Reality programming is begging to resemble a Taco Bell menu. There are only so many ingredients, but inventive marketing guys keep finding ways to package them together in seemingly new ways. The latest reality smash-up might just star one of this city’s own. The Kansas City Star’s Aaron Barnhart reports that Stretch (Jeff Rumaner) is the headliner in a new…
It’s summertime, and that means it’s that time of the year when big, national acts pass through Kansas City at Crossroads KC at Grinders — the wood-chipped, beer-guzzlin’ outdoor venue where so many of us have experienced the “rain or shine” variety of concert. But for those of us who are cash-strapped, snagging one of those often pricey tickets for…
It’s one of the oldest stories: Human creates robot backing band; human and robot band create infectious metal-tinged rock and roll; robots capture human, making him their slave and delighting in humiliating him onstage. Well, maybe the tale is obscure, but Captured By Robots is just as much a comedy performance as a rock show. There’s a lot of wit…
When Jamey Johnson sings that you’ll find him between Jennings and Jones, he’s not just referring to his spot on the music-store shelves. His brusque baritone twang and honky-tonk mien make him another country neo-traditionalist, one who nails the wit and hard-earned wisdom of Waylon and George’s generation of rebels. Categories: Music Tags: Jamey Johnson, kid rock
It used to be that you could find chef Celina Tio only on your television screen or at her restaurant, Julian, in Brookside. But now, you’ll be able to take her with you on the car ride in between, thanks to her new site, celinatio.com, which launched on Wednesday. Tio’s been chatting with Fat City this week. On Wednesday, she…
This week is turning out to be a bloody one. David Bledsoe became Kansas City’s third homicide of the week and the 30th victim of 2011. Fox 4 reported that two masked robbers with 9 mm handguns busted into Bledsoe’s Rentals at 50th and Prospect Thursday and demanded money. One of the robbers shot Bledsoe, who was sitting in a…
Quixotic already has a well-deserved cult following in Kansas City for the dynamic group’s genre-defying aerobatic performances. Now Quixotic is joining the Kansas City Symphony for a fascinating subversion of the ballet-and-symphony tradition. The full orchestra is set to play onstage with the Quixotic performers, accompanying them with familiar classical pieces that have been given striking new arrangements. Frank Byrne,…
If you don t want to dine alone, then that usually means you have to compromise when it comes to mealtime. Well, for one night, you can have your cake and a date, too. The Pitch’s annual Taste of KC is back, at the Power & Light District from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink
Looks like the folks at FireKatie.com are finally getting their wish. Bottom Line Communications is reporting that Katie Horner is getting shown the door at KCTV5 and should be gone by summer (so no more interruptions for How I Met Your Mother or NCIS). Media watcher John Landsberg writes that the CBS affiliate “has been conducting secret focus-group tests with…
Practice ordering from a window in your backyard because this weekend is your big opportunity to order from a food-truck window on national television. Although you better be prepared to stand in line because, as Fat City discovered earlier this week, there are a lot of people eager to find out more about the second season of The Food Network’s…
Lawrence’s garage-punkers Mouthbreathers have been receiving scads of press for their Bandcamp demo. Impose Magazine and Washington City Paper called “Anxiety” a “no bullshit bruiser” and “a fuzz-filled jam,” respectively. They’ve opened for nearly every garage show to come through in the past few months — the Reigning Sound and the Fresh and Onlys, to name a couple — and…
Christopher Elbow heard you screaming, Leawood. Announced on Facebook yesterday, the second location of Glace Artisan Ice Cream will be opening at the One Nineteen shopping center (119th Street and Roe) this summer. The chocolatier’s original location at 4960 Main opened last May to a line of people eager to try unique flavors such as pineapple cilantro sorbet, Venezuelan dark…
The season of festivals is upon us. The warm weather manages to coax people out of their shelters to bask in the scorching beams of live music. This weekend should be no exception when the Riot Room hosts its annual Local Artist Overthrow, a two-day mini-festival that highlights some of Kansas City’s best on-the-rise bands. The showcase kicks off Friday…
The sad news is that the owners of Quick’s 7th Street Bar-B-Q, the 54-year-old restaurant at 709 Cheyenne, don’t always have rib tips. But when they do, they’ll sell you a plate of the tender, meaty chunks, swathed in a brawny cayenne-seasoned sauce, with two slices of white bread and a side dish — a choice of baked beans, potato…
Anthony Bourdain will be returning to Kansas City on October 22, when his show, Anthony Bourdain Live! stops at the Midland. It’s Bourdain onstage, talking about his travels and life in the kitchen, and taking questions from the audience. If you want to get a sense of what the show will be like, Fat City’s Owen Morris attended a similar…
%{}% Anthony Bourdain will be returning to Kansas City on October 22, when his show, Anthony Bourdain Live! stops at the Midland. It’s Bourdain onstage, talking about his travels and life in the kitchen, and taking questions from the audience. If you want to get a sense of what the show will be like, Fat City’s Owen Morris attended a…
A flash mob of air guitarists rocked the street outside the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center during May’s First Friday. Click the photo (above) of JoJo Longbottom jamming to see all of the invisible ax playing captured by photographer Cameron Gee. Also, read this week’s Pitch cover story (“Air Metal”) to meet a few of the characters competing in U.S. Air Guitar’s…
Two slayings in the last couple of days have taken the total number of homicides in Kansas City, Missouri, to 29 for 2011. That’s the lowest number of killings this city has seen at this time in at least the last three years. But the body count can climb quickly. Within a few hours’ span, the city had two homicide…
Five years ago, civic leaders announced plans to raise money for a park in memory of Erica Green, the little girl who was known as Precious Doe before she and her killers were identified. Predictably, the memorial park is nowhere near completion. Press conferences are easy. Getting things done is hard. Tim Dollar, a lawyer who helped try the case,…
Most. Confusing. Concert. Ever. After a bit of confusion as to whether the show will, in fact, go on, it’s confirmed: The Vivian Girls, No Joy and Mouthbreathers will play at the Jackpot tomorrow night. (That’s Friday, May 13, people — again — tomorrow night.) Doors open at 9 p.m.-ish. Cover at the door. Categories: Music Tags: mouthbreathers, No Joy,…
