1889 offers rotating weekly specialty pizzas in addition to staples and build your own pies. // Photo by Liz Goodwin Grab a slice of Neapolitan fare at 1889 Pizza The intersection of West 47th and Mission is one full of a flavor variety, pizza included. Adjacent to the iconic Kansas City Joe’s gas station and the plant-based haven, Kind Food,…
Snail Jail Pale Ale from Strange Days Brewing Co. // Photo by Liz Goodwin I wonder if there is scientific evidence that beer tastes better in the afternoon sunshine on a day in the mid-70s. I believe with all of my being that that assertion is true. The Snail Jail Pale Ale from Strange Days Brewing Company certainly was delicious…
Apparition’s Cantina pop-up bar from a galaxy far, far away. // Photo by Tyler Schnedier With a plastic lightsaber clipped to my belt, I arrived at the latest Vignettes pop-up venture, Apparition: Cantina, hoping for a modern Star Wars experience that wouldn’t leave me scratching my head. Fortunately, Disney had absolutely nothing to do with this one, and the scene…
Kansas Citians gather and celebrate KC Oktoberfest with bier in hand. // Courtesy KC Bier Co. KC Oktoberfest is an all-out music, drink, and food celebration that is coming back for another fall festival. Kansas City Bier Co. announced that the event will take place at Crown Center on October 7-8, 2022. Two main stages will host a majority of…
Lied Center of Kansas 2022-23 calendar. // Courtesy the Lied Center of Kansas The Lied Center of Kansas announced its 2022-23 season to the Friends of the Lied on May 1 through a video reveal following remarks from Friends of the Lied Board President Steve Carttar and Lied Center Executive Director Derek Kwan. While the stacked line-up was met with…
Allegoria. // Courtesy OneFox Productions I’m a sucker for a good horror anthology. That’s especially true if it’s all helmed by a single, sure directorial hand (see George Romero’s Creepshow), and even more so if it’s not really an anthology at all, but rather a series of (even loosely) interwoven stories that make up a greater whole (i.e., Trick ‘R…
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra Members of the KC community are always invited to submit opinions and tales about life in our fair metro. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share, please send it to brock@thepitchkc.com for consideration. Today, local writer Kelsey Rhodes (she/her) discusses why our community needs to actively engage in the discussion and action around reproductive…
Megdeth // photo credit Barry Meitler The Metal Tour of the Year with Megadeth, Lamb of God, In Flames, and Trivium T-Mobile Center Friday, April 29 On Friday, the Metal Tour of the Year came to the T-Mobile Center. It was aptly named, with the classic thrash of Megadeth, the Southern metal of Lamb of God, In Flames’ melodic Swedish…
The Outwaters. // Courtesy Fathom Film Company Found footage has always been something of a cinematic redheaded stepchild. It’s trotted out and celebrated when a standout entry comes along, but typically shrugged off as a novelty when discussed in a general sense. From the outside, The Outwaters vibes as just another flash-in-the-pan low-budget quickie. Give it a closer look, though,…
Shawnee sign. // Photo Courtesy of VisitKC.com It’s now illegal to have three roommates in Shawnee, Kansas. The Shawnee City Council voted 8 – 0 to outlaw co-living groups. The city defined co-living as four or more unrelated adults living together in a dwelling unit. If one adult is unrelated to another adult, then the whole group would be classified…
Terrapin Care Station makes its way to Missouri. // Courtesy Terrapin Medical marijuana is still relatively new to most Missourians, as is the industry and all the red taping that comes along with it. Most dispensaries in Kansas City have opened their doors in the last year. Choosing between brands and dispensaries can be intimidating to those who have never…
Limited James Chang collaboration sandwich. // Photo by Patrick Moore No one has ever been excited to go to Gladstone, Missouri before. Until now. Not only do they have weed stores, but they have The Italian Sausage Company. The second you walk in, you get Italian market and deli vibes—from the decor to the black and white tile on the…
The Waitiki 7. // Photos by Nick Spacek The Retro Cocktail Hour 25th Anniversary Concert With the Waitiki 7 Liberty Hall Saturday, April 30 Outside of a Weird Al concert, there have likely never been this many Hawaiian shirts in Liberty Hall before. Such is the enthusiasm for the country-wide fandom behind Darrell Brogdon’s long-running Kansas Public Radio program, The…
Don McLean. // Photo by Chris Ortiz Don McLean The Uptown Theater Friday, April 29 Singer-songwriter Don McLean at the Uptown celebrated 50 years of his homage to rock ‘n’ roll’s progenitors, “American Pie.” The song was recently dethroned as the longest number one single by Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well,” bringing the track back into pop culture discussion again…
