The Rush Tribute Project. // photo credit Kurt Newgord The Rush Tribute Project plays the Uptown Theater on Tuesday, September 8. Details on that show here. When deciding to cover Rush with your tribute band, one must have a certain sense of commitment. Rush fans are among some of the most obsessive and meticulous to be found outside of the…
Courtesy Kanbe’s Markets One in six people face hunger in Missouri and Kansas. Across both states, Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization in the U.S., says that nearly 1.5 million people face food insecurity. September is Hunger Action Month, a national campaign to join your community to help fight hunger. With several organizations in our area committed to the campaign,…
Photo by Tim Reilly “I was so dreadfully sick. I kept thinking I should cancel.” Natalya Kay – fiddler for genre-bending Irish rock band Gaelic Storm, who will headline Kansas City Irish Fest Friday and Saturday night, September 4th and 5th – was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Or, between the edge of the Cliffs of Moher…
Missouri Supreme Court Chief Judge Ginger Gooch wrote the opinion that upheld the right of referendum on congressional redistricting plans (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) Missourians will vote in November on the gerrymandered congressional map muscled through the Legislature in 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday. The court also ruled the congressional districts used in Missouri’s August primary cannot…
KC Sipps logo by Teddy 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 Missouri House of Representatives on Feb. 19, 2026 (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications) A Republican legislative candidate in Joplin plotted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent in an effort to derail her campaign, federal prosecutors allege. Thomas Ross, who won the Republican nomination for Missouri’s 161st House District by only 32 votes, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy…
Jack Johnson. // photo by Allison Scavo Jack Johnson with Lake Street Dive Morton Amphitheater Tuesday, September 1 Working at The Pitch encourages writers to step beyond their comfort zones, to explore new parts of this city and culture-at-large that feel foreign, alien, and intriguing. After six years covering concerts here, I can look back at my roster of gig reports and…
Benson Boone. // photo by Ethan Sympson At 24 years old, Benson Boone is firmly in his mid-20s. A sizable portion of the crowd that packed T-Mobile Center Monday night, however, had quite a few years to go before joining him there. From where I sat, signs celebrated fans’ ninth, 12th, and 14th birthdays. Young girls filled much of the…
Dish & Drink KC logo by Theodore Rosen The team behind Good Karma Coffee has expanded its beverage repertoire, trading morning coffee runs for mezcal, martinis, and late-night pours. Social House, a new lounge and bar in Martini Corner, brings a cocktail-focused addition to the neighborhood with a menu that shows the same attention to flavor you would expect from…
A rendering of the entrance of a proposed new baseball stadium in Kansas City (courtesy photo) The Missouri Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether three opponents of the state’s sweeping stadium tax incentive law have the legal right to challenge it. State Sen. Mike Moon, an Ash Grove Republican, state Rep. Bryant Wolfin, a Ste. Genevieve Republican, and conservative activist…
Greg Mendez. // photo by Alex Agueros Dressed in a plain shirt, jeans, and rugged boots, Philadelphia singer-songwriter Greg Mendez humbly took the stage, put his head down, and performed his growing collection of elegant and vulnerable vignettes in front of about 50 people on Saturday, August 22, at recordBar in Kansas City. Mendez passed through his backlog in a…
Tim Kasher @ Rewind Video and Dive. // Photo by Brock Wilbur Dearest readers, Thanks for picking up a copy of the September issue of The Pitch. Virgo season is in full effect and I will be behaving accordingly. What impact will this have on the tone of local journalism? Oh, you’ll know it when you see it. A few…
Kansas City Symphony The Kansas City Symphony is in the midst of its European tour and is sharing images and reactions from the trip with The Pitch. Their third and final date was on Sunday, August 30, when the Symphony returned to Berlin to play at the Philharmonie Berlin, performing original works by composer Olga Neuwirth, who was also in…
