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Rapture And Disaster Under Oklahoma Skies Tulsa

Rapture And Disaster Under Oklahoma Skies

Katherine Hair Eagle’s “Storm’s Comin’” brings thrilling tension and an urgent message to Positive Space

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Bailey James
12 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Trumpeter Brings Old-School Into Modern Age New Haven

Trumpeter Brings Old-School Into Modern Age

What jazzman Nick Di Maria learned about vinyl — and his dad.

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Paul Bass
12 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Onstage Insouciance Philadelphia

Onstage Insouciance

Translated into guitar riffs that "Sabbath would trade limbs for," during a show featuring Oneida, Kinski and Emily Robb.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
12 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
A Christie-Style Mystery, Written by Writers, About Writers All Over

A Christie-Style Mystery, Written by Writers, About Writers

V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke’s pseudonymous thriller “The Ending Writes Itself” is equal parts locked-room mystery and publishing-industry satire.

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Jenn McKee
12 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
KJ McNeill Scales Up Philadelphia

KJ McNeill Scales Up

At the posh W Philadelphia hotel, with Mayfield-esque chords and blues licks.

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John Morrison
11 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
Grassroots Production Premieres On The Big Screen New Haven

Grassroots Production Premieres On The Big Screen

As Earl Pickett flung his hard hat to the ground in anger, cheers erupted from the darkened Bijou Theater in Bridgeport last Thursday night. The occasion was the opening of

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Lisa Reisman
11 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
A Big, Quiet Room for Big Thief Detroit

A Big, Quiet Room for Big Thief

There were no casual listeners here.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
11 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
This Fashion Show Put Me in My Feelings Detroit

This Fashion Show Put Me in My Feelings

The Be Well Agency’s “Subconscious” was dramatic, well-paced, and full of stunning yet wearable looks.

  • Go to the profile of  Layla McMurtrie
Layla McMurtrie
11 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Azekel’s “Moon & I” (ft. Céline Dessberg) All Over

DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Azekel’s “Moon & I” (ft. Céline Dessberg)

This lovely track pairs a yatga harp with jazz-pop warmth.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
10 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
A Fresh, Trippy Perspective at M Contemporary Detroit

A Fresh, Trippy Perspective at M Contemporary

Michael Polakowski’s new exhibition wraps transformational dread in gorgeous, handmade frames.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
10 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
xx sits at a mic with a guitar covered in colorful drawings, with a guitar strap with prints of words like "Love," Kisses" and "XO." Behind are framed artworks. Gwangju

Anatomy Of A Habit

Fans of nonsense, summer, and "it's complicated" relationship statuses get treated to a homecoming acoustic show at Seoro Sarang book salon in Magpie Town.

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Jisu Sheen
10 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
DJ Oto twists dials on a DJ deck with lit-up buttons. She has rings and bleached hair with straight-cut bangs. She is wearing big headphones. Gwangju

Treasures On, Off The Decks

An underground DJ club in Gwangju turns one year old; selectors bring special items from home to celebrate.

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Jisu Sheen
10 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
BeWitching Dance Hartford

BeWitching Dance

Bacon was shaken as "hex dancers" commemorated Connecticut's witch trials.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
10 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Aug. 10: The Weekly Roundup Philadelphia

Aug. 10: 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

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
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Multiple authors
10 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
The Space Between Race & Showcase Hartford

The Space Between Race & Showcase

A rare Black-owned gallery opens in Hartford.

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Jamil Ragland
10 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Dreaming of Djembes Philadelphia

Dreaming of Djembes

Pierce Jordan sought a chance to play the drums during an African Culture Festival at the Philly Zoo.

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Pierce Jordan
10 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Bang >>> Buck Philadelphia

Bang >>> Buck

At Ortlieb's $1 show series, which kicked off last week with performances from Nancy Strong, Curse Reverser and Nadafinger.

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Bengal (B. Gallman)
10 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Southern Gothic Hartford

Southern Gothic

Drew Larimore's latest, "The Cannibals of McGower County," captures horrors of the past.

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Jamil Ragland
9 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
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