Oakland Mini Museum Preserves Black Panther Art Of Revolution As with any political or social movement, visual art, from murals to posters to newspaper illustrations, played a central role in the Black Panther’s efforts to promote revolutionary change. Sarah Bass 17 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
New Haven Raucous Bluegrass Flows From Missouri To New Haven As Lindley Creek takes the stage at Cafe Nine. Click here to continue reading Brian’s review. Brian Slattery 17 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven “A House Without A Rushnyk Is Not A Home” New Knights of Columbus museum show explores sacred Ukrainian textiles. Click here to read Eleanor’s review. Eleanor Polak 17 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Tulsa Emcees on Main: Tulsa Veterans & Rookies Mix It Up For Hip Hop’s 50th Culture Over Everything Presents: Happy Birthday To H.E.R. Aug. 11, 2023 Soundpony “You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far.” This iconic line from The Notorious Ryan Anderson 16 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
NYC Happy Hip Hop Birthday x3 “Fifty years down the line, you can start this ‘Cause we’ll be the Old School artists And even in that time, I’ll say a rhyme A brand-new style, Lisa Gray 16 Aug 2023 · 13 min read
Boston Thaiger Meets (Vegan) Duck; Curry Soothes With Mix Of Sweet, Sour, Salt, & Spice The first thing you notice when you enter Crying Thaiger Rustic Thai Kitchen in Malden, Mass., is that the walls are painted black. But that doesn’t mean it’s Sasha PatkinKelley McLaughlin 16 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
New Haven Three Bands Rock It Easy Three New Haven-based bands took the stage at Cafe Nine on the corner of State and Crown Tuesday night to share new songs, try out new ideas, and ease into Brian Slattery 16 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Tulsa We’re Off To See The Whizzer: Tulsa Theatre Ensemble Hits High Note in Falsettos Falsettos Aug. 11, 2023 Lynn Riggs Black Box Theater “Happy or sad? That’s a question with no answer.” Those early lines in Falsettos, the 1992 musical by William Finn Alicia Chesser 15 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Troy/Albany Powwow Drums Set Heartbeat For Wild Musical Ride At a Medicine Singers show, barriers are loose suggestions, meant to be crossed: barriers between music styles, and cultures, and time. The group’s sound combines powwow drumming with psychedelic RS Benedict 15 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
New Haven Sculptors, Painter Lead With The Heart At New Haven’s City Gallery, where works by Linda Mickens, Susan Clinard, and Shaunda Holloway are on display. Click here to read Brian Slattery’s review. Brian Slattery 15 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Hartford 50 Cent Goes 50 – 50 “Excuse me, what are you writing?” I looked up from my notepad. A short Latina with bright eyes and wavy brown hair was standing over me. I was sitting on Jamil Ragland 14 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
NYC Ooh, Lala’s: New Haven Pizza Migrates To Brooklyn I miss New Haven pizza. I spent the majority of the last five years in New Haven, and moved to New York City only a few months ago. As a Adam Wassilchalk 14 Aug 2023 · 6 min read
New Haven Moshing To The Smiths Math-punkers Shed Life kicked off a four-band, 17-person blow-out that made the Gather coffeehouse on State Street feel like it could burst at the seams. Instead of exploding outward, the Eleanor Polak 14 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Hartford Willie Mann Turns Karaoke Night Into Soul History Night I enjoy singing, even though I’m not great at it. But more than that, I enjoy the pleasant surprise of hearing a regular person blow me away with their Jamil Ragland 11 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Tulsa Get Your Brass On The Ground! King Cabbage Twerks in Merc Church King Cabbage Brass Band August 5, 2023 Mercury Lounge There’s a sign onstage at Mercury Lounge threatening anyone who performs more than three cover songs with removal. Like most Becky Carman 11 Aug 2023 · 2 min read
Oakland Gen Z Up-&-Comers, Fans, Connect IRL “There’s a lot of children here!” a woman shouted to her boyfriend, echoing my thoughts, as Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8r Boy” played loudly over the speakers and guests patiently, Sarah Bass 11 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
Troy/Albany 10 Abstract Artists Summon “The Feels” The Feels, a group exhibition showcasing the work of ten Albany area abstract artists, invites the viewer to do just that: feel the phantom texture of smooth ceramic and rough RS Benedict 10 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
NW Arkansas Citified Sushi Strut Looks Fishy A Facebook post in a local food group from July 30 asked for “A restaurant that everyone seems to love but you think is actually not that good.” Hot takes Serena Puang 10 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
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