Must postpone Kansas City & St. Louis… Doctors orders. Hold onto your tickets! I’ll be back in Omaha.
%{}% In a rare and wonderful moment of serendipity, I found myself at the Mutual Musicians’ Foundation on Friday night, in the early hours of the morning. It was looking like most other nights there (that is, exceptional jazz being delivered in the historic Local 627 space) until sax player Ryan Kilgore was introduced by drummer Tyree Johnson. “We have…
#kcmo #steviewonder #jazz “this is what we’re here for” – ryan kilgore A video posted by natalie gallagher (@frecklednfab) on Oct 26, 2015 at 8:31am PDT
%{}% Stevie Wonder Friday, October 23 The Sprint Center For the full slideshow from last night, go here. “For me, now than ever, the world is in need of love,” Stevie Wonder began last night at the Sprint Center in his introduction to the audience. “Thank you for being here with me.” Stevie brought a lot of love — nearly three-and-a-half…
Janelle Monae & Stevie Wonder tonight in KC. Video nowhere near as great as they were. #kcmo #igkansascity #instakc A video posted by April Fleming (@dolores2175) on Oct 23, 2015 at 11:11pm PDT
Photos from Stevie Wonder’s Performance at the Sprint Center, Friday, October 23, 2015
%{}% After tonight, you have just 48 more hours to enjoy Burger Week — $5 burgers from 16 different restaurants, bars and grills in the metro — a promotion sponsored by The Pitch. And no, it’s not a contest — I haven’t tasted a loser. My problem is deciding which venue to try for the Burger Week sandwiches I haven’t…
%{}% Run the Jewels with Boots, Fashawn, Cuz Lightyear Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland Thursday, October 22 For the full slideshow from last night, go here. Last night, Run the Jewels — the rap duo composed of Brooklyn’s El-P and Atlanta’s Killer Mike — made their Kansas City debut at the Midland. By the audience turnout and bar-none adulation,…
%{}% Ed Ford was right all along. The former Kansas City, Missouri, City Council member was the only person on the previous council to vote against a minimum-wage increase last summer. Ford, a lawyer, saw the writing in Missouri statutes that prevented cities from increasing the minimum wage beyond the state’s $7.65-an-hour level. Ford argued that he didn’t want to…
%{}% Game Six tonight, y’all. Observant citizens will note that there are now Royals-themed “Home Sweet Home” banners flying on downtown street poles. This afternoon, you can buy one of those banners for yourself and benefit the City of Fountains Foundation, a nonprofit that repairs and restores KC’s historic fountains. From a city release: Drive by the north side…
%{}% Rather quietly, the push to raise the legal age for purchasing cigarettes — from 18 to 21 years old — has gained traction in the United States. A study published earlier this year by the Institute of Medicine found that “raising the tobacco sale age will significantly reduce the number of adolescents and young adults who start smoking; reduce smoking-caused…
%{}% An impasse remains between the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and a neighborhood group near where the former wants to build a large student housing development, at 53rd and Troost in Kansas City. The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council earlier this year suggested that the diocese and concerned neighbors go into non-binding mediation with former Jackson County Circuit…
%{}% Ten years ago, when local drummer and comedian Billy Brimblecom lost his leg to cancer, his friend Kay Cannon — with whom he performed at ComedyCity — and several other friends (including Cannon’s ex-husband, Jason Sudeikis) organized a fundraiser so that he could purchase a prosthetic. Brimblecom is now the executive director of Kansas City nonprofit Steps of Faith Foundation,…
%{}% The Pitch’s Burger Week is winding down — the deal for 16 of the best $5 burgers in the metro ends Sunday, October 25 — but each of the participating restaurants, bars and grills have created a unique and delicious sandwich. High points for creativity have to go to the Waldo Tanner’s (7425 Broadway), the only Tanner’s venue participating in Burger…
%{}% Most readers of The Pitch who are taking advantage of this week’s Burger Week promotion — $5 hamburgers served at 16 local restaurants through Sunday, October 25 — just assume that the grilled beef patty they’re biting into isn’t as healthy as, say, a leafy green salad or a crispy apple. And they’re right — most of the time. But…
%{}% If there ever was a local chef with the right stuff for television, it’s restaurateur Renee Kelly. I’ve been predicting for several years that Kelly — owner of Renee Kelly’s Harvest, at 12401 Johnson Drive in Shawnee — has the looks, the intelligence and the culinary skills to wow the TV food audience. In two months, Kelly gets her…
%{}% THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 Local brewer night, with Boulevard, KC Bier Co., Torn Label, Martin City, 75th Street and more, at Barley’s Brewhaus (5031 W. 135th St., Leawood), 5 p.m. Thirsty Thursday: Donuts for Dinner, with Boulevard beer paired with Hana’s Donuts, at Boulevard Brewing Co. (2501 Southwest Blvd.), $12, 4–7 p.m. Tallgrass firkin and Explorer Series tapping, at Barley’s…
%{}% Passion Pit, with Atlas Genius Tuesday, October 20 Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland In the last five or so years, it’s been hard to escape Passion Pit and the influence of its creator and leader, Michael Angelakos. You may not even be aware of it, but the music has crept into our living rooms: Angelakos’ songs have been…
%{}% Brad Bradshaw, a Springfield physician and lawyer who has an office in Kansas City, was among the leading opponents of a 2013 attempt to tax Jackson County voters to fund translational medical research. The plan, which Jackson County voters ultimately rejected by a profound margin, sounded a bit like an idea he had at the time, except he wanted…
A few really great moments at the @passion_pit show tonight. #takeawalk A video posted by April Fleming (@dolores2175) on Oct 20, 2015 at 8:30pm PDT
