New Haven Prints From The Underground It’s a transfixing stare, made more intense by the medium. A woodcut hearkens back to an earlier time — and, in German Expressionism, an earlier mode of expressing anxiety. Brian Slattery 16 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
LA This Is the Way to Exit Your Youth WALLOWS with BENEE, Kia Forum, Inglewood, September 12, 2024. A band’s homecoming can’t help but be special: musicians fresh-eyed from sleeping in their own bed, an audience studded Emily Quintanilla 16 Oct 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Megalopolis: A Mega Mess Major studios spent years telling Francis Ford Coppola “no” when he tried to get Megalopolis made. The movie spent decades in development hell before Coppola spent $120 million of his own money to make it, financed by his winemaking business. Jamil Ragland 16 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Custom Kicks and Sustainable Style: The Art of Sneakers The Art of Sneakers, Vol. 1 offered an alternative and a tantalizing glimpse into that topic, into the ever-growing field of sustainable fashion, this past weekend in Oakland. Vita Hewitt 15 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
New Haven Sew Tasty Liz takes matters, and pants, into her own hands. Liz Grace 15 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia Shiraz Ensemble Breaks Form Izzy's review in comics of Shiraz Ensemble at Icebox Project Space Izzy True 14 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Upcycling in Uptown A habitué of thrift shops, flea markets, and similar bazaars near and far, artist Melanie Walas is attracted to stuffed animals and toys she finds at the discount emporia she visits. Agustín Maes 14 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
New Haven Human Animals Watch One Last Doc Prairie dogs have a word for “human.” They talk about us in a language with nouns, adjectives, and variable dialects — even though, to most of us, their words sound like unintelligible squeaks. Laura Glesby 14 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
New Haven “Open Studios” Steps Into West Haven Inside Susan Clinard’s Gilbert Street studio on Sunday afternoon, the West Haven space was full of New Haven faces. Brian Slattery 14 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
New Haven Artists Get Amplified A multicolored fabric sculpture created by Kat Wiese seemed to float between the trees that framed one entrance to the Eli Whitney Barn. Karen Ponzio 14 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
New Haven Musical Acts Buzz The Stacks Dan Greene, sometimes of the Mountain Movers, cast a dislocating spell on a rapt audience at the Institute Library Saturday night, with a tremolo guitar and his echo-drenched voice. Brian Slattery 14 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Tulsa Talking Shop with Jad Abumrad The Lorton Performance Center’s 635 seats were all full as the former host of WNYC’s RadioLab took the stage as part of TU’s Presidential Lecture Series. Z.B. Reeves 13 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
LA Queer History Redux: “They Learned To Stop Interrupting” The rich queer history of Los Angeles has long been overshadowed by that of San Francisco and New York. Elissa Saywell 13 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia PSA: Deerhoof Asks For Masks Deerhoof reminds us to mask, at Underground Arts Izzy True 11 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Brother’s Deli — Simple Pleasures Done to Perfection Fred visits Brother’s Deli & Co at 2700 Park Blvd, Oakland Frederick Noland 11 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Tulsa Reel Twisted: Forging Community Through Film In 2021, Tulsa added two much-needed film festivals to its CV: the all-online Greenwood Film Festival, which debuted in the midst of the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre... Cassidy McCants 11 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
New Haven Island On My Mind The diptych, by Robert De Matteo, offers two shapes that strongly echo each other, but are from quite different models. Brian Slattery 11 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
LA “God Is Dead. I Believe In Topaz” If you ask any fun-loving person in Los Angeles who the best Jumbo’s Clown Room dancer is, they’ll be able to come up with an answer. Madeline Connors 11 Oct 2024 · 3 min read