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'90s Nostalgia Buffers The Bad Philadelphia

'90s Nostalgia Buffers The Bad

Two alt bands go sonically back in time — while commenting lyrically on current affairs.

  • Go to the profile of  Izzy True
Izzy True
18 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Apparently We’re All Nostalgic For ’90s Country Tulsa

Apparently We’re All Nostalgic For ’90s Country

Boot-scooting to the songs that were burned into our Okie DNA

  • Go to the profile of  Mitch Gilliam
Mitch Gilliam
18 Aug 2025 · 7 min read
“Ragtime” Is Worth The Price Of The Ticket Tulsa

“Ragtime” Is Worth The Price Of The Ticket

The production is huge, stuffed with talent, and eerily relevant

  • Go to the profile of  Alex Isaak
Alex Isaak
18 Aug 2025 · 5 min read
In the Face of Fascism, Existence is Resistance Oakland

In the Face of Fascism, Existence is Resistance

Popular street festival proves that multiculturalism is what makes Oakland great.

  • Go to the profile of  Tony Daquipa
Tony Daquipa
18 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
Make Your Own Fringe Calendar Philadelphia

Make Your Own Fringe Calendar

Theater reviewer Leo David attends a preview for this year's Fringe Festival — and catalogues the acts they're buying tickets for.

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Leo David
18 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
I'll Trade You Cukes For Samizdat New Haven

I'll Trade You Cukes For Samizdat

Farm to table at a zine fair.

  • Go to the profile of  Jisu Sheen
Jisu Sheen
18 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
Collective Misery, Full of Love All Over

Collective Misery, Full of Love

Short stories inhabit a world of woes, but are interwoven with heart and hope.

  • Go to the profile of  Sarah Bass
Sarah Bass
18 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
Pixies Make & Break The Trends Detroit

Pixies Make & Break The Trends

Surf rock legends rip the Fillmore apart.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
15 Aug 2025 · 2 min read
Call It “Bollywood Bard” New Haven

Call It “Bollywood Bard”

Elm Shakespeare celebrates 30th anniversary with A Midsummer Night’s Dream — with a South Asian cultural grounding — in Edgerton Park.

  • Go to the profile of  Jisu Sheen
Jisu Sheen
15 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
I've Never Seen Anything Like Andy the Doorbum Detroit

I've Never Seen Anything Like Andy the Doorbum

You've got to see him for yourself.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
15 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
Friday Gets Freaky(er) All Over

Friday Gets Freaky(er)

And holds some good lessons for parents and children alike.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
15 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
DIY Diary: Day 8 Philadelphia

DIY Diary: Day 8

Musician and Midbrow reviewer Ty Maxwell documents his DIY solo tour across the Northeast.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
15 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
Masts & the Motor City Detroit

Masts & the Motor City

Detroit waterfront gets a taste of some maritime history.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
14 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
Artemisia Gentileschi Play Mostly Slays Detroit

Artemisia Gentileschi Play Mostly Slays

The renaissance painter, renowned by feminists, meets her biblical muse in a workshop theater production.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
14 Aug 2025 · 5 min read
DIY Diary: Days 6 & 7 Philadelphia

DIY Diary: Days 6 & 7

Musician and Midbrow reviewer Ty Maxwell documents his DIY solo tour across the Northeast.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
13 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
Slaughterhouse Slice Of Life New Haven

Slaughterhouse Slice Of Life

Video store screens Killer of Sheep and takes audience to '70s LA.

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
13 Aug 2025 · 3 min read
DIY Diary: Days 4 & 5 Philadelphia

DIY Diary: Days 4 & 5

Musician and Midbrow reviewer Ty Maxwell documents his DIY solo tour across the Northeast.

  • Go to the profile of  Tyler Maxwell
Tyler Maxwell
12 Aug 2025 · 7 min read
Echos from the 60s in Dispatches All Over

Echos from the 60s in Dispatches

More than a coffee table book: this compilation takes readers on a tour of the literary counterculture of yesteryear.

  • Go to the profile of  Frederick Noland
Frederick Noland
12 Aug 2025 · 1 min read
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