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Trek Manifest lives out the stages of grief onstage with ‘Tosca’s Boy Session Part 1’

The Columbus rapper’s new live album, the first in a planned trio, is out now on Bandcamp and hits the remaining streaming services on Monday, March 2.

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Fifteen years in, Ken Eppstein remains committed to Nix Comics

‘There’s just the improbability of 15 years, and all of the things that have to happen to end up where I am now, doing what I’ve done, and doing what I continue to do.’

Stefan Doke puts his back into the making of new Forever Strange EP

The Columbus rock quartet will celebrate the release of ‘EP 2’ at Rambling House on Saturday, Feb. 28, supported by Wax Teeth and Brian Damage.

‘It was like absolutely nothing changed’: The return of Times New Viking

After nearly a decade away, the Columbus trio headlines a concert at Cafe Bourbon Street on Friday, Feb. 27.

Danny Caine pushes back against book bans

In the newly released ‘How to Defend Books and Why,’ the Columbus writer offers practical advice on the best ways to fight against the book bans currently being championed by the right – with increasingly damning consequences.

Qamil Wright wraps a trio of slow-cooked EPs with ‘Dessert’

‘At the end of a good meal, you’re satisfied, you’re grateful. And I’m absolutely grateful, in general, to be in the most creative space I’ve ever been in throughout my career.’

Wali Crowder gets in character for Harlem Renaissance Remix

The Columbus poet will appear in the guise of Harlem Renaissance writer Countee Cullen at Streetlight Guild this weekend.

Gaye Reissland leaves no doubt about the circumstances shaping her work

The Columbus artist, who will take part in Aminah Day at the King Arts Complex this weekend, has taken to writing on the back of each canvas, explaining in detail the circumstances that gave rise to her paintings.

Namwali Serpell finds expanding resonance in the world of Toni Morrison

The Harvard professor, novelist, and critic will take part in a pair of Morrison-themed Columbus events this week, beginning with the Wednesday kickoff of ‘Beloved: Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison,’ where she’ll appear in conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib.

‘People of Agency’ traces the history of USPS and finds lessons for today

Aileen Day and cohost Maia Warner-Langenbahn launched the podcast out of a belief that it’s easier to advocate for our institutions once you know their history.