Archives: December 2012
Mr. Marco’s V7, Shy Boys, and the Hooligan Holiday party are among this weekend’s best bets
Mr. Marco’s V7 Saturday, December 8 The bizarre musical stew of Mr. Marco’s V7 – which includes dashes of jazz, world music, funk and metal – has been cooking nigh onto two decades now. The group (composed of scene vets who play in other KC acts) released Sparkin Your Mama last year. Recommended if you like theremins, accordions, Middle Eastern…
Rye has an opening date in Mission Farms: December 20
Colby (left) and Megan Garrelts have been working on Rye since July. If you’ve been hoping to get a peek at Rye, the new concept from Megan and Colby Garrelts, before 2013, it looks like you’re in luck. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that Rye (10551 Mission, Leawood) has an opening date: Thursday, December 20. Back in September, Fat…
Royals fans can lose hope already; team payroll almost full (update)
What does $70 million on payroll mean to you? The mantra of Royals fans, for what feels like an eternity, has been some curse-filled variant of “We’re getting close. Have you seen our minor league system? It’s sick, bro. Sick.” That was (and is) true, and now the fruits of the Royals’ bumper crop are being realized. And that’s good…
A Croatian Christmas with povitica and other weekend possibilities
Facebook: Strawberry Hill Povitica Company Povitica should be a new Christmas tradition for you. Those who pray for a white Christmas are simply those who have never had a good slice of povitica. Find out why at “A Croatian Christmas,” on Saturday at the Strawberry Hill Povitica Co. (7226 W. Frontage Rd., Merriam). The open house is from 11 a.m….
We Are Voices is at the Riot Room tonight
Forester Michael We Are Voices Tonight (Friday) marks the celebration of the release of Tread Lightly, the second album from local group We Are Voices. The record merges the stadium-sized postrock of groups such as Explosions in the Sky with more Midwestern emo sensibilities. Opening is Noise FM, formerly of Lawrence and currently of Chicago. The Noise boys are also…
Angel Dillard claims ministerial privilege in questions about George Tiller’s murderer
What defense is next for Angel Dillard? Angel Dillard is back with a new kind of wacky. As you might remember, Dillard is being sued by the federal government over threats that she sent to Wichita doctor Mila Means. She has tried many tactics to prove her innocence. First, she said her threatening letter to Means wasn’t a real threat….
Two more metro area people found guilty of tax fraud
The IRS really doesn’t like it when people steal from it. Joshua Simonson and his wife, Kristen Simonson, of Oak Grove were convicted of tax fraud Wedneday. They were the latest people in a trend of metro area residents pleading guilty or being convicted in federal cases for schemes using form 1099-OID. In July, The Pitch wrote about Shirley Oyer,…
Intorno is now dishing up plates of pasta in Lawrence
Facebook: Intorno Intorno opened a few weeks ago. The exotic world of provel and toasted ravioli has come to Lawrence. Intorno, a classic Italian restaurant with strong ties to St. Louis, opened in the former Esquina space at 801 Massachusetts last month. It’s run by a husband-and-wife team. Jim Vaughn is the chef and his wife, Leslie, is the general…
Kyle James arrested on outstanding warrant on Wednesday
Johnson County Sheriff’s Office James got another booking photo yesterday. Kyle James was briefly the center of attention in Johnson County, Kansas, yesterday. KMBC Channel 9 reports that James was arrested by the county sheriff’s office on an outstanding warrant after he didn’t appear for a court date stemming from a speeding charge in Merriam. According to the booking report,…
Making Movies’ new mixtape, Conciencia Colectiva, features a bunch of other rad KC musicians
Making Movies has a new LP, the Steve Berlin-produced A La Deriva. It won’t be released to the rest of the world until March, but we Kansas Citians can grab it already – just head to La Fonda El Taquito, Vinyl Renaissance, It’s a Beautiful Day, or Kief’s, and get yourself a physical copy. I will write probably a long-ish…
77 South has closed
The 1970s are no longer swinging. The disco ball stopped spinning for 77 South last month. The dinner and dancing homage to the groovy ’70s (which Charles Ferruzza reviewed last February) has shuttered at 5041 West 135th Street, joining Jimmy Buffet’s Cheeseburger in Paradise and Tannahs Asian Bistro as former occupants of the Leawood space. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink…
Dean Monkey and the Dropouts on KJHK’s Retro Prom this weekend
KJHK knows how to throw a party. Most of the station’s party-throwing prowess comes from consistently booking stellar local acts. This weekend’s Retro Prom (Friday, December 7, 8 p.m., at the Bottleneck) is no different. Hearts of Darkness will headline the gig, with DJ vs. Drums, and Dean Monkey and the Dropout supporting. We recently caught up with Max Yoder,…
December First Friday
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Jeff Mangum’s show at Liberty Hall is already sold out
Well, that was fast. The Jeff Mangum show at Liberty Hall is sold out. This is totally no consolation at all, but if you weren’t able to get tickets and are still curious about how Mangum sounds these days, have a watch at the video below. Spoiler alert: Fugazi cameo! Categories: Music Tags: jeff mangum
Louie’s Wine Dive
Louie’s Wine Dive has found a crowd eager for a wine bar in Waldo, and the import from Des Moines, Iowa, is delivering solid food and service in its first month of operation. Photos by Angela C. Bond.
Jovan Belcher media coverage roundup
Dwayne Bowe’s tribute to Jovan Belcher. Many people woke up Saturday morning to the news that a Kansas City Chiefs player had killed his girlfriend and then taken his own life. The details trickled in. Within a few hours of the murder-suicide, the player’s identity was released: Jovan Belcher, a linebacker in his fourth year as a pro. The scene…
Documentary filmmakers want to prove that KC’s barbecue is the best
Diggs (left) and Fossland are looking to shine the spotlight on barbecue. Kansas City is one big barbecue biosphere. The scent of wood smoking permeates our neighborhoods, barbecue sauce runs as thick as Brush Creek, and Kansas Citians can’t hold a gathering without putting fire to meat. This summer, filmmakers Martin Diggs and Kevin Fossland, the pair behind Burnt Ends…
The Pitch‘s Questionnaire with Metro Pro Wrestling’s Jeremy Wyatt
Photo by Sabrina Staires Name: Jeremy Wyatt Occupation: Receiving manager at Brookside Market by day, pro wrestler extraordinaire by night Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri Current neighborhood: Waldo Who or what is your sidekick? The girlfriend, Angela, and my buddies Kevin Barth and Mark Ptasnik What career would you choose in an alternate reality? Superhero, something in the vein of Batman….
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