School of Seven Bells, with Exitmusic and Cowboy Indian Bear In these pages, in 2010, I wrote, somewhat embarrassingly, that the music of Brooklyn’s School of Seven Bells sounded like a “graceful ghost soaring up to heaven.” It’s music journalism, OK? There are deadlines. It can’t always be Proust. Still, recent events have led me to believe that I might’ve…
Movie remakes are rarely as interesting as the originals. The same goes for restaurant remakes. What makes a certain restaurant inherently lovable and unique is hard to re-create in a different location. There’s always something missing, even if what’s absent isn’t immediately definable. It’s an axiom that has led to some notable flops. The second La Mediterranee (the short-lived bistro…
The World’s Fair was the original trade show — one that sold the future. At each, manufacturers from around the globe came together to demonstrate new technologies, display advances in expertise and cultivate consumer interest. The idea: Evoke in every observer a dazzled, covetous awe. There’s a lot to covet in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s new exhibition, Inventing the…
Sean Starowitz picks up a stack of metal chairs and begins to lug them across the concrete floor of the H&R Block Artspace’s upper gallery. “Art spaces are way behind,” Starowitz says as he heads toward the elevator. “Laundromats, restaurants and bars are way ahead in facilitating culture. Why do we keep inheriting these models if we know they are…
DeQuan Hawkins allegedly feuded with Shalonda Jackson on Facebook. Family members of Shalonda Jackson told detectives that she had been receiving threats on Facebook from a man named “Quan-Quan.” Detectives tracked down a Facebook page for “Quanquan Fiveone,” who they say is 20-year-old DeQuan Hawkins. Authorities believe Hawkins shot and killed Jackson at a convenience store at 3201 East 51st…
Police: Trevor Garms killed during home invasion. Kansas City, Missouri, police have identified the man shot and killed by a homeowner during a home invasion on Monday afternoon. Police say Trevor Garms, 18, and another man, armed with guns, broke into a home at 58th and Garfield. They encountered a woman who was home and was armed herself. Police say…
The summer tour announcements are starting to roll out. Today, Phish announced the second leg of its summer tour, which includes a stop at Starlight Theater on Wednesday, August 22. Tickets are on sale Saturday, April 28, at 10 a.m. And that shit will totally sell out. The band will also be in St. Louis the following Tuesday, August 28….
No Reservations Anthony Bourdain joins in the family meal at Green Dirt Farm. Bourdain will be back. Albeit, for now, just on Kansas City’s television sets. The Kansas City-centric episode of No Reservations – chef Anthony Bourdain’s travelogue/eating adventures – airs next Monday, April 16, at 8 p.m. Bourdain and pal Zamir Gotta were in town last December to shoot…
It’s about time somebody realized that Mac Lethal would make a pretty stellar pitchman. The local rapper – who has been having a good year on the heels of a viral hit of him rapping “Look at Me Now” while making pancakes (22 million-plus views on YouTube and counting) – was brought in as the closer for an ad agency…
Dips & Sips is dishing up ice cream. A throwback scoop shop has come to Mission. Dips & Sips opened at 5735 Johnson Drive, in Mission, two weeks ago with a cooler full of Blue Bell ice cream, soft serve that can be swirled with a flavor burst, and ice-cream and cookie sandwiches made by hand. The most old-school thing…
Jeff Akin, feedmekc The Thai Place serves two-for-one plates of phad Thai on Tuesday nights. Hey, I’m counting my pennies like every other diner these days. Contrary to what most people think, I do eat on my own dime – just as often as I do for a review-related meal. And, hell, I want to save a little cash, too….
Lazy The second night of Center of the City Fest: The Sequel: The Reckoning. This installment of the punk rock franchise comes with definitely more people, even more beverages, and a recklessness absent from Friday’s solid show. Categories: Music Tags: bombs over broadway, center of the city, death valley wolfriders, Hipshot Killer, kingshifter, pizza party massacre, the Bad Ideas, the…
Piggy D. Crossroads KC recently unveiled a few more summer shows. One of the more impressive (or, at the very least, more fun) bands scheduled is Fitz and the Tantrums (July 5, $20-$61.50, all ages). Check out the venue’s website for other additions and updates. Other notables this week: Alice Cooper, shock-rocker turned pseudo-shock rocker, will attempt to melt faces…
Fiona Apple is slated to play the Midland July 17. My inner disgruntled, angst-y young female is so apathetically excited. Tickets on sale April 20 at 10 a.m. Categories: Music Tags: Fiona Apple
While Westport Road bustled with the attendees of some cartography convention, the News Room hosted two nights of punk bands this weekend: each night, 5 bucks; each buck getting you 1.6 bands; all bands giving you a headache when you try to find accurate ways of describing them. There’s too much work in splitting the greasy hairs of Punk, too…
Mama’s Facebook page hints at one possible future. Mama’s 39th Street Diner dished up its last cinnamon roll and plate of corned-beef hash on Sunday (although fans could take hope from the exchange on the restaurant’s Facebook page above, which wistfully suggests a mobile eatery in the future), and there’s suddenly a very large hole on Southwest Trafficway. There has…
Facebook: Good You The pasta au poive by Good You at Czar. Most food-truck operators may not admit it, but taking some time off from the road, gas pumps and uncertain weather would be a relief. And the place where mobile-eatery operators can take a break for a while appears to be Czar (1531 Grand). First it was a partnership…
Submitted Kendrick Williams with his nephew The latest local homicide occurred in one of Kansas City, Missouri’s party districts during this weekend’s Middle of the Map Fest. Kendrick Williams, 22, was fatally shot at 40th and Mill in Westport around 1:48 a.m. Sunday. He later died at a local hospital. Fox 4 reported that Williams was a local rapper and…
She has to bring your eggs. That’s why she keeps coming back to the table. I had a roommate, bless his heart, who often believed that he had very real chemistry with our servers and bartenders. In some cases, he may have been right. In reality, his judgment may have been clouded by a night of vodka tonics. Still, it’s…
Xaxor Does your neighbor look like this? Just wait. The mustaches and skinny ties may be coming, just not en masse. Travel + Leisure put together its ‘Best Cities for Hipsters,’ and Kansas City sneaked in the 20th spot (out of 20 cities listed). Seattle sits atop the rankings, while Chicago and Minneapolis are the only other Midwest cities that…
