Leslie Kinsman Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas Last night’s post-Super Bowl show at the Riot Room brought out a somewhat somber crowd of day-drinking patrons stuffed full of pizza and cheese dip. Categories: Music Tags: growlers, jaill, Radkey
Flickr: Ragtop Cruiser Strippers are employees in Kansas now. Kansas strippers earned a legal victory last week when the state Supreme Court ruled that they should be considered employees, and therefore eligible for unemployment insurance when they’re laid off. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the decision affirms a lower court’s decision. The case centered around Club Orleans in Topeka. The…
Justin Kendall Back in 2010, Kansas Citians weren’t happy with Instant Tax Service. Tax preparation offices around the metro are getting busy, but six Instant Tax Service locations won’t be helping Kansas Citians with taxes this year. A federal judge in a Kansas City, Kansas, court permanently barred an ITS franchisee, A&S Tax Services LLC owned by Semere Tsehaye of…
Facebook: Burgers American Grill Does it get more American than burgers? Blue Springs got a new burger joint over the weekend. Burgers American Grill opened Friday at 770 S.W. U.S. Highway 40 (at the intersection of Highway 40 and Route 7) in the former Tanner’s Bar & Grill location. The burgers in Burgers American Grill are Angus beef (a veggie…
Twitter: @ladygaga All I can figure is that tracklisting must take a lot of energy. Lady Gaga is in Kansas City for tonight’s show at the Sprint Center (here’s The Pitch’s review of her 2010 extraGaganza in the same venue), and she started the day off right with a rack of ribs. Now, if a barbecue place would just deliver…
Facebook: The Burger Stand There’s a burger and fries with your name on it. Everyone should celebrate birthdays like restaurants. There’s no singing, beers are cheap, and you’re the one who is likely to walk away with a prize. The Burger Stand (803 Massachusetts) celebrates its fourth birthday tonight. At lunch, you get a free soda. If you buy a…
This NFL Network ad starring Deion Sanders is funny because, well, it’s totally plausible that the Kansas City Chiefs would draft Prime Time in disguise with this year’s No. 1 pick. Categories: News Tags: Deion Sanders, Kansas City, kansas city, kansas city chiefs, Leon Sandcastle, nfl, Super Bowl
#sadpants Someone abandoned these khakis on 17th Street, where we spotted them yesterday afternoon, stuck to the sidewalk, exhibiting every color in the seasonal-affective-disorder shitbow. Brr. Layers, people. Categories: News
The Dead Girls, alive and well. The Dead Girls teased “Never Erased,” a track from their new album, Fade In/Fade Out, in early January. Today the power-pop quartet released unto the Internet the full album in all its glory. It’s a pay-what-you-want deal. Go here and get a very satisfying Cheap Trick-Replacements fix. The band is playing two shows this…
Freedom, etc. A couple Saturday-night ideas for y’all: Kid Rock”Born Free,” the 2010 Kid Rock song from the album of the same name, has so much going against it. It was Mitt Romney’s official campaign theme song. Its classic-rock hooks are totally basic and worn-to-the-bone. And its vague red-state freedom-lover lyrics are as empty as the old neighborhoods in Rock’s…
Flickr: calebdzahnd Book lovers and lovers love Kansas City. If your significant other is planning on flouting Valentine’s Day, you now have license to tell him or her to step up their game. Kansas City, Missouri, was deemed the sixth most romantic city in the United States by Livability.com. The list generator, which at times can seem like a well-crafted…
Conquerors conquering Single-digit temperatures aren’t ideal for First Fridays, and I don’t expect downtown Kansas City to be buzzing with curious pedestrians this evening. It’s more of a pick-a-place-and-hunker-down type of night. A good spot to do so is Midwestern Musical Company, which is hosting two superb local bands: The Conquerors, and the Caves. Bonus: It’s free. Here’s the Facebook…
Heartfelt Anarchy is the newish collaboration between Les Izmore (best known as the guy who raps in Hearts of Darkness) and D/Will, a producer and beat maker (and occasional MC) about town. I caught the duo in October at the Riot Room. Izmore stomped around the stage barking out bars; D/Will wore a mask and tapped out beats on one…
Flickr: Rhonlynn These seats come with a heavy price. Forget the emotional cost of being a Kansas City sports fan. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Kansas Citians spend the 10th highest amount of money to pay for our sports teams. The Journal used the research conducted by author Judith Grant Long for her book, Public/Private Partnerships for Major…
Smooch is out now. I may or may not have drunk this one in a Hy-Vee parking lot yesterday. After a quick shake of the Chocolate Cherry bottle and a twist of the safety cap, I cracked open a pint ($2.49) wrapped in a plastic bag. It was a classy moment for Fat City. A whiff of cherry escaped, and…
Facebook: Kansas CIty Zoo Love at first fish? The Kansas City Zoo wants to have the talk with you. You know, the talk. Kiss & Tail, a lighthearted look at animal mating and courtship, is set for Saturday. Zookeeper Ron Magill of the Miami Metrozoo hosts the three-hour adults-only event beginning at 5:30 p.m. He’s joined by the country music…
