New Haven Orange Street Goes To Hell In the backroom lounge of Mediterranea Cafe, among centuries-old hookah pipes and patterned cushions, a fairy rising from the Underworld sang about darkness — and love, too. Hell Fairy is made Dereen Shirnekhi 11 Apr 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford Playing Against Type: Finding The Keys To History In The Basement The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit/Hartford History Exhibit CT Old State House Hartford April 9, 2024 I’m not a big fan of the American Revolution. I find it Jamil Ragland 11 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Tropics In The Town T’Chaka Taste of Haiti 901 Washington St. Oakland At a sweet corner in Old Oakland surrounded by plant life and happy patrons, feet from passersby, seven-month-old T’Chaka has Sarah Bass 11 Apr 2024 · 4 min read
New Haven Ghost Funk Orchestra, Marco Benevento Achieve Liftoff In front of a packed house that was ready to have fun, two touring acts — the New York City-based Ghost Funk Orchestra and the Woodstock, N.Y.-based Marco Benevento Brian Slattery 11 Apr 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford ESports Fantasy Becomes Reality Nutmeg State Games ESports Tournament 2024 Alumni Hall Complex Central Connecticut State University New Britain April 7, 2024 Many children dream of becoming professional athletes. Some want to play on Jamil Ragland 10 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Seeking The Soul Of James Baldwin Winter in America: The Speakeasy; Bold, Black & Brilliant — The Baldwin Edition Joyce Gordon Gallery 406 14th St. Oakland April 3, 2024 When I think of James Baldwin, the images Breezy Bratton 10 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
LA Mitksi Blows Past Fans’ (9 PM) Curfew MITSKI with JULIA JACKLIN Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles March 29, 2024 As countless critics have observed, the attention-based economy is killing live music. Case in point: Mitski’s concerts represent Rory Hayes 10 Apr 2024 · 2 min read
Oakland Neko Case Storms The Barn Neko Case Redwood Barn Gundlach Bundschu Winery Somona, Cal. March 26, 2024 (Advice: Pinch and zoom the images below to read more easily.) Frederick Noland 9 Apr 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia Total Eclipse Of The Art Eclipse Viewing The Woodlands April 8, 2024 The Woodlands in West Philly looked picturesque under the half-baked sun Monday afternoon, with picnic blankets, magnolia leaves, and bicycles strewn across the Nora Grace-Flood 9 Apr 2024 · 4 min read
New Haven Deadpan Yoga La Práctica (The Practice) — the latest from Argentinian writer/director Martín Rejtman — is the story of a yoga instructor’s interactions with students old and new as he maneuvers his Karen Ponzio 9 Apr 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Nectar Hits the Sweet Spot The Sweet Spot — Season Opener Nectar Social Club 408 15th St. Oakland April 7, 2024 Instead of trying to forge a reputation as the next new hot spot for clubbing, Breezy Bratton 9 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven From Cameroon, With Futuristic Hope A triple bill at Cafe Nine on Saturday Night featured a stunning set of music from Blick Bassy. Born in Cameroon and now living in France, the 50-year-old Bassy has Brian Slattery 8 Apr 2024 · 1 min read
Tulsa Global Metal “Family” Unites, 2 Minutes To Tulsa 2 Minutes to Tulsa The Vanguard & Cain’s Ballroom March 29 – 31, 2024 A few years back, Swedish old-school metallers Screamer popped into Tulsa, and my band, Blind Oath, Mitch Gilliam 7 Apr 2024 · 4 min read
LA Sierra Ferrell Shoots For The Moon SIERRA FERRELL: SHOOT FOR THE MOON TOUR The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles April 3, 2024. While I don’t exactly know what a honky-tonk is, I’ve always wanted to Kate Sadoff 7 Apr 2024 · 2 min read
Tulsa Woody Guthrie Lives In Beat Root Revival Beat Root Revival Mercury Lounge March 28, 2024 England’s Ben Jones and Ireland’s Andrea Magee make up Beat Root Revival, an acoustic duo that combines the best of Z.B. Reeves 7 Apr 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Happy Birthday Hibachi (The Flames Of Love) Ichiro Hibachi and Sushi Bar West Hartford April 4, 2024 One of the more enjoyable aspects of going out to eat is getting to socialize between bites of food. Hibachi Jamil Ragland 5 Apr 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Cellist Doesn’t Miss A Beat Johnathan Moore was ready to add a layer of sound. He reached for the Boss RC 600 loop station pedal and … nothing. Moore said nothing. He made no excuses. He Paul Bass 5 Apr 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Roving Gallery Brings The World To A Bank’s Walls Gallery Guichard Presents Michael McAfee Art Unvieling and Art Show 1438 Webster St. Oakland March 30, 2024 In a temporary gallery space, canvases came to life. On gray felt walls Sarah Bass 5 Apr 2024 · 5 min read
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