Vee Hua 華婷婷Photo courtesy of PO Box Collective in Chicago Located in major cities, rural areas, and all types of geographies in-between, DIY (Do-It-Yourself) organizers, collectives, and cultural spaces can encompass everything from music venues in dilapidated...
Since the Dot-Com Boom of the 1990s, San Francisco, California, has left its hippie and counterculture roots behind to become the poster child for the affordability crisis. With that has come the slow exodus of its creative class, who, priced out...
Photography by Naomi Ishisaka “But those are the most narrow parameters!” balks my well-meaning white friend. We are on our way to On The Boards to see dancer and choreographer Dani Tirrell’s latest ensemble piece, Black Bois, and...
Judy NelsonEight years into its existence, Northside Festival is determinedly future-minded. Dividing itself into thirds, the NYC festival has two- and three-day stretches dedicated to “innovation” and “content”. The other third —...
Jason SimpsonPortland has been changing a lot in the last decade, much to the chagrin of both long-term residents and more freshly minted transplants, who’ve coasted in on the myth of Portland as “the place where people in their 20s go to retire...
Thad McKrakenIt’s that time of year again: the time where I remind everyone just how rapidly consciousness has been evolving in such an amazingly short period of time. The good news there is that the entire point to technology is to serve art. We’ll...
For the sixth year in a row, we present to you a rundown of the best CMJ Music Marathon shows to scamper to across town, with a wide selection that includes pop, hardcore, electronic, soul, and indie acts, including Shigeto, Briana Marela, Empress...
Troy MicheauAutumn, how wonderful you are. Leaves are falling; fog is forming. It’s a wonderful time for reflection, don’t you think? In the spirit of fall, I present to you this recap of Decibel Festival 2015. But rather that splurge on all of the...