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In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 7/28/26, bluegrass band The Henhouse Prowlers join us to perform and discuss their work with their non-profit arm, the Bluegrass Ambassadors.
Arts, Music and Culture
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Listeners who gravitate toward punk rock, fast-paced music that makes them jump as well as engaging messaging will feel a sense of belonging with Handsy Grandma. The band’s “Hard Candy for Hard Times,” available July 24, brings all the energy with 16 dynamic tracks ready to pump up listeners for the heat of summer. The […] The post REVIEW | ‘Hard Candy for Hard Times’ by Handsy Grandma appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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American cheesemongers have a chip on their shoulders. It’s not entirely unwarranted. American cheese (the category) is fairly young, all things considered, gaining traction only in the 1970s, and is often conflated with the giant bricks of yellowish-orange American cheese (the product) found in grocery stores across the country. “The Big Cheese,” a new documentary […] The post Review | ‘The Big Cheese’ appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
Local and national arts from NPR
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"What is beyond reality?" asks artist Refik Anadol. His latest projects include Dataland, an immersive AI art museum in Los Angeles, and an installation at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. -
A Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the recording of an interview the man accused in the killing Tupac Shakur gave to police in 2008 could be used at his upcoming trial. -
Saar told NPR in 2006, "I'm the kind of person who recycles materials, but I also recycle emotions and feelings." She died days away from her 100th birthday. -
The New York Times reporter Mike McIntire says gun companies and the NRA are broadening the scope of the Second Amendment, socializing kids to appreciate guns and marketing a new brand of masculinity.
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The 2026 list includes new works from household names Douglas Stuart, Marlon James and Elizabeth Strout as well as a few debut authors. -
Some say the $3,100 per title payout is small compensation for what they view as big, ongoing threats from the makers of generative AI models. -
John Moe was languishing at his job when a woman in HR reminded him of his potential. -
I'll Take the Fire is the third book in a trilogy inspired by generations of Leïla Slimani's Moroccan French family. She is also the author of the bestselling thriller The Perfect Nanny. -
Life in the W is a new ESPN series documenting the lives of WNBA stars A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier and DeWanna Bonner. -
In which Gwayne has a good eye. -
A year after President Trump signed a law ending six decades of federal funding of public media, it's a time of reinvention, innovation and clear anxiety at public tv and radio stations nationwide. -
Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.
