Bela Fleck and the original Flecktones are back at it. The progressive, jazz-infused band is touring in celebration of its recent release, Rocket Science — the first record the group has created together in 20 years. We checked in with Fleck about his thoughts on the tour, the new album, and the band’s workings and music-making habits. Categories: Music Tags: Bela Fleck…
The front page of Sports Illustrated’s website this morning features a picture of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell standing at a lectern, with Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson and Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt standing at his side. Hunt and his fellow owners have settled on a collective-bargaining agreement that would end the lockout. Last night, Hunt said training camp…
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is fed up with his team, and he’s not happy with losing to Kansas City Royals pitcher Bruce Chen. Guillen launched into a profanity-laced tirade after losing to the Royals for the fifth time this year, CBS Chicago reported (via Deadspin). Listen (link below) if your workplace is cool with lots and lots of…
%{}% The Kansas City Chiefs Cheaps are only worth $965 million, which apparently isn’t good enough for Clark Hunt and company. In a move that will rocket the franchise up Forbes’ rankings of the most valuable sports franchises, the Cheaps are telling stadium workers (read: ticket takers and parking attendants) that once they clock out, they need to get their…
If the indictments of three KCK SWAT-team members shook your faith, get a load of this: Former Jackson County Sheriff’s spokesman Lane T. Eitel is accused of making up 49 traffic tickets as well as filing false overtime claims. Eitel, 54, was a sergeant with the Sheriff’s Office. He resigned earlier this month. Between November 22 and December 22, 2010,…
In this week’s review, Charles Ferruzza finds Pho Hoa tucked away on the backside of a brick building on Independence Avenue. Once inside, the big bowls of pho and delicate spring rolls were worth seeking out. There’s a slideshow of the decor and food by Chris Mullins (click here or on the photo above to check it out). Categories: Dining,…
Sen. Claire McCaskill has had a busy week. First, she announced and tried to downplay some amendments to FEC filings from 2006. And now she’s trying to sweet-talk members of Congress into going along with the debt deal proposed by the so-called Gang of Six. That should be a piece of cake. But in far more entertaining McCaskill news, she…
While nobody has yet developed a Scoville scale (the measurement for the heat of a pepper) for sour beers, Sour Beer Week at the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium would be a good place to get in some research. The beer bar in the Power & Light District will be pouring some rare and good starter beers in that category between…
Tonight, Lao Tizer will perform world fusion jazz as part of the Zona Rosa Jazz Series. Should be an appropriate soundtrack to the end of another steamy Kansas City day. We recently interviewed Tizer to find out what inspired him to perform jazz and how the band’s tour has gone so far. Categories: Music Tags: Lao Tizer Trio
If I order a ginger shandy at McCoy’s, will you mock me? If I order a champagne cocktail, will you check the rim for lipstick? If you fill me with beer, will I not become bloated? The latest in the attempt to drive men and women farther apart at bars (under the guise of bringing us back under one beerfold)…
Adidas Adizero – Eric Berry 6.9 from Spy Films on Vimeo. Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry has his own commercial. OK, it’s nowhere near as sweet as the K-Swiss Kenny Powers commercial featuring quarterback Matt Cassel, but the bar is set pretty high. The commercial highlights Berry’s speed — and the 6.9-ounce Adidas Adizero shoe. Plus, he smashes someone…
The guy at the next table is more interested in his iPhone than his 6-year-old, and junior keeps jumping on the seat of the booth behind you and shouting at the back of your head. These are the moments that try couple’s souls. Time talks to chefs and servers, who suggest that a ban on children, even if they don’t…
Terry Smith told detectives that he wasn’t provoked when he started shooting at a black SUV on May 22. According to court documents, the 19-year-old told police that he was shooting at the SUV due to a dispute over a stolen gun. Cortez Williams was found slumped over the wheel of a green Honda Passport at 4828 East 40th Terrace…
A double shooting at Chubby’s on Broadway has left one person dead and another in critical condition. Police responded to a shooting outside of the restaurant at 37th and Broadway around 2:34 a.m. The homicide victim found in the parking lot was described as a black man in his mid- to late-20s. Categories: News Tags: Chubby’s on Broadway, homicide
Kansas City Royal Jeff Francoeur’s bat went flying into the stands Tuesday night. People usually have a lot more sympathy for their fellow fans in the stands than does the blond woman in the video above. Notice as she rips the bat out of the hands of the woman who snagged it. Nice example for the children. Lots of priceless…
