Poet Jericho Brown. // Courtesy the artist Jericho Brown is a poet and essayist originally from Shreveport, LA, and the current director of the Creative Writing Program at Emory University. He is the author of three collections of poetry: Please (New Issues, 2008), The New Testament (Copper Canyon, 2014), and The Tradition (Copper Canyon, 2019). His work has won numerous…
Worthy Pop-Up Event // Photo courtesy of Newhouse For the third year in a row, Newhouse will be hosting their “Worthy” pop-up bar event March 1 and 2 at The Maverick. The two-day event by Newhouse will raise money for survivors of domestic violence. The event aims to bring awareness to the importance of self-care, maintaining healthy relationships, and empowerment….
Pretty in Pink at Third Space Coffee.// Photo by Lauren Textor Third Space Coffee Third Space Coffee, like so many Kansas City businesses, is part of a greater love story. Married couple Amy and Bill opened Third Space in 2017 to create a community space for people to meet and spend time together outside of work or home. Unfortunately, Bill…
Today, the the Board of Directors of The Coterie Theatre announced today the appointment of Khalia Davis as the new producing artistic director, effective Feb. 1, 2024. Davis replaces interim artistic director Heidi Van who has led the artistic programming since February. 2023. Davis will partner with Managing Director Jonathan Thomas, who joined The Coterie in April 2022 as director…
Sheila Albers, mother of John Albers, speaks at a 2021 news conference where faith leaders condemned inconsistencies in the Overland Park Police Department’s reporting about her son’s death. (Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3) TOPEKA — A secretive Kansas disciplinary board has dismissed a complaint against Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe for releasing a false narrative about the 2018 police killing of…
Chiefs fans gather in the Power & Light District after the Super Bowl win in 2020. A Kansas City lawmaker wants the Chiefs to make a statement about celebratory gunfire after major wins (Zach Bauman/The Beacon) As the Kansas City Chiefs get ready for a Super Bowl appearance with the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 11, Missouri lawmakers advanced a…
Quirktails // Courtesy Boulevard Brewing Company I’m almost embarrassed to reveal how excited I was to see that Boulevard Brewing Co. announced a line of “Quirktails.” The light and bubbly Quirk Hard Seltzers have been my go-to for years now. Every now and then the occasion calls for a stronger drink, thus leading me to create fun concoctions using said…
Holding Absence. // photo by Isabella Galvan Holding Absence with Capstan The Granada Saturday, January 27 Welsh rockers took to the Granada stage on Saturday night as part of their tour in support of last year’s The Noble Art of Self Destruction. Post-hardcore band Capstan opened. All photos by Isabella Galvan. Holding Absence Holding Absence setlist Celebration Song Aching Longing…
Mike Hartung // Photo courtesy of Maddie McBratney Painting the Picture It’s about 3℉ on an early Saturday morning as I ride shotgun in a stranger’s car. They’re taking me 160 miles away from home, to an unfamiliar town to introduce me to another stranger. What could possibly go wrong? These strangers are Richard and Laura Klocke, two artists that…
Kris Beckman. // Courtesy photo Ever wondered how those intricately ornate, delicious-looking charcuterie boards are designed? Well, apparently, it takes a village—along with a certain amount of cheesy creativity and craftsmanship, says Salumi Rose co-owner Kris Beckman. Alongside her friend Alice Arredondo, the duo has teamed up to teach artistically adverse folks the ins and outs of charcuterie making. Salumi…
Jars of cannabis line the shelves at a legal cannabis dispensary in Missouri. While it’s unlikely Kansas will have legal recreational marijuana any time soon, there’s a new push to legalize it for medical use. // Carlos Moreno – KCUR 89.3 Activists at the Statehouse are renewing a push for state lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana in Kansas. While Democratic…
Elvis Costello & the Imposters. // photo by Allison Scavo Elvis Costello & the Imposters The Uptown Theater Thursday, January 25 Elvis Costello first hit Billboard charts in 1983 and has stayed in the limelight since. Dubbed a favorite artist by so many, even a fictional character in my favorite show said Elvis Costello is his favorite; referring to him…
Fountain Haus // Photo courtesy of Fountain Haus The availability of queer safe spaces in the U.S. is dwindling, and Kansas City took a hit this weekend with the sudden closing of Fountain Haus. Located on the corner of Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard, Fountain Haus was a multi-level LGBTQ+ bar and nightclub that took over the space of the…
Photo by Cynthia Levin/Unicorn Theatre Set in Assisi, Italy in 1211, playwright Chiara Atik’s reimagining of the origins of an Italian saint. Inspired by the teachings of St. Francis, she founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition. But this adaptation—running now at The Unicorn—dares to ask the difficult questions, like how Yassified…
Duvalin Latte at Hola Cafe // Photo by Brenda Cortes A new Latin cafecito has landed in Kansas City. Hola Cafe is located just 10 minutes from downtown on Truman Road. First opening its doors in October 2023 from a cozy house location, this hidden gem has now found a new home, sharing space with Hola Nail Salon. While the…
Simone Scafidi’s DARIO ARGENTO PANICO. // Courtesy Shudder The god-king of exporting giallo to American audiences has always been Dario Argento. The director’s work in neon drenched disco-horror defined it’s own style that—with greater frequency in recent years—has been imitated into oblivion. The original master gets the documentary treatment in a new Shudder feature, Dario Argento Panico, releasing Feb. 2,…
Coming out of a 2023 holiday season that was a king’s bounty of holiday horror comedies, the new year has dropped a few real genre charmers for us right outta the gate. Night Swim was a better January studio horror drop than we deserve and flicks like First Time Caller and Destroy All Neighbors were delightful accoutrements. Amid those first…
KCFCC celebrates the best in movies for 2023. // Illustration by Jacqulyn Seyferth Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” nominated in seven categories, received six awards at the 58th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards voted on by the 26 members of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC). These included Best Film, the Robert Altman Award for Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Robert…
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…
Courtesy Magnet Releasing Single-setting horror can be a great way to deliver effective scares on a tight budget. Think Cube, The Evil Dead, Pontypool. However, as with all things, there are rules to making a good horror movie that never leaves its one location. Chief among them is that everything needs to be tight; there can’t be acres of space…
This Saturday, January 27, the Sonic Symphony World Tour, “an immersive concert featuring the music and visuals of SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog,” hits the Kansas City Music Hall for a live multimedia experience. Details on that show here. From MGP Live, the company behind such tours as Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, Square Enix’s Distant World…
Q from Season 16 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. // Courtesy photo If you’ve been diligently watching the 16th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, you may have seen a familiar face—a fierce contestant who goes by a single letter, Q. This hometown queen is following in the competitive footsteps of her famous KC sistren Monique Heart and Widow Von’Du. So far…
Local recording musician, Ben Wendt, is thrilled to announce the release of his latest solo track, “Ribs,” after eight years in the making. When Wendt began writing “Ribs,” he was a part of The Way Way Back, a pop-punk group that did not quite fit the sound he was looking for. Breaking off from his former group, and paving his…
Foy Vance. // photo by Haley Mullenix If you were looking for the perfect show to attend on a cool foggy night in Kansas City, Foy Vance at The Truman was the place to be Wednesday night. If you’ve been to The Truman, you’ll know it can get packed quick but luckily, the combination of foggy weather, and assigned seating…
