Lawrence rock-and-roll duo the Sluts are putting out the vinyl edition of their self-titled album this weekend, but the fact that the songs were originally released on CD last June doesn’t seem to bother Kristoffer Dover and Ryan Wise.“What does it matter the time a thing’s released?” asks Dover, the Sluts’ drummer, as the three of us take shelter from…
When Darrell Brogdon launched The Retro Cocktail Hour in 1996, exotica was making one of its many comebacks, courtesy of Combustible Edison and other acts and Capitol Records’ series of Ultra-Lounge compilations. Coming on the heels of the swing revival, the interest in tunes to drink martinis to flourished, albeit briefly, and The Retro Cocktail Hour appeared.In the years since,…
Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s OriginKC: New Works Festival has an ambitious goal, one that puts more original theater in front of local audiences. “Our mission with OriginKC is to forward Kansas City as a major national center for the development and production of new work,” says Director of New Works Marissa Wolf, “offering playwrights the financial, creative and artistic resources…
May 6 isn’t just another First Friday in the Crossroads. It also marks the public opening of Kansas City’s downtown streetcar line. Yes, its four EPCOT-recalling cars have been swooshing up and down Main Street between Union Station and the City Market for weeks, but the time for riderless testing is over. Starting Friday, you can jump on for free….
“The best thing that’s happened so far is that all the cones are gone.” This is what Michael Smith — chef and co-owner of the Michael Smith and Extra Virgin restaurants, in the Crossroads — tells me when I call him to follow up on our last conversation about KC’s streetcar system. That doesn’t sound much more upbeat than what…
About halfway through the first act of Amadeus, the final production of Spinning Tree Theatre’s season, the couple behind me stopped paying attention.I knew because they had started whispering about Robert Gibby Brand — who plays Antonio Salieri, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s bitter rival — instead of listening to him. “He memorized so many lines,” the woman confided reverently during one…
Last November, I made a $40 bet with my boyfriend that it wouldn’t snow all winter — and I came dangerously close to winning. I got my first mosquito bite of the year doing yoga in the park on a sunny February afternoon. I wore my heaviest coat, a vintage faux-fur number from Donna’s Dress Shop, once — and even…
Thursday, May 5The Royal FernsDavey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main Brett Jackson QuartetGreen Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand UMKC Conservatory Orchestra and ChoirsKauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Chris PurekaKnuckleheads, 2517 Rochester David LindleyKnuckleheads Living Room, 2517 RochesterLincoln Marshall, MetaWatt & TRS-One, Arc FlashReplay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, LawrenceDevilDriver, Holy Grail, Incite, HemlockRiot Room, 4048 BroadwayAJ Gaither, Lauren Anderson, Sugar Britches, Tracy Huffman and…
It won’t happen in August. Or November.There’s no telling when Kansas City voters will get to decide on the future of Kansas City International Airport.One week after a consortium of airlines made it clear to city leaders that they wanted a new, single-terminal version of KCI, Kansas City Mayor Sly James realized voters didn’t have much appetite to pursue the…
When a report surfaced in 2013 that named Wyandotte County the unhealthiest among Kansas’105 counties, political leaders there said they wanted to reverse that dubious distinction.Now, however, they’re considering a handout to close a development financing gap for three fast-food chain restaurants in Argentine.Ferguson Properties, a developer based in Liberty, has a $3.3 million plan to build two restaurant buildings…
If you’re tired of hearing about Kurt Schaefer, you’re not alone. The senator from Missouri’s 19th district and chairman of the Senate Interim Committee on the Sanctity of Life knows how to keep his name in the news the way a bad case of athlete’s foot knows how to stay in your sock. His latest bid: a very public attempt…
Garbage didn’t make it to Kansas City on its most recent tour, a 20th-anniversary jaunt celebrating its eponymous (pink) album but are coming in support of Strange Little Birds. The band still boasts all of its original members. They will appear at the Uptown Theater on July 10.Tickets go on sale Friday, May 6, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. Categories:…
For nine years, this newspaper has asked the same old question: When is the Church of Scientology going to do something with the cool building it bought in the Crossroads Arts District?Answers are never forthcoming from the secretive religion. Scientology bought the former City National Bank building at 1801 Grand in 2007 for a shade higher than $5 million. The building…
Paul Rudd and Jimmy Fallon may have really had too much time on their hands — and we should be happy they did. The duo did a shot-for-shot remake of Styx’s 1981 single “Too Much Time on My Hands” for last Friday’s edition of The Tonight Show, and it’s amazing. Watch Kansas City’s favorite son don a blond wig and…
The Night’s King hasn’t been seen since last season’s Game of Thrones … until last night. But the icy White Walker wasn’t on HBO; he was in Blue Hell at Children’s Mercy Park for the Sporting KC vs. LA Galaxy match, which ended in a 1-1 tie.This is really awesome. Props to the masterminds behind this.H/t: Sporting KC. Categories: News…
Spring has sprung, and summer is on the way. As we dry out from last week’s deluge and start another work week, why not take a look at these videos that define the amazing swathe of music that looks at the hottest newness (the Delazers), icons (Tech N9ne) and back at some classic live footage (the Gadjits). It’s this month’s…
