Not Sarajevo — KCK. The Café and Music sections this week are chockablock with tales of restaurants and nightlife establishments shuttering. But it’s not all doom and gloom out there. These local watering holes are still in business, despite housing disgusting restroom accommodations. If they can make it in this town, hope is still alive! Categories: News Tags: pee party,…
Kansas City crooks know no limits. It’s time to let go of the rage, Kansas City. Today’s cautionary tale of anger is likely as much about pride as the $170 that put the lives of five people at risk. The Kansas City Star has the tale of an alleged robbery yesterday that led to a car accident that led to…
Christopher Good We’ve given up trying to keep track of the bands Mike Tuley’s been in. Madd Scientists, Or Die Trying, Short Bus Kids, Hairy Belafonte, Ad Astra Per Aspera, Ad Astra Arkestra — the list goes on and on and now includes a new band, Bloodbirds, which just released its first cassette. You can download four tracks of ruminating…
The Tide rolls into Columbia in 2012. Fresh off an Independence Bowl win, the Missouri Tigers football team is staring down next year’s schedule as a member of the SEC. Earlier today, we found out Mizzou’s schedule, which may include playing the National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide (should they beat LSU on January 9). Here’s Mizzou’s schedule: September 8 vs….
Facebook: Magical Meatball Tour The January forecast includes some meatballs. The Magical Meatball Tour is bringing its act downtown, courtesy of a new partnership with Czar (1531 Grand). The Crossroads bar will have a weekend meatball menu with five sandwiches and two appetizers available on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, beginning Thursday, January 5. And just as in the food truck,…
Flickr: marbla123 Restaurants that thrive face the same challenges as successful bands — you’ve got to keep cranking out the same hits night after night or else you’ll hear it from the audience. The Wall Street Journal beautifully captures the challenge faced by Olive Garden every time it attempts to alter its menu. The idea is that a chain built…
Even God is not getting this window open any faster. Communication over a drive-through speaker is at best as irritating as trying to walk your parents through a technology failure over the phone. At its worst, it morphs into something between a sitcom moment and the reason you’ve got new high blood pressure medication. I’ve been through enough drive-through lines…
Name: Matt Moore Occupation: Senior blogger, CBSSports.com Hometown: Harrison, Arkansas Current neighborhood: Waldo What is your sidekick? Definitely my trusty, two-keys-missing, beaten-to-crap keyboard. What career would you choose in an alternate reality? Definitely a teacher. A terrible, often-mocked, bearded teacher. Categories: News Tags: CBS Sports, matt moore, NBA
%{}% Happy 45th Birthday, Kwanzaa! Happy Birthday, Capricorn/Capricorn Rising* (Dec 21-Jan 19): Last week, I regaled you with the 12 days of Christmas. This week, it is the seven days of Kwanzaa. These seven days represent principles to build family, culture and community. Day two is called Kujichagulia (koo-jee-chah-goo-lee-ah), Swahili for “self-determination.” Even when you have inherited wealth, you do…
An average of two people every week were killed this year in Kansas City, Missouri. The city’s body count stood at 113 as of press time, with four days remaining in 2011. That’s seven more than last year’s total, a number that surpasses the homicide totals in 2009, 2007, 2004, 2003 and 2002. This wasn’t a surprise, unfortunately. In the…
Two of the more memorable shows of 2011 were the Exile on Main St. tribute and Raising the Titanics: An Evening with Howard Iceberg and Friends. Both occasions saw dozens of local musicians performing together in a positive celebration of their community. And both were held at Crosstown Station, a place that no longer exists. A polished, midsize venue in…
Minden, with Capybara and Ghosty Three of the city’s most polished indie-rock acts descend upon RecordBar to ring in 2012. Opener is scene veteran Ghosty, which I’ve always thought sounded like Pavement if Pavement had a heart (by which I mean I like Ghosty better than Pavement). The middle belongs to whimsical folk-pop act Capybara. And ’round midnight, Minden’s smooth,…
The Caves, Ad Astra Arkestra, the Grisly Hand People tend to sit out December 30, viewing it as some sort of calm before the storm of New Year’s Eve parties. To this I say what I’ve always said: Fuck that. First of all, it falls on a Friday this year. Second, as any heavy drinker will tell you, New Year’s…
One of the more poignant moments of the annual Academy Awards ceremony is the brief montage paying tribute to the cinema luminaries and behind-the-scenes talents who had died since the previous Oscars telecast. For a written version of that heartstrings-tugging montage, I list the names of a few famous restaurants that slipped away from us in 2011: Benton’s Prime Steakhouse,…
Yes, some people do think that DelHi’s Buffet serves Indian cuisine — but it doesn’t. I was unhappy about all the restaurants that closed in Kansas City in 2011 but particularly the end of the beloved Peachtree Buffet — the original venue on Eastwood Trafficway — one of the finest examples of Southern cooking in the metro and a real…
Earlier this year, Danny’s Big Easy held a benefit for the jazz vocalist and supporter Ray Reed, who was battling cancer. We’re sad to report that we received word this morning that Reed has passed away. Reed figured prominently into a 2010 Pitch feature about the Mutual Musicians Foundation. Categories: Music Tags: ray reed
Texas Tech Wherefore has your ‘stache gone, Romeo? In the hours after a close loss to the Oakland Raiders on Saturday, Romeo Crennel explained his Zen-like feelings about whether he’ll be able to shed the interim tag. “Whatever happens will happen,” said the interim head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. In the past two weeks, the Chiefs have ended…
Flickr: j.o.h.n. walker The only place you actually want to strike out on New Year’s Eve. Just because you love bowling doesn’t mean you have to sit at home on New Year’s Eve. Diamond Bowl (218 N. Osage, Independence) is hosting a Bowler Bash. From 6 to 9 p.m. is family fun with $10 lanes and shoes. The party gets…
Sami Dowd A lot of dates have flourished and failed at Garozzo’s over the years. You might drive by Garozzo’s and remember your first date (or a particularly bad date), but that can’t really hold a candle to Lucile Edison stepping foot inside the Aladdin Hotel after 74 years. The Topeka Capital-Journal has the story of Edison revisiting the hotel…
Daniel Johnston, last year’s MOTM headliner. The second annual Middle of the Map festival takes place April 5-7, 2012. The first 250 three-day passes can be had for a mere $25. Buy those here. No word on acts yet. Click here or here to read about last year’s show. Categories: Music Tags: middle of the map fest
Clydebank We keep finding new ways to eat together. Is a shared love of food enough of a connection point to motivate complete strangers to not only bond in a comments section but also actually get together in real life? That’s the question being asked around the country at de facto conventions like the one organized by Joy Wilson, the…
Daily Crave We can do better than cookies and milk, people. I will say that being on the other end of the plate of cookies and glass of milk makes up for (spoiler alert) the fact that Santa is actually the head of the household. But truthfully, most Christmas cookies are forgettable, and milk isn’t all that great when it’s…
Although the weather of late has been in the 40s and practically balmy, soon frozen winter misery will be upon us. With that in mind, Chiefs defensive end Glenn Dorsey, his pooch Bugsy and PETA have released this spot reminding dog owners to keep their dogs warm and safe in the cold. Fact is, although they have fur, dogs —…
