Review Roundup: Madi Diaz, Brye, Ira Khonen Temple
This week's roundup features intimate heartbreak, overcoming trauma, and bawdy Yiddish poetry.
Rachel Cholst
Rainbow Ruckus 10/21: Brandi Carlile, Ty Herndon, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features big voices, big breakups, big crushes, and big horses.
Arend Lee Jessurun -- The Tower of Babel Falls
Enter the pulsating, dystopic world of Arend Lee Jessurun's The Tower of Babel Falls – and realize that world is surrounding us right now. With a brave humanity, Jessurun shows us how to tear it all down.
INTERVIEW: Mariel Buckley Navigates the Strange Trip Ahead
In our interview, Mariel Buckley and I check in about her new album Long Strange Trip, liminal spaces, and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Autumn Sky Hall -- The Sun Is a Girl
With The Sun Is a Girl, Autumn Sky Hall is at the full height of their powers. The album is a folk rocker about getting smarter the hard way: through disappointment, regret, and perseverance.
Whitney Fenimore -- State of Being
Whitney Fenimore's State of Being is a quietly powerful album that graciously pulls back the curtain on all the ways that we try (and often fail) to give ourselves grace.
Rainbow Ruckus 10/8: Jess Nolan, Boy Golden, Chris Housman, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features blooming, suffering, country class analysis, bouncing boots, and banjo-driven love songs.