Bob Log III Bob Log III’s fuzzy Delta blues runs toward the bawdy and the boozy — the crowd favorite “Boob Scotch,” for instance. The man’s eccentricity doesn’t stop there. Onstage, he wears a tinted motorcycle helmet rigged with a microphone inside. He also plays three instruments at once: slide guitar, bass drum and foot cymbal. On his song “One…
After nearly a year of preparations, John Anderson and Nicole Williams are about to tear down the paper covering the storefront windows at 1659 Summit and unlock the doors at Utilitarian Workshop, the space the couple hopes will be ground zero for Kansas City’s local retail revolution. Utilitarian Workshop isn’t a physical workshop. What it builds are ideas. Anderson and…
There are two reserved parking spaces in front of the six-month-old Pad-Thai Restaurant in Overland Park. They are simply labeled “Thai.” A strip of blue tape covers the word “Tasty.” Don’t drive away confused. There’s still plenty of tasty Thai cuisine served inside this sunny storefront, but the tenant has changed. In January, Vouglas Palzer took over the space —…
KCPD These two men are suspected of assaulting a bus driver in Kansas City. The Kansas City Police Department wants to locate the two men shown above, both suspects in an assault of a Kansas City Area Transportation Authority bus driver on the evening of July 13. According to police, a 52-year-old bus driver was trying to get the suspects…
Brady is unreserved about his job at the Reserve. Marshall Roth – the tall, outspoken talent who used to run the kitchen at Hollywood Casino’s Final Cut Steakhouse – gets credit for putting the Reserve’s new chef on my radar. “His name is Shaun Brady,” Roth told me in May, when he called to say that Geoffrey Van Glabbeek, the…
Nelson (left) and Holzhueter: coffee team A passer-by might think that Bo Nelson is smuggling a small jungle in the back of his Honda Element. On a hazy July afternoon, the longleaf plants disappear one by one into the Utilitarian Workshop – the design shop that has been bringing makers to the West Side for the past several months. An…
Ground zero for a TIF dispute The Bryan Cave law firm makes a tidy keep from its work representing the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City. From fiscal years 2010 to ’13, the firm’s lawyers (primarily partners Wesley Fields and Stephen Sparks) have billed $3.758 million to the agency that administers the often-used TIF development incentive. Those billings range…
Name: Bryan Hobby Occupation: Quizmaster for Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri Current neighborhood: Rosedale What I do (in 140 characters): I host Pub Quiz, which requires me to read into a microphone and make people think about stuff. I’m like an alcoholic version of an NPR host. What’s your addiction? Coffee. I want all the coffee! What’s your game?…
The six-month-old Pad-Thai is serving Thai food in Overland Park. Here’s a look at its menu, courtesy of Pitch photographer Angela C. Bond.
Fringe Fest starts July 18. Here’s a peek at some of the 363 shows that will be performed. Photos by Sabrina Staires.
Cris Cyborg’s comeback continued July 13 at Invicta FC 6, with a win over Marloes Coenen for the fight group’s featherweight championship. Pitch photographer Boonie was cageside for all of the action at the Ameristar Casino in Kansas City.
Does Kansas City need another culinary program? The metro already boasts a highly regarded hospitality program at Johnson County Community College, and the Kansas City branch of Art Institutes International also has a culinary training program. But Brian Schumann, campus director of the brand-spanking-new L’Ecole Culinaire – the expensively outfitted cooking school that opened yesterday on the Country Club Plaza…
Speedy Ortiz. Nabbing a “Best New Music” from Pitchfork is arguably not the winning Powerball ticket it once was, but it still gets bands the kind of cred-boosting recognition for which most would prostitute themselves. If you put stock in Pitchfork opinions, it may be of interest to you that Speedy Ortiz – a Massachusetts-based Pavement-y indie-rock group with some…
And You Will…ya know. If you’ve never been able to get down with the heavy, conceptual art-rock of And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, give Lost Songs, the Austin group’s 2012 album, a spin. “Awestruck,” in particular, shines: It’s like Explosions in the Sky tried writing a streamlined, melodic rock song. Opener UME (ooo-may), a two-thirds-female…
Bobby Watson. The fourth annual Prairie Village Jazz Festival returns to ol’ PV this September. Lame, you say? For boring suburban people? You are wrong! Dead wrong! We’ve got the jump on the lineup, and this year boasts some of the city’s finest jazz talent. Bobby Watson is headlining! Categories: Music Tags: prairie village jazz festival
So much Passion. So much Joy. Today’s apparently a big day for fall-tour rollouts. Add to the list Passion Pit, another Kanrocksas casualty that has rescheduled elsewhere in KC. The indie-pop group plays the Midland on Tuesday, October 29, with support from the powerful, shoegazing Welsh alt-rockers the Joy Formidable. Tickets on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Categories: Music Tags:…
MGMT. One of the bigger bummers of the Kanrocksas cancellation was not getting to see East Coast psych-pop weirdos MGMT perform at a NASCAR racetrack in suburban Kansas City. The group’s just-announced date at Crossroads KC at Grinders does not entirely rectify the situation, but it will certainly do. Be there Saturday, September 7. Tickets (GA is $33.50) are on…
Tasty drops ahead, bro. Lorin Ashton, aka Bassnectar, last visited the Midland in April 2012. Today the venue announced that he’ll take up residence inside its walls again, on the evening of Thursday, October 3. He’s joined on the bill by fellow EDM acts KOAN Sound and Andreilien. Tickets on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. Categories: Music Tags: bassnectar
Chief Forte didn’t have to deal with any post-verdict trouble this weekend Authorities in Kansas City said the city emerged from the weekend unscathed. No rioting followed the shaky moments after a Florida jury turned away murder and manslaughter charges against George Zimmerman. Kansas City Police Department Chief Darryl Forte said on Twitter Sunday that the police department had received…
Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino dominated Marloes Coenen in four rounds, leaving the Dutch submission specialist bloodied, to become Invicta’s first featherweight (145 pounds) champion at Invicta FC 6 in front of a packed house at the Ameristar Casino. Coenen survived four rounds with Cyborg, but the Brazilian muay Thai machine’s onslaught was too much and ref “Big” John McCarthy stopped the fight. Cyborg repeatedly whipped…
Cris “Cyborg” Santos and Marloes Coenen will throw down tonight at Invicta FC 6 at the Ameristar Casino. I interviewed Coenen, who is ready to play spoiler to Cyborg’s comeback, in this week’s issue. Pitch freelancer Boonie also interviewed MMA satirist (and cartoon) Tommy Toe Hold. Well, worlds are colliding. Tommy has posted a four-minute video hyping the top five…
Oklahoma Joe’s Facebook Of course David Byrne rode his bike to Oklahoma Joe’s Please, please, don’t run him over. Mr. Byrne has an important engagement tonight at Crossroads KC at Grinders with St. Vincent. Oklahoma Joe’s shared the above photo of Byrne, noting that he rode his bike to the restaurant at 47th & Mission. Of course he did because…
Attention, thrift store shoppers: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are playing a free show in the Power & Light District July 29 as part of Major League Soccer’s All-Star festivities (the game is July 31 at Sporting Park). Coming with them is Clinton Sparks. Despite being a free show, tickets are required. There are a few different ways to get them:…
