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Apprentices Turn Foam and Fabric Into Magic New Haven

Apprentices Turn Foam and Fabric Into Magic

At NXTHVN's "PUPPETHVN" event.

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Janday Wilson
16 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Aiming For The Big Hit Detroit

Aiming For The Big Hit

Plowshares debuts play on baseball great Roberto Clemente.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
16 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Beethoven Is A Banger New Haven

Beethoven Is A Banger

And “Joy” was resistance when a cellist assembled 60 fellow musicians in Wooster Square Park.

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Janday Wilson
16 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
Song Review: Mia Culpa's "Costume" Philadelphia

Song Review: Mia Culpa's "Costume"

Fried-to-hell and spiritually emo.

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Izzy True
16 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Philly Fills Up on Power Pop Philadelphia

Philly Fills Up on Power Pop

Shampoo and company brought an elusive shimmer to their show at Ortlieb's — revitalizing a '60s-inspired genre known as "power pop."

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Bengal (B. Gallman)
16 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Peter, Paul & Vivaldi Revive Philly Philadelphia

Peter, Paul & Vivaldi Revive Philly

The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul lent its acoustics to a revitalizing, modern-day performance of The Four Seasons.

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John Morrison
15 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
So Lit It Was Wet Oakland

So Lit It Was Wet

Thee Stork Club was pure joy when Valley Wolf came to town.

  • Go to the profile of  Tony Daquipa
Tony Daquipa
15 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
Sushi Ninja Beginnings Baton Rouge

Sushi Ninja Beginnings

Two teens offer a vision of the cover-band future.

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Serena Puang
15 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
June 15: The Weekly Roundup Philadelphia

June 15: 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
15 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
World Cup 101 Philadelphia

World Cup 101

Local bookstore Another Corner is peddling zines about soccer culture this summer with the goal of educating Philly's populace about the global game that's taking over our city.

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Marquis Combs
14 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
I <3 I Love Boosters Philadelphia

I <3 I Love Boosters

Pierce Jordan weighs in on the new Boots Riley film.

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Pierce Jordan
14 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
A Great Shave Indeed Hartford

A Great Shave Indeed

"Sweeney Todd" comes back to life at Hartford Stage.

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Jamil Ragland
14 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
A Great Shave Indeed Hartford

A Great Shave Indeed

"Sweeney Todd" comes back to life at Hartford Stage.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
14 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Healing Shapes, Sounds New Haven

Healing Shapes, Sounds

Sculptor Susan Clinard teams up with musicians at Bregamos for composer Luis Gustavo Prado's "SOMA."

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Midbrow Editor
14 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
It's A Groove Thang Hartford

It's A Groove Thang

Once the 10th of the month arrives, and the Old State House summer concert series gets going.

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Jamil Ragland
14 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
“Vaudevillains” Caught In The Act New Haven

“Vaudevillains” Caught In The Act

As history comes full circle at Lyric Hall.

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Judy Lee
14 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
Five Things I Didn’t Buy This Weekend Philadelphia

Five Things I Didn’t Buy This Weekend

At the Friends of FDR Flea Market.

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Pierce Jordan
14 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Move Over, the MET Philadelphia

Move Over, the MET

Tyler Maxwell, who's been traveling to NYC while moonlighting as a Knicks fan, was reminded of Philly's subtle superiorities during a show at Abyssinia.

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Tyler Maxwell
14 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
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