Via Kansas City Chiefs As expected, the Kansas City Chiefs announced the firing of Romeo Crennel on the NFL’s “Black Monday.” Crennel lasted less than a year as the franchise’s head coach, finishing this season with a 2-14 record. “I have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for Romeo, both personally and professionally,” Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt…
Flickr: jimmywayne It should be an interesting start to the year at the Shawnee County Courthouse. In what is sure to be a landmark parental rights case, the state of Kansas is seeking child support payments from a sperm donor. The Topeka Capitol-Journal has the story of Angela Bauer and Jennifer Schreiner, a lesbian couple in Topeka, who after fostering…
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City’s music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Steve Tulipana of RecordBar and Thee Water MoccaSins (which happens to be playing a a New Year’s Eve show at RecordBar tonight). Highlights: “Successfully promoting the Swans and Xiu Xiu show at Beaumont Club on September…
The New Riddim Murder By Death A show by the aptly named group Murder By Death (murder ballads are its forte) isn’t what jumps to mind for a New Year’s Eve celebration. But the Bloomington, Indiana, quintet has cultivated a nice, bubbly fanbase in Lawrence. And local indie acts Cowboy Indian Bear and Y(our) Fri(end) ought to add a little…
Flickr: Mhowry Potbelly is coming for your belly. The sandwich shops in Kansas City are starting to become as varied as the sandwich toppings they have available. Potbelly Sandwich Shop (which is looking for job applicants on Craigslist) will be expanding into the Kansas City area in 2013. The Chicago-based sandwich chain’s specialty is “A Wreck.” That sub has roast…
Flickr: Mark2400 The Chiefs certainly didn’t have Luck this year. The season didn’t just limp to a close Sunday in Denver. It ended as it began with the boys in red on the wrong side of a blowout. And while helping the Broncos claim the number one seed in the AFC (it’s hard not to think about what Peyton Manning…
You can raise a glass to the News Room’s memory on Broadway tonight. The News Room has left the building, but the stories are coming back to 3740 Broadway. The Black and Gold Club – the bar taking over the Broadway dive – opens tonight for New Year’s Eve. The Pitch’s David Hudnall broke the news earlier this month in…
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City’s music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Jody Hendrix of Club 906 and Them Damned Young Livers. “Two thousand twelve got intense for me personally, as I took over the booking for Club 906. There were a lot of naysayers spouting off about…
Gillespie is having a very public love affair with bacon. The road for all bacon lovers apparently ends at the Bacon Explosion. In the latest episode of the Web series, The Bacon Show, former Top Chef contestant Kevin Gillespie takes his pork odyssey to Kansas City to sample the creation unleashed on the world by Burnt Finger BBQ, a local…
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City’s music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: rapper Sean Hunt, aka Approach.Highlights: “I saw some pretty impressive things this year musically, but one thing that stuck with me was seeing Radkey at the Lawrence Field Day Fest. They have a fan for life.”…
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City’s music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Bryan McGuire of the ACBs:Favorite show: “Dirty Projectors at the Granada in July. They had the sound dialed in, and the crowd was hanging on every note. It doesn’t hurt that their new album is really…
@aubrey_ireland Ireland had a very public breakup with her parents. A pair of helicopter parents from Leawood were recently shot down by their own daughter. Good Morning America had the story earlier today of Aubrey Ireland, a 21-year-old senior at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, who was granted a civil stalking order by a Cincinnati judge that requires…
Chris Mullins Some of the Latenight Callers will perform at the Rat Pack Tribute. The Good Times Tour Well, first off: best tour name of the year. And how good those times will be depends a lot on your partiality to the soulful R&B sounds of the 1970s. At the top of the bill is the Chi-Lites, most famous for…
Facebook: Bier Station The taps at Bier Station are waiting. The beer train is pulling into Bier Station (120 E. Gregory Blvd.) tomorrow. The Armour Hills bottle shop and beer bar will officially open Saturday, December 29 (Gone Mild has a recap of the soft opening Thursday night). This is a new concept for Kansas City. You can buy beer…
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City’s music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: DJ Sheppa.Best show: Big Freedia at the Riot Room, July 22. “From start to finish, Big Freedia – the queen diva of New Orleans bounce – had the crowd eating out of her hands. I’ve never…
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City’s music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Martin Swank, from the FOKL Center:Best Event: KC Psychfest. “We were proud to host this weekend of strange lights, freak-uency massage/attack/massage and elves. And that was just the first installation.” Best Performance: Carnal Torpor @ Psychfest….
Brandon A. Cummins Maybee is KC’s most famous bartender. Ryan Maybee has had a very good year. The Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange – the restaurant above his speakeasy Manifesto – recently held its second anniversary. The Kill Devil Club, the rum-centric jazz club that he had a large hand in, is open in the Power & Light District. And…
Sarah Rae It’s never dull at Hamburger Mary’s. Bingo isn’t just for the corduroy set. Hamburger Mary’s (101 Southwest Boulevard) hosts a charity bingo game Saturday night from 5 to 7 p.m. A $10 donation gets you 10 game cards at the benefit for the KC Fringe Festival. Two hours after bingo ends is Bear-E-Oke. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink…
