Have you read this week’s music feature about the Golden Republic? Do that here. And catch the band this Saturday, June 25, at the Sonic Spectrum Anniversary Party, at RecordBar. Categories: Music Tags: the Golden Republic
Attention, ladies. Mad Men actor Jon Hamm is in town and will be doing something vaguely athletic in public. The Kansas City Royals announced via Twitter that Hamm will play in a celebrity wiffle-ball game in the “Little K” prior to tonight’s tilt versus the Cubs. The wiffle-ball game kicks off the Big Slick Celebrity Poker Tournament and Party weekend…
Ryan Newell, the wounded war vet accused of stalking Fred Phelps’ gay-hating, soldier-funeral-picketing Westboro Baptist Church, has pleaded guilty to a pair of misdemeanor charges. The Wichita Eagle, citing Newell’s attorney, reported that Newell pleaded guilty to lesser charges of false impersonation of an officer. Newell, 26, was facing charges of stalking, criminal use of weapons and conspiracy to commit…
Trampled Under Foot’s 6 x 12 white Atlas trailer (with side door, fold/dropdown back door) was stolen out of the Eclipse Bar & Grill parking lot in Raytown (6512 Raytown Road) on Wednesday night between 10:10 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. The thieves were driving a black truck (maybe a Chevy or Dodge). Got any leads/tips? Contact the band. Categories: Music Tags:…
UPDATE: So you want the answers to this quiz? You’d like to know which five of the restaurants were totally phony? Well, we’re going to tell you … on the Fat City Facebook page! The new hot boite in Prairie Village, Story, is the featured restaurant in this week’s Pitch Cafe review. I have to admit that when I first…
Bonner Springs lost a charming little restaurant this month: Madame Hatter’s Tea Room, where owner Bonnie Freeland served tea and tasty lunches and desserts on pretty patterned china. Fat City reported that the restaurant was closing on June 15, noting that Freeland planned to sell nearly everything in the building this week. According to the Eudora Examiner, the sale started…
If all servers in Kansas City took their profession as seriously as David Hayden — waiter, blogger, consultant — the local restaurant scene would be a very different place. Hayden is a career waiter, an occupation that once garnered more respect than it does now. (In Europe, a veteran waiter is a prized employee; in Kansas City, they’re lucky to…
UPDATE: That didn’t take long. Missouri Democratic Party senior spokeswoman Caitlin Legacki has issued a response to the American Crossroads ad. “All of the attacks against Claire are going to be about distorting her record. As an independent who has cut spending by going after the big contractors, she’s stepped on some pretty big toes, and there are quite a…
In their effort to recover from the ongoing sex-abuse scandal, the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese has removed Vicar General Robert Murphy from his job handling sex-abuse complaints. Murphy is succeeded as vicar by the Rev. Joseph Powers. Bishop Finn appointed him the same day a suit was filed against the diocese claiming that they failed to comply with the terms…
As Jackass fans mourned the drunk-driving death of show star Ryan Dunn this week, the Phelps family did what it does best: Issued an ugly press release filled with threats and hateful words that have been used so many times by now, they’re meaningless. The Westboro Baptist Church’s release says, “Ryan Dunn is in hell! Drab pervert hawked porn-level filth…
Poston Donuts (2131 South 34th Street) has found a buyer, and on July 6, the Kansas City, Kansas, doughnut shop and bakery will reopen as the Boyert Donut Hole. “Nothing is changing beyond the name,” Liz Poston says. “We’re handing over the recipes to the Boyerts and keeping the same menu of donuts, sausage rolls, and biscuits and gravy —…
Kansas City thrash kings Hammerlord aren’t all shredding and screaming. Evidently, they’re also merchandising geniuses. Categories: Music Tags: hammerlord
In this week’s issue of The Pitch (in boxes now!), I followed around a team of filmmakers for the Kansas City Independent Filmmakers Coalition’s 11th annual One Night Stand film festival held last Saturday. Teams had 10 hours to shoot and edit a five-minute film and get it to the Screenland Armour for a screening and an awards presentation. Director…
Forget smuggled packs of Marlboro reds. The new prison currency sweeping the nation is Little Debbie Honey Buns. No, seriously. Earlier this year, the National Public Radio show Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me featured a story about a Florida jail’s obsession with the sugary desserts. Comedian Mo Rocca reported: It’s not what you’re thinking. Inside Florida’s prisons, Honey Buns,…
Matt and Kim, the Thermals, AutobotThe Beaumont ClubWednesday, June 22 By Kent Szlauderbach Since their viral, naked video in Times Square, Brooklyn’s Matt & Kim has in some ways become more brand than band, making last night’s show at the Beaumont more expo than concert. Beyond the blast of sugar-high, club-punk anthems, the Matt & Kim name streaked across ubiquitous 8-foot-tall…
A Mississippi boy can’t grow up far from a pecan tree. Living in a state that annually produces 6.5 million pounds of pecans, chef Craig Adcock was responsible for picking the nuts off 25 trees on his family’s property in the small town of Petal, Mississippi. “When you got tired of cracking, then my parents sent me out to pick,”…
Confirmed: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is a robot. The final piece of evidence to prove this commonly held belief came into place last week in a piece from Politico about Kobach’s theory that stiff anti-illegal-immigration bills will become common. Politico summarizes Alabama’s recently adopted Kobach-penned “Arizona-style” immigration bill this way: Categories: News, Politics Tags: Kris Kobach, robots
