familiar with our writer Peter Rugg’s stance on Lemmy Kilmister’s status as a rock god. (Hell, he even ate fire for him. And we taped it.) Of course, we’re stoked to announce that Motörhead will be in KC on February 17 at the Midland, but also in film form at the Screenland. There’s a documentary out on…
A disco-inspired bistro opens up in Leawood. Charles reviews 77 South in this week’s Pitch and Pitch photographer Angela C. Bond snaps its decidedly now menu.
Just because Kansas City looks like a pretty (and a little scary) snow globe at the moment doesn’t mean that depressing news takes a break. Grab a cup of cocoa and tissues, there’s a tear-jerker coming. The Kansas City Star sports page has the story of Kansas rodeo bull rider Cody Stephens’ family and a case of double-heartbreak. Stephens died…
By now, most of the Kansas City metro area has cabin fever from all of this fluffy white stuff that’s keeping us all huddled inside our humble abodes. So, since you haven’t got anything better to do: What’s your favorite song, artist or album to listen to when snowfall has you stranded? Categories: Music Tags: Snow, songs, songs!, soundtracks
Not to put too fine a point on it, but being poor fucking sucks. You live in a shitty neighborhood. When you walk out the front door, you see nothing but desolation and heartbreak. No chance for a future, not here or anywhere. Even the nearest grocery store is in the good part of town, and you don’t have a…
The Rev. Jerry Johnston isn’t getting much sympathy as his First Family Church faces foreclosure. The Overland Park megachurch owes more than $13 million to Regions Bank, but there has long been question of financial accountability at the church. The Mountains Made Flat comes through with the Comment of the Day for this quip: “Jerry might even have to give…
Even Chubby’s was closed on Tuesday night. In Brookside, the manager at Avenues Bistro made the call to close — for Tuesday night — after lunch this afternoon. A block away, Celina Tio posted her decision to close Julian for the night on Tuesday on her restaurant’s Facebook page. (The answering-machine message continued to announce that the venue was closed…
We know that in frigid conditions, there will always be a few people who can’t stay in and enjoy cocktails at home. These bars will be open all night tonight. Be safe, yo! Categories: Music Tags: Buzzard Beach, drinking, Sidestreet Bar, Swagger
A suspected drunken driver led Kansas City police on a chase early this morning that ended in separate crashes. The driver of a Ford Fusion was spotted swerving without his headlights near Prospect Avenue and Gregory Boulevard around 3 a.m., The Kansas City Star reported. The officer stopped the Fusion, but the driver reportedly sped away when the officer got…
“You want a crazy bitch, I will be your crazy bitch.” Therapist Rachelle Santiago is accused of sending that text message to a Fort Riley soldier whom she was treating for post-traumatic stress and marital issues. Santiago, 43, is accused of stalking the unnamed soldier and his family in a Fatal Attraction-like episode. According to the Associated Press, the sergeant…
Forget full-strength beer at the grocery store. You might as well just stock your fridge with beer made by the drugstore. The Consumerist notes that Walgreens has begun selling its own private-label beer, Big Flats 1901. A six-pack will run you $2.99, and a case should be around $11.50. The nationwide rollout started in December, and because alcohol can be…
For the second time in January, a Kansas State basketball player quit the team. The latest, Wally Judge, probably wasn’t a surprise, but the attrition has to be concerning for Wildcat fans. K-State coach Frank Martin announced the sophomore’s exit at his Monday presser, according to KU Sports. Martin said Judge was unhappy, which has to be a common theme…
MidCoast Takeover — you know, Kansas City’s effort to haul a showcase of local talent down to this year’s South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas — has its new website up. (It’s here!) It includes dates and lineups for benefit shows to raise dollars for local bands in Kansas City — there are three of them — and the…
How bad is the weather out there? Awful. It’s so bad that even the snow is seeking shelter from the miserable windchill. I’m not entirely sure how this happened, but a couple of inches of snow has entered my apartment, apparently through a windowsill. I guess I should shovel it before it melts and dribbles onto the nearby outlet. And here…
Robert Moore, host of Sonic Spectrum on 96.5 the Buzz, has been delivering an edition of music trivia every Monday night at RecordBar for years. (It was also last year’s winner of The Pitch’s “Best Trivia Night.”) As a regular player myself, I can tell you that if you don’t have your musical chops in order, it’s hard. Tomorrow night,…
Whatever you want to call this weather we’re having — snowpocalypse, snowmageddon, blizzard of Oz, etc. — it really boils down to the fact that it’s bone-achingly cold. To warm up your insides, might we suggest a hot cup of coffee? Perhaps one spiked with some whiskey, Irish cream, cinnamon liqueur, or peppermint schnapps? OK, we know that it doesn’t…
ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews is the fantasy girl of sports fans across the country. But is she really that attractive? One young Kansas Jayhawk fan confirmed Andrews’ status as “hot” during a recent KU game. See the video after the jump. Categories: News Tags: Erin Andrews, Kansas Jayhawks
