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Big Band, Tiny Room Detroit

Big Band, Tiny Room

Ali Jackson packs Spread Art Detroit with 16 jazz bandmates.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
15 May 2026 · 2 min read
The Art Of The Cards Hartford

The Art Of The Cards

Magician Jason Bird seasons a three-course dinner with sleight of hand at "Secret Supper Society."

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
15 May 2026 · 3 min read
Sax Man Watching Baton Rouge

Sax Man Watching

Eric Whitfield connects at Thai Kitchen.

  • Go to the profile of  Serena Puang
Serena Puang
15 May 2026 · 2 min read
The Rolling Stones Were Wrong New Haven

The Rolling Stones Were Wrong

“Kimberly Akimbo” offers different take on time at the Shubert through Sunday.

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
15 May 2026 · 3 min read
Is God Is Is Good Philadelphia

Is God Is Is Good

But Allied Global Marketing's promotional campaign for the star-studded MGM movie release was... bad.

  • Go to the profile of  Soleil Summer
Soleil Summer
14 May 2026 · 5 min read
The Year Kim Il-Sung Died Gwangju

The Year Kim Il-Sung Died

Jisu Sheen joins musicians commemorating a mass citizen uprising at Democracy Square.

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Jisu Sheen
14 May 2026 · 3 min read
Decoding Digicore Philadelphia

Decoding Digicore

Lucy Bedroque and Kuru, two supposed reps of that emo rap subgrenre, played a sold-out show at PhilaMoca last week.

  • Go to the profile of  Pierce Jordan
Pierce Jordan
14 May 2026 · 5 min read
Unanswered Questions All Over

Unanswered Questions

A journalist explores a teen's puzzling death and London's criminal underworld

  • Go to the profile of  Jenn McKee
Jenn McKee
13 May 2026 · 4 min read
Help! This Book is Too Long All Over

Help! This Book is Too Long

Seventeen Years After “The Help,” Kathryn Stockett Delivers a Bold but Overstuffed Follow Up

  • Go to the profile of  Vita Hewitt
Vita Hewitt
13 May 2026 · 2 min read
Only Monkee Left Alive Kills At Tulsa Theater Tulsa

Only Monkee Left Alive Kills At Tulsa Theater

Nostalgia? Sure. But after 60 years, Micky Dolenz proved this is still really great music.

  • Go to the profile of  Brian Ted Jones
Brian Ted Jones
13 May 2026 · 5 min read
DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: My New Band Believe's “Love Story” All Over

DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: My New Band Believe's “Love Story”

The Zombies come back to life?

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
13 May 2026 · 2 min read
Journey into the Grundle Gallery Detroit

Journey into the Grundle Gallery

For the "trash hole's" spring exhibition of DIY art.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
13 May 2026 · 2 min read
An Out of This Galaxy Experience Detroit

An Out of This Galaxy Experience

At Space Dive 2026.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
13 May 2026 · 3 min read
Jazz Started With a Jam Sesh Philadelphia

Jazz Started With a Jam Sesh

And $5 Monday night sessions at Black Squirrel Club are keeping the genre alive and well.

  • Go to the profile of  John Morrison
John Morrison
12 May 2026 · 2 min read
GZA & PHUNKY NOMADS ROCK YOSHI’S Oakland

GZA & PHUNKY NOMADS ROCK YOSHI’S

Saturday night at Yoshi’s hip hop heads from around the Bay gathered to see the one the, the only Gary Eldridge Grice, better known as GZA one of the founding members of the Wu Tang Clan.

  • Go to the profile of  Lisa Gray
Lisa Gray
12 May 2026 · 3 min read
Pentridge Stations Pops Off Philadelphia

Pentridge Stations Pops Off

With the "Watermelon Glow" DJ pop-up series happening now through September.

  • Go to the profile of  Mizzy (Nasir) Mack
Mizzy (Nasir) Mack
12 May 2026 · 4 min read
Sole De Pollo New Haven

Sole De Pollo

Down on her heels, Liz Grace emerges from a repair shop with a chicken recipe.

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Liz Grace
12 May 2026 · 1 min read
Black Dance Culture On Full Display Detroit

Black Dance Culture On Full Display

In Spot Lite Detroit exhibit.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
12 May 2026 · 2 min read
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