Tulsa I Wasn’t the Only One Buzzed After Trio Bohémo Concerts like this are a breath of fresh air to the genre—and to people like my friend, who might not have even known this was something she’d enjoy. Yvonne Hazelton 22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland A Vintage Saturday Morning: Cartoons & Cereal at The New Parkway Theater A nostalgic escape: Every Saturday morning, this Oakland cinema opens its doors to a group of us "grown-up kids" craving that sweet throwback with a modern twist. Vita Hewitt 22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Stood Up Comedy at the Elbo Room Nothing beats a local comedy night. Sure, these aren't marquee names, but up-and-comers are exciting. And they probably have their own intermittent podcasts, just like varsity comedians. So I was excited to check out the Elbo’s Clubdub Hip Hop and comedy show. Frederick Noland 21 Nov 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia Trump II Unmasks "Hamilton" A revival of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, staged in the wake of the presidential election, reveals underlying liberal delusions. Nora Grace-Flood 21 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Philadelphia Masking Up to Yell at God Local bands lined up at West Philly's Satellite Cafe for a covid-cautious concert featuring air purifiers and PPE provided by United Musicians and Allied Workers. Izzy True 20 Nov 2024 · 1 min read
All Over The Bore On Christmas Red One starts the holiday movie season with a militaristic misfire. Jamil Ragland 20 Nov 2024 · 2 min read
New Haven Kaleidoscopic Mural Unveiled Philly muralists bring a dazzling new canvas to a 240-foot blank warehouse wall in a faded industrial stretch of New Haven primed for revival. Lisa Reisman 20 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Philadelphia (Do!) Touch The Art The word “haptic” is derived from the Greek "haptikos," which translates to “able to touch or grasp.” For anyone with a Disability that affects one or more of their five senses, the ability to touch visual artwork can be a key means of gripping the creator’s sense of style, intent and meaning. Clay Davies 19 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Swipe Not Right Amiko Li's slide-deck photo exhibit captures the dark and light of dating-app culture. Nora Grace-Flood 18 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa As A Dream Gets Reimagined, The Dreamland Festival Levels Up The festival felt like a Summer Jam or a SXSW, with panel discussions and multi-venue community activations that celebrated hip-hop through art, music and film. Ryan Anderson 17 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa Tradition As Transmission What if we thought about traditions as active, living things—less like ossified forms and more like natural organisms? Alicia Chesser 17 Nov 2024 · 5 min read
Philadelphia Doing It Apocalypse Style This week's round-up with a comic from Izzy True. Nora Grace-Flood, Izzy True 16 Nov 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Hovering Above the Baseboards, Peering Down from Above The strange curation of this show lends to the exhibit’s whimsy and playfulness: delightfully eccentric and bizarro. Agustín Maes 14 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Philadelphia How To Sew A Seamless Story Arden Theatre stitches together Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel." Nora Grace-Flood 14 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Tulsa Descend Into The Sonic Abyss In The Heart Of Midtown Tulsa Spatially engaged composition at its finest from local string weirdos Snobug. CARL ANTONOWICZ 14 Nov 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia TikToker Tour Turnout Serves Boy Band A Second Shot Resuscitated by the Internet, Panchiko roars into a sea of awkward acne. Nora Grace-Flood 13 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Oakland Symphony's Carmina Burana and Two Black Churches Pack a Powerful Message More than a hundred voices accompanied by a full orchestra gave our our soul a sense of elation that we didn't know it was missing. Vita Hewitt 11 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia DIY Love A Mickalene Thomas exhibition inspired by French Black erotica from the 1950s shows It’s up to us to collage together the truths of our existence — and show everyone else what we’re made of. Nora Grace-Flood 11 Nov 2024 · 3 min read