Tulsa Gabriel Royal Had Me at “Cello” On his main instrument, Royal channels a fusion of Andrew Bird and John Legend: a cool, laid-back, even sensuous sensibility blended with a sense of presence and technicality. Z.B. Reeves 6 Dec 2024 · 2 min read
Philadelphia To Tar Beach and Back The skyline as seen from a Harlem rooftop is celebrated in Faith Ringgold's children's book-inspired quilt. Clay Davies 5 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa My Job Is Just Museum-Goer At the Vintage Barbie Museum Pop-Up, you too can reconnect with your childhood self—and with the many selves represented in the world of Barbie. Alicia Chesser 5 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
All Over Boxes Checked Off How the film "Conclave" seeks to stand on the right side of the Catholic Church’s sordid history. Jamil Ragland 5 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Comic Belief Pearlstein Gallery exhibit reveals how cartoonists evade the claws of art-world co-optation. Nora Grace-Flood 4 Dec 2024 · 5 min read
Oakland Rumors, Secrets, and Conspirations The Pope has died and it’s time for the convening of one of those rarest of events. This movie is a banger--smart, tension-filled, and full of surprises. Agustín Maes 3 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Something's Not Quite Right Yale Peabody Museum neuroscience-art exhibit plays with perception. Brian Slattery 3 Dec 2024 · 8 min read
Philadelphia Brass Knuckles and Kneecaps The West Philly Orchestra gets their crowd moving with a little help from the horn section. Izzy True 3 Dec 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland The Fog City Singers Tunefully Traverse the Labyrinth Fog City Singers, a forty-man tenor-bass “voltron of a chorus”, brought big charm and emotion to hallowed acoustic halls. Frederick Noland 2 Dec 2024 · 1 min read
All Over Threats Have Consequences Disney makes true transformation possible in Moana 2. Jamil Ragland 2 Dec 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven With Final Solo Album, Ceschi Completes The Cycle After 16 years of albums, tours, collaborations and compilations, indie hip hop and folk pioneer is done. Brian Slattery 2 Dec 2024 · 7 min read
Philadelphia A Drunken Angel Eulogy Lucinda Williams' timeless talent comes to McCarter Theater. Izzy True 29 Nov 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia Zoinked-Out, Man! Three genre-defying bands unleash an evening of clarifying anarchy at Johnny Brenda's Nora Grace-Flood 28 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Recipe For A Pressure Cooker The Comeuppance, a play about high school reunions, offers home-for-the-holidays survival strategy. Leo David 27 Nov 2024 · 2 min read
Philadelphia How Does Your Garden Grow? Mother-daughter exhibit gives birth to a floral take on acceptance. Nora Grace-Flood 26 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Wicked Wonders: What's The Harm in Some Charm? "Wicked" makes an old story sing; the sequel will determine how Hollywood channels the horror. Juliana Tedeschi 25 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Imagine a Trumpet. Now, a Cello jung mudra and friends warm up a chilly November eve with acoustic charm at a single-release celebration. Sarah Bass 25 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
New Haven Symphony Lights A Creative Fire A symphony orchestra in a vast concert hall. Ballet dancers, barefoot. A spoken-word poet and a singer. A traditional African drummer. These elements all came together in concert, as a Brian Slattery 25 Nov 2024 · 6 min read