KCPD says taking the sign didn’t violate policies. This week’s cover story focused on a couple of Kansas Citians spearheading a movement opposing the use of DUI checkpoints by local law-enforcement agencies. One, Michael Mikkelsen, stands along roads near checkpoints holding a sign warning motorists to turn before going through the roadblock. In the story, Mikkelsen recalled a Kansas City…
Former Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball coach Roy Williams leads the North Carolina Tar Heels against Michigan State tonight aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson aircraft carrier docked in San Diego. OK, now that the slight local connection is out of the way, waste some of your Friday afternoon watching this time-lapse video of the eight-day transformation of the carrier’s flight deck….
Lisa Wilson told detectives that she agreed to a $60-for-sex deal with the victim. Lloyd Houston was found naked, bloody and covered in feces in an upstairs bedroom of his home on August 8. The 93-year-old was confused and disoriented. His home was covered in blood, and there was a broken lamp and chair downstairs. Two handguns and a large…
Lucinda Williams sitting pretty with a killer Strat. This weekend’s Best Bests have more possibilities than one of those robot Coke machines have flavor combinations. Tonight: Two screenings of This Is Spinal Tap at ScreenlandLucinda Williams at Liberty Hall11.11.11: Murder by Death, Matt Pryor, Six Percent, the Dead Girls, Various Blonde at The Granada11.11.11: Lazer Sword, DJ Alan Paul, Approach,…
“There’s a fine line between being a goofball and being a bad ass. I think I walk it pretty well.” DJ Alan Paul’s has been on the Lawrence electronic scene for a little over a decade. Through Cicada Rhythms and Afrodisiac Entertainment, he has warmed up the dance floor with a mixture of indie house, deep house and electronica for…
Stranger Friend is indeed one of the stranger shows you’ll see at a gallery this season — stranger not for porn-y shock or caked-on layers of irony, but for a simple, common, wide-open unfamiliarity. Looks-wise, the three performers at La Esquina — one musician and two dancers — could easily have been you or me. Performance-wise, Leralee Whittle’s possessed dances…
Forester Michael It’s no doubt more than coincidental that Alejandro Escovedo’s closing cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Shine a Light” last night at 1911 Main touched back on one of the spiritual high points of the past year in Kansas City music. Last February’s Crosstown Station tribute to Exile on Main St. featured many of the same musicians as those…
Tamale Wizard has found a home in the River Market. This isn’t Bruce Swabb’s first rodeo. The owner and chef at Tamale Wizard (527 Walnut), which opened last month in the River Market, has been hawking his tamales and tacos at the Truck Stop on First Fridays and the Overland Park Farmers Market. “In order to do tamales well, it’s…
Sometimes a little pie packs a big punch. Thanksgiving is the time that tries a baker’s soul because it is the one holiday where you’re obligated to eat a slice. Rachel Simmons, the owner of Petticoat Pies, is hoping that your homey creations have a place at your Thanksgiving table. Today, she talks about the secret to a good piece…
Stephen Maxwell was Phill Kline’s No. 1 prosecutor. The former lead attorney for Phill Kline has been accused of battery and criminal restraint by a public defender stemming from an incident inside a Reno County courtroom. The Reno County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged incident involving Stephen Maxwell, now a senior assistant district attorney in Reno County, the Hutchinson…
It takes a strong man or woman to drink a strong beer. How are your beer-drinking muscles doing? Find out at the Strong Ale Beer Fest presented by BeerKC in the McCoy’s parking lot (4057 Pennsylvania) from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. The beer-tasting lineup includes more than 30 strong beers from such craft brewers as Bell’s, Green Flash and…
One of the weirder, more vibrant scenes up in Chicago seems to be centered around Permanent Records, a vinyl shop in the Ukrainian Village owned by two Columbia, Missouri, transplants who used to work at Slackers (pretty good article about them here). One of the more accessible bands associated with that crowd is Brain Idea, which plays reverb-y, jangly pop…
2010 battle winner Dirty Dorothy and the Emerald City All-Stars. It’s that time of year again. Her Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Kansas City is calling for entries for the 2012 HRC Battle of the Bands. The battle is slated for January 15 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Cashew. “We are going to have six acoustic acts, six electric…
Black Label Society The Beaumont has announced all sorts of notable shows this week. One show is just around the corner: Black Label Society, Texas Hippie Coalition, and Hammerlord will get heavy Saturday, December 10, at 7 p.m. The show is all-ages, and tickets go on sale today (the magical 11/11/11) at 10 a.m. The other show is a bit…
Mollie Hull Photography It’s casserole season I’m not sure if dressing — the kind served with Thanksgiving turkey but not actually in the bird — officially qualifies as a casserole, but this week I read about a terrifying-sounding recipe for a turkey dressing made with Hostess Twinkies (the creamy filling is removed and used later for glazing the browned bird)…
Centro-Matically inclined to stand in hallways. Before the weekend workout, stretch your party muscles with these Best Bets. Tonight: Alejandro Escovedo and the Cody Wyoming Deal, at 1911 MainCentro-Matic, Polica at RecordBarNorth Mississippi Allstars, Buffalo Killers at KnuckleheadsChildren of Nova, Existem, Kiss and Tell, I Am Nation at the Riot RoomDark Time With Jay Maus at the BottleneckShitty/Awesome, Up the…
Joe Posnanski’s book on Paterno is going to be complicated. Joe Posnanski’s job got a lot harder this week. The former Kansas City Starr sportswriter and current Sports Illustrated scribe of Odyssey-length blog posts, is living in State College, Pennsylvania, writing a book on Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. If you’ve avoided all media since last weekend, former Nittany…
