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Sessa Soothes In Detroit Detroit

Sessa Soothes In Detroit

Brings Brazilian magic to Third Man Records.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
17 May 2026 · 2 min read
An Ode To The New School Of Old Diners

An Ode To The New School Of Old Diners

Behold breakfast at Norm's.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
17 May 2026 · 2 min read
A Brief History Of The West Indies Hartford

A Brief History Of The West Indies

On display at the Caribbean Heritage Museum.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
17 May 2026 · 3 min read
Dancing Puppets Charm

Dancing Puppets Charm

At The DIA.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
17 May 2026 · 3 min read
DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Aldous Harding's “One Stop” All Over

DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Aldous Harding's “One Stop”

Single from "Train on the Island" invites you inside.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
17 May 2026 · 2 min read
Quand Vas Tu Rentrer? Philadelphia

Quand Vas Tu Rentrer?

That's the question Marquis Combs has for Melody's Echo Chamber following their angelic takeover of Philly's Union Transfer.

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Marquis Combs
16 May 2026 · 2 min read
Nostalgia for Block Parties Past Philadelphia

Nostalgia for Block Parties Past

That feeling played into DJ Blaak Tha 9th Man's DJ set of favorite Philly throwback tracks at The International Bar last night.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
John Morrison
16 May 2026 · 2 min read
JJJJJerome Ellis Sets Sight on Sensitivity Philadelphia

JJJJJerome Ellis Sets Sight on Sensitivity

The multimedia artist converted reviewer Tyler Maxwell into a fan for life during a near-spiritual show at First Unitarian Church.

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Tyler Maxwell
16 May 2026 · 3 min read
Big Band, Tiny Room Detroit

Big Band, Tiny Room

Ali Jackson packs Spread Art Detroit with 16 jazz bandmates.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
15 May 2026 · 2 min read
The Art Of The Cards Hartford

The Art Of The Cards

Magician Jason Bird seasons a three-course dinner with sleight of hand at "Secret Supper Society."

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
15 May 2026 · 3 min read
Sax Man Watching Baton Rouge

Sax Man Watching

Eric Whitfield connects at Thai Kitchen.

  • Go to the profile of  Serena Puang
Serena Puang
15 May 2026 · 2 min read
The Rolling Stones Were Wrong New Haven

The Rolling Stones Were Wrong

“Kimberly Akimbo” offers different take on time at the Shubert through Sunday.

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
15 May 2026 · 3 min read
Is God Is Is Good Philadelphia

Is God Is Is Good

But Allied Global Marketing's promotional campaign for the star-studded MGM movie release was... bad.

  • Go to the profile of  Soleil Summer
Soleil Summer
14 May 2026 · 5 min read
The Year Kim Il-Sung Died Gwangju

The Year Kim Il-Sung Died

Jisu Sheen joins musicians commemorating a mass citizen uprising at Democracy Square.

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Jisu Sheen
14 May 2026 · 3 min read
Decoding Digicore Philadelphia

Decoding Digicore

Lucy Bedroque and Kuru, two supposed reps of that emo rap subgrenre, played a sold-out show at PhilaMoca last week.

  • Go to the profile of  Pierce Jordan
Pierce Jordan
14 May 2026 · 5 min read
Unanswered Questions All Over

Unanswered Questions

A journalist explores a teen's puzzling death and London's criminal underworld

  • Go to the profile of  Jenn McKee
Jenn McKee
13 May 2026 · 4 min read
Help! This Book is Too Long All Over

Help! This Book is Too Long

Seventeen Years After “The Help,” Kathryn Stockett Delivers a Bold but Overstuffed Follow Up

  • Go to the profile of  Vita Hewitt
Vita Hewitt
13 May 2026 · 2 min read
Only Monkee Left Alive Kills At Tulsa Theater Tulsa

Only Monkee Left Alive Kills At Tulsa Theater

Nostalgia? Sure. But after 60 years, Micky Dolenz proved this is still really great music.

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Brian Ted Jones
13 May 2026 · 5 min read
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