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A Walk On The Wild (And Creepy) Side Hartford

A Walk On The Wild (And Creepy) Side

There’s nothing like a nice walk on a crisp fall day, and Wethersfield has turned the fall tradition into a walk on the wild side with its annual ​“Scarecrows Along Main” celebration and competition.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
9 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
Calm And Escape At The Art Show Hartford

Calm And Escape At The Art Show

It’s not often that I get two great experiences at one location, but I was fortunate to find that in addition to offering fascinating talks, the Lucy Robbins Welles Library has a gallery space where they display the creations of local artists.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
9 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Sunflower Sous Vide Stalks Cookout Scene Philadelphia

Sunflower Sous Vide Stalks Cookout Scene

Fernando Melo picked the petals off a sunflower head and held its face flesh against the grill. Was I at a cookout, I wondered, or had NOMA come to Philly?

  • Go to the profile of  Illiana Germain
Illiana Germain
8 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
Vintage Photo Detective Is On The Case Hartford

Vintage Photo Detective Is On The Case

By day, Erik S. Hinckley is an unassuming assistant town planner for the town of Newington. By night, he’s a detective, working to solve mysteries over a century in the making.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
8 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
(VW) Buggin’ Out In The Yard Philadelphia

(VW) Buggin’ Out In The Yard

Clark Bedford moved his ancient, trash-packed Volkswagen out of his Maryland driveway — and into a contemporary art gallery.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
7 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
A Majorly Millennial Meal Oakland

A Majorly Millennial Meal

West Oakland is widely known as a food desert, vast stretches of it devoid of any victuals outside of corner-store fare.

  • Go to the profile of  Sarah Bass
Sarah Bass
7 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
Kale & White Bean Soup, Seasoned With Math; Cash Preferred New Haven

Kale & White Bean Soup, Seasoned With Math; Cash Preferred

In which Liz pays a visit to the Swedish Baker, and comes out rich in soup.

  • Go to the profile of  Liz Grace
Liz Grace
7 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
3 Straight Shows, Lost To Gothic Night LA

3 Straight Shows, Lost To Gothic Night

Dear diary, I’m embarking inadvisably upon a three-day marathon of unrelated shows around Greater Los Angeles, including on workdays.

  • Go to the profile of  A.J. Urquidi
A.J. Urquidi
7 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
You’re Invited, If You Dare LA

You’re Invited, If You Dare

The title of the Dare’s 2024 debut album poses a question: What’s Wrong with New York? Here’s my take

  • Go to the profile of  Brittany Menjivar
Brittany Menjivar
7 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Undoing The Joker Hartford

Undoing The Joker

Let’s get this out of the way: Joker: Folie à Deux is not a good movie.  It meanders for two hours with no real point. It gives Harleen ​“Lee” Quinzel (played as well as she could by Lady Gaga) nothing to do but fawn over Joker.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
7 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
A Gift To End The Season Hartford

A Gift To End The Season

Thanks to the beautiful weather we’ve had this month, it felt like summer was going to last all year long. All good things must come to an end though, and Gifted Horses gave the last lunchtime concert performance the season.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
6 Oct 2024 · 2 min read
Softies’ Stage Return Hits Hard On Heartbreak Philadelphia

Softies’ Stage Return Hits Hard On Heartbreak

“Write down that this is a bad song!” my recently heartbroken friend wept in my ear as I scrawled notes like an obsessive school girl about the pitch-perfect performance delivered by ​‘90s sad girls, The Softies.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
4 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
100 Witches Curse The Crowd Philadelphia

100 Witches Curse The Crowd

Izzy at Sing Slavic Queen & Rook Game Cafe

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Izzy True
4 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
His Name Is Alive — Haunting Riff-Rock from Motor City Oakland

His Name Is Alive — Haunting Riff-Rock from Motor City

His Name Is Alive The New Parish 1743 San Pablo Ave, Oakland September 22nd, 2024

  • Go to the profile of  Frederick Noland
Frederick Noland
3 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Lucinda Williams Knows A Thing Or Two About Fighting Oakland

Lucinda Williams Knows A Thing Or Two About Fighting

Lucinda Williams Fox Theater 1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland September 23rd, 2024

  • Go to the profile of  Frederick Noland
Frederick Noland
2 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Mike Birbiglia Calls Back Oakland

Mike Birbiglia Calls Back

Mike Birgiglia — Please Stop the Ride at the Fox Theater

  • Go to the profile of  Frederick Noland
Frederick Noland
2 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Post-Punk Legends Bring Nostalgia, Rebirth New Haven

Post-Punk Legends Bring Nostalgia, Rebirth

October opened with a one-two punch as the dreamy double bill of the Psychedelic Furs and The Jesus and Mary Chain turned College Street Music Hall into a post-punk version of heaven.

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
2 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
An Old Oak Tale Hartford

An Old Oak Tale

He was our guide on a tour of the notable trees that make the Kim Arboretum at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford their home.

  • Go to the profile of  Jamil Ragland
Jamil Ragland
2 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
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