Archives: October 2013
Star to for-profit infusion providers: You’re welcome!
OK, it’s not quite like this. The Star’s Sarah Gish is what’s known as an “enterprise reporter.” Which apparently means that she sometimes writes about, you know, enterprises – stuff designed to make money. For example: Infusion Express, the surprisingly not-liquor-related business at the center of Gish’s trend piece today, which is about the latest in lightly overseen treatment options…
American Psycho inspires two chefs to culinary creativity
Lions Gate Entertainment The protagonist of the violent book and film, Patrick Bateman, liked to eat and kill. Go ahead, rattle off the movies that have inspired chefs to create special dinners. Babette’s Feast. Like Water for Chocolate. Big Night. American Psycho? The film adaptation of the 1991 Bret Easton Ellis book about a sophisticated young serial killer was released in…
Lynn Jenkins, Kansas Congresswoman, thinks Americans should not “pay the price for political brinksmanship” the GOP created
Kansas Republican Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins will go to the White House this afternoon with fellow GOPers to resume discussions about ending the government shutdown. The shutdown is in its 10th day and is happening because ardent conservative Republicans refuse to pass a spending bill that doesn’t strip funding for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. President Barack Obama says he…
Farm to Market brings back chile cheese sourdough for limited run
Farm to Market A limited edition Chile Cheese Sourdough from Farm to Market will be available starting tomorrow. If you’re a fan of Kansas City’s Farm to Market sourdough loaf, tomorrow marks the opening day – of a limited 17-day run – for the company’s chile cheese bread, a sourdough loaf, baked with pieces of cheddar cheese and bits of…
The Pitch‘s Best of Kansas City is out now
It is a common misconception that a dog ages seven years to our one. Science actually shows that one of the animals you see on the cover of our annual Best of Kansas City issue has caused every human here at 1701 Main to grow several years older just since adoption day. Dogs give off energy, and they use up…
Apparently, all the bands in Lawrence and KC have, like, the worst tour vans ever
All right, so the Dead Girls aren’t the only ones with a dangerous tour van. Local bands Not a Planet and Grenadina are also in the running for a new tour van from FanAddict. Apparently, Not a Planet’s van is so dangerous that it has claimed the lives of countless bass players. This is heavily documented in the band’s horror-reality…
The National and Tame Impala are coming to Starlight Theatre on Friday
Between the two of them, the National and Tame Impala make up 90 percent of the soundtrack at your nearest Urban Outfitters. It’s not their fault that they’re both so cool. Blame it on the apathetic baritone of the National’s lead singer, Matt Berninger, or the fact that Tame Impala is from Australia. Plenty of people also find actual musical…
Bloodbirds’ Mike Tuley defuses rumors and announces upcoming album
Local indie garage-rock band Bloodbirds has some good news and some bad news for Kansas City fans. It seems that the rumors circulating this past week regarding the band’s soon-to-be “hiatus” are partly true: Bassist Anna St. Louis is relocating to California, and after a heavy summer season filled with shows, Bloodbirds will be scaling back its public appearances in…
The Jonas Brothers cancel tour, breaking hearts everywhere
If you were planning on seeing the Jonas Brothers at the Midland on Thursday, October 31, we’ve got some bad news. The brothers with the world’s most intense eyebrows have cancelled their epic 19-date tour, which was supposed to kick off on October 11 with a concert in Philadelphia, due to a “deep rift within the band.” People broke the…
Brian Haas and Josh Raymer at RecordBar
For nearly 20 years, pianist Brian Haas has led Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (JFJO) into appearances at worldwide jazz festivals and international acclaim. After years of touring, a well-deserved break has inspired Haas to compose a suite of 11 compositions for piano and percussion. The result is a new album called Frames. This music weaves through the 12-note scale, telling…
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin still loves being Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
It has been 14 years since a certain Springfield, Missouri, trio with a most unlikely name emerged as an indie-pop underdog. Now, four records in, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin has found its sweet spot: its own roots. The band recorded its latest album, Fly by Wire, entirely in lead singer Will Knauer’s attic — just as it did…
On his new album, Stik Figa gets into a different mix
It’s barely midmorning on a Sunday, but Stik Figa is all smiles and charisma, his eyes bright and alert behind thick-rimmed glasses. He slides into a booth at RecordBar, outfitted in a Cowboy Indian Bear T-shirt, and grins as he orders breakfast: French toast, eggs with extra cheese and salsa. He clasps his hands in front of him and leans…
Music Forecast October 10-16: The National, Fiona Apple, Neko Case, Todd Snider, and more
Haim Everyone is freaking out about Haim right now, before they’re even sure how to pronounce the name. For the record, you say HIGH-em. The band is led by three sisters, and they’re Jewish, and it’s their last name, OK? Anyway, Haim just popped out a new album called Days Are Gone, and it’s a delightful collection of ’80s-inspired synth-pop…
Drive-in frights abound at Horror on the Boulevard
If you don’t enjoy sitting outside and watching classic horror films while pushing overly buttered popcorn and Twizzlers into your face, you aren’t a true American, OK? Timothy Sweeten wants you to be a true American. That’s why he started Horror on the Boulevard in 2011. This year’s installment of Boulevard Drive-In’s blood-and-guts extravaganza might just be the best yet….
With Mount, Haw Contemporary opens big — and small
For its first exhibition, Haw Contemporary — the gallery that has opened in the former Dolphin space, in the West Bottoms — looks at how new beginnings can be forged from the artifacts of the past. Curator Peregrine Honig says the selections she has lassoed for Mount embody the “romanticized Americana” that she observed during her travels from Santa Fe,…
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