Sara Finkle — SINK or SWIM

I'll admit it. Sometimes when I'm forced to talk to new people at a party or at a gig, I can feel myself turning into some kind of autopilot robot, mindlessly carrying on as if the human experience can be easily boiled down to a series of decisions a person makes: how to make a… Continue reading Sara Finkle — SINK or SWIM

Lizzi Trumbore– Lifelines

Catcher in the Rye, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird. These classic coming of age novels are often chosen as required reading in schools across the country because regardless of how old you are, the process of growing up and growing older can be a particularly hard pill to swallow. Whether it's… Continue reading Lizzi Trumbore– Lifelines

Songs of the Month: March 2017

Welcome back to those who traveled during spring break and braved the Austin crowds for SXSW! I hope you'll hip me to all the cool new bands you discovered so I can add them to my listening list. In the coming months I will be doing quite a bit of experimenting with different approaches to this blog and the playlists… Continue reading Songs of the Month: March 2017

Anna Wise – The Feminine: Act I and II

A lot of the material written about Anna Wise has been largely focused on her involvement with Kendrick Lamar and his most recent albums Good kid, m.A.A.d city, Grammy-winning To Pimp A Butterfly, and Untitled Unmastered. Her sweet 'n sour vocal contributions to these albums and the creative process that lead to their success is often mentioned*, but today, we will… Continue reading Anna Wise – The Feminine: Act I and II

Songs of the Month: Feb 2017

While I'm working on my next album review (something I refer to as a"byrdcall") I thought it would be a good idea to start creating monthly playlists of songs I've been listening to. Most of the tracks this month are recent releases, but they won't always be. Enjoy and let me know if you hear something… Continue reading Songs of the Month: Feb 2017