Dead people aren’t showing up to the polls in Sedgwick County Sedgwick County doesn’t have dead voters, Bill Gale, the county’s elections commissioner, says. Seriously, it’s not happening. The Wichita Eagle reports that Gale recently did a thorough examination of the county’s voting rolls, looking for evidence of voter fraud and of dead people still casting votes. And what he…
I could still hear at this point. TV on the Radio has been steadily rising in popularity in the last few years. On Saturday evening, the band’s music amped up the Crossroads crowd at Grinders with widely accessible favorites (“Wolf Like Me”) and chilled everyone out with mind-buzzing anthems (“Staring at the Sun”). In between those two extremes, the band…
That loud, anguished sound you heard Saturday night emanating from Kansas was the result of Sporting Kansas City’s frustrating loss to FC Dallas. Sporting had everything going for it, coming off a stretch of three wins in four games. And with a record Livestrong Sporting Park crowd of 20,018, Sporting took a 2-0 lead over Dallas. Everything was going their…
This weekend’s KC Crypticon brought horror to the decidedly uncreepy location of the Overland Park Sheraton Hotel that adjoins the Overland Park Convention Center. Categories: Music Tags: Beverly Randolph, Evil Dead, horror movies, Kane Hodder, KC Crypticon, Linnea Quigley, More Brains, Return of the Living Dead, Tom Sullivan
Nieve 44/La Luz Three local culinary personalties — EBT chef Tate Roberts, Em Chamas owner Sam Silvio, and La Bodega (in Leawood) chef Tom Legg — will compete in the first annual “Hatch Chili and Peach Throwdown,” presented by the Hen House Market at Interstate 29 and 64th Street. The event is open to the public and begins at 1…
Everything you need to know about this weekend’s reggae-related festivities: Categories: Music Tags: 77 Jefferson, Arm the Poor, AZ ONE, KCRUF Reggae Uprising Festival, Liv Stat, the Passtimes, the Seed
It’s a cliche, but people really do tend to love or hate Steely Dan. Some love the whole catalog, from the early rock stuff all the way through to the more jazz-inflected material. Haters despise their slick, precise studio sounds and see the band as too contrived and lacking spontaneity. But it is hard to overlook the sheer talent and…
Facebook is the devil! Don’t hit the unfriend button just yet, Missouri teachers. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem issued an injunction today blocking a law (or what it really was, “a staggering prohibition of free speech rights”) that would have restricted communications between teachers and students on the Internet, according to KMBC. The law would have gone live on…
Yeah! For those who will be participating in this weekend’s North Face Endurance Challenge, you’re awesome! Kudos to your dedication to fitness and your time-management skills. The rest of us who spend our weekends doing not-so-active people things, like going to the City Market, brunching in Brookside and lazing about Loose Park will be out of your way due to…
Death Cab for Cutie is still nicely riding its melancholy, college-rock wave. See if it’s still working for them when the band plays the Midland on October 3. Support from Telekinesis. Here are some other shows that were recently announced: Categories: Music Tags: death cab for cutie, Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Screen cap via KCTV5 Yes, that’s an SUV being pulled from the roof of a home. The screen shot on the right doesn’t do justice to the absurd crash that ended with an SUV on the roof of a home at East 43rd and Kensington. KCTV5 reported that there were no skid marks leading to the home, meaning someone didn’t…
A&M wants out? SMU wants in? Texas A&M gave notice to the Big 12 Thursday that the Aggies will explore their conference-affiliation options. This announcement should surprise no one. The Aggies have been flirting with joining the SEC, and it’s probably going to happen. Should A&M does pull out of the Big 12, Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin wrote…
Nick Spacek Bomb the Music Industry It’s a damned good thing there was a break in the heat wave the past couple of days. Otherwise, I’m fairly certain that most of the audience crammed into the basement of the Overlook in Lawrence would’ve passed out by the time Bomb the Music Industry! played. Categories: Music Tags: Bomb the Music Industry!,…
Hidden Pictures “Tangerine” from Hidden Pictures on Vimeo. Look at those cute little critters! Categories: Music
John Covington still wants to leave. UPDATE: KCTV5 is reporting that Superintendent John Covington is taking a job in Detroit, and Arthur Benson is saying Covington used a disagreement with board president Airick Leonard West “to manufacture excuse to break his contract.” Benson, who had resigned from the school board, is now rescinding his resignation. Original Story: Airick Leonard West,…
Owen Morris Help J.J.’s celebrate its 26th anniversary. JJ’s (910 W. 48th St.) is still looking pretty good at 26 years old. The Kansas City institution celebrates more than two decades of being open with its 26th anniversary party on Sunday. The block party is on 48th Street and includes food, drinks, and live music from the Allied Saints. The…
The sheriff says Brian Anderson lied about being shot and robbed while jogging. Pvt. Brian Anderson claimed that he was robbed and shot while jogging on the Little Blue Trace Trail. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says the active-duty member of the U.S. Army lied. Anderson, 25, admitted shooting himself and making up the story while he was on a…
EJ Anttila’s Horror Remix gathered its first area fans at the Studio Movie Grill in Zona Rosa back in April of last year. The series of absolutely terrible horror flicks that were cut down to their entertaining essence — hosted by snarky puppets Cheesecake and Thunderclap — gained a strong audience. Sadly, when the Grill closed last September, Horror Remix…
Occupation: Investigative reporter, KSHB Channel 41 Hometown: Pratt, Kansas Current neighborhood: KCMO What career would you choose in an alternate reality? Wanted to be a cop ever since I was a kid. What was the last local restaurant you patronized? Houlihan’s Categories: News Tags: Bannister Federal Complex, Russ Ptacek, William Norris
kansas_city_royalty The tempest-in-a-teapot “controversy” over Florida-based Darden Restaurants (Capital Grille, Red Lobster, Olive Garden) changing the facade of the Spanish-style building at 325 Nichols Road — for years the location of the Woolf Brothers department store and, later, the Eddie Bauer store — for their upscale Seasons 52 restaurant has simmered down almost faster than it boiled over. Today KSHB…
Chef Marshall Roth has a new set of wheels. It was inevitable that chef Marshall Roth — who has been serving upscale weiners since opening Dog Nuvo, at 1724 Main, 11 months ago — would be interested in the food-truck phenomenon. What better sandwich for a mobile restaurant than hot dogs, right? This weekend, Roth and his business partner, Harry…
