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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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Artists exhume ghosts of the past for new group show at Blockfort

“Chasing Ghosts and Shadows,” curated by Laura Allison of Rivet Gallery and opening today (Friday, Oct. 6), features an array of artists working in diverse mediums – all in service of spooky season.

The healing world of Emily Strange

The Columbus artist reflects on her ongoing metamorphosis in ‘Don’t Call It a Comeback,’ a new exhibit opening at Sean Christopher Gallery in the Short North on Saturday, Oct. 7.

Columbus author Elisa Stone Leahy finds deep truths in ficton

Inspired in part by Edith Espinal’s stay in sanctuary, ‘Tethered to Other Stars' finds the writer and filmmaker exploring the immigrant experience through the eyes of fictional seventh grader Wendy.

Trash Pile's ‘weird and ugly’ music speaks to these damaged times

Formed as an online recording project in the early days of the pandemic, the band will make its live debut at Spacebar on Saturday, Oct. 7.

Grace Ellis continues to craft diverse worlds, book bans be damned

As part of Banned Books Week, the Columbus author behind the just-released comic book ‘Diana and the Hero’s Journey’ will speak at Bexley Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

Frank Lawson helps bring heart, guts and braaiiins to POCtober

On Instagram throughout October, artists Lawson and Raeghan Buchanan will post daily drawings of Black musicians, a number of whom are given a horror-themed twist.

Scrawl continues to keep the drama to a minimum

The legendary Columbus trio plays a free outdoor concert at Secret Studio on Saturday, Sept. 30, and just might be working toward a new album.

Bryan Christopher Moss walks in the harsh light of 'Desert Decay'

The artist recently released his new comic, which will be available this weekend at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus.

Two decades of weirdness and sonic mayhem with Gelatinus Cube

The long-running Columbus crew will celebrate both 20 years as a band and the release of new album ‘Nightmare World’ in concert at Big Room Bar on Saturday, Sept. 30.

The enduring harm of unhoused encampment sweeps

Displacing camp residents is costly, doesn’t address the issue of homelessness, and can even lead to increased illness, hospitalization and death.