Brianna Wheeler

2 weeks ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

6–10: NeighborsSounds like: Breaking into the band room to get high with the kids who’ve won awards for how hard they shred in the school orchestra. You could call Neighbors a jam band, but that wouldn’t be entirely accurate. While that label captures the vibe—winding, sometimes jazzy and staccato, sometimes psychedelic and mellifluous, sometimes hypnotic rhythms—it doesn’t quite encompass the true nature of Neighbors.

2 weeks ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

6–10: Jakki and the Pink SmudgeSounds like: A porcelain songbird in a softboi mosh pit. “A lot of my stuff tends to lean more toward the singer-songwriter morose vibe,” says Jakki Wise of Jakki and the Pink Smudge. “The themes are usually very self-reflective, but I like to describe our sound as a mix between No Doubt and Radiohead—there’s that playfulness, but also something complex and gut-wrenching.

4 weeks ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

Stoners love to party on 4/20, but the best kind of party looks different for everyone. Sure, a parking lot bonanza or a warehouse throwdown can be fun, but so can a civilized, pastel-hued, flora-filled affair—with maximum charm and minimum doink ash. Not to downplay the value of a good old-fashioned 4/20 mixer, grower’s cup, or slash-and-burn dispo sale, but plenty of stoners long for something a little more refined.

4 weeks ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

“For me, it’s this huge opportunity to tell people about the history of something they care passionately about and have never been taught,” explains David Bienenstock, creator and star of The History of Weed, an academia-themed one-man show that unfurls, examines and celebrates the often hidden chronicles of cannabis in popular culture. The show opens at Kickstand Comedy on April 19—just in time to kick off your 4/20 festivities.

1 month ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

I just want people to feel cozy—I want people to feel welcome,” says Kelley Birkinbine, owner of Morgan Alley’s newest retail occupant, Bentley Fleurs. “That’s why I call this an experiential boutique.”Indeed, from the ornate floor-to-ceiling paper flower displays to floral-perfumed candles and the fresh-cut flowers Birkinbine arranges at a counter in the rear of the storefront, every sensory detail of the shop’s footprint is considered through a soft, fragrant floral lens.