SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 5, 2011
|
FREE
|
VOL. 31
NO. 13
PITCH.COM
2
the pitch
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
THE ULTIMATE KC PUB CRAWL EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT 1 RO C K I N F L E E T O F TROLLEYS O P E R AT I N G 7 P M - 3AM 8 E N T E RTA I N M E N T DISTRICT S 10 0 + R E STAU R A N T S & BARS EXC LU S I V E F O O D & D R INK SPECIAL S
Tickets ONLY $10 Must be purchased at the Trolley stop. EXCLUSIVE SPECIALS FOR WRISTBAND HOLDERS 75th STREET BREWERY - Free Pizza from 10pm-1am 810 ZONE - Free pizza from 10pm-1am ANGELS ROCK BAR – No Cover on Friday - Miller/ Coors specials on other nights BLUE ROOM - $5 off cover with wristband BOBBY BAKERS - Longneck Bud bottle special, any Bomb special BRIO - 10% off total bill BROOKSIDER - Corona Extra special BUCCA De BEPPO - $5 off any $20 purchase BUZZARD BEACH - Domestic draws and wells specials CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN - FREE small craving with every $20 purchase on your next dine-in visit. CALIFORNOS - $5 off a $12 purchase
CHARLIE HOOPER’S - Fri Boulevard, Bud Light and wells special, 7-9,Sat Bud and Bud Light Bottles special CLASSIC CUP - European Bistro serving KC for 20 years COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT - Well and domestic beer specials DARKHORSE - Southern Comfort special, $2 pizza slices DAVE’S STAGECOACH INN - Chambord Vodka special, Southern Comfort Lime special DRUM ROOM - Happy Hour Daily, plus Weekend Entertainment ERNIE BIGGS - 2 for 1 cover FIDEL’S CIGARS - 10% off cigar (flavored & clove cigars) purchase FIREFLY - Southern Comfort special, ½ price appetizers FREAKS ON BROADWAY - Mention this ad for 10% off any tattoo
FRED P OTTS - Buy 1, get 1 free mini burgers GORDON BIERSCH - Draft beer and specialty drinks specials 4-6:30 pm, 10% off guest check GRANFALLOON - Smirnoff on special GUSTO - Yards and Wells specials HARPOS - Shot specials-sex on the beach, red headed sluts, kamikazees HARRY’S BAR & TABLES - Southern Comfort special HOWL AT THE MOON - Free admission. 20% off table reservation (must have wrist band, not valid on holidays or special events) INDIE BAR - Drink Specials - 1st round w/ KC Strip wristband IT’S A DREAM SMOKESHOP - The biggest selection in KC JERUSALEM CAFE’ - $5 off Hooka JERSEY DOGS - $1 Hot Dogs & 50¢ off other food items w/ wristband JOHNNY’S TAVERN - Fri-Boulevard Special JOHN’S BIG DECK - KC Strip Wristband Special on Bombs and Well drinks JUKE HOUSE - Fri - Cocktails and domestic beer specials, Sat - Margaritas and domestic beer specials KC JUICE - Buy 24oz get 75¢ off with wristband LEW’S - Bud Light pint special, 1 free spinach dip per table with any purchase. M&S GRILL - Crown Royal drink specials - Sun brunch & bottomless mimosas 10:30 am – 2:30 pm MAKER’S MARK - Miller/Coors product specials MARRAKECH CAFE - Fine Moroccan cuisine 1/2 price appetizers MCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S - Grey Goose Vodka Special, Happy Hour M-F 4-6pm MCCOYS - Featuring unique handcrafted beers MCFADDEN’S SPORTS BAR SALOON - UV Vodka drink Specials – all flavors MISSIE B’S - No cover with KC Strip wristband MONACO - No line, No cover (based on capacity & dress code) MOSAIC – no line MURRAY’S ICE CREAM & COOKIES - Single Scoop Cone $3.45, Cookie Monster $5.68 O’DOWD’S - Free cover OTTO’S - $1 off Otto Czar adult malt! P.F. CHANG’S - 10% off bill with CRM sign up & trolley wristband PBR BIG SKY - Jack Daniel’s drink special PIZZA BAR - PBR pounders POWER AND LIGHT GRILL - Boulevard pint special with a choice of 1 appetizer for ½ price per customer RAGLAN ROAD - Miller Lite and Bud Light specials RAPHEAL HOTEL - Happy Hour 5-close & live enteretainment RIOT ROOM - Wells and Jameson special SHARK BAR - Miller/Coors products specials SIMPLY BREAKFAST - $1.50 off breakfast burritos with wristband SOL CANTINA - $4 el Jimador Margaritas $2.75 Pacifico bottles TEA DROPS - Best bubble and loose leaf tea in town! TENGO SED CANTINA - Ask for Blake and he will buy you a El Jimador Slammer!
pitch.com
THE BEAUMONT CLUB/SIDECAR Sat-monkey shine and pitchers special, NO COVER THE DROP - Specialty martinis and cocktails specials THE FOUNDRY - DJs and Food until 1:30am THE MIXX - Mixx it up with one of our unique salads! THE OAKROOM at the Intercontinental - Well, house wine and domestic beer specials, small plates & live music 8 pm –12 am THE UNION-WESTPORT- PBR Specials THE WELL - 16oz 22 degrees aluminum Bud bottles. 1 free spinach dip appetizer per table with any purchase. TOMFOOLERIES - Cuervo margaritas special TOWER TAVERN - Tito vodka specials 11pmclose, $10 pizza 7pm-close VELVET DOG - Skyy drink specials WESTPORT COFFEE HOUSE - 1 Free 12 oz coffee with purchase of specialty drink. Wristband required. WILLIES - Boulevard and any Bomb special
STOPS: JOHNS BIG DECK POWER & LIGHT 18TH & VINE MARTINI CORNER WESTPORT O’DOWDS BROOKSIDE WALDO
thekansascitystrip.com
816.512.5555
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
the pitch
3
©
C O N T E N T S VOLUME 31 • NUMBER 13 SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 5, 2011
E D I T O R I A L Editor Scott Wilson Managing Editor David Martin News Editor Justin Kendall Music Editor David Hudnall Staff Writers Charles Ferruzza, Ben Palosaari Editorial Operations Manager Deborah Hirsch Proofreader Brent Shepherd Calendar Editor Berry Anderson Clubs Editor Abbie Stutzer Food Blogger, Web Editor Jonathan Bender Contributing Writers Danny Alexander, Ian Hrabe, Elke Mermis, Chris Packham, Chris Parker, Matt Pearce, Nadia Pflaum, M.T. Richards, Dan Savage, Brent Shepherd, Nick Spacek, Abbie Stutzer, Kent Szlauderbach, Crystal K. Wiebe A R T Art Director Ashford Stamper Contributing Photographers Angela C. Bond, Cameron Gee, Forester Michael, Chris Mullins, Sabrina Staires, Matthew Taylor, Brooke Vandever Interns Lauren Cook, Bethany Day, Paul Kisling
T HE WRITERS P LACE
P R O D U C T I O N Production Manager Jaime Albers Multimedia Design Specialist Amber Williams C L A S S I F I E D A D V E R T I S I N G Senior Multimedia Specialist Steven Suarez Multimedia Specialists Andrew Disper, Payton Hatfield Sales Manager Lisa Kelley
Find your writing tribe at The Writers Place. Open to the public at: 3607 Pennsylvania KCMO (816) 753-1090 Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:00 PM Workshop: Sit, Walk, Write: Laying a Foundation for a Writing Practice with Bob Chrisman (Evenings, Session 2)
R E T A I L A D V E R T I S I N G Advertising Director Dawn Jordan Retail House Account Manager Eric Persson Multimedia Specialists Michelle Acevedo, Jada Escue, Laura Newell Director of Marketing & Operations Jason Dockery Advertising Coordinator Keli Sweetland
Friday, September 30, 2011 7:00 PM Reading by Contributors to The I-70 Review Saturday, October 01, 2011 9:00 AM Workshop: Writing Fabulous Sex Scenes with Lenore Carroll $45 nonmembers / $30 members
C I R C U L A T I O N Circulation Director Mike Ryan
Stay informed about our events.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011 10:00 AM Workshop: Sit, Walk, Write: Laying a Foundation for a Writing Practice with Bob Chrisman (Mornings, Session 4)
B U S I N E S S Business Manager Michelle McDowell Systems Administrator Matt Spencer Staff Accountant Amy Gilbert Front Desk Coordinator Jessica Weaver Publisher Joel Hornbostel
Facebook: Like our page! Twitter: Follow @kcwritersplace
S O U T H C O M M Chief Executive Officer Chris Ferrell Director of Accounting Todd Patton Director of Operations Susan Torregrossa Director of Content/Online Development Patrick Rains Creative Director Heather Pierce
Thursday, October 06, 2011 7:00 PM Workshop: Sit, Walk, Write with Bob Chrisman (Evenings, Session 3) Friday, October 07, 2011 7:00 PM Reading: Jake Adam York, Michael Pritchett, & Brian Barker
N A T I O N A L A D V E R T I S I N G Voice Media Group 888-278-9866, voicemediagroup.com Senior Vice President Sales Susan Belair Senior Vice President Sales Operations Joe Larkin National Sales Director Ronni Gaun
Saturday, October 08, 2011 6:00 PM Gallery Opening: Masters, Mistresses and Multiple Marriages: work by Michael Aaron McAllister
E M O S T GE
B A C K PA G E . C O M Vice President Sales & Marketing Carl Ferrer Business Manager Jess Adams Accountant David Roberts D I S T R I B U T I O N The Pitch distributes 45,000 copies a week and is available free throughout Greater Kansas City, limited to one copy per reader. Additional copies may be purchased for $5 each, payable at The Pitch’s office in advance. The Pitch may be distributed only by The Pitch’s authorized independent contractors or authorized distributors. No person may, without prior written permission of The Pitch, take more than one copy of each week’s issue. Mail subscriptions: $22.50 for six months or $45 per year, payable in advance. Application to mail at second-class postage rates is pending at Kansas City, MO 64108.
F F U T S FREE MOVIE PASSES, DVDs, CDs, T-SHIRTS & MUCH MORE FROM P
C O P Y R I G H T The contents of The Pitch are Copyright 2011 by KC Communications, LLC. No portion may be reproduced in whole or in part by any means without the express written permission of the publisher. The Pitch address: 1701 Main, Kansas City, MO 64108 For The Pitch information, call: 816-561-6061 To report a story, call: 816-218-6915 Editorial fax: 816-756-0502 For classifieds, call: 816-218-6721 For retail advertising, call: 816-218-6702
New Blood: Live in London
| 8
D ’ L ICIO U S Chef Charles d’Ablaing is on a first-name basis with Chaz. BY CHARLES FERRUZZA | 21
6
T H E PI T C H Q U E ST IO N N A I R E
7
P LO G
8
F E AT U R E
15
N IG H T + DAY
18
FILM
21
CAFÉ
22
FAT CI T Y
24
M U S IC
30
C O N C E RTS
38
S AVAG E LOV E
MEANWHILE, AT PITCH.COM
RESTAURANTS:
SEARCH HUNDREDS OF AREA RESTAURANTS BY NEIGHBORHOOD OR CUISINE TYPE; SEND RESTAURANT INFORMATION TO YOUR CELL PHONE OR WRITE YOUR OWN REVIEWS.
Music takes center stage all this month on the Smithsonian Channel with The Real World of Peter Gabriel, premiering Sunday, October 9th at 8/7 central
CALENDAR:
FIND ENTERTAINING AND ENLIGHTENING EVENTS ALL OVER TOWN, TODAY AND EVERY DAY.
ENTER AT PITCH.COM FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
BY MATT PEARCE
GET UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON PLOG (OUR NEWS BLOG), FAT CITY (OUR FOOD BLOG) AND THE WAYWARD BLOG (MUSIC).
Peter Gabriel
the pitch
Reports of air mishaps and errors are the good news.
THE DAILY PITCH:
Enter to win a DVD copy of
4
ROUGH AIR
pitch.com
ON THE COVER ILLUSTRATION BY ASHFORD STAMPER
BARS/CLUBS:
CHECK HUNDREDS OF LIVE-MUSIC LISTINGS BY DATE, VENUE OR ARTIST.
Fitness, Health & Beauty HAIR & FULL SERVICE SALONS
Like us on
SINGLE PRINTS NOW
Where Everyone is V.I.P.
AVAILABLE! 4120 PENNSYLVANIA AVE KCMO 816.756.5977 IN WESTPORT
3402 Troost Avenue KCMO 64109 816-531-6767 www.barbershop67.com
7325 W 80th OP, KS Wed - Sat 9am-9pm pinkiecouture.com
Now you can flip though the pages of
P on p
Our entire issue is there for when the racks are empty, you need to check out an old issue, or just because you want to...
Just click and enjoy!
lipboo f / m o c . h c it p
Offering a prize each week for 10 weeks!
k
Independently Owned & Family Operated
Located in Historic Overland Park. Make an appointment by phone 913-766-pink (7465) or email mail@pinkiecouture.com Cuts, Color, Extensions, Manicure/Pedicure,Waxing
Coming Soon! Wild Bird Center
BIG CHANGES at the shop!
Depend on us for pet supplies, toys, food, grooming and special orders!
50% OFF Professional Eyelash Extension Application! Styling Tresses is offering for a limited time only professional semi-permanent micro eyelash extensions that are fused 1-by-1 to your lashes. $150 value for only $75 By appt. only. 913.489.3505 ext #3
Next to Sunfresh 4029 Mill St. (816) 561-7387 • citypets.wordpress.com
1325 S. Noland Road 816.252.6647 Laser hair removal, gift certificates available.
WELCOME TO YOUR NEW FAVORITE CHAIR! Knockouts is now open near the Country Club Plaza! 20% off coupons available for both Plaza and North Kansas City locations @ www.pitch. com/coupons. 4964 Main Street • 816-756-5753 400 Armour Road | 816-931-2887 | knockouts.net
DENTAL
My Dentist has been providing safe and effective group dental care to patients for over 25 years. My Dentist offers comprehensive dental care, from preventative to restorative dentistry. Downtown KC/Grandview/Independence mydentistinc.com
P FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL 816.218.6759 OR EMAIL DAWN.JORDAN@PITCH.COM pitch.com
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
THE PITCH
5
Quality Hill Square Condos
The Pitch Questionnaire
9th & Washington
OW N F O R L E S S T H A N R E N T
•We provide Financing •Only 5% Down •Luxury Finishes www.QualityHillSquare.com
$3000 IS YOURS!
Matt Zammar 816-916-4292
NEW MERCHANDISE WEEKLY
GET FALL FESTIVAL TICKETS HERE YONDER MT HARVEST & HALLOWSEVE WINE HARVEST 1607 WESTPORT RD. KCMO | 816-442-8400 TUES-THURS NOON–9PM • FRI-SAT NOON–10PM
Pirate’Z Cove
Unique Gift & Glass Emporium
now open
TOBACCO ACCESSORIES
tues-thurs noon-9pm fri-sat noon-10pm 1605 1/2 Westport Rd., KCMO | 816.912.2908
18+
M T A
I L
K E B O Y
Occupation: Missouri state representative and lawyer
What movie do you watch at least once a year? Miracle
Hometown: Boise, Idaho
Celebrity you’d like to take on a gondola ride: Bill Clinton
Current neighborhood: Midtown
THE
SIMPLE
Who or what is your sidekick? Emma, an American bulldog
SOLUTION PRE-MIXED SYNTHETIC URINE KIT Kit Contains:
• 3.5 oz of the highest quality sunthetic urine available • Adjustable belt • Two heat pads • Temperature label
Person or thing you find really irritating at this moment: Anyone in the administration at the University of Texas
What was the last local restaurant you patronized? Blue Koi
What subscription — print, digital, etc. — do you value most? Rolling Stone
Where do you drink? The Quaff and the Drop
What was the most important thing you learned in school? To remember true intelligence is taking what you learn and figuring out how to apply it.
Favorite place to spend a significant portion of your paycheck: Conveniently Natural and the grocery
6
THE PITCH
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
Finish this sentence: “Kansas City screwed up when it …” Deferred water, sewer and other infrastructure improvements. Finish this sentence: “Kansas City got it right when it … ” Elected Sly James mayor.
Talboy, the House minority leader, was elected to the Missouri General Assembly in 2006.
pitch.com
pitch.com
Finish this sentence: “People might be surprised to know that I …” Love the UFC. Describe a recent triumph: We finally passed the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act. I’ve been in five years, and I’ve worked on it every year that I’ve been down there. It’s a huge accomplishment that the speaker, the floor leader and I were able to get together and get that done.
Where do you like to take out-of-town guests? Blue Koi or La Fonda el Taquito
11-8 Mon - Sat • Noon - 6 Sun 3617 Broadway KCMO 64111 816.931.7222 facebook.com/coopersbroadway
Favorite person or thing to follow on Twitter: Kris Ketz
What career would you choose in an alternate reality? NFL owner
Favorite arts organization: The Kansas City Ballet
1 YEAR SHELF LIFE
take up a lot of space in my iTunes: Audiobooks, Jimi Hendrix and Tom Petty
M O N T H X X–X X , 2 0 0 X
THE PITCH
1
In the Brownback administration, tax cuts are the answer to everything.
P
L
O
there’s a new girl in town.
G
hitting stands October 5th
PA D DY B R I G G S
www.herkansascity.com
Be Like Tiger
A talented golfer, yes, but financially shrewd as well.
hen Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback thinks of a typical Kansan, he imagines somebody like Tiger Woods. Woods, a California kid, moved to Florida when he turned professional. Why would he leave one warm-weather state for another? Florida has no state income tax. Brownback seems to think regular people act like money-worshipping superstar athletes. The governor is of the mind that Kansas will be a bright prairie flower on the withering Plains if it lowers its tax burden. “You’re going to see the middle of the country — our area will be the one that will grow,” he said last week at an annual dinner of the Kansas Policy Institute, a free-market think tank, according to The Wichita Eagle. The notion that tax burdens have a big influence on migration patterns is far from settled, however. One study, for instance, looked at New Jersey after the state introduced a “millionaire tax” in 2004. The study, written by Cristobal Young of Stanford University and Charles Varner of Princeton University, found that tax had “minimal effect.” The New Jersey study squared with other studies that indicate tax increases don’t cause people to put “for sale” signs in their yards. In an e-mail, Young says he hasn’t looked at tax decreases, which is what Brownback is contemplating. “But I can’t think of a compelling reason why people would be sensitive to a tax decrease when they are not sensitive to a tax increase,” he writes. Still, don’t go waving your fancy university studies around the Brownback administration. “Be careful when these theoretical guys, who haven’t been in the real world, start splitting hairs based on statistical databases,” cautions
Steve Anderson, the governor’s budget director. Anderson is a certified public accountant from Edmond, Oklahoma. Before he joined the administration, he worked as a consultant for Americans for Prosperity, a group bankrolled by the super-rich and ultraconservative Koch brothers. In 2009, he worked on a “model budget” for Kansas that, among other things, recommended higher tuition at public universities. “There is no reason to tax the majority in the state who do not have children attending a state institution in order to subsidize those who do, especially when there is evidence it is the more affluent citizens who are more likely to have children enrolled in higher education,” the document said. To Anderson, the evidence is clear. Florida, Texas and other states that don’t tax income are growing. Therefore, tax cuts lead to growth. “What I have seen is that income taxes change behavior,” he tells The Pitch. “It’s just as clear as the nose on your face.” Anderson likes things that are plain as noses. Because he doesn’t fully trust those college professors with their tweed jackets and standard deviations. “There really is no punishment for them if they put something out that doesn’t really have any validity,” Anderson says. He’s a data-driven, real-world guy. “My clients don’t pay me to take wild guesses,” he says. “Which is why I’ve always thought that college professors that have never practiced should get out and practice awhile. They might be surprised what they’d learn in reality. Things are much different when you get off the college campus.” — DAVID MARTIN
W
Get unschooled at pitch.com/plog
0.9% available for 36 months “You work hard for your money, and you deserve the best in value and customer service. We thank you for letting us serve you for the past 50 years and we look forward to serving you for 50 more!” - Michael Ancona
1000 N. Rogers Rd. Olathe, KS www.frankanconahonda.com | 877-328-8247 *with approved credit through AHFC pitch.com
pitch.com M O N T H X X–X X , 2 0 0 X SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
THE PITCH THE PITCH
1 7
REPORTS SHOW HUNDREDS OF AIR SCARES, ERRORS AND COMPLAINTS SINCE 2001. AND THAT’S THE GOOD NEWS. BY MATT PEARCE
8
T H E P I T C H S E P T M E B E R 2 9 - O C T O B E R 5 , 2 0 1 1 pitch.com 2 T H E P I T C H M O N T H X X–X X , 2 0 0 X pitch.com
© C S A I M AG E S
I
n March 2008, a mid-sized passenger jet, an Airbus A320, was approaching Kansas City International Airport for landing when an automated warning went off in the cockpit: collision alert. The instruments said another plane was 700 feet away and closing. The first officer looked for the other plane but couldn’t spot it. The Airbus pilot pulled up as the computer’s commands grew increasingly urgent: Climb! Climb faster! The alerts stopped. The other plane could now be seen veering away. The instruments said it had come within 300 feet of the Airbus, less than three times the nose-to-tail length of the plane itself. A collision could have been catastrophic. Instead, the Airbus landed safely and quietly, the latest survivor of the hundreds of close calls reported in the safest decade of American air travel since the invention of flight.
I
’m so pissed off about this because so many reporters have screwed this up for so many months now,” Doug Church tells The Pitch. Church is spokesman
for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), the union for controllers. He’s not pleased to hear that someone is writing about unverifiable reports. Again. “It’s raw data,” he says. “It’s one side of a story that has a lot of sides to it.” That March 2008 incident is taken from a pilot’s anonymous recounting for the Aviation Safety Reporting System, a snitch-and-bitch database of air events — some of them dangerous — that pilots and air traffic controllers encounter while working. The particulars of that sweaty moment near KCI could not be corroborated. The Federal Aviation Administration, when asked about it, provided no further information. “This is written from a pilot’s perspective and doesn’t have a flight number, date or any other marker that helps us identify them,” says Elizabeth Isham Cory, a spokeswoman for the FAA. “While this report may be legitimate, it lacks identifying detail.” Recent stories using this kind of unconfirmed data, and describing similar aerial mishaps, have appeared in publications nationwide, giving Church and the NATCA reason to be pissed. “It’s given us a bad name for having fallen down on the job,” he says. Because here’s the thing: According to more verifiable research, you’re safe.
Statistics compiled by aviation manufacturer Boeing in June of this year* show that U.S. and Canadian airlines have averaged less than one fatal accident per million flights since 2000. To put that number in context, let’s say the odds were one-in-a-million for driving. If you hopped in your car twice a day every day, you’d average a fatal accident every 1,400 years. Boeing and other airline players, of course, have a vested interest in keeping those numbers as low as possible. When flying makes headlines, it’s usually because what happened was especially nerve-shredding. Anyone who flies regularly might still be thinking about this past April 1, for example, when the ceiling ripped off a Southwest Airlines 737 midflight, precipitating an emergency landing. The episode led to a lot of public contrition from Southwest executives, who immediately grounded their fleet to make sure none of their other rides had convertible tops. An airliner hasn’t crashed in this country since 2009. The FAA has 46 databases that it uses to track safety; it wants to expand to 64. On the rare occasion that a plane crashes, the National Transportation Safety Board combs over the accident with obsessive meticulousness. If flight safety were a 14-year-old pianist, it’d be headed to Juilliard. continued on page 10
*POP-CULTURE FACT CHECK: You remember Say Anything, right? At the end of that 1989 movie, Lloyd Dobler — played by John Cusack — tries to convince his afraid-to-fly girlfriend that, statistically speaking, everything will be OK after the no-smoking light on their transAtlantic jet turns off. It’s a metaphor for the young couple’s holy-shit, flying-by-the-seats-of-our-pants teen relationship, and it also became an emotional touchstone for a lot of people who grew up in the 1980s. The movie ends on a cute note: The screen cuts to black as the nosmoking light dings off, cueing the credits and a happyish ending. But Boeing’s statistics for global air travel say that, between 2001 and 2010, almost twice as many people (3,130) died during the cruise-to-landing stages of flight than during takeoff and climbing (1,640). So everything the 1980s taught us is probably wrong. pitch.com
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011 T H E P I T C H 9 pitch.com M O N T H X X–X X , 2 0 0 X T H E P I T C H
3
Rough Air continued from page 9
Meanwhile, we hold driving to a different standard. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 30,000 fatal vehicle crashes happened every year between 1994 and 2009. Over that same decade and a half, Americans asked for more statistical death in the form of speed-limit increases and the revocation of motorcyclehelmet laws. Yet pilots and air traffic controllers continue to report thousands of bumbles, stumbles and potentially lethal events that happen over the normal course of air travel. And much of the action takes place over Kansas and Missouri. The Aviation Safety Reporting System receives roughly 50,000 reports a year, about 20 percent of which are released to the public by NASA, which maintains the database. NASA has no authority to rebuke those involved, and those who file reports also win some immunity from FAA punishment, which encourages more reports. The database operates as a kind of Borg brain that assimilates errors into a single compendium of screw-ups — a live-and-learn digest for airline officials, as well as a kind of police blotter for the skies and a diary for those who traverse them. Reports show pilots complaining about air traffic controllers, air traffic controllers complaining about being overworked, planes skidding off runways, drunken passengers peeing on food carts, and more of those near hits in a sky that seems not nearly big enough. Take, for instance, the crew of a 737 headed for Dallas. A report about that journey says the plane banked right after pilots noticed something falling from a plane above them. The object zipped by less than 1,000 feet from the left wing. “As we got closer, it became clear that the object in question was, in fact, a person skydiving, as we were able to clearly identify their head, their arms, and their legs,” the first officer later wrote. As in all the database’s reports, the writer’s name and gender — as well as the airline carrier and the specific
times of the incident — have been redacted. At Kansas City’s Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in July 2010, an air traffic controller reported that two aircraft had veered a little too close to each other. After the danger passed, the controller wrote, a conflict-alert (CA-CA) alarm beeped and flashed to warn of the danger. “This is normal, in the terminal environment the (CA-CA) often waits until the aircraft have already passed before sounding; it’s almost entirely useless as a safety aid,” the controller wrote. “It’s a running joke.” The controller wrote that another alarm, the low-altitude (LA-LA) alarm, never went off when it should have and that a controller at nearby KCI had handled the event sloppily. “This was a pretty screwed-up operation throughout from a legal standpoint, and was pretty unsafe, too.” Yet when The Pitch asked the FAA about this mishap, they said they had no record of it and that there had been no similar complaints. Isham Cory says some details in the report itself don’t make sense and are“very suspect.” “If this was a controller and if this person
is still in the area, we’d like to talk to them because they detail several procedural errors that they made themselves,” Isham Cory says via e-mail. “It doesn’t add up. This is very odd.”
A
fter a March 2001 flight took off from St. Louis and was headed through Kansas City’s airspace, one captain reported, flight attendants were about to start serving drinks when they noticed that the bathroom was occupied. A young man in his 20s was inside, but the attendants soon realized that there were no empty seats on the plane. He then jammed the door shut. “This is the captain, and I need you to open the door now!” the pilot ordered. The young man immediately opened the door and claimed that he was sick. He said he couldn’t remember his seat number. He didn’t have one. According to the pilot’s report, the young man broke down and explained that he had been a college intern for a ramp service for one month, which gave him flight passes and
“IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, A SENSIBLE POST-9/11 APPROACH TO SECURITY IS ONE THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT COMMON SENSE AND EXPERIENCE AND IS NOT ONE IN WHICH EVERYONE’S HAIR IS ON FIRE.”
a temporary ID card that now had an altered date. He was heading for a wedding in Las Vegas with a friend, and he’d first boarded the flight in Philadelphia as an off-duty airport worker but realized during a layover that he might not be able to get a seat on the next flight. So he slipped past the boarding agent while she was distracted and hid in the plane’s bathroom while the flight attendants were busy. The pilot and the dispatcher agreed that they would continue to Las Vegas with the stowaway. Police picked him up when the plane landed. The event sounds today like an almost charming relic of the pre-9/11 era, a far more tolerant time. Robert Raffel, an associate professor of Homeland Security at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with 17 years of experience in the FAA’s Office of Civil Aviation Security, applauds the pilot’s handling of the event as it was described in the report. “The suspect was already aboard, and his reason for boarding was plausible (stupid, perhaps, but plausible),” Raffel tells The Pitch in an e-mail. “In my humble opinion, a sensible post-9/11 approach to security is one that takes into account common sense and experience and is not one in which everyone’s hair is on fire.” Raffel believes that there has been an “eclipse of no-tolerance policies in favor of some common sense occasionally.” Yet airline security remains vastly altered. The Transportation Security Administration’s experiments with patting down children and detaining grandmothers are well-documented. Getting less attention are other odd defensive crouches, as on March 4 of this year, when the nation’s airlines executed a stealthy mass neutering of bathroom oxygen generators on 6,000 planes. That means less combustible oxygen for prospective terrorists to detonate — but no more working oxygen masks in bathrooms when planes have lost air pressure. “In order to protect the traveling public, the FAA eliminated the problem before making the work public,” the FAA said in a news release. “Had the continued on page 12
Johnson County
Library
www.jocolibrary.org
Bound EntErtainmEnt UNBOUND IMAGINATION
10 PT TH M EXBX–X E R X2 ,9 2-0 O BER 5, 2011 4 TtHhEe PpI iTtCcHh MSOEN 0 CXT O pitch.com
pitch.com
pitch.com
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
the pitch
11
Smoke emʼ if you got emʼ!
SMOKIN’ PATIOS
Check out these decks & patios for great outdoor dining & drinking! B.B.’S LAWNSIDE BAR-B-Q 1205 Easts 85th St. KC,MO 816-822-7427 BLUE BIRD BISTRO 1700 Summit KC,MO 816-221-7559 bluebirdbistro.com BRIO TUSCAN GRILL 502 Nichols Drive KC,MO 816-561-5888 brioitalian.com THE BROOKSIDER 6330 Brookside Plaza KC,MO 816-363-4070 brooksiderbarandgrill.com CHEZ ELLE 1713 Summit St KC,MO 816- 471-2616 chezelle.com CZAR 1531 Grand Boulevard KC,MO 816- 221-2244 czarkc.com EL PATRON 2905 SW Blvd KC,MO 816-931-6400 elpatronkcmo.com FUEL 7300 W. 119th St OP,KS 913-451-0444 fuelkc.com THE GRANFALLOON 608 Ward Pkwy KC,MO 816-753-7850 thegranfalloon.com KC SPORTS GRILLE 10064 Woodland Rd. Lenexa, KS 913-829-GRIL (4745) kcsportsgrille.com KNUCKLEHEADS 2715 Rochester KC,MO 816-483-1456 knuckleheadskc.com THE LEVEE 16 W. 43rd St KC,MO 816-561-5565 thelevee.net LUCKY BREWGRILLE 5401 Johnson Dr Mission, KS 913-403-8571 luckybrewgrille.com MAMA TIO’S Inside Town Pavillion on 11th St between Main & Walnut KCMO 816-221-0589 mamatios.com
12
the pitch
MCCORMICK & SCHMICK’S 448 W 47th Street KC,MO 816-531-6800 mccormickandschmicks. com MICHAELANGELO’S GRILL 17104 E. 24 highway Independence, MO 816-257-1122 PIEROGUYS 307 Main St KC,MO 816-252-1575 pieroguys.com POWER & LIGHT DISTRICT 13th and Main KC,MO 816-842-1045 RAOUL’S VELVET ROOM 7222 W. 119th St OP,KS 913-469-0466 raoulsvelvetroom.com R BAR & RESTAURANT 1617 Genessee Street KC,MO 816-471-1777 rbarkc.com RECORD BAR 1020 Westport Road KC,MO 816-753-5207 therecordbar.com RHYTHM & BOOZE 423 SW Blvd KC,MO 816-221-BOOZ (2669) rhythmandbooze09.com RIOT ROOM 4048 Broadway KC,MO 816-442-8177 theriotroom.com STANFORD’S COMEDY CLUB 1867 Village West Pkwy KC,KS 913-400-7500 stanfordscomedyclub.com THAI PLACE 4130 Pennsylvania Ave KC,MO 816-753-THAI (8424) kcthaiplace.com THE UNION OF WESTPORT 421 Westport Rd. KC,MO 403 CLUB 403 N. 5th St. Kansas City, KS 913-499-8392 77 SOUTH 5041 W. 135th St. Leawood, KS 913-742-7727 77south.net
Rough Air continued from page 10
FAA publicized the existence of this security vulnerability prior to airlines fixing it, thousands of planes across the U.S. and the safety of passengers could have been at risk.” One report from the NASA snitch-andbitch database shows a CRJ-900 captain arguing that the move had endangered his flight. “I did not know why the oxygen generators were removed from the lavatories and in what way this was related to security,” the pilot wrote after reading a secretive memo notifying the crew that the tanks had been removed. The flight was scheduled to reach 35,000 feet, which the pilot noted would not normally be allowed with oxygen deactivated. “The note on the release left a lot of questions unanswered. I contacted the Dispatcher who told me that this was in response to a security threat whereby terrorists could use the O2 generators to make a bomb.” When the pilot told the flight attendants that there were no longer usable oxygen masks in the bathroom, they said they didn’t know what to do if the cabin experienced rapid decompression. The pilot tried to contact a flight manager on the ground for answers. The manager was hostile at first and told the pilot to “just operate the flight,” the pilot reported, because “they didn’t want ‘everyone and his brother’ to know about it.” The FAA never identified a specific threat. Meanwhile, according to one study by the Aviation Medical Society of Australia and New Zealand, 40 to 50 planes worldwide each year suffer rapid-decompression accidents.
T
he Pitch’s review of the Aviation Safety Reporting System records from 2000 to 2011 involving flights at Kansas City’s airports reveals a potpourri of errors: near collisions with weather balloons and other flights, actual collisions with snow drifts and jetways, and infractions in basic flight procedure (including the occasional jet straying onto the wrong runway). The records are only a sample of the total reports submitted to NASA, and because they’re also largely uncorroborated by the FAA, it’s impossible to paint a complete picture of everything that happens at KCI. According to the FAA’s own database — which contains far fewer reports — eight people were injured and none killed in accidents involving KCI from January 2000 to September 2011. But one trend is clear from NASA’s data. A troubling patch of more than 10 reports between 2006 and 2008 points to a staff shortage of air traffic controllers at KCI, which led to multiple mistakes. Some flight errors reported are technological, others human. All underscore certain ultimate political realities of air travel. (The notes below are reproduced in their original wording and style, including the allcaps formatting that makes the data read like dramatic news rolling off a teletype.) March 2007: “FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS, STAFFING AT OUR FACILITY HAS BECOME A MAJOR PROB. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS RETIREMENTS AND OTHER CTLRS HAVE BEEN MEDICALLY
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
DISQUALIFIED. WE WERE ORIGINALLY ALLOTTED ABOUT 42 CTLRS. WE NOW HAVE ONLY ABOUT 29 THAT ARE QUALIFIED TO WORK TFC.” The retirements were an anomaly whose roots reach back three decades. In 1981, air traffic controllers walked off the job en masse, demanding higher pay. Then-President Ronald Reagan crushed the strike by firing the controllers. That led to a hiring wave of brand-new controllers; 25 years later, this yielded a retirement boomlet that left airports shorthanded during the late aughts, according to the FAA’s Isham Cory. Several safety reports describe controllers working through snowstorms while understaffed, and several say FAA management — embroiled in 2007 in another prolonged contract dispute with the controllers’ union — was reluctant to pay overtime for extra controllers. Even when management granted overtime or shuffled shifts to fill the gaps, fatigue was an issue. March 2007: “THE MGMNT AT THIS FACILITY IS GOING TO CONTINUE OPERATING THESE DANGEROUS SHIFTS UNTIL SOMEBODY DIES.” The staffing problems continued. In April 2008, one controller described going to work to find that four trainees would be in the tower and that FAA management would not approve overtime for more experienced controllers to lend support. “THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INEXPERIENCED AND CANNOT BE IN CHARGE OF THE TWR SINCE THEY ARE ONLY CHKED OUT ON A FEW POS,” the controller wrote. “THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON A DAILY BA-
SIS, AND I BELIEVE IT IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. FAA MGMNT KNOWS THE STAFFING PROB WE HAVE, BUT THEY EITHER DENY IT OR REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.” Today, these cries appear to be over. “The staffing shortages that we had four years ago have been mitigated around the country and in Kansas City,” says Church, of the NATCA. “We’re in far better shape now. We have a new administration [President Barack Obama’s] that actually cares about safety, as opposed to the last administration, which was not.” He adds: “[There] could not possibly be more of a gap between the situation four years ago and today.” The FAA’s Isham Cory says KCI needs 30 to 37 controllers in order to function properly, and that staffing for those positions at the facility is now at 130 percent. But could problems return the next time controllers need a new contract?
A
ir accidents have a lot in common with biology: Crashes are the product of a series of events, much in the way that an organism is the latest expression of a sequence of genes. The overwhelming majority of the incidents logged in the Aviation Safety Reporting System and at KCI are innocuous, like the stray bacteria silently dismantled by our immune systems without symptoms. A pilot notices if an instrument is broken or if an error occurs on approach, and a series of reactions quickly steers the flight toward safety. It’s when the immune system breaks pitch.com
MONTH
BREW-STORY TOUR
Saturday, Oct. 8
“THE STAFFING SHORTAGES THAT WE HAD FOUR YEARS AGO
1&3 PM $35 Union Station Tasting-2PM
HAVE BEEN MITIGATED AROUND THE COUNTRY
Saturday, Oct. 8 1&3 PM| $35 | Union Station Tasting-2PM
AND IN KANSAS CITY. WE’RE IN FAR BETTER SHAPE NOW.” down — if pilots are tired and ill-prepared, if the tower is distracted and instruments fail — that a single malady multiplies into calamity. The most recent fatal airline crash in the United States happened February 12, 2009, when a Colgan Air flight headed to Buffalo, New York, plunged into a house five nautical miles northeast of the airport, killing 49 people onboard and a resident in the house. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the accident, said the crash was probably caused by pilot error. But the board’s forensic analysis, released in a report a year later, pointed to a long-winded list of contributing factors extending far beyond the moment when the pilot steered the flight into a stall. The NTSB analysis read in part: “The safety issues discussed in this report focus on strategies to prevent flight crew monitoring failures, pilot professionalism, fatigue, remedial training, pilot training records, airspeed selection procedures, stall training, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight, flight operational quality assurance programs, use of personal portable electronic devices on the flight deck, the FAA’s use of safety alerts for operators to transmit safetycritical information, and weather information provided to pilots.” The Colgan crash speaks to the future of flying as much as it does to aviation’s past. An August 30, 2011, Associated Press investigation revealed that an “automation addiction” had caused some pilots to forget how to fly. According to an FAA study, in “60 percent of accidents, and 30 percent of major incidents, pilots had trouble manually flying the plane or made mistakes with automated flight controls,” the AP reported. The Colgan flight was one of the accidents cited. Yet automation continues to take more and more flight duties out of human hands. In 2010, FAA researchers tested a system that would relay computerized weather warnings for pilots instead of relying on controllers to do it. Unsurprisingly, the computers did it faster. In general, an increasingly automated flight system would also mean that fl ights could land faster and closer together, saving valuable time for passengers and potentially cutting down on the natural erraticism of human behavior.
“There are a lot of things coming down the pipe to make our jobs better,” Church says. Bob Coffman, a member of the FAA pilot training committee, recently told the AP that pilots fly without autopilot for only about 80 seconds of a typical two-hour flight. Could air officials lower the danger of flight by decreasing pilot control still further, or would that leave even more pilots helpless in an emergency? A world of automation would seemingly remove the thousands of unmistakably human accounts of flight problems now dotting NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System. But those accounts tell us much about the intangibles of flight for which computers can’t necessarily adjust. In March 2006, a pilot — let’s call him Gary — was preparing his Boeing 737 for a nighttime takeoff from KCI. It was Gary’s final leg of a three-day swing, and the flight was running 35 minutes late. There was no rush, he wrote, because there was no way they were getting home on time anyway. But when Gary powered up the engines, a couple of warning lights clicked on, and engine No. 1 wouldn’t come online. When the 737 rolled back to the gate, Gary’s first officer asked him why he had shut down No. 1. Later, Gary’s slightly geeky moment-by-moment account of what happened — the act of reconstructing events for the record — allowed him to realize that he’d accidentally shut down the engine with a careless hand while setting a brake. There had been nothing wrong with the aircraft. It was an inexplicable gaffe for someone who had started thousands of engines. Gary summed up the chain of events simply as “the alignment of the planets.” “This,” Gary concluded, “is one of those baffling human errors that my wife the flight surgeon revels in analyzing, as do I.” Someday, a few simple tweaks may alleviate the cosmic happenstance that Gary noted — an engine that starts itself, maybe a gentle automatic reminder voice in the cockpit. But until the machines take over, this was still Gary’s fault, the latest defeat on the impossible flight to perfection.
Join us for our first KC Brewing History Trolley Tour led by Kansas City brewing historian and author H. James Maxwell. Take a 90 minute tour of Kansas City’s Prohibition Past. Includes Beer tasting Details @ KansasCityMuseum.org
E-mail feedback@pitch.com
pitch.com
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
the pitch
13
1100 15kcmarathon.org 11 RUN THE CITY OF FOUNTAINS Marathon / Half Marathon / Marathon Relay / 5K / Kids’ Marathon
One of the fastest growing marathons. in 2010
10,945 28,000 46 9
PARTICIPANTS SPECTATORS
STATES
14
the pitch
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
COUNTRIES
S AT U R D AY PAGE 16
M O N D AY PAGE 16
T U E S D AY PAGE 16
This Parkville park needs your attention.
Surf the future at fiber-optic speeds.
It ain’t easy being greasy.
NIGHT + DAY WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 5
F R I D AY
|
9.30
|
[LIBRARY EVENT]
FIRST-PLACE MEATS
[ T H U R S DAY 9.2 9 – S U N DAY 1 0.2 ]
DÓNDE ESTÁ LA BIBLIOTECA?
T
This year’s showdown pits brother against brother.
Ten years ago, the public library on Kansas City’s West Side moved into its fifth location and debuted its third name (this one honoring a former librarian). Sometimes referred to as the Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Americas (2017 West Pennway, FIND 816-701-3487), this MANY MORE branch of the Kansas City Public Library has many resources Spanish as well as LISTINGS in materials pertaining to ONLINE AT Latin America, and it PITCH.COM employs several bilingual staff members. Some of them, including Branch Manager Julie Robinson, are on hand at the Ruiz Branch 10th anniversary party. The event includes refreshments and live music from the Alta Vista Middle School Mariachi Band and the Solis Family Band. It’s also a good time to take a tour of the library. (Unlike a couple of its former locations, this new branch location, Robinson says, isn’t a place where you can see all of it from any one spot inside.) A reception begins at 5:30 p.m., and a program starts at 6. RSVP at kclibrary.org/rsvp/14110. — CRYSTAL K. WIEBE
ANGELA C. BOND
EVENT
he Pork Pullin’ Plowboys are top contenders at this year’s American Royal Barbecue. The team garnered huge wins there in the past: overall winner of the invitational in 2009, and fifth out of 490 competitors at the open in 2010. But at this year’s World Series of Barbecue, beginning Thursday, local brothers-in-law Todd Johns and Randy Hinck are splitting up to compete against each other. Johns, a featured speaker at the 2011 National Barbecue Association Conference, spoke with us last week. The Pitch: Which dish is your favorite to prepare and why? Johns: Big hunks of meat are always fun. Each area of the animal requires a slightly different cooking technique. To turn out a perfectly cooked whole hog takes more than a fire and a pit. Pork has traditionally been my strongest and favorite category. What’s your smoking procedure? The wood flavors I use for competition are pecan and cherry. My smoke comes from a manufactured pellet product that is 100 percent wood sawdust. It’s a green product with no fillers. The pits I use are computer-operated and feed the air and pellets into a small fire pot the size of the palm of your hand. Very little fuel is consumed over a long cook. What does the American Royal mean to KC? The American Royal is the world’s largest and one of the most well-known barbecue contests in the world. Just placing in any category is a dream for any cook that participates — and many who don’t. It’s a badge of honor in this town that we wear humbly and proudly. People instantly know what it means. The American Royal barbecue competition is held through October 2 at the American Royal Complex (1701 American Royal Court, 816-221-9800). For more — BERRY ANDERSON information, see americanroyal.com.
[SPORTS]
THE KANSAS CITY ASS KICKERS
Put this in your hot-dog gun and shoot it into the now empty seats at Kauffman Stadium: The Kansas City Roller Warriors, KC’s only recent championship-winning sports team, is currently ranked No. 1 in the South Central Region. This weekend, the other teams from Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida converge on Municipal Auditorium (301 West 13th Street, 816-513-5000) in their speed skates and helmets for “Show Me Der-B-Q,” the 2011 WFTDA South Central Region Playoffs. The series kicks off today at 10 a.m. and culminates in the championship bout Sunday night at 6:30, when one team earns a trip to the nationals in November. A day pass costs $25, or a weekend pass is $55. Purchasing a $15 pass for Friday and/or Saturday night permits entry into two evening bouts. For more information, see showmederbq.com. — CHRIS PACKHAM
S AT U R D AY
|
10.1
|
[ART]
NO, THANK YOU
The artists and writers at Hallmark are hard at work every day saying “I love you” for us. And today, one of the world’s largest creative staffs puts on Hallmarket: a Hallmark Artist Art Fair, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Hallmark Square (2450 Grand, 816-274-3613), in front of the Hallmark Visitors Center. It’s all non-Hallmark-commissioned works from those painters, designers, sculptors and photographers who make a living from making you appear more thoughtful to others. All proceeds go from your pocket to the artists, so show your love by buying a piece of art or two (with cash or check only, please). Call it your amnesty day for all those thank-you cards you’ve never written. — KENT SZLAUDERBACH
[WORKSHOP]
… AND THEN THEY HUMPED
Normally, fiction-writing workshops teach the basic conflicts: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. Hans Gruber and man vs. mimetic poly-alloy assassin from the future. There’s also some business about scene construction and narrative arc. What they don’t teach you: For commercial purposes, have a few vampires in there and consider engaging your characters in sex with each other. From 9 a.m. to noon at the Writers Place (3607 Pennsylvania, 816-753-1090), novelist Lenore Carroll teaches a course called Writing Fabulous Sex Scenes. “I plan to have exercises about the elements of sex scenes, or any scenes, in a story,” Carroll says. “I like the ones offered by John Gardner in The Art of Fiction. He talks about inviting the reader into the fictional dream. I’ll start off talking about genre — one sex scene doesn’t fit all. pitch.com
Romance, literary, Christian fiction — all need different approaches. I’ll have exercises for characterization and setting.” The cost is $45 ($30 for Writers Place members). Enroll at writersplace.org. — CHRIS PACKHAM [FILM]
COSMIC SMUT
Notwithstanding the genre of films shown there, the Strand (3544 Troost, 816-931-5341) is both the oldest theater in town and a local landmark of sorts. Inspired by its history, videomaker Pat Vamos and area artist Jori Sackin have produced a short film combining chicken animation and clips from 1970s exploitation pictures and sci-fi porn. Titled Space Thang, it’s made up of elements that pay tribute to the storied venue. Vamos says, “I was at Jori’s birthday party last December, and we started talking about my past shows at places like continued on page 16
S E Ppitch.com T M E B E R 2 9M-O O B X–X E R 5X, , 2200101X t ThHe E p Pi It TcChH 151 N CT THOX
continued from page 15
and playing in lots of dirt. Event co-chair Stephanie Battison says, “What I love about this event is the opportunity for kids to get their hands on at least a hundred different varieties of seeds, berries, pods, leaves, etc., and create masterpieces they are incredibly proud of.” The rain-or-shine event lasts from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $6 for those 2 and older. — CRYSTAL K. WIEBE
[ F E S T I VA L ]
M O N D AY
BE FRUITFUL, INCREASE
When the flood waters at English Landing Park (First Street and Main, in Parkville) started to recede, Cory Miller sent out his landscaping company to work until the water was gone. Forty days and 40 nights later, the surface appeared, and Miller, along with the Friends of Parkville Parks, began to raise money for English Landing’s restoration. The support from the community and sponsors multiplied, reaching half of the $35,000 goal. Celebrate from noon until 7 p.m., when Parktoberfest brings musicians (including a Blue Man Group guitarist) and families back to English Landing Park to eat, drink and multiply (dollars). “I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for our city and our parks,” Miller says. “It’s been an incredible experience to work alongside such a caring community.” Admission is free, but a $10 donation for the park is requested. See parktoberfest.net for more information. — KENT SZLAUDERBACH
S U N D AY
|
10.2
|
[ FA M I LY E V E N T ]
TAKE THE KIDS OUTSIDE
Worried about SpongeBob adversely affecting the focusing abilities of a small child in your life (according, at least, to a recent study by the University of Virginia)? Head to the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (8909 West 179th Street, 913-685-3604) this weekend for some arts-and-nature therapy and more old-fashioned fun. Arts for Kids features face painting, hayrides, lakeside concerts, puppet theater, treasure hunts and food concessions. The little ones also get to experience geocaching with a compass, playing a traditional Native American flute, 16 2 Tt HhEe PpIiTtCcHh
SO E PNTTM ER 2 ER 5, 2011 M H EXBX–X X 9, 2- 0O0CXT O Bpitch.com
pitch.com
Hedge apples don’t just clutter lawns.
Screenland, Tivoli, the Brick and RecordBar, and I was saying how there aren’t that many screens in town, and I’d been everywhere but the Strand. I was totally joking, but as it turns out, Jori is friends with owner Dick Snow and thought he’d be game.” Space Thang screens at 9 p.m., preceded by a short feature from MK12 and a performance by Mary Fortune. Although the film isn’t pornographic in nature, no one under 18 will be admitted. See vamosvideo.tumblr.com for details. — CHRIS PACKHAM
|
10.3
|
[TECHNOLOGY]
INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY
Expected to launch in 2012, Google Fiber’s ultra high-speed fiber-optic network promises to move data 100 times faster than allowed by standard broadband hookup. With test markets in both KCK and KCMO, the forthcoming project is still taking shape, and Google is letting the community take the reins in deciding how best to channel its benevolent beast. Fortunately, a think tank of 75 to 80 local leaders in education, infrastructure, arts and entertainment, urban planning, business and health care are already on it. They present their findings and ask for public feedback at Building the Gigabit City: Brainstorming a Google Fiber Roadmap at the Kansas City Central Library (14 West 10th Street, 816-701-3400). The free event is co-sponsored by the Social Media Club of Kansas City and the Brainzooming Group. A reception kicks things off at 6 p.m., and the program begins at 6:30. RSVP online at kclibrary.org or call 816-701-3407. To find out more about the project, see gigabitcity.smckc.com. — BERRY ANDERSON
T U E S D AY
|
10.4
|
[THEATER]
LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE
Had you been saddled with a handle like Ponyboy or Sodapop in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma, you had damn well better learn to defend yourself. So right from the gate, we’d give the Greasers of S.E. Hinton’s teen-lit classic The Outsiders better-than-average odds in a face-off against the singing, dancing Jets and Sharks of West Side Story. In the stage adaptation playing now,
Puccini could do opera (see Wednesday). however, at the Coterie Theatre (2450 Grand, in Crown Center, 816-474-6552), Artistic Director Jeff Church takes care to emphasize the emotional turbulence and class divides that underscore the inevitable physical violence of a showdown between the Greasers and the Socs. Recommended for audiences in seventh grade and older, The Outsiders runs through October 14, with performances at 10 a.m. and noon Tuesday through Friday, 7 p.m. Friday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information and to order tickets — $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and youths under 18 — see coterietheatre.org/outsiders.aspx. — BRENT SHEPHERD
W E D N E S D AY
|
10.5
|
[OPERA]
SING IT LOUD
Who does love better than the Italians (except for maybe the French)? Giacomo Puccini (an Italian) fell in love with opera and found his life’s bliss composing the wellknown La Boheme, Madame Butterfly, Tosca and Turandot — all pretty much about amore. Gorgeous head-turner Princess Turandot may want to stay safe and single, but a smitten prince willingly gambles his own head to win her hand and heart. It’s like Jeopardy but with way higher stakes. Will he know the answers or will he lose the Q&A — and his life? Turandot opens the Lyric Opera’s premiere season at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway, 816-994-7200). You’ll be at the edge of your brand-new seat in the Muriel Kauffman Theatre. The passion and drama begin at 7:30 p.m. See kcopera.org or call 816-471-7344. — DEBORAH HIRSCH Night + Day listings are offered as a free service to Pitch readers and are subject to space restrictions. Submissions should be addressed to Night + Day Editor Berry Anderson by e-mail (calendar@pitch.com), fax (816-756-0502) or mail (The Pitch, 1701 Main, Kansas City, MO 64108). Please include zip code with address. Continuing items must be resubmitted monthly. No submissions are taken by telephone. Items must be received two weeks prior to each issue date. Search our complete listings guide online.
pitch.com
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
the pitch
17
pitch.com
MONTH
film Sure Cure
(Seth Rogen — a loud but loyal version of the wisecracking corduroy lump he always plays), keeps his spirits up by supplying him with medical marijuana and getting him to use his cancer to score with chicks. (The movie functions at times as a polite stoner comedy.) Adam’s mom (Anjelica Huston) nags more than usual, driving Adam to shut her out. His artist girlfriend, Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard), tries to be supportive but is set up from her first scene as the kind of boo-hiss hottie dated only by movie men of impeccable morality and deeply imprinted sensitivity. (Between this and her villainous turn in The Help, Howard has cornered this year’s selfish-bitch market.) In-
Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen each get half of Joseph Gordon-Levitt (center) in 50/50.
stead, whatever calm Adam can manage comes from his new chemo pals (Philip Baker Hall, dispensing pot cookies and profanity, and onetime Max Headroom Matt Frewer) and sessions with a therapist (Anna Kendrick). Playing another young professional, Kendrick gives off the same energy-efficient glow that gave her the biggest laughs in Up in the Air two years ago. Her character is the screenplay’s least developed, a set of awkward traits (she’s messy, can’t throw things away — until, of course, Adam helps her) clamped together
in Kendrick’s toothy little mouth. She nibbles away at the material with even more adorableness than the script demands. If that sounds a little icky, well, it’s supposed to be — 50/50 is, after all, a dramedy devoted to looking on the bright side of getting cancer. Director Jonathan Levine (The Wackness) gives Will Reiser’s semi-autobiographical script enough sheen to keep it from veering too far toward the maudlin or the quirky. He doesn’t disturb the inviolable plot mechanics of movies about sickness, but he and Reiser give the model a modest jerk with some good jokes. (The story gives Adam the disease, and Kyle the funniest lines.) The film’s matter-of-fact gallows humor underscores its sentimental moments, which Levine stages for unguarded emotional effect. You’re bound to hear sniffles in the movie’s last half-hour, and the tears aren’t wholly unearned. The movie might be insufferable without Gordon-Levitt’s performance. He plays the role with the same infectious zeal and optimism that he exudes in most everything he does, offsetting the story’s obvious calculations. He’s a performer you instinctively care about. And every so often, the movies are obliged to demonstrate, with actors audiences love, that death comes to us all. In the end, 50/50 isn’t interested in killing off the beloved or spotlighting the harsh economic truths of health care. Instead, GordonLevitt and the movie stick to executing the Hollywood goal of laughing in the face of bad news. It shouldn’t work but it does because, in this case, cancer couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. ■
On this September night, Sackin and Vamos are previewing the first 12 minutes of Space Thang for a Pitch reporter. This is just a taste of their sexploitation film — a story stitched together through found footage, original footage and Sackin’s animation — that will eventually run about an hour. Sackin and Vamos are quick to explain that their film isn’t porn (though no one under 18 will be allowed into the Strand to see it), but it does incorporate some story elements from 1970s sci-fi porn flicks. “We made the whole movie thinking of the Strand,” Sackin says. “We’re exploiting the Strand more than anything,” Vamos adds. The idea to show a film here sprang from a drunken conversation on Sackin’s birthday this past March. Found-footage montages are Vamos’ specialty. He has been making them for about five years and has shown them pretty much anywhere that would let him — the Brick, Tivoli Cinemas, Screenland Theatre — but never at the Strand. Sackin knew the theater’s owner, Dick Snow, socially and thought he could make it happen. While some ideas fade in the hangover of drunken nights, this one stuck. The next
morning, he woke up convinced that it was a plan worth pursuing. So Sackin and Vamos began making Space Thang. At press time, they were still scrambling to complete it, but neither man showed signs of stress. “It kind of makes itself, if you let it,” Sackin says. He compares putting a film together like this with piecing together a jigsaw puzzle, but he admits that finding the right pieces hasn’t been easy. He says he fast-forwarded through 30 action movies looking for a car explosion but couldn’t find what he wanted. Vamos has been equally busy scouring old footage. “My eyes are, like, permanently strained from looking at the screen,” he says. What they had assembled by mid-September was intriguingly suggestive, with an opening in tune with the Strand’s history: a man in a trench coat slinking into a seedy XXX theater. Then a woman seductively drinks from a garden hose, horny teenagers freak out in a movie theater, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” plays in the background (Oh, baby, I like it raw). A robot narrator bounces from philosopher to sex-ed teacher. (Sackin and Vamos
found a lot of sex-ed films from the ’70s — the ones with stiff guys in lab coats sitting behind desks in wood-paneled rooms). And there’s nudity: topless women and a guy extolling the pain and pleasure of a penis pump. Woven through these flashes is Sackin’s animation, featuring a cigar-smoking chicken that ends up abducted by a UFO, where it sexes up a space vixen. “You cut out the girl with the rocking horse?” Sackin asks Vamos midway through the screening. “Be patient,” Vamos says. “It’s there.” Seconds later, there’s a naked woman wrapped around a rocking horse. The footage is fascinating, funny and bizarre, and Vamos and Sackin’s plans go beyond the movie. Sackin’s band, Mary Fortune, plays the premiere. The bill also includes, as its intermission reel, Kansas City animation studio MK12’s twisted Follow the Sun. Five dollars — cash only — gets you in. And if you’re skeeved out at the thought of going to the Strand, Sackin and Vamos say not to worry. Their film plays after the theater’s normal hours. “Nobody will be there for the wrong reasons,” Sackin promises. ■
CANCER DOESN’T STAND A CHANCE AGAINST THE SOFT LAUGHS IN 50/50. reaking Bad is the most awesome show on television — we can all agree on this, right? What it does for one hour a week puts many big-budget movies to shame. But what makes the series great is that it spent its initial seasons laying out the financial crises that families face once cancer enters their lives. By the time viewers had seen Bryan Cranston’s Walter White endure treatment after treatment — generating bills that his already strapped middle-class family would have to pay — it didn’t seem that strange for White to start cooking meth to make ends meet. BY For those of us following C R A I G D . Bad, then, it has become difficult to watch anything whose LINDSEY protagonist undergoes chemo, surgery or other treatments without asking, “How the hell can they afford all that?” You might wonder the same thing as you watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt play a cancerstricken 27-year-old in 50/50. His Adam, a healthy, go-getting Seattleite who receives news that he has a rare form of cancer, appears much too young and much too broke to face something like this. He works in public radio, for chrissakes! But 50/50 never talks money. It focuses instead on how Adam and his loved ones cope with the diagnosis. His obnoxious best friend, Kyle
Space Oddity TWO LOCAL FILMMAKERS STICK THEIR THANG INTO THE STRAND FOR A ONE-NIGHT STAND.
J
ori Sackin is fresh from his virgin tour of the Strand. It’s September 20, a little less than two weeks before the October 1, one-night-only premiere of Space Thang, Sackin and Pat Vamos’ first film collaboration. The old porn house at 3544 Troost, he knows now, is just the right place for the BY project. JUSTIN “The whole thing was energizing,” Sackin announces KENDALL to Vamos. Sackin reports that the Strand is “going all out” for their movie. The employees are cleaning and fixing the theater’s 97 seats, replacing bulbs in the projectors, painting the floor and replacing the speaker wires. “I hope they don’t clean it too much,” Vamos jokes. The Strand, Kansas City’s oldest theater, is only a few blocks from Sackin’s Hyde Park home. 18
the pitch
E D A R AQ U E L
B
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
pitch.com
M O N T H X X–X X , 2 0 0 X
THE PITCH
1
Our 62nd Year! SEPT 29TH - OCT 1ST
BOBBY SLATON BAD BOBBY SHOWTIME CO-STAR IN BANDITS W/ BRUCE WILLIS & IN GET SHORTY W/ JON TRAVOLTA HEADLINER AT THE TROPICANA IN VEGAS
Thur. 8pm, Fri. & Sat. 7:45pm & 9:45pm Call for showtimes & reservations:913.400.7500 LEGENDS • 1867 VILLAGE WEST • NEXT TO DAVE & BUSTERS
FIND MOVIE TIMES ON
WWW.STANFORDSCOMEDYCLUB.COM
THE WORLD’S GREATEST DRIVE IN dts DIGITAL SOUND
Now Showing Sept 30- Oct 2
Killer Elite 7:45pm Colombiana 9:35pm
The Daily P. Only at p
1051 MERRIAM LANE, KCKS WWW.BOULEVARDDRIVEIN.COM
pitch.com
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
THE PITCH
19
Homicide in the Headline-
Extra! Murder Extra! All About It! The Mystery Train
816-813-9654 www.kcmysterytrain.com
THE
EATERY
BREW PUB
LIVE MUSIC 9/28 x-treme leauge trivia 8PM 9/29 scott duncan 8:30PM 9/30 the jeremy nichols band 9pm
SCOOTER SUNDAYS
w/ the BOB Harvey band on the patio
BURGER DAY EVERY THURSDAY $4.99
Savor the Flavors of Fall
1189 WEST KANSAS ST. LIBERTY MO - 816.792.5230 LANDINGEATERYANDPUB.COM
RESTAURANT & BAR
Join Us this
FIRST FRIDAY 10/7 Parking Lot Party
7 Artists creating “Live” art Blowing Glass DJ Johnny 2 Tone Octoberfest styled Beer & Hot Apple Cider drinks 1715 MAIN | 816.421.4799 KCBULLDOG.C OM
Health Conscious Choice
Try our new Fall menu featuring tastes inspired by the season.
Grilled ChiCken Spiedini | ChiCken & Wild riCe OrzO Salad rOaSted tOmatO & riCOtta BruSChetta | mediterranean ChiCken SandWiCh
Country Club Plaza | (816) 561-6888 | brioitalian.Com
“Nguyen’s restaurant is as eccenteric as any other small Asian place in the area, though it’s run more smoothly and with better service” - Charles Ferruzza
1447 Independence Ave KC, MO | 816.842.6800 BREAKFAST | LUNCH | DINNER
www.phohoakc.com
20
THE PITCH
SEPTMEBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
café D’licious THE FIRST NAME IN PLAZA HOTEL DINING IS CHARLES D’ABLAING’S CHAZ. Chaz on the Plaza Raphael Hotel, 325 Ward Parkway, 816-802-2152. Hours: Breakfast served 6:30–10 a.m. Monday–Friday, 7–11 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m.–2 p.m. Sunday. Lunch served 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Monday– Saturday; no lunch service on Sunday. Dinner served 5–10 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 5–11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 5–9 p.m. Sunday. Price: $$–$$$
I
ANGELA C. BOND
t was inevitable, I suppose. As soon as the owner of the Raphael Hotel — the Salina, Kansas-based Lighthouse Properties — hired chef Charles d’Ablaing away from the Webster House last spring, patrons of the restaurant began assuming that Charles was the Chaz of the restaurant’s name. It’s an easy thing to figure because d’Ablaing walks through the dining room in his starched white chef ’s jacket, monoBut d’Ablaing is happy to be here and is grammed with both his name BY and the restaurant’s, looking preparing to launch his autumn menus, his confident enough to front his second set since taking over the kitchen in CHARLES own namesake restaurant. March. The new dishes, which debut next F E R R U Z Z A The three-year-old Chaz din- week, fit neatly into his current repertoire, ing room, which replaced the and d’Ablaing hasn’t tinkered with the dishes decades-older Raphael Restaurant, was actu- that proved to be immediate hits. His memoally named for Lighthouse’s Charlie Walker. rably succulent braised-beef short ribs (posBut d’Ablaing is the Chaz who counts — the sibly the finest in Kansas City) and the prime public face and buzz-generating talent of this strip steak remain as he originally envisioned them. So does the chicken breast stuffed with much improved dining room. D’Ablaing’s profile rose after his culinary creamy Boursin cheese. He’s determined not to talents gave the Webster lose any of this restaurant’s House — dismissed as a Chaz on the Plaza regulars — who tend to be ladies-who-lunch venue in Veal cheek ................... $10 well-heeled, over 40, well its early days — some serious Fennel-saffron bisque .....$6 traveled and lovers of good cachet as a first-class dining Truffle wines — but he clearly means experience. With the Webster mac and cheese ...........$8 to inject some adventure into now the restaurant closest to Lamb chops.................. $41 the relationship while atthe Kauffman Center for the Braised-beef tracting curious newcomers. Performing Arts, the place short ribs .................... $27 Calamaretti pasta........ $19 He expected that his signahas generated more media Crème brûlée ..................$7 ture starters, such as braised attention than ever this past shrimp and grits and a fine year. Some of d’Ablaing’s conplate of fried green tomatoes temporaries in the hospitality industry thought he was crazy to jump from a (his own recipes, which he first introduced very public setting to take over a quiet, intimate at Webster House), would be popular, and so they have been. But the Chaz crowd hasn’t space on the lower level of the Raphael Hotel. The Raphael’s dining room has maintained fully embraced his veal cheeks yet, and he’s a reputation for excellent continental cuisine, not giving up. “I think diners believe they’re going to be but time had left the place behind. At some point, a friend of mine took to calling the se- fatty,” d’Ablaing says. The version available riously dated space “the Regal Beagle,” after until last week, slow-braised until the meat the cardboard-paneled pub on the old sitcom was gorgeously tender and then swathed in a Three’s Company. It wasn’t that bad, but the dark and satiny demi-glace, was outrageously oddly designed space was never ideal for serv- delicious. But to encourage patrons to even ing food. In fact, it was originally a beauty salon sample the meat, d’Ablaing has begun offering in the days when 325 Ward Parkway was an the cheek on brioche buns as a sophisticated apartment building. The kitchen is still ridicu- slider, with a slice of Emmentaler cheese. No one turns down a slider these days, after all. lously small.
Charles d’Ablaing’s Chaz keeps dining fine with diver scallops on succotash.
The night I swooned over those astounding short ribs, I was dining with my friend Carol Ann, who suddenly became very selfish about sharing her bowl of maize-colored fennel-and-saffron bisque. After taking the single sip she permitted me (which included one tiny fried shrimp), I realized that this insanely rich concoction had given me all I required in a single spoonful. Any more than that would have been a venial sin. Sin made Carol Ann toy with the idea of ordering d’Ablaing’s vaguely Asian preparation of duck breast (with smoked cherries, mango mignonette and bamboo rice), but it’s going off the fall menu, so she stuck with the dish that has become, over the last two decades, the best-known menu item here: lamb chops. “You can’t ever take lamb off the menu,” d’Ablaing says. “It’s one of our best-selling dishes and something that this restaurant has built a reputation on.” The lamb chops at the Raphael have always been divine, but d’Ablaing has bettered a classic by using luscious American meat. His kitchen prepares the chops exquisitely and serves them with a creamy basil spaetzle gratin and braised turnips. They’re as costly as any hotel restaurant’s signature dish but, in this case, more than worth the money. There’s not a lot for vegetarians on the dinner menu at Chaz other than a tasty, uncomplicated and summery pasta with crushed tomatoes, fresh basil, roasted peppers, olive oil and parmigiano-reggiano. D’Ablaing says he’ll make dishes to order, but his fall menu could use a meatless entrée as dazzling as the flesh that’s offered. (The rich macaroni and cheese pitch.com
that’s listed among the side dishes, prepared with aged Henning’s cheddar and liberally sprinkled with truffle oil, can be doubled as a main course. It was so gorgeous that I intend to go back and do just that.) D’Ablaing recently hired a bright young sous chef, Kelly Conwell from Concordia, Kansas, and has turned the hotel’s dessert program over to her, but not before finally eliminating from the menu the Raphael’s most-ordered dessert: chocolate mousse. I always found its popularity inexplicable because it was far from fabulous, and d’Ablaing must have agreed. “People don’t even really ask about it anymore,” he says. One of Conwell’s new desserts is a tower of fall flavors: a slab of bourbon pound cake placed on a bottom layer of brown-butterand-cinnamon apples and topped with a light timbale of sweet-potato flan. It’s a lovely dessert, but I was more passionate about her maple-scented crème brûlée, sprinkled with port-soaked cranberries and crunchy toasted hazelnuts. I returned a few days later for breakfast, joined by Jenny, who was intrigued by d’Ablaing’s spin on poached eggs. The eggs are poached in red wine that seeps discreetly into the surface and turns them a vivid purple. While the wine has no intoxicating effect, it adds a subtle tartness to the eggs, accentuated by a warm parmesan potato cake and strips of crisp bacon. All of that arrives under a soothing coat of lemony hollandaise. The sauce defeats the wine’s intended tang, but it’s still a dish to savor and look forward to ordering again. The excellent eggs Benedict further prove that most things in life can be improved with a decadent sauce. The Chaz menu describes its French toast as being prepared with Calvados apple brandy, but I tasted no hint of it. “We do a lot of business breakfasts here,” d’Ablaing says, “so it couldn’t be too potent.” The fall menu trades fancy for homespun, replacing the Calvados with good American molasses. The service at Chaz is impeccable, but this restaurant, in all of its incarnations over the years, has always taken excellent care of its guests. Our server for that morning’s meal was a young man who told us that he would soon move to Chicago to follow his dream of becoming an actor. That seemed only fitting given the theatricality that’s elemental to fine dining. Chaz is also among the few dining spots left in this city with live entertainment and dancing. For patrons whose dream is dining out where service and venue add up to something like a performance, the Raphael is a prime destination that meets its own high standards. There’s just a new Chaz in the building. Have a suggestion for a restaurant The Pitch should review? E-mail charles.ferruzza@pitch.com
pitch.com M O N T H X X–X X , 2 0 0 X T H E P I T C H 1 S E P T E M B E R 2 9 - O C T O B E R 5 , 2 0 1 1 t h e p i t c h 21
ch Mi
We've been known to crack a few
- won't you join us?
ngelo’s Italian aela
GRILL
BUY ONE MEATBALL SUB GET SECOND ONE 1/2 OFF
Breakfast
Catering
& Lunch
Gift Baskets
BRING IN AD TO GET DEAL!
HAPPY HOUR 2PM-5PM 17104 E. 24 HIGHWAY INDEPENDENCE MO. 816.257.1122
Breakfast: Mon-Fri 7-11am, Sat 7-12pm, Sun 8-1:30pm Lunch: Mon-Sat 11-3pm, Sun 11-1:30pm
409 W. Gregory, KCMO (816) 444-1933 • www.theclassiccookie.com
ORGANIC FAIR TRADE COFFEE & EXPRESSO
NICA’S 320 NOW OPEN
SAME BAD ASS FOOD, NEW BAD ASS DRINK SPECIALS
PROUD TO OFFER SHATTO MILK, NUTTY GIRL SANDWICHES, AND OTHER LOCAL PRODUCTS
7408 Wornall rd, KCMO • 816-994-3644 www.onemorecupkc.com
HAPPY HOUR 4-7PM REVERSE HAPPY HOUR 9-11PM
WINE & BEER SPECIALS • YOU CALL IT SPECIALS GOURMET PIZZA & MAC N CHEESE SPECIALS
WHERE TRADITION MEETS FUSION
320 SOUTHWEST BLVD. KCMO, 64108 816-471-2900 • WWW.NICAS320.COM
SHATTO MILK USED HERE
P Weekly Restaurant Specials
Featured on
Here are just a few of the hottest deals being served up this week! DOWNTOWN THE BULLDOG 1715 Main 816-421-4799 kcbulldog.com Cheapest Happy Hour in KC Thur & Fri
WESTPORT | MIDTOWN | PLAZA BRIO TUSCAN GRILL 502 Nichols Drive 816561-5888 $2.95 Tuscan Tasters Mon-Fri 3-7 & Mon-Thurs 9-cl
KANSAS SUBURBS LUCKY BREWGRILLE 5401 Johnson Drive 913-403-8571 luckybrewgrille.com Enjoy daily food and drink specials served to you by the friendly Lucky Brewgrille Staff.
FLYING SAUCER 13th & Walnut 816-221-PINT beerknurd.com EVERY MONDAY OVER 60 BEERS ON FIRESALEHAPPY HOUR DRAUGHT SPECIALS 4-7PM, TUE-FRI
THE BROOKSIDER SPORTS BAR & GRILL 6300 Brookside Plaza 816-363-4070 Brooksider Value Meal 1/4lb. Black Angus Beef burger, w/ or w/o cheese, chips or fries & your choice of any drink just $4.99
77 SOUTH 5041 W. 135th Street 913-742-7727 77south.net Happy Hour M-F 4-6:30 in the Lounge! Half Price Small Plates & Daily Drink Specials.
PIEROGUYS CAFE 307 Main 816.252.1575 pieroguys.com Cafe now open! Serving hot & frozen pieroguys daily. SMOKIN GUNS BBQ & CATERING 1218 Swift Avenue 816-221-2535 smokingunsbbq.com $6.95 Lunch Special THE MAJESTIC RESTAURANT 931 Broadway 816-221-1888 majestickc.com Mon-Fri 2-6pm $5 on select food and wines
22
the pitch
GENGHIS KHAN 816-753-3600 All you care to eat Mongolian BBQ • Business lunch WESTPORT FLEA MARKET 817 Westport Road 816-931-1986 westportfleamarket.com 1/2 Price Burgers & Alcohol Sunday 8pm-Clo WHEAT STATE PIZZA 2820 W. 47th Avenue 913.281.9000 Any medium pizza $7.77 Catering, Delivery, Dine In and Carry Out
MISSOURI SUBURBS PHO HOA NOODLE SOUP 1447 Independence Ave 816-842-6800 phokoakc.com Health Conscious Choices Daily Sun-Thurs 8am - 8pm Fri & Sat 8am - 11pm B.B’S LAWNSIDE BAR-B-Q 1205 E. 85th street 816.822.7247 bbslawnsidebbq.com save Check a new special every week just for pitch readers!
CHECK OUT PITCH.COM FOR FULL MENUS
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
WINNER
M-W 10-6 TH-SAT 10-9
BEST OF
2009 KC
RESTAURANT & CATERING 1218 Swift Ave. North KC
www.SmokinGunsBBQ.com P. 816-221-2535 F. 816-221-2606
Offer expires October 15, 2011. Discounted item must be of equal or lesser value.
fat city [ FA R M I N G ]
Superfruit ON A SMALL PLOT IN KCK, KEITH MUELLER MAY HAVE SEEDED THE TOMATOES OF THE FUTURE.
J O N AT H A N B E N D E R
K
eith Mueller’s red-and-gold truck bounces down the blacktop, past ranch houses and Cape Cods. He’s bound for a 150-foot-by-25-foot plot of land at Kurlbaum Tomatoes in Kansas City, Kansas. After he parks in the shadow of a shed, it’s another 1,000 yards on foot down a steep slope before he can stand among the three throws of plants that he says hold the secret to discovering the best tomato BY you’ve ever tasted. “When you go out into J O N AT H A N the field and pick a tomato at BENDER its ultimate ripeness and see just how good it can be, that’s when you have that aha moment,” Mueller says. “That’s when you get it.” He’s part of a new wave of tomato breeders who argue that modern agriculture has been focused on the wrong traits by seeking to create tomatoes that travel well and look beautiful but with little regard for how the fruit tastes. This undelivered promise is addressed in author Barry Estabrook’s Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit. “Winter supermarket tomatoes are pornography,” Estabrook tells The Pitch by phone from his Vermont home. “They look good. They excite you. But they don’t come through.” His book condemns the industrialized growing system that dominates tomato production in Florida, which in turn sets the tone for the rest of the country. Florida Tomato Committee manager Reggie Brown told CNN earlier this month that the state accounts for as much as 45 percent of the domestic fresh tomato market in the winter season. “With industrial breeders, there has been no incentive to breed for flavor,” Estabrook says. “You don’t get paid by taste.” Jay Scott, one of the horticulturists profiled in Tomatoland, hopes that a fresh, distinctive taste can convince consumers to pay more for a sweeter, rounder, redder tomato. His Tasti-Lee tomatoes, the result of a decade of research at the University of Florida, arrived in supermarkets this summer. Mueller has met Scott. He hopes that Tasti-Lee succeeds, but he admits that he’s searching for a more complex flavor. “Sweetness isn’t the only thing,” Mueller says. “I could have a bland tomato and put sugar on top and still have a sweet tomato. I want to change people’s perceptions.”
For him, that starts with a black tomato — a black cherry, to be exact. The Purple Haze tomato is purple-pink (Mueller believes pigmentation is linked to flavor), the result of crossbreeding Brandywine, Black Cherry and Cherokee Purple plants. The fruit is a bit bigger than a Super Ball, and its flavor is a fine, rounded sweetness. In his mind, the color palette at farmers markets is where the next big shift will occur, just as bumpy, irregular heirloom tomatoes are now seen as desirable by many shoppers. Unexpected discoveries have always driven Mueller. When he was 8 years old, he was a self-declared “tomato hater.” But a ripe, red slice of tomato atop a hamburger from the Kingdom City truck stop along Interstate 70 changed his life. “I was like, ‘This is amazing. Why is it so good?’ And my dad told me it was probably because it was just picked,” Mueller recalls. He learned the art of gardening from his two grandfathers, who kept large plots — a holdover from the lean times of the Depression. After graduating from Shawnee Mission East High School, he learned about the business side of produce, selling to small grocery stores while working at Gregg Lime in the City Market. He got serious about breeding while at Kansas State University. “My professors told me that I could see things that others couldn’t see,” Mueller says. While he worked with Crenshaw melons during his time in Manhattan, Kansas, it was the tomato plant that lured him to North Carolina State for graduate work in 1993. Under adviser Randy Gardner, Mueller began to re-
Keith Mueller breeds tomatoes.
search vine-ripened tomatoes (as opposed to the tomatoes picked green that ripen in transit to the supermarket). He worked with growers, moving inland from the beach to a cabin in Asheville, North Carolina, in order to develop breeding lines that could fight early blight and still be tasty. “It’s the equivalent of certain overly popular dog breeds or Middle Ages royal families,” Estabrook says. “Tomatoes can be genetically weak and vulnerable to all sorts of diseases.” Gardner and Mueller’s research involved crossbreeding, wherein two different strains of tomatoes are married in an attempt to create a new line with desirable characteristics. The parents (the two breeding plants) are selected, and the seeds of the hybrid plant produce a new tomato. The seeds can then be tested over several generations and in different conditions. It’s a scientific approach to the same strategies used by the generation of truck farmers that included Mueller’s grandfathers. “I don’t have a problem with genetic modification,” Mueller says. “I just don’t believe that people actually know what they’re doing.” He moved back to Overland Park in 1998 and began experimenting with pigmentation genes and disease resistance. He ordered seeds from the Tomato Genetics Resource Center at the University of California–Davis, and the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center in Taiwan. “Nobody’s touched these things from the 1950s,” he says. “But I can hopefully build off their work, and even if I won’t see the end pitch.com
result, somebody else will.” He started with a small plot at Bear Creek Farms in Osceola, Missouri, nine years ago. But $60 tanks of gas in his truck added up, particularly because he hadn’t yet begun to sell seeds online. Then he had a fortuitous meeting at a tree nursery. Sky Kurlbaum, who owns Kurlbaum Tomatoes with his wife, Liz, remembers Mueller sitting in the back of the room and gently correcting his mistakes. “I was giving a talk on tomatoes, and he caught me when I made up a word,” Kurlbaum says. “Afterward, I went up and introduced myself to find out more about this smart guy.” On a handshake three years ago, Kurlbaum agreed to let Mueller have a small piece of land to try out different crossbreeds. “It’s good to have a guy like that on our farm,” Kurlbaum says. “He helps us understand exactly what’s going on in the field.” On a sunny September day, Mueller looks out on that field from the other side of a creek lined by persimmon trees. He squats between a row of tomato plants and digs through leaves that have begun to droop. The growing season is over for the tomato breeder, but he’s back to collect a final bit of data. Mueller cuts into a cherry tomato with a pen knife, his fingers pointing out the coloration of the gel and flesh of the marble-sized fruit. Every few feet is a ribbon of pink plastic — a color-coded reminder of which plants he means to study further. He has spent hundreds of hours out on the farm since May 15, the start of his growing season, dictating notes about color and growth patterns into his iPhone. He looks for when each plant ripens, hoping one will yield the same aha moment that he experienced as an 8-year-old at a diner. “I think there is a market shift,” Estabrook says. “Growers are slowly beginning to realize the obvious: that people will pay for flavor.” Mueller is hoping to speed that shift by releasing unpatented lines of tomatoes such as the Gary O’Sena (a pink-purple fruit) and the Dora (a pink-red fruit with a green top), both of which he created by crossbreeding Brandywine and Cherokee Purple. “I give up direct control, but then people see that I have good stuff,” he explains. It’s the equivalent of a supermarket handing out free samples. In time, he expects to begin trademarking plants like Scott’s Tasti-Lee and working directly with growers to promote them. Tomatoes are the new superheroes of the produce market, and customers are clamoring for an origin story. Mueller sees that story waiting in every seed bank. “We have all of these different pigments and unique traits sitting on a shelf from the past 70 years,” he says. “I say, let’s do something with those seeds. They’re not just for tomato nerds. We can find some great new flavor.” E-mail jonathan.bender@pitch.com
pitch.com M O N T H X X–X X , 2 0 0 X T H E P I T C H 1 S E P T E M B E R 2 9 - O C T O B E R 5 , 2 0 1 1 t h e p i t c h 23
music
Music Forecast 28 Concerts 30 Nightlife
32
The Kid Stays in the Picture SAY MY NAME’S CINEMATIC SOUNDSCAPES
24
the pitch
B R E N DA N H A N G AU E R
S
ay My Name 2, the second album from the Lawrence producer/musician/audio collagist Steve Swyers, opens with a one-minute track called “The Squeakquel.” It’s a sort of cheeky, faux-grand announcement of Say My Name’s return. Through a swirling haze of piano and percussion, imposing voices BY emerge. “It happened once D AV I D before … It’s about to happen again … And this time H U D N A L L … there’s no limit … to the lunacy … No limit … to the chaos.” Another voice intones: “This time … he’s bitten off more than he can chew. This time … he’s gotten too big for his britches.” Ghostface would be proud. “I got most of those from old movie trailers for sequels,” Swyers says. “Like Death Wish 3, Airplane 2, those types of movies. I wanted the intro to be kind of funny and cheesy.” It is both of those things. The idea of Swyers manufacturing excessive fanfare around his own album, on the album, is amusing — humble, even, in a twisted way. And yet for some of us, the prospect of a new Say My Name track popping up on SoundCloud actually is cause for anticipation and excitement. On both his 2010 self-titled debut and Say My Name 2, Swyers evokes a dynamically blurry head space: electronic landscapes dotted with blaxploitation film dialogue and spaghetti-Western signposts. It’s terrific music for spacing out. “With the first record, I was kind of rigid about how I wanted it to sound. I wanted to have these short bursts of songs, lots of soul samples, very influenced by Madlib and RZA,” Swyers says. “I was watching a lot of ’70s B-movies at the time. All those movies are kind of terrible, but they have these awesome soundtracks, with guys like Isaac Hayes and Willie Hutch. So all the samples on that one were from the mid-’70s.” Say My Name 2 opens up a little to include world music, country music and Middle Eastern sounds. “Badlands,” a standout track, is like an Ennio Morricone score all glitched out and faded. “I was going for a more druggy atmosphere on the new one, and I wanted kind of a Western feel, too,” he says. “I just wanted it all to be very floaty.” Swyers, a soft-spoken 25-year-old who
grew up in Overland Park, lives with two other Lawrence musicians in a teal house off Missouri Street. Conditions are spartan. Unless amplifiers count as seating, the living room is unfurnished; it currently serves as a makeshift practice space for Fourth of July, a band that Swyers used to play guitar in but quit about a year ago. (“Their shows are very energetic, very animated. I felt kind of out of place standing there with a guitar, trying to focus on how to play my part.”) To the right of the front doorway is Swyers’ bedroom, where he has been recording since moving in three months ago. On his desk is an iBook G4 (discontinued 2006), on which he stitches together his songs using Pro Tools. In the corner, a vintage Rhodes is stacked atop a Hammond organ. By virtue of the fact that Swyers is now surrounded by instruments and by musicians who play them — he lived alone while recording the two Say My Name records — his approach to making music is changing. “It used to be, I’d go to a thrift store or something and look for records that seemed like they’d have interesting sounds on them. Then I’d take them home and hope I could fi nd something good I could loop for a song. Then I’d record the loop and add instrumentation
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
that matched the sample,” he says. “Lately I’ve been sitting down at the keyboard more and writing chord progressions and stuff.” His cut-and-paste approach has presented problems in the past in terms of releasing his music. Getting the first Say My Name record (roughly 14 minutes of music) pressed on vinyl was an arduous process. Swyers favors old, obscure samples, but the record caught some copyright heat. “One company ran it through some computer system, and three samples popped up, and they were like, ‘We can’t press this,’ ” he says. “It was like a sample of Biggie talking. Actually, the stuff I really ran into trouble with was moviedialogue stuff.” The result is no vinyl release for Say My Name 2; Swyers will be distributing handmade CDs instead. He’s also talking about re-forming one of his old bands, Save the Whales, to perform some of the original music that he has been recording lately. These new tracks are spacey and triumphant-sounding, with use of minor keys and tremolos. Say My Name songs have often resembled movie soundtracks all chopped up and spliced back together, but Swyers’ new material doesn’t bother with the deconstruction and reassembly. It just sounds like an pitch.com
He actin’ kind of shady.
imaginatively arranged movie soundtrack. “Hopefully it’s evocative of something, like a memory or images,” he says.
The JCCC Performing Arts Series Grows a Little Younger
T
he 2011-12 season of the Johnson County Community College Performing Arts Series opens Friday night with the Miles Davis Experience: 1949-1959. In addition to archived footage of Davis, interviews with his contemporaries and beat poetry performances, the show features jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire performing Davis’ songs with a quintet. Akinmusire is a rising figure in the jazz world, and his presence underscores the JCCC series’ newfound aptitude for identifying exciting performers from around the globe and importing them to suburban Kansas. (Also lined up for this season: Poncho Sanchez, Munich Symphony, Rob Riggle and, this Saturday, Peter Frampton.) We recently spoke to Emily Behrmann, the series’ general manager, about what has changed over at JCCC and what to expect beyond this season. continued on page 26 M O N T H X X–X X , 2 0 0 X
THE PITCH
1
pitch.com
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
the pitch
25
Check mooubitle Need info
? o g e h t on LUNCH • DINNER • DRINK • MUSIC • ART
on your phone! FRI 9/30 beardKCrazy • BLAH, BLAH, BLAH • PEOPLE WATCHING
SONA, LOSS LEADER
SAT 10/1
FIRST FRIDAY - ART BY TYSON SCHROEDER FRI 10/7 BAND SCRAMBLE RESULTS REVEALED SAT 10/8 JESSIE ROCKS! WED 10/12 VAGABOND SWING (GYPSY, HOT JAZZ & AFROBEAT)
1727 McGee Kansas City, MO 816.421.1634 BAND SCRAMBLE #7
$500 CASH TO WINNER SIGN UP NOW! DEADLINE TO ENTER OCT 7TH details the brickkcmo.com
DEAR DIARY WED OCT 5TH 7PM 9PM
thebrickKcmo.com
THUR 10/13
STORYTELLING w/MISS GINA K
FRI 10/14
ACROSS THE EARTH • STEADY STATES THE ELECTRIC LUNGS
SAT 10/15
SOFT REEDS • MINDEN • DEADRINGERS
FRI 10/21
CHAOTIC GOODS • LUDDITES
SAT 10/22
THE DEAD KENNY G’S beardKCrazy
EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
COSTUME CONTEST OCTOBER 29TH CASH PRIZES
THROUGH OCTOBER
... STILL FUNKY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS...
’T YOU TAKE ME T N O O ... W
Y K TOWN N U F
8300 E. BLUE PARKWAY KANSAS CITY, MO
816-737-FUNK (3865) • NOW SERVING FULL MENU 26
THE PITCH
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
continued from page 24
Ambrose Akinmusire adopts the cool. The Pitch: The JCCC Performing Arts Do you have a budget from the school or do Series turns 21 this year. How have things you raise money, or what? changed, in your estimation? We rely about 40-50 percent on ticket sales. Behrmann: We used to have less events, and we used to be more focused on classical But, yes, we also have a budget from the colshows and chamber music. In the late ’90s lege. We have some sponsors. We have some and early ’00s, when the economy was re- friends of the series who make annual donaally booming, we started to get more support tions. We get grants from private foundations. Have you been affected by the defunding of budgetwise. So there were more shows. And I think the college realized that this program the Kansas Arts Commission? Absolutely. For the past eight or nine seawas an asset, that it was an asset to be engaging people in the community and bringing sons, we’d been receiving an annual grant people together through these performances. from the Mid-America Arts Alliance that we How do you go about selecting the acts? It no longer qualify for. The National Endowseems like the Series’ offerings have changed ment for the Arts can’t match any grants because the state no longer has an arts agency. in just the past couple of years even. The artists are chosen with the help of a It ends up being somewhere between $7,500 Program Advisory Committee, all of whom and $15,000 annually that won’t come our are season- and single-ticket holders. Some are way. Which doesn’t sound like a whole lot, also members of our Friends of the Performing but that can be around 10 or 12 percent of Arts Series. We also listen to our audiences. our arts-education budget. How difficult is it to atWe do surveys and ask what tract some of these worldpeople would like to see. Our The Miles Davis class artists to suburban patrons aren’t shy about ofExperience 1949–59. Johnson County? fering their suggestions Friday, September 30, in I think when artists hear about the programs, and Yardley Hall, at Johnson “Overland Park, Kansas” that’s a wonderful resource County Community College. they sometimes assume for me. I look forward to talkthey’ll be singing in a corning with our audiences about what they like, what they don’t like, and why. field or a Quonset hut somewhere. But they’re We’ve also been making a concerted effort, in always very pleasantly surprised by Yardley the past two years, to program shows for our Hall. It’s very comfortable and it has great acoustics. It’s a nice intimate setting — there’s more traditional college-age students. no seats where you feel greatly removed from In what ways? Well, we had a downturn in ticket sales what’s happening onstage. There’s a very a few years back, and so we started to look warm, resonant quality to the space. Is Peter Frampton really going to play for more closely at the programs we were offering. What we saw was that our audience was three hours? He’s doing the entire Frampton Comes beginning to age. And we appreciate that audience. But we understood that if we didn’t start Alive LP, and he wants it to sound exactly bringing in shows aimed at our students, and like the record. Then he’ll come back and people in their 30s and 40s, we wouldn’t have do other songs not from that record. And much of an audience at all down the road. We he’ll be talking with the crowd — he’s a really also offer students $5 tickets to the shows the amiable guy. And it’s almost sold-out, so get —DAVID HUDNALL week of the show, but we found that many your tickets now! students weren’t aware of that. So we started promoting it on campus and quickly saw a 46 E-mail david.hudnall@pitch.com percent increase in $5 tickets sold. or call 816-218-6774
2
THE PITCH
M O N T H X X–X X , 2 0 0 X
pitch.com
1515 WESTPORT RD. • 816-931-9417
LIVE MUSIC. NO COVER
WED 9/28 THUR 9/29
JOHN JOHNSON JAM
LEVEE TOWN
EDDIE DELAHUNT CHARLIE WOLF BAND TUES 10/4 CRITTER’S TYE DYE TUESDAY WED 10/5 TJ’s HINDU COWBOY GOSPEL PIANO
FRI 9/30
SAT 10/1
CHECK OUT THE NEW ALL DAY HAPPY HOUR
$4.95 DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS • NIGHTLY DINNER & DRINK SPECIALS
The Daily P. Only at p
pitch.com
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
the pitch
27
music forecast PERPETUAL CHANGE 9pm BURGER DAY 10/1
EVERY THURSDAY
$4.99
Concentrated Estrogen 1
4 2
3 6
5
6330 Brookside Plaza 816.363.4070 wwww.brooksiderbarandgrill.com Voted Best Bar to Take a Shot in KC! Pizza by the slice 10pm-close, 7 days a week
Men With Feelings Wild Flag
1. Wild Flag
EVERY WEDNESDAY Lonnie Ray Blues Band EVERY THURSDAY Live Reggae with AZ One FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th Groove Agency 10:00 pm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st Camp Harlow - 5pm The Magnetics -10:00 pm NIGHTLY SPECIALS
FOOD AND DRINK
PATIO & DECK BANQUET & PRIVATE PARTY FACILITY
The supergroup of the moment is a collection of riot grrrls from the ’90s: Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney, Mary Timony of Helium, and Rebecca Cole of the Minders. Now known together as Wild Flag, they just released their debut, a self-titled album of energetic indie-punk with echoes of ’60s garage-rock and ’80s new-wave bounce. It’s not as ambitious as Sleater-Kinney, but it’s full of fun riffs and hooks, which ought to make for a lively show. Wednesday, October 5, at RecordBar (1020 Westport Road, 816-753-5207)
2. Enrique Iglesias, with Pitbull and Prince Royce Have you checked in on Enrique Iglesias lately? It ain’t 2001 anymore, and he ain’t singing about being anybody’s hero or kissing away anybody’s pain. Pop music is a different ballgame in 2011, and Iglesias, God bless him, has adjusted his approach to keep up. One of his more recent hits is called “Tonight (I’m Fucking You).” Another, “I Like It,” includes the gem of a line Turn around, I’ll give you more. Pitbull contributes his focus-group-tested dance raps to the latter, and he also joins Iglesias on this bill. Monday, October 3, at Sprint Center (1407 Grand, 816-949-7000)
3. Tech N9ne
at least for those of us here in Kansas City who have watched in awe as he has steadily amassed his staggeringly large fanbase. But 2011 has been especially big for the rapper and his label, Strange Music. His latest studio album, All 6’s and 7’s, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard rap charts, and included collaborations with heavyweights like Snoop Dogg, B.O.B., Twista, E-40 and Lil Wayne. The man is a bona fide international superstar. And he still reps his hometown. What, you’ve never had a KC Tea? Google it, son. Thursday, September 29, at The Granada (1020 Massachusetts, in Lawrence, 785-842-1390)
4. Death Cab for Cutie, with Telekinesis Death Cab for Cutie was one of the first early ’00s indie-rock bands to break through to the mainstream in a huge way, and its frontman, Ben Gibbard — he of the thick frames, confessional lyrics and earnest whine — will probably forever remain a poster boy for O.C-era emo. Scratch the surface of that (admittedly insufferable) supersensitive-young-man aesthetic, though, and you find some finely crafted rock songs. Telekinesis, Michael Lerner’s one-man band, just released a fine record of upbeat indie pop, produced by Death Cab’s Chris Walla. Monday, October 3, at City Market (Fifth Street and Walnut, 800-745-3000)
5. The Last Crosstown Station Show of All Time And so, after four years and many memorable evenings, we say goodbye to Crosstown Station. Soon, it will reportedly house a church of some kind, but this farewell show is unlikely to be mistaken for a Sunday Mass. Most churches do not deploy fog machines, like the one Thee Water MoccaSins are likely to unleash. Nor do places of worship typically serve alcohol, which will be readily available and also discounted at the show — the inventory must be disposed of somehow. Also slated to play: Be/Non, Giant’s Chair, Minden, Major Games, Olympic Size, Parts of Speech, Hermon Mehari’s Diverse, and more. Saturday, October 1, at Crosstown Station (1522 McGee, 816-471-1522)
6. Grieves and Budo, with Prof, the MC Type and Approach An emerging voice on Minneapolis’ Rhymesayers Entertainment is Grieves, a gangly white MC from Seattle, who of late has been working with a producer and instrumentalist called Budo. That the pair spent this summer working the Warped Tour circuit speaks to some of Grieves’ emo-rap leanings. But Grieves and Budo’s most recent collaboration, Together/Apart, with its jazz- and soul-accented beats, hints at a more adult, sophisticated hip-hop sound. Monday, October 3, at the Jackpot Music Hall (943 Massachusetts, 785-832-1085).
Each year of the past decade has seemed like the biggest year of Tech N9ne’s career,
FO R ECAST K EY BY D AV I D H U D N A L L
28
THE PITCH
...................................Pick of the Week
...................... Locally Inspired Cocktail
......................................... Cheap Booze
............................Third-Wave Feminism
........................... Big Dumb Sunglasses
................................................. The O.C.
..................... Rosie the Riveter Tattoos
...................Possible Juggalo Sightings
........................................ White Rapper
..................... Pop Music (the Bad Kind)
......................................................... RIP
............................................ So Earnest
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
pitch.com
MONTH
1911 MAIN Lunch 11-2pm Dinner 4:30pm Classic American Food Live Jazz
GRAND OPENING SATURDAY OCTOBER 1ST
LIVE JAZZ
W/ BOB BOWMAN & BLOW DOG 8-11:30PM 12TH STREET JUMP @ MIDNIGHT LIVE RADIO BROADCAST
$5 BUFFET
sample all of our Hors d’oeuvres 1911 Main KCMO 816-527-0200
Kansas City “Knuckleheads is Kansas City’s premier roots music venue of the last 30 years.” - Bill Brownlee KC Star Voted KC’s Best Live Music Venue 6 years running
september 28 Guitar Shorty 6pm september 28 Outlaw Jim 9pm september 29 Aunt Kizzy’s Boys 6pm september 29 Elizabeth Cook w/ Tim Carroll 8:30pm september 30 Savoy Brown OctOber 1 The Belairs OctOber 2 SUPER JAM - 5 Stages 2pm til 7pm OctOber 2 The Iguanas 8:30pm OctOber 4 Nick 13 (of Tiger Army) OctOber 5 James McMurtry OctOber 6 Tom Russell OctOber 7 Trampled Under Foot OctOber 8 Too Slim & The Taildraggers OctOber 9 Kelley Hunt & Trampled Under Foot OctOber 12 Jason Eady OctOber 13 Buddy Guy OctOber 14 Daryly Singletary, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, Robbie Fulks & Tater OctOber 15 Michael Burks OctOber 16 Jason Eady 816-483-1456 2715 Rochester KCMO Free Shuttle in the Downtown Area TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT knuckleheadsKC.COM
MAXIM MASQUERADE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
PARTY MONSTER VI SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29
The hottest Saturday nights in KC happen on the city’s best dance floor. National DJs every Saturday night! UPCOMING SHOWS: Kiss Alive with Stairway to Zeppelin – 9/30 Blue Corner Battles – 10/7 Flirt Friday – 10/14 Kilroy Presents: Bobby Simkins, an Elvis Tribute – 10/28
1-800-745-3000 • VooDooKC.com
Know When To Stop Before You Start.® Gambling Problem? Call 1-888-BETSOFF.
Subject to change or cancellation. Phone and online orders are subject to service fees. Must be 21 years or older to gamble, obtain a Total Rewards ® card or enter VooDoo ®. ©2011, Caesars License Company, LLC.
pitch.com
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
THE PITCH
29
WHAT‛S ON YOUR BU C KET LIST? Chiefs WIN the
Super Bowl Drive a race car RAPPEL FROM THE TOP OF THE CLUBHOUSE ON BALTIMORE!! Run with the bulls in Spain Run a marathon
concerts Nightlife listings are offered as a service to Pitch readers and are subject to space restrictions. Contact Clubs Editor Abbie Stutzer by e-mail (abbie.stutzer@pitch .com), fax (816-756-0502) or phone (816-218-6926). Continuing items must be resubmitted monthly.
THIS WEEK THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 Elizabeth Cook with special guest Tim Carroll: 8:30 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Pat Metheny: 8 p.m. Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-1972. Tech N9ne: 7 p.m. The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390.
Are you fan enough to rappel on September 30th? Go to www.somo.org/edgekc for more information
Are you fan enough to rappel on September 30th?
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 Blue October: 7 p.m. Crossroads KC at Grinders, 417 E. 18th St., 816-472-5454. Savoy Brown, Sarah and the Tall Boys: 8:30 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. The Miles Davis Experience featuring the Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet: 8 p.m. Yardley Hall at JCCC, 12345 College Blvd., Lenexa, 913-469-8500.
SATURDAY, OCT. 1
Go to www.somo.org/edgekc for more information SIGN UP NOW AND DON’T MISS OUT ON THE BIGGEST DEALS IN KC!
Be/Non, Thee Water MoccaSins, Giant’s Chair, Minden, Major Games, Olivetti Letter, Olympic Size, Parts of Speech, Hermon Mehari’s Diverse: Crosstown Station, 1522 McGee, 816-471-1522. 6 p.m., cover at door. Peter Frampton: 8 p.m. Yardley Hall at JCCC, 12345 College Blvd., Lenexa, 913-469-8500. Hanson, Charlie Mars: The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. Indigenous, the Rumblejetts: Trouser Mouse, 625 N.W. Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816-220-1222. Mochipet, the Polish Ambassador: 8 p.m. The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483. Stand Up for Synergy featuring Dana Carvey: 7 p.m. Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theater, 7260 N.W. 87th St., 816-759-5233. STS9: Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-1972.
SUNDAY, OCT. 2 The Iguanas: 8:30 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Mutemath: The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483.
MONDAY, OCT. 3 Death Cab for Cutie, Telekinesis: 7 p.m. City Market, 205 E. Fifth St., 816-842-1271. Grieves and Budo, Prof, the MC Type, Approach: 8 p.m. Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Prince Royce: 7 p.m. Sprint Center, 1407 Grand, 816-283-7300.
DEAL OF THE DAY
TUESDAY, OCT. 4 Trace Bundy, Sungha Jung: The Conspiracy Room at the Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, 816-753-8665. Nick 13, Brett Detar: 8 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5
Discounted tickets to Haunted Mansion Costume Ball!
1 ticket for $22.50, originally $35.
THEBIGDEALKANSASCITY.COM 30
the pitch
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
James McMurtry, Jonny Burke: 8 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Wild Flag: 9 p.m. RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., 816753-5207.
UPCOMING American Royal Rodeo featuring Pat Green: Thu., Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. Sprint Center, 1407 Grand, 816-283-7300. American Royal Rodeo featuring Reba: Sat., Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. Sprint Center, 1407 Grand, 816-283-7300. The Black Angels, Dead Meadow, Spindrift: Sat., Oct. 15. The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483.
The Black Dahlia Murder, All Shall Perish, Cannabis Corpse: Wed., Oct. 26. The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390. CANT, Mirror Mirror, Blood Orange: Fri., Oct. 14, 7 p.m. The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483. Celtic Thunder: Tue., Oct. 18. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Chimaira, Impending Doom, Rise to Remain, Revocation, Canvas: Sun., Oct. 16, 6 p.m. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. Roger Daltrey performs the Who’s Tommy: Fri., Oct. 14. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Deadmau5: Mon., Oct. 24. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Explosions in the Sky, Wye Oak: Thu., Oct. 13. Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, 816-753-8665. The Fab Four: Fri., Oct. 7, 8 p.m. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Falling in Reverse, For All Those Sleeping, Eyes Set to Kill: Mon., Oct. 10, MANY MORE 6:30 p.m. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. Vicente Fernandez: Sat., Oct. 22. Sprint Center, 1407 Grand, 816-283-7300. ONLINE AT Lupe Fiasco, Tinie Tempah: PITCH.COM Thu., Oct. 6, 8 p.m. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816283-9900. Freaker’s Ball: Fri., Oct. 21. Independence Events Center, 19100 E. Valley View Pkwy., Independence. Guns N’ Roses: Sat., Nov. 12. Sprint Center, 1407 Grand, 816-283-7300. Gym Class Heroes, the Dirty Heads: Sun., Nov. 6. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Hum: Fri., Nov. 4. RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., 816753-5207. Cyndi Lauper: the Halloween She Bop: Mon., Oct. 31. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Nobunny, the Lepers, Up the Academy: Thu., Oct. 6, 10 p.m. Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-7676. Little Big Town: Sat., Oct. 8. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Mayday Parade, The In Crowd, You Me at Six, There for Tomorrow, the Make: Sat., Oct. 29, 6 p.m. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. James McMurtry, Jonny Burke: Wed., Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. 96.5 the Buzz Halloweenie Roast: Social Distortion, the Hold Steady, Viva Brother, the Architects: Thu., Oct. 27. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Shaquille O’Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam: Fri., Nov. 18. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Opeth, Katatonia: Thu., Oct. 6. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Thu., Oct. 13. The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483. Pierced Arrows, Don’t, the Spook Lights: Sun., Oct. 16, 9 p.m. Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main, 816-753-1909. The Pretty Reckless, Beautiful Bodies, the Atlantic: Thu., Oct. 20. The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560. Right Between the Ears: Sat., Oct. 15. Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-1972. St. Vincent: Fri., Oct. 7. Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-1972. Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald: Fri., Oct. 7, 8 p.m. Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Rd., 816-363-7827. Paul Simon: Tue., Nov. 8. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Skeletonwitch, Wrath and Ruin CD release, Cast Pattern: Sat., Oct. 8. Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. Straight No Chaser: Sun., Oct. 23, 2 & 7 p.m. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Trentemoller: Wed., Oct. 19. Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-1972. Buddy Valastro: The Cake Boss: Mon., Nov. 7. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Gleny Rae Virus and Her Tamworth Playboys: Wed., Oct. 12. Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-7676.
FIND
CONCERT LISTINGS
ould
PtowTHANK like
for all of fun times, great live music & many unforgettable memories over the last four years.
Check out the lineup on their final
weekend!
09/29/11 Thu. 8:30 pm | Doors @ 7:45 PM GARAG A TROIS
featuring Seatlle-based saxophonics master SKERIK, Brooklyn based keyboardist MARCO BENEVENTO (Benevento-Russo Duo), punk rock vibraphone hero MIKE DILLON (Billy Goat/Hairy Apes BMX), & New Orleans drum/beat master STANTON MOORE (Galactic) with special guests Sonic Sutra (Lawrence/Kansas City) more info buy tickets $12
9/30/2011 Fri. 10:00 pm | Doors @ 9:00 PM CALIFORNIA VOODOO & FRIENDS A Tribute to Widespread Panic Final performance at Crosstown more info buy tickets $10
10/1/2011 Sat. 6:00 pm | Doors @ 6:00 PM LAST CALL! BE/NON, THEE WATER MOCCASINS, GIANTS CHAIR, MINDEN, MAJOR GAMES, OLIVETTI LETTER & OLYMPIC SIZE Plus Upstairs Parts of Speech, Hermon Mahari’s Diverse, DJ’s & Singer Songwriters & Local films! Cheap as HELL booze cuz we can’t take it with us!
pitch.com
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
the pitch
31
nightlife T H U R S DAY, S E P T. 2 9 ROCK/POP/INDIE The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483. Cowgirl’s Train Set, BaioWolf, King Brusier, the Rackatees. Coda: 1744 Broadway, 816-569-1747. The Rinkles tribute to the Kinks, the Rutles, 9 p.m. Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. Maps for Travelers, Adam Arcuragi & the Lupine Choral Society, 6 p.m. Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club: 3402 Main, 816-7531909. County Bucks, Woodgrain. Jackpot Music Hall: 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. The Faded Age, Icarus the Owl, 7 p.m. The Landing: 1189 W. Kansas, Liberty. Scott Duncan. O’Dowd’s: 8600 N.W. Prairie View Rd., 816-268-6333. Danny McGaw, 9 p.m. Replay Lounge: 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-7676. Fourth of July, Suzannah Johannes, Rooftop Vigilantes, 10 p.m. Tomfooleries: 612 W. 47th St., 816-753-0555. Gov’t Cheez.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL 1911 Restaurant & Lounge: 1911 Main. Chris Hazelton. B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-822-7427. John Paul’s Flying Circus. Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Grand Marquis. Jazz: 1859 Village West Pkwy., Kansas City, Kan., 913328-0003. Salty Dawg. Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Aunt Kizzy’s Boyz, 6 p.m. The Phoenix Jazz Club: 302 W. Eighth St., 816-2215299. Rick Bacus solo guitar, 7 p.m. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. The Vibe-Raiders, City City, 9 p.m. Trouser Mouse: 625 N.W. Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816220-1222. Rich Berry.
DJ Mosaic Lounge: 1331 Walnut, 816-679-0076. Mike Scott and Spinstyles. Raoul’s Velvet Room: 7222 W. 119th St., Overland Park, 913-469-0466. DJ Kirby. The Riot Room: 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. DJ Spinstyles on the patio. Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. DJ Brad Sager. The Union of Westport: 421 Westport Rd. DJ Clockwerk, 10 p.m. The Velvet Dog: 400 E. 31st St., 816-753-9990. Ladies’ Night featuring DJ Sun-Up Jones.
HIP-HOP The Granada: 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785842-1390. Tech N9ne, 7 p.m., $30 advance.
JAZZ The Blue Room: 1616 E. 18th St., 816-474-8463. Miguel Mambo DeLeon, 7 p.m. The Majestic Restaurant: 931 Broadway, 816-2211888. Bram Wijnands main floor, 6 p.m. Oak Room: 401 Ward Pkwy., 816-303-2945. Lonnie McFadden. Sunset Grill: 14577 Metcalf, Overland Park, 913-6811722. Tony Antonucci, 7:30 p.m.
WORLD The Levee: 16 W. 43rd St., 816-561-2821. AZ-ONE.
ROOTS/COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Elizabeth Cook with special guest Tim Carroll, 8:30 p.m.
DANCE Jackpot Music Hall: 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785832-1085. BLASIAN! Electro dance party, 10:30 p.m.
DRUNKEN DISTR ACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES Bulldog: 1715 Main, 816-421-4799. Brodioke, 9 p.m. Buzzard Beach: 4110 Pennsylvania, 816-753-4455. Trivia, Ladies’ Night, 7 p.m. Double Nickel Bar: 189 S. Rogers, Ste. 1614, Olathe, 913-390-0363. Texas Hold ’em. Fuel: 7300 W. 119th St., Overland Park, 913-451-0444. Bike Night with the Star Blues Band.
32
the pitch
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
Harleys & Horses: 7210 N.E. 43rd St., 816-452-2660. Bike Night. Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theater: 7260 N.W. 87th St., 816-759-5233. J.R. Brow, 7:30 p.m. Intentions Cabaret: 7316 W. 80th St., Overland Park, 913-652-6510. Eight-minute dating and DJ KITTY. Jake’s Place Bar and Grill: 12001 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, 913-962-5253. Trivia. JR’s Place: 20238 W. 151st St., Olathe, 913-254-1307. Karaoke with Mad Mike, 9:30 p.m. McFadden’s Sports Saloon: 1330 Grand, 816-4711330. All In Thursdays. Missie B’s: 805 W. 39th St., 816-561-0625. Karaoke on the main floor, 10 p.m. R Bar & Restaurant: 1617 Genessee, 816-471-1777. Garden to Glass, booze infused with local ingredients. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Trivia Clash, 7 p.m., $5. Sharks: 10320 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Merriam, 913268-4006. Foosball tournament, 8 p.m. Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Trivia, 9 p.m.
EASY LISTENING Jerry’s Bait Shop: 13412 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Lenexa, 913-894-9676. Interactive Acoustic with Jason Kayne, 9 p.m.
EXPERIMENTAL Jardine’s: 4536 Main, 816-561-6480. Matt Otto Project with Harnell Jason.
OPEN MIC/JAM SESSIONS Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. Vi Tran and Katie Gilchrist’s Weekly Jam, 10 p.m. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. Jerry’s Jam Night, 9 p.m.
VARIET Y The Brick: 1727 McGee, 816-421-1634. KC Songwriter Forum, 7-9 p.m. Crosstown Station: 1522 McGee St., 816-471-1522. Garage a Trois, Skerik, Marco Benevento, Mike Dillon, Stanton Moore, 7:45 p.m.
F R I DAY, S E P T. 3 0 ROCK/POP/INDIE The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785841-5483. Mouth. The Brick: 1727 McGee, 816-421-1634. BeardKCrazy, Blah Blah Blah, People Watching. Coda: 1744 Broadway, 816-569-1747. Molly Picture Club, Orthan Anderthon, the Sexy Accident. Crosstown Station: 1522 McGee, 816-471-1522. California Voodoo and friends, 9 p.m. Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. Modern Arsonists, Sleep Agents, Versus the Collective, 10 p.m. Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club: 3402 Main, 816-7531909. Red Line Chemistry, 9 p.m. The Eighth Street Taproom: MANY MORE 801 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-6918. Dr. Octor and friends. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 13412 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Lenexa, 913-894-9676. Voice of ONLINE AT Reason. PITCH.COM John’s Big Deck: 928 Wyandotte, 816-572-9595. Nicky G. The Levee: 16 W. 43rd St., 816-561-2821. The Groove Agency. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. The Doo-Dads, 5 p.m. Replay Lounge: 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785749-7676. Karma Vision, Netherfriends, Fire in the Churchyard, 10 p.m. VooDoo Lounge: Harrah’s Casino, 1 Riverboat Dr., North Kansas City, 816-472-7777. Kiss Alive, Stairway to Zeppelin.
FIND
CLUB LISTINGS
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-822-7427. Josh Vowell and the Rumble. Danny’s Big Easy: 1601 E. 18th St., 816-421-1200. John Coakley and the Bluesicians. Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. The Elvis Show with Jeff Bergen, 7 p.m. The Phoenix Jazz Club: 302 W. Eighth St., 816-2215299. Lonesome Hank and the Heartaches. Replay Lounge: 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785749-7676. EXTRAordinary, Das Furbender, 6 p.m. Tonahill’s South: 10817 E. Truman Rd., Independence, 816-252-2560. Roadhouse Band, 8 p.m. Trouser Mouse: 625 N.W. Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816220-1222. Bob Harvey.
DJ Beer Kitchen: 435 Westport Rd., 816-389-4180. Furious Palace. Club Monaco: 334 E. 31st St., 816-753-5990. DJ Soap. Jake’s Place Bar and Grill: 12001 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, 913-962-5253. DJ night. Mosaic Lounge: 1331 Walnut, 816-679-0076. Mosaic Fridays: hosted by Joe Perez featuring DJ Spinstyles and DJ Mike Scott. Raoul’s Velvet Room: 7222 W. 119th St., Overland Park, 913-469-0466. DJ Xclusive. Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. DJ Naylor. The Velvet Dog: 400 E. 31st St., 816-753-9990. Live DJ in the upstairs lounge. Winslow’s BBQ: 20 E. Fifth St., 816-471-7427. Live DJ.
HIP-HOP Jackpot Music Hall: 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. KJHK presents Steddy P, Winner’s Circle, JBomb, L5, hosted by Approach. Replay Lounge: 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785749-7676. Nezbeat on the patio, 10 p.m.
JAZZ 1911 Restaurant & Lounge: 1911 Main. David Basse, the Everette DeVan Trio, 6 p.m. The Blue Room: 1616 E. 18th St., 816-474-8463. James Ward Band, 8:30 p.m. Californos: 4124 Pennsylvania, 816-531-7878. Marilyn Wood, 8-11 p.m. Jardine’s: 4536 Main, 816-561-6480. Joe Cartwright Quartet, Stephanie Moore, 7 & 9 p.m. Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Dan Bliss and Rod Fleeman. The Majestic Restaurant: 931 Broadway, 816-221-1888. Rich Hill on the main floor, 5 p.m.; Bram Wijnands, Steve Lambert, Tommy Ruskin in the jazz club, 7 p.m. The Phoenix Jazz Club: 302 W. Eighth St., 816-2215299. Lonnie McFadden, 4:30 p.m.
ROOTS/COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS The Landing: 1189 W. Kansas, Liberty. The Jeremy Nichols Band. R Bar & Restaurant: 1617 Genessee, 816-471-1777. Phantoms of the Opry. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Adam Lee and the Dead Horse Sound Co., Whitey Morgan and the 78s, Whiskey Breath, 9 p.m.
DRUNKEN DISTRACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES The Brick: 1727 McGee, 816-421-1634. Trivia Riot, 7 p.m. ComedyCity at Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-842-2744. Major League Improv, 7:30 p.m. Double Nickel Bar: 189 S. Rogers, Ste. 1614, Olathe, 913-390-0363. Karaoke. Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theater: 7260 N.W. 87th St., 816-759-5233. J.R. Brow, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. JR’s Place: 20238 W. 151st St., Olathe, 913-254-1307. Debbioke, 9:30 p.m. Missie B’s: 805 W. 39th St., 816-561-0625. The Early Girlie Show, 8 p.m., free; Ab Fab Fridays on the main floor, 10 p.m. Sharks: 10320 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Merriam, 913268-4006. Dart tournament, 8 p.m. Wallaby’s Grill and Pub: 9562 Lackman, Lenexa, 913541-9255. Texas Hold ’em, 9 p.m. Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Deelightful karaoke, 9 p.m.
EASY LISTENING Mike Kelly’s Westsider: 1515 Westport Rd., 816-9319417. Eddie Delahunt. 77 South: 5041 W. 135th St., Overland Park, 913-7427727. Drew6.
FOLK Sunset Grill: 14577 Metcalf, Overland Park, 913-6811722. Joel McNulty.
METAL The Riot Room: 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. Sicadis, 12 Gauge Choir, Collapse, Beezlefeast, Mad Libby, 49 Stones, 7 p.m.
R O C K A B I L LY Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-7491387. Green Goddammits.
VARIET Y 77 South (#1656896): 5041 W. 135th St., Leawood, 913-742-7727. Live music Fridays, 9:30 p.m.
The Beaumont Club: 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-5612560. Influx: Art of Culture featuring artists, live culture performance, culture runway. KC Live! Stage at the Power & Light District: 14th St. and Grand. Back in the Swing Party: Run Forrest Run, 4-7 p.m.; the Zeros, 8:30 p.m.
S AT U R DAY, O C T. 1 ROCK/POP/INDIE The Brooksider: 6330 Brookside Plz., 816-363-4070. Perpetual Change. Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. Elaine McMilian and friends, the Silver Maggies, 6 p.m. Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-7491387. The Crumpletons, 7 p.m. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 13412 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Lenexa, 913-894-9676. Saucy Jack. Liberty Hall: 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-7491972. STS9. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Stone in Love (Journey tribute), Uft!, 9 p.m. Replay Lounge: 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-7676. 400 Blows, El Paso Hot Button, JabberJosh, 10 p.m. The Riot Room: 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. Not a Planet, Luster, White Girl, 9 p.m.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-822-7427. Matt Hill Blues Band; Mama Ray Jazz Meets Blues Jam, 2 p.m. Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-7491387. 3 Son Green, 10 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. The Bel Airs, 9 p.m. The Levee: 16 W. 43rd St., 816-561-2821. Camp Harlow, 5 p.m. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. On the Record, 6 p.m. Take Five Coffee + Bar: 5336 W. 151st St., Overland Park, 913-948-5550. Dan Bliss. Tonahill’s South: 10817 E. Truman Rd., Independence, 816-252-2560. Roadhouse Band, 8 p.m. Yardley Hall at JCCC: 12345 College Blvd., Lenexa, 913-469-8500. Peter Frampton, 8 p.m.
PRIZES S GIVEAWAY CHIEFS TICKETS
HALF -T IM TRIVIA E DRINK &F SPECIA OOD LS
ROOTS/COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS Coda: 1744 Broadway, 816-569-1747. Deep Fried Squirrel, the Fall Down Drunks. Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club: 3402 Main, 816-7531909. Joe Buck, Hootin’ Hollers, John Greiner and the Sawyers. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. The John Joiner Band. R Bar & Restaurant: 1617 Genessee, 816-471-1777. Phantoms of the Opry.
DJ 77 South: 5041 W. 135th St., Leawood, 913-742-7727. DJ Andrew Northern, 9 p.m. Beer Kitchen: 435 Westport Rd., 816-389-4180. Skank. Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. DVJs Synematix Alterated, 10 p.m. The Eighth Street Taproom: 801 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-6918. Saturday Soulclap with Josh Powers. Nara: 1617 Main, 816-221-6272. Samurai Saturdays. Raoul’s Velvet Room: 7222 W. 119th St., Overland Park, 913-469-0466. DJ Xclusive. The Riot Room: 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. Low Dive, 2-5 p.m. Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. DJ Brad Sager. 77 South: 5041 W. 135th St., Overland Park, 913-7427727. DJ Andrew Northern. The Velvet Dog: 400 E. 31st St., 816-753-9990. Live DJ in the upstairs lounge. VooDoo Lounge: Harrah’s Casino, 1 Riverboat Dr., North Kansas City, 816-472-7777. DJ Rich Bracken.
WHAT IS THE
BIG DEAL?
HIP-HOP The Riot Room: 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. Reach, Deuce Fontane, the Phantom, Dutch Newman, DJ E.F. Cuttin, Motion Plus, Cas Metah on the patio, 9 p.m.
JAZZ 1911 Restaurant & Lounge: 1911 Main. Bob Bowman & Bowdog, 6 p.m. The Blue Room: 1616 E. 18th St., 816-474-8463. Everett Freeman Jr., Eclipse, 8:30 p.m. Californos: 4124 Pennsylvania, 816-531-7878. Marilyn Wood, 8-11 p.m. Jardine’s: 4536 Main, 816-561-6480. Ida McBeth, 7 & 8:30 p.m. Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Heather Thornton Band.
A DEAL A DAY!
Visit thebigdealkansascity.com to seeKansas City’s best opportunity to save at least 50% on favorite local restaurants and services.
Sign up now and don’t miss out on the best deals in KC!
thebigdealkansascity.com pitch.com
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
the pitch
33
Oak Room: 401 Ward Pkwy., 816-303-2945. Duck Warner Project. The Phoenix Jazz Club: 302 W. Eighth St., 816-221-5299. Cold Sweat, Dan Doran Band, Brody Buster Band, Rick Bacus Blues Jam, Tim Whitmer & the KC Express, Wild Women of KC, Lonnie McFadden, 11 a.m.
Trouser Mouse: 625 N.W. Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816220-1222. Paul Shields Night of Hilarity. Wallaby’s Grill and Pub: 9562 Lackman, Lenexa, 913541-9255. Texas Hold ’em, 6 and 9 p.m. Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Texas Hold ’em, 3 & 6 p.m.
A LT E R N AT I V E
OPEN MIC/JAM SESSIONS
The Brick: 1727 McGee, 816-421-1634. Sona, Loss Leader.
Bleachers Bar & Grill: 210 S.W. Greenwich Dr., Lee’s Summit, 816-623-3410. Open Blues and Funk Jam with Syncopation, 6 p.m. Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-7491387. Speakeasy Sunday, 10 p.m., $3. Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Open Jam with Levee Town, 2 p.m., free. R.G.’s Lounge: 9100 E. 35th St., Independence, 816-358-5777. Jam Night hosted by Dennis Nickell, Scotty Yates, Rick Eidson, and Jan Lamb, 5 p.m.
DRUNKEN DISTR ACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES ComedyCity at Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-842-2744. Major League Improv, 7:30 p.m.; ComedyCity After Dark, 10 p.m. Double Nickel Bar: 189 S. Rogers, Ste. 1614, Olathe, 913-390-0363. Karaoke. Ernie Biggs Dueling Piano Bar: 4115 Mill, 816-5612444. Dueling pianos: Matt Kschinka, Hannah Kendle, Brian Babcock. Missie B’s: 805 W. 39th St., 816-561-0625. Dirty Dorothy on the main floor, 10 p.m. The Riot Room: 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. The Low Dive: a Day-Drinking Experience hosted by Shaun Duval, 2-5 p.m. Wallaby’s Grill and Pub: 9562 Lackman, Lenexa, 913541-9255. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Deelightful karaoke, 9 p.m.
Antennas Up @ n w Nerman Museum La
Antennas Up @ Nerman Museum La wn
OPEN MIC/JAM SESSIONS Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-4831456. Open jam with Billy Ebeling and Duane Goldston, 1 p.m. Marriott Hotel: 200 W. 12th St., 816-421-6800. 12th Street Jump, broadcast live on KCUR 89.3, 11:30 p.m.
S U N DAY, O C T. 2 ROCK/POP/INDIE The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785841-5483. Mutemath.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL
Jason Boland @ Beaumonth Club
Flights for Flippers @ KC Zoo
B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-822-7427. Lee McBee and the Confessors, 6 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. The Iguanas, 8:30 p.m.
DJ Hamburger Mary’s: 101 Southwest Blvd., 816-8421919. Recycled music with Brett Dietrich, 3:30 p.m. The Velvet Dog: 400 E. 31st St., 816-753-9990. Live DJ.
ACOUSTIC
Upcoming Events 9.30 - Blue October @ Crossroads KC 9.30 - ‘Over the Edge’ Special Olympics Event 10.2 - Renaissance Festival 10.4 - Tracy Bundy @ Uptown 10.5 - Her Kansas City Launch Party
34
the pitch
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
Tomfooleries: 612 W. 47th St., 816-753-0555. Phil and Gary, 9 p.m.
JAZZ Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Dan Bliss. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Jeff Harshbarger presents an Alternative Jazz Series: the People’s Liberation Big Band, 7 p.m.
ROOTS/COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS Johnnie’s on Seventh: 55 S. Seventh St. William Blackart, Ben Summers.
DRUNKEN DISTR ACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES Bulldog: 1715 Main, 816-421-4799. Game night, beer pong, TV trivia, shot dice. Clarette Club: 5400 Martway, Mission, 913-384-0986. Texas Hold ’em, 7 & 10 p.m. The Fox and Hound: 10428 Metcalf, Overland Park, 913649-1700. Show Me the Money Poker, 7 & 10 p.m. Fuel: 7300 W. 119th St., Overland Park, 913-451-0444. SIN. Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theater: 7260 N.W. 87th St., 816-759-5233. J.R. Brow, 7 p.m. Jake’s Place Bar and Grill: 12001 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, 913-962-5253. Free pool, 3 p.m. John’s Big Deck: 928 Wyandotte, 816-572-9595. Rooftop karaoke. JR’s Place: 20238 W. 151st St., Olathe, 913-254-1307. Karaoke with Mad Mike, 9:30 p.m. Missie B’s: 805 W. 39th St., 816-561-0625. Dirty Dorothy on the main floor, 10 p.m. Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. Free pool. Sharks: 10320 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Merriam, 913268-4006. Dart tournament, 3 p.m.
SINGER-SONGWRITER Replay Lounge: 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785749-7676. Tyler Gregory, the Ready Brothers, 6 p.m.
VARIET Y B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-822-7427. Da Misfits Car Show, 2 p.m. Californos: 4124 Pennsylvania, 816-531-7878. 816 Bike Collective Benefit, 7 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Super Jam: a fundraiser for KKFI, 2-7 p.m.
M O N DAY, O C T. 3 ROCK/POP/INDIE Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. Pree, For the Birds, Katlyn Conroy. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. The B’dinas, the Half Hearts, Jenny Carr, 9 p.m. Tomfooleries: 612 W. 47th St., 816-753-0555. The Goods.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL The Phoenix Jazz Club: 302 W. Eighth St., 816-2215299. Millie Edwards and Michael Pagan, 7 p.m.
DJ Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club: 3402 Main, 816-7531909. One Eye Jacks with DJs Ilya & Troy, 10 p.m. The Velvet Dog: 400 E. 31st St., 816-753-9990. Live DJ.
JAZZ Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Jazzbo, no cover; 50 cents is added to each food and drink item ordered. Take Five Coffee + Bar: 5336 W. 151st St., Overland Park, 913-948-5550. Rob Scheps, Greg Gisbert, 9 Plus 1, 7 p.m.
DRUNKEN DISTR ACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES The Brick: 1727 McGee, 816-421-1634. Rural Grit Happy Hour, 6 p.m. Clarette Club: 5400 Martway, Mission, 913-384-0986. Texas Hold ’em, 7 & 10 p.m. Double Nickel Bar: 189 S. Rogers, Ste. 1614, Olathe, 913-390-0363. Texas Hold MANY MORE ’em. Hamburger Mary’s: 101 Southwest Blvd., 816-8421919. Mary-oke with Chad Slater, 8 p.m. Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 MasONLINE AT sachusetts, Lawrence, PITCH.COM 785-749-1387. Karaoke Idol with Tanya McNaughty. JR’s Place: 20238 W. 151st St., Olathe, 913-254-1307. Texas Hold ’em, 7:30 p.m. The Landing: 1189 W. Kansas, Liberty. Texas Hold ’em, 6:30 p.m. Nara: 1617 Main, 816-221-6272. Brodioke, 10 p.m. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Sonic Spectrum Music Trivia, 7 p.m., $5. Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Texas Hold ’em, 8 p.m.
FIND
CLUB LISTINGS
OPEN MIC/JAM SESSIONS The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785841-5483. Open Mic.
VARIET Y Trouser Mouse: 625 N.W. Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816220-1222. Music Showcase, 8 p.m.
T U E S DAY, O C T. 4 ROCK/POP/INDIE Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. Red Bordello, the Cave Girls, Last Night’s Regret, the Puritans. Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club: 3402 Main, 816-7531909. Mile High Club. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 13412 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Lenexa, 913-894-9676. Travelers Guild. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. Drew6. Tomfooleries: 612 W. 47th St., 816-753-0555. The Transients, 9 p.m.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-822-7427. Trampled Under Foot, $4.
DJ Coda: 1744 Broadway, 816-569-1747. DJ Whatshisname, service industry night, 10 p.m. The Velvet Dog: 400 E. 31st St., 816-753-9990. College Night featuring DJ Stevie Cruz.
JAZZ 1911 Restaurant & Lounge: 1911 Main. Clint Ashlock’s New Order Jazz Big Band. Carlsen Center: 12345 College Blvd. (at JCCC), Lenexa, 913-469-4445. Rob Scheps and Greg Gisbert Quintet, noon. Jardine’s: 4536 Main, 816-561-6480. Cynthia Van Roden. Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Rick Bacus and Monique Danielle.
ROOTS/COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785841-5483. Futurebirds, Thomas Hardy, Vegetable. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Rex Hobart and friends, 7 p.m.
DRUNKEN DISTRACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES The Brick: 1727 McGee, 816-421-1634. Scrabble Club, 7 p.m. The Drop: 409 E. 31st St., 816-756-3767. Brodioke, 9:30 p.m. Flying Saucer: 101 E. 13th St., 816-221-1900. Trivia Bowl, 7:30 & 10 p.m., free. Jackpot Music Hall: 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-832-1085. Karaoke. JR’s Place: 20238 W. 151st St., Olathe, 913-254-1307. Buttwiser’s Bash with DJ Double D, 10 p.m., free. The Landing: 1189 W. Kansas, Liberty. Texas Hold ’em, 6:30 p.m. Missie B’s: 805 W. 39th St., 816-561-0625. Gayme Night upstairs, in-house tournament, Wii and NTN Trivia, 7:30-10 p.m.; karaoke on the main floor, 10 p.m. The Roxy: 7230 W. 75th St., Overland Park, 913-2366211. Karaoke. Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. Karaoke, 9 p.m. Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Chess Club, 7 p.m.
OPEN-MIC/JAM SESSIONS The Phoenix Jazz Club: 302 W. Eighth St., 816-2215299. Open Jam with Everette DeVan, 7 p.m. Stanford’s Comedy Club: 1867 Village West Pkwy., Kansas City, Kan., 913-400-7500. Open-mic night.
SINGER-SONGWRITER Harleys & Horses: 7210 N.E. 43rd St., 816-452-2660. KC Songwriters Showcase.
VARIET Y Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. A Fight for Fame.
W E D N E S DAY, O C T. 5 ROCK/POP/INDIE Jerry’s Bait Shop: 302 S.W. Main, Lee’s Summit, 816525-1871. 90 Minutes, 9 p.m. RecordBar: 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207. Bob Walkenhorst, 7 p.m.; Wild Flag, 9 p.m., $15. Tomfooleries: 612 W. 47th St., 816-753-0555. The Mickey Finn Band, 9 p.m.
BLUES/FUNK/SOUL The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785841-5483. Signal Path, Kinetix.
The Drop: 409 E. 31st St., 816-756-3767. Jonny Green, 9 p.m. Jazz: 1823 W. 39th St., 816-531-5556. Billy Ebeling. Knuckleheads Saloon: 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. Gospel Lounge with Carl Butler, 7:30 p.m. The Phoenix Jazz Club: 302 W. Eighth St., 816-2215299. The Brian Ruskin Quartet. Trouser Mouse: 625 N.W. Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816220-1222. Shinetop Jr.
DJ Buzzard Beach: 4110 Pennsylvania, 816-753-4455. Live DJ, midnight. Raoul’s Velvet Room: 7222 W. 119th St., Overland Park, 913-469-0466. DJ B.o.B. The Riot Room: 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. PipeDream with DJ Rhyn, VJ Dirty Joe, 10 p.m. Saints Pub + Patio: 9720 Quivira, Lenexa, 913-4923900. DJ Pure. The Velvet Dog: 400 E. 31st St., 816-753-9990. Live DJ in the upstairs lounge.
JAZZ 1911 Restaurant & Lounge: 1911 Main. Eddie Charles Jam. B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ: 1205 E. 85th St., 816-822-7427. New Vintage Big Band. Unity Temple: 707 W. 47th St., 816-561-4466. Candace Evans Homecoming Celebration: Spirituality and All That Jazz, 7 p.m.
DRUNKEN DISTR ACTIONS/COMEDY/ BAR GAMES Aftershock Bar & Grill: 5240 Merriam Dr., Merriam, 913-384-5646. Poker night. Beer Kitchen: 435 Westport Rd., 816-389-4180. Brodioke. The Bottleneck: 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785841-5483. Whiskey Wednesday. Danny’s Bar and Grill: 13350 College Blvd., Lenexa, 913-345-9717. Trivia and karaoke with DJ Smooth, 8 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s: 101 Southwest Blvd., 816-8421919. Charity bingo with Valerie Versace, 8 p.m., $1 per game. Harleys & Horses: 7210 N.E. 43rd St., 816-452-2660. Karaoke, Ladies’ Night. Intentions Cabaret: 7316 W. 80th St., Overland Park, 913-652-6510. Melodramatic Karaoke, 8 p.m.midnight. Jake’s Place Bar and Grill: 12001 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, 913-962-5253. Karaoke. JR’s Place: 20238 W. 151st St., Olathe, 913-254-1307. Karaoke with the Queen, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.; beer pong tournament, 10 p.m. Missie B’s: 805 W. 39th St., 816-561-0625. Dirty Dorothy on the main floor, 10 p.m. Nara: 1617 Main, 816-221-6272. Ladies’ Night. The Roxy: 7230 W. 75th St., Overland Park, 913-2366211. Karaoke. Tonahill’s South: 10817 E. Truman Rd., Independence, 816-252-2560. Ladies’ Night with DJ Thorny, 6 p.m.1:30 a.m. Wallaby’s Grill and Pub: 9562 Lackman, Lenexa, 913541-9255. Texas Hold ’em, 7 & 10 p.m. Westport Flea Market: 817 Westport Rd., 816-9311986. Trivia, 8 p.m. Wilde’s Chateau 24: 2412 Iowa, Lawrence. Pride Night, 8 p.m.
EASY LISTENING Fuel: 7300 W. 119th St., Overland Park, 913-451-0444. Colby & Mole. 77 South: 5041 W. 135th St., Overland Park, 913-7427727. Drew6.
OPEN-MIC/JAM SESSIONS Bleachers Bar & Grill: 210 S.W. Greenwich Dr., Lee’s Summit, 816-623-3410. Open Blues and Funk Jam with Syncopation, 7 p.m. Jazzhaus: 926-1/2 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785749-1387. Fresh Ink open-mic poetry with Miss Conception, $3. Jerry’s Bait Shop: 13412 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Lenexa, 913-894-9676. Jam Night, 9 p.m. Tonahill’s 3 of a Kind: 11703 E. 23rd St., Independence, 816-833-5021. Open Jam hosted by Crossthread, 7:30-11 p.m.
VARIET Y Czar: 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244. Slimm Spins Cheap Thrills. Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club: 3402 Main, 816-7531909. Amy Farrand’s Weirdo Wednesday Social Club, 7 p.m., no cover. Mike Kelly’s Westsider: 1515 Westport Rd., 816-9319417. TJ’s Hindu Cowboy Gospel Piano.
pitch.com
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
the pitch
35
PIERCINGS PIERCINGS FOR ONLY $30* *Does not include jewelry.
OPEN LATE FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS TIL 10 PM
NOW HAS TOTALLY NUDE HANDS ON DANCES IN OUR PARTY BUS!
SKIN ILLUSTRATIONS 9954 W. 87th St. OPkS 913.642.7464 - skinillustrations.net
BUY ONE GET TWO FREE!
$20
INCLUDES DANCE PRIVILEGES
HOURS: Wed-Thur 2pm-1:30am Fri-Sat Noon-4am 1117 NW 475 RD. CENTERVIEW, MO 64019 OUTSIDE ONLY 816.850.5322 21 AND OVER NOW HIRING DANCERS
B.Y.O.B
get him on him the get on line the line
FREE TRIAL FREE TRIAL 816.533.0046
816.533.0046 Ahora en Espa単ol Morelocal localnumbers: numbers:1.800.777.8000 1.800.777.8000 More 18+www.interactivemale.com www.interactivemale.com 18+
More local numbers: 1.800.777.8000 Ahora en Espa単ol 18+ www.interactivemale.com
Ahora en Espa単ol
36
the pitch
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
CAMALOT
Internet Modeling Agency Make $1500 - $2000 a week! • Work from Home • Set Your Own Schedule • No Experience Necessary • No Start-up or Monthly Fees • Must be Attractive & Open Minded
Become a model today! www.camalotmodels.com
p
pitch.com
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
THE PITCH
37
5910 Adult Clubs
CLUBEROTICAKC.COM # 1 Lifestyle House Party Every FRI-SAT 24 hr Naked Pool Party (913)238-4339 Roomate wanted poker@cluberoticakc.c om 5960 Phone Entertainment Curious Local Bi Guys! Call 816-533-0046Or 800-698-6986interactivemale.com
$10 BEST PHONE SEX $10Asian Nymphs; Ebony Hotties; 40+Ladies; Barely Legal Coeds; Or Fetish & Fantasy. Just call: 1-866-515-FOXY (3699)U CHOOSE THE MODEL 100s of SEXYLATINO SINGLESare waiting to chat with you.Call Axxess NOW!It's FREE to try! 18+816-303-0303913312-1212
MEET GAY & BI LOCALS Browse & Respond FREE! 913-780-5200 FREE Code 5929, 18+
SEXY LOCAL SINGLES Reply To Ads FREE! 913-768-1200 FREE Code 7785, 18+
TALK IS CHEAP - AND DIRTY!! Call FREE! 913-279-9210 or 800-700-6666 18+
5965 Adult Employment BACCALA' STRIP CLUB NOW HIRING DANCERS Contact Frank 5pm-12am Mon-Sat 816-510-4405
5807 Body Rubs $100 Special Black, White & Indian mixed Beauty. Topless body rubs 30, 60, 90 min & Prostate. 913-704-9390 or 816-783-7575.
INCREDIBLE Body Rubs by Gigi 816-437-1878
E TRY FOR FRE
0 1 2 9 . 9 7 913.2 More Local N
.700.6666 umbers: 1.800 otdateline.com dh re 18+ ww w.
savage love Bully Pulpit Dear Dan: I’m a 23-year-old female, sexually active for seven years, and I can’t reach climax. I have a patient and helpful partner. He has tried to no avail. I can’t even get myself there. My partner and I talk out anything that is bothering me, and we try different things. When I went off birth control, I told my doctor that I had never had an orgasm, and she told me that female orgasms are largely a mental thing. She suggested I try using fantasy, which was not new to me. I start to wonder if there is something wrong with me. Frustrated Annoyed Person Dear FAP: “FAP certainly shouldn’t feel bad that she doesn’t have a handle on a phenomenon that even sex researchers don’t properly understand,” said Tracy Clark-Flory, who writes about sex, dating and relationships for salon.com. “She might be BY relieved to learn that scientists of all stripes have been strugDAN gling for decades to determine S AVA G E why the female orgasm even exists in the first place.” One theory making the rounds: “the ‘byproduct’ theory,” Clark-Flory says. “Evolutionary selection has hugely favored the male orgasm, for obvious reasons,” ClarkFlory explains, the most obvious being that males who can’t come won’t have many descendants. “Since females share the same embryological origins of pleasure-friendly nerves and tissues as males, women are physically capable of climaxing as well. In this view, the female orgasm is an evolutionary hand-me-down.” Blasts of hormones transform those pleasurefriendly nerves and tissues into either boy junk or girl junk. Because female junk is built from the same component parts as male junk, women can have orgasms because men must. This view validates the range of women’s orgasmic experiences, as Elisabeth Lloyd, author of The Case of the Female Orgasm, argues. A multiorgasmic woman is as ‘normal’ as an orgasmless one, or one who requires 45 minutes with her Hitachi Magic Wand set on high.” Clark-Flory doesn’t think you should give up. “I would suggest that she slow down and focus on feeling individual sensations. She’ll be most likely to come when she forgets her worries about all that she isn’t feeling and simply enjoys what she does feel.” CONFIDENTIAL TO EVERYONE: Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old in Buffalo, New York, loved Lady Gaga. Most of his friends were girls, and he had feminine mannerisms. For that, he was subjected to daily and often brutal bullying. Last week, Jamey took his own life. “All the girls just loved him and they always defended him,” Jamey’s mother told CBS News. “But all the boys would say, ‘Geez, you’re such
38
THE PITCH
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
a girl. Why are you hanging out with all those girls? What are you, a girl? Oh, you must be gay.’ ” For the sin of hanging out with girls, of loving Lady Gaga, of not being just like the other boys, Jamey endured taunts like this one: “I wouldn’t care if you died. No one would. So just do it :) It would make everyone WAY more happier!” “The bullies are still walking around,” Jamey’s grieving mother told CBS. “They get to wake up tomorrow and go to school and see all their friends, but my son will not be given a second chance.” Then there’s this detail from The Buffalo News: “Last September, the It Gets Better Project was launched online as a place for adults [to] reassure troubled and potentially suicidal lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth that despite the taunting, bullying, and physical abuse they face as adolescents and teens, life improves after high school. In May of 2011, Jamey posted [a] YouTube video with the description ‘Jamey From Buffalo, New York telling you, IT GETS BETTER!’ ” The It Gets Better Project was created to give bullied and despairing LGBT kids hope for their future. But sometimes hope isn’t enough. Watching Jamey’s It Gets Better video in the wake of his suicide is indescribably heartbreaking. We know now that Jamey was in pain when he made his video. But he was reaching out and trying to help other kids who were suffering. We can best honor his memory by following his example. Countless LGBT kids have told us that the It Gets Better Project provided them with hope, moral support, insight, and practical referrals to services that they needed to persevere. But we can do more. We can press for the passage of the Student Non-Discrimination Act. We can fight to get anti-bullying programs that address anti-LGBT bullying into the schools. We can support the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network and its efforts to get Gay-Straight Alliances into public middle and high schools. We can support the Trevor Project and the crucial work it does. We can — we must — confront bigots whether stalking the halls of our schools, running their mouths on cable news or running for president. ABC News reported: “The Amherst Police Department’s Special Victims Unit has said it will determine whether to charge some students with harassment, cyber-harassment, or hate crimes.” Harassment and cyber-harassment don’t become crimes only after the target commits suicide. They’re crimes and should be investigated and prosecuted before a grieving family has to bury a child, not after. Jamey’s parents have asked that donations be made in his memory to Crisis Services (crisisservices.org). Have a question for Dan Savage? E-mail him at mail@savagelove.net
Sunny Massage
EXIT 202
70
W. 6TH ST. SUITE 2 50 0 B LAWRENCE, KS 785.865.1311
LIC# 1935301
W 6TH ST.
MASSAGE
4-Handed Massage !"#$%&'()!*#+,-* 7 days a week (913)432-3121
10729 Shawnee Mission Parkway Shawnee, KS 66203
BODY RUBS BY MIKO A TALL LEAN LATINO MALE, RUBS FOR MEN, WOMAN AND COUPLES, CALL 11AM TO 10PM, 816-606-1465 EXOTICS RELAXATION PALACE come relax and be pampered by us the right way!!New Ladies!! ASIANS-LATINOS & MORE OH MY!Now featuring Male for Male Therapist. ASK ABOUT SPECIALS by appt. only!! 6am-8pm incall 8am to 2am outcall Mature only Union Hill, Westport, Midtown, KC Metro (out call) 913-713-5687 HONEST AD. I'm an average, but nice looking lady. 40, 5'4" 140 lbs, blue eyes, red hair, 34B-24-34. Mature gentlemen pref. $100 Sandy 816-523-0590 10a-9p
Thirty Something and sexier t h a n ever. Busty Beautiful Italian sensuous touch Renne 913-562-4189
5805 Licensed Massage
!"#$%&'(%)*+,-.#'(#./%0#
OUT CALL / IN CALL 6505 Frontage, Suite 27 Merriam, KS Cash / Debit Mastercard / Visa !"#$!%&$''(%)*)!"#$%&&$#+"+ ,,,-./01234567589:5;0-456
MASSAGE Treat Walk-Ins Welcome Yourself KANSAS 7300 W. Frontage Rd, Suite D • Merriam, KS
Hablamos Espanol para todos los Latinos
913-671-7888
N
O
LIC# MO8-006
O
LIC # 8-2184-05
WN
E
Stress & Pain Relief Massage Therapy & Foot Massage
P
913-884-8273 OPEN
*7 Days A Week
ADAM'S DEEP TISSUE & BODYWORK NOW OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! Pvt Studio Away From Home, St. Joe, MO Nationally Board Certified Masseur since 2004 AdamsDeepTissue.com AdamsDeepTissue@live.c om PH: 816-390-3601 Alexis Signature Service in call/out call Call 913-400-3515 or 913-940-8874 alexiscomfortzone.com
Fall Special Massage 913-562-8537
HOTEL OUTCALL SERVICE!
The best hour (or 2!) of your week! A luxurious full body massage by female massage therapist. JUST 5 MINUTES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN OFF I-35 Private Studio Incall Hotel Outcall 816-916-9179 6am to Midnight Daily
MASSAGE !It's Hot Outside! Cool Off! Get Pampered! Awesome Massage! 913-789-9944 Allure Sense Datum Massage 10260 West. 75th Merriam, Ks
FREE ONLINE ADS & PHOTOS AT KC.BACKPAGE.COM TO PLACE YOUR AD TODAY, CALL 816.218.6721
5440 Motorcycles
200 HARLEY-DAVIDSON used bikes $3,999 to $12,999. Barnett Halery-Davidson 1-800-910-4048. www.barnettharley.com
HARLEY TRIKES used, over 40 trikes in stock. XLH1200s to 103CI. Barnett Harley-Davidson. 800-796-8120. www.barnettharley. com HARLEYS WANTED top cash paid for clean Harleys. We pick up nationwide. 800-454-0595-0595 USED HARLEYS cheap: 06FLHRCI $11,999; 97FLHRI $8,999; 09FLHR $13,999; 01 Big Dad Husky $10,999; 02FLHRSEI $13,999. Barnett Harley 1-800-910-4012
ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER for MMA Fighters, Musicians, Actors, Film, Models (KC, MO & Surrounding Area) Previous experience in NYC entertainment industry and managementAt an affordable rate, I will represent you in matters such as: Writing/Reviewing Contracts; Negotiating; Intellectual Property matters and General legal matters. Law Office of J.P. Tongson 816-265-1513
Law Offices of David M. LurieDWI, SOLICITATION, TRAFFIC DEFENSE, INTERNET-BASED CRIMES816-2215900 http://www.thelaw.com
5505 Automotive Services **************** DONATE YOUR CAR! Tax Write-off/Fast Pickup Running or not. Cancer Fund Of America. (888) 269-6482 Transmission, General Auto Repair, Diagnostics. 4 Aces Auto Repair 816-241-9030 CASH PAID FOR JUNK/UNWANTED VEHICLES. Call J.G.S. Auto Wrecking For Quote 913-321-2716 or Toll Free 1-877-320-2716
5515 Computer Services DELL COMPUTERS! Laptops! Desktops! Free iPad Bonus! No Credit Check! No Layaway Payments! Seen on TV! Everyones Approved! 100% Financing! From $24/Week! MyBrandNewPC.com 1-800-799-6331 5525 Legal Services $99 DIVORCE $99 Simple, Uncontested + Filing Fee. Don Davis. 816-531-1330 Save hundreds on an expungement with our DO IT YOURSELF forms: call 316-390-4049
Employment
LEGAL HELPERS BANKRUPTCY ATTY: CRAIG HORVATH We are the largest personal bankruptcy law firm in the country. Free consultation. www.LegalHelpers.com 816-875-6366
U.S. Immigration Law Free consulations, reasonable fees.Service member and repeat client discounts.Law Office of Joseph W. Alfred 913-538-6720 www.lojwa.com
5536 Child Care
TEACHERS AID NEEDED FOR WEST PLAZA PRESCHOOL Mon-Wed-Fri Schedule College Credits Required Please Apply in Person Anytime 1617 W. 45th Street KCMO 64111 816-753-2973
5605 Musicians Avail / Wanted
FEMALE BACKUP SINGER NEEDED
FOR AWARD WINNING ROCK COVER BAND. MUST BE ENERGETIC, ATTRACTIVE & BE ABLE TO SING IN HARMONY 913-963-1952 5610 Musician Services
$30/HOUR STUDIO TIME Prepay Only BRAND NEW STUDIO! Credit/Debit Available Call Dan Smith
816-214-6088
5640 Photography
BTC PHOTO SERVICES WEDDINGS/INTIMATE/ PERSONAL From Wedding Photos to Naughty & Nice Amatuer prices with Professional Quality Instant on site printing available. PLEASE CALL 816-718-7423 FOR MORE INFO.
PSYCHIC
ERICA'S PSYCHIC STUDIO Astrology-Crystal-PalmTarot. Reunites lovers. Helps problems. Never fails. No false promises. Call 816-965-7125 Member of the BBB 5103 Auditions / Show Biz
Auto Insurance STARTING @ $40 SR22, non-owners Life & Health Insurance MO: 816-531-1000 KS: 913-239-0900 www.KCinsurance.c om
FILM MOVIE EXTRAS Movie extras to stand in the background for a major film production. Earn up to $150/day. All looks needed. Exp. not req'd.1-888-428-9111
BE A PROFESSIONAL Music Engineer/ Producer 2-Year Certificate ProgramCALL NOW For Fall Enrollment Starting September. For Information & Tour Call BRC Audio 913-621-2300 www.brcaudio.com
ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER for MMA Fighters, Musicians, Actors, Film, Models (KC, MO & Surrounding Area) Previous experience in NYC entertainment industry and managementAt an affordable rate, I will represent you in matters such as: Writing/Reviewing Contracts; Negotiating; Intellectual Property matters and General legal matters. Law Office of J.P. Tongson 816-265-1513
5615 Music Instruction JAZZ GUITAR LESSONS JERRY HAHN www.jerryhahn.com jerry@jerryhahn.com (316) 648-8271
pitch.com
5815 Mind-Body-Spirit
5810 Health & Wellness: General
5537 Adoptions LOVING COUPLE wishes to adopt your baby. Secure future with endless love. Bella & Nick 800-210-8763 Expenses paid. bell.nick@rocketmail.com www.adoptionislove.com
P
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
FREE ONLINE CLASSIFIEDS FROM THE PITCH
LICENSED MASSAGE
Classified
RELAXATION MASSAGE 816-896-9344 or 913-236-6733 In/Out lic#PV04-wilk
APTS/JOBS/STUFF
*Total Class* Exotic Body Rubs Choose one of our classy women to cater to you. In calls only. 24 hour. 816-349-7676 Now Hiring.
THE PITCH
39
Schizophrenia
5105 Career / Training / Schools
LEARN BARTENDING!! Big fun, Big money, Two week program-Job placement assistance FT, PT, Parties, Weddings, Always in demand! International School of Professional Bartending Call 816-753-3900 TODAY !! Career Education.
or
Schizoaffective Disorder Do you or a loved one have Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a clinical research study with an investigational medication. Qualified participants may receive study-related care and medication at no cost. Compensation up to $150 per visit may be provided. Transportation is available. Call for additional details.
913-696-1601 vinceandassociates.com
DO YOU SMOKE
COCAINE? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a clinical research study with an investigational medication. Overnight stays are required and compensation up to $4,200 may be available for time and travel. Call for additional details
913-696-1601 vinceandassociates.com 40
the pitch
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
The Daily P. Only at p
We Make Taxes Fun!
Employment FREE ONLINE ADS & PHOTOS AT KC.BACKPAGE.COM TO PLACE YOUR AD TODAY, CALL 816.218.6721 ACTIVISM
Campaign Jobs!
Work to end child poverty with Grassroots Campaigns on behalf of Save the Children. Earn $1,200 to $2,000/Month. Full Time, Part Time & Career Positions Available. Call Mitch: 816-960-7296 THE OCEAN Corp. 10840 Rockley Road, Houston, Texas 77099. Train for a new career. *Underwater Welder. Commercial Diver. *NDT/Weld Inspector. Job Placement Assistance. Financial Aid avail for those who qualify 1.800.321.0298 5120 Drive / Deliver / Courier Jobs DRIVERS Experienced Drivers needed to drive vans, town cars, and SUVs. Must be 25+, have flexible schedule & clean driving record. Backgound check required 816-728-7717 5130 Entertainment Jobs Talking on the job again? Are you friendly, flirty, and love to talk? Then come work for a long-standing national entertainment company that offers the highest starting pay in the industry! Hourly base pay rate of $9 - $10 with opportunity for bonuses. Dont be misled by deceptive ads and empty promises. Get paid by the hour, not by the minute or call. No trolling, no dispatch. There are day and evening shifts available for both P/T & F/T positions. www.blvdent.com (800)211-3152 5167 Restaurant / Hotel / Club Jobs BECOME A BARTENDER! Up to $300 a day. No exp. necessary. Training Courses Available. 1-800-965-6520 x 270. HOTELHILTON PRESIDENT IS NOW HIRING - Lounge Supervisor - Gift Shop Attendant - Overnight Valet - Dishwasher - Banquet Server Other openings available, call our Job Hotline. 816-303-1696 Pre-screen interviews: Mon, Tues, Wed, Friday 8.30am-Noon & 1-3 pm The Hilton President Kansas City 1329 Baltimore
5170 Retail Jobs RETAIL MAJ-R THRIFT IS NOW HIRING. Full Time & Part Time Retail Positions. Fun Environment, Flexible Schedule, Employee Discount. Please Apply in Person 2846 W. 47th St. Kansas City, Kansas (47th & Mission Rd,) 5172 Sales & Marketing Jobs Earn BIG from Home! Successful entrepreneur with exploding wellness company seeks moti vated, coachable team player. Call Cindy today: 1-800-648-0270 Entry Level Sales/Marketing No Exp. needed/ Training Provided/ Opportunity to Advance to MGMT. Submit Resume at www.mp-inc.org under contact us or call 816-912-2890 5185 Misc. Jobs
ATTENTION: EX-OFFENDERS & AT RISK JOB SEEKERS
P
Undercover Shoppers Get paid to shop. Retail/Dining establishments need undercover clients to judge quality/ customer service. Earn up to $150 a day.Call (800)722-6351
NEED MORE MONEY ? Call a Consultant who can assist. (913) 526-5150
5187 Part-time Jobs
5193 Employment Information
Photographer Assistant 10 Hrs / Wk $12 / Hr Photoshop, Quicken, Invoices & Web photographyarts@aol.com
Professional Resume Writing Services CJs-quality-resumes.com 816-510-6273
5190 Business Opportunities
5510 Business Services
DRIVER / DELIVERY Drivers needed. $30 per hr. + Comm. Cash Daily. Will Train. Job info: 818-569-3040 or 213-403-0164. Manager 646-409-5579
MYSTERY SHOPPERS Get Paid To Shop! Retail/Dining Establishments Need Undercover Clients To Judge Quality/Customer Service. Earn Up To $150 A Day. Call 877-737-7559
NOW HIRING Drum Room Server Lounge Supervisor Overnight Valet Call our Job Hotline On Call Banquet Server (816) 303-1696
!"#$%&%'($)'*)*"+),$*"-')./%(%&'/) 0+$+'1&").+(*+1)'*)213-'()4+5%&'/) .+(*+1)"6$7%*'/),1+)&311+(*/#)1+&13%*8 %(9):61);)$*35%+$):61),$*"-')7'*%+(*$ <)=:)#63)"'>+)?++()5%'9(6$+5)@%*" ,A2B4,)61)'$*"-')@%*")&"16(%&) 1"%(%*%$)'(5)$%(3$%*%$
www.MoneyMakingClub.ORG $12,000+ / month attainable (913) 526-5150
Research Subjects Do you have ASTHMA?
<)=:)#63)'1+)'*)/+'$*);C)#+'1$)6/5
1329 Baltimore
(within The Power & Light District)
<),//)$*35#)1+/'*+5)&'1+)%$)716>%5+5)'*) (6)&6$*):61)*"6$+)@"6)*'D+)7'1* <)E%('(&%'/)&6-7+($'*%6():61)*%-+)'(5) *1'>+/)'1+)'/$6)'>'%/'?/+ 2"%$),$*"-').+(*+1)%$)6(+)6: CF)71+$*%9%63$)&+(*+1$)6:)+G&+//+(&+) :3(5+5)?#)*"+ ,-+1%&'()H3(9),$$6&%'*%6(I !/+'$+).'//)JCK8LML8NNMO)*6)/+'1() -61+)'?63*)*"%$)1+$+'1&")$*35#I
LOOKING FOR GREAT PROMO PRODUCTS FOR YOUR COMPANY? "In the business of building businesses since 1894" Calendars-Cups-Magnets-Pens-Sport Bottles For more info please visit our web site www.kbbestbuys.comDealer Name A. Swarthout Call 816-716-0761
Do You Need Your Criminal Record Expunged? Do You Need Housing? Do You Need Job Placement Assistance? Contact: Beyond The Conviction for these and other Career and Life Barrier Removal services. 816-842-4975 or 816-718-7423 www.beyondtheconviction.org Licensed Massage Therapist wanted. No Rental Fees/All Supplies Furnished. Must have 500 or more hours & transcript. 40% paid daily & Great F/T & P/T, No Sundays, flexible evening hours. Call 913-400-2540 NOW HIRING FOR KU FOOTBALL CONCERTS CONVENTIONS Event Staff, Ushers Ticket Takers Apply in person: 4050 Pennsylvania Ste.111 KCMO or apply online: www.crowdsystems.com
NOW HIRING FOR KU FOOTBALL CONCERTS CONVENTIONS
EVENT STAFF, USHERS, TICKET TAKERS APPLY IN PERSON 4050 Pennsylvania Ste. 111 KCMO 64111 OR ONLINE www. crowdsystems.com EOE pitch.com
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
the pitch
41
42
THE PITCH
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
MO-NE KC $400-$450 816-472-1866 Now renting 502-520 Maple Blvd. Colonial Court Apartments w/ air conditioners. Super move in special 1/2 off 1st month rent & $200 Deposit. For more details call Kelly James Onsite Manager (816)472-1866 Home (816) 777-6965 or the San Diego Branch Office is (619) 954-2703 MO-NORTHLAND $525/UP 816-454-5830 MOVE IN SPECIAL- $100 DEPOSIT on 1 & 2 bedroom apts. Large 1, 2 & 3 bedroom Apts & Townhomes, Fireplace, Washer/Dryer Hookups, Storage Space, Pool. NORTHLAND VILLAGE I-35 & Antioch MO-SOUTH PLAZA $750/MONTH 913-671-8218 5112 Baltimore. 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath. All Hardwood Floors, 1200 S.F., Screened in Front Porch, Fully Equipped Kitchen, Central Air & Heat, Off Street Parking, Laundry Facility on Site. $300 Deposit.
MO-VALENTINE $400-$850 816-753-5576 CALL TODAY! Rent Studios, 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments & 3 Bedroom HOMES. Grubb & Ellis / The Winbury Group, EHO MO-WALDO $560-$640 816-363-8018 1 MONTH FREE!!!Waldo Plaza - 215 W. 77th St. $99 Deposit. 1 & 2 br, large walk-in closets, C/A, laundry in building, well lit grounds, water & trash paid. MO-WESTPORT/KUMED $695 816-531-3111 3942 Roanoke~ ground floor Duplex. 1 BR, lrg rooms, lots of closets. Off street parking, front porch. No pets please. MO-WESTPORT/PLAZA $500/month 816-561-9528 Winter Special- Large 2 Bedroom, Central Heat, Balcony, Private Parking, Garbage disposal.3943 Roanoke and 3821 Central Call for details PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertised herein is subject to Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to adverise, “any preferences, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or dicriminaiton. We will not knowing accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All person are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on a equal opportunity basis. 5320 Houses For Rent KS-135th-Olathe $775 816-254-7200 Budget friendly 2 bedroom ranch house, walkout finished basement for entertaining and more, 2 car garage, fenced yard, appliances; rs-kc.com KCUVU KS-43rd & Mission $600 816-254-7200 No application fee; Charming 3 bedroom house, storage ready basement, appliances, pets welcome! rs-kc.com KCUVW KS-KCK-51st St $1000 816-254-7200 Newly remodeled 4 bed/2 bath house, hardwood floors, dining and living room, garage, fenced yard, appliances, pets OK! rs-kc.com KCUV0 KS-Olathe Area $1250 816-254-7200 Stretch out and relax; Spacious 3 bed/2.5 bath house, dining and family room, 2 car garage, appliances, pets OK; rs-kc.com KCUVV
MO-Center schools $700 816-254-7200 All-electric 2 bedroom house, bright and open living room, deck for BBQ's, appliances, and more; rs-kc.com KCUVS MO-KANSAS CITY $895 816-531-2555 4616 Terrace, 2 bedroom, hardwood floors, central air, garage, basment.
WALDO PL AZA MOFRNEE STARTING AT $560 No Application Fee!
)+%++'.");$% 3456<996=:44 )*./*+!'0,*12+ 3456788649:: "(($.+ 345>7:7>???3
816-363-8018 MO-KANSAS CITY 816-761-2382 SEVERAL PROPERTIES TO CHOOSE FROM: 4 BD Brookside Tudor-$1295. 3 BD Tudor on 1 acre 3801 Bannister-$995. 2 BD, 1 BA 9209 Askew w/ Central Air-$425. Hyde Park Triplex 1 BD $495 utilities paid.
NORTHLAND VILLAGE
MO-KANSAS CITY $550 913-905-4783 2 to choose from 1818 or 1824 Newton Ave. # 1. 2 bedroom, 1 bath Home close to everything. Central air, appliances included. Large basement, Large Attached Solar Green House, Off street parking. #2 1824 Newton Ave. 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Furnished or unfurnished. Park the kids next door. GREAT, QUITE neighborhood. A must see!
Large 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts and Townhomes
MO-Near Downtown KCMO $775 816-254-7200 3 bed/2 bath house, formal dining room, living room, full basement, kitchen appliances, W/D; rs-kc.com KCUVM MO-Near Rockhurst $575 816-254-7200 Newly updated 2 bedroom house, hardwood floors, full basement, appliances, no application fee! rs-kc.com KCUVN MO-Penn Valley $750 816-254-7200 3 bedroom house with a charming front porch, hardwood floors, full basement, oversized fenced yard, appliances, pets welcome! rs-kc.com KCUVQ MO-Rockhill Area $975 913-962-6683 Character filled 3 bed/1.5 bath house, fireplace, fenced yard, appliances including dishwasher, pets OK; rs-kc.com KCUVO MO-Waldo area $675 816-254-7200 Inviting house with two bedrooms, safely fenced yard, appliances including W/D and dishwasher, pets OK; rs-kc.com KCUVR 5367 Office Space For Rent MO-MIDTOWN $300-$1200 816-960-4712 3535 Broadway. 2nd Floor High End Private Offices Fully Equipped Kitchen, Conference Area. 39th & Southwest Traffic Way Large 5,000+/- Sqft Flexible Space. MO - DOWNTOWN 816-421-4343 One-of-a-kind spaces in a variety of historic fully restored buildings throughout Downtown, Crossroads, Westside, and West Bottoms. Commercial, residential, office, loft, art studios, and live/work spaces.
!""#$%&'(")'*')+%,+)!""#$%&',"')+%,-
TH!
Quiet, Comfortable 1 & 2 bedrooms in SUPER neighborhood!
."%,*.,'/0',"'($%1'*' )+%,+)'(")'2"/)'3!*.+' ")'$('2"/'*)+'!""#$%&' (")'*'3!*.+4'1"5%,"5%6' %"),76'8*.#0"%'."/%,26' 5+'."9+)'$,'*!!4)+%++'.");$%
!""#$%&'(")'*')+%,+)-
3456<996=:44
)*./*+!'0,*12+ !""#$% !""#$%&',"')+%,!"#""$%&!'(#)$*+,-.//-01++ 3456788649::
."%,*.,'10',"'($%2'*')+%,+)'(")'@"1)'A!*.+'")' $('@"1'*)+'!""#$%&'(")'*'A!*.+6'2";%,";%B' %"),/B'C*.#0"%'."1%,@B';+'."D+)'$,'*!!6
"(($.+ !2%32"4$56278")$*+,-9::-+/11 345>7:7>???3 &;;(%")$*+,<919<===*
$100 DEPOSIT ON 1&2 BEDROOMS
$525 / up
p
Fireplace, Washer/Dryer Hook-ups, Storage Space, Pool.
I-35 & Antioch • (816) 454-5830
SEDERSON
MANAGEMENT COMPANY www.sederson.com (816) 531-2555 5811 Maple 2 BR $550 2 Bedroom, Central Air, Appliances, Storage, On-site Laundry, Parking 1500 W. 47th ONE MONTH FREE! 1 BR $550 Central Air, Appliances, Hardwoods, On-site Laundry 9517 W. 87th 2 BR 1.5 BA $725 New Carpet & Paint, Attached Garage, Appliances, Loft 4407 Holly 2 BR $550 Hardwoods & Carpet, A/C, Appliances, On-site Laundry 413 E. Meyer Blvd 2 BR $795 Hardwood Floors, Central Air, Appliances, Garage, Bsmt 4414 Jarboe 2 BR $575 Appliances, Central Air, Carpet, On-site laundry, Off-Street Parking
CALL US TODAY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
North Terrace Property Management
Monday–Friday 9–5 or by appt.
(816)561.RENT www.northterracepm.com Wornall Heights
1BR 1.5BA & 2BR 2.5BA $625- $775
9702 Wornall larger 2 level townhouse, cov’d pkng, gas FP, deck!
902 E. 39th St.
1BR $425
Charming apt w/ balcony, HW floors, updated kitchen
Brentwood Plaza
Studio $385 & 1BR $425
Charming apts, Located in historic building right off Main Street, HW floors, Great Deal!
1620 E. Linwood
2BR $575
3105 Peery
2BR $450
Over 1300sf in grand old building. Central heat/air Convenient location in NE! HW floors, quiet location. Great deal!
Montclair
2BR $550
3701 Baltimore Large 2BR, close to Westport
Warwick Plaza
1BR $450/ 2BR $550
Charming apts. Located in Hyde Park complete with central air and heat, dw, patio/balcony
Baltimore Plaza
Studio $395
Brookside Plaza
Studio $445
3740 Wyandotte
1BR $450/2BR $550
Close to Westport, the Plaza, and the Power and Light District, central air and heat, apt. on the first floor Located on the Plaza, Close to UMKC, Wesport and The Art Institute. Great Location! Great Deal! Good location with central air and heat, D/W, Located in Hyde Park, 2 blocks West of Main St.
See pictures at www.northterracepm.com
The Daily P. Only at p
5390 Rental Services $400/month/all bills paid. Room available in 3-br house with beautiful deck and private backyard/BBQ. Carpeted/Ceiling Fans/Central Air/Laundry Room/Internet. Available now. Call Nate 845-826-6117. This is a smoker/occasional party friendly home.
KS-Overland Park $700 816-254-7200 2 bedroom house plus bonus room for a home office, fenced yard, spacious eat-in kitchen with appliances, pets OK; rs-kc.com KCUVY KS-Shawnee Area $700 913-962-6683 Priced to move 2 bedroom house, living room, fenced yard with a deck for outdoor entertaining, appliances, pets OK! rs-kc.com KCUVX KS-State Line & 75th $900 913-962-6683 Split level 3 bed/2.5 bath house, bright and open finished basement, 2 car garage, safely fenced yard, appliances, pets OK! rs-kc.com KCUVT KS-Turner schools! $650 913-962-6683 No application fee; Updated and remodeled 2 bedroom house, garage, fenced yard, appliances, and patio for BBQ's; rs-kc.com KCUVZ MO-Brookside Area $1200 816-254-7200 Pet friendly 3 bedroom house, hardwood floors, formal dining room, full basement, fenced yard, appliances, pets welcome! rs-kc.com KCUVP
pitch.com
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
THE PITCH
43
!"
."%,*.,'10 $('@"1'*)+ %"),/B'C
Back Page 816.218.6721 速
$ 10 reading s
EARTH FANTASTICK
PAGAN & NEW AGE STORE HERBS, JEWELRY, ETC...
$99 DIVORCE $99
Simple, Uncontested + Filing Fee. Don Davis. 816-531-1330
* DWI * * CRIMINAL * * TRAFFIC *
Practice emphasizing DWI defense. Experienced, knowledgeable attorney will take the time to listen and inform. Free initial phone consultation. The Law Offices of Denise Kirby
GRANDVIEW - RIVER OAKS 3 Bed/ 2 Bath Home with 2 car garage available for Lease / Purchase. $2000 Down $1150/month.
Call John 816-853-8369
Green Smoke 816-585-6800
America's Best Selling E-Cig / Free Trials 307 S 7 Hwy, Blue Springs, Ward Pky Ctr 14300 E 40 Hwy, Indep Flea Mart D6
SUNNY MASSAGE -
2500 W. 6th St. Lawrence, KS 66049Walk-in or by appointment 785.865.1311
CAREER EDUCATION
LEARN BARTENDING!!
Big fun, Big money, Two week program-Job placement assistance FT, PT, Parties, Weddings, Always in demand! International School of Professional Bartending. Call 816-753-3900 TODAY !!!
www.MoneyMakingClub.org $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$12,000 + / month Attainable. (913) 526-5150
**www.DeMastersInsurance.com**
I provide efficient legal services and close personal attention to each client For a free consultation call:
A-1 Motel 816-765-6300 Capital Inn 816-765-4331
6101 E. 87th St./Hillcrest Rd. ,HBO,Phone, Banq. Hall $39.95 Day/ $159 Week/ $499 Month + Tax
99.7% Toxin Free w/n an hour
We can help you pass Coopers 3617 Broadway, KCMO 816.931.7222
FEMALE BACKUP SINGER WANTED For: Multi- Award Winning Rock Cover Band
Pro Tools Workshop! CASH PAID FOR JUNK/UNWANTED VEHICHLES. Call J.G.S. Auto Wrecking For Quote. 913-321-2716 ot Toll free 1-877-320-2716
Marriage & Family Visas/ Green Cards/Work Permits Need U.S. Immigration Help?
Free consultations-Law Office of Joseph W. Alfred 913-538-6720 www.lojwa.com
DOWNTOWN AREA STUDIO APT $110/WEEK
Min. $100 Deposit, All Utilities Paid, Laundry Facilities. On Metro Bus Line as of 10/3/11. Holiday Apts, 115 W. Harlem Rd, KCMO 816-221-1721 Se Hable Espanol
Must Be: Attractive, Energetic and Have Strong Vocal Ability Mixed With Outstanding Stage Presence
(913)963-1952 44
THE PITCH
Kansas: 913-321-1000
~~~HOTEL ROOMS~~~
The Law Office of J.P. Tongson (816) 265-1513
#1 Lifestyle House Party Friday & Saturday LIFE'S SHORT PARTY NAKED !!!!!!!!! NOW! 24HR Naked Pool Parties! 913-238-4339 ( Roomate wanted )
U-PICK IT SELF SERVICE AUTO PARTS $$ Paying Top Dollar $$ For Junk Cars & Trucks
816-333-GOLD(4653)
AFFORDABLE ATTORNEY for
SPEEDING, DWI, POSSESSION, ASSAULT
CLUBEROTICAKC.COM
www.kbbestbuys.com use dealer name A.Swarthout For Info Call 816-716-0761
We Pay Highest Prices in Town! MARENTES DESIGNS 404 W. 75th St. KCMO
SR22-Non-owner / MO: 816-531-1000 / KS: 913-239-0900
ATTY: Craig Horvath FREE CONSULTATION 816-875-6366 - 1125 Grand Blvd Suite 916, KCMO www.legalhelpers.com
"In the business of building businesses since 1894" Calendars-Cups-Magnets-Pens-Sport Bottles and much more For more info please visit our web site
WE BUY GOLD
Auto Insurance Starting @ $40.00
Get started with only $100 down. We have the largest firm in the Kansas City Metro Area. We have successfully helped over 100,000 Clients Eliminate Millions in Debt.
LOOKING FOR GREAT PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS FOR YOUR COMPANY?
Missouri: 816-241-7548
816-221-3691
LEGAL HELPERS: BANKRUPTCY
CASH FOR CARS Wanted/Unwanted Autos, Wrecked, Damaged or Broken. Cash Paid. www.abcautorecycling.com 913-271-9406
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011
pitch.com
JAZZ GUITAR LESSONS JERRY HAHN
www.jerryhahn.com jerry@jerryhahn.com (316) 648-8271
Law Offices of David M. Lurie
DWI, SOLICITATION, TRAFFIC DEFENSE, INTERNET-BASED CRIMES816-221-5900
16 Hrs. ~ Oct. 5,6,12,13 ~ 6-10 PM Call now to enroll! (913) 621-2300 www.recordingeducation.com
DUI/DWI, KS, MO
Real Estate & Bankruptcy Reasonable rates! Evening & Weekend appt. Susan Bratcher 816-453-2240 www.bratcherlaw.biz
Auto Insurance Starting @ $40.00 SR22-Non-owner / MO: 816-531-1000 / KS: 913-239-0900
**www.DeMastersInsurance.com**
http://www.the-law.com
ERICA'S PSYCHIC STUDIO Reunites Love- Depression-Finances Success. 100% Guaranteed Results ! $10 816-965-7125 Readings
FREE ONLINE CLASSIFIEDS FROM THE PITCH
6408 N. Oak Tfwy Gladstone MO.
WHY RENT WHEN YOU CAN OWN?
APTS/JOBS/STUFF
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK NEW LOCATION M-SAT 10a-9p SUN 12p-5p OPENING SOON 816-420-0190 IN PARKVILLE