Crisis averted. After announcing on Twitter Thursday night that she planned to cancel Kansas performances in support of LGBTQ rights — and in protest of state lawmakers' efforts to limit them — [Free State Festival headliner][1] Maria Bamford has apparently decided to reverse course and ...
Nav Chawla learned how to cook from his father. One day, watching his restaurateur dad make a chicken curry in their kitchen, Chawla wondered why his mother would, in cooking the same dish, add ingredients into the pot all at once while his father spent more time sautéing the onions. ...
When country singer-songwriter Brandy Clark emerged from relative obscurity to garner a 2015 Grammy nod for Best New Artist, even people on her own team couldn't help but poke fun at her "dark horse" status, printing T-shirts that read "Who the (expletive) is Brandy Clark?" These days, ...
In our second installment of 10 Questions, [Taco Zone][1] co-owner, general manager and one-time rocker Brad Shanks (formerly of the indie outfit [Blood on the Wall][2]) chats about life after Replay Lounge, the surprising popularity of the tongue taco, and brotherly (in-law) love. Each ...
In mid-to-late March, when social media only serves as a glum — but not entirely accurate — reminder that everyone is on spring break but you, a tropical-themed cocktail sort of reinforces the point. But, you know, there's something about the flavor trifecta of coconut, pineapple and ...
Addison Frei has come a long way from his first professional gig. Now an acclaimed jazz pianist living in New York City, the Lawrence native got his start performing for Sunday brunch patrons at the Eldridge Hotel. At 10, he was tall enough to touch his feet to the pedals but perhaps not ...