Best of Erie 2020

Erie Reader: Volume 11, Issue 1

January 13th, 2021 — February 9th, 2021

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Omnipotent

by Melissa Sullivan1/13/2021, 3:00 PM

Quietly listen to the mystery of it all

Pleased to Meet You

by John Bavaro1/13/2021, 2:45 PM

Hope you guessed that name

Jazmine Sullivan // Heaux Tales

by Nick Warren1/13/2021, 2:30 PM

R&B powerhouse returns for a spirited concept EP

Viagra Boys // Welfare Jazz

by Nick Warren1/13/2021, 2:15 PM

Raucous and cacophonous Swedish import perfect for setting a scene

Podcasts Picks: Yo, Is This Racist?

by Nick Warren1/13/2021, 2:00 PM

Long-running pod ventures out on its own, and still taking awkward listener calls

alTunes - I Lost On Jeopardy!

by Brad Pattullo1/13/2021, 2:00 PM

When the parody overtakes the original

Podcasts Picks: The Trip

by Jonathan Burdick1/13/2021, 1:45 PM

Podcasts Picks: This Podcast Will Kill You

by Ally Kutz1/13/2021, 1:30 PM

Letterkenny's New Season is Fun to Watch and Over Too Soon

by Claudia Rose1/13/2021, 1:15 PM

Plenty of laughs to be had ferda boys and girls

A 'Bridge' Too Far?

by Cara Suppa1/13/2021, 1:00 PM

Racy Netflix series Bridgerton provocative in more ways than one

The Crown's Fourth Season Its Most Enthralling Look at Royal Turmoil

by Madeline Bruce1/13/2021, 12:45 PM

Serializing the British scandals of the '80s provides best plotlines in Netflix series

Book Review: Ready Player Two

by Claudia Rose1/13/2021, 12:30 PM

Ernest Cline's latest tries and fails to level up

Book Review: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

by Hannah McDonald1/13/2021, 12:15 PM

James Nestor takes deep dive into life's most fundamental process

From Surviving to Thriving

by Matt Swanseger1/13/2021, 12:00 PM

Glenn Stearns returns in Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City

Teddy Rankin // Is Enough

by Nick Warren1/13/2021, 12:00 PM

Local songsmith's fifth album pushes musicality forward

Tyler Smilo // The Profound Ramblins'

by Nick Warren1/13/2021, 11:45 AM

The Erie singer-songwriter improvises an entire album to surprising success

The Fire Next Time: James Baldwin's Prescient Words Face Modern Truth

by Abdullah Washington1/13/2021, 11:30 AM

Juxtaposing the author's 1963 work with Raoul Peck's I Am Not Your Negro

The Future of Our Music Venues

by Ryan Bartosek1/13/2021, 11:15 AM

COVID-19's devastation of the live music industry and the narrow path forward

Questions Surround the Plasticity of Our City

by Sarah Bennett1/13/2021, 11:00 AM

IRG sorting facility brings unaddressed public health, environmental concerns

Personalities at Play in 1904 Cambridge Springs Chess Tournament

by Jonathan Burdick1/13/2021, 10:45 AM

The story of four top players and who prevailed

2020 Best of Erie Winners and Finalists

by Erie Reader Staff1/13/2021, 10:30 AM

Your favorite people, places, and things in the Erie area

Open Up Your World

by Liz Allen1/13/2021, 10:30 AM

How to weather our COVID-19 winter

Erie At Large: Our Nation's Dark Day

by Jim Wertz1/13/2021, 10:15 AM

And those who stand accountable

From the Editors: January 2021

by Erie Reader Staff1/13/2021, 10:00 AM

The Year of the Woman

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Live Music at the Flagship City Food Hall

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