After a couple of months renovating the interior of the building at 1403 West 39th Street — the location of the old Macaluso’s Restaurant — Jose Mendoza Jr. opened his Mexican restaurant for business at 8 a.m. Saturday. A large banner announcing the opening fluttered in front of the building, and Mendoza stood outside, greeting customers. It was a rocky…
Via Golden Sound Records Last week Everyday/Everynight recorded a live music video with an independent video crew called Love Drunk. They are on a tour, recording videos of local bands in different cities every day. (If you’d like to hear a two-minute explanation of the project, click here.) Everyday/Everynight was selected to be the band for Kansas City, where it recorded…
Weekend news bits: — Keep your dirty money in your wallets, guys. Diddy Dirty Money cancelled a May 14 performance at the Midland. Refunds are available at point-of-purchase locations. — Get your air guitars tuned and ready. Midwest Mayhem is about to get way, uh, mayhem-y. The U.S. Air Guitar tour will stop in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, May…
In case you haven’t seen today’s Kansas City Star, here’s the cover. They may actually sell a few of these today. OK, back to your regularly scheduled programming. Categories: News Tags: Kansas City Star, Osama Bin Laden
After less than a year, the doors have once again closed permanently for a business at 8220 Metcalf. Gavino’s Mexican Restaurant opened last June, in the space of the former market and restaurant, Tienda Casa Paloma. Despite craveworthy carnitas and a friendly, family-driven atmosphere, Gavino’s won’t be celebrating its first anniversary. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: gavino’s mexican restaurant,…
If economists discover an unexpected dip in office productivity within the downtown loop, the answer may be inside Town Pavilion. Mama Tio’s opens today in the former Fred P. Ott’s space at 1111 Main. The second location of the popular Mexican restaurant is bringing its signature burritos with it, meaning downtown workers might be a tad slow after attempting to…
In the ninth inning of last night’s Phillies-Mets game at Citizens Bank Park, news of Osama bin Laden’s killing spread. So did chants of “USA.” The Mets won the game, 2-1, after 14 innings. H/T: Ball Star. Categories: News Tags: new york mets, Osama Bin Laden, Philadelphia Phillies
Newly crowned WWE Champion John Cena announced Osama bin Laden’s death to a crowd of wrestling fans in Tampa, following the wrestling promotion’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view. Cue the “USA” chants — and Stars and Stripes Forever. Categories: News Tags: john cena, Osama Bin Laden
Chuck Ragan is best-known as the frontman for long-running Gainesville, Florida, punk act Hot Water Music. Hot Water Music, while currently on extended hiatus, can be said to be the foremost purveyor of the swampy, dirty, melodic version of punk rock known as the “Gainesville sound.” In recent years, though, Ragan has moved toward his solo material, recording acoustic folk-punk…
Editor’s note: The Pitch’s Justin Kendall shared this on the Plog on Friday. But this video’s so nice, we’re sharing it twice. Kansas City, sometimes you make me sad. This video is definitely NOT SAFE FOR WORK (you’ve been warned). The guy in the video pulled down his pants and then tried to crash the Foster the People show at…
Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with American forces in Pakistan, which looks a lot like South Park, and the United States has his body. Way to go, Team America! Categories: News Tags: Osama Bin Laden
