By Ian Nyquist
There is no more perfect pairing with music than booze. (Ladies and blow come in a close second.) Given Kansas City's musical history, it's no wonder there are many drinks in local watering holes named after jazz standards. But you can also order drinks in honor of heavy-metal bands, ska songs or even a blues musician's breakfast of champions. Here we list ten music-themed drinks in the city.
Empty Glass is a weekly post devoted to furthering the alcoholic rock star image and mythos. Drinking is almost always fun, and its negative side effects are negligible. Also, it makes you look cool.
This week, Ubiquitous, a.k.a. U b i, of local hip-hop duo CES Cru, responds to our drinking queries.
Empty Glass is a weekly post devoted to furthering the alcoholic rock star image and mythos. That's right, kids -- drinking has no negative side effects and makes you look cool, to boot.
While out wandering on Sunday evening after a graduation party in Lawrence's student ghetto, I popped into the Replay Lounge just in time to catch the F-Holes knocking out some rockabilly to a crowd that didn't mind the fine mist. It occurred to me that any band willing to play in the damp, with a fanbase of the same mind, might know a thing or two about drinking. Drummer Mike Ryan was more than happy to confirm that.
Empty Glass is a weekly post devoted to furthering the alcoholic rock star image and mythos. That's right, kids -- drinking has no negative side effects and makes you look cool, to boot.
Steve Tulipana is a musician who's traveled the world as part of Season to Risk and the Roman Numerals. He loves music so much, he opened the Record Bar with fellow Roman Numeral Shawn Sherrill almost five years ago. If you've ever been to the Record Bar, you know Tulipana is a man who knows his bars, as that venue is among the best in the Midwest, and an obvious choice to answer, "What do you like to drink and where do you like to drink it?"
Empty Glass is a weekly post devoted to furthering the alcoholic rock star image and mythos. That's right, kids -- drinking has no negative side effects and makes you look cool, to boot.
Brit Schitt is the drummer for recently reformed '90s punks Sex Offenders, as well as hardcore act 3PAC. As a man who's in and out of clubs on a regular basis, he's a man to answer the question, "What's your favorite drink, and where do you like to drink it?""
Bourbon and Coke at the Stagecoach, which is actually the well, Ten High and RC. Dave's Stagecoach: I love that place.
Sex Offenders next play at the Scion Lab on Wednesday, May 12, with Der Todesking, the Inquisition, and Liquor Control as they open for Fang.
Empty Glass is a weekly post devoted to furthering the alcoholic rock star image and mythos. That's right, kids -- drinking has no negative side effects and makes you look cool, to boot.
KJHK station manager Logan Nickels could probably stand a drink every so often, considering the station will soon be moving its digs from the Shack on the outskirts of the KU campus to deep in the heart of the Kansas Union. This is in addition to the station's annual Jazz In the Park in Lawrence's South Park on Sunday, May 2, and their move-in concert with Fucked Up and the Rooftop Vigilantes at the Jackpot on the following day, May 3. So, Mr. Nickels, "What's your favorite drink, and where do you like to drink it?"
I'm a big fan of the Guinness / Red Lyon combo. I'm pretty simple minded when it comes to my alcohol, and I really enjoy the Red Lyon because it's rarely crowded, and then who doesn't love playing darts with friends? If that doesn't hit the spot, then I'm a fan of the whiskey / coke combo at the Taproom. Again, I'm pretty Q&D with booze, and the Taproom affords great shows. Plus, it's easy to find a friend there, even if unintentionally.
Empty Glass is a weekly post devoted to furthering the alcoholic rock star image and mythos. That's right, kids -- drinking has no negative side effects and makes you look cool, to boot.
Them Damned Young Livers are a raucous bunch. A brief perusal of the photo galleries on their MySpace reveals innumerable pictures of the band imbibing alcohol at a rate that would make a fraternity pledge balk. We asked TDYL frontman Jody Hendrix to explain how the band manages to knock 'em back without losing their shirts in the process.
Empty Glass is a weekly post devoted to furthering the alcoholic rock star image and mythos. That's right, kids -- drinking has no negative side effects and makes you look cool, to boot.
Shawn Carney plays guitar and sings in Lawrence's Stull. In addition to being totally fantastic, melt-your-face doom metal, the band has one of my favorite band shirts of the past few years. On the front: a woodcut of a man being vivisected. On the back: "Denounce the Holy Spirit." Thus, it follows that a member of band this heavy should know something about drinking.
My favorite drink is a Horse Feather, now a Replay Lounge staple. It's a mix of Old Overholdt rye whiskey, ginger ale, a dash of bitters, and a twist of lime. I prefer it as a double in rocks glass. It has a nice mix of flavor, the whiskey gives it a full body, and the bitters help take the edge off of the whiskey and vice versa. Once you add the ginger ale and lime, the drink has a really crisp taste, and is extremely easy to drink. That and they really just take the edge off after work or a show, especially if Strelow mixed it. That man is some sort of bar wizard.
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