Archives: April 2011
Kurt Cobain in Lawrence with William S. Burroughs
Today April 8 is the 17th anniversary of the day that Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain was found dead after shooting himself at age 27. Here’s a photo, thanks to Rolling Stone, of author William S. Burroughs and Cobain at Burrough’s Lawrence, Kansas, home. Cobain later said they mostly talked about Leadbelly. R.I.P, Kurt. Categories: Music Tags: rip
Frank Martin acknowledges Miami rumors with Tim Brando, says ‘no one’s called me’
%{}% Kansas State basketball coach Frank Martin appeared on the Tim Brando’s radio show and addressed the rumors that he could be headed to Miami (listen to the interview here). Here’s the key take-away from Martin: “No one’s called me, Tim.” Does that mean they also haven’t called your agent? Brando broached the subject almost immediately in the 12-minute interview….
The Magical Meatball Tour needs your help to get rolling
Meatballs are meant to roll. But in order for a new meatball food truck to get rolling, some help is being requested. The Magical Meatball Tour — a mobile food truck from Venus Van Horn and Ceasar Reyes — is hoping to raise $10,000 on Kickstarter, a micro financing site, to outfit and finance their mobile kitchen. So far, Van…
When party buses attack! Six arrested after gun fired from party bus in Westport
Renting a party bus is just an excuse to get stupid drunk. I’ve seen it numerous times (even had a friend press his wang against the window so the ladies could see it; as you can imagine, they were thoroughly impressed). But I’ve never seen anything quite like the party bus bust early Saturday. The Star reported that six people…
Celebrate the King of Pop with Diverse, Reach, the Good Foot and Hearts of Darkness
It was only a matter of time, in lieu of the recent successes of tribute shows in Kansas City, until someone paid homage to Michael Jackson. And perhaps the best mix of musicians for the job has now come together, and will bring the King of Pop to the RecordBar stage next week, complete with featured dancers, a horn section…
Sex charges dropped against ex-KC cop James Silke
Clay County authorities are dropping a deviate sexual assault charge against former Kansas City police officer James Silke, the Star reported. Silke, 53, was accused of giving his son’s 19-year-old friend shot after shot of rum and enticing him into a hot tub in September 2010. The teen claimed that Silke later sexually assaulted him. However, a Clay County grand…
World record BLT attempt set for Spring Food Show on April 27
I know Kansas City has record culinary greatness in it. I’m just glad somebody was listening when I suggested that we get into the world-record business last month. Associated Wholesale Grocers will be attempting to build the world’s largest bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich at its annual Spring Food Show in Kansas City on April 27. It’s not a category…
Bernard Jackson, suspected Waldo rapist, scheduled for trial in July
%{}% If you’ve been wondering when the man suspected in several rapes in the Waldo area will go on trial, wonder no more. Bernard Jackson’s jury trial is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. July 18. The trial is expected to last two weeks. Jury selection is expected to take place two weeks prior to the trial. Jackson is also…
George Tiller received numerous death threats, including claim of $25,000 hit
%{}% The late Wichita abortion provider George Tiller faced numerous death threats, according to FBI documents released earlier this week to The Associated Press. Of note: Tiller received a letter in 1999 claiming that a militant anti-abortion group had paid a woman $25,000 to kill him. The feds investigated “numerous death threats” sent to the doctor, who was assassinated during…
Help furry friends while getting a dose of metal at Aftershock on April 30
Disabled Furry Friends, a local organization, needs your monetary help. The Kansas City, Kansas, charity provides medical care for animal owners who can’t afford necessary, lifesaving surgeries. Support the organization (and local bands) at the Second Annual Metal for Mutts at Aftershock in Shawnee, Kansas. The April 30 show starts at 8 p.m., and doors open at 7 p.m. The…
Find food trucks with Eat St., a new iPhone and Web-based app
If you’ve got an iPhone or a device that can access the Internet, you can now track down Kansas City’s food trucks. Invoke Media just launched Eat St., a new application for the iPhone and Web that allows users to search for and locate mobile dining options in their city . The app is a tie-in with the new Food…
Frank Haith is the next basketball coach at Missouri, whether you like it or not (probably not)
Frank Haith will be introduced at 10 a.m. as the new basketball coach at the University of Missouri. Mizzou announced Haith’s hiring in a press release last night after the Missouri’s Board of Curators approved a five-year contract worth $1.5 million annually with an automatic one-year renewal for the now-former Miami Hurricanes coach. This isn’t going to make Tiger fans…
Health concessions: AMC to roll out “Smart MovieSnacks”
The concession stand has been the one holdover from the indulgent past of movie theaters. It’s a reminder that going to the movies on the weekends is special. It offers a chance to sit in the balcony and let a Junior Mint melt slowly on your tongue. But today, even concessions can’t withstand the changing mores of consumption. And while…
Patrick Brown on the KCRUF’s new website and this summer’s reggae happenings
Yesterday, the official Kansas City Reggae Uprising Festival website launched. Run by the organizers of the festival, it will be a clearinghouse for all things about the festival and bands who play it, as well “as a simple blog forum for Kansas City reggae fans to share their own pictures, videos and comments,” according to Patrick Brown. The site’s launch…
Chiefs’ Mike Vrabel accused of stealing beers from casino deli
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Mike Vrabel was arrested for allegedly stealing at an Indiana casino on Monday. He left an Indiana jail with a felony charge and this souvenir mug shot. But what did Vrabel allegedly steal? Vrabel is accused of taking beer from a deli on the property of the Belterra Casino in Florence, Indiana, without paying for it,…
Arrested Development trivia Wednesday night at Raglan Road
Do you know what a never nude is? Can you name all of Michael Bluth’s loves? Do you know what to order at the Bluth Banana Stand? Then you’ll want to be at Raglan Road (170 East 14th Street) Wednesday at 8 p.m. The quiz masters at Geeks Who Drink are bringing Arrested Development trivia to Kansas City (you can…
A KC cereal heir dies trying to revitalize a desolate part of the city
Letters from the bank began arriving in late May. It was 2009. John Uhlmann, a man active in political and philanthropic circles, received notification from Bank Midwest that one of his companies was in default. The letter asked for $5.4 million, which represented only a portion of the outstanding debt. Uhlmann had guaranteed the loans. The demand letters made official…
City in Motion and Fishtank give us happiness … and pie
Both times I saw Natalie Liccardello act, she was playing severe, intense roles. So when I heard that she’d turned to playwriting, I never suspected that she’d bake up a fruity confection like Pies From the Porn Kitchen. Pies begins with two housecleaners entering a new client’s apartment and finding sexually explicit photos openly displayed, a naked man in a…
Dumptruck Butterlips spreads the bluegrass love
In a room full of Americana and bluegrass fans, Dumptruck Butterlips draws stares. At the Halfway to Winfield showcase on March 26, Ashley Zeigenbein, Sarah Dettmer and Megan Hartman wore sequined, striped bodices of red, black and white and striped tights. Singer Chad Smith’s dark shirt exposed his tattoos; on his head was a dark newsboy cap. The audience in…
Hanna
Megaplexes have been littered with coldblooded, hyper-stylized, smirkily transgressive meta-thrillers in recent years. But the teenage-assassin saga Hanna, the latest entry in the Everybody Wants to Be Brian De Palma Sweepstakes, is also one of the best — largely because director Joe Wright makes its hit-man super-heroics chilling, not cool. Essentially home-schooled by her dad (Eric Bana) in the ABCs…
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