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Black Eyes Brings D.C. to Philly Philadelphia

Black Eyes Brings D.C. to Philly

The spirit of Revolution Summer returned in full force to The Rotunda Friday night.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
2 May 2026 · 3 min read
Sistah Soul Launches Off First Friday Philadelphia

Sistah Soul Launches Off First Friday

At Cherry Street Pier's monthly Delaware waterfront concert and community series.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
John Morrison
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Hollie Cook's “Dub Me In Your Arms” All Over

DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Hollie Cook's “Dub Me In Your Arms”

Hollie Cook dubs Ryan out..

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
1 May 2026 · 1 min read
I Can't Do This Anymore Detroit

I Can't Do This Anymore

Ryan survives seeing "Hamilton" yet again -- barely.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
1 May 2026 · 2 min read
Kalyn Fay Calls In The Collective Tulsa

Kalyn Fay Calls In The Collective

The release show for ᎠᏫᏒᏅ (“Garden”), their first record in 7 years, was Tulsa's music scene at its best

  • Go to the profile of  Lindsey Claire Smith
Lindsey Claire Smith
1 May 2026 · 4 min read
"Hamilton" Reminds Us Of American Values Detroit

"Hamilton" Reminds Us Of American Values

At the Fisher Theatre.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
1 May 2026 · 2 min read
Zach Litwack Confronts The Ritual Of Toxic Positivity Tulsa

Zach Litwack Confronts The Ritual Of Toxic Positivity

His new exhibition “I’m Good. How Are You?” invites us to ask how "fine" we really are.

  • Go to the profile of  Alicia Chesser
Alicia Chesser
1 May 2026 · 5 min read
Isaia Huron Spellbinds PhilaMoCA Philadelphia

Isaia Huron Spellbinds PhilaMoCA

The panties left behind suggest "Mister Lovebomb" is destined for bigger venues the next time he tours another new album.

  • Go to the profile of  Pierce Jordan
Pierce Jordan
1 May 2026 · 2 min read
Corey Bernhard Hits Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia

Corey Bernhard Hits Johnny Brenda's

For a night of cosmic, hip-hop-informed jazz and soul.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
John Morrison
1 May 2026 · 2 min read
Keep Growing Your Gut Philadelphia

Keep Growing Your Gut

Local author Emma Copley Eisenberg spoke about fatphobia, soul, and Philadelphia during the book launch of her latest short story collection, "Fat Swim."

  • Go to the profile of  Sabrina Iglesias
Sabrina Iglesias
1 May 2026 · 5 min read
A Microcosmic Utopia New Haven

A Microcosmic Utopia

Is disrupted in Yale Rep’s “Furlough’s Paradise.”

  • Go to the profile of  Adam Wassilchalk
Adam Wassilchalk
1 May 2026 · 3 min read
The Thong Song Endures Hartford

The Thong Song Endures

Hartford Symphony, Gay Men's Chorus recapture an optimistic decade's sound and spirit.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
1 May 2026 · 3 min read
Another Celebrity Memoir All Over

Another Celebrity Memoir

Lena Dunham could have dug deeper with "Famesick."

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
1 May 2026 · 3 min read
Is Journalism Still In Vogue? New Haven

Is Journalism Still In Vogue?

"Prada" 2 pops the question.

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
1 May 2026 · 5 min read
Oakland Loves Boots Oakland

Oakland Loves Boots

Homegrown rapper-turned-filmmaker Riley kicked off SF Film Festival in the Town.

  • Go to the profile of  Tony Daquipa
Tony Daquipa
30 Apr 2026 · 3 min read
Don't Trash a Good Thing Philadelphia

Don't Trash a Good Thing

A screen printing project showing at the former University of the Arts campus mourns the institution's abrupt closure.

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Kelechi Azu
30 Apr 2026 · 1 min read
Swanning Sweats It Out Philadelphia

Swanning Sweats It Out

A DYI legend helped coax Cynthia Ann Schemmer of Swanning and Radiator Hospital fame back onto the stage for her first solo show since 2019.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
30 Apr 2026 · 3 min read
Gas Station Cuisine Anybody? Baton Rouge

Gas Station Cuisine Anybody?

LSU's new book sheds on light on roadside food and culture.

  • Go to the profile of  Serena Puang
Serena Puang
30 Apr 2026 · 2 min read
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