Go Indigo. // image courtesy the artist I met over the phone with Beau Harris, frontman of the band Go Indigo, battling his car Bluetooth speaker. It disconnected during the best part of every song. “I’ve had this car a long time—almost eight years. I’m not going to buy a new car over a Bluetooth speaker, but I’ve thought about…
The Book Club lunch // Photo by Sarah Sipple Sometimes this type of story is about a food you simply must try–location be damned. Other times, like this one, the story is more about the location than a particular dish. When I first read about The Book Club from The Pitch in September, it was immediately added to my mental…
Photo by Mettie Ostrowski Think your yuletide couldn’t get any gayer? Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme are about to prove you wrong with The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show. For the past eight years, these drag superstars have turned their musical theater chops into glittering, riotous holiday spectacles, co-writing and co-starring in a brand-new holiday extravaganza every season. We caught up with Jinkx…
Kansas City expects about 650,000 visitors next summer over the course of the Kansas City World Cup. KC’s transit agency is concerned that if buses or the streetcar are overwhelmed with tourists, that could impact bus service for the city’s residents. (Vaughn Wheat/The Beacon) The World Cup is just seven months away, and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority faces…
KC Sipps logo by Theodore Rosen 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:…
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo, which embraces the strange and unusual, is coming to Kansas City from Nov. 15-16, giving the city a taste of the exquisitely eerie. This internationally touring event brings together hundreds of artists and small businesses specializing in unusual creations such as taxidermy, preserved specimens, horror-inspired artwork, skulls, bones, funeral collectibles, and handcrafted curiosities. Guests can…
Photo courtesy Paramount Since the beginning of Glen Powell’s ascendancy—which, in my eyes, really began in 2016 with Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!!—it feels like he’s been on the hunt for a movie star persona. He’s come close, from entering the good graces of Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick to exhibiting star-power leadership on Twisters, generating behind-the-scenes rumors on…
Waifs of the Week is a collaboration between The Pitch and the local animal shelter Wayside Waifs. Over at 3901 Martha Truman Road, this ‘no kill’ shelter is constantly working to find loving homes for animals, including dogs, cats, and a host of other intriguing additions to your family. If you’re not in a position to adopt but want to help out…
Art by Teddy Rosen This is the third article of a three-part series regarding 7-OH and the billion-dollar industry expanding atop the kratom extract. The first article can be found here, and the second article can be found here. Ever since the FDA announced its suggestion to classify 7-OH as a Schedule I substance, speculation has risen around the best…
Blondhsell. // photo credit Daniel Topete Like an offhand snapshot archiving a specific moment in spectacular detail—including its imperfections—Sabrina Teitelbaum, aka Blondshell, shoots from the hip as a songwriter to craft her style of deeply emotional confessional anthems. “I don’t have any sort of ritual in terms of where I write or how I write,” Teitelbaum said in an interview…
Dish & Drink KC logo by Theodore Rosen Tucked inside a Parisian-styled brick building in the Westside neighborhood, Chez Elle Crêperie and Coffeehouse feels like a little slice of Paris right in the heart of Kansas City. From the moment you walk in, you’re wrapped in the smell of espresso and warm butter, with sunlight spilling across the tables and…
Art by Teddy Rosen This is the second article of a three-part series regarding 7-OH and the billion-dollar industry expanding atop the kratom extract. The first article can be found here. The third article of the series will be published tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. As stated in the first article of this three-part series, one of the largest concerns…
Photo courtesy of Branden D.S. Haralson 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 editorial staff, of some local people, places, and things that we thought clearly won 2025. We’ll be…
Die Spitz. // photo by Nick Spacek Die Spitz with Babe Haven The Bottleneck Saturday, November 8 When last Die Spitz came through the area, they played a midweek day at Minibar in May, but returning with a fresh album, Something to Consume, on Third Man Records and on a Saturday night saw them pack out Lawrence’s Bottleneck with a crowd…
Photo Courtesy of Lost & Found in Cleveland There’s a certain magic in connecting the dots of a story. And in the case of Lost & Found in Cleveland, those dots start in the very city where actor Rory O’Malley grew up. He tells us that the Cleveland setting is no coincidence. “I have known Keith Gerchak, the writer-director, since I was a…
Blackhole Bakery // Photo by Sarah Sipple 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 editorial staff, of some local people, places, and things that we thought clearly won 2025. We’ll…
Kansas City Mavericks versus Idaho Steelheads on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. // Photo by Eli Ralls The Kansas City Mavericks faced off against the Idaho Steelheads at Cable Dahmer Arena on Saturday, Nov. 8. After wining the past two matches against the Idaho team, the Mavericks came up short in the third match of the three-game series, losing 2-1. The…
Art by Teddy Rosen This is the first article of a three-part series regarding 7-OH and the billion-dollar industry expanding atop the kratom extract. The second article of the series will be published tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. What once functioned as a method to relieve pain and maybe catch a slight buzz has now unraveled into severe addiction and…
Photo Courtesy of My KC Live! If Kansas City weekday mornings feel a little brighter these days, you can thank My KC Live! co-hosts Shane Konicki and Kerrigan Arnold—the dynamic duo bringing equal parts charisma, caffeine, and charm to KCTV5’s 9 a.m. hour. Konicki, a Wichita native and proud Jayhawk by proximity, spent 15 years at the CBS affiliate before heading east…
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country. // photo by Allison Scavo Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country The Granada Thursday, November 6 Daniel Donato stepped into the glow with his wide-brimmed hat, Telecaster slung low, and a grin that said he was as ready as the rest of us. He hit that first bright chord, clean, and sharp, and just like that, the room…
Kansas City Current versus Gotham FC on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. // Photo by Tarik Sykes The Kansas City Current faced off against Gotham FC in the NWSL Playoffs quarter final on Sunday, Nov. 9 at CPKC Stadium. The Current, the number one seeded team in the playoffs, was set to have an easy coast through Gotham FC, the eight…
Most Missourians, like most Americans, do not want abortion to be a crime. This is a problem for Missouri Republicans, who demonstrated last legislative session that their top priority is not the business of the state and attending to Missourians’ needs, but the reinstatement of the abortion ban that voters just rejected. Because they know their constituents do not want…
This post was sponsored by Uzazi Village In the heart of Kansas City, Uzazi Village is rewriting the story of maternal health — one family, one birth, one community at a time. “Uzazi Village has been around for 13 years,” says CEO Shalese Clay. “One of our founders, Hakima Payne, started Uzazi Village because she was a nurse and saw…
Photo Courtesy of Jimi Poe 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 editorial staff, of some local people, places, and things that we thought clearly won 2025. We’ll be publishing…
