Craig Crook is KCMO’s latest homicide victim. The victim of Thursday’s homicide at 61st and College has been identified as 31-year-old Craig Crook of Kansas City, Missouri. KMBC Channel 9 reported that one person is in custody in connection with Crook’s killing. We’ll update if and when charges are filed and the names and details are released. But from KMBC’s…
The Australian The red and white awning means something different to everyone. Sometimes it’s hard to see the big picture from the barbecue pit. And while Kansas City’s culinary profile is evolving, most out-of-town diners are still looking for that one perfect smoky and sauced bite when they come to the City of Fountains. The Australian’s Global Gourmet Tony Perrottet…
Nick Spacek Can somebody explain why it seemed like a good idea to bring in the chairs for a thrash show? I know Anthrax has been around a while, but their fans aren’t so old as to spend time on their keisters. Once the long-running thrash-metal act took the stage at the Midland last night, audience members took to their…
I’m a sucker for weird band descriptions. For example: El Valiente is a band that blends Tex-Mex and spaghetti-western influences into experimental, instrumental, indie rock. See? Instant intrigue! The three-piece band from Madison, Wisconsin, creates moderately intense, 10-minute symphonies that border on jam band-y, but never cross to boring or cheesy. We recently spoke with Eric Caldera of El Valiente….
About five years ago, Mountain Sprout made playing gigs and slinging tunes its full-time job. The band hasn’t wavered on that intention since. Sprout is a four-piece band that specializes in bluegrass-abilly and insurgent Americana, and the band’s music and lyrics are as straightforward and blunt as the aforementioned genres; the instrumentals are complex and smart, the lyrics smirking. Grayson…
Greeley Gazette Organic produce is a focus at Natural Grocers. The intersection at 91st Street and Metcalf is about to become the center of the local health-food universe. The Kansas City Star reports that Natural Grocers, the organic grocery chain that came to Lawrence last year, will be opening in the former Borders at 9108 Metcalf on April 24. Natural…
White will be wearing different home whites this season. Frank White should be at Kauffman Stadium this spring. He should have the chance to walk by the bronze statue that is a tribute to the nearly two decades he anchored second base for the Kansas City Royals. He should be near the fans who can still remember his streak of…
Happy Hints We’re going to need a bigger cake. Kansas has reached the grand old age of 151 years. And while you might not have been able to have a glass of wine in its honor around Prohibition, you’re free to drink a glass (or bottle) this Saturday. Holy-Field Winery (18807 158th Street, in Basehor, Kansas) is holding a Home…
Dr. Dog’s dogs. Listen to two very different bands before they roll into town. Categories: Music Tags: dr. dog, Snow Patrol
Stop sending coke with textbooks, Amazon users. If you’ve read The Pitch cover story this week, you know that use of black tar heroin from Mexico is spiking in the Kansas City area. But there’s also news that people who sell used textbooks on Amazon are shipping drugs to the area. Sophia Stockton, a student at MidAmerica Nazarene University, ordered…
Kabooski Should Kansas drinkers be able to try it before buying it? Liquor has always been a matter of taste. But for Kansas retail liquor stores, it’s now all about tastings. The Kansas Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs heard testimony yesterday on a bill that would allow for beer, wine and spirits sampling inside Kansas retail liquor stores….
Christopher Elbow You can’t go wrong with Elbow. It’s not winter until you’re wrapping your hands around a warm mug of hot chocolate. Back in 2009, we sought out some of the finest representatives from gas stations and grocery stores and restaurants across the metro. This week, we’ve decided to update the list with some new options and five cups…
I thought my eldest was pretty well-off attending Lawrence’s Free State High School. Seems that the folks at Lawrence High have better connections, though, because they were able to get the Civil Wars to perform as part of their “Classroom Sessions” before the Americana duo’s sold-out show at Liberty Hall. Click to check out the rest of the videos done…
Everything inside Seasons 52 is under 475 calories, but that doesn’t stop the menu from being creative and varied, as Charles Ferruzza discovered. In this week’s review, Ferruzza writes that there’s something for nearly everyone: I believe this restaurant is the only venue in town that offers separate menus for almost every possible lifestyle choice and allergy limitation. There’s a…
The directorial talents of the Ssion’s Cody Critcheloe have been cropping up in a big way lately. He was recently tapped to do Santigold’s return single, “Big Mouth” (viewable above), and he also just did the video for MNDR’s “Heaven.” As the Spin article about it states, MNDR “wanted to find someone who could maintain the political spirit of the…
The Lawrence Public Library recently met its fundraising goal of $1 million in capital to “enhance four critical areas of the new library: a larger Children’s Room, the Young Adult Center, Technology, and Outdoor Spaces.” As part of a community celebration this past Sunday, they announced another fundraising event. On Tuesday, March 13, NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg will give…
Flickr: Ulterior Epicure The tacos at El Camino Real can hopefully settle our differences. When I was living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a woman entered a burrito shop in Harvard Square and was mystified by the menu. “I’ll have a kwez-a-dilla, but I don’t want any cheese,” the woman said after close to five minutes of deliberation. “Ma’am, a quesadilla is…
