In the past three years, Incognito Cinema Warriors XP has gone from a fan film to a series with a respectable fanbase of its own. The film-mockery series was started when Rikk Wolf and a couple of friends decided that their comments were funnier than the average film riffs, and they put together a movie that was part original concept…
I know many people — in fact, I’m one of them — who have no interest in eating corned beef and cabbage any other day of the year except St. Patrick’s Day, when this traditional “boiled dinner” suddenly has a fresh allure. I feel guilty admitting this now, but I wouldn’t even eat my own mother’s corned beef and cabbage…
Metro Sports anchor Chris Gough is a former writer for World Wrestling Entertainment, which just taped the SmackDown! TV show at the Sprint Center Tuesday night. Gough helped write the story lines for the muscle-bound grapplers, and now he promotes his own wrestling organization, Metro Pro Wrestling, in Kansas City, Kansas. Recently, he spoke with another former WWE writer, David…
There was just enough time following last night’s Fishbone show to make it back to Lawrence and catch Detroit’s Terrible Twos (not to be confused with the Matt Pryor kids’ song project). While there was but a handful of folks in the crowd, the band played its hyper garage-punk no less furiously. To get an idea of the group’s sound,…
Kevin Smith’s Kansas City Red State tour stop just keeps on giving. The filmmaker who made the Westboro Baptist Church-inspired horror flick did a post-show interview with a reporter from Kansas State University (you can see it after the jump). The interview is Phelps-free, so feel free to watch without worrying that you’ll have to hear about Megan, Shirley, Fred…
In 1996, Steve Aoki founded Dim Mak Records (yes, named after Bruce Lee). And though you may not recognize his name, you’ll surely know some of the electro-dance artists he has helped propel to dance-floor fame — MSTRKRFT and Klaxons, to name a couple. Last year, Aoki made some waves with the song “I’m in the House,” a collaborative effort…
Kris Kobach’s latest pet project — bringing Arizona’s controversial immigration law to Kansas — was dealt a major blow on Tuesday when a committee sat on it, making it unlikely that the bill will resurface during this legislative session. But Lance Kinzer — the Olathe Republican whose lifework is presently devoted to rounding up Mexicans, killing strip clubs and making…
South by Southwest is kicking into full gear, and our sister paper, City Pages, has a taste of who hit the stage on Tuesday. It was everybody from geeky Michael Cera, who played bass for Mister Heavenly (pictured above), to the beautiful harmonies of the Civil Wars. Click on the picture above for the slideshow. Photos by Stacy Schwartz. Categories:…
Dear Ubiquitous burger joints, I’m a man who is happy with a 1/4-pound burger. Actually, I’m a man who is freaking overjoyed with a 1/4-pound burger when it’s cooked right. And I simply don’t need more than that. You know why? Because I’m going to slather it in onions and cheese and condiments. I’m going to still have to manage…
Early this morning, I was sitting outside of Walgreens’ Take Care Clinic, waiting for a few prescriptions, when a man walked up to me and asked, “Do you know where I can get some fake urine? I have a job interview.” Why did he pick me? I have no idea. I guess I just look like a guy who might…
There’s a slice of Farm to Market Irish Soda Bread and a cold Boulevard’s Irish Ale with my name on it tomorrow. Let’s just say I’m having both for brunch (although not necessarily together — golden raisins and Irish Ale might not be the best beer pairing), which makes me feel better about cracking open a bottle in the morning. …
It’s been something like 11 years since Fishbone last came through the area. Rather than try and document the infectious groove and caffeinated energy of the long-running band, which would be nigh impossible to put into words (to say nothing of having to try and scrawl notes in the midst of a constantly dancing crowd), we documented the night with…
For this week’s review in The Pitch, Charles Ferruzza went to Lawrence to sample chef Michael Beard’s cuisine at 715. Sunday brunch is a varied menu with buttermilk waffles and smoked trout Benedict, while pizzas come with house cured dry salami and the ravioli is bursting with carmelized onions and rosemary. Click on the picture above for the slideshow shot…
For this week’s cover story, Ben Palosaari walked, biked and paddled 12 hours in an adventure racer’s shoes. Read his account and click here to discover what it’s like to try and best Mother Nature in the popular form of endurance racing. Photos by Brooke Vandever. Categories: News Tags: adventure racing, bonk hard chill, caneoing, mountain biking
The loss of your favorite restaurant can be a devastating blow. And despite your commitment as a regular, there are only so many dishes you can order. You can’t stop a good thing from going away, but you can be mentally ready when the time comes to say goodbye. Eater NY has a list of the “10 Signs That a…
You’ll find local band Everyday/Everynight in this week’s Pitch, where we chat with the band about its first trip down to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Now, you can snag a track from these local rockers for free, thanks to the band’s label, Golden Sound Records. Categories: Music Tags: Everyday/Everynight, free download
What would Peggy Noland do with the theme “Summer in Spain” for this year’s West 18th Street Fashion Show? Send a herd of blood-soaked boys dressed as bulls stampeding down the runway? Bust out a line of bikinis coated in chunks of potatoes and mussels to approximate plates of tapas? It would be outrageous, of course, but would she really…
%{}% The red-light camera battle in Missouri continues to rage. Unfortunately, it has grown too ugly to be enjoyable anymore. As the state Legislature considers a bill that would ban the cameras, a seemingly innocent ad campaign has been rolled out across the state by something called the National Coalition for Safer Roads. The ads (see one after the jump)…
Middle Brother, with Deer Tick and Dawes Tuesday, March 16, 2011 The Granada Better than: the last (sold-out!) show I went to at the Granada — by a long shot. “Music comes first,” said John McCauley. “My wiener comes second.” Was this a timeline or a formula for success? Only McCauley could say, and he was singing, not philosophizing. And…
