Simple Plan. // Photo by Destiny Frack Simple Plan and Sum 41 Uptown Theater Wednesday, May 18 On Wednesday, pop-punk stalwarts Simple Plan and Sum 41 brought the Blame Canada Tour to The Uptown for a night of catchy, sing-along anthems you likely remember from middle school. All photos by Destiny Frack, who can be found on Instagram at defiephotography….
The Aviary. // Courtesy Saban Films The Aviary is a new indie drama-thriller that’s on video-on-demand as of today. In it, two women flee a cult, and wind up trapped in an unending New Mexico desert expanse, processing their grief while attempting to escape from their situations—both in the past few years of their brainwashing, and the quiet wasteland of…
Molly and Butterscotch are ready for a new chapter. // Courtesy of Scott Poore This week’s “Creature Feature” is brought to us with the help of Scott Poore from Mission Driven. Be prepared, as Molly and Butterscotch have a heartbreaking story. Molly is a 2-year-old brindle Labrador Retriever mix, and Butterscotch is her 3-year-old mother with a reddish coat. They…
That’s one tall drink of… bourbon? Locally distilled bourbon returns to KC. // Courtesy of Bread & Butter You’ve heard of an album release party—now get ready for its alcoholic equivalent. J. Rieger & Co.’s 6-year-aged Bottled-in-Bond bourbon drops June 2 at 11 a.m. at the East Bottoms distillery located at 2700 Guinotte Ave. The private celebration will launch its…
Dawning. // Courtesy Young Min Kim Familial trauma, sleep paralysis demons, and fractured storytelling through the lens of a haunted mind, all in under 80 minutes? It shouldn’t be possible, let alone this good. Somehow though, everything in Young Min Kim’s feature debut Dawning clicks into place. This movie leaves a lasting impression with exceptional acting and surprisingly moving writing,…
Men. // Courtesy A24 Alex Garland’s movies defy easy reads. Garland’s screenwriting work, on films like 28 Days Later and Sunshine, and later directing work—starting with 2014’s Ex Machina—frequently falls under the umbrella of science fiction or horror. He addresses weighty concepts like mortality, power and desire, using powerful imagery that often pulls from varying religious iconography. However, what any…
Bob Delk and Steve Hanneman practicing their setlist. // Photo by Counterpoint Festival The Counterpoint Music, Art & Conservation Festival on June 4, aims to help citizens of Marion County, KS, and the surrounding areas foster a relationship with land conservation efforts. The festival, organized by Cyan Meeks and Susan Mayo, will feature headlining artists, musicians, and speeches from ecology…
Camp Encourage. // Courtesy Camp Encourage When your child is on the autism spectrum, it can be hard to find activities for them where you know they’ll be comfortable and understood. For the last 15 years, Camp Encourage has been trying to fill that space. Located at the Tall Oaks Conference Center in Linwood, Kansas, the camp has four sessions—one…
The fourth installment of Hotdogs & Highballs is set to take place this Sunday, featuring a variety of dogs and drinks. // Courtesy Hotdogs & Highballs The drink and dog tradition continues this Sunday “There’s something about a hot dog that soothes my soul. Ballpark? Hot dog. Family barbecue? Hot dog. If you agree, recordBar is hosting another hot dog-centric…
An Iowa meatpacking plant had plastic dividers installed separating workers on the production line. // Courtesy Tyson Fresh Meats This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. Lawyers for Tyson Foods, one of America’s largest meatpacking companies, drafted an early version of a 2020 executive order that allowed plants to continue operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Congressional report…
Turnstile. // Photo by Nick Spacek Turnstile with Citizen, Ekulu, and Truth Cult The Granada Saturday, May 14 Saturday’s show at the Granada was unexpected in a way we hadn’t considered. Given the fact that the line to get in stretched half a block south from the venue’s doors all the way to the corner of 11th and Mass and…
Did you try to learn to fish as a child and fail? Have you avoided the activity ever since in the hopes that you won’t embarrass yourself? To everyone who has ever sat frustrated for hours hoping they will get anything to bite, for once you will find yourself winning. This Memorial Day weekend Mountain Dew is offering individuals the…
Barraca 49. // Photo by Pierson Kubel Every First Friday weekend, Novel’s additional parking lot at the cross-section of East 20th Street and the underside of Oak Street transforms into the pop-up club and self dubbed “sound camp” known as Barraca 49, Kansas City’s newest and most inspired nightlife option. Barraca, which had its first showing during April’s First Friday,…
New Kids on the Block. // Photo by Chris Ortiz New Kids on the Block with Salt-n-Pepa, En Vogue, and Rick Astley T-Mobile Center Sunday, May 15 On Sunday, New Kids on the Block brought their Mixtape Tour to T-Mobile Center with Salt-n-Pepa, En Vogue, and Rick Astley. The show was a celebration of the group’s longtime career and featured…
Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers. // Courtesy Disney “Who is this for?” is often a reductive question to ask about a movie. Not every film is for everyone, and that’s perfectly fine. However, for movies based on existing IP, it’s an appropriate one to ask. Reboots, sequels, franchises, and adaptations have built-in audiences willing to spend money to see familiar…
Protestors from May 14, 2022 on the Plaza. // Photo by Jim Nimmo In response to the leaked Supreme Court decision earlier this month, which is predicted to undo Roe vs. Wade, protestors descended on the Plaza on Saturday, May 14. After a series of speakers around the fountain, a crowd approximating 1000 then marched the Plaza, with signs and…
Kansas City Ballet Second Company Dancer Malerie Moore in Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz. // Photo by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios Up until a few weeks ago, Kansas City Ballet’s second company performer Malerie Moore didn’t anticipate adding ballet dancing puppeteer to her resume. That is, until she scored a last-minute opportunity to portray Toto—or, rather, the…
Masking Threshold. // Courtesy Giant Pictures / Drafthouse Films Found Footage appears to be having a moment. Recent film festivals, including Panic Fest, have featured several movies that play in the genre—like Malibu Horror Story, The Outwaters and Dashcam—to varying degrees of success. None of them though, however, feature the in-your-face approach that makes Johannes Grenzfurthner’s Masking Threshold such a…
The Mavericks Knuckleheads Saloon Saturday, May 14 As part of their latest tour, country-rock legends the Mavericks took to the outdoor stage at Knucklehead’s Saturday night. This was the third night of a four-night stand, and we caught the night in images for you all who sadly had to miss it. All photos by Destiny Frack, who can be found…
Kristine Hull of Fox and Pearl. // Photo by Liz Goodwin I want you to imagine a world without avocados. For those who shudder at the thought, it gets worse. Picture farmers markets and retail giants alike with no strawberries, no tomatoes, no apples, and—perhaps the biggest gut-punch of them all—no coffee. But that’s just the beginning. “What kind of…
Bruce Ravid. // photo courtesy Bruce Ravid During his stint with Capitol Records as an A&R person in the ’80s, Bruce Ravid helped the label sign The Knack and worked with the likes of Iron Maiden, Duran Duran, Missing Persons, The Motels, Weird Al Yankovic, The Church, Thomas Dolby, Kraftwerk, Delbert McClinton, and The Undertones. Musically, it’s an embarrassment of…
Asking Alexandria // photo credit Barry Meitler Asking Alexandria with Atreyu, Eva Under Fire, and Nothing More Uptown Theater Friday, May 13 Touring in support of their seventh studio album, See What’s on the Inside, released in October of last year, British hard rockers Asking Alexandria took to the stage Friday night at the Uptown Theater. Atreyu, Eva Under Fire,…
The front entrance to the Johnson County Museum’s Redlined exhibit. // Photo by Michael Cripe The Johnson County Museum’s latest special exhibition, Redlined, offers an in-depth analysis of a 90 year-old racist practice and how it still affects Kansas Citians today. As defined on the museum’s website, redlining is the “systematic disinvestment of some neighborhoods and populations in favor of…
Cafe Cà Phê Barista and Drink Specialist Saranya Tosriprasert. // Photo by Travis Young. Studio courtesy of Travis Carroll For Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we teamed up with Catcall magazine to highlight the AAPI team members who make Kansas City’s first Vietnamese coffee shop Cafe Cà Phê possible. Check out the entire series here. What’s your title…
