Rose Marshack (far right) with Poster Children. // photo courtesy the artist Formed in 1987 at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana alongside fellow loud-quiet-loud purveyors Hum, Champaign, Illinois’ Poster Children helped spread the gospel of injecting beauty in the cacophony of what would come to be called alternative rock. The quartet’s early albums, such as 1989’s Flower Plower and…
Photo by Robert Miner A lot of restaurant owners like to talk about family. Their kitchen staff: family. Their customers: family. Their community: family. It’s become so common as to feel cliché. But when you hear Pat Williams of M & M Bakery and Delicatessen talk about family, there’s nothing trite about it. “We really love our customers,” he says…
At-large candidates take the stage for a panel at the KC Tenants Power forum Feb. 25 // Courtesy of KC Tenants Power Twitter KC Tenants Power hosted their first-ever candidate forum Feb. 25 at the Mohart Center to meet political hopefuls before the primary on April 4. It was also in preparation for KC Tenants Power to decide who the…
All photos by Allison Scavo (Intsta: @scavosphotos) Greensky Bluegrass with Daniel Donato The Uptown Theater Saturday, February 25 Greensky Bluegrass—a jam band with a fan base most strive for—is as kind as they are talented and hard working. This Grateful Dead-inspired bluegrass band played their new album, Stress Dream, mixed with some of their other fan favorites. Stress Dreams was…
Catty Cline. // photo courtesy Manor Records We premiered the first Catty Cline single a year and a half ago, and in the time since, Anna Redmond’s musical project has gone from solo to an actual band. The end result is a new single, “Leading You,” out today from Manor Records, which captures the scrappily poppy sound of the…
Courtesy photo She’s quick and quippy, snarky and barky. Social media maven Julie Burton has made a cottage industry out of being irreverent online—and she can usually do it in 180 characters or less. In fact, she’s been called one of the funniest mom bloggers in Kansas City. The KC native—surprisingly quiet and introverted IRL—doesn’t hold back on social media….
Gamers play at a past LAN event. // Courtesy photo KCGameOn KCGameOn will host its next LAN (local area network) on Friday, April 21 at 5:00 P.M. until Saturday, April 22 at 10:00 P.M. The event will be hosted in partnership with the Kansas City Pioneers at Plexpod Westport Commons . Dubbed KCGameOn93, the event will feature tournaments in various…
Friends hang out at the most recent Queer Bar Takeover. // Photo courtesy of Queer Bar Takeover For six years, Queer Bar Takeover has been bringing LGBTQ+ culture to traditionally straight bars on the second Saturday night of each month. Queer Bar Takeover founder Lance Pierce sat down with us to discuss the event’s mission and describe the fun times…
Tax incentives for concerts and filming approved by Missouri Senate A bill that would incentivize TV series, movies and live entertainment tours to come to Missouri won 20-12 approval Monday by the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, would offer tax credits to qualified motion media production projects filming in Missouri as part of the “Show MO…
The Pitch has partnered with a local political awareness organization called Loud Light. Their goal is to engage and empower individuals from underrepresented populations to build community power. And impact decision-makers. Each week of the year that the Kansas statehouse is in session, they release a short video recapping what the legislature is up to. Knowing the nitty-gritty of what’s happening with your…
Recs With Merritt. // Art by Cassondra Jones Records with Merritt is Marion Merritt’s vinyl store in Westport with partner Ann Stewart. As a staple in our community for nearly a decade, we’ve partnered with Merritt for a new monthly column, where the tastemaker shares her picks for the best wax releases to look forward to grabbing, divided by release…
2023’s children in the corn from Children of the Corn, the movie based on the short story of same name. // Courtesy RLJE Films In 1977, up-and-coming author Stephen King published a 15 page short story in the March issue of Penthouse magazine, entitled Children of the Corn. The tale regailed the reader of the men’s magazine with the misadventures of…
Taylor Kay Phillips sports her “Ope” shirt. // Photo by Mindy Tucker Taylor Kay Phillips was born and raised in Kansas City, MO, but she now lives in New York City where she works as a writer and comedienne. Her comedy ranges from stand-up, improvisation, and musical comedy to writing for the page and the screen, among other creative ventures….
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo plays Kansas City. // Photo by Nick Spacek Long-time alt-rock darlings Weezer will play Bonner Springs, KS venue Azura Amphitheatre on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Modest Mouse and Momma will open the show. The stop in Bonner Springs is part of Weezer’s Indie Rock Road Trip Summer Tour, which will stop in 35 international cities with…
Korean Fried Chicken at Chingu. // Photo by Zach Bauman Restaurants are theaters, service is a script, and when you eat out for a (partial) living, you start to anticipate the lines. Servers across the city tend to say the same things—usually “get out of our restaurant, Liz.” But the line I hear most often these days might be, “chef…
If you’re a product—or by-product—of the MTV video era, it would be hard to fathom a world without songwriter Holly Knight. She is the hitmaking lyricist behind countless ’80s mega-anthems—a majority of which you secretly know by heart. (“Love Is a Battlefield,” anyone?) Holly Knight. // Photo by Matthew Beard In a world that was heavily dominated—and unduly influenced—by men…
Josh Jonhson. // Photo by John Cafaro NAACP award-winning and Emmy-nominated comedian Josh Johnson is making a stop in Kansas City next month as a part of his tour in support of the recent Peacock special Josh Johnson: Up Here Killing Myself. Johnson’s KC shows will take place March 10 and 11 at Kansas City Improv and will be 21+ for entry. Former writer…
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. // photo by Chris Ortiz Big Bad Voodoo Daddy brought their nine-piece swing band though Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS on a cold and very icy night last Friday. The band, who formed back in the grunge music days of 1993, are celebrating their 30th year together, with all original members. Scotty Morris, lead singer and…
“Dilbert” author Scott Adams. // Courtesy of Facebook “Dilbert” comic strip writer Scott Adams was dropped by Andrews McMeel Universal, Sunday after he went on a rant telling white people to “stay the hell away from Black people.” The Kansas City-based media corporation announced that they were cutting ties with Adams via Twitter saying “Recent comments by Adam Scott regarding…
A sampling of the works on display by local artists. // Photo by Chico Sierra Chico Sierra, a primarily self-taught painter who moved to Kansas City from El Paso, Texas, has curated a showcase of local Indigenous and Latinx artists across mediums inspired by the MAYA exhibit currently at Union Station. The “Inspired by MAYA” local artists showcase will be…
Courtesy photo Human thesaurus—and self-proclaimed freelance rockstar—Julie Cortés is one of the metro’s most prolific writers. In fact, she “lives, breathes, teaches, speaks, and coaches on all things creative self-employment,” says Cortés. Besides running her own business for 25 years, Cortés is the founder and president of The Freelance Exchange of KC—a professional trade organization for advertising/marketing freelancers. And college…
Worlds of Fun is preparing to celebrate their 50th anniversary // Courtesy of Worlds of Fun Kansas City staple, Worlds of Fun, is gearing up to celebrate their 50th anniversary season this spring. In preparation for the anniversary the park is looking to hire 3,000 seasonal ambassadors. The park will be hosting a hiring blitz today and Friday, Feb. 24,…
The Dip. // photo by Tyler Schneider Seattle’s soul septet The Dip lucked out in having their “Stuck On You” National Tour’s first stop at the Madrid Theatre, February 15, on the eve of Kansas City’s Super Bowl parade. Supported by Stephen Day for the first of several stops, this union of former University of Washington jazz students offered a…
If St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is forced from office, her replacement would be chosen by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (Wiley Price/St. Louis American) Embattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner let a noon deadline for her resignation pass without action, triggering an effort by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to remove her from office through the courts. At…
