Mangum is much hairier these days. Jeff Mangum took to Liberty Hall’s stage Friday night looking like he’d just emerged from a long stint in the wilderness. He wore a thick, brown wool sweater, and his long beard and hair were hidden under a cap. The outfit suggested a man who does not wish to be recognized. That very well…
Leffall hasn’t spoken publicly since his strange last show. Jabulani Leffall abruptly quit as host of KCUR 89.3’s Central Standard on Wednesday after an unfocused show in which he stumbled over words, made strange declarations about a “new world order.” He ended the show a bit early and signed off with this: “This is a new world order on Central…
The Avett Brahs After debuting in 2011 and taking 2012 off, Kanrocksas is returning to the Kansas Speedway this summer, June 28-29. More info here. Today the festival announced its first three confirmed acts: Kendrick Lamar, whose rap album Good Kid, Maad City, was one of the most critically praised records of 2012; harmonizing folk heartthrobs the Avett Brothers; and,…
The Pedaljets Ladyfinger (ne) A bit of an anomaly on Omaha’s Saddle Creek Records, Ladyfinger (ne) – the parenthetical refers to the band’s home state of Nebraska – leans more Ozzy than Oberst. Openers (and fellow Cornhuskers) Back When mine similar post-metal territory; Everyday/Everynight and Maps for Travelers (both KC bands) operate along the emo-pop-punk continuum. Saturday, January 19, at…
Facebook: KC Restaurant Week The paella is on the menu at Yia Yia’s this week. Kansas City Restaurant Week has arrived. The fourth-annual Kansas City Restaurant Week starts today and runs through Sunday, January 27 (here’s Fat City’s guide). Multicourse lunches cost $15. Dinners will set you back $30. A portion of the proceeds will be given to Harvesters, the…
Pedro Sotelo Sotelo is out of the race. U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will not be replaced by a Kansas Citian. Pedro Sotelo, a Kansas City businessman and veteran who declared last month for the 8th District, has withdrawn his candidacy. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Fix reports that Sotelo told Eddy Justice, the 8th District Congressional Republican Committee chairman,…
Flickr: Facebook Snap Shots of the Past Which restaurant could put KC on the map? Burnt ends. Tomato-based sauce. Smoked meat for days. It’s easy to wrap up Kansas City in the flame of barbecue. But what if you had to give someone a recommendation outside the barbecue category to represent Kansas City? Let’s say you were talking to a…
Billy Joe Shaver has never tasted the success of outlaw country contemporaries Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard. But if we’re talking true outlaw cred, the Texas singer-songwriter has the rest of the pack beat by a country mile: In 2007, Shaver shot another man in the face outside a place called Papa Joe’s Texas Saloon, in Lorena, Texas. In court,…
Cooper’s Hawk is hoping to wine and dine Plaza patrons. The Illinois-based winery and restaurant has transformed the second floor space into a wine playground. Photos by Angela C. Bond.
The Livestrong-Sporting partnership couldn’t survive Lance Armstrong. Perhaps it was the classic case of the pre-emptive breakup. One partner sees it coming and turns the tables. ESPN reported Tuesday night that Sporting Kansas City was terminating its stadium naming-rights deal with famed cancer charity Livestrong. The network reported that Livestrong had initiated the separation by complaining about money it was…
Sorry, folks – good ol’ country-fried comedian Rodney Carrington won’t be at the Midland tomorrow night because he’s sick. The Oklahoma comedian who has sold more than 3 million albums – Nut Sack, Morning Wood and King of the Mountains (the mountains, in this case, being breasts) – has rescheduled his show for Thursday, May 16. In the meantime, you’ll…
Ivy Funds CEO Thomas Butch, Kei Kamara and Robb Heineman. The same week Sporting Kansas City gave Livestrong the heave-ho, they’ve announced their first shirt sponsor. On Thursday the team showed off new jerseys featuring the logo of Ivy Funds, an Overland Park-based investment management company. The multiyear deal will put the Ivy Funds logo on all of Sporting’s uniforms…
It wasn’t long ago that a regular event in town spotlighting local producers would’ve seemed laughable, but the solid turnout of bodies on the floor at the first Sucka Free Producer’s Showcase at RecordBar, in October, proved that there is an audience for strange beats in KC. Experimental beat producers need to be ever-evolving creatures. With MIDI controllers and such…
Bonito Michoacan is a fixture in KCK. A fixture on Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, is branching out into Olathe. Bonito Michoacan is holding a grand opening for its second store this Friday at 1231 East Santa Fe. And the party is going to last all day with free cake and drinks. The new deli and grocery store will…
Facebook: Sizzler Where else are you going to get a sundae, tacos, soup and salad? Lobster tails and a salad bar – it’s as luxurious as a refrigerator with a built-in ice machine. But for now, it’s still a dream for Kansas City. Sizzler keeps cranking out press releases that suggest that Kansas City is one of its target expansion…
Facebook: The Foundry The Foundry was once again tapped by Draft. The Kansas City beer bar scene has exploded in the past several years, but it may take a bit more time for the news to reach the rest of the country. Draft Magazine has released its annual list of the 100 Best Beer Bars in America, and Kansas City…
Parisi Coffee Several of Kansas City’s most talented baristas will be competing for national coffee-brewing honors this weekend. If you’re passionate about all the facets of coffee preparation and drinking, this weekend’s North and South Central Regional Barista Competition, presented by the Specialty Coffee Association of America and the Barista Guild, and hosted by PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. of Topeka…
Jabulani Leffall might be out at KCUR’s Central Standard Jabulani Leffall has left KCUR 89.3 as host of the Central Standard show. A statement from the station posted this afternoon reads: “Jabulani Leffall has indicated to us that he wants to pursue a different career direction. We respect his decision and wish him well in his future endeavors, and we…
Flickr: CEBImagery.com The medical marijuana debate is back in Kansas. Conservatives in Kansas will have to decide how they feel about medical marijuana. For the third year in a row, a Kansas state senator has introduced a bill to legalize medicinal pot. KCTV Channel 5 reports that state Sen. David Haley (D-Kansas City) is the sponsor of the Cannibas Care…
Facebook: Hibachi The flames have gone out at Hibachi. When Hibachi opened in 1976, it was the Japanese steakhouse. It wasn’t just popular; it was the only Japanese steakhouse in town. The rest of the city has since caught on to the idea that watching a chef perform knife tricks around a teppan-yaki grill can save birthdays, first dates and…
Burnt ends will definitely be on this tour. Every deckhand dreams of one day captaining a ship. And nearly two decades after working on a Chicago tour boat, Karl Schemel is fixing to pilot his own rig. But here in Kansas City, our boats are moored. (Just look to the shadow of the Christopher S. Bond Bridge for proof.) So…
Photo by Sabrina Staires Name: John January Occupation: Executive creative director, Sullivan Higdon & Sink Hometown: Dighton, Kansas. That’s way, way out in western Kansas. Current neighborhood: Brookside Who or what is your sidekick? My three kids. And, shamefully, my iPhone. What career would you choose in an alternate reality? Either a rock-star screenwriter or the proprietor of a successful…
