I’m a big fan of bread service in restaurants. For economic reasons, a lot of restaurants don’t offer bread anymore – even slices of Roma bread with chilled squares of butter, which was once a staple of many local restaurants. (For the record, Anthony’s Restaurant at 701 Grand still does.) I’m still nostalgic for those warm, yeasty round loaves of…
Two Twin Peaks are twice the fun. Don’t know about y’all, but we are so exhausted from driving all the way out to the Twin Peaks in Olathe every time we want to enjoy some ice-cold brewskis in a mountain-lodge- tit-themed setting. Such a relief, then, to scroll upon an inbox reminder this morning that Twin Peaks is opening a…
In another round of first times for Kansas City, local community-radio station KKFI 90.1 is hoping to film and broadcast the International Folk Alliance showcase concerts live when the conference goes down February 19-23. The station needs a little help, though. In order to purchase the broadcasting equipment needed for the job, KKFI is hoping that a Kickstart campaign will…
Every year there is no ticket in America that is more widely sought after than the Super Bowl. Taking place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on February 2nd Super Bowl XLVIII will feature the two best teams from each conference, the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. These two teams are familiar with MetLife Stadium as both played and won…
Miley Cyrus will begin her U.S. “Bangerz” Tour in a little more than three weeks from now, beginning in Vancouver, British Columbia on February 14th and ending on April 24th at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. In between, Miley will be making a quick stop in Kansas City on April 15th at the Sprint Center. Miley has certainly been…
The International Folk Alliance Conference & Winter Music Camp comes to KC February 19-23. To get you geared up for the folk blowout, every day we’re posting a song we like by one of the event’s showcase artists. Introducing Austin’s the Carper Family. The bluegrass trio share no blood and no last name, but they play together so seamlessly that…
Everyone’s favorite thrash-metal band is extending its reign of terror and blood to the Uptown Theater on Tuesday, May 13. The group is joined by Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus. Sounds like an uplifting evening, no? This is the first time that Slayer and Suicidal Tendencies have toured together since 1990, so if thrash is even a little bit your kind…
Name: Lee Hartman Occupation: Adjunct instructor, UCM; artistic director, Mid America Freedom Band; editor-in-chief, kcmetropolis.org. I dwell among the rank and file of underemployed 20- and 30-somethings. Thankfully, Kansas City is hospitable to such a lifestyle. On Monday evenings, though, I put on my serious hat as co-captain of “But, Fun!” – my trivia team based out of the Green…
“This was an Irish pub that didn’t have any lamb on the menu,” says Jeff Wiltfang, the KC restaurant veteran heading up the new staff at the Dubliner. He’s telling me just how challenging his job has been so far. Wiltfang, a former Gilbert-Robinson manager, was working at the National Golf Club of Kansas City last year when he applied…
Let me start by saying that I am not a beer person. This I can trace to the quiet resentment I held against my small Midwestern hometown, where beer more often than not was the only available libation. (Even before I was legal, I was a snob.) Still, in all my years of drinking, and even given my lengthy tenure…
Firebirds is becoming one of south Overland Park’s busiest restaurants (read Charles Ferruzza’s review here). Take a look courtesy of Pitch photographer Angela C. Bond.
Here are several places in the metro where you can find a nice hot bowl of New England clam chowder in Kansas City today, National Clam Chowder Day. The Savoy Grill at 219 West Ninth Street offers a bowl for $8.75 (it also serves Manhattan clam chowder). The Bristol at 51 East 14th Street has the clam chowder on its…
When Diana Ross arrives at the Midland April 27, she will have just recently celebrated her 70th birthday. But far be it for one of Motown’s original divas to slow down her show – the way Ross does it, you can expect a full, swinging band, multiple costume changes, and a hit-filled set list that will win over anybody. Seriously,…
The International Folk Alliance Conference & Winter Music Camp comes to KC February 19-23. To get you geared up for the folk blowout, every day we’re posting a song we like by one of the event’s showcase artists. You’ve probably heard of Grant Lee Phillips – though you might know him first from Grant Lee Buffalo, the eponymous folk-rock band…
The countdown is on for the upcoming International Folk Alliance Conference & Winter Music Camp, which goes down at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in just less than five weeks, February 19-23. To get you all geared up for the big folk blowout – and to introduce you to a few acts that you may not yet be keen to –…
Piles of money are still rolling in for Kansas City Mayor Sly James, who is running or re-election in 2015 without any official opposition. His re-election committee, Sly James for Mayor, last week filed a campaign finance report for the last quarter of 2013. It shows he pulled in $147,957 worth of cash contributions from October 1 to December 31….
The Dish The restaurant may be closed, but the Dish pizza lives on in your supermarket freezer case. “When we opened our restaurant in Liberty nearly 17 years ago,” says restaurateur Mattie Ransom, “there were five restaurants in Liberty. Now there are 80.” Mattie and Jason Ransom opened the Dish – one of the few restaurants serving deep-dish pizza in…
