A 17-year-old became Kansas City, Missouri’s 19th homicide victim Saturday night. Monte Wedd, 17, was shot to death in a “rolling gunbattle” between passengers in two vehicles at 44th and Agnes. Wedd died at the scene. Another teen was shot in the gunfight but was listed in fair condition at a local hospital. Categories: News Tags: Chershia Mayberry, homicide, Monte…
Travie McCoy lit up the stage at the Granada in Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday, March 27. Photos by Allie Mason.
%{}% Vicky Hartzler is a hater. The Missouri congresswoman, who replaced Ike Skelton, wants to shove gays and lesbians serving their country back in the closet. In a meeting with active, reserve and retired military members and spouses in Warrensburg, Hartzler said she would really, really like to bring back “don’t ask, don’t tell.” But why stop there? Hartzler knows…
Topeka rapper Stik Figa and East Side MC Ron Ron made waves with “Caked Up” in 2009 — especially here at The Pitch, where we awarded the track the best song of the year. Here’s the new video for “Caked Up,” directed and edited by Ron Ron with camerawork and production assistance from Vashon of Pyramidwest.tv. Categories: Music Tags: Caked…
Barry Anderson is one of Kansas City’s name-brand artists. (Last year, The Pitch named him as one of our 2010 MasterMinds.) Recently, the artist dropped a video for local band Monta At Odds. Anderson took on the title track of the band’s latest, Fuoco Infernale. Categories: Music Tags: Art, art, Barry Anderson, Monta at Odds
There’s nothing better to exaggerate the absurdity of Rebecca Black’s anti-hit “Friday” than listening to a robot parrot back the 13 year-old’s idiotic lyrics in a sterile monotone. (Example: Gotta go downstairs / Gotta have my bowl / Gotta have cereal.) Local electro-funk kids Antennas Up nailed a cover of the tune. Categories: Music Tags: antennas up, Antennas Up!, Friday,…
… avoids the feds together? Kidding, of course. But I’m annually amused by the city’s Community Shredding Event, which invites KCMO residents to grind up their confidential documents at the Metro North Community Recycling Center and at the Three Trails Community Recycling Center tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All of us, united as one by the fear of…
If you’ve been meaning to give to the Japan disaster-relief effort and haven’t had the chance, Saturday is as good a time as any. The ScionLAB (in the Crossroads District behind Grinders at 18th Street and Oak) is hosting a fundraiser for the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief effort. You can give a donation at the door,…
There have been a lot of movies over the years with waitresses as leading characters, including a quartet of Oscar-winning performances: Ellen Burstyn in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore in 1974, Helen Hunt in As Good As It Gets in 1997, and Halle Berry in Monsters Ball in 2001. And the quintessential film noir waitress of all time: Kansas City’s…
Finally, someone is sticking up for teachers’ rights — to sleep with their students. A Wichita choir instructor convicted Thursday of having unlawful sex with a student is trying to play martyr for the cause, according to the Wichita Eagle. Charles Edwards, 30, was teaching at Wichita Northwest High School when he met an 18-year-old female student with whom he…
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in south Kansas City, Patrikio’s Restaurant at 9849 Holmes, has closed. One of the business owners in the Gomer’s Plaza shopping center across the street told me that the restaurant, owned by Osamah Aburas, had been shuttered for several weeks. The phone number is no longer in service. Anyone familiar with some of the…
Chef Ted Habiger approaches wine tasting a bit differently from most. For him, it’s about getting the picture of the wine before it was bottled. “My wife and I joke about it all the time. I understand earthy, but I don’t necessarily understand chocolate or vanilla flavors. Instead of flavor, I try and think about the winemaker’s planting decisions, the…
Who are the real victims of the Claire McCaskill “Air Claire” pseudo-scandal revolving around her owing the state around $300,000 in back taxes on a plane she owns? The people sitting next to her on commercial flights! Rim shot! Total JK, guys. We kid because we love. Or because we need to stretch the length of a post about an…
Even though there’s a state ban on most synthetic cannabinoids, as well as a national emergency ban, kids are still cooking up fake weed at home, and head shops are still selling knockoffs. Until now, the debate has essentially been law enforcement and politicians saying, “This is an untested new drug that may have long-term health risks and gets people…
Last October, The Pitch chronicled Kansas City fashion designer Peggy Noland’s varied career. At the time, she was shuttling between New York and Los Angeles, putting on shows, working on music videos and revamping her 18th Street store. Noland told us just how willing she was to take on anything that inspired her, eschewing the titles that could limit her…
The kitchen is in the back-left corner of Los Alamos Market y Cocina. But the good smells coming from that kitchen? Those hit you right when you enter the front door at 1667 Summit. As you head to the back, your hunger wakes up with each step. And then you’re confronted with a difficult choice: a half-dozen aluminum trays filled…
Sporting Kansas City’s Chad Ochocinco experiment isn’t over yet. His four-day tryout was scheduled to end Saturday. But the Cincinnati Bengals receiver will play in Sporting KC’s reserve game on Monday, according to The Kansas City Star. Ochocinco and team officials made the decision after a meeting regarding his future with the club earlier this morning. He’ll also reportedly practice…
On Saturday, March 26, Kansas City’s High Diving Ponies will play its first show since December. The live ensemble should fill out the stage and swell the Brick with its chaotic, noisy jams. The Pitch recently caught up with frontman Josh Thomas for some real talk. The Pitch: Why was there a three-month hiatus? Josh Thomas: The last show we…
I get the feeling that DJPoliTicks doesn’t like the e-tax. DJPoliTicks auto-tuned Mayor-elect Sly James’ post-primary presser, in which he and Mike Burke expressed support for the e-tax, which comes up for a vote on April 5, but said he didn’t know how much we’d need to cut from the budget. Gotta give the anti-e-tax forces credit for creativity, but…
Breakfast is all about choices. Sweet? Savory? Cold pizza? But what if you were limited in what you could eat? What if you could only have one breakfast item for the rest of your life? Breakfast sandwiches are acceptable, as are composed dishes such as eggs Benedict, even though they contain more than one ingredient. Combination plates and stalwart partners,…
