Archives: June 2014

Jack White is coming to the Midland in August

Hot off the release of his explosive new album Lazaretto, there is fresh news today from the Third Man Records camp that Jack White has added another string of North American tour dates. The Midland Theatre welcomes White on Monday, August 18.  Lazaretto is an untamed rock experiment that sees White pushing his artistic weirdness to a fearsome edge – something…

Take a look at the NFL’s requirements of Super Bowl host cities and ask yourself if Kansas City should bid on one

Recall a few weeks back when The Pitch reported that the Missouri General Assembly passed a resolution directing state officials to look into what it would take to get a Super Bowl at Arrowhead Stadium. Thanks to someone leaking documents, we now know a little about what such an effort would entail. Much of it is not pretty. The Star-Tribune in Minneapolis (which…

The 2014 Pitch Music Awards ballot is live

It’s that time of year again. Oh, yes. That time when we look back at all the wonderful things that have happened in our local music community and recognize some movers and shakers. The time, friends, for The Pitch Music Awards.  Things are a little different this time around. The ballot has gotten a bit of a revamp. We’ve cut…

Lykke Li is coming to the Uptown in September

In support of her new album, I Never Learn, Swedish chanteuse Lykke Li has just announced a fall North American tour. Kansas City fans, mark your calendars: Li graces the stage at the Uptown Theater on Saturday, September 27. It’s one of 14 dates the artist has planned in September and October. More so than her previous two albums, I Never…

Kansas Athletics strong-arms students out of plum basketball seats

Nonprofits have to disclose their financial information, which makes for fun reading whenever they complain about losing money. Kansas Athletics Inc., which is the entity that runs varsity sports for the University of Kansas, has $91 million in total assets, which includes $3.4 million in cash in 2013. It seems like the type of organization that could absorb a $350,000…

Royals fans in cat singlets say goodbye to Derek Jeter

I’m not sure where one buys matching cat singlets, but these Kansas City Royals fans definitely made an impression during this past weekend’s home series against the New York Yankees. Deadspin says they also paid tribute to Derek Jeter, who is wrapping up his playing career and who now owes these people an autographed gift basket. Oh, and there was also…

Black Joe Lewis is at the Bottleneck this Sunday

Black Joe Lewis was last in the KC area in February for what was most likely a wall-shaking show at Knuckleheads Saloon. If you didn’t get to experience Lewis and his band’s skin-crawling, unholy blues then, you best get yourself to the Bottleneck Sunday. Lewis mercilessly rips through the songs on his latest album, Electric Slave, like a bloodthirsty pirate….