Italian Steak Sandwich at The Italian Sausage Company // Photo by Patrick Moore I’ve been in on The Italian Sausage Company from the very beginning. I’ve written about their incredible collaboration with James Chang and one of their many specials. Well, they’ve done it again. Michelle and Joe Brancato are the couple who run everything from baking fresh bread, making their…
Welcome to Analog Adventures, where we run down the latest stacks of wax to hit our mailbox. Reissues, new releases, and more are all on the turntable as we spin these records. Various Artists The Westbound Sound (ORG Music) For several years, ORG has released affordable Sun Records compilations, curated by various record stores across the country. Now they’ve dipped…
Kansas City Monarchs first baseman Frankie Tostado gets doused by his teammates, including Channy Ortiz (right) after his walk-off hit against the Lincoln Saltdogs on Sunday, May 26 from Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. // Photo by Kristina Bonner / Kansas City Monarchs. KC Monarchs Update is our weekly look at what’s happening with hometown baseball heroes, both at…
Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who is seeking a full term in office after being appointed by Gov. Mike Parson, speaks on Feb. 29, 2024, at the Boone County Republican Lincoln Days dinner in Columbia (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). Reactions by Missouri politicians to the felony conviction Thursday of former President Donald Trump fell predictably along partisan lines, with Republicans condemning the…
WASHINGTON — Jurors in New York state court on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a porn star ultimately to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. The first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president wrapped up in Manhattan, marking an extraordinary moment…
Henhouse Prowlers. // photo courtesy the artist One of our favorite discoveries from this year’s Folk Alliance International conference was Chicago’s Henhouse Prowlers. In addition to playing lovely bluegrass tunes, the quartet interspersed their songs with stories and information about their work as musical ambassadors for the US State Department, making for sets just as educational as they were entertaining….
Participants can explore downtown KC while joining in the festivities with the rest of their community. //provided by Elliott Scott To raise support and awareness for Children’s Mercy Hospital, over 3,000 people will be participating in the Hospital Hill Run this Saturday, June 1. Runners or walkers will be directed through downtown Kansas City starting at 7 a.m. at Crown…
Illustration by Enrique Welcome to The Pitch’s Infinite Playlist, a forever-growing playlist of songs picked by people in KC. View/follow the full playlist on Spotify, and you can always go back and check out the full run of articles. Throw the playlist on shuffle and enjoy away! Playlist Guest #38: Austin Woods Who are you and what do you do? My name is Austin…
Scott Guild. // photo credit Anna Powell Denton Author and musician Scott Guild’s Plastic is both a novel and a record. The novel, released back in February by Penguin Random House, is a surreal sci-fi drama that looks at the climate crisis through a surreal lens, and once you find your way into its unique world, it’s nigh impossible to…
Art by Cassondra Jones Looking for delicious plans? Whether you want to impress a date, show your fam the best of KC, or just get out of the house, we’ve got you covered… all while supporting (mostly) local. Here is your weekly roundup of the best food and drink offerings around Kansas City. Cheers! Something new Lucky Elixir Kombucha: North…
In a Violent Nature. // Courtesy IFC Films/Shudder By now you’ve likely read enough of The Pitch’s indie horror reviews to know that we’re big fans of artists who take risks and bring new perspectives to tired tropes. The last few years have seen a wave of outstanding examples from experimental and abstract (Skinamarink) to ambitious, endearing filmmaking (One Cut…
Greensky Bluegrass at the Uptown. // photo by Allison Scavo Greensky Bluegrass is a quintet who has created their own subgenre of bluegrass. Their progressive swamp grass mountain rock sound is composed by Anders Beck on the dobro, Michael Arlen Bont on the banjo, Dave Bruzza on guitar, Mike Devol on upright bass, and Paul Hoffman on mandolin. Their songs…
Burning Bush. // Photo Courtesy of G Spence The new demo from Kansas City hardcore band Burning Bush has already sold out its first pressing of 100 copies from Ohio’s Delayed Gratification Records. It’s an impressive achievement for a band that hasn’t even been playing shows for a full year. “It’s funny because I figured out that the first day…
Goofball Sk8boards Zine Con 2023 // Photo by Hayley Green Alternative cultures have been distributing and exchanging ideas, art, and information through small, self-published pamphlets called “zines” for decades. The name, short for “magazine,” has only one rule: There are no rules. June 22 and 23, volunteer “zinesters” will be hosting their Ninth Annual Zine Con at Goofball Sk8boards—This year’s…
Meeting Grounds Coffee Co. // Photo by Tiffany Watts Custom drinks at Meeting Grounds Coffee Co. With so many big-name cafes opening in the Kansas City area, there’s something comforting about walking into a local coffee shop that smells like freshly brewed coffee and sweet baked treats, and ordering a drink that you just made up in your head a…
Ryan Key. // photo credit Acacia Evans Yellowcard called it quits in 2017, only to return six years later with a new EP and post-rock collaboration with genre-great Hammock. Now, the pop-punk band has set their sights on a summer tour with Third Eye Blind beginning in June. But first? A stop in Kansas City to play Not a Phase…
Whitey Morgan and the 78’s. // photo by Allison Scavo Whitey Morgan and the 78’s with The Comancheros The Madrid Theatre Friday, May 24 Whitey Morgan and the 78’s is an unmistakable honky-tonk country band who swung through Kansas City Friday night during their summer tour. Their blue-collar, rowdy, tale-telling songs were the perfect soundtrack to end a long work…
Photo Courtesy of Big Slick Big Slick—Kansas City’s most star-studded philanthropic event—is happening this weekend and Saturday Night Live’s hometown maven Heidi Gardner is, once again, taking center stage. This year, however, she’s got plenty of girl power backing her up—many of whom are new to the annual Children’s Mercy fundraiser bonanza. “I was so excited to see how many amazing women we got,…
State Rep. Dave Griffith, R-Jefferson City (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). State lawmakers tasked the Missouri Veterans Commission with a new mission. They’ve mandated the commission to make it a top priority to understand why the suicide rate among Missouri’s veterans is nearly double the state rate and one of the highest in the country. After three years of trying, Republican…
Photo by Chris Ortiz. // Art by Cassondra Jones ONGOING Photo Courtesy of Underneath: Children of the Sun June 4-26 Juneteenth Film Festival, Screenland Armour Theatre Curated by journalist and Fox 4 News film critic Shawn Edwards, the second annual Juneteenth Film Festival will come to the Screenland Armour Theatre beginning June 4. This year’s festival will feature six locally-produced…
Kansas City Health Center will host a vasectomy clinic on May 30 and 31 in assistance with Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) at its Leavenworth Road location. With this expansion of services, the two-day clinic will offer irreversible, 99% effective contraception. Patients hoping to get a vasectomy will first have a consultation with a provider before confirming their appointment. After…
Bleachers. // photo by Daniel Fuchs Bleachers with Samia Grinders KC Thursday, May 23 Jack Antonoff brought Bleachers to Grinders KC on Thursday for their From The Studio To The Stage Tour, which saw the indie-pop band run through a large portion of their latest, self-titled release, as well as cuts from throughout their career. New York singer-songwriter Samia opened….
A group of over 200 protesting MU Health’s cancelation of transgender minors’ prescriptions approaches Columbia City Hall Sept. 15. MU Health backed out of gender-affirming care for minors after the passage of a new state law including broad medical malpractice provisions (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A state investigation of the Washington University Transgender Center in St. Louis expanded to include therapists…
Art by Cassondra Jones At the end of March 2024, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released its annual LGBTQ+ Financial Wellness Report through its foundation, in recognition of Financial Literacy Month–recognized in April each year. Data collected from 1,899 LGBTQ+ adults from across the United States shows ongoing challenges people in these communities face in being “financially well” and having…
