Philadelphia The Aces Draw A Full House A band of high school besties are bringing queer love, pink boas and advice sessions to the stage while on touring their fourth studio album. Emily Cohen 22 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
New Haven Shwayze Coasts With openers The Quasi Kings and Twin Fin on "Wasted Sunset Tour" Janday Wilson 20 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Tulsa Kimya Dawson And Samantha Crain Crushed Us With Folk-Punk Tenderness A Tulsa detour brought together old friends, hard truths, and money for Girls Rock! Tulsa Kathryn Parkman 20 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Steering Clear of Bad Sound... Three bands brought shades of Sheryl Crowe, Paul Simon and Richard Thompson to Nikki Lopez last week — and got the crowd dancing despite chronic sound problems at the venue. Izzy True 19 Nov 2025 · 1 min read
Detroit Are You A Bop Or A Swap? The Last Chance Saloon becomes a Thursday night digital democracy. Ryan Patrick Hooper 18 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Philadelphia Rolling Into The Fall The Chad Taylor Quintet teaches a live audience what real jazz improvisation is all about. Tyler Maxwell 18 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Oakland Car Seat Headrest Brings Anthemic Indie Rock to Oakland’s Fox Theater Car Seat Headrest’s brand of self-aware, anthemic indie rock has cross-cultural appeal Frederick Noland 18 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
New Haven Burlesque Goes All Out At first installment of “Out at the Nine,” at Cafe Nine. Karen Ponzio 17 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
Detroit DJ Ryan's New Release of the Week: Celeste, "Woman of Faces" I hear the warm grooves of analog records coming back. Ryan Patrick Hooper 16 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Tulsa Psych Rock In The Possum House Japanese legends Acid Mothers Temple took an interplanetary trip at Mercury Lounge Mitch Gilliam 13 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia The Hawk Has Landed Mallory Hawk keeps Ortlieb's bar hoppers guessing while bobbing and weaving from barre-chord rock through sludgey-slow grunge. Tyler Maxwell 12 Nov 2025 · 4 min read
Philadelphia Terra Cotta Digs Deep A band led by a lullaby writer played to an audience at Abysinnia in the people's key of D earlier this week. Tyler Maxwell 12 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Philadelphia Music Is Back... ... After Another Michael and three other bands lured a packed crowd and a few centipedes out of the cracks and into the light at Luigi's Mansion. Izzy True 12 Nov 2025 · 1 min read
Tulsa Wynton Marsalis Is Doing It For Jazz Itself The legendary jazzman brought the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Stillwater's McKnight Center for a powerhouse performance of old and new jazz Z.B. Reeves 11 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Philadelphia Southward Scramble: The Epilogue Philly musician Ty Maxwell takes Midbrow readers back on tour — this time through the Deep South. Tyler Maxwell 10 Nov 2025 · 5 min read
Philadelphia A Cathedral of Instruments Ever heard of the hardanger d'amore? Tyler Maxwell 10 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Detroit DJ Ryan's New Release Of The Week: Chronixx's “Hurricane” As Jamaica recovers from hurricane wreckage, an heir to Bob Marley's tradition offers a more hopeful "Hurricane." Ryan Patrick Hooper 9 Nov 2025 · 2 min read