Owen Morris The Napoleon Bakery — in happier days. I only just noticed that the banner which used to hang in front of the old Napoleon Bakery building at 706 Westport Road, announcing a new tenant, the Kansas City Bread Company, is no longer flapping in the breeze. That’s because the Kansas City Bread Company is no longer going to…
Alamo Drafthouse is getting a makeover. The Alamo Drafthouse on Main Street will close for more than a month while the space is remodeled, its CEO said in a statement. The dine-in theater that took over the former AMC Mainstreet space earlier this summer, will reopen before November 15, founder and CEO Tim League said in a post on the…
Jonathan Bender Since opening three months ago, chef-owner Patrick Ryan’s Port Fonda restaurant has retained bragging rights to being the busiest new venue in Kansas City — six nights a week. Starting tonight, Ryan is opening the Westport cantina on Mondays as well. “Since we’ve made the decision not to serve lunch at the restaurant,” Ryan says, “but we have…
A wave of semi-forgotten, idiosyncratic songwriters — guys like Simon Joyner, Daniel Johnston and Roky Erickson — have been resurrected in recent years as a younger generation has found its way to their work. The cult of R. Stevie Moore has expanded in a similar fashion due to his influence on such artists as John Maus, MGMT and Ariel Pink….
Flickr: Orin Zebest There is no perfect crime at a restaurant. Talk to any restaurateur, and they’ll tell you, if it’s not nailed down (and in some cases, even when it is), someone has tried to steal it. I’ll confess that a pint glass has walked away with me, but I’ll justify it by saying I still wanted the beer…
An odd mix of incoming artists this week. We’ve got everything from rock and metal to bluegrass and a rescheduled industrial-instrumental gig. Deftones are headed to the VooDoo Lounge October 20. The 18-and-older show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $36 to $76. Lawrence lovelies Dumptruck Butterlips return to town Friday, December 28. The show is at the Granada….
Raise your glass. Forget champagne. The way to properly celebrate an anniversary is with beer. Barley’s Brewhaus (11924 West 119th Street, Overland Park) turns 17 this week and has a series of beer-based festivities. The latest Beer School class is tonight at 6 p.m. The focus is the Schlafly Brewery, out of St. Louis. Students will sample the Bourbon Barrel…
It was an anti-blockbuster Sunday. The momentum that the Kansas City Chiefs had seized in an inspiring comeback win against the New Orleans Saint last week was gone after less than a quarter yesterday. The San Diego Chargers took advantage of early Chiefs’ mistakes and a shell-shocked defense in a 37-20 throttling of the home team at Arrowhead Stadium. Six…
