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40 Watts from Nowhere Philadelphia

40 Watts from Nowhere

A new documentary screened this week by PhilaMOCA shows how a pirate radio station championed underground music before the medium was supplanted by streaming services.

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John Morrison
3 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
A photo of a metal plate on the library, with the words, "New Haven Magazine Library/EST. 2026/@newhavenmagazinelibrary" New Haven

The Magazine Library is Officially Open

The analog resistance grows, block by block.

  • Go to the profile of  Judy Lee
Judy Lee
3 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
A Subtle Illusion Preserves Pewabic’s Iconic Chimney Detroit

A Subtle Illusion Preserves Pewabic’s Iconic Chimney

Two painters came up with a crafty solution for the falling tiles on Pewabic Pottery’s 1907 building.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
3 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
What War Leaves Behind Detroit

What War Leaves Behind

A new Detroit Historical Museum exhibit follows women artists of the Arab diaspora through grief, exile, and quiet acts of hope.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
3 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Vibing Out Hartford

Vibing Out

Jamil Ragland fills in the blanks at a food court performance by the psychedelic duo The Sawtelles.

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Jamil Ragland
2 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
PERLA Before Swine Philadelphia

PERLA Before Swine

Pierce Jordan shut out the sound of "landlord bros" at this favorite Filipino restaurant in order to focus fully on the food in front of him.

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Pierce Jordan
2 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
For The Bald and Bald @ Heart Philadelphia

For The Bald and Bald @ Heart

Philly's "Baldfest" is an all-inclusive party honoring the hairless among us.

  • Go to the profile of  Marquis Combs
Marquis Combs
1 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Art And The Open Road, Warts And All Tulsa

Art And The Open Road, Warts And All

Philbrook's "Roadside Abstractions: Route 66 & American Modernism" brings much-needed context to the Mother Road centennial

  • Go to the profile of  Becky Carman
Becky Carman
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Kim Weston Opens Our Eyes Hartford

Kim Weston Opens Our Eyes

By blurring the images in her new photo exhibition on Native culture and spirituality.

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Jamil Ragland
1 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Cary Elwes Brings the Love to “Princess Bride” Screening Detroit

Cary Elwes Brings the Love to “Princess Bride” Screening

A Fisher Theatre crowd got to hear inconceivable behind-the-scenes stories of the beloved film.

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Erica Hobbs
1 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Aug. 31: The Weekly Roundup Philadelphia

Aug. 31: 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
31 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Billy Strings Gets Freaky Back Home in Michigan Detroit

Billy Strings Gets Freaky Back Home in Michigan

The bluegrass star brought two nights of music and mischief with his inaugural Ionia Freak Fair.

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Leyland DeVito
31 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Five girls look at a phone screen in disgust and laughter. Behind is a tree; they are outside. Gwangju

Filmmaker to Sudan: "I'm Coming Back"

The movie "Cotton Queen" is a meta-exploration of how art can channel both cultural devastation and creation.

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Jisu Sheen
31 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
These Quilts Got You Covered Philadelphia

These Quilts Got You Covered

Artist Jesse Krimes sews quilts out of clothes donated by formerly incarcerated individuals in partnership with the Mural Arts Restorative Justice Program.

  • Go to the profile of  Kelechi Azu
Kelechi Azu
31 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
Body by Bagel, Thanks to Daphne’s Detroit

Body by Bagel, Thanks to Daphne’s

How a home kitchen experiment turned into Detroit’s best bagel pop-up.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
31 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Old Pros, Young Players, Timeless Shakespeare New Haven

Old Pros, Young Players, Timeless Shakespeare

High schools team up with seniors for a Bard blow-out.

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Janday Wilson
31 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Art With Engines Rev Up Summer's End New Haven

Art With Engines Rev Up Summer's End

At a NXTHVN block party and car show on Henry Street.

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Chris Randall
31 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
Drums & Keys Make A Jazz Flower Blossom Hartford

Drums & Keys Make A Jazz Flower Blossom

A memorable duo's performance at the Old State House.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
31 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
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