And now it’s time for the most awesome thing I’ve seen in the last month. And that’s coming from a guy who spent his weekend hanging out in a casino with midget wrestlers. I’m home and bored and checking the OnDemand listings, and there it is, shining and beautiful, and its name is Hobo With a Shotgun. Right now, some…
The Half-Pint Brawlers brought their act to Harrah’s Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Photos by Brooke Vandever.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon just signed off on repealing most of the important parts of that Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act that lots of you voted for and others voted against last year. Among the controversial new rules struck by Nixon’s signature: a limit of 50 breeding dogs per business, and requiring little things like veterinary care, clean food, and…
The young chef prepared to whip the ends of the plastic wrap around his rabbit roulade to create a tight cylinder before poaching the mixture in water. He rolled his wrists forward and, in that instant, realized that television studios don’t stock commercial plastic wrap. The centrifugal force of the spin propelled the rabbit straight up in the air, and…
Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser leaves office this week, a political disaster shambling into the angry streets at dawn. Whatever you might think of the man as a person, it’s clear that being mayor just wasn’t his forte. There has to be something he’d be good at, right? Right? Well, just in case he hasn’t found it yet, we’ve got…
You want a bodyguard with that burger? April wasn’t a great month for positive publicity about fast-food giant McDonald’s after a series of violent in-store attacks in this country and the U.K. The company quickly did some damage control after a video of a customer being beaten in a Maryland restaurant went viral on YouTube last week. The burger chain…
The Black Lips filled the Beaumont with fog, sweat and thrashing throngs of people, along with Vivian Girls and local garage-kids the Conquerors. The Pitch’s photographer Brooke Vandever has a slideshow of last night’s party here. Categories: Music Tags: The Black Lips
Clay County prosecutors have charged creepily named KCMO man William M. Shivers with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, Julie A. Johnson. According to court records, police believe that Shivers asphyxiated Johnson sometime between Monday and Tuesday, then called his ex-wife and confessed. The ex-wife’s boyfriend did what every sane boyfriend should do when your girl’s ex calls…
So here’s Chief’s defensive back Brandon Flowers tweeting about a woman who caught his eye yesterday at City Hall. “So to the light skin girl wit long hair that walked out of city hall around 5 that was thick as a snicker I have strong feelins toward u” Flowers added: “I jus couldn’t holla at ya cus my mom was…
Get ready to hear the name Deschutes (pronounced duh-shoots) a lot more often around these parts. Deschutes Brewery, based out of Bend, Oregon, has big plans for Kansas City that begins with a high-profile collaboration with the Boulevard Brewing Co. Our hometown beer mavens introduced their first-ever collaboration, appropriately named Collaboration No. 1, with Belgian brewmaster Jean-Marie Rock last year….
St. Joseph’s Little Kato (aka Chris Dube) is one tough sonuvabitch. He has wrestled through broken bones and serious neck injuries, and he takes his pay staple-gunned into his skin. He’s so tough that just describing it doesn’t seem sufficient. So after the jump, I’m going to show you how Little Kato earns his money, and why I wanted him…
While the folks at Paste acknowledge that Kanrocksas’ name is “a bit weak,” they also state that the inaugural event’s lineup “is anything but.” (The magazine says, “We may be tempted to take a road trip to Kansas.”) Heck, the entire lineup hasn’t even been announced yet. The “intriguing” factor could still increase. Categories: Music Tags: kanrocksas, music festivals
There’s a new beer festival in town. Tickets for Hop Fest 2011 go on sale today at 11 a.m. at Lew’s Bar and Grill and at the Well. You can go in person or call the Well at 816-361-1700. The outdoor beer tasting will be on Saturday, June 18, at 207 W. 74th St. (the parking lot east of the…
Do you have your old trumpet or clarinet from high-school band still sitting in the back of your closet? Did you once have fantasies of becoming the next guitar prodigy, only to discover that you couldn’t read a tab to save your life? Or maybe you’re just so damn good, you don’t need that beginner’s bass anymore. Whatever the reason,…
The Black Lips brought their tantalizing sound and unpredictable stage antics to the Beaumont Club on Tuesday, April 26. Photos by Brooke Vandever.
An enterprising television executive has rightfully assumed that America has only so large a palate for celebrity chefs. Unfortunately, the answer may not be a lot more palatable. VH1 announced its latest reality show — Famous Food — wherein “celebrities” set out to launch a restaurant. So if you’ve always wanted to see Heidi Montag talk to Juicy J and…
Now that we’ve got part of the festival’s lineup in hand, the folks behind Kanrocksas have stated that they will be announcing more acts as the summer marches on. Currently, there are 14 confirmed acts on Kanrocksas’ roster, and Monday’s press conference confirmed that there will be about 30 national acts total, once the lineup is filled out. We’re guessing…
Her pedigree is formidable, her musicianship is impeccable, and her NPR-friendly accessible pop is achingly beautiful. So what has kept Joan Wasser — better known as Joan As Police woman — from basking in the stardom of such like-minded artists as St. Vincent and Feist? After all, Wasser’s former collaborators include Rufus Wainwright, Lou Reed and Elton John, and Wasser…
Anybody who attended Roger Waters’ live rendition of The Wall at the Sprint Center last year knows that a live production of the album has cinematic qualities all its own. Now, a collective of local artists — spearheaded by David Wayne Reed and Ron Megee — will unveil a production of the Pink Floyd film and album this weekend. I…
The second Blue Nile location is introducing Overland Park to Ethiopian cuisine. Check out the vegetarian friendly menu and bamboo hut style booths. Photos by Chris Mullins.
And lo, Oprah’s unblinking gaze rested on Kansas City, and she spake to Union Station, saying, “Bring me Princess Diana’s marital frock, that I might dance in its finery before the masses at my temple in yon Chicago town this Friday for my royal wedding special! What shall be done to the man who reproacheth me, for who is the…
