The Waiting Room opened its doors on Feb. 21 to showcase its new exhibition that pays tribute to Beco Gallery. Local artists banding together to continue the legacy of a beloved art gallery? It sounds like a subplot in a YA novel, but after Beco Gallery was forced to close the doors to its gallery in 2022, members of the…
KCAT’s Doubt. // Photo by Brian Paulette In the opening lines of John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, A Parable, a Catholic priest delivers a sermon on the one-year anniversary of J.F.K.’s assassination. Reflecting on the tremendous loss that the entire country was emotionally rocked by, and then revels in the power of such a cataclysm to bring people from all backgrounds together in unity….
Courtesy Boulevard Brewing Just in time for warmer weather—and the inevitable desire to sip something cold while pretending to be outdoorsy—Boulevard Brewing has dropped a new collection: Quirk Hard Teas. The lineup includes four new tea-infused flavors: raspberry, pomegranate, peach, and lemonade. Quirk Hard Tea is infused with green tea, while many hard teas are made with black tea. The…
Kristen Thomas. // Photo by Nicole Bissey Imagine being a young athlete in overall good health, but you’re worried something is very wrong, and you’re too embarrassed to seek treatment. For Dr. Amanda Fisher, PT, DPT of Empower Your Pelvis, that’s how her story as a pelvic floor therapist began. “I started having pelvic floor issues when I was 21,”…
Romero Paloma Phosphate at Elixir Soda Fountain // Photo by Emily Wheeler Nearly a century ago, C.W. and Wilma Kirby opened a family-owned drugstore and soda fountain in Modena, MO. The store quickly became the town’s social hub, offering medicines, candy, and ice cream, and even housing the local post office for over 40 years. After closing in the 1970s,…
Topeka Democratic Rep. Alexis Simmons joined former Kansas Republican Party executive director Kris Van Meteren on the Kansas Reflector podcast to outline their reservations about a bill that would simultaneously double campaign contribution limits for Kansas Legislature and statewide office positions while also removing caps on donations to county, district or state party committees. (Maya Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Democratic…
Photo by Zach Bauman A well-made hotdog is an American delicacy. A heaping bowl of twisty noodles covered in smoky, creamy cheese is just about as Southern comforting as it gets. Combine the two and you have the American dream: Charlie Hooper’s Jack Russell ($12.60). For nearly 50 years, Charlie Hooper’s Bar and Grille has been serving the Kansas City…
Soccer Mommy. // photo by Whitney Young Soccer Mommy has grown quite the garden. With flowers decorating the stage, Soccer Mommy delivered an arrangement of cuts from their newest album, Evergreen, complemented by picks from her colorful discography Wednesday. March 12, at the Truman. Across a decade of full-length releases, Soccer Mommy, the moniker for indie rocker Sophie Allison, has…
Andy Frasco & the U.N. // photo by Allison Scavo Andy Frasco & the U.N. with Extra Gold and Kris Lager The Truman Thursday, March 13 Oh dear. I fear I was not prepared for my first Andy Frasco show. Looking at the photos alone, you’d think this was a metal band, but Andy’s message of radical self-love is expressed…
Photo by Sarah Sipple Nestled along the streetcar line in River Market is Nguyen Pho & Grill—a family-owned Vietnamese restaurant. The decor and atmosphere lean toward sparse, but the food speaks for itself. This specific spot was runner-up for Best Pho in the 2024 Pitch Best of KC, but I first recall learning about it in a 2021 Pitch interview…
KC vs. Portland season opener. // Photo by Tarik Sykes The KC Current kicked off the season with a dominant 3-1 win over the Portland Thorns yesterday in front of another sold-out crowd at CPKC Stadium. It took reigning NWSL MVP and Golden Boot winner, Temwa Chawinga, just four minutes to find the back of the net for her first…
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…
Rep. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence, pressed for clarification of a Senate amendment to the House’s budget bill freezing $4 million for the administration of Gov. Laura Kelly until she certified no executive branch agency retained diversity, equity and inclusion programs or staff and until the governor affirmed executive branch workers were no longer attaching preferred pronouns to emails. (Kansas Reflector screen…
Nathan Reusch. // photo courtesy the artist Anyone who’s followed music in the Kansas City area for any length of time knows the name Nathan Reusch. Not only is Reusch behind longtime local label the Record Machine, but he was also one of the organizers behind the Middle of the Map festival. Now, as part of the new Record Machine…
Birria Tacos from Street Tacos // Photo by Kat Alfieri Street Tacos in Olathe has redefined the birria taco game by proving that size might actually matter. Located at the heart of Olathe, Street Tacos can be found inside KC Pan Factory. They’re two different entities in one: an authentic Mexican taco shop and a bakery. The birria tacos are…
Naruto. // image courtesy Crunchyroll Do you even anime if you’ve never randomly seen someone doing a Naruto run? Fans of the long-running and iconic series will be pleased to note that on Sunday, March 16, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will present Naruto: The Symphonic Experience. The performance not only features a live orchestra performing Toshio Masuda’s…
Courtesy Paramount Post-John Wick, there’s been a rise in action comedies featuring the “everyman,” seemingly mild-mannered dudes thrown into extraordinarily violent circumstances. Most of these (Love Hurts, Nobody) are about someone with insane fighting skills pretending to be an everyman. Novocaine, out this Friday, is unique in this regard: It’s about an actual average joe who transforms into a battered,…
The Actor. // Courtesy NEON Before working as co-director with Charlie Kaufman on the 2015 film Anomalisa, Duke Johnson had mostly worked in television and stop-motion animation. Along with Dino Stamatopoulos and James A. Fino, he’s a co-founder of Starburns Industries, the animation studio behind Moral Orel, Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole and, recently, the Keanu Reeves-narrated orientation video in the season…
Photo Courtesy of Dr. Nicole Price Dr. Nicole Price tells us she’s Kansas City through and through. She grew up one block east of Troost, where the smell of Gates Bar-B-Q was an everyday temptation. (We’ve all been there, yes?) If you’ve followed Dr. Price’s career trajectory for any length of time, you’ll notice it’s anything but linear. She even…
Judy Collins. // photo credit Shervin Lainez Singer-songwriter Judy Collins is an absolute icon. Her debut album, Maid of Constant Sorrow, is a touchstone of the ’60s folk movement, she’s been nominated for an Oscar for the documentary Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman and won a Grammy for her recording of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides, Now,” to say nothing…
Art by Cassondra Jones Life in KC is pretty delicious. In fact, there is often so much going on that it can be hard to decide where to go and what to try. That’s where I come in. I’ve curated this weekly list of events, openings, deals, and celebrations to keep you in-the-know. Cheers! Something New News Bites: Between St….
Photo courtesy Pamela Smith In the KC Voices column, we ask members of the KC community to submit stories about their thoughts and experiences in all walks of life. If you’ve got a story you’d like to share with our readers, please send it to brock@thepitchkc.com for consideration. Today, local activist Pamela Smith shares her frustration with mainstream media’s lack…
Photo Courtesy of Scott Poore Creature Feature is The Pitch’s weekly profile on a local animal looking for adoption. Shelters and support in Kansas City and the surrounding region are often pushed to the breaking point, so picking one future companion to highlight is how we want to put them on your radar. But there are far more than we…
Foghat. // facebook.com/Foghat/ Long-running classic rockers Foghat have had an ever-evolving lineup over the years, with the sole original member these days drummer Roger Earl. However, guitarist Bryan Bassett can lay claim to no longer being the new guys after having played with the group since the early ’90s, along with having done time in Lonesome Dave’s Foghat prior to…
