FREE CONCERT | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | AUGUST 6TH
Living under the internationally trademarked moniker “STRETCH,” he is an Artist/Sculptor,
Recording Artist, Entrepreneur, Restaurateur, TV Personality, and the visionary creator of Grindersby STRETCH restaurants & and franchise company. Grinders Restaurants, Grinders KC Concert Venue (USA Today’s #1 Pick for “Best Kansas City Nightlife”) have each gained worldwide notoriety, thanks in part to owner STRETCH’s appearances on hit television shows like Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives; Guys Big Bite; Cutthroat Kitchen; and more recently, Guy’s Grocery Games; Travel Channel’s Pizza Paradise Spike TV’s Bar Rescue, Animal Planet’s “Eating the Enemy,” Discovery Channel’s Monster House, Destination America’s BBQ Pitmasters, and even multiple appearances on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
What if Danny DeVito’s character Frank Reynolds from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia started a British glam rock band. Stretch was just as chaotic and zany as Frank himself, from wearing a British military-style jacket with a superhero cape flowing off the back all the while in cargo shorts, to pulling out drinks and props a la Carrot Top from a makeshift road case to storming around the stage with an 8ft tall scepter adorning a fist throwing devil horns. With a caricature this wild, you would think the rest of his band was just as off-kilter. Surprisingly, the rest of the band were the straight men to STRETCH chaos, which just made the man stand out even more. Because just for the hell of it, he pulled out a Bob Ross plushie that sat precariously on his mic stand for the second half of the set. I talked to STRETCH about that, and his Niece won it, thinking it would make a good stage prop for his show. This little girl was a genius! They played songs that included “Propane,” “Carnivore of Chaos,” “I HATE the HOA!,” “Flavortown,” and “Eating My Way Across the USA.” Stretch successfully had the audience in fits of laughter while still genuinely rocking out and headbanging to the music. They do not get on the road too often, but if you happen to see Stretch coming to a town near you, I would not recommend missing this show.
Don’t miss the chaos on Sunday, August 4th, at Kickstands
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