Sophomore Lounge Ryan Davis has been compared to several iconic artists since the release of his band State Champion’s 2018 album Send Flowers. The FADER’s Duncan Cooper says Davis’ bold, enigmatic prose is reminiscent of neo-conceptualist Jenny Holzer. David Berman of the Silver Jews mentioned Neil Young and Bob Dylan — and then called Davis the “best lyricist who’s not a…
Dear Dan: I’m a straight cis woman in my early 40s and a single mother. I have not dated or hooked up with anyone in years. While I miss dating, the biggest issue right now is that my sex drive is off the charts. While watching porn and masturbating once my child goes to sleep helps, I really want to get…
Next Tuesday is the big day: Kansas City will elect a new mayor (and council members, and a couple other things) on June 18. I think we’re rushing into it. We need, bare minimum, 75 more public debates and forums. On the latest City Rag podcast, I chatted with Pitch contributor Barbara Shelly about Mayor Sly James’ eight years in…
In June of 2016, Raleigh Miller participated in the World Naked Bike Ride in Columbus, Ohio. He ended up drinking too much at the afterparty and was charged with a DUI after crashing into a parked car on his way home that night. “I finally accepted that I’d had a problem with alcohol for a long time,” Miller says, “and…
Focus Features A zombie movie isn’t the first thing you’d expect to open the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, but The Dead Don’t Die, which hits theaters June 14, isn’t like any zombie flick you’ve seen. One way you know that is because Jim Jarmusch wrote and directed it. The legendary writer-director — Jarmusch has had 11 films at Cannes over…
No mountains, no ocean — yeah, yeah, we know: Kansas City isn’t exactly a destination city for nature lovers. But start venturing further out into Missouri and Kansas, and there’s actually plenty to see and explore. You just gotta know where to look. Lucky for you, we’ve done a bit of the legwork already. Here’s five outdoorsy events worth the…
Courtesy Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs fans will have the opportunity to not only meet but dance it out with Travis Kelce and his furry companions, Chauncey and Rambo, this weekend at Bar K. The Chiefs tight end has a new partnership with Seresto, which makes a collar for dogs and cats that provides continuous flea and tick protection….
From left: Anyanwu, Severo, Poehling and AttawayCynthia Levin Liberté, égalité, fraternité — France’s national motto was given voice during the French Revolution. But the third piece, fraternité, is what goads the protagonists of The Revolutionists, a very new play (copyrighted last year) by prolific playwright Lauren Gunderson, onstage at the Unicorn Theatre. Gunderson was the most produced living playwright…
When Sunny moved in with her now ex-boyfriend, in 2014, she brought along her two dogs, Delilah and Abby. Things were great for the first six months. Then something changed. Sunny’s boyfriend became verbally abusive toward her. He tried to cut her off from her family and friends — even her son, who had just graduated from high school. Then, one…
Airbnb In February 2018, the city council voted to implement regulations concerning short-term rentals like Airbnb in Kansas City, Missouri. The ordinance prohibited short-term rentals from being used for receptions, parties, or similar events. It capped the maximum number of guests at eight and the rental period at 30 days. In multi-family housing, a maximum of 25 percent of the…
Enigmas, guns, witchcraft, and musical overhauls are the name of the game in our latest roundup of local music videos. The mysterious Ronin has one song and video to its name. Ray Muney, Ces Cru’s UBI, and Tech N9ne all flash some serious firepower. Harry & the Potters sing about the wizard police state. That’s just the tip of the…
Monster Jam brings all its glorious chaos to Arrowhead Stadium this Saturday. The show also marks the first time actual Kansans are competing at a KC Monster Jam date. Two of them are a father-and-daughter duo from Olathe, Darren and Kaylyn Migues. Kaylyn, who’s now 21 years old, swapped competitive dancing for truck driving at 17, inspired by her dad’s…
Nothing wrong with air conditioning. Certainly nothing wrong with staying inside to hear some of the finest classical music Kansas City has to offer. Below, some aurally soothing ideas for potentially scorching-hot days. Kansas City Symphony, “Secrets Revealed” Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts June 13 Kansas City Symphony’s “Secrets Revealed” — part of its Classics Uncorked series — features the works…
“I’m saying he’s not ready,” the mayor says of Lucas.Kelby Reck // Sabrina Staires Past Kansas City mayors have been hesitant about endorsing successors. Not Sly James. He endorsed Jolie Justus in March, when fully half of the members of the City Council were competing, along with others, in a primary. And since voters in early April narrowed the field…
Kelly Hunt at the Bottleneck.Nick Spacek Singer and banjo player Kelly Hunt’s Even the Sparrow was released locally last year, but the album’s recently been reissued on the musician’s own Rare Bird Records. Given a remaster and a national push, the new version of Even the Sparrow lets Hunt’s music reach new heights of emotional resonance and power. It’s part…
In the summer of 1970, the Welsh cartoonist Ralph Steadman and the Kentucky-raised journalist Hunter S. Thompson pioneered a new style of reporting with The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved. Often cited as the first piece of gonzo journalism, it puts the unwelcome and often hilarious Thompson at the center of the story, with the Vietnam War reverberating around…
Heart of America Shakespeare It’s easy to take for granted that, every summer in Kansas City, at a nice park in the middle of town, for an entire month, you can go watch a high-quality Shakespeare production for free. This year, the Heart of American Shakespeare Festival is switching things up just slightly: it’s putting on not one of the…
Kelby Reck The Pitch’s Best of Kansas City season has arrived. As of today, nominations are open for this year’s Best of KC issue, themed “The Pitch’s Guide to the GalaK.C.” (that’s pronounced galaxy), and it’s up to you to write in your favorites in Kansas City. What’s the most out-of-this-world BBQ in KC? Where’s the best place to break…
Courtesy Heaven Hill Distillery Monday, June 10 The Pitch’s Nacho Week starts today. That means half-off nachos through Sunday at El Fogon, Jax Fish House, John’s Big Deck, the Levee, Lew’s, Charlie Hooper’s, Mattie’s Vegan Eats, The Well, EJ’s Urban Eatery, Drunken Worm, and the Boardroom. More info on the deals here. Visit Waldo Thai Place (8431 Wornall Road) for a…
Kelby Reck On Saturday, a single runway with a golden backdrop replaced the cars and traffic on 18th Street between Wyandotte and Baltimore for the nineteenth annual West 18th Street Fashion Show. The show has always been more of a block party than a commercial fashion event — a large-scale collaboration between local artists, poets, musicians, designers, and small businesses. “A…
As Friday night’s sold-out crowd filtered into Silverstein Eye Centers Arena, I overheard one security guard tell another that the show “can’t be any crazier than Slayer.” And while it’s true that the headliner — California teen-pop superstar Billie Eilish — didn’t generate any circle pits, the number of fans that had to be heaved over the barricade and rescued…
b>Dear Dan: I’m a 27-year-old, male, adult baby/diaper lover (AB/DL). I’ve been in the closet about my fetish basically since puberty. As a consequence, I never dated or became romantically involved. I thought if I buried my kink with enough shame, it would go away and I would somehow turn normal. It obviously didn’t work, and for the past year, I’ve…
Forté in happier times, as KCPD chief.Sabrina Staires Since getting elected in November as Jackson County sheriff, retired Kansas City police chief Darryl Forté has been exhibiting worrisome flashes of weirdness. Consider his response this week to the underwire bra controversy that is riveting Kansas City’s legal community. Female lawyers, social workers and others are complaining that they can’t visit…
June brings with it an impressive group of exhibitions of world-renowned and emerging local artists, explorations of religion, magic, and sexuality, and some unconventional materials and locations. Before you head to the lake, go see some art. 30 Americans Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art The list of artists in this exhibition is a veritable who’s who of 20th Century Black American…
