I usually wait to do this til New Years Eve, but if you haven’t heard, the rules are out the window this year (ps, they always belong out the window). In 2018 I started doing a reflection of the past year and meditation on hopes for the new one. It’s…

Welcome to Goes Well With, a new series where I offer a pairing of good music and yummy libations It’s been a while, hasn't it? The world’s on fire but we’re still here and we’re fortunate. With my privilege in check here, I offer a respite, a breath, a hand…

I’m nostalgic for my childhood more than ever right now. The top of that list includes the music that defined the 80s and 90s. Sure, it could be stuffed and maximalist in more interesting moments, but time has stretched between now and then to make it a major source of…

It was the Pitchfork 10 heard ‘round the world. You braced your seat until 0:20 when the pressure valve released and snare drums and hand claps gave way to that hammock of Fiona Apple’s piano that buoyed you through adolescence. A love song too, how about that. The refrain…

Standing within the same 4 walls as your favorite musicians while they recreate the songs that frame your life can’t be replicated. It’s how I imagine devout churchgoers feel when they’re on their knees with their arms outstretched, their senses heightened in the purity and revelry of the present moment…