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It’s All for the Children Oakland

It’s All for the Children

Legacy is everything: Justin Schein’s documentary looks at generational wealth, economic inequality, and his father.

  • Go to the profile of  Sarah Bass
Sarah Bass
25 Jul 2025 · 2 min read
Ladies in Red Philadelphia

Ladies in Red

Two artists transfer movie magic to canvas.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
25 Jul 2025 · 5 min read
Rising Poet’s ​“Man vs Bear” Goes Viral New Haven

Rising Poet’s ​“Man vs Bear” Goes Viral

Yex Diaz's sudden outpouring tapped into a national phenomenon.

  • Go to the profile of  Laura Glesby
Laura Glesby
25 Jul 2025 · 6 min read
Friendship Forever Philadelphia

Friendship Forever

At their latest album release show, indie band Friendship forges fresh bonds with audiences new and old.

  • Go to the profile of  Izzy True
Izzy True
25 Jul 2025 · 1 min read
‘Les Blancs’ Claps Back at Colonialism in Hansberry's Prescient Play Oakland

‘Les Blancs’ Claps Back at Colonialism in Hansberry's Prescient Play

Lorraine Hansberry’s play calls out racism and points the finger at The Church as an instrument of oppression.

  • Go to the profile of  Frederick Noland
Frederick Noland
25 Jul 2025 · 1 min read
A Sharp, Darkly Funny Look at Loneliness and the Life of a Quiet Survivor All Over

A Sharp, Darkly Funny Look at Loneliness and the Life of a Quiet Survivor

Wang’s take and takedown of Bay Area entitlement alone make this book worth the read.

  • Go to the profile of  Vita Hewitt
Vita Hewitt
24 Jul 2025 · 2 min read
Tulsa’s Drum Corps Took A Step Forward Tulsa

Tulsa’s Drum Corps Took A Step Forward

Drums! Props! Platforms! Gizmos! A dispatch from the world's most mindblowing marching band competition

  • Go to the profile of  Z.B. Reeves
Z.B. Reeves
24 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
The All-American Rejects Brought Their New Show Back To Where It All Started Tulsa

The All-American Rejects Brought Their New Show Back To Where It All Started

On nostalgia, pop-punk and unconventional venues

  • Go to the profile of  Becky Carman
Becky Carman
24 Jul 2025 · 5 min read
Femi Kuti Forever Detroit

Femi Kuti Forever

Nigerian Afrobeat star gets crowd moving -- and connecting.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
24 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
The Only "War" We Want Detroit

The Only "War" We Want

Was still going strong at Concert of Colors.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
24 Jul 2025 · 2 min read
"Little Wings" Flies Wide Philadelphia

"Little Wings" Flies Wide

Two indie artists — Kyle Field and Karl Blau — hit reggae, surf rock, and soul genres over the course of one transportive night on Johnny Brenda's stage.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
24 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
The Bells Tolled For We Hartford

The Bells Tolled For We

As Emily Dickinson made the carillon sing from the Trinity tower.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
24 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Make Way for Ducks Ltd. Philadelphia

Make Way for Ducks Ltd.

A Canadian indie rock duo led a musical workout inside Philly's Ukie Club on Monday night.

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Tyler Maxwell
23 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
Melting Down The Park: A Weekend in Photos Oakland

Melting Down The Park: A Weekend in Photos

Local punk legends, songstresses, and hella cool babies gathered for the annual festival of filth.

  • Go to the profile of  Sarah Bass
Sarah Bass
23 Jul 2025 · 7 min read
Kesha Returns, In A Good Place Detroit

Kesha Returns, In A Good Place

Her new song "Red Flag" is a banger at her "Tits Out Tour" with the Fabulous Scissor Sisters.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
23 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
Who Owns Renty Taylor's Image Hartford

Who Owns Renty Taylor's Image

Slavery's legacy continues in the story of a descendant's fight to get her d ancestor's photo from Harvard.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
23 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
You May Not Leave Detroit

You May Not Leave

A world premiere at Planet Ant explores what's behind a man's abduction of two women.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
23 Jul 2025 · 3 min read
The Jury May Be Seated Detroit

The Jury May Be Seated

Theater audience helps judge the culpability of AI in a traffic death.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
22 Jul 2025 · 4 min read
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