Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Costs of The Perfect Playlist

Music journalist Liz Pelly talks about the rise of Spotify while on tour for her new book, "Mood Machine."

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Izzy True

13 Jan 2025 · 1 min read

Philadelphia

ABC, PYT ... WTF?

Lynn Nottage's "MJ" — now on tour in Philly — is an over-the-top ode to a celebrity abuser.

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Nora Grace-Flood

10 Jan 2025 · 4 min read

Philadelphia

In The Eye of The Storm

Zifeng Zang's deeply saturated, stain-soaked images on display at Muse Art Gallery recall an old-school approach to painting the natural environment.

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Nora Grace-Flood

9 Jan 2025 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

Peter Pan Takes iPad Baby Turn

Is Neverland... dead?

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Leo David

8 Jan 2025 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

Thyme After Time

An Irish pub session stays spirited on a Sunday afternoon after 27 years of practice.

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Nora Grace-Flood

7 Jan 2025 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

All Killer No Filler

"A splashy, dreamy bubble bath" was drawn at PhilaMOCA during a full-to-the-brim four band show.

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Izzy True

6 Jan 2025 · 1 min read

Philadelphia

Untitled So Far

The Museum for Art in Wood's exhibit on "Strange Woodcraft" sparks the question: What counts as "weird?"

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Clay Davies

3 Jan 2025 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

Utah Teapot Travels Into 2025

The first 3D model and original meme, the Utah Teapot, celebrates its 50th anniversary at InLiquid Art Gallery.

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Nora Grace-Flood

2 Jan 2025 · 3 min read

All Over

Basement Vapes

Gen Z and millennial critics weigh on on the new Bob Dylan biopic

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Multiple authors

1 Jan 2025 · 7 min read

Philadelphia

A Bedford Falls Funeral

A stripped-down radio version of the holiday classic adds depth to a study in character.

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Nora Grace-Flood

24 Dec 2024 · 6 min read

Philadelphia

Micro-Genres Take Off

Prog? Math? Punk jazz? Band Mendoza Hoff Revels brings technical intensity to their latest show at Solar Myth.

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Izzy True

23 Dec 2024 · 1 min read

Music

Midbrow Loves Lucinda

Across the country, we watched Lucinda Williams sing. She’s got a lot left to belt, believe you us.

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Multiple authors

20 Dec 2024 · 1 min read

Philadelphia

John Waters Survives Fame, Fortune

His annual stand-up Xmas tour is no celebrity apologia.

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Nora Grace-Flood

18 Dec 2024 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

In With The Old

Erin Daniels' embroidery on ancient fabrics offers a new perspective on distressed fashion.

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Nora Grace-Flood

17 Dec 2024 · 3 min read

Philadelphia

The Art of Looking (Alike)

Close to 300 Jalen Hurts fans attend a grassroots look-alike contest organized in the star quarterback’s honor.

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Emily Cohen

16 Dec 2024 · 4 min read

Philadelphia

The Snow Balls Fight Back

A series of eerily etched snowman smiles in a holiday-season exhibit show the menacing underbelly of made-to-melt-away society.

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Nora Grace-Flood

13 Dec 2024 · 2 min read

Philadelphia

A Hard Nutcracker

Chris Davis challenges his 42-year-old dad quads to a comedic solo rendition of a holiday family favorite.

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Nora Grace-Flood

11 Dec 2024 · 4 min read

Philadelphia

Copy Cat Cult

Nordic pop star AURORA concluded her U.S. tour at a Philly concert full of indie-girl-gone-wrong fanatics.

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Nora Grace-Flood

10 Dec 2024 · 5 min read