Music - Midbrow (Page 19)

As The World Burns, Kim Gordon Thrashes Anew

Kim Gordon Union Transfer 1026 Spring Garden St June 14, 2024 “I’m a man, I’m a man, I’m a man,” 71-year-old Kim Gordon swore on repeat in

Nora Grace-Flood

17 Jun 2024 · 7 min read

Symphony Can Touch “This”

Symphony in the Park Bushnell Park Hartford June 15, 2024 I love orchestral music, and I love being outside. Seeing the Hartford Symphony perform Symphony in the Park at Bushnell

Jamil Ragland

17 Jun 2024 · 3 min read

New Haven

Ebony Hillbillies Hit The Green

A pairing of two bands steeped in traditional music — Cécilia and the Ebony Hillbillies — showed the ways in which having deep roots in a particular musical style can lead to

Brian Slattery

17 Jun 2024 · 1 min read

The Night Chappell Roan Came To Town

Chappell Roan: Midwest Princess Tour Cain’s Ballroom June 5, 2024 Watch Chappell Roan’s recent videos on social media and you’ll see crowds ballooning: huge and storied attendances

Z.B. Reeves

14 Jun 2024 · 3 min read

LA

Blorp! Kraft-werks Disney’s Concert Hall

KRAFTWERK Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles May 28, 2024 When the Disney Hall usher scanned my e‑ticket, it emitted a cute, space-age tone: “Blorp!” Ah, another way Kraftwerk

Jack Skelley

14 Jun 2024 · 2 min read

Unsingular Sound: 7th St. Sidewalk Sessions

Sidewalk Sessions 7th West 1255 7th St. Oakland May 31, 2024 Small sunglasses, a neon yellow beanie, eye-shocking magenta sporty shorts, pale yellow socks, and black dress shoes: thusly clad,

Sarah Bass

13 Jun 2024 · 5 min read

Philadelphia

Porchfest Pill Provokes Sweats, Shakes And Salsa

West Philly Porchfest June 9, 2024 Philadelphia I woke up at noon on Saturday, startled and drenched in sweat, to the sounds of whining guitar riffs escalating into manic chaos:

Nora Grace-Flood

10 Jun 2024 · 3 min read

Summer Starts With An Indie Pop

Oakland Weekender Thee Stork Club 2330 Telegraph Ave. Oakland June 7, 2024 Summer in June is lovely in theory, but every true Bay Area local knows that our mercurial microclimates

Robin Lapid

10 Jun 2024 · 3 min read

Bleachers Are The Boss Of The Bowl

Milling around the floor-level seating area at the Westville Music Bowl on Friday night, I had no particular idea what I was in for. I had come to review a

Mark Oppenheimer

10 Jun 2024 · 1 min read

Philadelphia

Bus Stop Jam Sesh Jazzes Up Dollar Strollers

Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll June 6, 2024 Philadelphia The Dollar Stroll returned to West Philly last week, with businesses along Baltimore Avenue selling goods to the tune of between $1

Lindo Yes

10 Jun 2024 · 1 min read

Screen Savors

Dream House: Inside Music + Video Asian Arts Initiative 1219 Vine St. Philadelphia Through Aug. 3, 2024 At the exhibit Dream House: Inside Music + Video, I found myself surrounded by a

Nora Grace-Flood

9 Jun 2024 · 4 min read

Three’s Harmony

“Everything’s meant to be broken / Everything’s meant to pass …” Alex Blair wrote those words back in junior high or high school; he’s not sure of the exact

Paul Bass

7 Jun 2024 · 1 min read

LA

Syd Barrett Roosts In Robyn Hitchock’s Head

ROBYN HITCHCOCK Zebulon Los Angeles May 21, 2024 In the end, Pink Floyd was a gigantic rock band. But before that, under founder Syd Barrett, it was a deep and

Jack Skelley

7 Jun 2024 · 2 min read

Musicians Lend A Hand

Chloe, of the Hartford-based band Cvmrats, told stories about deceased friends and the difficulties of being mistaken for a train hopper, but everyone at Cafe Nine on Tuesday night knew

Brian Slattery

5 Jun 2024 · 1 min read

Open Mic Pigs Out On Talent Surplus

Open Mic Ortlieb’s 847 N 3rd St. Philadelphia May 29, 2024 There I was, pigging out on hot dogs, listening to the Viagra Boys, and watching the Phillies move

Nora Grace-Flood

4 Jun 2024 · 4 min read

LA

Screamo? You Wouldn’t Understand

YOUR RENAISSANCE FEST: JEROMES DREAM, LOMA PRIETA, and friends 1720 Los Angeles May 24, 2024 Screamo is a fickle beast often fawned over by the hard-to-please. As a derivative of

David Diaz

3 Jun 2024 · 3 min read

New Haven

Stories Told Through Song

The music room in Never Ending Books at 810 State St. was cluttered but homey. A collage of brightly-colored abstract art and painted records decorated the walls, which were lined

Eleanor Polak

3 Jun 2024 · 1 min read

Natural Wonders: Red Dirt, Bluegrass & Heartbreak With Three Tulsa Songwriters

Kalyn Fay, Justin Bloss, Mallory Eagle Belafonte Tulsa May 24, 2024 Belafonte is like your cool friend’s house, a west Tulsa gem of a venue just off Charles Page

Jennie The Lloyd

2 Jun 2024 · 3 min read