Allison Russell: Crafting Songs of Resistance, Hope, and Healing in Times of Crisis
BROOKLYN, NY- When I’m not writing about music, I write about environmental and public health crises. And with that comes the heaviness of being tasked with bearing witness to loss….
Jon Batiste Transmits A World-Wide Sonic Message
NEW YORK, NY—Jon Batiste’s shows have always felt like a kind of baptism, a renewal of faith. And I mean baptism in the most expansive sense—not the strictures of scripture…
The “Fail of Fianna Fáil” and the Triumph of Fontaines D.C.’s Post-Punk Imaginings
NEW YORK, NY- They hurl jokes about the IRA, tauntingly call him “Paddy,” and tell him to go home. Grian Chatten, the frontman of Fontaines D.C., is an Irishman…
I Am Trying to Repair Your Heart
MILWAUKEE, WI- Dorm rooms in NYC are the size of a postage stamp, so most of us kept our doors open when studying. After listening to me play Old 97’s…
Trapper Schoepp Performs at Summerfest (MILWAUKEE)
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! MILWAUKEE, WI- “…A festival staffer checks our vaccine cards against…
Bright Eyes, Lucy Dacus, and Waxahatchee: A dream bill
QUEENS, NY – After a nine-year hiatus—and ten years since their last live shows—Bright Eyes is back. Among the folks in the front row was a couple who had…
Waxahatchee Reverberates In The Summer Night
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! QUEENS, NY- “…Waxahatchee’s gorgeous set felt like the thawing of our pandemic-frozen beings. With the exception of a Haim cover…
Lucy Dacus Translates Home Video Memories At Forest Hills Stadium
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! QUEENS, NY- “… Oberst’s origin story is rooted in the Midwest—as New York Magazine observed in 2005, the Omaha, Nebraska…
A Cathartic Return to Live Music With Rhett Miller
NEW YORK, NY – The Old 97’s released a new record last August, but with venues shuttered, frontman Rhett Miller hadn’t had a chance to play these songs in front…
If I Go 10,000 Miles
WOODSTOCK, NY — “I didn’t realize you would be standing all around us,” Anaïs Mitchell remarked to audience members gazing down from the balcony behind the stage. “I’m missing a…
