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Alta Vina Oakland

Alta Vina

Bikes and fights and wine, oh my! Fred braves the sidewalks of the Town to track down some good vino.

  • Go to the profile of  Frederick Noland
Frederick Noland
30 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
Parker Millsap Still Gets Us Tulsa

Parker Millsap Still Gets Us

No boring nostalgia here: The Oklahoma-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter revisited his decade-old album "The Very Last Day" with impassioned new interpretations.

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Lindsey Claire Smith
30 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
Blacktronika Takes It Back2Basics Philadelphia

Blacktronika Takes It Back2Basics

B2B blends DJing and live musicianship into one epic party.

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John Morrison
30 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Walking with Message Carriers Philadelphia

Walking with Message Carriers

Philly's pigeon tours are repairing human relationships with the rock doves all around us.

  • Go to the profile of  Marquis Combs
Marquis Combs
30 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
A Night Back at The Black Lily Philadelphia

A Night Back at The Black Lily

As part of Blacktronika, Silk City hosted a nostalgia-led tribute to an early 2000s women-led open mic that ran for five years.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
John Morrison
29 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Sunrise, Sunset Philadelphia

Sunrise, Sunset

So sings Frances Quinlan in their show, Evening Ferry, which features the artist's 2020 paintings of quarantine skies.

  • Go to the profile of  Pierce Jordan
Pierce Jordan
29 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Souled American Resurfaces Philadelphia

Souled American Resurfaces

The band plays slowcore country at its most desolate.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
29 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Seo Eun Ji, dressed in white, looks down at a desk with some lamps and plants. Gwangju

Life Of A Mail-Turtle

A local artist installs a slow post office in a Gwangju bookstore.

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Jisu Sheen
29 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
Age Is No Excuse Hartford

Age Is No Excuse

When the game is on: Lessons from the Dead Language Beer Project reading series.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
29 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
When Your Arm Is Fried Chicken Gwangju

When Your Arm Is Fried Chicken

Bae Sung Ho delivers a tasty performance at an international indy film fest.

  • Go to the profile of  Jisu Sheen
Jisu Sheen
29 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
With A Little Help From Dad Baton Rouge

With A Little Help From Dad

Improv 201 Boomerangs in Baton Rouge.

  • Go to the profile of  Serena Puang
Serena Puang
29 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
From Mango Street to Whitney New Haven

From Mango Street to Whitney

Arts & Ideas beams in Sandra Cisneros during the Big Read.

  • Go to the profile of  Janday Wilson
Janday Wilson
29 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
June 29: The Weekly Roundup Philadelphia

June 29: 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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29 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
Bodyrock Sustains Hip-Hop's Soul Philadelphia

Bodyrock Sustains Hip-Hop's Soul

A dance night at Kung-Fu Necktie reminds us: this culture was not created to be a commercial enterprise.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
John Morrison
29 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Puerto Rican Leader Tells A Life In Pieces All Over

Puerto Rican Leader Tells A Life In Pieces

In "From Puerto Rico to New York."

  • Go to the profile of  Brian Slattery
Brian Slattery
28 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
Stop Stealing Mics From Abyssinia Philadelphia

Stop Stealing Mics From Abyssinia

And start showing up to the venue to catch talents like Bo Malcolm, Blue Ranger, Terra Cotta, and Michael Martin Doherty (all of whom played there last night).

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Tyler Maxwell
27 Jun 2026 · 3 min read
Rockers! Returns Punk to the People Philadelphia

Rockers! Returns Punk to the People

Philly's only women-led POC punk showcase, which came to a halt in 2016, was resurrected for one night as part of the Blacktronika festival.

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John Morrison
27 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
Five Things I Didn’t Buy At The Boyd’s Tent Sale Philadelphia

Five Things I Didn’t Buy At The Boyd’s Tent Sale

"There is security at this sale, but they don't look like they can run that fast" — Pierce Jordan checks out a street sale of discounted designer clothing.

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Pierce Jordan
27 Jun 2026 · 2 min read
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