Archives: April 2011
Chef Josh Eans, Part Three: The Daily Grind and his last burger meal
Chef Josh Eans is probably a little burger-ed out. He’s had to eat a lot of them over the past month as part of a move to add a few new dishes to the Kansas City-area locations of Blanc Burgers + Bottles. The gouda cheese fries from the happy hour menu will be a permanent menu addition. In addition to…
Hitler is really not happy with the Frank Haith hire at Mizzou
You knew this was coming: Hitler is not taking the hiring of Frank Haith as the University of Missouri’s next basketball coach well at all. Hitler, predictably, received some bad intel (he was still under the impression that Purdue’s Matt Painter was Columbia-bound). But he is unreasonably optimistic about football season (read: more bad intel). The video is more offensive…
Angel Dillard accused of sending threatening letter to doctor training to perform abortions
Angel Dillard is accused of sending a threatening letter to a doctor training to perform abortions in Wichita, Kansas. The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil complaint against Dillard for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act), which outlaws intimidation and threats of force against abortion providers and those seeking reproductive health services. On about January…
Ssion’s last show in KC before heading to the MoMA in New York to debut its new album, Bent
Ssion is making waves in the Big Apple: The band will head to New York, New York, to debut its new album, Bent, at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in May, for a three-day performance. (That is fucking sweet.) This is what the MoMa’s press release says: Featuring a selection of songs from the new album Bent, Ssion’s loosely…
Do you limit your menu choices based on the restaurant where you’re eating?
You know you’re making the wrong choice at a restaurant, but you can’t always help yourself. The stomach wants what the stomach wants. That’s how you end up ordering chili at an airport or the fish special at a place that never has previously offered you fish. But on occasion, common sense wins out, and you realize that the Reuben…
Ollie Gates dispenses life wisdom over checkers
Ollie Gates did enough for me when I learned that I could take his barbecue sauce home. But it seems that the man who inspired Tech N9ne to name an entire album after him — The Ollie Gates Mixed Plate — isn’t done dispensing knowledge. The Northeast News has a nice story about Gates returning to Gladstone Elementary School earlier…
Video: Five minutes with Margo May
Have you heard of the Heard? It’s a collective of Lawrence kids who love having conversations with people and taping them so you can see ’em. They have a new series called “Five Minutes” — where the Heard picks a musician’s brain for, well, five minutes. This time, they catch up with Margo May — who’s currently living in Portland,…
Ha Ha Tonka (and, to a certain degree, Missouri) are plugged by The Huffington Post
Ha Ha Tonka — the Springfield, Missouri band that plays around these parts quite often — originally hails from the Ozarks. In addition to going on tour — they’ll be at RecordBar on April 23 — and hanging out with Anthony Bourdain, the band members also chatted with The Huffington Post the other day. Looks like HuffPo has some nice…
Coheed and Cambria spin epic tales at the Midland tonight
Coheed and Cambria seems set to inherit the legacy laid down by Rush. Of course, there are the fairly obvious vocal similarities between Claudio Sanchez and Geddy Lee that have led many to wonder, Is that a chick or a dude singing? Coheed and Cambria, following in the steps of its prog-rock forefathers, has also taken the concept album and…
Marcus and Markieff Morris leaving Kansas for the NBA
It’s official: Marcus and Markieff Morris are going pro. The twins will sign with agent Tony Dutt, meaning there is no turning back. Kansas basketball coach Bill Self made the announcement last night in a press release, saying KU is “100 percent” behind their decision to enter the 2011 NBA Draft: “We’ve won a ton of games in the last…
Five acts to catch at Middle of the Map Fest tonight and tomorrow, including Small Black, Candy Claws, Daniel Johnston and more
We’re on a roll around here when it comes to national festivals. Scion Garage Fest descended on Lawrence last summer with armloads of lo-fi pioneers. Now the Record Machine’s Nathan Reusch has booked a smattering of national talent to rock Westport April 8-9 at the Middle of the Map Fest. Here are five national acts that might not swing through…
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