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 Frederick 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
Hartford The Horror Of The Place 2.5 Minute Ride Hartford Stage Hartford Through June 23, 2024 2.5 Minute Ride is a one-person show about a woman named Lisa, who is making a movie about Jamil Ragland 11 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Porchfest Pill Provokes Sweats, Shakes And Salsa West Philly Porchfest June 9, 2024 Philadelphia I woke up at noon on Saturday, startled and drenched in sweat, to the sounds of whining guitar riffs escalating into manic chaos: Nora Grace-Flood 10 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Summer Starts With An Indie Pop Oakland Weekender Thee Stork Club 2330 Telegraph Ave. Oakland June 7, 2024 Summer in June is lovely in theory, but every true Bay Area local knows that our mercurial microclimates Robin Lapid 10 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
LA Can I Be Sappy? THE LAST FIVE YEARS Sierra Madre Playhouse Sierra Madre Through June 16, 2024 Seven years ago, I made a single friend during freshman orientation. We bonded over having no other Maya Chen 10 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Bleachers Are The Boss Of The Bowl Milling around the floor-level seating area at the Westville Music Bowl on Friday night, I had no particular idea what I was in for. I had come to review a Mark Oppenheimer 10 Jun 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia Bus Stop Jam Sesh Jazzes Up Dollar Strollers Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll June 6, 2024 Philadelphia The Dollar Stroll returned to West Philly last week, with businesses along Baltimore Avenue selling goods to the tune of between $1 Lindo Yes 10 Jun 2024 · 1 min read
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