Smokin’ Guns BBQ closes on Nov. 11, 2022 // Photo by Google Streetview Owners of Smokin’ Guns BBQ in North Kansas City announced in a Facebook post that they are retiring, and will be closing the restaurant on Nov. 11, 2022. After 20 years of business, Smokin’ Guns owners Phil and Linda Hopkins have carved a significant imprint within the…
Here Come the Mummies. // photo by Barry Meitler Here Come the Mummies with Saxsquatch The Uptown Theater Friday, October 28 Funk rock band Here Come the Mummies headlined the Uptown on Friday night as a perfect kick-off to the long Halloweekend. Bigfoot horn player Saxsquatch opened. Barry Meitler (find him on Instagram and Facebook) was there to capture it all. Here Come…
Christian Nodal. // photo credit Chris Ortiz Christian Nodal with Nunca Jamás T-Mobile Center Saturday, October 29 On Saturday night, maricheño star Christian Nodal brought his tour to the T-Mobile Center wherein the 23 year-old singer thrilled the modest crowd with his fusion of the two emblematic musical genres of Mexican culture, the mariachi and the norteño. A rock band…
Build Your Own Mac & Cheese at Q39. // Photo by Jordan Baranowski It’s not every day you get to sit down at one of Kansas City’s best barbecue restaurants—at the same table as its owner—and try several new additions to the menu. When Q39 came calling with that very offer, we couldn’t resist their sweet, meaty siren song. It…
House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, D-Springfield, answers questions during a press conference on the final day of the 2022 legislative session. // Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications Missouri House Democratic leader Crystal Quade on Friday demanded to know why a state agency is investigating a southwest Missouri hospital that treated a woman featured in an ad attacking Attorney General Eric Schmitt…
ZoSo. // photo by Allison Scavo ZoSo – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Knuckleheads Thursday, October 27 There are cover bands, and then there are bands that pay tribute by presenting an authentic experience akin to that of the band they are covering. ZoSo, one of the longest-running Led Zeppelin tribute bands, is also one of the hardest-working bands today…
TAUK. // photo by Allison Scavo TAUK Venue 1235 Wednesday, October 26 TAUK is a band known for their progressive music. I, personally, was introduced to them as a lyric-free band. For this tour they brought Kanika Moore and dubbed it, ever so aptly, the TAUK Moore tour. Kanika brought an essence that only she could add. Their rendition of…
Shane St. James in The Addams Family. // Courtesy White Theatre Snap, snap! The creepy, kooky, and all-together ookie musical The Addams Family debuted over the weekend at The Lewis and Shirley White Theatre as part of the theatre’s 18th season. The irreverent sing-along show features a talented cast of local performers from across the metro. Heading up the ensemble…
For our Creature Feature adoption column this week, we’re doing something a little different. We have a rescued cat and her kittens, as taken in by friend of the publication and local games designer Joel A. Clark. Here’s the info on Sweeties, her kids, and the deets on giving them a new home, via the current owner: We’ve got 3 kittens…
Courtesy Nick Nikkah Ever wanted your own mini-action figure? Nick Nikkhah, founder of 3DHQ on the Plaza, is your man. He’s scanned thousands of humans—and humanoids—to create full-color lifelike figurines in sizes ranging from one inch to life size and beyond. Heck, if Fido or Fluffy can sit still long enough, Nikkhah will miniaturize your pet, too. When he’s not…
Pale Fire at Afterword Tavern & Shelves. // Photo by Jordan Baranowski Fall is the perfect time for smoky cocktails, and there aren’t many better in Kansas City than the Pale Fire at Afterword Tavern & Shelves. Named after Vladamir Nabokov’s complex and extremely meta poem (which drew its own name from a line in Shakespeare’s problem play Timon…
Adobe Stock Missourians vote on Amendment 3 to legalize recreational marijuana on Nov. 8. With Election Day so close, and early ballots already open, both recreational marijuana advocates and critics are asking voters to appropriately inform themselves on the issue before voting. While the most obvious outcome of this vote will be the legalization—or continued criminalization— of recreational marijuana, provided…
Sometimes movies succeed despite their ad campaigns. That’s certainly the case for Dario Argento’s 1977 breakthrough film Suspiria, which featured a pair of taglines that missed why the movie is so enthrallingly eerie. International Classics released posters that declared, “The only thing more terrifying than the last 12 minutes of this film are the first 92.” While the film is…
Courtesy of Strawberry Week Over the past year, Kansas City Public Library has offered a supply of free menstruation products in their restrooms in collaboration with Strawberry Week, a nonprofit addressing period poverty in our community. The organization provides menstrual products across the metro area and has supplied the library with upwards of 22,500-period products since their partnership began. Next…
The Jewell Building at KCKCC campus. // Courtesy of KCKCC “Adapted/Adopted: Journey of Asianx Women Artists” opened at KCKCC Art Gallery Oct. 17. The display tells the story of six Asian American women artists through an exploration of identity and belonging in the United States with an additional focus on the adoption phenomenon of relocating children of Asian descent to…
Brownie croissant at Blackhole Bakery. // Photo by Jordan Baranowski Kansas City has a number of bakeries that rise to the occasion each morning, but few do it quite as well as Blackhole Bakery on Troost. Not only do they have the staples down perfectly—try their cheese Danish—but they’re constantly experimenting with original and excellent pastry combinations. Case in point:…
Adobe Stock. The Missouri Baptist Convention and Pro-Choice Missouri don’t often find themselves on the same team. Same for the Missouri NAACP and Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. But this year, each is part of an ideologically scattershot constellation of organizations and elected officials that have come out of the woodwork in recent weeks to urge Missourians to reject a…
Rows of flowers and candles have been left in front of Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, following the tragic shooting on October 24, 2022 that left two dead and several others wounded. // Photo by Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent The first time St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones publicly spoke about the tragic shooting at Central Visual…
While the Chiefs’ fans celebrate another win this season, and the Royals and Sporting fans long for the start of next year, Kansas City has one more club that is more than worth cheering for. The Kansas City Current head into the National Women’s Soccer League Championship game against the Portland Thorns this weekend after they defeated Megan Rapinoe, Rose…
Heart embedded at KC Opera House. Courtesy of Parade of Hearts. The Parade of Hearts Board of Directors announced that Kansas City will embrace the sculptural embodiment of diversity and solidarity that is the Parade of Hearts in 2023 and 2024. Kansas City’s Parade of Hearts organization conceived the community engagement initiative to inspire the region through art and philanthropy…
Ryan J. Lee. // Photo by Neriah Lee Stokes Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Ryan J. Lee has been on KC’s scene for over 15 years now. From his early beginnings, taken under the wing and working alongside legendary saxophonist Ahmad Aladeen as a teenager, to his work on Logan Richardson’s critically-acclaimed Afrofuturism, he’s been an essential collaborator and an artistic…
Jorge Carlos Jr. wins his third fight in less than 40 seconds in the first round with 6 powerful punches // Photo Courtesy of Christina Carlos Moke Professional boxer Jorge Carlos Jr. climbs the ranks with an undefeated record fighting here in Kansas City, Kansas this past weekend, on Oct. 22. The local Olathe Northwest High School graduate started his…
Back in July at the Lounge at No Vacancy, Mark Ronning curated an event called Les Bonsbons Electriques, “a repeating audio/visual performance series that curates electronic musicians, sound designers, and visual synthesizer performers.” Featuring Pink Phase, Babydoll, and Eric Rice performing music and Slotem performing live with analog visual synthesis, the event also had Ronning on modular synthesizer during the…
Piff the Magic Dragon. // photo courtesy the artist Thanks to television appearances on America’s Got Talent and Penn & Teller: Fool Us, magician John van der Put’s alter-ego Piff the Magic Dragon has gone on to a multi-year residency at the Flamingo in Las Vegas, where he performs five nights a week in his own theater. For those who…
