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. We’re losing species, we’re losing island nations, we’re losing innocent lives, whether by the slow…
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 but an unwavering belief that by making and sharing music, we wash away the stain…
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 living in London. Though the UK of 2022 is not the landscape of The Troubles,…
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 Fight Songs on repeat one weekend, the guy across the hall walked in with a…
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 our picture IDs and hands out a green backstage pass. Everyone is masked up, so…
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 traveled from Florida for the sole purpose of seeing the band. Behind them stood a…
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 (“The Steps”), Birmingham native Katie Crutchfield’s performance was drawn entirely from her fifth and most…
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 native’s “lyrics [are] tied to a certain bleak emotional landscape—which often mirrored the physical one…
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 of a live audience—with the exception of his dog, Ziggy, who reportedly naps through them….
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 couple of buttons to the back of my dress!” Over the crowd’s chuckling, Josh Kaufman…
