Midbrow (Page 88)

Seeing a Shadow of Humanity

Common Property: Sun Washed Waste of The West Real Art Ways Hartford Sept. 10, 2024 Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo’s work is described as existing “at the intersection of assemblage, painting, and

Jamil Ragland

11 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

Trump + Harris Debate = “Another Quarter At The Arcade”

Presidential Debate National Constitution Center 525 Arch St. Philadelphia Sept. 10, 2024 While this year’s presidential nominees prepped for their only formal face-off inside Philly’s constitution center, cops,

Lindo Yes

11 Sep 2024 · 1 min read

Shapeshifters Cinema: Avant-Garde on the Edge of Town

Housed in adjoining Victorians, The Shapeshifter’s trifecta—cinema, brewery, and cafe, occupies a stretch of 5th St…I have to admire the building surviving the one-two punch of urban renewal and imminent domain that razed countless other neighboring structures.

Frederick Noland

10 Sep 2024 · 1 min read

A Great Movie Theater Move Theater, A Not-So-Great Movie Movie

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Mansfield Drive-in Theater Mansfield Sept. 8, 2024 Have you ever had a great experience and a disappointing one at the same time? That’s how I would describe

Jamil Ragland

10 Sep 2024 · 4 min read

He Drew The Music

“I Don’t Believe In Time Anymore“ Space 1026 844 N Broad St. Philadelphia Sept. 6, 2024 Andy Molholt scanned a wall of band posters crafted by his late friend

Nora Grace-Flood

9 Sep 2024 · 4 min read

Oakland Comedy: No Bridge and Tunnel Required

Comedy Oakland does things a little different…

Frederick Noland

9 Sep 2024 · 1 min read

New Haven

CT Folk Festival Bridges The Generations

A flurry of rainstorms throughout the afternoon on Saturday didn’t keep the CT Folk Festival and Green Expo out of Edgerton Park — nor did it keep stalwart listeners away,

Brian Slattery

9 Sep 2024 · 1 min read

One 13-Foot Slice Please

The subject of pizza is always on the minds of New Haveners, whether it’s deciding what kind to order and where to order it from or what makes the

Karen Ponzio

9 Sep 2024 · 1 min read

New Haven

Rain Can’t Dampen New Haven Pride

Leo Slattery

9 Sep 2024 · 1 min read

A Father And Son Face The Grim Darkness Of The Far Future

There is Only War The Philly Game Shop 521 – 525 S 5th Street Philadelphia September 5 – 19, 2024 There Is Only War, a Fringe Festival two-hander played for an audience

Adam Wassilchalk

8 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

Big Dam Poetry

Indigenous Language Poetry Night Woody Guthrie Center Tulsa Aug. 31, 2024 The story in Tulsa this Labor Day weekend was all about the Big Dam Party, and amid the celebration

Lindsey Smith

8 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

Lot-A-Burger Staves Off Extinction

Lot-A-Burger 928 W. 23rd St. Tulsa Sept. 5, 2024 I just know a burger hate to see me comin’. Though not on the level of a George Motz, I consider

Mitch Gilliam

8 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

“Shorts” In The Round Thinks Outside The Box

Heller Shorts: Kick Off Your Shorts! Notion Coffee Tulsa Sept. 1, 2024 I went a bunch of places last Sunday afternoon: a backyard garden, a courtroom, a roadside diner with

Alicia Chesser

6 Sep 2024 · 4 min read

Max Creek’s Jam Still Flowing After 53 Years

Max Creek Old State House Hartford Aug. 5, 2024 Hartford Live’s latest concert at the Old State House was something of a homecoming for headliners Max Creek. The band,

Jamil Ragland

6 Sep 2024 · 2 min read

Keeping an Opa Mind

LONG BEACH GREEK FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Long Beach Aug. 31 – Sept. 2, 2024 In the Aquatic Capital of America™, it’s easy to

A.J. Urquidi

6 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

Artist Trashes Never Ending Books

That’s the point of a new exhibit.

Brian Slattery

6 Sep 2024 · 1 min read

Philadelphia

From Pen To Reed

Tom Moon with Ensemble Novo Time Restaurant and Whiskey Bar 1315 Sansom St. Philadelphia Sept. 4, 2024 Saxophonist Tom Moon forgot the melody of Cole Porter’s “I Love You”

Nora Grace-Flood

5 Sep 2024 · 3 min read

What’s In A Name? San Enrique Makes Art For All

Painted on a cinderblock enclosure for Two Star’s Dumpsters, it caught my eye with its somber yet gentle rendering of a pair of cupped hands with a diamond floating above them against a stark black background, framed by the words “Dimond District” and “Oakland.”

Agustín Maes

5 Sep 2024 · 4 min read