Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

Bill Mallonee — Winnowing

Bill Mallonee is absurdly prolific and has produced what I think is one of the finest albums I’ve ever listened to — Vigilantes of Love’s Audible Sigh. Mallonee is absurdly prolific. Winnowing is his 50th album but who’s counting at…

Gayle Skidmore — 2 singles and an EP

I don’t know who this lady is, but damn is she cool. As you can see from the album art, Gayle Skidmore is a talented visual artist. As you can hear in “Rag Doll” and “Barrel, Trigger, Gun,” she’s a…

Quinn Tsan — Good Winter

It might be a cliche, but the distinctive throaty timbre of Quinn Tsan’s voice will make anyone stop in their tracks. Tsan sounds almost operatically trained, though according to her bio she spent most of her early life studying dance.…

High Dive — EP

It’s basically not possible for me to lavish more praise onto the Bloomington, Indiana-based pop punk band. A side project of Defiance, Ohio, High Dive has consistently produced the kind of earnest, queer-positive punk rock that keeps me sane and…