Micah Moore is a free man now that a criminal case against him fell apart because his recanted confession to killing Bethany Deaton did not square with evidence surrounding her death. All charges against Moore, a Texas man who moved to Kansas City to join the International House of Prayer, were dropped by Jackson County prosecutors on Friday afternoon, less…
Birdman, out today, is the big local opening this weekend. It doesn’t quite achieve greatness, but Michael Keaton’s performance and director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s visuals deserve to make it part of the conversation at year’s end. Go see it so we can all talk about it. But the end of daylight saving time Sunday means you have a whole extra…
The Pitch’s new events app, Pitch Street, is now available for iPhone and Android (or text “Pitch” to 77948 to get it). So if you’re looking for something to do this weekend, next Tuesday or anytime, we have you covered. Search for restaurants, concerts, happy hours, art exhibits, plays and pretty much whatever you’re looking for. And it’s free. More…
In a truly season-appropriate show, My Brothers & Sisters’ Halloween party Friday finds the 14-member group, headed by founder and lead singer Jamie Searle, paying homage to revered film composer Danny Elfman, the Oingo Boingo founder who made his cinema name scoring such Tim Burton treasures as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Selections from those soundtracks will…
The new sign is up, and today the Local Pig butcher shop has bacon, chops and beef for its retail customers at 510 Westport Road. Bridger’s Bottle Shop and its order-at-the-counter sandwich shop, Preservation Market, are officially history. Alex Pope, the 31-year-old chef who created the Local Pig butcher shop in the East Bottoms two years ago (and later added…
Even if you’re one of those killjoys who claim to hate Halloween, chances are you’re going to end up doing something tonight anyway. If your friends haven’t already made plans for you, check out tonight’s party the Guild, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of the Ghostbusters film is going down. Local supergroup the Buhs – featuring Diverse Jazz…
Busdriver with Clipping, Milo, Vertigone Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 recordBar, Kansas City After a late start and a parade of openers, you wouldn’t think there’d be much energy left for two strong, high-impact headliners at RecordBar on a Thursday evening, but both Clipping and Busdriver squeezed everything they could out of the crowd last night. Clipping gained a hearty fan…
Saturday we celebrate the love of craft with our second annual Crafts & Drafts festival at the Uptown Shoppes (36th Street and Broadway). This year’s event is bigger than the last, featuring more than 80 craft vendors and more than 25 beers. Signed on to serve are Boulevard, Tallgrass, Kansas City Bier Co., Crane Brewing Co. (see this week’s feature,…
Bob Geigel, the former president of the National Wrestling Alliance and pro wrestler, died Thursday at the age of 90. The Wrestling Observer reported that Geigel broke a hip “a few months back” and had also been battling Alzheimer’s disease. Aside from Harley Race, no person likely meant more for pro wrestling in Kansas City than Geigel, who ran the…
For a minute there, it looked like Milton Wolf might have a shot at becoming a U.S. senator for the state of Kansas, after a New York Times article in February revealed that Pat Roberts, who has held the seat for 17 years, did not own a home in Kansas. Roberts (who served in the U.S. House for 16 years prior…
Well, of course, we’re all totally bereft today following the Royals’ losing the World Series last night, and likely half of our readers have taken the day off to mourn (instead of recovering from a victory hangover). But dry those eyes, you proud sports fan, you. Sam Billen – who previously gave us the joyous Royals hype song “Jump On…
The Kansas City Royals showed what kind of hold baseball has on American culture relative to soccer by hogging headlines for the last month here in town and all across the country. The Royals, sadly, could not complete what Sporting Kansas City accomplished a year ago by winning their league’s championship. It’s almost easy to forget, amid all the Royals…
Boozefish Wine Bar, which officially closed in September (after a sale and a bittersweet au revoir party), is still a rental venue until the former restaurant’s owner, Maija Diethelm-Floyd, packs the last suitcase to take with her when she moves to France with her husband, Steve Floyd. It’s a project that Diethelm-Floyd has been planning for over a year. The…
In March, Gwar lead singer and bassist Oderus Urungus — the stage name for Dave Brockie, the final remaining founding member of the Virginia thrash-metal act — died of a drug overdose. Well, the 30-year-old band has soldiered on anyway, with a new singer called Vulvatron and a new singer-bassist who goes by Blöthar. Onstage, the act still presents as…
Let everyone else get swept up in grand plans for Halloween. You, friend, are smarter than that. The eve of Allhallows Eve is definitely your day because you can find the best parties and still avoid the traffic and the shenanigans. One such shindig: It Came Out of the Garage, tonight at Knuckleheads, where you’ll find a lineup of local…
The next seven days of beer events … Thursday, October 30Odell/Barley collaboration release at all Barley’s Brewhaus locations, 5 p.m. Em Chamas beer dinner, featuring North Coast PranQster, Left Hand Stranger, California Cider Co. Ace Hard Pumpkin Cider, Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale, and New Holland Dragon’s Milk (6101 Northwest 63rd Terrace), 7–9 p.m., $45. Call 816-505-7100 for reservations. Friday,…
It’s a shame that the question may always linger in Kansas City sport lore: Should Alex Gordon have tried to advance to home in the bottom of the 9th inning? A small cottage industry of Kansas City Royals fans on Wednesday night lamented the decision to hold a potentially game-tying Alex Gordon on third base instead of sending him home…
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Well, that was a bummer. The Royals lost game seven of the World Series but a heullva season still deserves a celebration. And that’s exactly what Kansas City is going to do Thursday morning at Kauffman Stadium. Gates a the K open at 10:15 a.m., and the celebration starts at 11 a.m. The event is free, and expected to be…
January 31, 2014, was the first day of the three-day festival marking the beginning of the Korean lunar calendar. It was a particularly special holiday for Korean-born Hye Moon; she had recently purchased the seven-year-old Chosun Korean BBQ at 12611 Metcalf. She celebrated the new year by closing the restaurant for a month for a complete renovation, which included the…
