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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.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
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.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
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.

  • Go to the profile of  Randiah Camille Green
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.

  • Go to the profile of  Bengal (B. Gallman)
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.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
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.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
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'"

  • Go to the profile of  Alicia Chesser
Alicia Chesser
4 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Bringing the Whimsy Detroit

Bringing the Whimsy

Life can be so serious, but sometimes adults need to remember to stop to play.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
4 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Matthew Dear’s “New Drug” Detroit

DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Matthew Dear’s “New Drug”

It feels old and groovy, like it’s been hanging around the record crate for a while.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
4 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
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.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
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.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
1 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
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