Oakland A Dazzling Docent of the Jazz Legacy Pianist Benny Green performed solo at Piedmont Piano in a surprise birthday show. Jeff Kaliss 22 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Tulsa Dvořák, Strauss, And … One Other Guy Even the TSO’s spirited rendition of Hanson’s symphony didn’t get me on board. The melodies are unmemorable; the harmonies are lush but predictable; the rhythms are standard. Yvonne Hazelton 18 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Oakland Don't You Wish You Could Go on a Jungle Cruise? Legendary punk musicians Alice Bag and Kid Congo Powers are the duo Juanita & Juan: a “psychedelic lounge act on a Mexican beach.” Agustín Maes 18 Apr 2025 · 4 min read
Detroit Pianist Jason Moran Stuns At 2025 Detroit Jazz Fest preview Ryan Patrick Hooper 17 Apr 2025 · 2 min read
Detroit Trip-Hop Monday Portishead's Beth Gibbons, flying solo, brings the Cathedral Theatre to life on a Monday night. Ryan Patrick Hooper 17 Apr 2025 · 2 min read
Philadelphia Krautrocking Fury Mexico City band Diles Que No Me Maten pack international gumption into an American tour. Izzy True 16 Apr 2025 · 1 min read
New Haven “Radiohead” For Gen Rosalíe An evolving artist's new single details love and heartbreak through instrumental tension. Jisu Sheen 15 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
Detroit Jack White Comes Home Less surprise this time, lots of new material mixed in with the classics. Ryan Patrick Hooper 15 Apr 2025 · 2 min read
Oakland Golden Retrievers Rock Out Minneapolis punk-rock band Heart to Gold brought heart and heat to Crybaby, if only briefly. Sarah Bass 11 Apr 2025 · 3 min read
New Haven EP Sends IRIS SOS Singer-songwriter dashes off new songs to raise money for endangered refugee resettlement agency Paul Bass 11 Apr 2025 · 2 min read
Philadelphia Americana RX A medication interaction blurs the meaning of country music. Izzy True 10 Apr 2025 · 1 min read
Tulsa The Poetry And Comedy Show Had Teeth “Poetry + Punchlines” raised money for underserved Tulsa students and brought current issues to the fore Quinn Carver Johnson 9 Apr 2025 · 4 min read
Philadelphia Ominous Harmonica Mundanities and eerie distortions are respectively articulated during a two-act show at Johnny Brenda's. Izzy True 7 Apr 2025 · 1 min read
Tulsa You’re Probably More Hip-Hop Than You Know The Woody Guthrie Center’s new “Mixtape” exhibition brings hip-hop history together, with a little help from Digable Planets Ryan Anderson 4 Apr 2025 · 7 min read
Oakland Thunderous Pipes Beneath the Fish's Bladder Inside a glass hatbox, or fish bladder, home to Christ, an organ bellowed thunderously. A recital of some classics, in a godly setting, for a Saturday afternoon. Agustín Maes 3 Apr 2025 · 4 min read
Detroit A Baby DJ Grows Up ... just a tiny bit, at Kraftwerk tribute party. . Ryan Patrick Hooper 3 Apr 2025 · 2 min read
Detroit Marcus Elliot Arrives With Big Motifs ... and I can still feel the music in my bones. Ryan Patrick Hooper 3 Apr 2025 · 3 min read