Archives: October 2023

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Movies

Demián Rugna’s When Evil Lurks is the splatterhouse possession nightmare by which all others will be judged

Rugna is an Argentine angel of death and When Evil Lurks is cinema dripping with delightful poison.
Brock Wilbur,

When Evil Lurks. // Courtesy IFC Films October has only just begun, but we might already be in a position to crown a title for best horror film of the year. While plenty of stuff on the horizon looks exciting as heck, only one film so far in 2023 has taken us directly to Hell—and that’s When Evil Lurks. Demián…

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Culture

Four Inane Questions with Pelo on Penn’s Dalton QW

Michael Mackie,

Dalton QW. // Courtesy photo Need your ‘do did? Are you overextended on your extensions? Having a color crisis? Stylist Dalton QW says he’s here to help give your hair the makeover it so richly deserves. For nearly two decades, QW has been building up his clandestine client list, a veritable who’s-who of Kansas Citians who put vanity near the…

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Culture, Food & Drink

[Updated] 2023 American Royal was a beer and barbecue bash, with some winners shuffled in a kerfuffle

Joe Ellett,

Attendees Walk Around the Infield of the Kansas Speedway at the American Royal. // Photo by Joe Ellett Update Oct. 30: A full follow-up has just been published here. Update October 5: The American Royal/KCBS has posted a public apology letter for inaccurate winner results at this year’s event. After a large misstep from the Kansas City Barbecue Society while…

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Art, Culture

Graveyard Smash: Monster maker Haley Lane shows us her teeth

Sofia Mongillo,

Haley Lane. // Photo by Tiffany Marie Buckley Monster maker Haley Lane’s work can be found scattered around the globe, but the creatures’ beginnings are homegrown: Kansas edition. For a month, over 20 monsters sat tucked away in the Crossroads’ Upper Level Gallery—all creations of Kansas City’s creepy cute expert and sculptor. As a young girl growing up in Frontenac,…

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Culture

Unicorn World gallops into Kansas City with a magical time Oct. 7-8

Emily Jacobs,

photo courtesy of Patrick and Lauren Mines Unicorn World, an interactive event featuring an enchanted forest and life-sized animatronic unicorns, hits the Kansas City Convention Center Oct. 7-8. The event provides a storybook-like experience, based on a children’s book of the same title written by co-founders Patrick and Lauren Mines. In the story, the unicorns have lost their color and…

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Music

311 closes out the Grinders concert year in style with sold out evening of greatest hits in an amber haze

With support from Blame My Youth and AWOLNATION.
Brock Wilbur,

311 @ Grinders in 2023. // Photo by Brock Wilbur Sunday night saw 311 swing through Grinders to close out their summer outdoor concert calendar season. Hailing from Omaha, Nebraska, 311 has been active for more than 30 years, with their debut album Music having just hit a three decade anniversary a few weeks back. Support acts took the stage early…

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Culture

My Brother, My Shudder, And Me: Nightmare Junkhead has grown from horror podcast henchmen to genre-leading generals

Joe Ellett,

Illustration by Chloe Freeman On a normal school day in the mid-’80s, Jenius McGee, a then-middle schooler, put his love for horror on display for his classmates and woodshop teacher to see. The students were given the task of building and decorating a clock to their liking. McGee took this as an opportunity to craft the most spine-chilling clock that…

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Culture

Creature Feature: Scooby is in need of emergency care

Scott Poore,

Scooby. // Courtesy photo Scooby Scooby isn’t in the best condition and is suffering from severe panic attacks. He cannot stay in the shelter environment. The staff is doing everything they can to keep him calm, including trips offsite, medication, and daily office time with their CEO.  In the past 48 hours, the staff has highlighted Scooby to: 98k Facebook…

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Music

Air Supply’s Graham Russell on the rock duo’s longevity ahead of Lawrence gig

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Air Supply (L-R: Graham Russell & Russell Hitchcock). // Photo by Mark Weiss Alongside Russell Hitchock, as one half of long-running rock duo Air Supply, Graham Russell is responsible for some of the most recognizably-beautiful songs in the pantheon of popular music. Air Supply’s string of eight top five hits from 1979 to 1983–“Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,”…

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Music

Dust in the Wind: Metal Mainstays Sevendust settled in Baldwin City farmhouse to write new record

Nick Spacek,

Sevendust. // Photo by Chuck Bruckmann Lajon Witherspoon, frontman and vocalist for long-running hard rock band Sevendust, has traveled the world over while on tour with his bandmates, but a decade ago, Witherspoon and his family chose to settle in Overland Park. Additionally, his wife Ashley’s grandparents left the family their farmhouse and 300 acres in Baldwin City, KS, which…
Politics

Out-of-state donors fuel pair of GOP candidates running for Missouri governor, AG

Bill Eigel has faced accusations that his gubernatorial campaign used deceptive fundraising tactics, drawing a rebuke from former President Trump’s lawyers. The firm behind that strategy also raised cash for attorney general hopeful Will Scharf.
Rudi Keller,

Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, is running for governor after two terms in the Missouri Senate. // Photo by Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent Becoming a registered Republican was the worst decision B.J. Adams says he ever made. Adams, a resident of Burlington, North Carolina, isn’t upset with GOP policies. And he loves former President Donald Trump. But when the 87-year-old conservative…

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Games

Letter from the Editor: Our special place and the joy of human weakness

Brock Wilbur,

Brockhead is the new Pyramid Head. // Art by Cassondra Jones Welcome, dearest reader and travel companion, to the October issue of The Pitch. As per tradition, this issue has been lightly haunted with a dash or two of Spooky Season offerings amid our more standard editorial fare. We’ve got some big ideas at play—killer food and drink,  frightful toys, monstrous…
Music

Photos: Nothing But Thieves bring a dance party to the Truman

Isabella Galvan,

Nothing But Thieves. // photo by isabella Galvan Nothing But Thieves with Kid Kapichi The Truman Tuesday, September 26 Touring in support of their recently-released Dead End City, dancey indie rockers Nothing But Thieves took to the stage at the Truman for a sold-out Tuesday night show featuring openers Kid Kapichi. Our photographer Isabella Galvan was there to capture the…