Subject: Czar Bar

• Crossroads Music Fest Lineup Announced

  August 26, 2008

• Concert Review: The Crossroads Music Festival, 9/6/08

  September 8, 2008

• Scene Snapshots: Dri at the Czar Bar

  October 6, 2008

• Concert Review: New Kids On the Block at Sprint Center

  November 12, 2008

• Tonight at the Czar Bar: Fall Fashion Show

  By JEN CHEN and NADIA PFLAUM Tonight's Fall Fashion Show, presented by Heather Rama's Castoffs line and Scarlett Garnet Jewelry is a benefit for Hope House. Just as important: Tony at the Czar Bar, 1531 Grand, makes a mean Mai Tai. The show is sponsored by The Pitch and starts at 8:30 p.m., with a very reasonable $5 suggested donation at the door. As for the dress pictured, Heather tells us that she tailored it, shortened it and sewed on a vintage pink millinery flower. It's 90 bucks and "pe

  November 19, 2008

• Last night's fashion show...Czar Bar

  By NADIA PFLAUM The Czar Bar's walkway became a runway last night. Perilous stuff for cocktail waitresses and people trying to get to the bathroom, but entertaining for everyone else. Click the image to view the slide show.

  November 20, 2008

• Concert Review: Roman Numerals, the Monitor and Radio City, 1/09/09 at the Record Bar

  I admit that I expected big things on Friday night. I purposely skipped out on the Roman Numerals show at Czar Bar a week before. I feel claustrophobic in there when bands are playing, especially those with large local draws. I knew that I could better judge the performance of a band in a venue with lower ceilings and a larger stage. The Record Bar seems to be more inviting and accommodating to non-locals. Drinks are cheaper there, too. First up was Radio City, a semi-radio-ready four piece w

  January 12, 2009

• The Pitch and the Buzz Bring You ... the Killers!

  Are we human or are we ... awesome? The Pitch and 96.5 FM The Buzz present the Killers ... at the Czar Bar! Tomorrow night! $3,500 or 5,000 cans of food. Hurry -- only 25 people allowed! Just kidding. Instead, mark your calendar for May 2, 2009; that's really when singer/keyboardist/Chiefs-cornerback-namesake Brandon Flowers and his Las Vegas pop-rock pals come to Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone. Tickets go onsale January 24 at 10 a.m. You're welcome.

  January 16, 2009

• Didn't make it to D.C.? Local inauguration parties galore!

  So you're in KC, not D.C. That doesn't mean you have to ring in change all by your lonesome. Come yell "Yes we did!" with the cool kids at these hot spots:

  January 19, 2009

• Wayward Q&A: Crackin' Nuts with Duane Trower

  Duane Trower is a busy dude. Usually found behind the soundboards of the Record Bar, the Brick or Czar Bar, Duane has also played with some of KC's most acclaimed bands (Season to Risk, Overstep, Doris Henson) and recorded, mixed or mastered even more of them (The Beautiful Bodies, Olympic Size, the Grand Marquis), often at Westend Recording Studios. We caught up with Duane via e-mail to get this sound dude to sound off. The Pitch: What are your KC roots? Trower: I was born in western Kansa

  February 12, 2009

• New Gaslights MP3: "California"

  It's been a quiet winter, concert-wise, for the Gaslights -- which is to be expected as frontwoman Abigail Henderson continues her cancer treatments. But ray of sunshine has broken through da haze: The band has just announced a new album due out this summer, and you can download the first single, "California," for free below or at thegaslights.com. I think we could all use a taste of the Golden State right about now. Catch the Gaslights live this Saturday, April 4, at the Czar Bar, with Expass

  March 31, 2009

• Anodyne Records celebrates its 10th birthday and introduces newest signee, Little Brazil, with a show at Czar Bar

  April 2, 2009

• Support the Tribe

  January 29, 2009

• Trivia Czar

  December 25, 2008

• Ratted out: Catching up with local musicians, club owners and a DJ or two to talk about what went down for them in ’08

  December 25, 2008

• Pontiak

  December 18, 2008

• Max Justus brings the electro heat and the 808 beats

  December 18, 2008

• Revenge of the Nerds: Is prog rock making a comeback in KC? I hope so.

  December 11, 2008

• Norrit's Rhythm EP Release Party

  December 4, 2008

• Kablammo! 4

  November 27, 2008

• From the Crossroads, local sounds go in all directions

  September 4, 2008

• Calling All Comrades

  Two rock-scene czars open a new bar on Grand.

  August 28, 2008

• End-of-Day Roundup: Jazz links, Cake photos and more

  A number of things plopped into my inbox, across my RSS reader and into and out of my pants today, so I thought I'd share with a quick little mixed-bag post here at the end of another day in Pitch-land. Bill Brownlee is jazz hero man of the day. Not only did the local blogger write this killer review of the People's Liberation Big Band's Battleship Potemkin project, he also debuted a jazz events calendar that's an offshoot of his jazz blog Plastic Sax. We don't have a review of Cake's sold-out

  May 4, 2009

• More Select KC Concerts this Weekend, May 8-9, featuring lots of tribute action.

  Do not forget, little birds, that the Midwest Musicians Foundation is debuting its Stay Tuned series tonight at 7 p.m. at Davey's, featuring the Mr. Marco's V7, the Afterparty, Hipshot Killer, Thee Water Moccasins and American Catastrophe. Also tonight, Fleetwood Mac at Sprint Center. But no way can you afford that. So you're going to Everywhere: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, a cover show put together by members of Ghosty, Lights & Siren and others, playing at the Czar Bar, along with a WearHaus

  May 8, 2009

• Bowties & Basslines

  May 14, 2009

• Wayward Q&A: Crackin' Nuts with Terrence Moore of American Catastrophe ( MP3)

  There are very, very few local bands that give me goosebumps the way American Catastrophe does. SLIMMphoto Terrence Moore, the soft-spoken AmCat guitarist, backup singer and harmonica and banjo player, is also starting to pick up more solo gigs. I caught up with Moore, who is also a manager at the Apple Store on the Plaza, in front of YJ's in the Crossroads. We discussed technology, urban revitalization and Moore's solo goals. The Pitch: Where are you from? Terrence Moore: I grew up in Rol

  May 15, 2009

• KC Latin band Making Movies is making moves.

  Though still an underdog in its hometown (how often does that happen?), Kansas City bilingual rockers Making Movies netted 16,000 views in one week after its video for "Libertad" debuted on MySpace Latino on May 1, making it the third most watched video on the site. The band has also toured with Grammy-winning Columbian rockers Aterciopelados. Without further ado... Making Movies - "Libertad" The group, led by cool-as-a-pepino frontman Enrique Chi, is preparing to release its first full-length

  May 21, 2009

• Tonight: Free Scion Party featuring Klever, Kill the Noise and other badass DJs

  Scion is currently rolling all over second-city (and third and fourth) scenes. Locally, the car company has already set up its semi-secret beat laboratory. In addition, the keyed-in car co. is sending a pack of electro emissaries around to towns like Boston, Minneapolis, Cincinatti and KC. Starting at 9 p.m., the Czar Bar is hosting the Scion Metro Tour, which brings a subtly diverse lineup, including headliner Klever from Atlanta, New York techno jammer(s?) Kill the Noise, L.A.'s DJ Haul of hi

  May 28, 2009

• Crossroads Cuisine

  June 11, 2009

• D/Will Drops "Battery Effect" With Free Download

  North Kansas City rapper D/Will dropped his first album, Battery Effect, yesterday. It's available now for free download through 2DopeBoyz, a division of OkayPlayer (the Roots' label). Our reviewer speaks of D/Will's "considerable microphone skills and authenticity," which is a damned good endorsement. Get that sucker via this page, which offers up the link. He's got a show tonight at the Scion Lab (not to be confused with the Scion-sponsored show at the Czar Bar). It's presented by INnatesoun

  June 24, 2009

• Tonight: Music Showcase Pre-party featuring SeedLove, Reach and Howard Iceberg, Chad Rex and Tommy Donoho at the Czar Bar

  Can't wait for the music showcase on August 6? Neither can we, and that's why we're throwing a little pre-party tonight that'll give everyone a small but potent taste of the eclectic awesomeness that is the Pitch Music Awards (and, by extension, our town's music scene). Actually, I'm not sure whether this party was planned by our savvy marketing people or the folks at Czar Bar -- but either way, I'm grateful to both parties that it's happening, because it's basically turning CZBZ's (get it? lik

  July 16, 2009

• Lineup Announced For This Year's Crossroads Music Fest

  On Saturday, September 12 the 5th Annual Crossroads Music Fest showcases the best in local music, art, and dance, all centered in the Crossroads Art District in downtown Kansas City. Presented by the locally owned and operated Spice of Life Productions, CMF5 will feature 25 bands on six stages: Crosstown Station, Skylight Room, The Brick, Czar Bar, Madrigal and Mercy Seat Alley. "We're extremely excited to be able to bring the event back for a fifth year and maintain our commitment to presentin

  July 23, 2009

• The Beatbox: Sudden Death

  July 30, 2009

• Weekend Distractions

  Here's what we think you should do this weekend: 1. Wander aimlessly around the Crossroads because it's First Friday. As usual, there'll be tons of art to gawk at. Plus, there's a fashion show by Lovesick Clothing happening at Blue Bouquet. 2. Honor a decade of Anodyne Records. Tonight, Czar Bar is the site of the rockin' anniversary show, featuring Valley Arena, Roman Numerals and Little Brazil. 3. Take in a movie at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. There's a free screening of the su

  August 7, 2009

• Wayward Q& A: Crackin' Nuts with John Hulston

  John Hulston has a lot on his plate these days. Aloha, Hulston.​ I caught up with the owner of Anodyne Records and co-owner of Czar Bar via Facebook and talked about what's cookin' in the Crossroads. The Pitch:Which is more difficult, being a bar owner or running a record label? John Hulston: Owning a bar for sure. I'm dealing with a much higher volume of sales and much more day-to-day, minute-to-minute attention is required. What does Czar Bar offer that other venues don't? An unpara

  August 7, 2009

• Singsong

  August 27, 2009

• Wayward Exclusive: Download the Making Movies/Minimal split EP free

  Ready for something completely nuevo? 'Cause I doubt you've heard anything like Minimal. The Spanish-singing Miami band fuses acoustic guitars, electronic sounds and massive drum escapades into charging, near-epic brews that call to mind bands like Gomez and Muse. Check out the videos for the intricate but hefty "El Cubo" and the riff-slugging "No Sonar." and see if you aren't impressed. Minimal's name, it seems, is quite misleading. Because, evidently, the citizens of Kansas City have been g

  August 27, 2009

• Tonight: Skybox and Adam Lee & DHSC at Monkey Wrench fashion show

  Tonight at Czar Bar, the fashionists of Monkey Wrench Clothing take over the runway, and a quirky but very intriguing musical lineup takes over the PA.​ First up, Adam Lee and the Dead Horse Sound Company -- a local honky tonk duo about whom we have had no shortage of good things to say -- gets the heartache locomotive chuggin' at 9 p.m. Then, around 10, the Chicago band Skybox goes on. The band was formed some six years ago in Tempe, Arizona, with none other than the Dead Horse Sound Co

  August 28, 2009

• A rough guide to this year’s Crossroads Music Fest

  September 10, 2009

• Incoming: Max Tundra at the Czar Bar, November 20

  Domino Records calls Max Tundra's music "cosmic glitch-pop R&B," which is as good a name as any for the refreshing way he blends '80s pop, dance grooves, glitchy bitcore, and funk. ​ The man born Ben Jacobs knows how to rock a beat, and the Czar Bar's just intimate enough to make it feel like you and every person dancing next to you are getting your very own personal concert. If you like Chromeo, this is your new shit. Deastro (pronounced just like the GI Joe villain -- the spelling chan

  September 14, 2009

• Review: CMF5, Side A

  I had a lot of fun this weekend because of Bill Sundahl. The tireless force behind Spice of Life Productions held his fifth annual Crossroads Music Fest this past Saturday, with pre-parties the night before, and it was a gas. Not just any gas, though. A noble gas. Like xenon. Forester MichaelClick on the Pornhuskers' backup dancer for more pics. On Saturday, more than two dozen local acts performed at the Brick, the Czar Bar, the alley at Mercy Seat and the main stage and Skylight Room at Cros

  September 14, 2009

• Review: CMF5, Side B

  This is the second part of a two-part review of the fifth annual Crossroads Music Festival. Click here for the first. The Doo-Dads. 4 p.m. at Crosstown Station. I arrived at Crosstown Station in the middle of the Doo-Dads song, "Dinosaur Party." There were about ten kids jumping up and down, bouncing red balls and running back and forth on the dance floor. The mommies and daddies, most of whom where having a drink, were bouncing right along with the kids to such hits as "Ridin' My Bike," "Hop t

  September 14, 2009

• Towers of Song: Three new singer-songwriter showcases prove our local bards ain’t slouchin’

  October 1, 2009

• Tonight: Sku and Tactic try out a new toy at YEEEAH BUDDY!

  ​Every since the Tragic Snake Bite Kit Mishap of '98, we here at The Pitch have been reluctant test new products. And that's why we've enlisted professional help to test this little gadget, the Tonium Pacemaker "pocket-sized DJ system." Collapsing turntables, mixer, record crates into one smaller-than-a-Gameboy handheld device, the Pacemaker claims to possess all you need to DJ anytime, anywhere. Earlier this week, after seeing an ad for it in XLR8R, enterprising staffer Nadia Pflaum wrot

  October 2, 2009

• Tonight: Tut Tut at the Czar Bar

  Tonight, Tut Tut plays the Czar Bar with 20,000 Strongmen. They were offered this show kind of last minute and thus is not on the Czar Bar web site nor calendar, which is why you may not have heard about it. ​According to Tut Tut's Alexander Abnos, 20,000 Strongmen plays "jangly folksy stuff, and a lot of the songs are pretty funny. It should be a fun show, and really, what the hell else is there to do on a Tuesday?" Tut Tut plays next on October 16 at the Brick, where Abnos will be pla

  October 6, 2009

• Postmarks Contest Winners!

  That was fast, kids. People want to see the Postmarks, that's for sure. thepostmarks.com​The winning answers from Dave LaCrone and Kevin Chan came in 18 minutes and 38 minutes after the contest was posted, respectively. Both Dave and Kevin knew that the postmark was from "The Vatican." Thanks to everyone who entered, and for everyone that didn't win, there will be more contests in the future. Thanks again to U:Move for the tickets. The Postmarks, with Thee Water Mocassins and Brookline,

  October 9, 2009

• Weekend Distractions

  1. Experience a battle of wits. Bonner Springs' Roving Imp Theater is the site of an improv festival that runs through Sunday.2. Bid farewell to the Abracadabras. The once promising local band plays its final show tonight at Czar Bar.Flickr: foxypar4See cows and stuff at the American Royal.​3. Look closely at baby pigs. Also: Watch kids learn how to rodeo and buy yourself some cowboy boots during Family Fun Day at the American Royal on Saturday.4. Get some green thumb inspiration. Author and u

  October 23, 2009

• Wayward Product Review: We test the Tonium Pacemaker

  via Synthtopia.com​There are a lot of great things about this job. The newest, I recently learned: High-tech companies can be convinced to lend out high-tech gadgets for review. I read about the Tonium Pacemaker in the August issue of XLR8R. It's a Swedish-designed, portable, self-contained DJ kit, with two stereo channels, a mixer and a host of digital effects, all crammed into a hand-held gadget the size of a PSP. It markets itself as the perfect on-the-go DJ companion, with the capacity to

  October 23, 2009

• Ticket Giveaway: Dragonette @ Czar Bar

  ​Thanks to our friends at umove.net, we're giving away two pairs of tickets to see Dragonette this Wednesday at Czar Bar. The much-hyped Canadian electro-pop band is sure to heat up the dance party. Local beat mechanics Brent Tactic, Norrit and DJ Boyfriend will be on hand to see the ride through. Fans of new wave pop rock a la Metric will also want to be there, as will fans of magnificent cheekbones and vandalism. At least, those two things feature prominently in the sexy vid for the c

  October 27, 2009

• Every Halloween Show Your Little Heart Desires

  In what we hope is the master list for your Halloween shenanigans, there's a lot to get through. For one thing, since the holiday falls on a Saturday, some folks are getting it started a little early Friday night. ​For instance, Fourth of July is at the Eighth Street Taproom (801 New Hampshire in Lawrence) Friday night with Sultan Sea. As you can see from the flier (by Pre Sense Form and Zaguar Collages, featuring the sexy Brendan Hangauer from last year's Halloween), costumes are not onl

  October 29, 2009