Tulsa

Welcome To The Goth Gae Grief Dance

Under a looming autocracy, this dark dance and goth night brought the medieval Danse Macabre to the top of my mind.

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Mitch Gilliam

24 Nov 2024 · 4 min read

Tulsa

Godzilla Really Is That Big

The tone of the film offered a stark contrast to the rock ‘em sock ‘em Godzilla who’s come to fight the likes of King Kong in multi-million-dollar spectacles.

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Mitch Gilliam

22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

The Art Of The Underpass

Gregory Prestegord brings an Impressionist lens to a Kensington bleakspace.

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Nora Grace-Flood

22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Tulsa

I Wasn’t the Only One Buzzed After Trio Bohémo

Concerts like this are a breath of fresh air to the genre—and to people like my friend, who might not have even known this was something she’d enjoy.

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Yvonne Hazelton

22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Oakland

A Vintage Saturday Morning: Cartoons & Cereal at The New Parkway Theater

A nostalgic escape: Every Saturday morning, this Oakland cinema opens its doors to a group of us "grown-up kids" craving that sweet throwback with a modern twist.

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Vita Hewitt

22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Oakland

Stood Up Comedy at the Elbo Room

Nothing beats a local comedy night. Sure, these aren't marquee names, but up-and-comers are exciting. And they probably have their own intermittent podcasts, just like varsity comedians. So I was excited to check out the Elbo’s Clubdub Hip Hop and comedy show.

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Frederick Noland

21 Nov 2024 · 1 min read

Philadelphia

Trump II Unmasks "Hamilton"

A revival of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, staged in the wake of the presidential election, reveals underlying liberal delusions.

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Nora Grace-Flood

21 Nov 2024 · 4 min read

Philadelphia

Masking Up to Yell at God

Local bands lined up at West Philly's Satellite Cafe for a covid-cautious concert featuring air purifiers and PPE provided by United Musicians and Allied Workers.

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Izzy True

20 Nov 2024 · 1 min read

All Over

The Bore On Christmas

Red One starts the holiday movie season with a militaristic misfire.

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Jamil Ragland

20 Nov 2024 · 2 min read

New Haven

Kaleidoscopic Mural Unveiled

Philly muralists bring a dazzling new canvas to a 240-foot blank warehouse wall in a faded industrial stretch of New Haven primed for revival.

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Lisa Reisman

20 Nov 2024 · 4 min read

Philadelphia

(Do!) Touch The Art

The word “haptic” is derived from the Greek "haptikos," which translates to “able to touch or grasp.” For anyone with a Disability that affects one or more of their five senses, the ability to touch visual artwork can be a key means of gripping the creator’s sense of style, intent and meaning.

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Clay Davies

19 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

Swipe Not Right

Amiko Li's slide-deck photo exhibit captures the dark and light of dating-app culture.

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Nora Grace-Flood

18 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Tulsa

As A Dream Gets Reimagined, The Dreamland Festival Levels Up

The festival felt like a Summer Jam or a SXSW, with panel discussions and multi-venue community activations that celebrated hip-hop through art, music and film.

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Ryan Anderson

17 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Tulsa

Tradition As Transmission

What if we thought about traditions as active, living things—less like ossified forms and more like natural organisms?

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Alicia Chesser

17 Nov 2024 · 5 min read

Philadelphia

Doing It Apocalypse Style

This week's round-up with a comic from Izzy True.

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Nora Grace-Flood, Izzy True

16 Nov 2024 · 1 min read

Oakland

Hovering Above the Baseboards, Peering Down from Above

The strange curation of this show lends to the exhibit’s whimsy and playfulness: delightfully eccentric and bizarro.

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Agustín Maes

14 Nov 2024 · 4 min read

Philadelphia

How To Sew A Seamless Story

Arden Theatre stitches together Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel."

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Nora Grace-Flood

14 Nov 2024 · 4 min read

Tulsa

Descend Into The Sonic Abyss In The Heart Of Midtown Tulsa

Spatially engaged composition at its finest from local string weirdos Snobug.

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CARL ANTONOWICZ

14 Nov 2024 · 1 min read