Twitter: @theblackkeys The tour dates have been unmasked, and the Black Keys are coming back to KC. First they came to eat our barbecue. Now, they’re coming for your heart. The Black Keys announced a few new tour dates on their Twitter account this morning, and Sunday, April 28, is a date to circle. That’s when the rock band straight…
KCPD A rendering of the East Campus development. Three homes will be torn down this morning on Kansas City’s East Side in the first phase of the Kansas City Police Department’s East Campus project – the $57 million complex that will house the East Patrol Division and a new crime lab. KCTV Channel 5 reports that the Kaw Valley Wrecking…
Flickr: roberthuffstutter We apparently appreciate the sit and sip here in KC. Your liver may disagree, but according to The Daily Beast, Kansas City is not one of the 25 drunkest cities in America. This is a good thing. The annual survey bases its rankings on the number of alcoholic drinks consumed by an adult in a month, the percentage…
An early Sunday-morning blaze damaged the kitchen of the Joy Wok Super Buffet & Hibachi Grill in Overland Park. KCTV Channel 5 reported yesterday that a fire at the restaurant was called in at 5 a.m. The building was empty at the time. Firefighters needed about 20 minutes to get the blaze at the Chinese restaurant (named The Pitch’s Best…
In his latest “Stone Cold Lock of the Century … of the Week,” Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force shares his disappointment in new Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s “23-year rebuilding plan.” Carl’s advice to Reid: “Spend less time on onion rings and more time on Super Bowl rings.” Carl is going to be really disappointed when Reid isn’t “muttering…
Via the Philadelphia Eagles Andy Reid is the new head coach in KC. Andy Reid is the new head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, according to ESPN. The World Wide Leader reported that attorneys are reviewing the contract, which is expected to be finalized today. Reuben Frank of Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia reported on Twitter that the contract is for…
Rockhurst There will be no fast times at Rockhurst High. Rockhurst High School is taking a strong measure to ensure that it has a dry campus in 2013. KCTV Channel 5 reports that the Kansas City school is going to test all of its students for drugs and alcohol at least once a year beginning this fall. The decision to…
Facebook: IHOP Syrup is a food group in 2013. Maybe this is the year you just let yourself go. The International House of Pancakes has its all-you-can-eat pancake deal through Sunday, January 27. You order either a combo meal or a stack of five buttermilk pancakes. And once those pancakes are gone, IHOP will bring you two more at a…
Scott Pioli’s tenure is over in Kansas City. Scott Pioli’s future with the Kansas City Chiefs is no longer undetermined. He has no future with the franchise. The Chiefs and Pioli “have mutually agreed to part ways,” according to a press release issued Friday by the team. “After several productive conversations, we made the difficult decision to part ways with…
Facebook: Freebirds World Burrito It’s tacos, burritos and bowls at Freebirds. Lawrence gets a taste of Austin on Thursday, January 31. Freebirds World Burrito opens then at 739 Massachusetts. And, as with the previous area openings, the first 25 people in line get free burritos for a year. The Austin-based burrito chain has been aggressively expanding in this market. In…
Facebook: Smokin’ Guns The lights are on at the new Smokin’ Guns. The line at Smokin’ Guns BBQ is as consistent as the turkey they smoke. And now the Northland barbecue joint (which earned a Pitch Best of Barbecue North in 2009) will have a bit more room to accommodate the crowds. After a decade in their original location, owners…
Had he not died on a toilet eating a peanut-butter-and-banana sandwich 35 years ago, Elvis Presley would have turned 78 on January 8 this year. He has been dead so long that 78 actually sounds kind of young; I doubt that I would have blinked if I was told he would have turned 100 this year. Nevertheless, because there are…
Kansas City has its fair share of bands with hilarious metal names – Hammerlord, Koktopus – but none approach the epic ring of At the Left Hand of God. The thrash crew’s 2012 album, Bayonets and Tourniquets, is about as bruising as its title suggests. They’re joined on this Friday-night bill by fellow brutalists Trogdolyte, Moire and Sequoia. Friday, January…
Jason Pierce/J. Spaceman Happy desk dance! English space-rock impresario Jason Pierce (aka J. Spaceman) and whoever else is in Spiritualized these days will be gracing one of Lawrence’s fine stages in just a few months. The band has got a reputation for being quite a spectacle live, going back to the release of 1997’s pretty much universally acclaimed Ladies and…
Wikipedia Hunt is the public face of the Chiefs right now. One can’t pick up the Internet these days without seeing an interview with Clark Hunt. In the past week, the Kansas City Chiefs owner has given extensive interviews to the Associated Press and NFL.com, discussing his embarrassment over his franchise’s season and his intention to be more directly involved…
Via the Philadelphia Eagles ESPN says Andy Reid is on the verge of coming to Kansas City. Andy Reid met for about nine hours Wednesday with Clark Hunt and officials from the Kansas City Chiefs. Today, it looks like the walrus-mustachioed former Philadelphia Eagles coach will be the Chiefs’ new leader. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Morten are reporting that…
Facebook: PizzaBella KC Mission Farms now has a pizzeria. Leawood will be eating a lot more Brussels sprouts. Pizza Bella’s new location in Mission Farms (4000 Indian Creek Parkway) – the original is still in the Crossroads – will be giving a sneak preview to Leawood diners with a soft opening for dinner tonight. The first Pizza Bella opened in…
Facebook: Sarpino’s Pizzeria Sarpino’s is looking for a bigger slice of the KC pizza market. Sarpino’s Pizzeria is starting to rival Minsky’s in its pizza ubiquity. The Dispatch reports that the latest pizza shop from the Illinois-based franchise opened in Shawnee last week. The pizza shop is in the Nieman Plaza shopping center at 6232 Nieman Road. It’s the sixth…
Via the Dead Girls Facebook. As a band, the Dead Girls keep pretty busy, but the Lawrence group hasn’t released a new full-length since 2010’s Out of Earshot. That will all change this year, when they drop their new LP. Says drummer Eric Melin: “The album will be called Fade In/Fade Out, and it was produced by Chris Cosgrove, mastered…
