Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

River Whyless — Kindness, A Rebel

I’ll be honest — this is the kind of album I would have spurned when I first started writing this blog. I’ve matured. I’ve broadened my tastes. I’ve become more tolerant of music that sounds less familiar to me at…

Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 20

Happy Pride! It’s our Pride episode! Von and Rachel get into hard-hitting subjects like chic circuses; the politics of Pride parades, navigating pronouns, and street harassment. We mentioned a couple of resources — here’s where you can find them: Mal…

Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 19

It’s part two of our live episode and…Power Rangers! So. Many. Power. Rangers. Also Jeff Goldblum. And the thickness of our accents. Mallett Bros. Band – “Long Black Braid” (Vive l’acadie) Cam “Diane” Mountain Natives – “We Call Each Other…

Adobe & Teardrops: Episode 18

It’s our first live show! Rachel discusses the live almost-nude girls she saw at an old-timey burlesque show. Von had a wild weekend. We also talk about who gets to be American and record country music (spoiler: everyone!) and fascism…