Nickel Creek : Sarah Watkins, Sean Watkins, Chris Thile // photo by Shervin LainezOver the course of their 30 year career, bluegrass band Nickel Creek has gone from wunderkinds to icons themselves. Beginning with their self-titled release for venerable label Sugar Hill in 2000, the band–featuring Chris Thile on mandolin and siblings Sara Watkins on fiddle) and Sean Watkins on…
Death of a Driver performance. // Photo courtesy Unicorn Theatre Can we really be friends with a boss? With a savior? The latter descriptor may overstate the interpersonal dynamic at the heart of the Unicorn Theatre’s Death of a Driver, yet it reflects a particular piece of the power relationship. The two-character play, a virtual production directed by Ian R….
Image courtesy of CDC Missouri hospitals warned “the wolf is at the door” in a letter to Gov. Mike Parson pleading for him to issue a statewide mask order to combat the rapid spread of COVID-19. Over the past two weeks, hospitals across the state have admitted an average of 65 to 75 more COVID-19 patients daily than they are…
Mills Record Company located at 4045 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO. // Photo by Travis Young This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas…
A view of the Missouri Senate chamber from the visitors gallery // Photo courtesy of the Missouri Senate COVID-19 cases among members and staff of the Missouri Senate will force it to postpone consideration of an emergency spending bill and pandemic liability protection, Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden announced via tweet Monday. The news was followed a few hours later…
Angel Tree supports children of incarcerated parents // Photo courtesy of prisonfellowship.org With the holidays fast approaching, Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former prisoners, and their families is asking for Kansas City’s help. This Christmas, 2.7 million children in the U.S. will have a parent behind bars. That’s one out of every 28 children. Through Prison…
Photo courtesy of Screenland Theaters This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2020. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout November. …
A panel from previous GEWKC. // Photo courtesy of Proventus Consulting. The annual GEWKC, an event to celebrate KC’s makers, dreamers, and doers, will kick off virtually tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17th and end Thursday, November 19th. During this period, more than 60 events will take place for more than 2,500 registered guests. In 2008, the Kauffman Foundation created Global Entrepreneurship…
In the midwest, it’s not often that you live within a mile of a famous filming location. Much less do you find yourself near the historical set of a film as well-regarded as Carnival of Souls. Lawrence is no stranger to the film industry as both a hub of creative voices and filming locales. However, Carnival of Souls and its…
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Mayor Quinton Lucas at a previous press conference at City Hall. // Photo by Abbey Higginbotham. Today at noon, Mayor Quinton Lucas announced his new coronavirus guidelines for Kansas City businesses. These guidelines, included in a press release from the Mayor’s office include the following: All indoor gatherings are limited to 10 people maximum. Restaurants, taverns, and all other venues,…
Senator-elect Greg Razer announces Kip Kendrick as his Chief of Staff // Photos courtesy of Razer and Kendrick’s website Kip Kendrick will join Kansas City’s Senator-elect Greg Razer’s office, serving as his Chief of Staff. For the past four years, Razer and Kendrick served in the Missouri House of Representatives. They were on the budget committee together for three of…
The holiday season is upon us, and you know what that means for happy couples: new engagements and the excitement of wedding planning. The Brim is a new low-cost wedding venue located at 14150 NW Walker Rd, Kansas City, MO 64163. Kelsie and her husband Aaron Kleinmeyer are the owners and dreamers behind it all. They believe weddings should be…
Paradise Garden Club, 1621 Locust St, Kansas City, MO. // Photo by Zach Bauman This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in…
Photo by Reb Valentine This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2020. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout November. ♥…
Robert Moore’s long-running Sonic Spectrum program has been off the air since Covid kicked in earlier this year, and officially ended its 2007-2020 run on 96.5 The Buzz when that station became Alt 96.5 in September. Moore’s been posting some amazing themed playlists during the show’s absence, but it’s not the same as hearing his dulcet tones giving critical information…
Press conference for THUNDERGONG! // Photo by Brock Wilbur There are few moments as normalizing in 2020 as having community tentpole events finding a way to adapt and survive. Sure, throwing The Pitch’s annual Best of KC party over a Zoom call, but at least we still found a way to have it? Normalizing. At least everything wasn’t wiped from…
A sign marks the entrance to a drive-through COVID test site at Memorial Baptist Church in Columbia, Missouri on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. // Photo by Tessa Weinberg/Missouri Independent Cheryl Rodarmel’s love and enthusiasm for the job she’s held for the last 28 years as a rehabilitation nurse is waning. Before the pandemic, she often spent her days at Research…
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2020. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout November. ♥ Back in October 2018,…
Today on the Streetwise podcast we discuss unexpected holiday limitations, enjoy a reading of some of our Best of 2020 picks, check out The Way Way Back’s track “Bad Star”, and chat with their lead singer Ben Wendt. Streetwise is hosted by Brock Wilbur, editor in chief of The Pitch. Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. Subscribe to the Streetwise newsletter, a weekly meditation on Kansas City…
Illustrated by Katelyn Betz If this isn’t the biggest Cine Local roundup I’ve ever done, it’s definitely close. As a matter of fact, there were 16 (!) videos for your viewing pleasure, so we had to divide it up into two installments. You can find last week’s roundup here. In this installment, we uncover a treasure trove of new artists….
Know what’s fun? Board games and conventions.Know what is really hard to do in a world menaced by the shadow of COVID-19? Play board games or going to conventions. It presents a predicament. One that KC is working to solve. Midwest GameFest is a four-day tabletop convention, featuring hobby games, board games, exhibitors, panels, and workshops. Unlike Comic-Con, which is…
Waldo Thai. // Photo by Zach Bauman This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2020. We’ll be publishing these items online…
Mayor Lucas at WWI Museum on Veteran’s Day 2020. // Courtesy Lucas’ social media Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced new COVID-19 guidelines for schools in the state. This comes on the same day Missouri set a new record for positive cases, as well as the University of Missouri announcing it’ll move to remote learning after Thanksgiving break. The CDC guidance recommends…
