“‘The Unborn Child’ represents a promise that, from the soil, the water, the iron, and the stones that witness history, new life will always emerge,” Savage read from the story she wrote to accompany the sculpture. “The ancestors are not gone. They live in the child. They live in us. They continue.”

Antoinette Savage creates with her ancestors at her back – Matter News

‘Memory Keepers,’ the new solo exhibition from the Columbus artist, kicks off with an opening reception at Lindsay Gallery on Friday, Aug. 7.

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“Transparently, these are the words of someone much younger and, hopefully, much less wise, so there were definitely moments when I felt awkward, and where it was like, okay, I guess we’re doing this,” said Dan Spurgeon. matternews.org/culture/musi...

Greenhorn breathes new life into old songs with 'The Dreamer' – Matter News

Brothers Dan and Mark Spurgeon talk about rerecording a slew of the Columbus rock band’s early songs for their newly released album.

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Congrats to Moviola for successfully completing their recent west coast tour and totally surviving to tell the tale. Links to the @matternews.bsky.social news article and their @bandcamp.com are below. - - - matternews.org/culture/musi... - - - moviolamusic.bandcamp.com

6,530 miles, 7 shows, 1 angry cowboy: On the road with Moviola – Matter News

The Columbus band diaries its first-ever West Coast tour.

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Show 1: Seattle Age is nothing but a number, they say, but it’s also nothing but a painful feeling rolling out of bed in the morning. Dragging our 50- and 60-year-old bodies across the country in a van is something most folks would think twice about, but alas, here we are in the Emerald City.

6,530 miles, 7 shows, 1 angry cowboy: On the road with Moviola – Matter News

The Columbus band diaries its first-ever West Coast tour.

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“I do find it endlessly frustrating that AI is chipping away at the already thin financial opportunities and resources for artists and is being championed by organizations that should know better.” matternews.org/culture/art/...

‘What message are we sending when we reward work with no humanity whatsoever?’ – Matter News

After an AI-created image won the grand prize in the Ohio State Fair poster competition, organizers announced their intent to reconsider the use of the technology in future contests amid vocal backlas...

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“I do find it endlessly frustrating that AI is chipping away at the already thin financial opportunities and resources for artists and is being championed by organizations that should know better.” matternews.org/culture/art/...

‘What message are we sending when we reward work with no humanity whatsoever?’ – Matter News

After an AI-created image won the grand prize in the Ohio State Fair poster competition, organizers announced their intent to reconsider the use of the technology in future contests amid vocal backlas...

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Today for @matternews.bsky.social: Flock has had a busy month here in Columbus. Here's a rundown of everything that's happened so far, in advance of the next big step—a public hearing on whether we should renew the Flock contract—in August. #flock matternews.org/community/po...

Local Politics: A rundown of what the Flock is going on – Matter News

The Columbus City Council is seeking public testimony ahead of an early August hearing on the future of Flock, a license-plate-reading surveillance camera system.

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“All of that American exceptionalism, that American individualism isn’t going to help us. There’s no one helping us. At some point we need to try and help ourselves.” matternews.org/culture/musi...

Minority Threat begins to find a new way forward ahead of Blockout Bash – Matter News

The split Columbus/Cleveland hardcore quartet headlines Dirty Dungarees as part of the daylong Old North festival on Saturday, Aug. 1.

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This is the backdrop against which Community Shelter Board is moving to cut year-round adult shelter capacity by more than 40 percent. matternews.org/community/an...

‘And when you get caught, and your camp gets swept, you’re right back to square one.’ – Matter News

In interviews, nearly 20 unhoused or formerly unhoused Columbus residents spoke about the things they lost in encampment sweeps and the impact it had on their lives.

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Read @harvilla.bsky.social's foreword to the 15th anniversary edition of "Hitless Wonder" now at Matter News and then join Harvilla in conversation with author and Watershed band member Joe Oestreich at Used Kids from 6-8 pm on Thursday. matternews.org/culture/word...

Read Rob Harvilla's foreword to the 15th anniversary edition of 'Hitless Wonder' – Matter News

' is a book about how and why this wonderful and awe-inspiringly resilient band won’t ever stop.'

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"One of the themes of the book is when you leave your family at home to go on the road. And it’s not like you’re playing for thousands of people and making thousands of dollars. And leaving your wife at home to play to 12 people in Detroit on a Tuesday, is that admirable or is that pathetic?"

‘The whole time we were chasing our dreams, we were actually living the dream’ – Matter News

Long-running Columbus power-pop band Watershed will celebrate the reissue of Joe Oestreich’s memoir ‘Hitless Wonder’ with a conversation at Used Kids Records and a sold-out concert at Natalie’s Grandv...

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A July audit found that out of about 19.6 million searches conducted over a three-year period, a total of 15,577 potentially immigration-related searches had been made within CPD’s network, including external agencies that the department had one-to-one data sharing agreements with at the time.

Local Politics: A rundown of what the Flock is going on – Matter News

The Columbus City Council is seeking public testimony ahead of an early August hearing on the future of Flock, a license-plate-reading surveillance camera system.

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“Reconciling that emotional restlessness that came with physically settling was a new journey for me. I’m used to running. I’m used to being heartbroken. So getting used to maintaining something that you’ve built and that you love, that’s a whole different set of fears.”

Lilly Hiatt captures the restlessness of settling down with ‘Forever’ – Matter News

The Nashville singer and songwriter headlines a concert at Natalie’s Grandview on Thursday, July 30.

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COLUMBUS! come hang at USED KIDS thursday at 6 p.m. to celebrate the single greatest rock 'n' roll memoir ever written

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Read @harvilla.bsky.social's foreword to the 15th anniversary edition of "Hitless Wonder" now at Matter News and then join Harvilla in conversation with author and Watershed band member Joe Oestreich at Used Kids from 6-8 pm on Thursday. matternews.org/culture/word...

"One of the themes of the book is when you leave your family at home to go on the road. And it’s not like you’re playing for thousands of people and making thousands of dollars. And leaving your wife at home to play to 12 people in Detroit on a Tuesday, is that admirable or is that pathetic?"

‘The whole time we were chasing our dreams, we were actually living the dream’ – Matter News

Long-running Columbus power-pop band Watershed will celebrate the reissue of Joe Oestreich’s memoir ‘Hitless Wonder’ with a conversation at Used Kids Records and a sold-out concert at Natalie’s Grandv...

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Read @harvilla.bsky.social's foreword to the 15th anniversary edition of "Hitless Wonder" now at Matter News and then join Harvilla in conversation with author and Watershed band member Joe Oestreich at Used Kids from 6-8 pm on Thursday. matternews.org/culture/word...

Read Rob Harvilla's foreword to the 15th anniversary edition of 'Hitless Wonder' – Matter News

' is a book about how and why this wonderful and awe-inspiringly resilient band won’t ever stop.'

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Stauf’s workers announced in April their intention to unionize the company’s baristas, line cooks, bakers and warehouse staff ... but unionization efforts have stalled. “We’re really at a standstill,” said a member of the employees’ organizing committee. New from Ceili Doyle.

The Worker’s View: Stauf’s union campaign stalls amid lack of support, fears of retaliation – Matter News

‘We’re really at a standstill,’ one barista said.

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Stauf’s workers announced in April their intention to unionize the company’s baristas, line cooks, bakers and warehouse staff ... but unionization efforts have stalled. “We’re really at a standstill,” said a member of the employees’ organizing committee. New from Ceili Doyle.

The Worker’s View: Stauf’s union campaign stalls amid lack of support, fears of retaliation – Matter News

‘We’re really at a standstill,’ one barista said.

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“When I started making music, someone compared me to Chance the Rapper, like overly positive, and I started to look at my music like, man, this is almost a character I’m playing,” said Dysart, who will celebrate the release of Chapter Black in concert at Rehab Tavern beginning at 8 p.m. on Aug. 1.

Duece Dysart establishes his own cadence with ‘Chapter Black’ – Matter News

The Columbus rapper will celebrate the release of his new Audio Unit-produced EP in concert at Rehab Tavern on Saturday, Aug. 1.

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A reminder that you can also access the Cringe live events calendar at Matter News, updated every Sunday. matternews.org/calendar/

At the time when Big Fat Head released its 2024 album Bobo Rising, my oldest daughter, now 9, said the musicians must have chosen the name because the band needed something to contain “their big fat brains.” The literary and philosophical concepts explored in the group’s latest bear this quip out.

Big Fat Head has some questions for you – Matter News

The inventive Columbus collective will celebrate the release of new album ‘Global Voyeur’ in concert at Rumba Cafe on Friday, July 24.

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went long on long odds. matternews.org/culture/musi...

Long Odds find magic in ‘The Dry Land’ – Matter News

The Columbus rock band will celebrate the release of its new record in concert at Rumba Cafe tonight (Friday, July 24).

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“I’ve always had an enthusiasm for [music], and I appreciate the craft of it, but with this one, I don’t know,” Elliott said. “I’m clear in the head to be able to create some beauty and some magic, and it makes me feel good.” Long Odds plays Rumba Cafe tonight. matternews.org/culture/musi...

Long Odds find magic in ‘The Dry Land’ – Matter News

The Columbus rock band will celebrate the release of its new record in concert at Rumba Cafe tonight (Friday, July 24).

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Care must counter the individualistic currents in our culture fostered by a self-centered administration and tech billionaires who would rather leave the Earth behind than save it. On the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we should be painfully aware of our dependence on one another.

Care is a verb: Lessons in building supportive community from lifelong advocate Vince Engel – Matter News

Times of uncertainty and fear can foster societies of care.

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At the time when Big Fat Head released its 2024 album Bobo Rising, my oldest daughter, now 9, said the musicians must have chosen the name because the band needed something to contain “their big fat brains.” The literary and philosophical concepts explored in the group’s latest bear this quip out.

Big Fat Head has some questions for you – Matter News

The inventive Columbus collective will celebrate the release of new album ‘Global Voyeur’ in concert at Rumba Cafe on Friday, July 24.

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“That’s also something I’ve always [muddled] through, trying to appreciate time alone but not always being comfortable ... where I’m at in my own psyche. I’m learning how to be more comfortable and to get something fruitful from solitude, especially in the chaotic landscape of this modern life.”

Max Subar slows things down with ‘Anything Could Be’ – Matter News

The Case Oats guitarist, who visits Rumba Cafe for a show on Thursday, July 23, goes it alone for his contemplative new album.

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With the City Council presenting its draft proposal for municipal data center policy this week, residents must seize the moment to demand meaningful safeguards that will actually minimize the climate impacts of data centers writes Becca Pollard of the Buckeye Environmental Network.

Great writing from @beccapollard.bsky.social for @matternews.bsky.social. Columbus City Council is quietly trying to abandon its climate commitments in the hope of juicing more data center construction, but there’s still time for the public to offer comments opposing this!

Opinion: To meet climate goals, Columbus leaders must address data centers – Matter News

With the City Council presenting its draft proposal for municipal data center policy this week, residents must seize the moment to demand meaningful safeguards that will actually minimize the climate ...

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With the City Council presenting its draft proposal for municipal data center policy this week, residents must seize the moment to demand meaningful safeguards that will actually minimize the climate impacts of data centers writes Becca Pollard of the Buckeye Environmental Network.

Opinion: To meet climate goals, Columbus leaders must address data centers – Matter News

With the City Council presenting its draft proposal for municipal data center policy this week, residents must seize the moment to demand meaningful safeguards that will actually minimize the climate ...

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