The Pitch has partnered with a local political awareness organization called Loud Light. Their goal is to engage and empower individuals from underrepresented populations to build community power. And impact decision-makers. Each week of the year that the Kansas statehouse is in session, they release a short video recapping what the legislature is up to. Knowing the nitty-gritty of what’s happening with your…
Operation BBQ Relief in Hammond, LA to provide meals to families and first responders. Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. // Photo by Scott Clause, USA Today Operation BBQ Relief has provided more than 4 million meals to people affected by natural disasters in the last 10 years. Theirs might be the most Kansas City way to respond to a natural disaster….
MADE MOBB collaboration with the Chiefs. // Photo by Fantasia Wesley “As we rise, we want to bring Kansas City up with us. It’s been a dream come true,” says Vu Radley, the co-owner and creative director of MADE MOBB. Founded in 2013, the local streetwear label MADE MOBB started by selling merchandise out of their vehicles. From once being…
This week on the Streetwise podcast we talk college admissions, enjoy a reading of Liz Cook’s Liquid Courage, bop to All Blood’s track “Did It All for the Dum De Dum” from their new album, and chat with musician Josh Shaw about his indie rock band Blvck Hippie. Streetwise is hosted by Brock Wilbur, Editor-in-Chief of The Pitch. Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify. Subscribe to the Streetwise newsletter,…
Chase Horseman. // Photo by Alec Nicholas Chase Horseman’s love of movies begat an addiction to film scores. The original Star Wars trilogy was important to them, but the “big one” was Tim Burton’s 1993 stop-motion animated musical, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Among a certain generation of composers, few escaped being forever altered by the mastery with which Danny Elfman…
The January Lanterns. // Photo by Schaefer Photography The January Lanterns hails from Columbia, Missouri. This Friday, Jan. 21, they release their debut album For the Kids, When They’re Older. It’s a continuation of the folk-duo sound the husband-wife pairing of Andrew and Kristen Camp have been honing and refining since 2017, and goes even further afield than one might…
Moms Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley. // Courtesy of #IMOMSOHARD Hardly the unlikeliest of acquaintances, the hilarious, hot mess that is Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley has taken mom comedy to the top. The duo will be performing at the Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland Saturday, Jan. 29 for their #IMOMSOHARD: The Getaway Tour. Jen and Kristin originally hail…
Queer tragedy & religious oppression in The Last Thing Mary Saw. // Courtesy Shudder Anyone raised in the midwest has seen—either first hand or by proxy—the trauma that a religious family can inflict upon each other, and everything in their immediate orbit. We’ve been on a recent kick of indie, transgressive horror films that aim to parallel our country’s Puritanical…
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson delivers his State of the State address in the Missouri House on Jan. 19, 2022. // Photo courtesy Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications Gov. Mike Parson praised his administration’s handling of the still unfolding COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday, telling a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly that the state has emerged ready to make long term investments…
Local arts group No Divide KC. // Courtesy of ArtsKC ArtsKC announced its list of 51 organizations receiving Mission Support Grants. The council prioritizes a progressive funding program for small to mid-size organizations within the region. Due to generous funding support, ArtsKC received an increase in the overall average grant amount for all awardees. An additional percentage is specifically allocated…
Photo courtesy Michael Cripe Don’t worry, Missourians, comic book villain the Joker is not on a crime spree in Missouri, despite what yesterday’s interesting emergency alert notification might have led you to believe. The confusing statewide message made its way to cell phones just before 5 p.m. yesterday, warning to be on alert for a purple and green 1978 Dodge…
Wet Specimens And Oddities By Resident Artist Simone Smith, Darkwood House Gallery. // Photo by Darren Hinesley The Darkwood House Gallery is a home for Kansas City’s beautiful and weird. And the really weird. The Independence-based art space (10916 E Winner Road) specializes in the often-overlooked dark art and strives to give a platform to artists who may otherwise go unseen….
Wynton Marsalis at Lied Center. // Photo by Chris Ortiz Jazz at Lincoln Center featuring trumpet legend Wynton Marsalis brought the sounds of Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis to Lawrence last night, when the 15-piece orchestra played the Lied Center at the University of Kansas. The crowd of nearly 1200 people was the largest that The Lied has seen…
Olive Cooke (left), Sylvia Metta (middle), and Kim Conyers (right) stand in the back kitchen of The Ship, where their eatery serves up plant-based comfort food. // Photo by Liz Goodwin Both carnivores and herbivores alike may find their taste buds enchanted by the sandwiches, loaded tater tots, and more at the West Bottoms-based Cauldron Collective. The secret to their…
Mike Archibald behind the counter at Yippee Café. // Photo by Kelsey Carls Yippee Café is anything but your run-of-the-mill coffee shop. The Lawrence-based roasting company draws inspiration from the slingin’ six-stringers of the West, childhood passions for doodles and drawing, and skateboard brands like Shorty’s Skateboards. The café embraces its goofy, weird, and irreverent persona. The business uses cheesy…
Land O Plenty and Vegan Crave are next door neighbors in the Iron District. Both of the newcomers serve vegan cuisine. // Photo by Landon Isabell The Iron District welcomes two new vegan and vegetarian spots Known for its colorful shipping containers and its collection of shops and restaurants slinging good eats, The Iron District is a popular destination for…
Emily Marsh as Emily Connor. // Courtesy Mystery Science Theater 3000 In the role of Emily Connor as part of the long-running movie-riffing series Mystery Science Theater 3000, actor and puppeteer Emily Marsh makes the fourth person to be trapped aboard the Satellite of Love. Forced to watch atrocious movies with her robot pals, she keeps her sanity by making…
Winter mixology in the backyard. // Photo by Alana Broyles Hermann, Missouri’s Black Shire Distillery just released their first seasonal gin. The Winter Gin features tasting notes of clove and nutmeg, with bitter orange and blue juniper. The limited batch comes in 350ml bottles and will be available through March. We were lucky enough to be able to try Black…
State Rep. Ron Hicks, R-Defiance. // Photo by Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications Marsha Keene-Frye grew up around guns, going hunting with her family from a young age near her home in Mississippi County. To this day, she still regularly carries a firearm and considers herself a supporter of the Second Amendment, just like most of her neighbors in southeastern Missouri….
The cider at Cinder Block Brewery. // Photo by Zach Bauman For as trendy as cideries and cider tasting rooms are along both the West and East Coasts, you might expect that the love for specialty and locally-made ciders would have trickled more quickly into Kansas City. We suddenly have ten thousand varieties of hard seltzer, so why not cider? …
Our good springy boy. // Courtesy Elliott Lee Scott Ah, the season of unrealistic goals and performative self-loathing. As I skim through my social media feed, where seemingly everyone already has a beach body, it’s easy to succumb to daydreams of six-pack abs and other aesthetic aspirations. Luckily for me, I’ve crashed and burned through enough New Year’s resolutions for…
A cinematic year in highlights. // Courtesy KCFCC The Kansas City Film Critics Circle announced its winners for the 56th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards. The KCFCC, the second oldest professional film critic organization in the United States, was founded in 1966 by the late Dr. James Loutzenhiser (1931-2001), who served as the group’s president for over 30 years. Adapted from…
The Pitch has partnered with a local political awareness organization called Loud Light. Their goal is to engage and empower individuals from underrepresented populations to build community power. And impact decision-makers. Each week of the year that the Kansas statehouse is in session, they release a short video recapping what the legislature is up to. Knowing the nitty-gritty of what’s happening with your…
The almond croissant at Housewife. // Photo by April Fleming You can find a lot of (really) good sweets to try at Anna Sorge’s Grandview restaurant, Housewife. There are coconut macaroons the size of a fist, panna cotta with oatmeal cookie crumble on top, lemon pound cake with candied lemon rind—the list goes on. But one particularly special indulgence worth…
