One year ago, Melbourne, Australia singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett was opening the showcase at New York’s CMJ Music Marathon. Now, she’s headlining her second tour across the United States. Her first tour, earlier in the summer, sold out most venues it hit. Barnett’s been playing all these shows in support of the stateside release of her album, The Double EP: A…
There will be a Sasquatch sighting Wednesday night at Screenland Armour. The North Kansas City theater (408 Armour Road) will host a double feature of found-footage films, including the Kansas City premiere of director Eduardo Sanchez’s latest found-footage film Exists, in which Bigfoot plays a big role. Sanchez will be in attendance to discuss Exists and the other half of the double…
After announcing last week that he will extend his sold-out Burn It Down Tour into 2015, Jason Aldean has also revealed plans to embark on a 10-show stadium tour with Kenny Chesney next summer. The 37-year-old country singer recently finished a North American leg of tour last week but already has his sights set on playing several of the country’s…
The Dallas Cowboys have been on quite a run since week one. Winners of six straight, the ‘Boys not only sit atop the NFC East, but also boast the NFL’s best record. To get to this point, Dallas has ridden running back DeMarco Murray, who paces the league in rushing yards through seven weeks and may even be in position…
Details surrounding the bizarre death of Bethany Deaton — the 27-year-old woman who was found inside a minivan parked at Longview Lake in October 2012, a bag tied around her head and an empty bottle of pills and a suicide note by her side — are seeping out as the trial of her accused killer, Micah Moore, approaches. (It’s set…
By Thursday, Kansas City will know if the Royals are World Series champions or runners-up to the San Francisco Giants. That same day, the attention of local sports fans may turn to Sporting Kansas City’s playoff run. Sporting KC will play the New York Red Bulls Thursday night for a one-game playoff to start the Major League Soccer postseason. The…
Chef Nick Estell is gearing up for Tuesday night. He won’t be watching the sixth game of the World Series. He’ll be too busy in the kitchen of ’37 Steak, the four-month-old steakhouse — a fancy steakhouse, unlike its predecessor the Range — grilling ri- eyes and lamb chops for the high rollers from other Harrah’s properties. Harrah’s Kansas City…
The Villa Capri — the new Steve’s Villa Capri, at 10412 Mastin — opened for lunch today. Steve Scudiero, who took over the iconic Overland Park restaurant from his father, Tony Scudiero, two years ago, began serving dinners 10 days ago. The dining room of the new restaurant is painted a pistachio green and looks very fresh and clean but barren….
Any Wu-Tang Clan fan worth his salt will be heading to the Granada Tuesday to catch legendary MC Method Man with his longtime partner in crime, Redman (of Def Squad). The two haven’t released an album together since 2009’s Blackout 2, but between them, there’s a bounty of material to pull from. Reviews of the duo’s extensive North American tour…
Iceage with Helm, Major Games Jackpot Music Hall, Lawrence Saturday, October 25 Last night at the Jackpot in Lawrence, Copenhagen’s Iceage played to a sparse audience – though the small crowd made up for its numbers in enthusiasm. The scrappy post-punk four-piece played a brief smattering of songs drawn almost entirely from its refined third album, Plowing Into the Field…
Mutual Benefit with Suno Deko and Morningglories Riot Room, Kansas City, MO Saturday, October 25 Above all else, Jordan Lee – who performs as Mutual Benefit – is gentle. The singer-songwriter’s 2013 album, Love’s Crushing Diamond, is a gorgeously crafted collection of fragile songs recorded in bedrooms across the country. Now playing as a four-piece fronted by Lee, Mutual Benefit brought that…
There wasn’t enough magic on the diamond at the K during Game 1 Tuesday night, but there was some great fielding in the stands. This extremely impressive, totally feel-good video just showed up on my Feedly page. It is basically the ending of The Natural, with a Billy Joel-looking peanut vendor instead of Robert Redford, the only ballpark snack that’s…
The sign taped to the locked glass door of the five-month-old Waldo restaurant Pizza Manifesto, at 505 West 75th Street, confirms that the carryout pie shop is closed. But is it done? As you can see, the sign suggests a possible return in some form. The Pizza Manifesto Web page says nothing about the closing. I’ve been trying for days to…
Restaurateur Ivan Marquez, best-known for his popular full-service Mexican bistro, Frida’s Contemporary Mexican Cuisine, at 7200 West 121st Street, opened a fast-casual version of the restaurant, Frida’s Taqueria, at 6537 West 119th Street in Leawood, three years ago. Marquez closed the taqueria today in order to move it to larger quarters. Slated to open again in December, Frida’s Taqueria isn’t…
Tech N9ne doesn’t know where he got tickets to the opening game of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City rapper sent his business partner, Travis O’Guin, out to grab a couple of tickets, but never learned of their origin. Nor did Tech N9ne know where, after he bought them, he would sit for the first World Series…
The race for the governor’s office in Kansas is neck-and-neck, polls show. Some days, Democratic challenger Paul Davis is ahead. Other days, sitting Gov. Sam Brownback is ahead. Who’s ahead today? Log on, tune in, find out! It’s a great time for horse-race journalism! In such a fast-paced campaign, the favorite can change in a matter of minutes — 40…
There are few things as quintessentially American as the cheeseburger. And right now, Kansas City looks like the model for Best All-American City, what with our Royals being the favorite rise-of-the-underdog story this year. It’s fitting, then, that the Pitch Burger at the Green Room is about as straightforward as it gets. In honor of our first Burger Week – a bunch…
Radkey returns! Our favorite band of brothers is back in town, fresh off their tour with Rise Against and Touche Amore. On Friday, October 31, Halloween, they’ll play a free in-store show at Mills Record Co. Show starts at 6 p.m., but you’ll want to get in line at 5 p.m. (or earlier). A new music video from Radkey will…
