PICK: Fargo
The Coen Brothers put the cold in cold-blooded murder with their 1996 dark comedy Fargo. Set during a snowy Minnesota winter, the film stars Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, and William […]
PICK: Brian Elijah Smith
Heart for home: With 1,000 songs to his name, award-winning singer-songwriter Brian Elijah Smith gained overdue recognition when the title track on his 2019 release In Through the Dark was […]
Sweet dreams
By Alana Bittner, Brielle Entzminger, Will Ham, Ben Hitchcock, and Susan Sorensen It’s been one heck of a sweltering summer. The best way to beatthe heat? Ice cream, gelato, popsicles…you […]
Farm and fleet
City Market-goers know where they oughta get empanadas. Julio Quispe’s Pachamama Peru offers some of the market’s best prepared eats, and his baked and fried Peruvian pies, filled with local […]
Dead ahead
By Jedd Ferris Joe Russo juggles a lot of projects. The versatile drummer, a fixture on the New York City jazz and jam scenes, is an in-demand studio player and […]
Swine time
Pig R, 92 minutesViolet Crown Cinema Sometimes the beauty of a film lies in its simplicity. When character development and atmosphere are allowed to be front and center, the strength […]
Sound choices
McKinley Dixon For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her Spacebomb Records As one of the year’s most important releases, McKinley Dixon’s Spacebomb Records debut rounds out a trilogy […]
PICK: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram was born in 1999, the same year that northern Mississippi’s area code changed to 662. Ingram spent his first 22 years mastering blues guitar, and his debut […]
PICK: All in the Timing
Perfect Timing: Back with its first theater production since the start of the pandemic, Four County Players is making up for lost time with a smorgasbord of mini plays taken […]
PICK: Vibe Riot
Bursting with sophisticated musicianship and intelligent lyricism, Vibe Riot makes a scene with its bluesy funk. Fronted by Brooklyn-born and Virginia-raised J. “Jaewar” King, the group’s percussive music awakens the […]