The Pitch (Kansas City)

Established in 1980 in the basement of a record store in Westport, The Pitch has become Kansas City’s go-to source for independent and progressive coverage of news, arts, music, and culture. After over thirty years as an alternative newsweekly, we now release a monthly print edition available at more than 1,000 locations throughout the Kansas City area. You can also read our articles online every day at www.thepitchkc.com.

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Three new Westport eateries and Saturday's mini-festivals

1 day ago | thepitchkc.com | Sarah Sipple

This week's Kansas City restaurant news. 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.
Preview the menu for Summer's wildest dinner party

1 day ago | thepitchkc.com | Sarah Sipple

Jazzoo is not only the zoo's largest fundraising event, but is party-animal central-where adults dress in their finest "creative black tie" and enjoy some of the zoo rides and exhibits , all while sampling from over 70 restaurants and caterers. will be held June 6, and money raised from the event provides a year of food for the nearly 10,000 animals on site as well as educational opportunities for over 228,000 participants each year.
Rachel McCarthy James' book Whack Job traces the history of axe murder from prehistory to the present

4 days ago | thepitchkc.com | Nick Spacek

While Lawrence writer Rachel McCarthy James co-wrote 2017's true crime book- The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer, with her father, Bill James-her latest, Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder, is all her. It's "the story of the axe, first as a convenient danger and then an anachronism, as told through the murders it has been employed in throughout history," and covers a dizzying swathe of history.
Timeless partners with inspiring locals for another year for Kansas Citians to 'Shred for the Cure'

4 days ago | thepitchkc.com | Joe Ellett

For the third annual year, partnered with local nonprofit Timeless-an Arizona-based cannabis and lifestyle company that also has a presence in the Missouri marke t- h as Head for the Cure is a Kansas City-based 501c3 that focuses on spreading brain cancer awareness and raising money for research through events and community outreach. Head for the Cure for a campaign they call 'Shred for the Cure'.
Chef Kay Pee thinks of Laos House as a laboratory for his ever-flowing ideas

4 days ago | thepitchkc.com | Sarah Sipple

When I asked Chef Kay Pee how he relaxes, he said he just doesn't. Well, sometimes he'll sit down. But the ideas never stop flowing. Kay Pee is no longer denying the part of himself that loves cooking, and now that the tap has opened, it doesn't turn off. With event pop-ups, the Laos House spot in Iron District, catering, and expansion plans, it takes a lot of Lao-ritos to fuel Kay Pee's go-getter energy. (And coffee. Sometimes a few coffee shop visits a day.
Journalist Liz Pelly visits local libraries to deep-dive her book Mood Machine and the 'costs' of Spotify

4 days ago | thepitchkc.com | Nick Spacek

On Tuesday, May 13, Mid-Continent Public Library will host journalist and author Liz Pelly to discuss her new book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist as part of their "Facing the Future" series. The following evening, Wednesday, May 14, she will speak at the Lawrence Public Library in a conversation entitled "Is Spotify Ruining Music?" presented by LAAND and the Lawrence Music Alliance.
Gang of Four's Jon King talks his new book To Hell with Poverty! ahead of Knuckleheads show

5 days ago | thepitchkc.com | Nick Spacek

Jon King, frontman for legendary post-punk act Gang of Four, is having one hell of a year. Not only is the band celebrating 45 years of their classic release, Entertainment!, but Gang of Four is in the midst of their final tour .
Liney Blu's 'The Explanation' is a story of a personal journey

1 week ago | thepitchkc.com | Nick Spacek

Over the past year, artist Liney Blu has rapidly become one of those artists where, should you see them on a bill, you make the time to catch them. Their songs are heartfelt and passionate, with live performances managing to convey all of that emotional heft while being willing to get a little silly. Case in point: a recent show at Lucia in Lawrence saw Liney Blu and bandmate Renee Huey handing out dollar bills from the stage so that showgoers could play the claw machine.
Mother's Day deals, new KC-collab ice cream, and a note on composting

1 week ago | thepitchkc.com | Sarah Sipple

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 NewNews Bites: Two KC mainstays, Jasper's Italian Restaurant and Betty Rae's have partnered for a special edition ice cream.
Adam Cesare's YA horror novel Clown in a Cornfield comes to the big screen this Friday

1 week ago | thepitchkc.com | Nick Spacek

Author Adam Cesare's series of YA horror novels spans three books-the 2020 original, the 2022 sequel Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives, and last year's Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo -and this Friday, May 9, sees the release of the Eli Craig-directed adaptation. As one might guess from the title and the series, Cesare's novels and the film draw from slasher films, inverting tropes and expectations of the reader.