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Black Joy Is a Revolutionary Act Oakland

Black Joy Is a Revolutionary Act

It was on parade in Oakland.

  • Go to the profile of  Frederick Noland
Frederick Noland
5 Mar 2025 · 1 min read
The Opera Shouldn't Get Me This Riled Up! Tulsa

The Opera Shouldn't Get Me This Riled Up!

Tulsa Opera’s performance of The Tragedy of Carmen was tight, taut, and only a little confusing.

  • Go to the profile of  Z.B. Reeves
Z.B. Reeves
5 Mar 2025 · 2 min read
The Council Oak Tree Is Always Humming Tulsa

The Council Oak Tree Is Always Humming

What does a 400-year-old tree sound like?

  • Go to the profile of  Annie Jones
Annie Jones
5 Mar 2025 · 3 min read
Spoiled Flora Philadelphia

Spoiled Flora

Futurelessness is on display at the country's longest-running flower show.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
5 Mar 2025 · 5 min read
Detroit Opera's "Rinaldo" Is Their Best Yet Detroit

Detroit Opera's "Rinaldo" Is Their Best Yet

Enough tears were shed in the hall to fill an ocean.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
5 Mar 2025 · 2 min read
Who’s There? Gruyère New Haven

Who’s There? Gruyère

Scoring a scone recipe at a sourdough haven.

  • Go to the profile of  Liz Grace
Liz Grace
4 Mar 2025 · 1 min read
What We Owe The Dogs We "Own" Books

What We Owe The Dogs We "Own"

In his new poetry collection, Reginald Dwayne Betts questions who's in control

  • Go to the profile of  Laura Glesby
Laura Glesby
3 Mar 2025 · 3 min read
Buddies Drop In For EP Drop New Haven

Buddies Drop In For EP Drop

A 9th Square dance party celebrates release of new vinyl.

  • Go to the profile of  Jisu Sheen
Jisu Sheen
3 Mar 2025 · 5 min read
Afro-Cuban Jazz Legend Gets Crowd Dancing Oakland

Afro-Cuban Jazz Legend Gets Crowd Dancing

Pianist and songwriter Chucho Valdés and band Irakere 50 bring Havana to Oakland.

  • Go to the profile of  Jeff Kaliss
Jeff Kaliss
3 Mar 2025 · 4 min read
It's Always Leap Year Somewhere New Haven

It's Always Leap Year Somewhere

Broken Robots and Brian Ember turn the 1st back into the 29th

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
3 Mar 2025 · 4 min read
Best Video Rolls Out The Red Carpet New Haven

Best Video Rolls Out The Red Carpet

For a cinephiles' Oscars-watching party.

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
3 Mar 2025 · 4 min read
The Dirty Show Turns 25 Detroit

The Dirty Show Turns 25

...but still has some growing up to do, length & girth-wise.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
2 Mar 2025 · 3 min read
Parade Brings Leo Frank Tragedy to the Stage Detroit

Parade Brings Leo Frank Tragedy to the Stage

Fisher Theatre manages to find beauty in a dark historical chapter.

  • Go to the profile of  Erica Hobbs
Erica Hobbs
2 Mar 2025 · 4 min read
Benjamin Booker Brings A Masterpiece To The Magic Bag Detroit

Benjamin Booker Brings A Masterpiece To The Magic Bag

Experiencing the new "LOWER" album live on stage, in all its darkness and glory.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
2 Mar 2025 · 3 min read
Aria At The Club Detroit

Aria At The Club

Detroit Opera steps out at Spot Lite.

  • Go to the profile of  Ryan Patrick Hooper
Ryan Patrick Hooper
2 Mar 2025 · 3 min read
Will The Real Chad Everett Please Mash Up? Philadelphia

Will The Real Chad Everett Please Mash Up?

An artist echoes'80s optimism through collages of childhood commodities.

  • Go to the profile of  Nora Grace-Flood
Nora Grace-Flood
28 Feb 2025 · 4 min read
Spilling Drinks In God's House Philadelphia

Spilling Drinks In God's House

Nigerian guitarist Mdou Moctar brings a congregation to their feet.

  • Go to the profile of  Izzy True
Izzy True
27 Feb 2025 · 1 min read
The ​’80s Sounded Like The New ​’20s New Haven

The ​’80s Sounded Like The New ​’20s

When ABC and Howard Jones played New Haven.

  • Go to the profile of  Karen Ponzio
Karen Ponzio
27 Feb 2025 · 5 min read
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