A superhuman stage manager hangs by the bus. // Courtesy Ada Brumback Imagine Phoebe Bridgers performing to a sold out crowd of screaming fans, shredding on her prized Danelectro ‘56 Baritone. Suddenly, there’s a crackle and a pop! as an amp blows. Who comes to the rescue? Kansas City’s own behind-the-scenes superhero, Ada Brumback. A rockstar in her own right,…
Courtesy Loren Halifax Alert the media! Loren Halifax just celebrated her 20th anniversary behind the anchor desk at Fox 4 Kansas City mere months ago—including 15 years as the familiar face of their popular morning show before moving nightside. Now she helps helm the station’s 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts. When she’s not busy reporting or holding down…
Eric Greitens addresses the media after filing to run in the Missouri Senate primary on Tuesday morning at the James C Kirkpatrick State Information Center in Jefferson City. // Madeline Carter/Missouri Independent An effort to get former Gov. Eric Greitens on the record about allegations of child and spousal abuse before a public trial next week may not succeed. Greitens…
Flux Gourmet // Courtesy IFC Films Peter Strickland is one of those directors you get passionate about to your friends, only to have said friends watch one of his films and go “huh?” Like many of the best weird directors, Strickland operates on a very specific aesthetic wavelength that most appeals to people who share his same proclivities. It’s part…
Voting is open for Best of Kansas City from now until Sept. 30. The Best of Kansas City voting round is now open! From September 1-30, vote for your favorite metro businesses, artists, and much more. Help make this our fourth straight year of record-breaking turnout for voting in 500+ categories! After filling out your ballot, start getting hyped to…
The last Kemper Museum Block Party was held in 2019. // Courtesy Kenny Johnson The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art’s annual block party is set to take place on Saturday, Aug. 20 and will feature music, car clubs, food trucks, a cash bar, an outdoor movie screening, and art activities from 6-10:30 p.m. The block party also celebrates Hispanic and…
Keep Them Coming with Kristen Thomas. // Photo by Nicole Bissey “Oh you’ve got a younger man—you Cougar!” I gently remind folks who say this to me that culture dictates with an age gap of under nine years, I am instead referred to as a Puma, thankyouverymuch. My partner and I have an almost 6-year age gap, making me a…
Co-hosts Stacy Cay and Megan Graves cozy up for their Summer Sleepover Tour. // Courtesy Stacy Cay If you’re tired of quiet nights in but don’t want to change out of your pajamas, co-hosts Stacy Cay and Megan Graves have the perfect show for you. Spend the Night is a slumber party-themed comedy performance coming to The Bird Comedy…
Image by Patrick Fredo 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, local teacher Patrick Fedo weighs in on an issue vital to the heart of the…
Robert Hingula. // Courtesy Theatre in the Park Talk about a change of pace. By day, Robert Hingula is a mild-mannered shareholder with KC’s Polsinelli Law Firm where he focuses on employment law and negotiating labor disagreements. By night, Hingula has been known to tear it up on stage—specifically the musical theater stage. Hingula has appeared both with local community…
Smoked cocktails at Q39. // Photo by Tyler Shane Q39 now smoking cocktails One of Kansas City’s most notable barbecue joints, Q39, is now serving cocktails to match their elevated meats. The restaurant has partnered with several local distilleries such as Tom’s Town, J. Rieger & Co., Union Horse, Una Familia, and Restless Spirits to create unique recipes. Classics such…
Alex Abramovitz and His Swing’n KC Jazz Band get down during weekend brunch. // Photo by Liz Goodwin The Phoenix has a history of throwing down. Although this jazz bar and eatery didn’t come into its current form until 1990, the building’s roots go back another century. It’s been a party spot of sorts for decades, but its modern era…
Jill Cockson at her flagship Kansas City bar, Swordfish Tom’s. // Courtesy Jill Cockson Like many citizens, Jill Cockson woke up Friday, June 24 to a different country. Her partner told her the news: Roe v. Wade was overturned. Waves of stupefying shock and anger gave way to frenetic processing and a search for answers. Cockson is one of the…
The Yawpers. // Photo by Isaac Biehl The Yawpers with Dan Jones and The Squids recordBar Friday, July 1 A First Friday during Fourth of July weekend meant there was plenty going on all over the city, so recordBar wasn’t necessarily a packed house for The Yawpers’ show. But the Colorado-trio didn’t care—they still brought the same energy as they…
Tropical Matcha Latte at Café Corazón. // Photo by Kala Elkinton Now with two locations, Café Corazón is serving up a tropical matcha latte as part of its summer menu. The coffee shop recently added an array of dishes that lend to their Latinx and Indigenous heritage, including an Argentinian choripán and classic Cuban sandwich. They continue to serve up…
(L-R): Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor and Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Marvel Studios’ THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Photo by Jasin Boland. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved. By far the best part of 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok was the color and noise Taika Waititi brought to what felt like a bloated, dull MCU landscape. It’s an absolute delight to see…
We here at The Pitch adore our pals over at The Bridge 90.9. If you need proof, read this feature we gave them for their 20th birthday last year. We’re also big fans of the themed events they’ve been putting together in the last few years, including their birthday cover song series and annual full days of mental health programming…
Women’s reproductive rights protest at the Plaza June 24, 2022. // Photo by Angela 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 current…
Kansas City native Nikki Vivas calls herself a “designer diva with an old soul.” (She’ll gladly choose a good bottle of cabernet and a Frank Sinatra record on the turntable over clubbing any day, she adds.) Currently, Nikki is the quippy co-host of 99.7’s whackadoo radio show, Ponch & Nikki in the Mornings. The 16-year radio veteran tells us 1)…
The Mozzarella Salad at Fox and Pearl. // Photo by Kala Elkinton Come for the aesthetic, come back for the mouth-watering food. Either way, get your booty over to the Westside for the mozzarella salad at Fox and Pearl, stat. Make it your go-to dish this summer, and enjoy delicate mozzarella cheese chunks paired with cherry tomatoes that have been…
As we pause to celebrate the birth of our nation, we need to seriously reflect on the state of its health and well-being. The greatest problems we face, while troubling, are not rising inflation, high gas prices, nor rampant gun violence. There is a deeper sickness growing in our land that threatens the very existence of our way of life….
Goats and glitter for days at Saltwell Farm. // Photo by Steph Castor This week on the Streetwise podcast we go Full-Walden, enjoy a reading of Steph Castor’s profile on Saltwell Farm, bop to Scott Hrabko & the Rabbits’ track “In Lieu of Flowers,” and interview Man Man’s lead singer Honus Honus ahead of their July 8 concert at The Bottleneck…
John Wood questioning a witness during a hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. // Screenshot: C-SPAN An attorney running as an independent for the U.S. Senate in Missouri says Congress’ inquiry into the Jan. 6 insurrection has turned up enough evidence to warrant a criminal investigation of former President Donald…
Gov. Mike Parson speaking at the Transition Center of Kansas City. // Photo by Emeline Hutton The Transition Center of Kansas City (TCKC) welcomed Gov. Mike Parson, Senator Tony Leutkemeyer, and more on June 27, to talk about a new initiative claimed to fight crime by providing opportunities. Parson and Leutkemeyer utilized their speaking time at the dais to remind…
