When the Body and Full of Hell announced they would tour together in support of their pitch-black collaborative album, One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache, the live shows promised to be nothing if not moody. Separately, the bands encapsulate their music in existential bleakness — life as a lonely, painful tramp through the weeds until you thankfully shuffle…
Fall is almost here. We’ve compiled your guide of everything to do from Labor Day through December. So, go forth. Mark your calendar. There’s plenty to keep you entertained during sweater weather. Film: From Snowden to Rogue One: handicapping 13 big fall movies.Sport: The Royals’ post-season hunt tops fall’s sports calendar.Performing Arts: Amy Schumer goes big, Led Zeppelin gets strung…
Friday, September 2The Bauer115 West 18th StreetShow and Tell, group exhibition by resident artists; opens with a 5-9 p.m. reception.Belger Arts Center2011 WalnutPaolo Porelli — Humankind: The Sublime and The Ridiculous, figurative sculpture from the Italian artist’s residency at the Belger Crane Yard Studios last winter. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Belger Crane Yard Studios2011 Tracy AvenueDan Anderson: Mascots, Hearts…
The Dixie Chickswith Vintage Trouble and Smooth Hound SmithSprint CenterTuesday, August 30, 2016 This is what a triumphant return looks like. Ten years after last playing Kansas City, and a long 13 years after their own messy, career-threatening political controversy, the Dixie Chicks stuck the landing last night. It wasn’t a return from exile; they were clearly wondering, loudly, what…
A few weeks ago, Torn Label released 31 Heroes. The wheat IPA, a tribute on the fifth anniversary of the deaths of 30 U.S. special forces and one military K-9 killed in a downed helicopter in Afghanistan, is one of Torn Label’s best IPAs yet, up there with the complex and fruity Magic Magic (the one with raspberries and lemon…
Thursday 9.1The 1980s was the decade of the buddy comedy, and Martin Brest’s Midnight Run, starring Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter and Charles Grodin as his unwilling captive, was the quirkiest and most fun of the bunch. Grodin plays an annoyingly neurotic accountant who has made off with $15 million of Mob money, and De Niro’s exasperation (later…
Instagram: @kccarrieHometown: Overland ParkCurrent neighborhood: The Plaza. Well, OK, so I’m temporarily back in OP with my parents for the summer, because the complex I was living in kicked all the tenants out on May 31 to renovate. But the Plaza will always be home!What’s your game? Validating other people’s feelings but then getting them to see their own role…
WWE Raw6:30 p.m. Monday, September 5Sprint Center, 1407 GrandIrish Fest5-11 p.m. Friday, September 2Through Sunday, September 4Crown Center, 2450 GrandGreaserama7 p.m.–midnight, Friday, September 2 Lucky Boys1615 GenesseeNoon–midnight, Saturday, September 3Noon-midnight, Sunday, September 4Platte County Fairgrounds414 MO-92, Platte CityKC Renaissance Festival Opening Weekend7 a.m.–10 p.m. Saturday, September 3 through Monday, September 5633 N. 130th St., Bonner SpringsTwin Peaks original soundtrack listening party6…
It’s hard to recall another year when the gap between hype and delivery yawned so wide, or the obviousness of that deficit was telegraphed so clearly ahead of time. Is there really anyone who left Suicide Squad — or even the more pedigreed but equally forgettable Jason Bourne — saying, “Yeah, that was way better than the trailer”? Now summer’s…
On the first weekend of each month, at least 22 flea markets, featuring more than 600 vendors, spring wondrously open in the West Bottoms’ historic warehouses, just to mess with your sense of personal organization. If you approach this sprawling pop-up village without specific goals, without having mapped out a plan ahead of time, you will wander. You will mutter….
Just because summer is over doesn’t mean that the year’s great concerts have already come and gone. Rather, once festival season has passed, many bands embark on individual touring schedules. This fall, from Lawrence to Independence, a diverse and impressive range of shows worthy of your attention are going down nearly every day of the week. Sunday, September 4Anna Lunoewith…
Friday, September 2Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers7:15 p.m. Kauffman Stadium, 1 Royal Way, through September 4Kansas City T-Bones vs. Sioux Falls7:05 p.m. CommunityAmerica Ballpark, 1800 Village West Pkwy., KCK, through September 4Saturday, September 3Kansas Jayhawks vs. Rhode Island Rams football6 p.m. Memorial Stadium, 1101 Maine, LawrenceSunday, September 4Philip Sciemeca Wiffle Ball Classic9 a.m. Hawksbury Field, 6709 N.W. 102nd Terr.FC…
Monday, September 5Pops in the Park, free community concert Kansas City Symphony, Shawnee Mission Park, 7710 Renner Road, Shawnee, kcsymphony.orgWednesday, September 7A Streetcar Named Desire Kansas City Actors Theatre, City Stage at Union Station, 30 West Pershing Road; through Sunday, September 25, kcactors.orgHand to God Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main; through Sunday, October 2; unicorntheatre.orgVirtuosos of the International Center for MusicKauffman Center for…
In the Missouri governor’s race, GOP nominee Eric Greitens looks the part of the ultimate gun-lobby panderer.He’s the guy with the chiseled cheekbones and the ripped abs who, in his TV commercials, interrupts his furious situps routine only to fire high-powered rifles at things that blow up. Greitens, a retired Navy SEAL with no political experience, is banking on the…
Prophets of Rage and AwolnationIf 2016 has disappointed you so far — and if you’re bracing yourself against the madness that creeps ever closer as the presidential election looms in November — Prophets of Rage is the show for you. It’s going to be a very loud Monday night as the newly formed supergroup — blending Rage Against the Machine…
Two highly anticipated and very different KC restaurants are in hiring mode and appear to be within about a month of opening. The Antler Room (2506 Holmes) focuses on a small menu centered on fresh produce, house-made pasta, and house-cured meats. And Berbiglia’s Roost (8725 Metcalf, Overland Park) aims to serve a broad, gut-busting menu, concentrating on barbecue and fried…
The past few months have yielded some especially strong local releases. The psychedelic rock of Lawrence Psychic Heat, AY-MusiK’s positive hip-hop, the Uncouth’s throwback oi — there’s something new for just about any taste. And five of the acts behind the best such recordings are playing in the area over the next week. Here’s what they have to say.The UncouthJonesy’s…
Saturday, September 10End of the World Pub Crawl1-5 p.m. Martini Corner, 400 E. 31st St., endoftheworldpubcrawl.comMars Attacks free Victory screening10:30 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, 1400 Main, drafthouse.com/kansas-citySunday, September 11Beetlejuice movie party7 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, 1400 Main, drafthouse.com/kansas-cityTuesday, September 13Beetlejuice movie party7 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse, 1400 Main, drafthouse.com/kansas-cityFriday, September 16The Beast and Edge of Hell open for the season7:30 p.m. West Bottoms,…
Monday, September 5Sour Beer Week6 p.m. Flying Saucer, 101 E. 13th St.Thursday, September 8Crane Brewing beer dinnerHank Charcuterie, 1900 Massachusetts, LawrenceFriday, September 9Women in Craft Beer event: Perennial co-founder Emily Wymore and 2nd Shift’s Libby CriderFlying Saucer, 101 E. 13th St.Saturday, September 10Kansas City Beer Fest3-6 p.m. Power & Light District, 1330 Grand, kcbeerfest.com, $35-70Winefest Independence Uncorked1-6 p.m. Bingham-Waggoner Estate,…
Saturday, September 3Kansas City Renaissance FestivalFestival grounds, 628 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, Saturdays and Sundays (plus Labor and Columbus days) through October 16, kcrenfest.comAmerican Royal Youth & Open Horse ShowAmerican Royal Complex, 1701 American Royal Ct., through September 4, americanroyal.comThursday, September 8American Royal Quarter Horse ShowAmerican Royal Complex, 1701 American Royal Ct., through September 11, americanroyal.com118th Annual Johnson County…
Part of Kansas City jazz’s fresh generation, tenor-sax and flute man Steve Lambert plays with a rich tone and uncommon inventiveness, testing new directions while filtering the standards through his own contemporary yet respectful voice. Over the years, Lambert’s sound has matured, his experimentation growing more refined; he’s still unafraid to poke and prod, but he has also embraced elegance…
Just 16 days shy of the band’s dark, intense new release, Three, Phantogram has announced a Kansas City concert date. The band will appear Friday, October 14, at the Midland, alongside Bishop Briggs and Rachel Malin and the Wild Type. Tickets are $25 ($30 the day of the show) and go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. via AXS. %{}%…
Classic Rock Summer is a series wherein we attempt to see as many classic-rock concerts coming through the Kansas City area as possible. From May through September, we will immerse ourselves in the music of our parents, from yacht rock to oldies to hair metal, you’ll find us there.Def LeppardWith REO Speedwagon and TeslaSprint CenterFriday, August 26While the weather was…
Today, we received a first look at Boulevard Brewing Co.’s 2017 schedule, and my first impression is this: There are a lot of new and exciting beers on here. My second impression: A few old favorites are going away.Let’s start with the new. Those of us who have been to Boulevard’s new beer hall will recognize a chunk of the…
