Philadelphia Reasons Why I Hate Spotify "Mood Machine," journalist Liz Pelly's new book, lays out how a Swedish ad-tech company swallowed the music industry with the help of major labels. Izzy True 13 Feb 2025 · 1 min read
New Haven Blight Chains Broken As a grassroots mural duo steps in where NIMBY kept a neighborhood stuck in place. Paul Bass 13 Feb 2025 · 3 min read
Tulsa Burgin’ Out with Bad Mitch: Finding Tulsa’s Best Okie Burger Tulsa’s burger scene is massive, rich with lore, and worth exploring. Mitch Gilliam 12 Feb 2025 · 5 min read
Tulsa A Symphony Concert For Snobs and Non-Snobs Alike Whether listening with attention to specifics or taking it all in as a wave of sound, everyone in my little party found something to enjoy. Yvonne Hazelton 12 Feb 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Loco-Bro Brings Bonkers Bingo Bring out your bingo best, and maybe some earplugs too. Sarah Bass 12 Feb 2025 · 3 min read
Detroit Hope for Humanity "Come From Away" taps true tales from 9/11 to offer a tonic for our times. Erica Hobbs 12 Feb 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia I Spy With AI Margaret Koval's surveillance-inspired paintings capture society's eerie slippage into an uncanny valley. Nora Grace-Flood 12 Feb 2025 · 4 min read
Oakland Funky Latin Getdown Grooves at Geoffrey’s A showcase of Latin music takes on jazz and pop standards. Jeff Kaliss 11 Feb 2025 · 4 min read
Philadelphia It's A Family Affair Children and Nazi literature abound at Pennsylvania's biggest gun show. Nora Grace-Flood 10 Feb 2025 · 7 min read
New Haven Killer Bowl Sunday Killer Kin drowns out the Eagles and Chiefs at the Space Ballroom Jisu Sheen 10 Feb 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Into the Woods: A Sensory Journey An immersive exhibition that combines woodcut artistry, found object sculptures, and a provocative installation by Rachel Major. Vita Hewitt 10 Feb 2025 · 3 min read
book review Power To The Novelist A search for Black Panther truth -- through fiction. Paul Bass 10 Feb 2025 · 5 min read
New Haven Nuyorican Superhero Hits New Haven Long Wharf Theatre’s “El Coquí Espectacular” brings spandex and Puerto Rican mythology Aster Aguilar 10 Feb 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven Choral Classic Reborn NHSO highlights Black American composers in moving program. Adam Matlock 10 Feb 2025 · 4 min read
New Haven Prine-Tuned Folk Vance Gilbert channels a late singer-songwriter who helped set him on his path. Midbrow Editor 9 Feb 2025 · 2 min read
Detroit It's OK To Laugh Sometimes Even when serious matters of race and sex are explored in Dominique Morisseau's "Confederates." Erica Hobbs 9 Feb 2025 · 3 min read
Detroit Twyla Tharp Shows Off 60 Years of Dance Still going strong, with new collaborations minus some needed color. Erica Hobbs 9 Feb 2025 · 2 min read
Philadelphia Poets Rise From The Dead A new opera places poets Amy Lowell, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sappho and Emily Dickinson in conversation with one another. Leo David 7 Feb 2025 · 2 min read