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Andy Downing

Andy is the director and editor of Matter News. The former editor of Columbus Alive, he has also written for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Spin, and more.

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Ohio voter purge strikes more than 75 Columbus residents experiencing homelessness

‘They don’t want the unhoused to have the same voice as everybody else. And it works, right? It works for their aims, which are to make it harder for these folks to vote or to have them give up on the idea of voting altogether.’

Time and pressure help Diamond Young unearth vulnerability, beauty in her canvases

The Columbus artist, who in recent years has adopted a more personal approach to painting, currently has work on display in a pair of Franklinton galleries: ROY G BIV and Wild Goose Creative.

Khalivius won’t stop with ‘Red Light’

The rapper and R&B singer performs at Rip the Runway this weekend in the run up to the late August release of a new full-length album.

Ajanaé Dawkins addresses heavy questions in ‘No One Teaches Us How to Be Daughters’

The artist and poet, whose new exhibit is currently on view at Urban Arts Space, will also host a poetry workshop at the downtown gallery on Friday, July 26.

Fust continues the search at Nelsonville Music Festival

Singer and songwriter Aaron Dowdy leads the North Carolina band in helping to kick off the Nelsonville Music Festival with a 2 p.m. set at the Creekside Stage on Friday, July 26.

Artists Against Apartheid launches exhibition to highlight Palestinian resilience

The exhibit, which takes place at the Citadel today (Monday, July 22), was first crafted as a response to the visit currently being undertaken by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is scheduled to speak before the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Printmaker Felicity Gunn centers the cycle of life

The Columbus-born artist, whose new exhibit opens at 934 Gallery on Saturday, July 20, has long been fascinated by the fragility and resilience of the natural world.

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EDwen watches it all fall apart

The R&B singer will celebrate the release of the remix version of ‘Confessions of a Capricorn’ in concert at Classics Victory’s on Saturday, July 20.

The Fossil Record by Ashley Mercer
The Fossil Record hopes to give some permanence to life’s more ephemeral moments

Musician Rachel Scott will celebrate the release of new album ‘Together We’re a Modern Person’ with a concert at Cafe Bourbon Street on Saturday, July 20.

Ebri Yahloe meets trauma with grace on new EP ‘Candid’

The Columbus rapper’s staggering five-song release, out digitally now, finds her coming to term with a long-buried past.