Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

Brothers Lazaroff — Hope, Fear, Youth

Last year I pratfell in love with Doc Feldman and the LD50. As it turns out, one of my favorite songs from the album was actually written by a (younger?) and more hopeful group of humans. Doc made “Battle Hymn”…

Towards A Pedagogy of Love

I thought I’d take a break from writing about music to write about my other love: teaching. There’s a reason for this. Since that Daily Beast article I’ve expanded my readership. Since Howard Wolfson is a former Bloomberg politico, I’ve…

Shareef Ali — A Place to Remember the Dead

It never ceases to amaze me just how much we can accomplish with the Internets. Shareef Ali’s blog is fascinating reading on my end — it gives perspective on just how much electronic pavement musicians have to pound these days.…