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Pinwheel Records holds a sale to help with its imminent move, and two festivals this weekend take over three venues with...
01/06/2026

Pinwheel Records holds a sale to help with its imminent move, and two festivals this weekend take over three venues with 40 diverse bands. https://bit.ly/49u1485

Pinwheel Records holds a sale to help with its imminent move, and two festivals this weekend take over three venues with 40 diverse bands.

Longtime indie publisher 2dcloud has resurrected its alt-comics anthology Mirror Mirror, reimagining it as more of a mag...
01/06/2026

Longtime indie publisher 2dcloud has resurrected its alt-comics anthology Mirror Mirror, reimagining it as more of a magazine. https://bit.ly/45DvpQk

Longtime indie publisher 2dcloud has resurrected its alt-comics anthology Mirror Mirror, reimagining it as more of a magazine.

In her multimedia artwork Pandora Box, Ziyi Zhang uses photo-recognition technology and social media to find the people ...
01/05/2026

In her multimedia artwork Pandora Box, Ziyi Zhang uses photo-recognition technology and social media to find the people pictured in ten-year-old photo files discovered on a new hard drive. https://bit.ly/4jqhFOw

In her multimedia artwork Pandora Box, Ziyi Zhang uses photo-recognition technology and social media to find the people pictured in ten-year-old photo files discovered on a new hard drive.

Each weekly performance is sure to be a deeply felt display of her deft musicianship and her profound connections with h...
01/02/2026

Each weekly performance is sure to be a deeply felt display of her deft musicianship and her profound connections with her fellow musicians. https://bit.ly/4qvTnFd

Each weekly performance is sure to be a deeply felt display of her deft musicianship and her profound connections with her fellow musicians.

Prekop has been releasing solo albums since 1999, but this is the first time he's tried to capture a “definitive version...
01/02/2026

Prekop has been releasing solo albums since 1999, but this is the first time he's tried to capture a “definitive version” of material created for the stage. https://bit.ly/44PPKBN

Prekop has been releasing solo albums since 1999, but this is the first time he’s tried to capture a “definitive version” of material created for the stage.

Glass plays rock 'n' roll like it's the only thing that matters, even when it sounds like a rickety lean-to that could c...
01/02/2026

Glass plays rock 'n' roll like it's the only thing that matters, even when it sounds like a rickety lean-to that could collapse on his head. https://bit.ly/49B9yvg

Glass plays rock ’n’ roll like it’s the only thing that matters, even when it sounds like a rickety lean-to that could collapse on his head.

“Country and blues together--that's the sh*t,” Swamp Dogg mused. Chances are running out to see him prove it in concert,...
01/02/2026

“Country and blues together--that's the sh*t,” Swamp Dogg mused. Chances are running out to see him prove it in concert, so don't miss this one. https://bit.ly/4q9sEyA

“Country and blues together—that’s the sh*t,” Swamp Dogg mused. Chances are running out to see him prove it in concert, so don’t miss this one.

The rawness of Lil M.U.'s music is refreshing in part because juke's simplicity has been overshadowed by more complex it...
01/02/2026

The rawness of Lil M.U.'s music is refreshing in part because juke's simplicity has been overshadowed by more complex iterations of footwork. https://bit.ly/4pF8ATT

The rawness of Lil M.U.’s music is refreshing in part because juke's simplicity has been overshadowed by more complex iterations of footwork.

E, the forthcoming collection of homophonic translations of Zukofsky's “A” by Noa Micaela Fields, will be published in J...
01/02/2026

E, the forthcoming collection of homophonic translations of Zukofsky's “A” by Noa Micaela Fields, will be published in January. https://bit.ly/4qusDVz

E, the forthcoming collection of homophonic translations of Zukofsky’s “A” by Noa Micaela Fields, will be published in January.

Ryan Cofrancesco previews his cheesesteak Kimski takeover at the next Monday Ight Foodball, the Reader's weekly chef pop...
12/30/2025

Ryan Cofrancesco previews his cheesesteak Kimski takeover at the next Monday Ight Foodball, the Reader's weekly chef pop-up at Thattu https://bit.ly/4axIT3A

Ryan Cofrancesco previews his cheesesteak Kimski takeover at the next Monday Ight Foodball, the Reader’s weekly chef pop-up at Thattu

Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme, starring Timothy Chalamet, exhibits the risks of pursuing an ambitious American dream. http...
12/30/2025

Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme, starring Timothy Chalamet, exhibits the risks of pursuing an ambitious American dream. https://bit.ly/3L3WUM5

Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, starring Timothy Chalamet, exhibits the risks of pursuing an ambitious American dream.

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