Tulsa Beer, Pizza And—What the Hell—Prose A beloved prose-centered reading series (not a makeout sesh) makes a comeback. Cassidy McCants 13 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Detroit Welcome Aboard, Motor City! Midbrow is expanding to Detroit! Founder Paul Bass reports from the scene of the latest "scrappy, soulful underdog city" boasting reviewers ready to start reporting on their community's arts and culture. Paul Bass 13 Dec 2024 · 7 min read
Tulsa For a Good Time Call Caitlin Cook “Since writing on toilet walls is done neither for critical acclaim nor financial reward, it is the purest form of art. Discuss.” Cassidy McCants 13 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa Wilco Played 66 Songs On Route 66 Why did we bravely ignore our lower back pain, stay up past 11:00pm and suffer the indignity of an early alarm clock to do this, not once but twice? Matt Carney 13 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
Oakland A Journey Through Memory and Displacement Artist Shirin Towfiq shared “images as ghostly as long forgotten memories” at Clio’s Books for this month’s installation of See(d) Art Series. Vita Hewitt 13 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
Philadelphia The Snow Balls Fight Back A series of eerily etched snowman smiles in a holiday-season exhibit show the menacing underbelly of made-to-melt-away society. Nora Grace-Flood 13 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
Detroit Jazz Heads Take Over Elew lets loose at a Detroit spot that changes character as the weekend begins. Ryan Patrick Hooper 13 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
New Haven Crisis Averted? Or only just begun, as viewed in new City Gallery exhibition. Brian Slattery 13 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Pieces of Pieces into New Pieces One can easily get lost in these collages: every detail a world unto itself. Welcome to Open Studios with Katie McCann and Marsha Balian. Agustín Maes 12 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Detroit A Reason To Like Mondays A deejay at Motor City Wine showed that Detroit can be a seven-night-a-week music town. Ryan Patrick Hooper 12 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford The Gloved One Jamaal Fields-Green captures the King of Pop onstage in MJ. Jamil Ragland 12 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Bathroom Behavior Can be pretty revealing, and intriguing, especially as photographed by Merik Goma. Brian Slattery 12 Dec 2024 · 8 min read
Philadelphia A Hard Nutcracker Chris Davis challenges his 42-year-old dad quads to a comedic solo rendition of a holiday family favorite. Nora Grace-Flood 11 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Craft Day at the Crazy House At Jingletown Art Studios, artists Patricia Guthrie and Shellz share a spirit of transformative boldness, spanning media and tradition. Guthrie’s quilts challenge traditional craft and Shellz’s vivid animal portraits speak urgently to environmental issues. Vita Hewitt 11 Dec 2024 · 4 min read
New Haven Free 2 Spit Marks 20 Years At The Mic On Friday, Free 2 Spit celebrated the completion of its 20th year holding down an open mic for New Haven’s spoken-word scene at the New Haven Peoples Center on Brian Slattery 11 Dec 2024 · 6 min read
New Haven We Wish You A Figgy Pudding Here’s the molasses-splattered recipe, plus the backstory. Liz Grace 11 Dec 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia Copy Cat Cult Nordic pop star AURORA concluded her U.S. tour at a Philly concert full of indie-girl-gone-wrong fanatics. Nora Grace-Flood 10 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
Oakland A Powerful Exploration of Movement and Change EBPCO’s “Momentum” blows down the walls: 20 photographers share their mightiest moments in movement with the Town. Vita Hewitt 10 Dec 2024 · 4 min read