Legalizing homosexual marriage today criminalizes opposition to it tomorrow. #SCOTUS #ReligiousLiberty— Cong. Tim Huelskamp (@CongHuelskamp) June 26, 2015
Today, marriage equality is the law of the land. All 50 states — even Kansas. But in the Sunflower State, frowny-faced Gov. Sam Brownback isn’t thrilled that people who love each other can get married. Above is the official word from Brownback. And here’s the text of his statement: “Activist courts should not overrule the people of this state, who…
For one summer day each year, the Kansas City Art Institute’s grounds (4415 Warwick Boulevard) become a museum to all things souped up, sleek and sexy. The Art of the Car Concours, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 28, puts about 200 highly nonstandard vehicles (including the one shown here) on display. Your $20 ticket benefits the school’s…
Once again, hockey fans, please calm down. We have documented very well over the years how Kansas City is not and never will be in the hunt for an NHL franchise. Sure, the city has the arena. Sure, Kansas City was essentially promised a team a couple of times. But it’s not going to happen. Now or ever. For Kansas City…
Two new exhibitions debut at Haw Contemporary (1600 Liberty, in the West Bottoms) tonight. As the gallery’s owner, Bill Haw Jr., tells The Pitch, they’re part of a new program called ENABLE, which aims to give young artists, designers and curators the opportunity to show fresh and exciting work in a major space like Haw’s. “I wanted to enable creative young…
Kansas City Councilman Jim Glover hasn’t decided whether he will pursue a recount of his narrow loss on Tuesday to Katheryn Shields. Shields edged Glover out of his 4th District at-large seat by 110 votes, according to unofficial election returns. Under Missouri law, Glover has the right to seek a recount if the margin of an election is less than…
Saturday, July 11, is going to be a busy day for breweries in the Crossroads Arts District. That day, Double Shift Brewing Co. will open its doors at 412 East 18th Street. More on that in the coming weeks. Also on that day, Torn Label Brewing Co. will open its taproom to the public for growler fills, flights and beer…
In anticipation of what will surely be an epic, do-not-miss show at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, June 27, when the Rolling Stones stop through town on their Zip Code tour, let us consider a citywide game of “Where’s Waldo” — the Waldo being, in this case, the suddenly very Instagram-y Mick Jagger. By the time the Stones arrive in Kansas…
It’s a testament to Federation of Horsepower’s stamina (and rotating crew of musicians) that one finds it surprising that their tenth anniversary show was nearly three years ago. For a band that’s been gigging hard around the area for as long as this former quartet — now quintet — has been, they approach every show like it was their first….
June has been a very good month for Matt Phillips, a 22-year-old student in the hospitality program at Johnson County Community College. Phillips traveled to Las Vegas on June 14 to compete in the national Chaîne des Rôtisseurs young chef competition and won first-place honors. Phillips’ win will give him the opportunity to represent the United States in the international…
Melissa Etheridge Uptown Theater Wednesday, June 24, 2015 From the opening moments of Melissa Etheridge’s solo show at the Uptown last night, she began mentioning it had been awhile since she’d been home. With story after story about living and hanging out in Kansas City and Leavenworth, her actual hometown, it became clear how long she’s been away — and…
Brian Posehn has had a bit comic part in pretty much every funny television show of the past decade. A hero to nerds, Posehn is also something of an alt-comedy legend, having starred alongside Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis and Maria Bamford in the beloved comedy documentary The Comedians of Comedy. His most recent comedy album is called The Fartist, the title…
After a brief stint opening up Cleaver & Cork, the Power & Light District’s sprawling meat lover’s restaurant, in the former Maker’s Mark space, bartender Andrew Olsen is departing for new turf. Olsen left the Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange in February and has spent just four months at Cleaver & Cork, where he quickly rose from bar manager to…
Chef Celina Tio is throwing a release party to celebrate her collaboration with Jolly Pumpkin — Forgotten Tales of the Last Gypsy Blender, Series 1 Volume 1 — at the Belfry (1532 Grand Blvd.) Wednesday at 5 p.m. The oak-aged sour saison was brewed with mango and tamarind and some rye. Jolly Pumpkin founder Ron Jeffries wrote on the label:…
I went to KC SneakFest hoping to snag some tricked-out gym shoes. That plan hit the skids when I spotted the Air Jordans. They cost about $1,000. An event Saturday, June 20, claiming to be the Midwest’s largest sneaker expo filled the Kansas City Convention Center with thousands of shoes — table after table of seriously impressive kicks. No such…
The search for rare beers has become one of KC’s most popular amateur sports. And Saturday’s sixth annual KC Nanobrew Festival, in the West Bottoms, makes it easy not just to get into the game but also to win it — at least for an afternoon. From 2 to 6 p.m., some 750 people are expected to rubberneck, sip and…
Name: Jason Elm Occupation: Executive creative director at Barkley Twitter handle: @JasonElm Hometown: Canoga Park, California Current neighborhood: Fairway-ish What I do: I’m responsible for making sure that everything we make for our clients is rad. What’s your addiction? People. I love being around people. Friends, strangers — it doesn’t matter. I have this constant curiosity about people — who…
At some point, eligible Kansas City voters might figure out that votes do indeed count. Tuesday’s low-turnout City Council election may spin two incumbents out of office, one perhaps by a razor-thin margin. Katheryn Shields, 4th District at-large candidate, had a 110-vote lead over incumbent Jim Glover at the end of the night, according to unofficial tallies. Provisional ballots and…
Among the better-founded tenets of the Strunk and White school of not writing like a jerk is the stern caution against not-un constructions: not unlike, not unkind, not unhandsome, etc. Not unwise advice for, say, someone writing a college-entrance essay — as teenage Greg is doing when we meet him at the start of Me and Earl and the Dying…
Ryan Wise and Kristoffer Dover are not nice guys. That’s the point, anyway, that the Lawrence duo seems hellbent on making with every song on its first full-length. The blistering, foul-tempered 11 songs make for a tight, sophisticated improvement over last July’s The Loser. That EP’s four tracks reappear here, but the spitting anger that drove them benefits alongside a…
Doby Watson Kansas City singer-songwriter Doby Watson’s Live-In Son is a stirring, nine-song collection of mostly acoustic Americana. The tracks on that album, which would sound best with a bottle of wine on a rainy afternoon, show off Watson’s songwriting chops. They’re sparse and melancholy but with just enough hope to keep Watson from a pity party. His twangy voice…
Last October, Cowboy Indian Bear, one of the area’s most beloved and most promising local acts, called it quits. There was no drama to report or cause of death given other than the five members’ desire to follow different paths. For frontman C.J. Calhoun, that meant the pursuit of his solo musical project, Bonzo Madrid. There has been scarce audible…
