This week on the Streetwise podcast we talk about unborn fiscal power, listen to a reading of Nick Spacek’s story on VCMN’s debut album, bop to Shah’s track “Honest,” interview Tori Fugate from KC Pet Project, and check out The Royal Firecrackers’ jam “Dark Age.” 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…
Hollywood Casino’s Rhapsody performance with Quixotic will be a rock show with fire elements. // Courtesy Hollywood Casino Hollywood Casino is collaborating with local flashy dance troop Quixotic to bring Las Vegas-style rock music showcase, Rhapsody – A Rock Cirque Experience, to Kansas City. Opening night is May 20, with Friday and Saturday shows plotted to take place at the…
VCMN. // Courtesy VCMN I was in the shower the first time I heard “Overdose,” the second track on VCMN’s upcoming debut album, The VCMN Project. Not 30 seconds into the track, there was a loud thwack! as something hit the floor. At first, I wondered if I’d knocked over a bottle of shampoo or body wash. Turns out the…
The bill is the latest in a 15-year Republican effort to enact a photo ID requirement to vote in Missouri. Legislation has passed several times, but it’s never been able to fully withstand legal challenges. // Photo by Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent Missouri voters will be required to present a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot under a wide-ranging elections…
KCRep’s 2022 production of The Old Man And The Old Moon. // Photo by Don Ipock I miss feeling a sense of wonder. A return to concerts and theater has meant a return to seeing live production, sure, but oft times this means a return to the most limited version of what can be promised and then delivered upon. That…
Kevin Morby. // Courtesy Kevin Morby Kevin Morby was going through old family photos in his childhood home in Kansas City. It was January 2020, and earlier that day, his father had collapsed at a family dinner and had to be taken to the hospital. Hours after the shock of those events, Morby held a photograph he had never seen…
Cafe Cà Phê Photographer and Content Creator Phon Wills. // Photo by Travis Young. Studio courtesy Travis Carroll For Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we teamed up with Catcall magazine to highlight the AAPI team members who make Kansas City’s first Vietnamese coffee shop Cafe Cà Phê possible. Check out the entire series here. What’s your title at…
Cradle of Filth. //Photo by Barry Meitler Cradle of Filth Uptown Theater Wednesday, May 11 Gothic black metal legends played the Uptown on Wednesday night, opening for Danzig. The band just announced their switch from longtime label Nuclear Blast to Napalm Records. All photos via Barry Meitler, who you can find on Instagram and Facebook. Cradle of Filth setlist Existential Terror Nocturnal…
The Short Rib Burger. // Photo by Stephanie Manning Executive chef Jen LeBlanc would like to remind everyone that in 2011, Tavern in the Village’s aptly named Tavern Burger swept The Pitch’s Best Burger category. Over the years, the local eatery’s burger brigade has grown and evolved substantially, including the addition of their popular Short Rib Burger, which included melted…
Kristen Thomas. // Photo by Nicole Bissey In early April 2020, I started to worry that stocking my new office circa early March was gonna result in me emailing Nebraska Furniture Mart about their return policy. However, a whopping 20 days into the pandemic—in less time than it took me to start contemplating divorcing my new couch—there was a spike…
Cafe Cà Phê Photographer Travis Young. // Photos by Travis Young and Travis Carroll For Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we teamed up with Catcall magazine to highlight the AAPI team members who make Kansas City’s first Vietnamese coffee shop Cafe Cà Phê possible. Check out the entire series here. What’s your title at Cafe Cà Phê? Photographer…
Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium staff explaining telescope functions to the crowd. // Photo by Union Station A “super flower blood moon” lunar eclipse will be making its appearance Sunday, May 15, between 8:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Union Station, in collaboration with the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium, invites the public to join them for a telescope viewing event of the lunar phenomenon. NASA defines…
Cookie Dough melts into her blanket for naptime. // Courtesy of Scott Poore and Wayside Waifs This week’s “Creature Feature” is all thanks to the help of Scott Poore from Mission Driven. Cookie Dough is a one-and-a-half-year-old female Domestic Shorthair polydactyl tabby cat who is as sweet as her name. She came to Wayside Waifs as a stray and was…
Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, spent nearly two hours reading the bill line by line, decrying the size it had grown to. // Photo courtesy of Senate Communications Tensions between Republican senators frayed further Wednesday after a filibuster dealt a potentially fatal blow to a wide-ranging health care bill. Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, spent nearly two hours…
Schitt’s Cocktails joins Star Wars and The Office as the latest Vignettes Bar theme. // Courtesy Vignettes Bar. Vignettes Bar is bringing Schitt’s Creek to Kansas City with its latest pop-up bar: Schitt’s Cocktails. The temporary option opens June 3 and joins a list of previous themes from pop-culture mainstays like Star Wars and The Office. Vignettes teases more in…
Cafe Cà Phê Graphic Designer Maddy Best. // Photo by Travis Young. Studio courtesy of Travis Carroll For Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we teamed up with Catcall magazine to highlight the AAPI team members who make Kansas City’s first Vietnamese coffee shop Cafe Cà Phê possible. Check out the entire series here. What’s your title at Cafe…
Cafe Cà Phê Manager Madoka Koguchi. // Photo by Travis Young. Studio courtesy of Travis Carroll For Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we teamed up with Catcall magazine to highlight the AAPI team members who make Kansas City’s first Vietnamese coffee shop Cafe Cà Phê possible. Check out the entire series here. What’s your title at Cafe Cà…
The Double Smash Burger at The Campground. // Photo by Jordan Baranowski We all knew it was coming—after weeks of spring weather teasing us, Kansas City finally brought the heat this week. When those first hot days arrive, comfort food is always what we’re craving. Of course, after you’ve had your fill, you’ll want an ice cold beverage to keep…
Teddy Liberda. // Photo by Liz Goodwin Teddy Liberda has a bone to pick with the word “fusion.” He’s the pit-master and Thai-inspired barbecue connoisseur at Buck Tui in Overland Park, Kansas. He indicts the term for shortchanging many Asian cuisines, glossing over the nuances that make great food shine. “What does the word fusion even mean?” Liberda asks. “Is…
Cafe Cà Phê Graphic Designer Jessica Nguyen. // Photo by Travis Young. Studio courtesy of Travis Carroll For Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we teamed up with Catcall magazine to highlight the AAPI team members who make Kansas City’s first Vietnamese coffee shop Cafe Cà Phê possible. Check out the entire series here. What’s your title at Cafe…
Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, introduced a bill increasing how much funding Kansas City must devote to its police in response to moves made last year by the mayor and city council. // Courtesy of Missouri Senate Communications After the Democratic mayors of Kansas City and St. Louis last year moved to shift police funds towards community outreach and crime prevention…
Chad Barnes of Cafe Cà Phê. // Photo by Travis Young For Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we teamed up with Catcall magazine to highlight the AAPI team members who make Kansas City’s first Vietnamese coffee shop Cafe Cà Phê possible. Check out the entire series here. What’s your title at Cafe Cà Phê? Barista. Where is your…
Bety Le Shackelford of Cafe Cà Phê. // Photo by Travis Young. Studio courtesy of Travis Carroll For Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we teamed up with Catcall magazine to highlight the AAPI team members who make Kansas City’s first Vietnamese coffee shop Cafe Cà Phê possible. Check out the entire series here. What’s your title at Cafe…
Black Movie Hall of Fame. // Courtesy Black Movie Hall of Fame Kansas City’s cultural contributions to the world at large are vast. We’re the home of the country’s best barbecue, the starting point of Negro League baseball’s Golden Age, and the birthplace of musical greats like Charlie Parker and Big Joe Turner. But one of the less-often discussed points…
