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. Liz Grace 7 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
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. A.J. Urquidi 7 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
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 Brittany Menjivar 7 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
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. Jamil Ragland 7 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
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. Jamil Ragland 6 Oct 2024 · 2 min read
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. Nora Grace-Flood 4 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia 100 Witches Curse The Crowd Izzy at Sing Slavic Queen & Rook Game Cafe Izzy True 4 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
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 Fred Noland 3 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Lucinda Williams Knows A Thing Or Two About Fighting Lucinda Williams Fox Theater 1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland September 23rd, 2024 Fred Noland 2 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Mike Birbiglia Calls Back Mike Birgiglia — Please Stop the Ride at the Fox Theater Fred Noland 2 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
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. Karen Ponzio 2 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
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. Jamil Ragland 2 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Artists Warn Us The Clock Is Ticking After the shocking flooding that tore through Western Connecticut just a few weeks ago, it’s more apparent than ever that climate change does not only mean a few warmer days here and disaster over there. Jamil Ragland 2 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Razzing the Nerds Vexillology: That’s the study of flags, in case you didn’t know. It’s an interest of mine, one I never imagined could be used as a comedic weapon — let alone against me. Agustín Maes 1 Oct 2024 · 5 min read
New Haven Do We Know Each Other? Do We Know Ourselves? Do you have a mind’s eye, the ability to not just remember, but visualize the past? Do you have an interior monologue? Rich childhood memories, full of sights, sounds, and smells? Brian Slattery 1 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford Burying The Lee Lee is a biopic about Elizabeth “Lee” Miller, one of the best-known photographers of the Second World War. Jamil Ragland 1 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Cornet-Piano Duo Frees Up The Space Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum smiled from the stage at Firehouse 12 Friday night, explaining how good it was to be back there Brian Slattery 30 Sep 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Yes, That’s A Harp in Downtown Hartford I was not expecting to see a full-sized harp when I stopped by for the latest concert in the Old State House’s Summer Series. Jamil Ragland 29 Sep 2024 · 3 min read