Philadelphia Outsider Comes For His Crown Through his landscapes of alienation, Jim Blooms describes what it's like to be deemed disabled by society. Nora Grace-Flood 23 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven Exhale-ent Strings Symphony soloist Elena Urioste comes to town to mix music with yoga. Paul Bass 23 Apr 2025 · 2 min read
Oakland Psychedelic Saharan Surf Rock, From the Desert to the Town On a night that will long be remembered in Oakland, four descendants of North African nomads shared their unique sound during a stop on their international tour. Tony Daquipa 23 Apr 2025 · 4 min read
Detroit ‘Strawberry — What Party’ Missed The Opportunity To Humanize Tamara Greene This play about the mysterious death of a woman killed after working at a mayoral party should have been called ‘The Misadventures of Kwame Kilpatrick’ Randiah Camille Green 23 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Tulsa I Saw “Ages of the Moon” Twice In 24 Hours And Now I Understand Male Friendship At World Stage, director Angela McLaughlin deftly guided an alternating duo through heavy material. Alex Isaak 23 Apr 2025 · 7 min read
New Haven I Loved You Until The Morning Tracey Emin’s first solo American show on display at Yale's British art center. Brian Slattery 22 Apr 2025 · 4 min read
Pledge Allegiance To Who? A play about two brothers with different beliefs raises common questions about polarization and transformation. Leo David 22 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland A Dazzling Docent of the Jazz Legacy Pianist Benny Green performed solo at Piedmont Piano in a surprise birthday show. Jeff Kaliss 22 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven Nice Licorice Bill Qian reveals what's inside a complex Chinese confection. Liz Grace 22 Apr 2025 · 1 min read
Hartford Sailor Moon Shoots For The Stars And transports a reviewer back to childhood. Jamil Ragland 22 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia "We" Wear The Pants A papier-mache alphabet goes jeans shopping for The Arts League's latest gallery show. Clay Davies 21 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Small Ceramics with Big Feelings A room of small creatures unknown makes everyone feel a lot of feelings. Sarah Bass 21 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Detroit Down The Wonderland Lantern Rabbit Hole Alice and co. light up the night. Erica Hobbs 21 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
All Over A Deal With The Klan Devil Unfolds in a juke joint, and — surprise! — gets complicated. Jamil Ragland 21 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Tulsa 50 Years After The Fall Of Saigon, An Art Exhibition Reflects This isn’t a showy show; it asks you to slow down, to stand in the midst of a long history and listen for the ways it speaks in the present. Alicia Chesser 18 Apr 2025 · 5 min read
Tulsa Dvořák, Strauss, And … One Other Guy Even the TSO’s spirited rendition of Hanson’s symphony didn’t get me on board. The melodies are unmemorable; the harmonies are lush but predictable; the rhythms are standard. Yvonne Hazelton 18 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Don't You Wish You Could Go on a Jungle Cruise? Legendary punk musicians Alice Bag and Kid Congo Powers are the duo Juanita & Juan: a “psychedelic lounge act on a Mexican beach.” Agustín Maes 18 Apr 2025 · 4 min read