Movie night // Courtesy Downbeat Until last month, Kansas City was a great place to catch movies that weren’t playing in multiplexes. Though the Nelson-Atkins Museum, the Tivoli was again offering independent and imported movies as the Fine Arts Group and the Rio had been doing all along. The Screenland Armour and Tapcade theaters and the Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet knew…
C’mon why. // Courtesy of Love Never Dies For years, my friend and I have had a long-running joke regarding the existence of a sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. Such a production exists. In 2010, someone decided to make this. That someone is Andrew Lloyd Webber. Why? We can’t get a comment from ALW. One…
Working on breathing // Courtesy KC Healthy Kids We caught up with Dr. Nancy Osborn, whomst specializes in childhood mental health. We wanted to ask: Well, what can we do? One Create structures and routines–do your best it’s good enough Two Follow self-care guidelines for eating and sleeping. Three Talk about feelings to help kids process the differences between anger, frustration,…
In recent months, rapper Flare Tha Rebel’s work on tracks like “Fuh Wit’ Me” and “Rosé All Day” have demonstrated the musician’s abilities outside his prior time as part of the hip-hop collective, Anti-Crew. Now, with the two-part “Royalty,” Flare shows that he’s aiming even further and higher. Not only does the music discuss the trials and tribulations which accompany…
Photo by Rebecca Allen, courtesy of True/False Film Festival “This is the best film festival in the world,” filmmakers Bill and Turner Ross proclaimed from the stage at Columbia’s Missouri Theater. They’re not the first to make that declaration about the True/False documentary film festival. They also happen to be right. True/False is a magical place where everyday folks rub…
Whoops. // Courtesy CBS The folks behind The Good Wife have made some other shows. Said other shows? You could tell were made by the folks behind The Good Wife. Yet, that husband-wife team churned out a single-season science fiction political satire; the likes of which you cannot fathom. And I am finding exceptional LIFE within it right now. That…
Since we can‘t be at Buzz Beach Ball, the event is coming to you. This Friday and Saturday night, you’ll be able to watch continuous streams of the bands that couldn’t make the show this year. There is no rewinding or fast-forwarding, so make sure to start right at 6pm. Brought to you by 96.5 The Buzz. Each band is…
Illustration by Jack Raybuck Dear Dan: I was raised in a religious home and didn’t lose my virginity until the embarrassing age of 26. I was told by the church to save it for marriage, and I was a virgin until met the woman who would become my wife at a party. I said to hell with it, we had…
Photo by Cassie Taylor Tired of your sweatpants and t-shirt uniform these days? Fashion inspiration might be at an all-time low, but that isn’t stopping local photographer and content creator, Cassie Taylor from spreading her love of clothing with the community. Taylor is organizing a free online fashion show via Zoom to support local boutiques that have been hit hard…
Chance Dibben // photo by Nick Spacek While I do my fair share of phone interviews, there’s really nothing quite like face-to-face interaction, so it was with some joy that I figured out a way to interview Lawrence poet, comic, and musician Chance Dibben about Hunger Stones, the latest release from his noise project, Selvedge. He lives a few blocks…
Nataliya Lucia Meyer is a local fashion designer with a storefront by the Plaza. Orginially from Ukraine, she has shifted her business over to making masks and has been sometimes staying up until midnight cranking away generating the PPE for the communicating. She’s donating to local hospitals, selling to individuals, and trying her hardest to stay afloat. On a regular…
Yum // Courtesy of Char Bar Char Bar Smoked Meats & Amusements responded today, offering curbside and delivery. Services are an option Monday to Thursday from 4 pm to 8 pm, and Friday – Sunday from 11 am – 8 pm. The menu features menu highlights not only from Char Bar, but also Mickey’s Hideaway and Beer Kitchen. You can…
Remy // Photo by Tom Styrkowicz We get a lot of emails on the tip line at The Pitch, wherein folks hope we’ll write about how talented they are. I take the time to investigate all of them, because any opportunity to celebrate a member of our community is a delight. The ratio of folks that you probably want to…
Webster House // By Jonathan Bender The Webster House, a local favorite of many, announced Monday that it will not be opening its doors after the stay-at-home order is lifted. The impacts of COVID-19 have made the business unsustainable. Shirley Bush Helzberg, founder of the Webster House said that despite its closing, the Helzberg family does intend to maintain ownership…
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Photo courtesy of the Kansas City Citizens’ Climate Lobby We are all standing in one arena right now. The audience, gladiators, the caged animals—even the governors looking to buy all of their votes. The poorest of the poor, who won tickets from the lottery, are here too. Children are watching us slaughter one another over something that seems so trivial….
Confusing social distancing with the concept of socialism while also pushing the QAnon conspiracy. // Photo by Jim Nimmo We’ve been asking members of the KC community to submit stories about life under house arrest. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share, please send it to brock@thepitchkc.com for consideration. Today, Jim Nimmo takes photos of the ill-advised protest that…
Yes, you read that headline right. Much to the state Democrats’ dismay, Missouri has filed a federal lawsuit against China. This lawsuit follows allegations that China withheld information about COVID-19 in the early stages of the outbreak that would have minimized the damage done in other countries. Of course, this is an interesting response considering President Trump has recently faced…
We’ve been asking members of the KC community to submit stories about life under house arrest. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share, please send it to brock@thepitchkc.com for consideration. Today, Sarah Kramer shares some pieces of corona-themed art she’s made in recent weeks. We think they’re quite good and wanted to show ’em to you. You can follow…
Country music singer-songwriter Casi Joy might currently make her home in Nashville, but she’s originally from the Kansas City area, where a childhood of singing competitions and young adulthood in rock bands like InLike prepared her to compete on NBC’s The Voice. On the primetime show, she was counseled and mentored by the show’s Blake Shelton. Since her run on…
Photo courtesy of Girls on the Run Puberty sucks. Especially for girls. Around the age of 12, I was one of the first of my classmates to develop. I was constantly teased for needing to wear a bra or having to use feminine products. I no longer looked forward to going to school, only expecting to be harassed by the…
Earlier today, KC Tenants lined up across I70, from Kansas City to St. Louis, to demand tenant rights from Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. KC Tenants leaders parked along the shoulder of the road, held signs, and demanded Parson take actions. Pitch photographer Chase Castor captured these images. KC Tenants recently launched a hotline to support renters in crisis. You can…
Brewery and Shipley. // Photo by 90.9 The Bridge, courtesy of the artists Fifty years ago last March, Michael Brewer and Tom Shipley celebrated the release of an album that got their music on the terminally square The Lawrence Welk Show while also earning them a spot on President Richard Nixon’s enemies list. This put them in the same company…
For Muslim members of our community, this time is more than the endless news cycles, social distancing, and efforts to stay safe. The observance of Ramadan, beginning April 23 and ending May 23, falls right during a global pandemic, leaving many wondering how healthcare workers observing this holiday will be able to fulfill their religious duties alongside their community ones….
