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At Berklee, aspiring composers worry AI threatens their future For centuries, the process of writing music has been the same, whether it’s done with pencil and paper or a computer: The art involves expressing human ideas through music. Generative artificial intel...

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Polluted by Design: Launch Event for Environmental Justice Documentary Series - Ecological Design Collective You are invited to the launch of Polluted by Design: Histories of Waste and the Struggle for Environmental Justice in South Baltimore — a four-part…

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Rise Bmore A free evening of words and music in honor of Freddie Gray. Sunday 4/19/26 at 2640 Space (2640 St. Paul St.). Doors @ 7:30pm, show @ 8:00pm.

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Sunday, April 19 Rise Bmore Freddie Gray, the young man who died from injuries sustained in a police van, would have turned 36 this year. Composer and pianist Judah Adashi helps keep Gray’s memory alive through Rise Bmore, an annual event bringing artists together to mark the day of Gray’s death. This year includes performances by Ché Ray, David Diongue, Joseph M. Giordano, Bartees Strange, VIAA and Erricka Bridgeford reading poetry by Lucille Clifton. Time: 8 p.m. Price: Free, reserve your spot online Location: 2640 Space (2640 St. Paul St., Baltimore) Family friendly? Use your discretion

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This year's magical Rise Bmore lineup! Clockwise from left: Bartees Strange, VIAA, Erricka Bridgeford, Daoure Diongue, Ché Ray, and J.M. Giordano. Sunday 4/19 at 2640 Space; doors at 7:30pm, show 8-9:30pm. Make a free reservation at bit.ly/risebmore2026.

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This is my childhood friend! I knew him when, and we message pretty much every day about music, comedy, or tennis!

Biscuits and Banjos Festival Presents: Beloved Community is next weekend! Join us on 4/26 for a full day of Free Community Programming, and 4/27 for a show at DPAC featuring my band, Mavis Staples, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rissi Palmer, and Toshi Reagon.

Is AI the greatest art heist in history? New technologies of reproduction are plundering the art world – and getting away with it

Adding to the AI-use section of my syllabi.

HT @darcyjamesargue.com

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Diplo: “ You're not gonna win. There's no fighting AI. You have to just work your best to be the best at it right now. You're wasting your time. You're just wasting a year of being like, ‘Eh,’ because everybody else is gonna just use it and not give a fuck of what you think.”

The inevitability argument is so infuriating, particularly when it’s an artist making it.

Even if Diplo turns out to be right — and there’s no way to know in advance whether he is — what self-respecting artist wouldn’t want to go down swinging rather than accept that slop will ultimately prevail?

The Strange Afterlife of Confederate Monuments “Monuments” an exhibition in Los Angeles, interrogates the changing meanings of Civil War-era statues and their ability to shape historical narrative.

“Monuments” examines the changing meanings of Civil War-era statues and their ability to shape historical narrative.
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The Strange Afterlife of Confederate Monuments “Monuments” an exhibition in Los Angeles, interrogates the changing meanings of Civil War-era statues and their ability to shape historical narrative.

Curated by Bennett Simpson, Hamza Walker, and Kara Walker, a new exhibition showcases refashioned and reworked Confederate monuments.
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In the Studio With Rama Duwaji Surrounded by her drawings and ceramics, we discussed her evolving art practice and new life as NYC first lady.

Hyperallergic EIC @hakimbishara.bsky.social snagged a very rare interview with the First Lady of NYC Rama Duwaji. In it she says, “Everything is political: what we choose to show, what we choose to omit, the stories we highlight and the ones we leave in the margins.”

Rise Bmore A free evening of words and music in honor of Freddie Gray. Sunday 4/19/26 at 2640 Space (2640 St. Paul St.). Doors @ 7:30pm, show @ 8:00pm.

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Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

Cover of Blue Power with Red Emma's detail badge: 4/14 7pm

BLUE POWER: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves is out TODAY from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social! Pick it up from your favorite infoshop, like @redemmas.org, where I'll be speaking about it tonight at 7pm.

Rise Bmore Marks the Tenth Anniversary of Freddie Gray's Death - BmoreArt On April 19, 2015, Judah Adashi awaited a milestone. That afternoon, the Cantate Chamber Singers, Howard University’s Afro Blue, and an instrumental ensemble would premiere his work Rise, a multi-move...

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It may not be cool, it may not be classy, but it IS stupid

Also, as has been noted, it's hard to imagine better representatives of GenX.

Jeremiah Jackson grand slam!

It's a one-run game in Baltimore 👀

Obviously this is all parasocial, but are astronauts (or at least some of them) especially wonderful human beings?

Rise Bmore A free evening of words and music in honor of Freddie Gray. Sunday 4/19/26 at 2640 Space (2640 St. Paul St.). Doors @ 7:30pm, show @ 8:00pm.

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He’s written and produced albums with artists such as Lucy Dacus, Jack Antonoff and many more. After long stints in DC and New York, Bartees owns and operates a recording studio in Baltimore, Maryland. 2/

Rise Bmore 4/19/26 :: featured artist

Bartees Strange is the artist project of songwriter and producer Bartees Cox. His music has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and NPR’s Tiny Desk. 1/

Rise Bmore A free evening of words and music in honor of Freddie Gray. Sunday 4/19/26 at 2640 Space (2640 St. Paul St.). Doors @ 7:30pm, show @ 8:00pm.

Reserve a free ticket to Rise Bmore at the link below! 3/

#baltimore #risebmore #2026

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He’s written and produced albums with artists such as Lucy Dacus, Jack Antonoff and many more. After long stints in DC and New York, Bartees owns and operates a recording studio in Baltimore, Maryland. 2/

A jaw-dropping live music archive.

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