Archives: January 2012
Cow briefly escapes fate at Blue Springs meat market
Daily News Would they put out an APB for a missing cow? Vegetarians will love the first part of this story, but I’m afraid the tale of a cow that escaped yesterday from the Winter Meat Processing Plant, a Blue Springs meat market, doesn’t come with a Hollywood ending. According to KSHB Channel 41, the unnamed cow (we don’t name…
The ACBs’ Daytrotter session is up
On a recent tour, the ACBs stopped in at the Horseshack, the studio in Rockford, Illinois, run by the folks at Daytrotter, and recorded four songs. Last Friday, the website posted the songs (two from the band’s most recent release, Stona Rosa, and two new ones) along with a meditative write-up that’s sort of about the band and sort of…
Kansas City Chiefs’ Romeo Crennel about to lose the interim tag?
Mike Ralston Romeo Crennel may have a lot to smile about soon. It’s the classic tale of a young lawyer given community service and coaching up a team that nobody wants into a group of lovable winners. Wait, I’m sorry, that’s the plot of The Mighty Ducks. As ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports, “The Kansas City Chiefs plan to retain interim…
Where are you embarrassed to admit you’ve never eaten in KC?
Flickr: John Bolwitt A place mat like this is in my future. I’ve actually stepped foot twice in Manny’s. The first time, I was called away to the nearby Lulu’s in the Crossroads after my friends changed their minds about what they wanted for dinner. The second time, the line was simply too long to even put my name in….
CVLTS’ “Time Debt” remixed by Say My Name, Umberto
In what can be described only as a harmonic convergence of cool, CVLTS’ newest track, “Time Debt,” has been remixed by the likes of Umberto and Say My Name. “Time Debt” is CVLTS’ contribution to its new split 7-inch with Virgin Spirit, out now on New York City’s Mishka Records (on pink vinyl, no less). The remixes are available as…
Van Halen, Creed, Psychostick, Corrosion of Conformity, Crybaby Ranch, Valient Thorr and other recently announced shows
Valient Thorr Van Halen is coming to the Sprint Center May 22. No ticket info yet. Oh, man, that’s one of the same nights Creed is at the Midland (May 21 and 22). Decisions! Not really! Tickets go on sale for those shows this Friday, January 13. An updated entry: Psychostick joins Ventana, As Summer Dies, Circus of Dead Squirrels,…
Vagabond Three will feature a Moroccan theme
Flickr: Roland The road to Morocco stops at the P&L District this month. After producing two successful, temporary “pop up” restaurants in 2011, chef Alex Pope and writer and event planner Jenny Vergara kick off the year 2012 with a culinary journey to Morocco for six nights this month: January 19-21 and 26-28. There will be no Sunday-night seatings for…
Grand Marquis to debut new album on KKFI, KCUR this weekend
No plans this Friday? We’ve got some ideas for how to fill at least two hours of your spare time. Categories: Music Tags: grand marquis, KCUR, KKFI, Rockabilly Mood Swing, the Fish Fry, Victor & Penny
Kansas House Speaker decides to apologize for forwarding email calling Michelle Obama ‘Mrs. YoMama’
O’Neal says he’s sorry for forwarding the offending image. Last evening, The Lawrence Journal-World reported that Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal forwarded an e-mail disparagingly comparing First Lady Michelle Obama with the Grinch. See, it was a photo of Obama with windblown hair that sort of looked like the Grinch’s hairdo. So it was meant to be funny. O’Neal was…
The Pitch Questionnaire: Nick Haines
Occupation: Host and producer of KCPT Channel 19’s Kansas City Week in Review Hometown: Port Talbot, Wales, U.K. — same hometown as Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins! Current neighborhood: Leawood Who or what is your sidekick? I’ve got five of them! My wife, Dawn, who teaches English as a second language at Johnson County Community College and is also a…
Elvis has returned for brunch and other weekend possibilities
Karaoke Fever Honor the King at brunch. It’s what he would have wanted. Elvis may have left the building but he hasn’t left our hearts. Rekindle your burning love at the Elvis Birthday Bash Gospel Brunch at Flamingo Lounge (13520 E. Hwy. 40, in Independence, 816-373-7465) at 11 a.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $15 at the door. Categories: Dining, Food &…
HUMAN+PLUS drop new track, start tour, and release split-tape with EarthMasters; show Saturday at Front/Space
HUMAN+PLUS, the new project by Bobby Sauder and C.S. Luxem, recently uploaded a new track, “Hood”, to its SoundCloud page. The band is also about to embark on a tour with EarthMasters to mark the release of a split-tape on New York label Totally Reality International. Categories: Music Tags: Bobby Sauder, C.S. Luxem, EarthMasters, HUMAN+PLUS
Would you ever buy meat off Craigslist?
When it comes to the Dollar Store, I have a simple rule. I won’t purchase any food that I wouldn’t eat years later in the wake of an apocalypse. In other words, anything that has the possibility of being near its expiration date won’t find its way into my basket. I’m now thinking that rule will need to be extended…
Kansas City folk have an unrealistic view of what’s a realistic commute
%{}% %{}% Smashing USA Not the most scenic view of Manhattan. Did you miss one light because of an eight-car backup? Did everyone get in a single-lane line about a mile before the second lane was shut down? Did the valet on the Plaza step in front of your car with a hand out, in order to let a Lexus…
Acoustic Nights at the Sidecar to start January 19
John Steinmetz Root and Stem Starting January 19, the Sidecar (the bar adjacent to the Beaumont Club) will be hosting a new weekly event called Acoustic Nights. “We plan on it being an ongoing event, but obviously want to see how the first month does,” says Terry Taylor, of Hunt Industries and Mammoth. Three acts are lined up so far:…
Sporting Kansas City releases 2012 schedule
Angela C. Bond Sporting KC’s schedule is out. A week before Kansas City hosts the Major League Soccer 2012 SuperDraft, Sporting KC has released its schedule for next year. The big take-away: Livestrong Sporting Park will be featured on national television seven times — four of them on the newly relaunched NBC Sports Network. SKC opens the season March 10…
The 2011 edition of the Dead Restaurant file
Mary Ann’s Trattoria in the Northland was one of the many local restaurants to close in 2011. If you’ve had a dream of owning your own cozy Italian trattoria, Sterling Scott of Sperry Van Ness realtors has a great location for you: the space in the Northland’s Picture Hills Shopping Center last occupied by Mary Ann’s Trattoria. The El Maguey…
Boeing’s decision to leave Wichita pisses everybody off
Wichita State University Special Collections During WWII, Boeing employed 40,000 people to build bombers in Wichita. Following yesterday’s announcement that Boeing will shutter its Wichita plant next year, Kansas politicians unsurprisingly were really mad. Over the past decade, Kansas’ congressional delegation had lobbied hard for Boeing to snag a military contract for refueling tankers and keep jobs in the city….
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