On his latest record, Tech N9ne raps, Tech will never go mainstream / Mainstream will go Tech. A seer, that Tech: All 6’s and 7’s, released last week, has debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. It’s also No. 1 on both the Rap chart and the Independent Releases chart. Categories: Music Tags: strange music, Tech N9ne
This event will be held at City Market’s Farm to Table Kitchen, 20 East 5th Street, Unit 20. Take your first steps toward preserving produce from your garden by learning how to water bath can salsa. Hands-on experience with new recipes and information based on the latest research. This event is part of the KC Urban Farms and Gardens Tour….
Girl Skateboards, formed in 1993 by pro skaters Rick Howard and Mike Carroll and film director Spike Jonze, has endorsed 21-year-old Leavenworth native and KCMO shredder Sean Malto, whom ESPN writer Adam Salo called “a freak of nature” in a 2009 story called “The Malto Age.” Not just another punk in a trucker cap and a Chocolate T-shirt, Malto is…
Sumner High School is the formerly segregated black high school in Kansas City, Kansas. It is now the college-prep oriented Sumner Academy, which is consistently ranked among the best schools in America. The Sumner Story offers awe-inspiring details about the success of the school. The presenting authors are Wilma Bonner, Eugene Williams, and Johnnieque Blackmon Love – all Sumner High…
Well, this is it — the Kansas City Symphony’s last two concerts at the historic Lyric Theatre. Rehearsals for next season have already begun in the group’s new home, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and the excitement level among musicians and symphony boosters has all but eclipsed whatever nostalgia might otherwise have been mustered for the old,…
Still fit into your beloved college hoodie of yesteryear? Has it turned into a DIY cardigan via craft scissors after one too many spins in the dryer? Stained or not, pull it on and get your hungry ass down to the Westport Flea Market (817 Westport Road, 816-931-1986) for the Newhouse Shelter Showdown Bite-a-Burger from 6 to 8 p.m. For…
Remember that hot-pink spandex miniskirt you wore to your hipster friend’s ironic ’80s affair? Or the faux-snakeskin fedora you found and just had to take home? It’s time to dig out those garish, glittery clothes you never thought you’d wear again, because you officially have a place to go. Funky Town (8300 East Blue Parkway) is equal parts neon, retro…
Think of the 11th annual One Night Stand as a film competition crossed with a hostage crisis because, honestly, how many things can you name that require people to collaborate, cooperate and keep their wits about them while submitting to unreasonable demands and racing against a ticking clock? Starting at 9 a.m. at Westport Coffee House (4010 Pennsylvania), the Independent…
“Respect beer” is the mantra of BeerAdvocate magazine and beeradvocate.com. To keep the drunk-asshole level in check, the website promotes simple rules for enjoying the world’s most consumed social lubricant: First, keep it real — no beer snobbery; second, appreciate what you are drinking; finally, drink responsibly — meaning, drink less, drink better and stay hydrated. Practice these simple, essential…
Entertainers are from the local area and Japan. Cost is free, but a $10 donation is suggested. Tickets are available at the door. Performers include: Japanese pop singer Aya Uchida, who will come from Japan for this concert. Buyo dancer Yoshiko Yamanaka The Kansas City Symphony String Ensemble —Tamamo Someya Gibbs, Mark Gibbs, Tomoko Iguchi and Eri Kosaka The University…
Zorba the Greek, the 1946 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, tells the tale of a young intellectual who joins forces with the unrestrained and joyful Alexis Zorba. Armed with gifts from the gods — a sword, a shield, and a helmet that makes its wearer invisible — they capture the winged stallion Pegasus, travel to the rich city of Joppa and…
Co-sponsored by Northeast Kansas Beekeeping Association, this is a hands-on workshop about how to get started in beekeeping: the life cycle of honeybees, sourcing bees and supplies, management, and a quick overview of disease and pest issues, led by Robert Burns, Kansas City’s urban bee guy. Sun., June 19, 2-4 p.m., 2011 Tags: Kansas City, Night & Day, Northeast Kansas…
In the 1995 action thriller Crimson Tide, Capt. Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) tells his first officer, Rob Hunter (Denzel Washington), through a rolling haze of cigar smoke, “I don’t trust air I can’t see.” And that was in the enclosed space of a goddamn nuclear submarine — where oxygen is valuable, like breathable money. Thanks to Kansas City, Missouri’s public…
The government’s increased emphasis on the importance of eating fruits and veggies reinforces one thing that raw foodies have known all along: Diversity on your plate is important. Expect a mouthwatering orientation to the art of making a delicious raw meal during Eat the Rainbow: Eating Color for Health 101, a hands-on workshop at the West Side vegan eatery Füd…
Remember The Swarm? And remember how worried we got about killer bees invading America, devouring entire communities and carrying off small children? Well, it turns out that the greatest thing we have to fear from bees is their extinction. Ninety years ago, the Austrian scientist Rudolf Steiner predicted colony collapse disorder, and it’s happening right on schedule. But we were…
Want to make some money off your next bumper crop? Find out how at Gibbs Road Community Farm (4223 Gibbs Road, in Kansas City, Kansas) during Feed Others: Urban Farming 101, from 6 to 8 p.m. The free workshop is among various events related to this year’s KC Urban Farms & Gardens Tour. As its numerical code implies, Urban Farming…
Book by William F. Brown and music by Charlie Smalls. Directed by Artistic Director Jeff Church with music direction by Anthony Edwards Celebrate the power of believing in yourself is this Tony® award-winning musical based on the Wizard of Oz with the songs “Ease on Down the Road,” “Brand New Day,” “No Bad News” and “Be a Lion.” It’s a…
Pro wrestler Trevor Murdoch’s run in Kansas City-based indie Metro Pro Wrestling will come to an end Friday night. The 32-year-old grappler is headed back to WWE, but first he’ll make the announcement during Metro Pro Wrestling’s TV tapings at the Turner Rec Center (831 South 55th Street in KCK). Murdoch spoke with The Pitch via phone from his home…
The soul of a butcher lived within a teenage Debbie Gold. There’s simply no other way to explain why she marched into the gourmet grocer, Foodstuffs, in Glencoe, Illinois, and asked if they had classes on how to break down a cow. “I just wanted someone to teach me how to take primal cuts of meat and turn it into…
%{}% If you’re looking to get rich, politics is generally not the line of work you should get into. But if you do go to Washington, D.C., to work with legislators, it’s wise to stay away from Kansas’ freshman Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder. His staff of humble public servants are a little, er, humbler than most legislative staffs. According to…
Do y’all like rockabilly? Would you like to get more acquainted with the rock that is billy? Then head to Aftershock (5240 Merriam) any Wednesday evening for KC Jamboree and take in the genre’s local talent. We recently spoke with DJ Hepkat, the host of Aftershock’s rockabilly night, to see what it’s all about. Categories: Music Tags: Aftershock, DJ Hepkat,…
Sad news. Kevin Gray of the Kansas City Sports Commission has died after battling cancer. You’re going to see a lot of stories that call Gray a tireless advocate for sports in KC, and that’s certainly true. Gray, 51, was diagnosed with metastatic cancer in March, according to the Star. He’d been attending the Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball…
We spoke too soon. Yesterday’s Fat City post about the Family Table restaurant in Bonner Springs stated that “Downtown Bonner Springs doesn’t have the greatest track record for restaurant shelf life.” What an understatement! Today, Family Table owner Carl Robison announced on the restaurant’s Facebook page that he’s closing the restaurant — today. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: bonner…
