Going into the American League Championship Series, Kansas City Royals tickets became the most expensive on the secondary market in five years after their sweep of the Los Angeles Angels in the division series. The Royals now hold a commanding 2-0 series lead in the ALCS over the Baltimore Orioles as they head back to Kauffman Stadium. While most expected…
Mike Moon is a tea party Republican from Ash Grove, Missouri, who earlier this year tried to impeach Gov. Jay Nixon for not announcing a special election quickly enough (or something; it went nowhere because it was a sad publicity stunt). He also has a bushy, Super-Mario-Brothers-via-the Ozarks mustache. And — you’re never going to believe this — he doesn’t…
Winning, like money, changes everything. There’s no problem that a victory on the field can’t solve for a professional sports franchise. Most of all, it energizes an apathetic fanbase, making them eager to buy merchandise and tickets, and quickly learn the names of the players. It also converts nonbelievers, or even people who aren’t that interested in sports, into a…
It wasn’t that long ago that Temples was in town, playing to a sold-out crowd at RecordBar. The English band is back Tuesday, this time at the Riot Room, continuing a tour in support of its debut, Sun Structures. When that album was released in February, music critics and fans fell over themselves to praise it. On Sun Structures, Temples…
Glenn Tilbrook with Jefferson Grizzard and David George RecordBar, Kansas City Monday, October 13, 2014 Solo acoustic shows can be quiet old things, but last night Glenn Tilbrook shattered that stereotype. From the moment he pounced onstage and invited the crowd to sing along with “Best of Times,” Tilbrook played like a full band – and much to the joy…
Too much rain all damn day today, with more in the forecast, equals no Game 3 of the ALCS tonight between our heroes the Kansas City Royals and the lesser Baltimore Orioles. From MLB: Policy during the Postseason is to use the game ticket marked with the number of the game actually being played at a given ballpark. Thus, ALCS…
It’s been more than a decade since Hulk Hogan has made an appearance in Kansas City. That all changes next Monday when the Hulkster and his 24-inch pythons come to the Sprint Center for WWE’s flagship show, Monday Night Raw. The last time Hogan was in KC — that I can find — was April 21, 2002, for the Backlash…
The Mid-America chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences covers the television broadcast markets of Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas and hosts an annual Mid-America Emmy Awards ceremony each year. This year, the ceremony was held September 27 in the grand ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center, and among the local nominees was Michael Mackie, the former…
In March, Squeeze frontman and guitarist Glenn Tilbrook released a solo album, Happy Ending, which I assumed was a euphemism. (C’mon, you did, too.) But Tilbrook isn’t that jaded, and his songs end up pretty fluffy without Squeeze partner Chris Difford to write lyrics for his melodies. Not that Happy Ending is a waste of time. Far from it. It’s…
Last month, we reported on the progress of the Mills Record Co. expansion into the former Vapor Up space next door. Last week, construction was finally completed, and on Saturday, the shop’s new addition was officially open for business, much to the joy of local record enthusiasts. The new space means that Mills Record Co. has doubled in size and…
Filmmaker Laura Poitras — profiled in this week’s issue of The New Yorker — has made two very well-received documentaries about national security and foreign policy. My Country, My Country (2006) examined life in Iraq under U.S. occupation (and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary). Her film The Oath (2010) presented a look at a man who was…
The War On Drugs The Granada, Lawrence Saturday, October 11 As the doors at the Granada opened last night, the queue for the War On Drugs stretched down the block. The crowd was an eclectic mix of both young and old, drawn to see a band whose renown has grown by leaps and bounds this year. By the time the…
To celebrate the kick-off of their new food truck, the Pie Hole, owners Chris Knowles and Tim Moore — who are also neighbors in the Rockhill Ridge neighborhood just east of Brookside and both stay-at-home fathers — are giving away three kinds of Australian-style baked meat pies today at a neighborhood block party called Pie Fest today from 4 to…
There are a couple more hours until caterer Gina Reardon — of Catering By Design — and her volunteers start packing up the tables and the leftovers at the bake sale that Reardon organized for the charity No Kid Hungry program today on the green space just south of the Brookside branch of Commerce Bank (6336 Brookside Plaza). Reardon and…
Mission Hills businesswoman Cheryl Womack is scheduled to appear in federal court in Kansas City on November 12 for a change of plea hearing in her criminal case. Womack had earlier entered a not guilty plea to charges of avoiding income taxes and lying to investigators. (Update, 9:03 p.m) It’s not clear what Womack may plead to next month if…
Halloweenie Roast Night 1: Broken Bells, Phantogram, Haerts, St. Lucia The Midland, Kansas City Thursday, October 9 Last night’s Halloweenie Roast, part one the annual fall mini-festival thrown by 96.5 The Buzz, wasn’t marred by the day’s relentless rain – rather, the damp, dark weather well matched the heady moodiness set by the night’s acts. Phantogram and Broken Bells closed out…
Flashback to last year about this time, when every third song on the radio was Lorde’s global smash-hit “Royals.” Remember those good times, and the citywide pride that we felt when we discovered that Royals legend George Brett had inspired the song? Well, with the first game of the American League Championship Series going down tonight, we figure a few ceremonial…
