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Taylor Hughes on the long journey to pure xtc’s debut full-length: thepitchkc.com/taylor-hughes…

Taylor Hughes on the long journey to pure xtc's debut full-length

pure xtc. //photo by Amina Shaw pure xtc’s the women I loved, the songs I kept is out Friday, October 23. You can pre-order the album at her webstore. pure xtc also plays the Bottleneck on Sunday,...

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney will do anything but talk about his book on his book tour thepitchkc.com/diary-of-a-wi…

Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney will do anything but talk about his book on his book tour

Jeff Kinney poses with Greg Heffley, the series’ protagonist. / Photo by Filip Wolak If you’re looking for a classy date night, a chill night at the theater, or a wholesome outing with the kids, look...

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Photos: Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry co-headline Uptown thepitchkc.com/photos-knocke…

Photos: Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry co-headline Uptown

Photo by Bentley Mahakijkittichai  Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry with Boundaries and Superheaven Uptown Theatre October 23, 2026 Our photographer Bentley Mahakijkittichai was there to capture...

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Savior Complex: Inside the right-wing money machine behind anti-trafficking performance politics connecting Missouri and Utah: thepitchkc.com/savior-comple…

Savior Complex: Inside the right-wing money machine behind anti-trafficking performance politics...

Courtesy Salt Lake City Weekly The following article was developed in collaboration with Salt Lake City Weekly. Companion reporting can be found at cityweekly.net. The anti-trafficking movement is...

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Photos: KC Current defeat Washington Spirit in 2-1 match thepitchkc.com/photos-kc-cur…

Photos: KC Current defeat Washington Spirit in 2-1 match

Photo by Tarik Sykes Kansas City Current Closes Regular Season Home Slate with 2-1 Victory over Washington Spirit The Kansas City Current closed out their regular season home slate in thrilling...

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Creatives & Cannabis: Lava Dreams on espresso tonics, the chronic, and nightmare blunt rotations thepitchkc.com/creatives-can…

Creatives & Cannabis: Lava Dreams on espresso tonics, the chronic, and nightmare blunt rotations

Photo by Guilherme Berbel The first time we met, Lava Dreams and I shared a joint at a Queer Dyke Night Happy hour–and as a longtime fan of their music, they were the first artist that came to mind...

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Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun is charming, but avoids the source material’s darker themes thepitchkc.com/taika-waititi…

Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun is charming, but avoids the source material's darker themes

Courtesy Sony Pictures Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2021 novel Klara and the Sun is a hard novel to pin down tonally. The book is set in the near future and told from the perspective of Klara, a lifelike robot...

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Cat-and-mouse thriller A Talent for Murder is a meta deep-dive into Patricia Highsmith’s body of work thepitchkc.com/cat-and-mouse…

Cat-and-mouse thriller A Talent for Murder is a meta deep-dive into Patricia Highsmith’s body of...

Courtesy Bleecker Street Helen Mirren is all over the promotional material for A Talent for Murder, which makes sense. The idea of the steely, nastily fun Mirren playing Patricia Highsmith, the...

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I survived Dinner with the Vampire, Apparition’s newest dinner theater experience thepitchkc.com/__trashed-7/

I survived Dinner with the Vampire, Apparition's newest dinner theater experience

Photo by Dawn Higgins Attending a dinner hosted by bloodthirsty vampires may not be the smartest way to spend an evening, but these creatures have become very skilled at seducing mortals into trying...

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Photos: Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry co-headline Uptown thepitchkc.com/photos-knocke…

Photos: Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry co-headline Uptown

Photo by Bentley Mahakijkittichai  Knocked Loose and Denzel Curry with Boundaries and Superheaven Uptown Theatre October 23, 2026 Our photographer Bentley Mahakijkittichai was there to capture...

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Come for strong writing and a powerhouse female lead, but don’t be surprised if you leave unsatisfied. thepitchkc.com/unicorns-stag…

Unicorn’s staging of Red Like Fruit has potential, but lacks nuance

Photo by Don Ipock Red Like Fruit runs at Unicorn Theatre in KC through Oct. 25, 2026. Tickets are here. People without extensive access to live theater will likely know Red Like Fruit playwright...

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Slow your roll: Slow Roll Subs bring East-coast hoagies to Kansas City thepitchkc.com/slow-your-rol…

Slow your roll: Slow Roll Subs bring East-coast hoagies to Kansas City

Robin Harvey and Christian Castillo // Courtesy of Slow Roll Subs Sandwiches are a funny food.  On one level, they’re incredibly basic; a sandwich is one of the first true meals many people learn to...

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Squirrel Flower’s Ella Williams on gendered domesticity as performance ahead of Saturday’s White Schoolhouse show thepitchkc.com/squirrel-flow…

Squirrel Flower's Ella Williams on gendered domesticity as performance ahead of Saturday's White...

Squirrel Flower. // Photo by Alexa Viscius Under the musical moniker Squirrel Flower, Ella Williams is a multi-talented force. She translates hyper-specific feeling with ethereal vocals suffusing her...

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Savior Complex: Inside the right-wing money machine behind anti-trafficking performance politics connecting Missouri and Utah thepitchkc.com/savior-comple…

Savior Complex: Inside the right-wing money machine behind anti-trafficking performance politics...

Courtesy Salt Lake City Weekly The following article was developed in collaboration with Salt Lake City Weekly. Companion reporting can be found at cityweekly.net. The anti-trafficking movement is...

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Taylor Hughes on the long journey to pure xtc’s debut full-length thepitchkc.com/taylor-hughes…

Taylor Hughes on the long journey to pure xtc's debut full-length

pure xtc. //photo by Amina Shaw pure xtc’s the women I loved, the songs I kept is out Friday, October 23. You can pre-order the album at her webstore. pure xtc also plays the Bottleneck on Sunday,...

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KC Sipps: Final Moon Market, restaurant openings and closings, and festive weekend events thepitchkc.com/kc-sipps-fina…

KC Sipps: Final Moon Market, restaurant openings and closings, and festive weekend events

Food Editor Sarah Sipple shares timely restaurant news and events for Kansas City.

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Ad/ Stronger communities start with coming together. CommUNITY Fest, presented by G.E.H.A., is @unitedwaygkc’s annual celebration of community, connection, and giving back. Mark your calendar for Friday, November 6! Register now at bit.ly/COMMUNITYFEST
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Backed by advocates who see sheriffs as a check on government overreach, the proposal would limit who can seek to remove them from office. thepitchkc.com/missouris-con…

Missouri’s ‘constitutional sheriff’ push reaches voters with Amendment 8

State Sen. Jill Carter speaks to the media surrounded by local sheriffs from around the state and a handful of GOP senators on April 5, 2023, regarding SJR 42. The goals of the legislation “would be...

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Photos: The first night of Chris Stapleton’s All-American Roadshow packs Morton thepitchkc.com/photos-the-fi…

Photos: The first night of Chris Stapleton's All-American Roadshow packs Morton

Chris Stapleton. // photo by Mike Dotson Chris Stapleton with Carter Faith Morton Amphitheater Wednesday, October 14 After being rescheduled from Friday, October 9, due to illness, country superstar...

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The local production of Kimberly Belflower’s play outdoes elements of the Broadway run. thepitchkc.com/kcreps-john-p…

KCRep’s John Proctor is the Villain is a damning 'Me Too' clapback against The Crucible

Photo by Don Ipock John Proctor is the Villain runs through Oct. 25 and tickets are available here.  Kimberly Belflower’s John Proctor is the Villain, a ‘Me Too’-era response to Arthur Miller’s The...

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