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Detroit Jazz Fest 2026: ARTEMIS Sends a Message Detroit

Detroit Jazz Fest 2026: ARTEMIS Sends a Message

The group was absolutely locked in throughout their 75-minute performance.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
8 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
Detroit Jazz Fest 2026: Gabrielle Cavassa Makes Me Blush Detroit

Detroit Jazz Fest 2026: Gabrielle Cavassa Makes Me Blush

A slow burn.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
8 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Studio Visit: Luke D. Carlson Philadelphia

Studio Visit: Luke D. Carlson

Izzy True meets up with an old art school classmate to see what he's making these days inside his workspace at Bok.

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Izzy True
8 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
Sept. 8: The Weekly Roundup Philadelphia

Sept. 8: The Weekly Roundup

Welcome back from Labor Day weekend! You're reading a weekly wrap of articles from Philly Midbrow, which publishes daily reviews about arts and culture events happening across our

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Multiple authors
8 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Detroit Jazz Fest 2026: Cyrille Aimée Steals the Show Detroit

Detroit Jazz Fest 2026: Cyrille Aimée Steals the Show

She is, by far, the most animated jazz singer I’ve seen in my decade-plus of attending and covering the largest free jazz festival in the world.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
8 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Dana and Alden’s “Summer Nights” All Over

DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Dana and Alden’s “Summer Nights”

Sax appeal.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
7 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
Imagine Wile E. Coyote Happy All Over

Imagine Wile E. Coyote Happy

"Coyote vs. Acme" brings existentialism to the big screen -- then punts on the question.

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Jamil Ragland
7 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Ting-Ting Cheng holds a microphone and talks, looking down. Behind her is a screen with a graphic for the exhibition, reading, "Instance Dungeons: Gray Zone." Gwangju

Taiwan Pavilion Makes It To Opening Day

… and the China Pavilion does not. Art reflects life at the Gwangju Biennale.

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Jisu Sheen
7 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Wrestlers Beat Up AI Opponent Philadelphia

Wrestlers Beat Up AI Opponent

An ongoing tournament of tag team wrestling rounds is introducing Philly to all kinds of characters, from cheeseburgers to chat bots.

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Marquis Combs
7 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
A Dark Read Indeed All Over

A Dark Read Indeed

Three novellas by Jacqueline Harpman portray a humanity of haunting melancholy.

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Agustín Maes
6 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Five Things I Didn’t Buy... Philadelphia

Five Things I Didn’t Buy...

... At the Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll.

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Pierce Jordan
6 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Who Will Save the Bees? Detroit

Who Will Save the Bees?

The murals at the former Busy Bee Hardware building have watched over Eastern Market for decades — now a $12.5 million redevelopment could wipe them out.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper
4 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Way Slow Core Hartford

Way Slow Core

Archangel of the Wasteland dives into the deep end at Arch Street Tavern.

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Jamil Ragland
4 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Savoring the Last Moments of ‘Black Summers’ in Detroit All Over

Savoring the Last Moments of ‘Black Summers’ in Detroit

Anthology of Black Detroit writers tells stories of joy, self-discovery, community, hardship, belonging, and grief.

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Randiah Camille Green
4 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
"Music For Neighbors" Lives Up To Its Name Philadelphia

"Music For Neighbors" Lives Up To Its Name

A $1 show series at Ortlieb's is highlighting the communal reach of Philly's DIY scene.

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Bengal (B. Gallman)
4 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
High-Energy and Horny Philadelphia

High-Energy and Horny

David Fantasy & Adult Content brought the house down during a show at Nostalgia Fishtown with Friendship Wizard and Hypocrites.

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John Morrison
4 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
“Mean Girls” Meets “Macbeth” Detroit

“Mean Girls” Meets “Macbeth”

At Detroit’s Container Globe theater, “macbitches” focuses on the female frenemy dynamics of five theater students.

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Erica Hobbs
4 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
Frank Ocean, Tulsa Style Tulsa

Frank Ocean, Tulsa Style

To celebrate the album's 10th anniversary, nine local musicians mesmerized a sold-out LowDown crowd with "A Reimagining of Frank Ocean's 'Blonde'"

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Alicia Chesser
4 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
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