Archives: June 2014
Town Topic, Winstead’s … ‘Best Burgers’? Really?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of the cheeseburgers at Town Topic and Winstead’s, two of Kansas City’s most beloved and iconic burger joints. But I’m not sure that I would go so far as to name their signature burgers to the roster of the “best burgers in the United States,” as the website The Daily Meal did on Tuesday. One of my personal…
Streetcar-opposition campaign gets its first big check
SmartKC, a political action committee started by anti-streetcar attorney Sherry DeJanes, got a $20,000 check in the mail from Missourians for Responsible Government. Campaign finance records show that SmartKC got the contribution on June 6, the first reported check for the newly formed streetcar-opposition campaign committee. SmartKC was formed on May 8. DeJanes was the lawyer who unsuccessfully tried to…
Hillary Rodham Clinton is coming to Kansas City later this month
HRC has a book to shill. Feminist powerhouse/Republican nemesis/potential definite candidate for president in 2016 Hillary Clinton is coming to Kansas City later this month, though not for the usual reasons of endorsing a politician or attending a fundraiser. HRC has a new book, Hard Choices, out this coming Monday. It’s a juicy tell-all about Washington, full of gossip, accusations…
Heat-Spurs Game 1 Tickets The Cheapest NBA Finals Game Of Big Three Era
After a relatively easy path through the Eastern Conference Finals the Miami Heat are now on the verge of becoming just the fourth franchise to ever “three-peat” joining the Bulls, Celtics and Lakers. The Los Angeles Lakers were the last team to accomplish such a feat over the 2000-2002 seasons with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal for the second time…
Royals vs Yankees Tickets 27% Above KC’s Home Average
Believe it or not, last season the Kansas City Royals actually had a better record than the New York Yankees. This season the two teams are just 1.5 games apart, and both are several games back in their division. But the biggest impact the Yankees make from being on the Royals schedule is seen in ticket pricing. The average price of the…
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is at Riot Room this Saturday
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin still gives off a band-least-likely vibe, despite being together for nearly 15 years. Left to their own devices, SSLYBY’s four members would probably keep recording in Will Knauer’s parents’ attic in Springfield, Missouri, where the band made its last album, Fly by Wire. The low-key recording approach makes for accessible and precious pop songs,…
Forrester’s ‘Anywhere But Here’ is your Crossroads Summer Block Party song of the day
The third annual Crossroads Summer Block Party is going down tonight! There’s a handful of well chosen acts in the lineup. Chances are, you’re familiar with some of these local favorites, but in case you’re not, we’re counting down to the end of the week with a “song of the day” from one of the bands. Our final installment: Forrester. …
Future show on June 22 moved to Crossroads KC
If you’re planning on attending the Future concert at Midland on June 22, don’t worry – the game is still afoot. There’s a new location, though: Future will now be gracing the stage at Crossroads KC. Tickets purchased for the Midland venue will be honored at the new location. Details here. Categories: News Tags: concert, Future, future, hip hop, hip-hop, just…
Frank Turner on his place as a punk-rock troubadour; opens for the John Butler Trio Saturday night
Frank Turner is a man who started out playing hardcore shows, but he’s now risen to the point where he had the London O2 Arena singing along to his song “I Still Believe” as a warm-up act for the Olympic opening ceremonies. It’s an interesting journey, and it seems that every tour of the United States raises his visibility just…
Why is the “Totally Nude” sign over Temptations covered up today?
It seems like all that it takes to get things done in Democratic-leaning Kansas City, Missouri, is to have Republican bigwigs come to town. Before the Republican National Convention site-selection committee landed in Kansas City on Wednesday, scores of weed-whacker-armed workers fanned out all over the Crossroads Arts District to get rid of weeds that have been growing through cracks…
Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band coming to the Starlight in October
Just a few months after we see Paul McCartney at the Sprint Center on July 16, the other surviving member of the Beatles will be rolling through town. On Saturday, October 4, a 74-year-old Ringo Starr will grace the stage at the Starlight Theatre. He’s bringing his All Starr Band with him, too: Warren Ham, Richard Page, Todd Rundgren, Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie…
Get an early start on this extra-packed First Friday
There’s no rule that says you can’t see a little bit of art before 5 p.m. on First Friday. If you can get out around lunch, you can attend the opening reception, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., celebrating the 10th anniversary of Art in the Loop, the Downtown Council’s public-art program. It’s at the Box Gallery in the Commerce…
Metatone’s ‘Happy Rebirthday!’ is your Crossroads Summer Block Party song of the day
The third annual Crossroads Summer Block Party is going down this Friday, June 6, and there’s a handful of well chosen acts in the lineup. Chances are, you’re familiar with some of these local favorites, but in case you’re not, we’re counting down to the end of the week with a “song of the day” from one of the bands….
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert at Sprint Center canceled
Here’s some disappointing news: The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert, originally scheduled for September 30 at the Sprint Center, is canceled due to “scheduling conflicts.” A concert scheduled for Lincoln, Nebraska, on October 1 was also canceled. The Tom Petty tour schedule now shows the band at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, Colorado, on September 30 and October 1. Tickets…
Chuck Prophet is at Davey’s Uptown Rambler this Friday
Even if you don’t count Chuck Prophet’s work as a guitarist in the 1980s and early ’90s with the progressive psych-rock band Green on Red, the Californian has put together a prolific career. His 12th solo album, 2012’s Temple Beautiful, has been compared with Velvet Underground – era Lou Reed, and the influence is obvious. Prophet’s arrangements are so masterfully…
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