Charles Ferruzza Following the big yellow cone. It’s as much a rite of spring as the groundhog seeing its shadow — Murray’s Ice Cream (4120 Pennsylvania) opens for its 28th season appropriately on Wednesday, March 28. The ice cream and cookie shop was part of our 50 favorite dishes for an ice cream and cookie sandwich that will have you…
101 Great Goals Riverdance was back for a one-night engagement in Kansas City, Kansas. The posts had nearly as many saves as the New England Revolution’s Matt Reis on Saturday night. Sporting KC (2-0-0) peppered the opposing goalkeeper with 24 shots on their way to a 3-0 win in the home opener — a game that could have been even…
In addition to his work with groundbreaking power-pop act the Beat, Paul Collins has paired with a pre-Plimsouls Peter Case in the Nerves. While that act is best known for the fact that Blondie covered their remarkably catchy “Hanging on the Telephone,” it’s astounding to think that just two men could be part of three seminal acts. Such is the…
Angela C. Bond Beer Kitchen’s got fish and chips on the menu. Fish and chips is one of those meals that you’re probably picky about without realizing it. The breading can be too thick. The fries can be soggy. And what seems simple — frying up a fish fillet and some spuds — can become a quest of epic proportions….
The northbound 481 bus (they call it the Night Owl) that arrived at Seventh and Congress around 2 a.m. Saturday night/Sunday morning was like the last chopper out of Saigon — a very desperate, lawless, death-trampling type of situation. I made it on. Those who didn’t would have to wait at least another hour, or walk many miles, or pass…
There is a decent chance the person I talked to was not Aimee Teegarden, who played Julie Taylor on Friday Night Lights. I was running around downtown Austin with my eyes wide open all week, eager to spot an indie-rock A-lister or a Hollywood B-lister, or some nerdy tech kingpin. By and large, I was disappointed. But there were a…
The taco is evolving in Kansas City — I am personally partial to the gourmet flavors being exported from the Port Fonda and Westport Street Fare food trucks, and El Camino Real in Kansas City, Kansas, and even the tacos that cost a dollar at Jalapeno’s on Mondays. But in Austin, Texas, the taco is something else entirely. It is…
Have to run, but here are a few things I saw Thursday in Austin: A shirtless man with short black swim trunks standing in the middle of the street, screaming at people who walked past and tugging wildly at his crotch. Categories: Music Tags: sxsw
Lawrence’s newest label, Replay Records, threw a killer party Thursday at the Longbranch Inn during the music festival of music festivals, South By Southwest. Five Lawrence acts and three national bands made up the bill; 15 pizzas made entrance around noon; drink tickets magically appeared in palms and became, with the help of several dutiful bartenders, beer. The crowd seeped…
If the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association is looking for a spokesman, the first celebrities who would come to mind are likely Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis. But a better choice may have emerged this week: actor, cologne maker and activist Alan Cumming, who was in town for the opening of Chely Wright’s Like Me Lighthouse. Cumming gave the…
Ashford Stamper Once unwrapped, it’s not going back in the plastic. Holiday breads get unfairly dismissed, along with Christmas cookies. Just because something is a classic doesn’t mean it should be forgotten. Exhibit A in our quest to get back to the bread-making basics is arguably the most famous of the quick breads — Irish soda bread. And let us…
Pat Murfey’s Off the Beaten Path For many in the city, St. Patrick’s Day begins at Browne’s. You might have only rashers, bangers and soda bread with your coffee, so you might as well do it right. Your first stop on Saturday should be the traditional Irish breakfast at Browne’s Market (3300 Pennsylvania). The breakfast runs from 7 to 11:30…
The Los Angeles husband-and-wife pairing of Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney makes for a nice story. As their official bio puts it, in the span of three years, the pair “Met. Fell in love. Made a baby boy. Got married. Made a baby girl. Started a band.” That band, Big Harp, released its debut LP, White Hat, on Saddle Creek…
Holy Rosary Catholic Church Holy Rosary parish celebrates the Feast of St. Joseph on Sunday and Monday by selling Italian delicacies for charity. Italian-American restaurateur and chef Aaron Confessori (The Boot, Westport Cafe & Bar) had never heard of a St. Joseph’s Table until I brought up the subject earlier this week. I had been describing the glories of the…
We all wait for Fiona. Being at South By Southwest is like being on the Internet: There is too much information to process, you always feel like you’re missing out on something better, and you are very rarely satisfied with where you are and what you have. So I guess SXSW is also like life, too, now that I think…
Previous Bear Club shenanigans guaranteed to be replicated every Thursday. Team Bear Club, the Lawrence collective that consists of guys like Greg Enemy, Ebony Tusks, Robocopter and Morri$, is a prolific crew, throwing parties and booking shows on the reg. The weekly Goomba Rave has been going for a couple of months now, every Thursday night at the Bottleneck (737…
C. Fernando Aceves Philip Glass Want to see renowned experimental composer Philip Glass and save some money doing so? Tickets for his Tuesday, April 3, concert with Tim Fain at the Kauffman Center are a little pricey, but if you purchase your tickets on the Kauffman Center website and enter the promo code ‘GLASS75,’ you’ll save $10 per ticket. Bonus:…
Power-pop quartet the Dead Girls’ latest release — a 7-inch single entitled “She Laughed A Little” — came out a physical release at the end of last year. But those who didn’t get in on the release as part of its Kickstarter campaign, or simply don’t own a turntable, were out of luck. No longer, however! You can now purchase…
