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DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Future Islands, “One Day” Detroit

DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Future Islands, “One Day”

A band that went viral 12 years ago brings their sound back to the future.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
5 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Lincoln Theater; Crawfish; Richard Pryor Baton Rouge

Lincoln Theater; Crawfish; Richard Pryor

All three of those things can be found drawn onto the literal walls of Baton Rouge's "Museum of Public Art."

  • Go to the profile of  Serena Puang
Serena Puang
5 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
The Godfather of Grunge Would Approve Philadelphia

The Godfather of Grunge Would Approve

Of the drummer that sported a Neil Young shirt at Spruce Street Harbor Park last night — and of the three-band bill that launched the second free concert of the local summer series.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Music from Mordor Philadelphia

Music from Mordor

Portrayal of Guilt performs devil's music.

  • Go to the profile of  Pierce Jordan
Pierce Jordan
5 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Mammoth Monumentalizes Memory New Haven

Mammoth Monumentalizes Memory

An exhibit of work by Nick Cave at the Smithsonian American Art Museum illustrates the frenzied process of understanding history and making meaning of our present.

  • Go to the profile of  Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
5 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
“Radiant One” Transformed A Former Storefront Into An Ethereal World Tulsa

“Radiant One” Transformed A Former Storefront Into An Ethereal World

Heller Theatre Company's playwright in residence brought 9th-century sutras to life

  • Go to the profile of  Alex Isaak
Alex Isaak
5 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
Exploring the Fine Line Between Art and Love All Over

Exploring the Fine Line Between Art and Love

In Ana Kinsella’s debut novel of two actors, collaborators, and friends.

  • Go to the profile of  Vita Hewitt
Vita Hewitt
5 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Koto and Guzheng, Blossoming Oakland

Koto and Guzheng, Blossoming

A zither concert reminds us of what makes America America.

  • Go to the profile of  Agustín Maes
Agustín Maes
5 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
Tropey but Funnier All Over

Tropey but Funnier

Hallie Cantor's new book puts a spin on the question of who owns whose story.

  • Go to the profile of  Serena Puang
Serena Puang
5 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
A Body, A Battle, A Becoming All Over

A Body, A Battle, A Becoming

A new poetry collection from a Connecticut author explores gender and family.

  • Go to the profile of  Janday Wilson
Janday Wilson
4 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
Woodbridge Bricks Form A Band Detroit

Woodbridge Bricks Form A Band

The likes of Alice Coltrane, Geri Allen, Regina Carter and Marion Hayden have joined together to serenade the public through a Trumbull Street wall.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
4 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
A Partnership of (Former) Equals All Over

A Partnership of (Former) Equals

A new book detailing the private lives of the uber-rich ultimately hits on the generosity of vulnerability.

  • Go to the profile of  Jenn McKee
Jenn McKee
4 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
Solar Geoengineering, From South Philly To South Asia Philadelphia

Solar Geoengineering, From South Philly To South Asia

A local filmmaker takes on questions about global risk amid climate catastrophe.

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Marquis Combs
3 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
“Les Mis” Keeps The Dream Alive New Haven

“Les Mis” Keeps The Dream Alive

Nearly 200 years after the story was first told, the iconic musical adaptation stops by New Haven.

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
3 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Marisa Anderson Plays UnAmerican Folk Detroit

Marisa Anderson Plays UnAmerican Folk

The musician melded musical traditions and storytelling tactics during a special set at Trinosophes.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
3 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Anijimle and Brotherkenzie Give & Take Philadelphia

Anijimle and Brotherkenzie Give & Take

Two traveling singer-songwriters pour their souls out during a night of self-discovery and self-invention at Johnny Brenda's.

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John Morrison
3 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
From Detroit to Canada: A Theatrical Rite of Passage Detroit

From Detroit to Canada: A Theatrical Rite of Passage

Ryan Patrick Hooper visited the Stratford Festival in Ontario — and took back a cultural wishlist for his home city.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
3 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Another Reason to Dislike Greek Life Detroit

Another Reason to Dislike Greek Life

Delivered by Planet Ant Theatre's production of "Frat Rat."

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
3 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
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