And the Band(s) Kept Playing
Doing my best to recalibrate my focus back to the music rather than the apparatus that surrounds it
Reflecting on a Year in Music Writing
"Enjoy or don't!" - Miranda Reinert
The Underrated Albums Edition
Some of the 2023 releases I don't want anyone to miss
Musicians I Listened To at 14 and Suddenly Never Again
Everyone can name the musicians who changed their lives forever, who they go back to often. I'm more interested in the bands I tried, loved, and dropped.
Music & City Planning Don't Mix Easily
Most public planners are looking for ways to create additional monetary value in their cities. That doesn't comport with fostering a sustainable, cutting-edge art scene.
The Required Fall Playlist
Back-to-school, leaves crunching, feelings dislodging, now available on streaming
A Soundtrack to My Car Theft
Milwaukee’s rap scene is on the rise. As the scene emerged, some young Milwaukeeans discovered a fatal flaw in cheap cars. The product? Kia Boys-themed hip-hop.
Kids Should Learn Drone, Too.
Listening to experimental music and thinking to myself: contemporary music education is too narrow and self-serving!
My First Album Review
What I thought of a certain beloved album then, what I think of it now, and the state of "criticism"
I Went To Pitchfork Music Festival Again
I tell all my friends that Pitchfork is an easy festival. It’s in a public park on several transit lines. It’s in a major city where you’re bound to know someone who’ll let you stay in their guest room (or, in my case, their living room)
I've Seen Choir Boy Four Times
Taking a moment to be grateful for the Market Frankford Line
Reacting to "Rush"
I like it! To no one’s surprise, very online gay guys are talking about it on Twitter. In between work calls, I’m reading your tweets (and not saying anything). I think they’re funny! And some of you are really, really serious. I recommend waiting a few hours