With only two weeks left until the All-Star break, each team will be looking to finish up the first half of the season strong. The Oakland A’s and Atlanta Braves are both on league leading four game winning streaks as they both top their divisions. With the exception of the Brewers and A’s leading in the NL Central and AL…
The Glazers are on the move again. When we profiled Stanford’s Comedy Club owner Craig Glazer last year, he mentioned wanting to move his operation out of the Legends, in western Wyandotte County, and into a more populous part of the city. This past winter, he dipped his toes in the waters of midtown, at the Uptown Theater’s Conspiracy Room,…
The heartfelt storytelling and earnest Americana of Los Angeles quartet Dawes feels like an odd pairing for the uncontested genius of Omaha’s Conor Oberst, who rose to fame as the mastermind behind Bright Eyes and Desaparecidos. But Dawes is acting as Oberst’s backing band throughout this tour, and so far the concert reviews indicate that the two acts balance each…
%{}% Tech N9ne and Kriss Kaliko with Freddie Gibbs, Jarren Benton and Psych Ward Druggies The Midland, Kansas City Saturday, June 28, 2014 KC’s rap royalty took to the Midland stage amid pulses of white strobe lights and heavy bursts of bass. Clad in orange scrubs and white face paint, Tech N9ne played a 32-song set, without breaks, for his…
Lawrence Field Day Fest The Bottleneck & Jackpot Saloon, Lawrence Saturday, June 28 Gnarly Davidson set up on the floor of the Bottleneck and kicked off the final night of Lawrence Field Day Fest in fine form. Nothing jump-starts a night of rock and roll so appropriately as a bassist spewing a plume of cheap beer skyward as the band…
The Neighbourhood with White Arrows KC Live Block, Kansas City Friday, June 27, 2014 Stage fog filled the KC Live Block at around 10:15 p.m. last night, mostly getting buffeted into the crowd by the large overhead fans. The Neighbourhood emerged in the smoky semi-darkness with a surprising amount of unassuming nonchalance. The members picked up their instruments with very…
Lawrence Field Day Fest The Jackpot Saloon & The Bottleneck, Lawrence Friday, June 27 The dangerous thing about Friday night’s installment of the Lawrence Field Day Fest was Final Friday and the Free State Festival going on simultaneously. I headed down to the Jackpot at 6:00pm, and barely made it there by 7, thanks to Wonder Fair, the Phoenix Gallery,…
The original plan was for Crows Coffee, the South Plaza coffeehouse at 51st Street and Oak created by 38-year-old entrepreneur Zach Moores, to have its soft opening this weekend. But there are still some kinks to work out, so Moores has pushed back his first day of business until next Monday or Tuesday. (A grand opening is tentatively scheduled for sometime…
On the Neighbourhood’s debut full-length, I Love You, the California band starts things off precociously, with the breathy, atmospheric “How”: How could you question God’s existence when you question God himself? It’s an unfortunate turnoff, and the album never really recovers, save for “Sweater Weather,” which has undoubtedly been beaten into your eardrums by now. So lyrics are not the…
Reach has been a local hip-hop staple since he first broke ground as a solo artist, in 2003. More than a decade later, he has continued to be a driving force in the community, recently sharing his talents with local supergroup the Buhs, organizing a tribute to Joc Max and reviving his GoodButta podcast. Tonight at the Brick, Reach is…
As Major League Baseball enters its final stretch of games before the All-Star break begins July 14, the top 10 games on the secondary market before the break doesn’t feature any Kansas City Royals games, but it will feature five American League games, two National League games and three interleague games. The Boston Red Sox make the list on four…
The Kansas City Royals host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City this weekend.The Royals schedule has the two teams meeting this weekend for the second and final time during the regular season. Los Angeles have played exceptionally over the season’s first half of games on the Angels schedule as they enter the series at 44-33. The 40-38 Royals…
Bread KC celebrated a night of good food and fundraising at Maker’s Village. Local startup I Loaf You won the $1,850 grant for the evening. All photos by Zach Bauman.
Who makes the best margarita in Kansas City? You’ll decide August 8 during The Pitch’s Margarita Wars in the parking lot behind the Well (7421 Broadway). Sample margaritas from Zocalo, El Patron, Sol Cantina and more, and then text your vote for the winner. There will also be food from Slap’s BBQ and Grace’s Best Cookies. Tickets are on sale now….
To the victor, goes the party. Mother’s Brewing Co. won Bier Station’s Final Pour tournament, so the Springfield craft-beer maker will celebrate Saturday at the Waldo tasting bar (120 East Gregory Boulevard). The victory party starts at noon and goes until the kegs go dry. Mother’s is busing in a crew of about 15 employees to celebrate, and they’re bringing some rare…
Joshua Hoffine knows what creeps you out because it’s essentially what makes anybody’s skin crawl. But what he does with fundamental childhood fears is masterful. His photographs are, simply put, captivating. And now, he’s about to debut his first short film. Hoffine’s visual storytelling skills stem in part from a childhood spent devouring classic horror films. “My mom took us to…
With the support of St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, that city’s recorder of deeds issued marriage licenses to four gay couples on Wednesday, flouting state law in the process. It’s a move built on the foundation of a strong-willed mayor whose conscience propelled him to host those marriages in his office in direct contravention of Missouri law. It was an…
