Archives: November 2024

Steve-O continues to up the ante with The Super Dummy Tour and we are better for it

Courtesy Photo “Steve-O”—Even the sound of the name fascinates. It conjures the near-mythological gen x/millennial cultural-comedic zeitgeist. For those of us lucky enough to have come of age with Steve-O and the Jackass fellas, Steve-O’s persona and antics bring to the fore a reminder of the necessity of the edifying elixir of humor—perhaps when the world has needed it most…

Best of KC 2024: Outrageous talent makes for a bodacious bloodbath in KCRep’s Little Shop of Horrors

Chioma Anyanwu, Alyssa Byers, Chloe Castro-Santos, and Amari Lewis in KCRep’s 2024 production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. // Photo by Don Ipock Earlier this month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can take a peek at the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our…

Daisy Ridley’s mean little neo-noir Magpie forgets to give its characters any character

Courtesy Shout! Studios There are few genres we’re more on board for than the tiny cat-and-mouse thriller—especially those that feel like a stage play captured on film… those intimate games with twists, turns, and a chance for a small set of actors to just go hard in the paint. Last month’s Hitchcockian thriller The Wasp turned a muder-for-hire thriller into…

Photos: Current swipe first match of 2024 NWSL Playoffs against North Carolina Courage

KC Current versus North Carolina Courage on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. // Photo by Tarik Sykes KC Current took on North Carolina Courage in their first match of the 2024 NWSL Playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 9. Coming into the playoffs as the four-seed, the Current were matched up against five-seed North Carolina. Temwa Chawinga—the team’s savior—quickly did what she knows…

Analog Adventures: Ray Charles, The Creature Comforts, The Fleshtones, and more new vinyl releases for October 2024

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. Ray Charles Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two Country and Western Meets Rhythm and Blues Crying Time Best…

Photos: Jayhawks take down #17 Cyclones in high-scoring affair

Kansas Jayhawks versus Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. // Photo by Tarik Sykes College football was on display again this past weekend at Arrowhead Stadium at GEHA Field, as the Kansas Jayhawks took on the #17 ranked Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday, Nov. 9. Saturday was an action-packed, high-scoring display of talent between the two Big 12…

Photos: Creed took us higher at T-Mobile Center

Creed. // photo by Isabella Galvan Creed with 3 Doors Down and Mammoth WVH T-Mobile Center Wednesday, November 6 On Wednesday, it was a soaring evening of big ol’ rock ‘n’ roll vibes when Creed brought their Are You Ready? tour to T-Mobile Center with fellow brothers in big guitars 3 Doors Down and Mammoth WVH. Our photographer Isabella Galvan…

Photos: Lost Dog Street Band brought raw authenticity to Liberty Hall

Lost Dog Street Band. // photo by Allison Scavo Lost Dog Street Band with Nolan Taylor Liberty Hall Friday, November 8 One of the original traveling street bands, these Lost Dogs have built a loyal following over the years who scream, cry, and laugh with them. Lost Dog Street Band is a dark country-folk band whose music cuts right to…

Letter from the Editor: And I do my little turn on the catwalk

  Welcome, dearest readers, to the annual BEST OF issue of The Pitch. We are so thrilled to have you joining us again this year—our 44th!—celebrating the highlights and heroes that define who we are as a city. This special mega-issue is a huge undertaking, starting with groundwork for the process which we begin formulating in February. For an entire…

Season 3 of Somebody, Somewhere embraces laughter, tears, and all things Manhattan, Kansas

Photo by Sandy Morris/HBO For a low-key comedy, actress Bridget Everett sure does a lot of crying in the third season of HBO’s award-winning series Somebody, Somewhere. The show—set in Manhattan, Kansas—has seen Everett’s alter-ish ego character, Sam, tackle plenty of personal highs and lows over the past two seasons. Now, in its final season, Sam’s emotional arcs quietly peak… crater… and everything…

KC renters in tenant union enter a second month of strike against landlords

Photo by Paige Eichkorn “NOT ONE CENT FOR THE SLUM LORDS!” “DON’T PAY RENT!” Tenants at Independence and Quality Hill Towers led chants and marched outside their buildings on Friday in protest of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s redaction of their offer for a bargaining meeting with Director Sandra Thompson in Washington, DC. This came after leaders of the Tenant…

Photos: Invicta FC 58: Ducote vs. Ostroverkhova from Memorial Hall

Photo by Tarik Sykes On Wednesday, Nov. 6, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted Invicta FC 58: Ducote vs. Ostroverkhova from Memorial Hall. In the night’s main event, former strawweight champion Emily Ducote re-established herself as a contender with a submission win over Russia’s Yulia Ostroverkhova. Our photographer Tarik Sykes was there to capture the entire event: Categories: Sports Tags: Emily Ducote,…

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey’s electoral victory foreshadows a civil liberties nightmare

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey delivers a victory speech to supporters in Columbia after winning the primary election against Republican attorney general hopeful Will Scharf on Tuesday (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent) Andrew Bailey, the incumbent Republican Attorney General of Missouri, won his first election in a landslide over Democratic rival Elad Gross. This was expected, given the remarkable success of now-President-elect…

Spinning Tree Theatre’s musical adaptation of Bubble Boy makes for oddly prescient cultural commentary

Joshua Johnson as Jimmy Livingston (the Bubble Boy) and Jordan Rosenwald as Chloe Molinski. // Photo by Micah Thompson/Spinning Tree Theatre If you caught the 2001 Jake Gyllenhaal film Bubble Boy, there’s a better than non-zero chance you haven’t thought about it since. The cartoonishly over-the-top story about a boy allergic to the air is probably more closely associated with the…

VP Harris concedes presidential race in phone call to Donald Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks Nov. 6, 2024, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., after conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump. (Grace Hills/Kansas Reflector) WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday afternoon called Donald Trump to concede the 2024 presidential race, according to a senior Harris aide. During the call, the Democratic presidential nominee “discussed the importance of…