When I first heard a track from Let Them Eat Chaos on NPR’s All Songs Considered, I appreciated the wry wordplay and drive behind Tempest’s performance. A little later I heard a second song and thought, “Okay — even though…
If you get a chance to, I strongly encourage that you listen to Carrie Rodriguez’s set on Mountain Stage from a few months ago. It’ll give you a lot more insight into this beautiful, multi-layered album. Shortly after the election,…
Today marks the official fifth anniversary of this blog’s first post. I began this blog shortly into my grad school career, which means this blog has accompanied me throughout adulthood. Through excitement, heartbreak, tragedy, pride, and failure, I’ve had this…
I learned of the Tumbling Wheels through my pal in music and fellow Redwall enthusiast Gabe di Chiara (of Ninebullets and Ajax Diner Book Club superstardom.) The Tumbling Wheels embody all of the good stuff about the “new” New Orleans…
Emma Goldman, one of my many favorite revolutionary queer Jewesses, famously wrote “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be a part of your revolution.” Goldman was referring to overly serious men who felt their sense of humor —…