Bush. // Bush with Starcrawler The Midland Tuesday, February 7 Originally based out of London, England, Bush became one of the most well known rock bands in the United States in the 1990s. Their numerous top ten hits has earned them multiple awards throughout the years. The Grammy-winning band took a hiatus from 2002 to 2010 but have since released…
Courtesy Jeff Daly How long would you wait on a project to get started before you just gave up? A week? A month? How about 20 years? 20 years for a project to take hold and get done? Critical Thinking is a movie produced by Carla Berkowitz about a group of minority students who excel in playing the game of…
Attachment. // Courtesy Shudder While no two romantic relationships are alike, they all feature similar milestones. The first night spent together. Meeting your partner’s parents. Caring for your partner after an injury. In Gabriel Bier Gislason’s Attachment, Maja (Josephine Park), an aimless former actress, gets to experience all of the above in rapid succession when she meets nervous academic Leah…
Vic Ruggiero. // photo credit Kyna Damewood Musician Vic Ruggiero is best known for his work as the frontman and keyboard player for long-running NYC ska act the Slackers, whose mellow, soulful sounds have been getting folks dancing for over 30 years now. However, he’s a prolific solo artist and sideman, with more guest spots than Wikipedia can keep track…
State Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, speaks on the House floor during the 2022 session (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications) Missouri lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday that would give the governor the ability to strip the authority of any elected prosecutor to handle violent crime cases. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Lane Roberts, R-Joplin, would allow the governor to appoint a special…
Graphic courtesy of The Love Hangover official website On Thursday, Feb. 16 and Friday, Feb. 17, recordBar will present a post-Valentine’s Day show that has been presented in 10 cities across the United States and Canada for 24 years: The Love Hangover, which sees “the world-weary and the true believers alike huddle in pairs, playing songs to heal broken hearts…
Art by Cassondra Jones Looking for delicious plans? Whether you want to impress a date, show your fam the best of KC, or just get out of the house, we’ve got you covered… all while supporting local. Here is your weekly roundup of the best food and drink offerings around KC. Cheers! Something New Mother Clucker: Hot chicken has hit…
The Judds. // Photo by Chris Ortiz The Judds: Final Tour T-Mobile Center Friday, February 3 All photos by Chris Ortiz (Instagram: @fastboyent). The Judds The Judds setlist Had a Dream (For the Heart) (Elvis Presley cover) Give a Little Love Girls Night Out (with Kelsea Ballerini & Martina McBride) Rockin’ With the Rhythm of the Rain (with Kelsea Ballerini) Love Is…
Max the dog. // Courtesy Scott Poore Max Max is a dog who was violently attacked by two other dogs while he was forced to live outdoors on a chain. The injuries were so bad that he lost one of his front legs. It’s been a long road of recovery, but Max is finally up for adoption. He is the…
Bush performs at the Midland. // Photo by Jason Samayoa On Tuesday night at the Midland, Bush provided a cross-generational concert experience spanning their nearly 30-year career. On a night when no album was off limits, they served young and young-at-heart fans a smorgasbord of 90s-era Bush and post-breakup-era Bush songs. The band sprinkled in the classics like “Everything Zen,”…
Magic Mike’s Last Dance. // Courtesy Warner Brothers If you walk into Magic Mike’s Last Dance hoping for some sort of narrative throughline from the first two films, you’re going to be disappointed. In fact, save a few musical sequences, you’ll probably be disappointed in general. Mike (Channing Tatum) is the only returning character in the soon-to-be-released third film in…
A breakdown of the elements on the new KC flag.// Courtesy of Kansas City, MO The Kansas City flag may be getting a makeover. City Council members of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Operations committee approved a new version of the city flag Feb. 8. However, nothing is finalized. The full council will vote on the flag Thursday. https://twitter.com/MayorLucasKC/status/1623380902762934273?s=20&t=xso3-csNkqkhnNWJMaeb1g The design…
Courtesy Terri Thompson From nursing to advertising to non-profits, Terri Thompson is quite the renaissance woman. With a career path trajectory resembling a stealthy game of pinball, Thompson has done it all. Since 2017, Thompson has put her marketing and promotional skills to good use as the executive director at the Museum at Prairiefire in Overland Park. The museum’s Mission…
Solve for Stuck logo by John Alvarez ‘Tis the season for chocolate hearts, teddy bears, oysters, overpriced flowers, and restaurants crammed with couples in various stages of disarray (service industry—brace yourselves). The marketing-driven beast known as Valentine’s Day has descended upon us again with promises of undying love, glass-shattering intimacy, and swoon-worthy romance. Yuck. Not to be a buzzkill, but…
Bob Marley’s Birthday Bash. // photo credit Allison Scavo Bob Marley’s Birthday Bash recordBar Sunday, February 5 Hosted by Nicolette Paige, this show was the embodiment of sacred energy. There was power soulfully expressing the beauty that was Bob Marley and his music along with empowering and fervent originals. Paying tribute to local vendors, booths lined the floor with talented…
KCAT’s Smart People. // Photo by Mike Tsai Discussing race in America is complicated. This statement serves as an easy platitude for undigested cultural criticism, akin to The Simpsons gag: “In conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast.” When assigned to broach a complicated topic, to avoid processing any of the information or arriving at even the most basic of…
Isaac Lee Collins. // Courtesy Ted Miller Isaac Lee Collins checks a lot of boxes here in the metro. Besides being a revered community entrepreneur, he’s also a business coach and speaker. Oh, and he’s also got his own fro-yo empire—owning three Yogurtini Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt stores here in town. Why fro-yo, you ask? “It is an amazing community builder,”…
The french dip at Restaurant at 1900. // Photo by Tyler Shane Restaurant at 1900’s French Dip The fine dining restaurant located in Mission Woods off Shawnee Mission Parkway has been making waves in the KC food scene as it was just nominated as a James Beard award semi-finalist for Outstanding Hospitality. When you walk into the restaurant, the staff…
State Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, introduces his bill opponents are labeling a “Don’t Say Gay” bill before the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee Tuesday. A thick stack of witness forms sits on the desk. (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) Republican state Sen. Mike Moon was adamant Tuesday that his bill to prohibit teachers from talking about sexual orientation or gender…
Heartland Men’s Chorus KC performs onstage. // Courtesy of Heartland Men’s Chorus Heartland Men’s Chorus, Kansas City’s nonprofit community chorus since 1986 composed of LGBTQ+ men and allies, has placed a friendly wager against the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus for this Sunday’s Chiefs vs. Eagles Super Bowl. According to a press release, the choruses have made a bet in which…
Kenneth Middleton photo. // Courtesy State of Missouri Kenneth Middleton, a Missouri man from Jackson County, was convicted of first-degree murder of his wife, Kathy, and was sentenced to 200 years in prison without the chance of parole. Now, 32 years into that sentence, he and his family are adamant that an official review of the case would show that…
Travis Kelce gifts Craig Cummings the ultimate tailgating truck to support the Kansas City Chiefs in. // Courtesy of RealTruck Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce recently gifted Kansas City firefighter and volunteer youth boxing coach Craig Cummings the ultimate Kansas City Chiefs tailgating truck. Kelce was able to customize the truck for Cummings as part of automotive accessory…
Edith (Laura T Fisher) and Darren (Matt Decaro) in the KC Rep’s OriginKC World Premiere of FLOOD.// Photo by Don Ipock FLOOD, written by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, made its world premiere at the Kansas Repertory Theatre Feb. 3. It was staged as part of the OriginKC: New Works program, meant to support powerful, artistic voices originating from Kansas City and…
The front lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. // Courtesy of the Nelson-Atkins Update 2/21/23: The Nelson-Atkins Museum will receive Thomas Eakins’ oil painting Sailing c. 1875. There’s more than a trophy up for grabs for the champion of Super Bowl LVII. The Philadelphia Museum of Art and Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum have put some precious works of art on…
