Hartford 3 = A Love Quadrilateral The Bikeriders Cinestudio Hartford, CT Aug. 3, 2024 “You can’t have him!” Kathy shouts at Johnny, the leader of the Chicago Vandals bike club, after her husband Benny nearly Jamil Ragland 4 Sep 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Comedy Bang! Bang! All Star Improv Takes the Stage “Come see my improv group” are five words that have ended many friendships and estranged family members from one another. But these are professionals. Fred Noland 4 Sep 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia cinéSPEAK Films Fly Black Revolution Back To The Future Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Lucien E. Blackwell Free Library Philadelphia Aug. 20, 2024 Throughout August, nonprofit cinéSPEAK hosted no-cost film screenings about Black revolutionaries at the Lucien Lindo Yes 4 Sep 2024 · 1 min read
LA Outside The Lucky Few A Painting Retrospective by Kevin Bouton-Scott Towne Square Los Angeles June 23, 2024 On Fourth Street in Los Angeles where it becomes Skid Row, east of San Pedro Street, there’ Eli Diner 4 Sep 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland LOW LIFE SCUM THAT’S WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ME These rambunctious, cheeky, ketamine-loving miscreants also happen to be smart, angry at the British, and versed in Welsh, a dying language and deeply important part of their heritage. Cue the mayhem, and wear your stomping boots. Sarah Bass 4 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Ballad of Buttery Cake Ass, The Audiobook “When we were, like, 15, 16, me and my best friend Trig used to go record shopping. And it was weird. Our local record store had this counter with all Brian Slattery 4 Sep 2024 · 1 min read
Tulsa Reggie Watts Isn’t Going To Get To The Point Reggie Watts, With Openers Casey Rocket, Simon Fraser, Cepeda Cheeks and Val Werner Blue Whale Comedy Festival Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa August 24, 2024 Reggie Watts tickled me first through Z.B. Reeves 3 Sep 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Screening Brings To Life A More Perfect, If Imperfect, Union The American Constitution: 1787 Connecticut Old State House Hartford August 29, 2024 How did our constitution come to be? A documentary featuring actors and special effects brought what might be Jamil Ragland 3 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
LA The Dog Ears of Summer Friday Night Mixer A Good Used Book Los Angeles August 23, 2024 Certified bibliophiles will know that there are two distinct varieties of used and rare bookstores. Some stock autographed Brittany Menjivar 30 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
Tulsa If The Spot Is Moroccan, Then Do Come A‑Knockin’ Notes of Marrakesh 315 S. Trenton Ave. Tulsa August 24, 2024 The façades of Trenton Avenue’s 300 block, particularly on the east side — home to Maples 918 Tacos & Cassidy McCants 30 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Rocking Out While The Sun’s Still Out Turkey Vulture — a metal/punk duo of Milford-based couple Jessie May (vocals, guitar) and Jim Clegg (drums) — typically spend Sunday afternoons entertaining their two toddler sons. So when May growled Marisa Torrieri 30 Aug 2024 · 1 min read
New Haven French Film Series Turns Institute Library Into Le Cinema The Institute Library became le cinema Thursday night as its French film series — “Bonsoir, Mes Ami(e)s!” — began with Beauty and The Beast (also known as La Belle et Karen Ponzio 30 Aug 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford Uplifting Art Leaves Its Mark The Power of Uplifting Each Other The 224 EcoSpace Hartford August 28, 2024 One question that has stayed with me as I’ve explored visual art around the city is Jamil Ragland 30 Aug 2024 · 4 min read
LA Tricky Business SESSION Gattopardo Glendale Sept 20 – 22, 2024 You enter a room in “The Angus Street Hotel.” A dozen or so chairs cluster close to the bed. You take a seat. Jack Skelley 30 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
Tulsa Two Podcasters Walk Into A Morgue… Author Talk: “Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book Of Death“ Circle Cinema Tulsa August 15, 2024 Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes do not fear death. They laugh in its face. Last Kathryn Parkman 30 Aug 2024 · 2 min read
New Haven The Sound Waves The History of Sound: Stories By Ben Shattuck Viking July 9, 2024 306 pages It’s ae long story. And 12 short stories. Ben Shattuck tells those dozen stories in Paul Bass 28 Aug 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford Twisting In The Wind Twisters Cinestudio Hartford August 27, 2024 This review contains spoilers. I never saw Twister back in 1996, but that made me determined to not miss this cultural moment when the Jamil Ragland 28 Aug 2024 · 3 min read