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Watch our previous show, held @ Round Weather on 4/3:

performances by

Duane Horton
Rebecca Samuelson
griffin jing martin
Charles Orgbon III
ayodele nzinga

ayodele nzinga performing @ Round Weather
photo by Evan Karp

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

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Alie Jones
Briana Swain
TJ Sykes
Kevin Madrigal Galindo
Hilary Cruz Mejía
Donté Clark
adrienne danyelle oliver
Allison E. Francis
Christine No
Landon Smith
Sarai Bordeaux
Lorenz Mazon Dumuk
Nazelah Jamison
SevanKelee Boult
Danny Thien Le
Meilani Clay

Cover art by Rivka Valérie Louissaint

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art by Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh
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art by Kacy Jung
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art by Jillian Crochet
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