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The Road to Skullfest Philadelphia

The Road to Skullfest

Legends Deviated Instinct and Dropdead came to Philly as part of a multi-venue punk takeover of the city.

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Pierce Jordan
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
A small square painting framed by a textured white wire oval with curlicues. The painting depicts tiny white flowers and a cool gray solid surface, maybe asphalt. Gwangu

Taking Stubborn Thoughts To-Go

Thanks to a gift-wrapped exhibition on display at Ark Gallery.

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Jisu Sheen
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Aug. 24: The Weekly Roundup Philadelphia

Aug. 24: The Weekly Roundup

Welcome! You're reading a weekly wrap of articles from Philly Midbrow, which publishes daily reviews about arts and culture events happening across our city. Scroll for local story

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Multiple authors
24 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Lim Woong, standing with an acoustic guitar in front of two mics and lamps, in front of a thin white curtain, poses with one hand in the air, holding a guitar pick. Gwangju

A Zero-Waste Gallery's First Step into Music

Friday night at Yourstep Lab.

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Jisu Sheen
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Compare And Despair All Over

Compare And Despair

Midbrow's Kulcha Vulcha Frederick Noland, on a Europe jaunt, delves deep into Barcelona's Old Town; fourth in a series.

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Frederick Noland
24 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
ConteXture Dance Detroit Plays it Safe Detroit

ConteXture Dance Detroit Plays it Safe

Talent and passion carried this dance company’s annual concert — but taking risks would carry it further.

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Erica Hobbs
24 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
The Prison-To-Music Pipeline All Over

The Prison-To-Music Pipeline

From Leadbelly to Johnny Cash to Tupac, author Colin Asher gets the how but not the why.

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Brian Slattery
24 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
Much Ado, Just in Time New Haven

Much Ado, Just in Time

Elm Shakespeare puts deceit and conspiracy onstage, where it belongs.

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Lary Bloom
24 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Becky Camille Leads Us Inward, Wolf Harbor Back Out New Haven

Becky Camille Leads Us Inward, Wolf Harbor Back Out

At the latest Cannon local original music showcase.

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Chris Randall
24 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
When Perfect Doesn't Add Up All Over

When Perfect Doesn't Add Up

Canwen Xu's novel "Boring Asian Female" hits home for those of us consumed by the admissions game.

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Serena Puang
23 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Jazz's Next Generation Philadelphia

Jazz's Next Generation

Sax player, bandleader and U-Arts grad Robert Rutigliano proves that jazz has been irrevocably shaped by fusion.

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John Morrison
22 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Harmonie Hall for All Philadelphia

Harmonie Hall for All

Tyler Maxwell offers a rave review for the slept-on DIY venue — and for artists Kevin Copeland and Paul Spring, who played there last week.

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Tyler Maxwell
22 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
A Long Time Leavin’, But Hard To Forget New Haven

A Long Time Leavin’, But Hard To Forget

Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters close out Pardee-Morris House’s summer concert series with a spirited twang.

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Janday Wilson
21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
In Search of Awe… All Over

In Search of Awe…

Midbrow's Kulcha Vulcha Frederick Noland vacations in Europe ; third in a series. Day one of Barcelona finds The Vulcha stumbling blindly past cultural heritage landmarks in Sant Joan

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Frederick Noland
21 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
Who Is Uncle Blender? Philadelphia

Who Is Uncle Blender?

And what's in a name? Asked Ben Gallman after catching that band plus three other aptly-titled groups play DIY venue Dumpster Out Back.

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Bengal (B. Gallman)
21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Chinese Lanterns Spotlight Face Changing Artists Philadelphia

Chinese Lanterns Spotlight Face Changing Artists

The local light installation was just extended for two more weeks, giving the public through Aug. 30 catch acts like foot juggling and bian lian.

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Marquis Combs
20 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Is Space The Place? Tulsa

Is Space The Place?

We got the heck off planet Earth this week with "Solaris" and "Planetarium Mobilis"

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Alicia Chesser
20 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
I Went To This Art Show and All The Art Was Gone Detroit

I Went To This Art Show and All The Art Was Gone

Seth Sharp’s “Trickling Dreams” was impressive, even though I only got to see half of it.

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Layla McMurtrie
20 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
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