Archives: January 2016
Metro Pro Wrestling brings Tracy Smothers in Saturday night for the first show of 2016
The first Metro Pro Wrestling show of 2016 takes place Saturday night at the Turner Rec Center (831 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kansas). Last year, former WWE writer and Metro Pro owner Chris Gough scaled back his wrestling circuit’s schedule to bimonthly, and he says its proven a wise move. “Going to the show every other months model helps,” Gough says….
Ray LaMontagne is at Starlight in September
In support of his forthcoming album, Ouroboros, Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter Ray LaMontagne will be embarking on a 45-city North American tour, starting in June. LaMontagne stops at Starlight on Monday, September 19. Listen to the first single from Ouroboros after the jump. Ouroboros goes on sale March 4; tickets for the tour go on sale the same day….
Your Friend entranced Liberty Hall last night
Your Friend with Major Games Liberty Hall, Lawrence Thursday, January 28 The feeling of excitement in Liberty Hall last night was palpable with an audience ready to see a local artist on a big stage. And, really — props to Taryn Miller for holding her release show for the new Your Friend album, Gumption, in such a wonderful location. The…
Bun Bros. pop-up coming to Columbus Park Ramen Shop February 3
Chef Kenneth E. Booth says he plans to open two restaurants in 2016, possibly operating out of the same building: Dojo Kenichi, a high-end Japanese dining room serving one party per night, and the more accessible Bun Bros., a less-fancy restaurant focused on Japanese street foods (steamed buns, soba noodles, ramen, soups). Next Wednesday, February 3, the latter project takes…
Under Electric Stars to benefit Lawrence Makerspace Friday night
Lawrence’s Final Fridays always seem to include an activity or two outside downtown proper and the warehouse arts district. The Lawrence Creates Makerspace falls just between the two hubs, and its Under Electric Stars benefit Friday night also manages to be a bit more whimsical than the standard gallery show. It’s an indoor cookout and concert to benefit the community…
Kansas City now cut out of Kurt Schaefer’s earnings tax repeal bill
Bad news for earnings tax advocates: A bill that sought to eliminate the 1 percent tax on employee earnings and business profits advanced out of the Missouri Senate Ways & Means Committee on Thursday. The good news for earnings tax advocates: Kansas City is no longer part of the bill. Missouri state Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, had introduced a measure…
Five soups to keep you warm when the weather turns cold
One winter, I gained probably 10 pounds from eating Moroccan-spiced bisque every day at the Mixx. The creamy and sultry soup — really, there is no other way to describe it — captured my imagination and highlighted the one true benefit of this endlessly chilly season: Soup is the best comfort food, and you can always pile on an extra…
Kentucky and Kansas Headline SEC/Big 12 Challenge This Weekend
NCAA basketball fans are in for a treat come January 30, when the Kentucky Wildcats battle the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas has looked like the superior team so far in the 2015-16 college basketball season and Bill Self and co. will certainly have the chance to prove that’s the case when they host Kentucky for…
Bruce Springsteen is at the Sprint Center in April
Put the alert on your calendars now: Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band have just announced a slew of additional dates for his The River tour (in support of The Ties That Bind: The River Collection boxed set, released in December), with a stop at the Sprint Center on Thursday, April 7. You can expect Springsteen to begin with…
Flying Saucer taps 2015 Perennial Abraxas, Crane Brewing keeps launching, KC Social Hour goes live at Tapcade and more beer events
Thursday, January 28 2015 Perennial Abraxas tapping, at Flying Saucer (101 E. 13th St.), 6 p.m. Crane Brewing launch party, at Long-Bell Pizza Co. (3385 S.W. Fascination Dr., Lee’s Summit), 6 p.m. KC Social Hour podcast live broadcast, with Martin City Brewing Co.’s Matt Moore, at Tapcade (1701 McGee), 8 p.m. Belgian Tripel tapping, at Gordon Biersch (11652 Ash St.,…
The Venture Bros., Oscar Nominated Shorts and more from the week in pop culture
Thursday 1.28 The fascinating documentary I Am Thor, new on Blu-ray and available to rent or buy on iTunes and Amazon, is a profile in denial. It showcases the 1970s bodybuilder-turned-stripper-turned–heavy-metal also-ran named John Mikl Thor, who claims his skyrocketing career was scuttled when he became too valuable to too many people and was — get this — kidnapped. It…
Christina Hergott, strategist at Pink Moon Marketing and b.Legal Marketing, talks listening to KCUR, remixing ‘YMCA’ and more
Twitter handle: @stinahergott Hometown: Olathe Current neighborhood: River Market What I do: Help companies look good and connect with their clients, spend time with people I love, explore KC, enjoy the outdoors, read books, travel. What’s your addiction? The life-changing magic of tidying up. What’s your game? Riding bikes. I’m training for the Dirty Kanza in June. It’s a 200-mile…
Missouri Sen. Kurt Schaefer leads a crusade to eliminate Kansas City’s earnings tax
Eric Schmitt sees a problem with the way Missouri cities try to make more money. The state senator from St. Louis County is seated before a group of lawyers, finance experts and civic types in a boardroom at Kansas City law firm Lathrop & Gage, where Schmitt also works as a lawyer. He laments how municipalities over the years have…
Front/Space’s Hot Hands fundraiser is a big deal for art spotters and collectors
For a little more than five years, Front/Space has been an alternative showcase for artists, musicians and vendors in a matchbox-size storefront on 18th Street, booking projects whose ambition is often impressively out of proportion to this small Crossroads room. There was, to name one especially affecting event, The Cissy Room, Chloe Coover and Molly Hewitt’s interactive installation exploring sexuality…
West Plaza bar the Point moves past its history, ancient and recent
A saloon ages the way some relationships do: in stages. This is so new and fun decelerates into Remember when this was new and fun? before giving way to When did things get boring? Of course, for old lovers as well as for old bars, nostalgia exerts a powerful force. We haven’t been there in ages. Maybe we’ve been mising…
Local drag queens Spice up your life this weekend
Late on a Sunday aftrernoon, in the dressing room behind the stage at Missie B’s, five drag queens are scattered in various states of dress. Ryan Chambers (known as Genewa Stanwyck) stands in the doorway leading to the smoking patio, a cigarette in his right hand. His makeup is mostly done, the long false lashes heavy on his lids, but…
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