The Shins. // photo credit Anna Perry The Shins with Joseph Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland Wednesday, July 27 On Wednesday night, The Shins took to the stage of the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland to perform their album Oh, Inverted World in its entirety. The album celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. Portland folk band Joseph opened…
Birdie Hansen of Effing Candle Co. // Photo by Travis Young To Birdie Hansen, becoming a self-made dipped-wax magnate a la Jan from The Office was not part of the plan. “When the sourdough phase of the pandemic was winding down in summer of 2020, I needed something to do with my hands and my brain,” she says. “I used…
Katy Guillen and Stephanie Williams have been working together for the better part of a decade. // Photo by Morgan Jones Katy Guillen has been a part of the Kansas City music scene for the last decade. First, she performed with Katy & Go-Go, which released one full-length album (When I Get Away) with an avenging angel’s foot-tapping, country rock…
On Friday, August 7. 2015, Lawrence’s ever-intriguing, never-as-big-as-they-should-have-been folk duo Drakkar Sauna played their farewell show on the stage of the Lawrence Arts Center to a sold-out crowd. While the pair of Jeff Stoltz and Wallace Cochran would reunite once to play a show in 2017 to celebrate the release of Very Much Cologne, an album shelved when…
Kristen Thomas. // Photo by Nicole Bissey Unforeseen in that while we know death will take mothers and parents in the coming weeks, months, and probably years that are preventable, we won’t know how many deaths it will take for Missouri lawmakers to wake the fuck up. We already know they don’t care about maternal health, let alone Black maternal…
Courtesy Clarissa Knighten Clarissa Knighten’s personal motto should really be: “Look—something shiny!” The fashionista/jewelry designer founded her company, Rissa’s Artistic Design, back in 2007, “as a way to navigate clinical depression,” she says. Her bold, brazen, one-of-a-kind pieces have gone on to grace countless local runways, magazine covers, and gallery exhibitions. One look at her work and it’s easy to…
Attorney General Eric Schmitt speaks to a gathering of about 65 people Wednesday at a Columbia bar during a stop for his U.S Senate campaign. // Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent The final push to next week’s primary has Attorney General Eric Schmitt joining, for the first time, those hoping to oust Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican Leader and Lucas Kunce dismissing…
Ripple Glass purple bin outside of Woody’s KC. // Courtesy Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Kansas City lacks a strong recycling program, but with the help of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and Ripple Glass, that problem will soon be eradicated. Ripple Glass started picking up glass recyclables in 2018. By the next year, the company paired with Tito’s to launch…
Sisters La’Nesha Frazier and La’Nae Robinson went from swapping bedtime stories to shopping for a brick-and-mortar location for their bookstore, Bliss Books & Wine. // Courtesy La’Nae Robinson Sisters La’Nae Robinson and La’Nesha Frazier co-own Bliss Books & Wine, which has been keeping anything but a merlot profile. Although it opened only a few years ago, Bliss has already been…
Boys aged 14 to 16 commit to a two-year position to work on the BoysGrow farm and learn vocational skills. // Courtesy BoysGrow BoysGrow is an agricultural entrepreneurship program for youth aged 14 to 16 that facilitates the development of skills such as construction, farming, marketing, culinary artistry, and public speaking. The two-year commitment is often the first paid job…
Activist Karen Washington shares her knowledge on food injustice. // Courtesy Karen Washington Farmer and food justice activist Karen Washington is joining The Giving Grove for a virtual speaker event from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 4. The event, “Rooted in Wisdom: A Conversation with Karen Washington,” will highlight urban agriculture and reframe the term “food desert” as food apartheid. …
Dan Viets, chairman of the Legal Missouri 2022 advisory board, pushes boxes of petitions to legalize marijuana as they are submitted in May to the Secretary of State’s office. // Photo courtesy of Scott Charton / Better Elections Missouri An initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use in Missouri will need help if it is going to be on the November…
Women’s reproductive rights protest at the Plaza June 24, 2022. // Photo by Angela C. Bond We’ve been asking members of the KC community to submit stories about their thoughts and experiences in all walks of life. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share with our readers, please send it to brock@thepitchkc.com for consideration. Today, former lawyer and…
The 2022 WIN for KC Tryathlon presented by GARMIN is in its final year. // Courtesy WIN for KC The Women’s Intersport Network for Kansas City (WIN for KC) Tryathlon is on its last leg. This year’s event at Smithville Lake’s Sailboat Cove is the final incarnation of the largest all-female triathlon in the region. From 5:30 to 10:30 a.m….
Amelia Earhart beer at Servaes Brewing Co. // Courtesy Servaes Amelia Earhart-inspired beer Lager beers are a welcomed beverage with the summer heat, and Servaes Brewing Co. is serving up one like you’ve never had before. The first Kansas brewery to be owned and operated by a female head brewer continues to deliver with the new Amelia American light lager. …
PENNE RAGE $25 fresh pasta, braised pork & beef, tomato sauce, chili three-ways (Calabrian chilis, chili flake, chili paste), butter, parm Vegetarian option available. Funny story: ragu auto-corrects to rage, we’ve miss-posted on social ragu to rage many times over the last decade. So Penne Rage is our Penne Ragu but spicy AF. If 715 Restaurant isn’t yet on your…
The Psycho Tropical at Westport Café. // Photo by Jordan Baranowski The cocktail program at this little slice of Europe is the perfect mix of approachable and impressive—premium ingredients, well-balanced flavor profiles, and that little bit of je ne sais quoi takes every cocktail at Westport Café to the next level. The Psycho Tropical is one such drink. On the…
Former Gov. Eric Greitens campaigns for U.S. Senate in downtown Kansas City on July 25, 2022. Greitens sat last week for a deposition following accusations by his ex-wife that he abused her and their children, but the scandal was hardly mentioned at the event. // Photo by Allison Kite of Missouri Independent When she arrived Monday night to hear former…
For one day only, Gillham Park was open to skateboarders as part of MTN DEW’s “Unlock the Spot” series. // Photo by Ana Textor Kansas City pro skater Sean Malto appeared at The Slabs in Gillham Park July 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. as a part of MTN DEW’s “Unlock the Spot” series. MTN DEW’s “Skateboarding is Unstoppable”…
Def Leppard. // Photo by Chris Ortiz The Stadium Tour with Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and Classless Acts Kauffman Stadium Tuesday, July 19 As the sun beat down unforgivingly, thousands of people crammed into Kauffman Stadium to watch what would be an unforgettable Tuesday night of ’80s rock and roll, for a number of…
MYSTIFY. // photo credit Lauren Textor After a long week of workin’ for a livin’, locals filled the tables at Liberty Hall for an ’80s rewind. Hip 2B Huey, a Huey Lewis and the News tribute band, opened for MYSTIFY, which honors Australian rockers INXS. Though the venue didn’t quite make it to standing room only, both the crowd and…
Keller Williams. // photo credit Allison Scavo Grateful Grass ft. The Local Honeys, Jake Keegan Band, Whiskey Mash Band, Lily B Moonflower Band, and Keller Williams with The HillBenders Knuckleheads Saturday, July 23 It was 105 degrees outside, but that didn’t stop the stomp. Local Honeys kicked off the evening by interacting with the audience and telling stories of the…
The Pitch’s Infinite Playlist. // Illustration by Enrique Welcome to The Pitch’s Infinite Playlist, a forever-growing playlist of songs picked by people in KC. View/follow the full playlist on Spotify and you can always go back and check out the full run of articles. Throw the playlist on shuffle and enjoy away! Playlist Guest #17: Emily Standlee Okay, so I…
Animal Collective. // photo credit Jack Howland Animal Collective is known for a certain amount of excess, building oddball anthems out of harsh ambient noises that can almost become grating until synthesizers and drums and guitars cast a sunny sheen over the roughness. It felt intentional, then, the experimental Baltimore quartet would begin their show at The Truman on Thursday…
