Hartford 50 Cent Goes 50 – 50 “Excuse me, what are you writing?” I looked up from my notepad. A short Latina with bright eyes and wavy brown hair was standing over me. I was sitting on Jamil Ragland 14 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
New Haven Moshing To The Smiths Math-punkers Shed Life kicked off a four-band, 17-person blow-out that made the Gather coffeehouse on State Street feel like it could burst at the seams. Instead of exploding outward, the Eleanor Polak 14 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Hartford Willie Mann Turns Karaoke Night Into Soul History Night I enjoy singing, even though I’m not great at it. But more than that, I enjoy the pleasant surprise of hearing a regular person blow me away with their Jamil Ragland 11 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Tulsa Get Your Brass On The Ground! King Cabbage Twerks in Merc Church King Cabbage Brass Band August 5, 2023 Mercury Lounge There’s a sign onstage at Mercury Lounge threatening anyone who performs more than three cover songs with removal. Like most Becky Carman 11 Aug 2023 · 2 min read
Oakland Gen Z Up-&-Comers, Fans, Connect IRL “There’s a lot of children here!” a woman shouted to her boyfriend, echoing my thoughts, as Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8r Boy” played loudly over the speakers and guests patiently, Sarah Bass 11 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
Tulsa Tap Dancing On The Edge Of The Earnest: Self-Aware Pop Rocker Nicholas Foster Finds His Stride Winston Churchbus & Silo Trees July 26, 2023 Mercury Lounge Forgive my bias, as I’m a drummer myself, but here’s a claim: Rhythm is the backbone of musical Z.B. Reeves 9 Aug 2023 · 2 min read
Tulsa Prophets of Doom: Tulsa Metal Chronicles Malignant Modernity Medicine Horse + Slumbering Sun + Surus July 26, 2023 Soundpony It is fitting for a state ranked 50th in education to become a bastion of doom. Not just the “fear of Mitch Gilliam 8 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Boston In The Shadow Of Fenway, Mountain Goat Fans Beat Their Own Path Lansdowne Street in Fenway was packed with an eclectic array of Bostonians this past Saturday. Red Sox fans were buying hot dogs from street carts and making their way to Sasha Patkin 7 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
New Haven Sound Bath Sundays Set Tone For Mindfulness If asked where one might go in New Haven for a moment or two of meditative stillness, few people would suggest Crown Street, known for its bustling and crowded restaurants Karen Ponzio 7 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Tulsa The Pitriarchy Persists: Feminist Critique Propels Performance Art Dance Party Google the name “Pitriarchy,” and you’ll get an instant question back: “Did you mean patriarchy?” Would I have rolled my eyes quite as hard at that had I not Alicia Chesser 3 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Oakland House Music Heats Up “Sunday Bliss” I am a househead. I fell in love with house in the early ’90s in a club in DC when I heard a Crystal Waters “Gypsy Woman” club mix that Lisa Gray 2 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Tulsa Dialtone Picks Up The Mic, Taps Into Everyday Tulsa Frequency: “No Club“ Atento Capital July 22, 2023 It’s hard to imagine the day Dialtone picked up a mic. Maybe it was in middle school during lunch break. Maybe Ryan Anderson 31 Jul 2023 · 4 min read
New Haven Lost Tribe Beats Rain With Rhythm-Wrapped Spoken Word “We had to take you to Africa, real quick,” the percussionist said after the last drumbeats of the first number had faded into the air and the band, defined by Eleanor Polak 31 Jul 2023 · 1 min read
Hartford Open Mic Drops To The Next Generation I’ve worked as an educator for most of my adult life. One of the great pleasures of tutoring and teaching is watching students grow in skill and confidence. That Jamil Ragland 28 Jul 2023 · 2 min read
Troy/Albany Aimee Mann’s No-Nonsense Honesty Ages With Grace Only Aimee Mann could make a giant concrete orb packed with hundreds of strangers feel intimate. But during her show Monday night at The Egg, Albany’s oddly-shaped performing arts RS Benedict 27 Jul 2023 · 3 min read
New Haven Psychedelic Do Ho Down Orchestra Walks “The Tightrope” Click here to read Karen’s full review. Karen Ponzio 26 Jul 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven Trio Brings A “Good Dream” About Musical Perseverance From Oakland To New Haven When the money’s gone, the lights go out … the music remains. Brian Slattery reports from Gather. Brian Slattery 25 Jul 2023 · 1 min read
Tulsa 3 Mad Scientists Of Sound Bend The Universe DABNAP + Pete Tomshany Thelma’s Peach July 15, 2023 Like mystery greens creeping up through the cracks in the concrete, experimental music is emerging as one of the most exciting, Alicia Chesser 24 Jul 2023 · 4 min read
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