INTERVIEW: Call Me Rita Knows the Answer on Liberatory “Are You OK?”
Many of us began new pursuits in lockdown, digging deep into our creative resources and finding new forms of expression. Poet and artist Vanessa Jean Speckman is no different, but her band Call Me Rita is: a freewheeling rocket of…
WATCH THIS: On “Witch in the Alley,” Cheap City Documents Life in Steampunk Alternate Reality
Formed in 2018 C.E. (Cheap Era), the Cheap City Cultural Ambassadors seek to present a musical interpretation of the city at large. September’s Clocktower Broke documented the rise and fall of the Cheap City Clock Company and was followed by…
HEY! LISTEN: Chestnut Grove’s Dee Gerhart on Coming Out, Queer Community, and “Ain’t Got Nobody”
If you think rock is dead, it’s because you haven’t heard Chestnut Grove’s electrifying ’70s throwback sound. The members of Chestnut Grove have been together since high school and are nearing their thirtieth birthdays – the sonic themes on The Album reflect this period…
At Black Opry Revue, Joy and Grief Become Euphoria
Two nights ago, the country music world shifted. Like most tectonic movements, we may not see it for a while. But with the Black Opry‘s first-ever Revue at New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall, Holly G has gathered a few…
PREMIERE: Katie Callahan Wrestles With Evangelical Christianity on “Witches”
“I never make a good first impression,” Katie Callahan jokes. “You have to meet me twice.” But if you look and listen closely, you’ll see the groundwork she lays for a quiet but simmering revolution, all the complexity of an…