A photo of Joy Harjo. // Photo by Karen Kuehn A highly anticipated Evening with Joy Harjo will allow registered participants to join in on a free, live, and interactive online presentation featuring the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States. Harjo will discuss her newest book, Poet Warrior: a Memoir, which documents her journey to writing poetry about compassion,…
The Chartreuse Swizzle at Chartreuse Saloon. // Photo by April Fleming Any bar run by the James Beard Award-nominated entrepreneur and bartender Jill Cockson is bound to have great cocktails. At her newest Crossroads pool hall, Chartreuse Saloon, she keeps it simple: billiards, checkers, nachos, and beer, all in a vivid chartreuse space. But Cockson hasn’t strayed too far from…
Erin L. Thompson. // Photo by Stas Ginzburg Writer Erin L. Thompson’s new book, Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America’s Public Monuments, traces the turbulent history of American monuments and its abundant ironies. Thompson, a professor of art crime at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and author of Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors, delves…
The Wombats @ Truman. // Photo by Chris Ortiz English indie rock band The Wombats took to the stage of the Truman on Saturday night to play a set in support of their recently-released fifth album, Fix Yourself, Not the World, with openers Clubhouse. Our photographer Chris Ortiz (Insta: @fastboyent) was there to document it all. The Wombats The Wombats setlist:…
Simon Doyle (Armie Hammer) and Linnet Ridgeway (Gal Gadot) are a picture-perfect couple on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile River which is tragically cut short. // Photo by Rob Youngson, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Time has not been kind to Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot adaptations. Murder on the Orient Express, released in 2017, was a relatively straightforward adaptation…
Facebook post for MoKan Goodwill’s date night experience. // Photo Courtesy of MoKan Goodwill Time and time again, we are told you can’t put a price on love. This Valentine’s Day, Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas (MoKan Goodwill) reassures us you can—and it’s only 20 bucks. MoKan Goodwill urges couples to pop some tags at a local location…
An empty Taco Cacao awaits its first customers // Photo by Alfonso Esqueda Cacao Restaurante has rebranded to Taco Cacao (1047 W 103 St.) in an effort to create a more unified taco-making umbrella. The site previously operated as a branch of the few already-existing Taco Cacao trailers strewn throughout Kansas City, but will now serve as a central hub….
The chocolate cupcookies at McLain’s. // Photo by April Fleming Opened in 1945, the original McLain’s Bakery in Waldo is a bona fide Kansas City institution. One not-at-all-small reason for that longevity is a humble cupcookie. They don’t appear in the display cases alongside McLain’s glitzy, camera-ready cakes and cupcakes or even with their big, pillowy cookie cousins. Rather, you’ll…
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…
Wild Rivers at recordBar. // Photo by Michael Cripe “If anyone’s thinking about messing with our cousins, don’t try us,” Wild Rivers guitarist and vocalist Khalid Yassein says before easing into the band’s soft-spoken “Amsterdam.” “Cousins are sick!” Yassein shouts as a follow-up. The Toronto folk outfit was sure to bring chill vibes and catchy tunes when they played recordBar…
Illustration by Katelyn Betz It’s no secret that the online streaming platform Twitch is made up of mostly men. Featuring a variety of categories including sports, food & drink, travel, gaming, and more, Twitch is a space where everyday people can livestream their lives online for the whole world to see. One of the most popular livestreams is in the…
Hannah Jones pours drinks from behind the bar at Corvino. // Photo by Zach Bauman Hannah Jones moves swiftly and unhurried behind the bar at Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room. She laughs with her bartenders. The backlit shelves of caramel, green, and red bottles gleam as she turns to her guests, who are chewing and drinking and talking at…
An ad attacking Eric Schmitt will air during the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night. // Screenshot of Team PAC ad Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s record on China is once again coming under fire, with a political action committee supporting one of his rivals in the GOP Senate primary launching an attack ad during the opening ceremony of the Beijing…
This week on the Streetwise podcast we talk about sparking joy, listen to Tech N9ne’s track “It’s Alive,” and enjoy a reading of Lily Wulfemeyer’s story on The Rabbit hOle. 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 news and events. Jason Klamm read our magazine story. Thanks to Jason Beers for our…
Today would be a fine time to pick up Jo MacKenzie and Dia Jane’s Brainbaby album. // Courtesy Brain and the Baby When Bandcamp Friday began in March 2020, it was intended to just be one special day for the site to waive its typical revenue sharing process and let musicians keep 100% of the money they make in sales…
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick presented Baltimore Orioles shortstop Richie Martin with a home and away Kansas City Monarchs jersey, the uniforms Martin’s grandfather wore when he played in the Negro Leagues. // Courtesy Negro Leagues Baseball Museum In honor of Black History Month, the Kansas City Royals and Royals Charities have pledged to cover admission costs to…
Jackass. // Courtesy MTV Entertainment Studios/Paramount Let’s take a second to revel in all that Jackass has accomplished. For three decades Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontious, Wee-Man, and countless other friends and guests have put their lives and dignity—if they had any to begin with—on the line. 22 years is a longer run than most pop-culture institutions. Jackass Forever, the…
Cover photo for Kansas City Black History: The African American Story of History and Culture in our Community. // Courtesy of KC Black History Website An updated KC Black History website has been unveiled by the Kansas City Public Library in partnership with the Local Investment Commission (LINC) and Black Archives of Mid-America. The new site features lesson plans, articles from…
Festival in high gear back in 2019. // Courtesy Boulevardia The largest artist lineup for Boulevardia is happening this summer, running from Friday, June 17 through Saturday, June 18. Still grooving seven years later, with craft beers and delectable food sampling, the festival will celebrate its annual event throughout downtown Kansas City. Gathering at the intersection of Pershing and Grand…
Emerald City stage. // Photo by Calvin Hoeun The 10 year anniversary of the Dancefestopia Music Festival will pop-off at the Wildwood Outdoor Education Center, located in South Kansas City. The bivouac jamboree is hosted by Seven Lions and Ophelia Records, with headliners including Ganja White Night and Deadmau5. Taking place from Sept. 8-11, the pre-game each day kicks off…
A character from Blackbirds. // Courtest Andrews McMeel Publishing In 1971, a bunch of dudes got together for a role-playing game. They were ready to commit time and effort toward full immersion in an experience that promised high stakes and high rewards. They began crafting a story. Their characters would be honest, un-distilled representations of humanity. They would test the…
A tasty meal from the KC Daiquiri Shop. // Photo by Kinley Strickland The KC Daiquiri Shop (1116 Grand Boulevard) and KC Daiquiri Shop Bistreaux (8725 Metcalf Avenue) are celebrating Black History Month with the third entry in their annual Southern Creole Brunch Series. Eight Kansas City chefs will put their talents on display as the event festivities roll out…
Investors vs. GameStop. // Courtesy Super LTD Stonks. Stonks and bonds. That’s the verbiage of a haunted part of American history—The Great GameStopping of 2021. A group of Redditors and internet trolls managed to lay waste to the basic rules of our financial systems, creating overnight millionaires and collapsing traditional hedge funds by an estimated $13 billion. A new documentary…
Kimi It’s hard to craft “most anticipated” lists without a little trepidation these days. As we’ve learned over and over the last two years, reality can turn on a dime. With the Omicron surge ongoing, all movie release dates seem borderline optimistic. Some of the biggest names in early 2022 films are refugees from nearly two full years ago (I’m…
