In June 2011, I made a decision that would forever change my life: I broke up with a partner of over three years and mentally committed to getting back home to New York City as quickly as possible. Within six … Read the rest
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Listening to Holly Miranda During COVID-19
At the start of the fourth week of social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic, I relistened to the recording for one of my favorite concerts of all time, the album release show for Holly Miranda’s The Magician’s Private Library at … Read the rest
Sleater-Kinney and the Space of Queer/Female Friendship
This post was originally going to be called “What It Means to Listen to Sleater-Kinney Now as a Queer Woman.” It was going to be a talk-back piece, one of those blog posts you write to insert yourself into a … Read the rest
FKA twigs and the Palpability of Vulnerability
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FKA twig’s set at Afropunk 2019 starts in darkness. The darkness of the stage at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn mirrors the darkness of the Sunday night sky, feeding one another in a continuos loop. Slowly, the stage fills … Read the rest
Robyn, The Hurt, and The Honey
It starts with a bass line. Wobbling and reverberating out into the night, the vibrations make space for the vocals to slowly creep into the song. As the voice declares, “If you’ve got something to say, I need to hear … Read the rest