With about six hours remaining before his appointment with the Missouri executioner, a federal appeals court spared Russell Bucklew – at least for now. Three judges on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals stalled Bucklew’s planned at 12:01 a.m. execution by lethal injection. The decision at least temporarily averted Missouri becoming the scene of the first execution in the United…
Twenty local food and beverage vendors, including Accurso’s Italian Restaurant, Blue Bird Bistro, Jerusalem Cafe, Colors Macarons, the Dubliner, and Westside Local will be sharing samples of their products this Thursday, May 22, beginning at 6:30 p.m. when The Pitch presents “Taste of Kansas City” in the KC Live Block of the Power & Light District. The event raises funds…
Food critic Charles Ferruzza reviews iPho Tower in the May 22 issue of The Pitch. Read his review here and see photos by Angela C. Bond in this slideshow.
%{}% Missouri is prepping to become the first state to execute someone in the weeks since Oklahoma’s grisly death chamber spectacle on April 29. It was on that date that Oklahoma scheduled a double-execution but delayed the second one indefinitely after corrections officials bungled Clayton Lockett’s lethal injection such that it took him 45 minutes to die. Russell Bucklew, a…
Q39, the one month-old barbecue restaurant at 1000 West 39th Street, makes a big claim on its menu. The platter of six chicken wings served here, glazed in a tangy chipotle barbecue sauce, are called “the best wings on the planet.” But the restaurant’s chef and owner Rob Magee isn’t noted for his use of hyperbole, so I asked him…
It has been five long, sad, lonely years since Morrissey last graced the area with his immaculately coifed presence. After two canceled tours, a bleeding ulcer and many broken hearts since his 2009 Midland date, it seems that everyone’s favorite melancholy man is returning for real this time, tonight at Liberty Hall. Morrissey is also preparing to release his…
The inaugural Westport Roots Fest, centered around the Westport Saloon and taking place on Saturday, May 24, is approaching fast. To prepare for the pending roots romp presented by the good folks at Little Class Records, The Pitch will be highlighting a “song of the day” from one of the featured artists in the weeks leading up to fest. Joe Buck – the stage…
Before cranking up Swimming Invisible, the raw, loud, energetic first full-length album by local punk band the Lucky, make sure no children are around – or your mom and dad, for that matter. I inadvertently started rocking out to “Sex Dream,” the band’s ode to somnolent sensuality, while lounging on my parents’ couch a couple of weeks ago. I snapped…
A joyous day for fans of American rock: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers announce a new album, Hypnotic Eye – the band’s first full-length in four years, to be released on July 29 – and a new North American tour. They stop at the Sprint Center on September 30. In an interview last month with Rolling Stone, Petty discussed the return to…
Criminally delicious. Now, look: We understand the temptation to steal taquitos at QuikTrip. If you’re feeling savory, they can be a very tasty, filling treat. Steak and Cheese, Pepper Jack, Spicy Chicken – not a dud in the bunch. Plus, there’s no bar codes or packaging that might alert a security system. Tong ’em off of that roller broiler thing,…
This past weekend at HopFest, Boulevard gave festivalgoers a taste of its latest release, Entwined Ale. On Tuesday, Entwined starts hitting store shelves throughout the metro in six-packs of 12-ounce bottles. Entwined, the first release in the brewery’s experimental Backroads Beers series, was brewed with Muscat grape juice and Nelson Sauvin hops. If you’re a wine drinker who doesn’t like beer, this one’s for…
In 2007, Ithaca, NY hosted the first-ever PorchFest – an outdoor festival featuring a lineup of musicians playing from, uh, porches. Since then, various cities have adopted the PorchFest format, and on Saturday, June 14, Kansas City will try its hand. Over 70 bands – mostly local, but with a few exceptions – are booked for this free event, going…
Whitaker’s lawyer enters a not guilty plea. Mohammed Whitaker, the 27-year-old Grandview resident arrested last month for allegedly shooting randomly at cars on metro highways, appeared in Jackson County court today for an arraignment. There, his lawyer, Joshuah Peter, entered for Whitaker a not guilty plea on all 20 of his felony counts for shooting at a motor vehicle and…
Despite the massive hype that accompanied Absolute Zero, the 2013 debut album from Dublin folk-rock quintet Little Green Cars, the record sounded not too far from the Lumineers’ debut a year earlier: steroid-driven crescendos, swaggering vocal harmonies and exuberant choruses recounting the oh-so-relatable follies of love. It’s an excellent album, to be sure, but the remarkable thing about Little Green…
The start of the college football season is just a few months away and while many teams are excited, there are none more thrilled to get the season underway than the University of Texas – San Antonio (UTSA) Roadrunners. The reason behind this is due to the fact that this season will be their first as a full member of…
The inaugural Westport Roots Fest, centered around the Westport Saloon and taking place on Saturday, May 24, is approaching fast. To prepare for the pending roots romp presented by the good folks at Little Class Records, The Pitch will be highlighting a “song of the day” from one of the featured artists in the weeks leading up to fest. Watching Jarrod Starling’s hand fly…
Against Me! The Granada, Lawrence Sunday, May 18 Hopefully, Laura Jane Grace doesn’t think less of Lawrence for the slight turnout for last night’s show. The Granada was far less full than I was expecting, especially given the pretty much universally positive response to their latest album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. However, all of the KU students moved out the day…
