Baton Rouge Love Forward, & Backwards "The Last Five Years" makes us root for love even when we know the ending Serena Puang 12 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia The Southward Scramble: Part 1 Philly musician Ty Maxwell takes Midbrow readers back on tour — this time through the Deep South. Tyler Maxwell 11 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Goal Scored For Socialism Can a simple soccer game teach players political values? Sabrina Iglesias 11 Oct 2025 · 4 min read
Philadelphia On The Road Again Philly musician Ty Maxwell takes Midbrow readers back on tour — this time through the Deep South. Tyler Maxwell 10 Oct 2025 · 6 min read
Theater The Words Have “Spunk” Yale Rep’s song-packed production of Zora Neale Hurston’s recovered short story illustrates the power of language Adam Wassilchalk 10 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Tulsa “The Outsiders” Musical Almost Captures S.E. Hinton’s Tulsa The Broadway production’s stunning direction and design deliver on the novel’s dimensions, despite surface-level music and too-tidy lyrics Alicia Chesser 10 Oct 2025 · 7 min read
Tulsa Tulsa Symphony Orchestra’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Rocked My World Emanuel Ax and Maestro Lina González-Granados deliver a fire-breathing concert Yvonne Hazelton 10 Oct 2025 · 5 min read
Detroit I’d Rather Be Slowly Consumed By Art Group Exhibition at Detroit’s Scarab Club shows photography isn’t just about capturing reality — it’s about reimagining it Layla McMurtrie 10 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Baton Rouge Faces Beyond Walls A public art project fills Baton Rouge with images of itself Serena Puang 10 Oct 2025 · 2 min read
Hartford Seeds of Change Planted by "Growers of Color" highlighted in museum video series Jamil Ragland 10 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Detroit Fascists On Film Detroit Public Theatre's "Here There are Blueberries" zeroes in on concentration camp workers -- with truths relevant to today's world Erica Hobbs 9 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland This Is Your Synth, On Shrooms Modern Biology brought by mushrooms for music. Sarah Bass 9 Oct 2025 · 4 min read
New Haven Erector Square Artist Goes Abstract Matt Herriot preps for Open Studios 2025. Midbrow Editor 9 Oct 2025 · 4 min read
Hartford Lost in Translation Iranian-American artist finds her heritage heart language. Jamil Ragland 9 Oct 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia A Living Wage... For Artists? Cartoonist Izzy True traveled from Philly to D.C. to observe a new act: lyrical legislation that could regulate streaming services and ensure fair payouts to musicians. Izzy True 8 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Hartford Temperance, Pound Cake & Respectability Politics How far will respectability get us? Jamil Ragland 8 Oct 2025 · 5 min read
Oakland Chickens in Revolt: Lessons on Socialism in the Park This kids’ movie is not only fun and funny, but showcases organized community in resistance to the destructive forces of despotic greed. Agustín Maes 8 Oct 2025 · 4 min read
All Over These Cookies Are To Die For New cook book gathers gravestone recipes. Serena Puang 8 Oct 2025 · 3 min read