New Haven The Fire This Time: Baldwin’s Words Woven Into New Jazz Performance What would you do to keep your reality intact? This was the question posed by composer, conductor, and jazz pianist Kevin Harris to a crowd of hundreds gathered in the Eleanor Polak 18 Jun 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia Poet Slams U‑Arts Closing U‑Arts Closure Poetry Slam The Velvet Whip 11th and Vine St. Philadelphia June 16, 2024 In the aftermath of the historic University of the Arts abrupt announcement of imminent Lindo Yes 18 Jun 2024 · 1 min read
New Haven At Arts & Ideas Fest, Multitudes Contain Lear Compagnia de’ Colombari’s production of King Lear at University Theatre — whose first performance was part of Friday night’s big kickoff for the International Festival of Arts and Ideas Eleanor Polak 18 Jun 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford This Juneteenth, Young People Taught The Elders Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration Bushnell Park Hartford June 16, 2024 This year’s Juneteenth celebration for the city of Hartford took place on Trinity Street in Bushnell Park, where the Jamil Ragland 17 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia As The World Burns, Kim Gordon Thrashes Anew Kim Gordon Union Transfer 1026 Spring Garden St June 14, 2024 “I’m a man, I’m a man, I’m a man,” 71-year-old Kim Gordon swore on repeat in Nora Grace-Flood 17 Jun 2024 · 7 min read
Hartford Never Mind Whodunit Sandra Theaterworks Hartford Through June 27, 2024 The following review contains spoilers. I went to see Sandra at Theaterworks on a Friday evening. The theater was packed, and we all Jamil Ragland 17 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Symphony Can Touch “This” Symphony in the Park Bushnell Park Hartford June 15, 2024 I love orchestral music, and I love being outside. Seeing the Hartford Symphony perform Symphony in the Park at Bushnell Jamil Ragland 17 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Ebony Hillbillies Hit The Green A pairing of two bands steeped in traditional music — Cécilia and the Ebony Hillbillies — showed the ways in which having deep roots in a particular musical style can lead to Brian Slattery 17 Jun 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford Eating In Stereo, He Grabbed For More Water Spice Venue 81 Asylum St. Hartford June 13, 2024 The only Indian food that I’m familiar with is naan, and that’s because I’m obsessed with bread no Jamil Ragland 16 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa Pressure And Poiesis: An Evening With Layli Long Soldier An Evening With Layli Long Soldier 101 Archer Tulsa June 6, 2024 First, a confession: after 25 years of teaching poetry, I secretly worry that I still don’t “get” Lindsey Claire Smith 14 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa The Night Chappell Roan Came To Town Chappell Roan: Midwest Princess Tour Cain’s Ballroom June 5, 2024 Watch Chappell Roan’s recent videos on social media and you’ll see crowds ballooning: huge and storied attendances Z.B. Reeves 14 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland A Kindler, Gentler Circus Circus Bella DeFremery Park 1651 Adeline St. Oakland June 5, 2024 Fred Noland 14 Jun 2024 · 1 min read
LA Nothing Experts 9TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE SAMUEL BECKETT SOCIETY Cal State L.A. Los Angeles June 6 – 8, 2024 I was at the conference. I don’t know why I was Julian Castronovo 14 Jun 2024 · 2 min read
New Haven G Flip’s Gonna Need A Bigger Stage “Is anyone in love in the audience?” G Flip asked the packed house at a sold-out show at Space Ballroom on Wednesday night. There were a few vigorous nods, and Brian Slattery 14 Jun 2024 · 1 min read
LA Blorp! Kraft-werks Disney’s Concert Hall KRAFTWERK Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles May 28, 2024 When the Disney Hall usher scanned my e‑ticket, it emitted a cute, space-age tone: “Blorp!” Ah, another way Kraftwerk Jack Skelley 14 Jun 2024 · 2 min read
New Haven Artist Dives Into The Dangers Of Banned Books The pieces at first look just like abstract collages, but soon, fragments of meaning emerge. The shape of lips. A pattern of shadows. Finally, letters and words, but not enough Brian Slattery 14 Jun 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Unsingular Sound: 7th St. Sidewalk Sessions Sidewalk Sessions 7th West 1255 7th St. Oakland May 31, 2024 Small sunglasses, a neon yellow beanie, eye-shocking magenta sporty shorts, pale yellow socks, and black dress shoes: thusly clad, Sarah Bass 13 Jun 2024 · 5 min read
Hartford Finding The Hartford Taste Hartford Taste Hartford June 8, 2024 This year’s Hartford Taste festival, billed as a celebration of the city’s cultural heritage and a fundraiser for CT Foodshare, was held Jamil Ragland 11 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
