Sporting Kansas City fans assembled at Grinders at Crossroads KC on Tuesday to rally support for the club ahead of the MLS playoffs. Sporting, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, will begin the playoffs against the No. 5 seed Houston Dynamo in Houston at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The game will be shown on NBC. SKC will play the Dynamo…
Franklin Barbecue You will be tempted by other brisket. You’re only human. I see you there, Anthony. At the corner table with that other brisket. The one from Texas. The one that everybody has been dancing with lately. And I know that it tastes sweet. New is often thought to be better. It’s exciting. It’s a bit dangerous. And you’re…
Flickr: Rob Ireton KC has more than its fair share of ghosts. If you think you’ve seen a ghost somewhere in the City of Fountains, it turns out you’re probably not alone. CBS News recently bequeathed Kansas City the title of the ‘Haunted House Capital of the U.S.’ In addition to learning that we have the largest anaconda in captivity…
Facebook: Pancheros The burrito race for your mouth continues. The race to build a better burrito is on. Pancheros Mexican Grill is opening at 6040 N.W. Barry Road (a half-mile from U.S. Highway 71) on Tuesday, November 13. This will be the first restaurant in Missouri for the chain, which started in Iowa City in 1992. In addition to “better…
I haven’t yet gotten around to listening to Kendrick Lamar’s debut record, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City. But I am probably the only music critic in the country who hasn’t — it’s universally getting great reviews. Lamar is from Compton, and the record is out with an assist from Dr. Dre, so it’s being hailed as, among other things, a revival…
The Helio Sequence is about as standard-issue as indie-rock gets, with its Pacific Northwest roots; Sub Pop affiliation; and gray, reverby, midtempo songs. This is the part where I crack a joke about sawing logs, but there’s something about this band’s sound that I really dial into. Keep Your Eyes Ahead, from 2008, is an album I find myself returning…
Oh, man. If you’re in Lawrence tonight (November 1) and not too drained from all of last night’s ghoulish shenanigans, you should totally head to the Jackpot for the Fresh & Onlys’ gig. The San Francisco band’s garage-y indie rock is sweeping and wonderful — and amazing live. Pitchfork recently posted a behind-the-scenes video documenting the band recording its new…
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