Back in March, we reported that local DJ, EDM label Think2wice co-founder and all-around party animal Brent Tactic would be moving up and out of the Kansas City area in connection with his new position at CUFF Group. It appears that the sad day has finally come: Tonight at Riot Room, Brent Tactic’s bon voyage party celebrates his impending move to New York with…
This year, the 2014 Pitch Music Awards Showcase is split over two nights: This Saturday, July 19, at the Riot Room and Friday, July 25, at Knuckleheads Saloon (lineup details and tickets here.) The PMA Awards Show is at the Uptown Theater, held this year on Sunday, August 3, and hosted by World Air Guitar Champion Eric “Mean” Melin and Mills Record Co.’s Judy…
Man or Astro-Man with Sallie Ford and Wray The Riot Room, Kansas City Thursday, July 17 Last night’s Man or Astro-Man show pulled a lot of mutton chops, slicked-back hair, and engineer’s boots off the couch. It was, as expected, an older-leaning crowd. Given that the band has put out only one album in the last decade, this is not…
The Bad Ideas/Red Kate split 7″ by The Bad Ideas
Prince is asking: Who’s in the house for Purple Rain tonight on the roof of the Central Library? The movie, which turns 30 this month, is the third in this summer’s Off-the-Wall series. Get to the library (14 West 10th Street) between 8, when the doors open, and dusk, when the library and The Pitch crank up the DVD player. It’s…
If, for some terrible reason, you’re unable to attend the Pitch Music Awards Showcase this Saturday at Riot Room, fret not: Mills Record Co. is hosting a free in-store with PMA nominee La Guerre (a.k.a. Katlyn Conroy, also a member of Cowboy Indian Bear, another 2014 nomination). La Guerre is nominated this year in the singer-songwriter category, and it’s no…
At last? It was all the way back in early March when Roeland Park City Council members Jennifer Gunby and Megan England introduced an ordinance that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the group of classes protected by the Kansas municipality’s anti-discrimination law. Roeland Park’s laws already protect individuals against discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color,…
This year, the 2014 Pitch Music Awards Showcase is split over two nights: This Saturday, July 19, at the Riot Room and Friday, July 25, at Knuckleheads Saloon (lineup details and tickets here.) The PMA Awards Show is at the Uptown Theater, held this year on Sunday, August 3, and hosted by World Air Guitar Champion Eric “Mean” Melin and Mills Record Co.’s Judy…
A former pastoral associate at St. Francis Xavier Church sued the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and its bishop, Robert Finn, on Thursday, alleging that she was fired after The Kansas City Star published an article that referenced her same-sex marriage. Colleen Simon says priests at St. Francis Xavier knew about her 2012 marriage in Iowa to the Rev. Donna…
Paul McCartney The Sprint Center, Kansas City Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Full slideshow here. The most cheeky, boyish 72-year-old on Earth, Paul McCartney proved last night that one can be one of the biggest celebrities in history while simultaneously being gracious, funny and one of the greatest performers, well, ever. Last night, Sir Paul treated Kansas City to more than two…
Start your vocal exercises.The Kansas City Symphony Chorus is holding auditions for its 2014-2015 season Friday through Saturday, July 18-20, and Friday through Saturday, August 8-10 at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church. If you are in possession of some extraordinary vocal talent, schedule your audition appointment here. You must be a high school graduate to participate in the audition, and should be prepared…
Photos from Paul McCartney’s July 16 two-and-a-half-hour performance. Read the review here.
An obscure nonprofit in Overland Park is the subject of a proposed fine by the Federal Aviation Administration for its role in a 2012 plane crash involving David Riggs, one of the more outlandish con men in Kansas City’s history. Riggs grew up in the Kansas City area in the 1970s and 1980s and perpetrated a number of scams around…
%{}% Joy Biggs, whose sister died in a western Kansas jail this past January, received some unexpected help in her criminal case Tuesday. Biggs, of Kansas City, was scheduled to plead guilty late Tuesday afternoon to a felony charge of not having a drug-tax stamp and a misdemeanor charge of possession of about an ounce of marijuana. On Monday, as she…
Kansas City’s most acclaimed restaurants and barbecue joints might have a run on reservations later this month. Chefs from other cities invariably are interested in checking out buzzworthy local spots, and downtown Kansas City will be awash in white chef jackets July 25–29, when hundreds of members of the American Culinary Federation gather for their annual convention at the downtown…
The lineup for the 10th Annual Crossroads Music Fest, presented by KKFI 90.1 and taking place on Saturday, September 6, has just been announced, and it’s a doozy. With eight venues and 27 acts – and growing – you’ll likely have some tough decisions to make that day. The Record Machine and Money Wolf Music will be presenting showcases at…
