The Strokes are one of the bands covered in Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace’s documentary Meet Me in the Bathroom. // Photo courtesy Rebecca Greenfield/Utopia/Showtime/Vice Born of grime, crime, and great times, the indie rock scene of the early 2000s were the spawning ground for a generation’s musical touchstones. Now that period of spark and edge are forever captured and…
Alice’s Wonderland at The Coterie. // Jim Vaiknoras and courtesy of The Coterie Theatre This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in…
Kansas-bred filmmaker Brydie O’Connor. // Courtesy of ArtsKC ArtsKC and the Kansas City Film Office announced Brydie O’Connor as the recipient of the Teri Rogers Filmmakers Grant. The $10,000 grant supports local projects by women and gender-nonconforming directors sharing stories of risk, growth, and change within communities. Based in Kansas, O’Connor’s films focus on women-driven and queer stories inspired by…
Courtesy Quixotic This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2022. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout November. Wowzers. That’s it….
Billy Brimblecom, Jr. // Photo by Samantha Levi If Billy Brimblecom, Jr. looks vaguely familiar, it’s because he’s kind of a big deal. Besides being the drummer and band leader for the ultra-popular cover band Summer Breeze: A Tribute to Yacht Rock, he’s also the executive director of Steps of Faith Foundation. This KC-based nonprofit has helped uninsured amputees throughout…
Courtesy Adobe Voters around the state have been taking advantage of Missouri’s first ever no-excuse early voting period the last two weeks. The early voting period ends at 5 p.m. Monday, and polls will be open for everyone else from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Among the races on the statewide ballot this year include picking a replacement…
A character from Blackbirds. // Courtesy Andrews McMeel Publishing This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2022. We’ll be publishing these…
Kevin Morby revs up Nov. 3 at Knuckleheads. // Photo by Brock Wilbur Last night, Kevin Morby swung through town for the kind of sold out homecoming gig that most local musicians can only dream about. The sold out Knuckleheads space positively crackled with energy as the capacity crowd filled the floor long before the opening act even took the…
MellowPhobia during a show at the Replay Lounge in Lawrence, KS. // Photo by Aiden Droge This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas…
Rufus Wainwright. // Photo by Tony Hauser Rufus Wainwright returns to Kansas City to perform with the Kansas City Symphony at the Kauffman Center on Saturday, November 12, just a little over a year since his last time in town at the Uptown. The prodigious musician, opera composer, and bearer of the torch of Judy Garland gives us a look…
Aerial photograph of the Missouri State Capitol Building. // Via WikiCommons In the first four months of Missouri’s fiscal year, the state earned $42.8 million in interest for the general revenue fund, more than in the past two full years combined. The enormous increase is due to two factors — a record surplus in the fund and the rapid rise…
Tiki Taco’s new location at 54th and Troost. // Courtesy Tiki Taco This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2022. We’ll…
Coming November 8 to the horror streaming service Screambox is a 72 minute art film, or perhaps the opposite of an art film, or more accurately both. All Jacked Up and Full of Worms follows Roscoe, a janitor for a scuzzy love motel, whose girlfriend has brought another man home for strange rituals, drifting through life until he discovers a…
Making Movies. // Photo by Luis Cantillo This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some of our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2022. We’ll be publishing these items online…
Greetings from the Heartland. // Design by Cassondra Jones Time to get down and dirty. And we mean really dirty. We’ve ventured high into the metro’s glistening vistas in search of all the best KC has to offer. But that would be only half the scientific process required to determine this year’s true Best Of 2022. Glitz and glamorama we…
Marvin is a good ol’ boy. // Courtesy Scott Poore This week’s “Creature Feature” is thanks to the help of local humanitarian Scott Poore. Marvin needs our help. He a pitbull/American bulldog mix and is approximately 7 years old at 70 lbs. He was originally picked up as a starving, heartworm-positive stray by KCKAS and treated at HSGKC where he…
A Reading Mentor works with an elementary student as they support early literacy. // Courtesy of Lead to Read KC Children’s literacy nonprofit Lead to Read KC recently hit a significant milestone as they celebrate their 1000th volunteer. The organization works with students in high-need elementary schools in Kansas City to provide foundations in social, emotional, and reading skills. The…
Nominations are open for Best of Kansas City from now until July 30. We’re so grateful to everyone who participated in the Best of KC nomination and voting rounds, from the tens of thousands of readers who filled out ballots to the businesses, artists and even animals who popped up in posts asking for support. You can now scroll through…
Trick or Treat Halloween cocktail pop-up at Misc. // Courtesy Misc. Spooky season isn’t over just yet. For those still desperately hanging on, Misc. will be offering their Trick or Treat menu from Nov. 2-3 with $10 off cocktail flights and 50% off Halloween cocktails while supplies last. Get one last sip before winter hits. Misc. is located at 1447…
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones criticized Amendment 3, which would legalize marijuana in Missouri (photo courtesy of the St. Louis Mayor’s Office) In a move highlighting a growing divide among Black leaders and organizations in Missouri over a push to legalize marijuana, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones on Tuesday announced she would oppose the measure appearing on the Nov. 8…
Wiener Kitchen’s Chorizo Rojo. // Photo by Tyler Shane Wiener Kitchen’s Chorizo Rojo Wiener Kitchen is one of those unique food joints with a short and impactful menu that keeps you on your toes. The ingredients may seem familiar, but the deli-style shop manages to combine them in a way that is completely original and unexpected. Humbly residing in a…
Sue Vicory. // Courtesy of Sue Vicory. Kansas City native Sue Vicory has been creating community-based documentaries—One and Kansas City Jazz & Blues and Past, Present & Future—and short films—Absent and 1898, The W.F. Norman Story—for her nonprofit production 501c3 company Heartland Films, Inc. since 2003. This year, the award-winning filmmaker and founder of My Power of One has launched…
Noah Cyrus. // Photo by Hannah Strader Noah Cyrus is a legendary act in her own right. Her lyricism is extraordinary, the genre is a perfect fit and she naturally owns the stage, even when she just stands still. (Appreciate this pun, please.) A surprisingly varied crowd packed the floor of the sold out show to see the 22-year old…
Shawnee Trans Track League t-shirt fundraiser. // Courtesy Drastic Measures The city of Shawnee is certainly on a roll—and not in a good way. Earlier this year, the Shawnee City Council passed an ordinance banning co-living. Now, they’ve taken an unprovoked stance against transgender athletes competing in the same sports leagues as cisgender athletes. Drastic Measures, a haute cocktail bar…
