Tiesto at the Midland
The world-renowned DJ got KC’s bodies movin’ at the Midland.
Archives: March 2011
How will you survive 12 hours of basketball watching?
When I was younger, I had elaborate systems. I would alternate among beer, water and soda, in a futile attempt to keep the proper balance of hydration, caffeination and inebriation during a 12-hour shift of the NCAA Tournament. But that was when I was younger. Time and inertia make lazy sports viewers of us all. I am significantly more likely…
Infographic: Rep. Don Wells compares Sharia law with polio
This week, Rep. Don Wells went on the record comparing Sharia Law — or Islamic Law — with a threat to the U.S. on the same level as the polio epidemic that atrophied limbs and put people into iron lungs. Wells did this on … Ah, fuck. My heart just isn’t in this one. Why am I bothering to even…
Check out the street scene at SXSW
You’re a music fan, right? So surely, you’re sitting at your desk on this dreary Midwestern morning, longing for the aural carnival that you’re missing about 740 miles down the road. Well, don’t fret: Thanks to Village Voice Media’s team of lucky journalists in Austin, we have a slideshow of what the street scene at SXSW looks like right now….
The Majestic’s got live jazz, and a few other weekend events
Life probably got a bit crazy this week between the NCAA Tournament and St. Patrick’s Day. If you want to slow it down a bit and discover a bit of inner tranquility, head over to the Majestic Restaurant. There will be two sets of live jazz. Rich Hill plays piano from 5 to 7 p.m., and then the Bram Wijnands…
What’s Poppin’ Off: Widespread Panic, Panic! at the Disco
It’s all about panic this week, guys, so try to stay calm. Do you like panic that’s spread wide? (That totally doesn’t read as sexy as it did in my head.) If so, get tickets to Widespread Panic’s 25th anniversary tour. The band will play The Midland on Saturday, May 28. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets for the all-ages…
The Pitch has a new owner
This morning, Village Voice Media LLC completed the sale of The Pitch to Nashville, Tennessee-based SouthComm Inc. The Pitch, which has won numerous regional and national awards in its 30-year history, becomes the third alt-weekly in SouthComm’s portfolio. The paper will continue to cover Kansas City news, politics, arts and culture (and sex!). Managing Editor Scott Wilson (uh, that’s me)…
Kansas Hy-Vee really wants you to be able to buy hard liquor from them
If you don’t follow every liquor-law development in Kansas with baited breath, here’s a short recap: The state is considering new laws that would let grocery and convenience stores sell full-strength booze starting in 2017. Mom-and-pop liquor-store owners are campaigning against it because they think it’ll put them out of business. Economics professors say this is bullshit and that the…
A memorial tribute show for KKFI 90.1’s Curt “The Rocker” Mason
A memorial tribute show for KKFI 90.1’s Curt “The Rocker” Mason will go down on March 26 at Record Bar, which is billed as “an event to honor a friend, help charities, and rock Kansas City.” Here’s what the press release says: Curt Mason hosted The Rocker on 90.1 KKFI FM for 12 years. His show was homegrown featuring custom…
Todd Schulte, Part 3: The Perfect Sandwich
If a world championship of sandwiches existed (if you’re interested, let’s talk), it’s likely that we would send a Todd Schulte creation as our representative. And that’s why I asked him to sit down and design the perfect sandwich. After a few days, he had his answer — it’s after the jump. On Wednesday, he explained how his career took…
State Rep. Jonas Hughes offers new explanation — lupus — for flaky behavior
By every appearance, state Rep. Leonard “Jonas” Hughes IV is a guy who has trouble getting his act together. The Missouri Ethics Commission sued him to recover fees and fines related to campaign-finance violations. He was delinquent on his property taxes. Earlier this month, The Kansas City Star reported that he hadn’t appeared in the Capitol for more than two…
Is a pre-calculated tip helpful or obnoxious on a receipt?
I had lunch at Hickok’s Bar & Grill yesterday amid a sea of green-shirted Kansas Citians ready to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. I managed to enjoy Wild Bill’s fried burger ride and instead opted for the holiday special — a slow-braised corned-beef Reuben with homemade Thousand Island aioli on marbled rye. Between the sandwich and some crispy, skin-on fries, I…
Wu-Tang & Erykah Badu rocked the Village Voice Media SXSW Showdown
The Village Voice Media SXSW Showdown rocked hard into the wee hours of this morning, thanks to the Wu-Tang clan, who left the stage right around 2 a.m. and passed the torch to Erykah Badu. Check out the story of the show over at Rocks Off, the music blog for our sister paper the Houston Press. Categories: Music
WWE SmackDown spoilers from the Sprint Center
Rey Mysterio masks were everywhere Tuesday night. Children and adults wore the masks of the WWE’s high-flying luchadore inside the Sprint Center as the biggest pro-wrestling promotion in the world taped Friday night’s edition of SmackDown for the SyFy cable network. There were also plenty of grown men — many overweight — toting around championship belts, a phenomenon that won’t…
Baby Teardrops, the project of Doris Henson’s Matt Dunnehoo, hit the RecordBar last night
Last night the RecordBar hosted what was likely the last in a string of recent local send-off shows for South By Southwest. Brooklyn’s Baby Teardrops — which is fronted by former local indie-rocker Matt Dunnehoo of Doris Henson — rolled through Kansas City to pick up the Roman Numerals before heading down south for the MidCoast Takeover showcase, and they…
St. Joseph wants you to eat something on Friday
The tradition of creating a St. Joseph’s table arrived in Kansas City over a century ago, with the arrival of immigrants from Sicily. The custom had begun years earlier in Sicily, after a devastating famine had ended — according to legend — when villagers prayed for the intercession of the saint. After that, a feast of thanksgiving was prepared on…
Chef Charles d’Ablaing leaves Webster House for the Raphael Hotel
This Saturday will mark the final day for Charles d’Ablaing’s role as the high-profile executive chef at the Webster House, the renovated 19th-century schoolhouse that philanthropist Shirley Bush Helzberg transformed into a stylish upscale retail and dining emporium. Next Friday, d’Ablaing begins a new job: as executive chef for the stylish upscale Raphael Hotel on the Country Club Plaza. Fat…
Rex Sinquefield, billionaire who spent $11.2 million on Prop. A, isn’t even registered to vote on the e-tax
Rex Sinquefield is such a magnificent bastard, it’s hard not to be in awe of him. You might not know his name. But it’s partly because of his billions that you’ll be checking “Yes” or “No” next month when KC and St. Louis vote on whether to keep their e-taxes. Sinquefield threw millions of dollars behind Prop. A, which led to…
715 chef Michael Beard leaves for Italy to beef up his butchering skills
The kitchen staff at the one-year-old 715 Restaurant in Lawrence, the subject of this week’s Cafe review (and this Fat City video), will be slightly smaller for the rest of the month: Executive chef and co-owner Michael Beard and sous chef Zach Thompson leave tomorrow for Italy. It will be a sort of homecoming for Beard, who attended the Apicius…
Save money and thin the herd of dumb lawmakers? Sign us up!
The Missouri Legislature is a laboratory for bad ideas. Lowlights of the current session include the repeal of the voters’ decision to make dog breeding a little less feces-smeared and the agenda of state Sen. Jane Cunningham, who showed up in Jeff City with a strange determination to eliminate child-labor laws. Hope is not lost. Lawmakers are considering a proposal…
SXSW Street Scenes
From animal hats to throwdown sidewalk bands, the streets are happenin’ in Austin, the live music capitol of the world, during SXSW 2011. PHOTO BY MARCO TORRES
Now Open: Sakura Buffet mixes Chinese and Japanese favorites
A funny thing happened to Grace Chen while she was visiting China last month. While she was gone, Chen says, her family turned their restaurant — Happy Star Chinese Buffet — into a different kind of buffet with a different name. The venue at 6743 West 75th Street — the old Taco Via space next to Fritz’s Chili — is…
Jacob Pullen has the flu. Mizzou a pick ’em? March Madness has begun
If employers weren’t already losing productivity due to St. Patrick’s Day, it’ll be even worse today with the start of the NCAA Tournament (we’re not counting those Tuesday/Wednesday games). Luckily for local businesses (and St. Paddy’s Day revelers), Kansas State and Missouri play in Thursday’s late games. The big news heading into tonight’s Kansas State-Utah State game is Wildcats guard…
Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams and Vanilla Ice: Crossroads KC unveils preliminary summer concert lineup
Crossroads KC at Grinders, one of Kansas City’s favorite outdoor concert venues, has rolled out the first incarnation of its summer concert lineup, and it runs the gamut from Vanilla Ice to Elvis Costello. The outdoor show season kicks off this year with a local show — the Spring Dance Party featuring Hearts of Darkness, the Good Foot, and Making…
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