Sum 41. // photo by Kylee Gregg Sum 41 with the Interrupters Uptown Theater Sunday, April 21 At the end of what they’ve dubbed Tour of the Setting Sum: The Final World Tour, Canadian pop-punks Sum 41 will be going their separate ways. On Sunday night, Kansas City got to party with the band one last time as the band…
Photo Cortesy of Buzzard Fight Kansas City’s Buzzard Fight is a three-piece rock ‘n’ roll machine with more twang than an hour of country radio. Like a metallic Black Oak Arkansas or a countrified Kyuss, Buzzard Fight brings a unique genre-bending sound that the area’s heavy music scene they’ve dubbed, “Psychedelic Country Sludge.” They’re releasing their debut album Lysergic Speed…
AJR. // Photo by Kylee Gregg Touring in support of 2023’s The Maybe Man, AJR—made up of brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met—took to the stage of the T-Mobile Center on Friday, April 19. This marked the indie-pop act’s first-ever arena tour, and they pulled out all the stops. Australian singer-songwriter Dean Lewis opened. The night made for an incredible…
Flora Farms dispensaries were among those that experienced technical difficulties on 4/20, including this location at the Arkansas border (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). April 20 is a day recognized globally for celebrating cannabis culture, but it’s also like the cannabis industry’s Black Friday. Dispensaries offer deals designed to inspire people to flood their stores to stock up. However on Saturday, dispensaries…
Sweet Tee’s Goodness Bar and Quiche // Photo by Sarah Sipple It took one visit, and specifically one little treat, to lock Sweet Tee’s into my memory among the multitude of coffee shop choices in the KC metro. So when it came time for a Sunday morning picnic with my friends in Ottawa, I knew exactly where I would stop on…
Photo Courtesy of Comedy Vets The Comedy Vets make a habit of using something funny to deal with a serious issue. These professional comedians do gigs all over, either for veteran audiences or to raise money to combat veteran suicide. When they’re performing for fellow veterans, it’s often in a veterans’ home or hospital, where it’s easy for the people…
Courtesy of the KC Current On Monday, the Kansas City Current announced new developments for the Berkley Riverfront, set to break ground at the end of 2024, with 2026 being the expected completion date. Having already reinvested in the riverfront area by building CPKC Stadium—The first ever stadium exclusively built for a women’s soccer team—the Current are now pushing for…
Feeding and Fellowship // Photo courtesy of The Kansas City Heroes Drive past Washington Square Park on any given Tuesday evening and you will see lines of Kansas City residents waiting in line for dinner. For a majority of them, this is one of the few guaranteed meals that they will receive throughout their week, and they’ve come to rely…
Photo courtesy of Shekeib Shaffiey Artificial intelligence has been called the final frontier of technology. If you’re a little creeped out by the idea that robots may soon consciously be making eye contact with us, you’re not alone. AI is already pervasive. It’s in our healthcare, our social media algorithms, our streaming services, and now, it’s at our local farmers’…
From left, Lawrence High School senior journalism students Jack Tell, Natasha Torkzaban, Maya Smith and Morgan Salisbury present policy recommendations during an April 19, 2024, meeting with the district school board president. The students for five months have challenged the district’s use of Gaggle spyware. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) LAWRENCE — When Lawrence Public Schools deployed spyware last fall, district officials…
Courtesy of Dennis Porter For nearly 25 years, Happy Faces Entertainment’s Dennis Porter has been making people giggle and guffaw. Through magic, clowning, and/or good old-fashioned improv, Porter has found his niche teaching groups of all ages. Think court jester meets motivational speaker. “It started with shows in the living room of my parents’ house,” he says. “And decades later,…
Courtesy of KC Pink Warriors Dragon Boat Racing traces its lineage back an estimated 2000 years in China, however in the past 30 years it has had a different lineage. The contests has become the sport of choice for many women with breast cancer. “The reason for Dragon Boat racing in patients with cancer, and specifically breast cancer, is that…
After two women went missing, law enforcement made four arrests in Oklahoma’s Cimarron and Texas counties (clockwise, from top left): Cole Twombly, Tifany Adams, Tad Cullum and Cora Twombly. (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation) What should we make of “God’s Misfits?” That’s the name Oklahoma authorities say a small antigovernment group who held worship services in their homes called themselves….
Bob Unell for The Pitch In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII. This event will affect 17 states, from Maryland west to Iowa and…
I laughed out loud the first time I saw it. “Do they really think we’re that stupid?” To the layperson’s eyes, sure, maybe it passed by and nothing was thought of it—just another cannabis product. But for the privy person who’s worked in the cannabis industry and studied cannabinoids, they would have read right through it, calling BS right away….
Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks at a press conference in the Missouri House Lounge, flanked by House Speaker Dean Plocher, left, and state Rep. Justin Sparks (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey launched an investigation into four companies Wednesday as part of an effort to crack down on intoxicating hemp products. The problem, according to Bailey, is…
Q39 banquet & documentary premier // Photo by Sarah Sipple In just ten years, Q39 has cemented its place among Kansas City barbeque favorites. In an effort to give back to the community that first welcomed their idea of combining competition-quality barbeque and a chef-driven environment in 2014, Q39 has introduced its 10-10-10 campaign. The formal announcement came on Wednesday,…
Arson Class. // photo by Sid Sowder It’s been three and a half years since Sid Sowder’s Too Much Rock last released an entry in their single series. No Germ Candy’s “Straight Talk” backed with a cover of Beat Happening’s “Indian Summer” dropped in the midst of the Covid pandemic and while Sowder’s been regularly updating the Too Much Rock…
Sierra Ferrell. // photo by Haley Mullenix Sierra Ferrell brought her Shoot for the Moon Tour to Kansas City Wednesday night as she took the stage at The Truman for a sold-out show with support from Cat Clyde. I’ve been lucky to see Ferrell twice already before this, both times at different music festivals, so I was excited to finally…
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. // photo by Allison Scavo Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Knuckleheads Saloon Wednesday, April Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is one comprised of several genres infused together, including blues and mountain bluegrass with subtle yet hard undertones that perfectly complement their rockabilly style. This style of genre-bending allows the band to ease into and out…
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 (mostly) local. Here is your weekly roundup of the best food and drink offerings around Kansas City. Cheers! Something new TTPD: Taylor Swift’s new…
Front Porch. // photo by Allison Scavo Mountain music-makers oftentimes have to start from scratch and take risks to get known. Front Porch not only started from the ground up, but self-promoted, self-released their album, and bravely put themselves out there by entering contests. Of five bands, Front Porch won first place at the Battle of the Bands contest at…
Photo by Dan Smith/Lionsgate Around the turn of the millennium, Guy Ritchie was the hottest director around. His visual and verbal zeal was a fresh shot in the arm just as films were getting set in their ways after the mid-90s indie boom. Then a strange thing happened: the flash and flair was traded in for the tailored coat of…
From a viral meme to running Wendy’s Twitter account, Matt Keck has become somewhat of a household name for anyone chronically online between 2010 to today. Now, he’s made a podcast to tell the story of being the “Wendy’s Twitter Guy.” In 2010, Keck uploaded a YouTube video titled “I’m a Snake,” where he wore a felt snake hat with…
