Tag: a grrrl's two sound cents
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Izzy’s Grrrly Mix: August 2022
Featuring Hello Mary, Lauren Ruth Ward, SASAMI, CHAI, Death Valley Girls, Caroline Kingsbury, The Black Tones, Basically Nancy, Guerilla Toss, Pretty Sick, Froggy, Vanilla Abstract, The Beths, IAN SWEET, Breakup Haircut, and more! LISTEN
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Shawna Potter on Making Spaces Safer, Accountability, & Conflict Resolution
“People might not want to show up to a protest or march, but they will show up to a show. So if I have a captive audience, I always make sure they’re gonna hear what I have to say. And activism in these spaces doesn’t always have to be organized or planned. I’ve done impromptu…
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Ania Hoo Looks Inward on New EP ‘PURE’
Hailing from New Jersey and Brooklyn, Jamaican-American artist Ania Hoo has created her own universe of bubbly disco-infused bedroom pop tunes that can best be described as eclectic, drawing from a wide sonic palette that includes the likes of Marvin Gaye, Teena Marie, and Chaka Khan. Earlier this year, Ania Hoo unveiled her debut EP…
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monarch. on Their Treacly Debut EP ‘Sweet Little Things’
Hailing from the lush green pastures of the Hudson Valley, jazz-influenced indie four-piece monarch. unveiled their debut EP Sweet Little Things in June, a rapturous indie pop tour de force with potent sax lines, rapid waltz-time signatures, and lyrics juxtaposing the sweet and the sour. “I’ll be your morning coffee/I’ll be your night time tea,”…
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A Conversation with JD Danner
At eighteen years old, JD Danner embarked on the path she thought would provide her with comfort and stability. Instead she was met with the tedious task of crunching numbers as an accountant and had her hopes further crushed when doctors delivered the news that her chances of having children were obsolete. Facing down a…
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Album on Repeat: Momma – ‘Household Name’
There isn’t a single music publication that hasn’t been drooling all over Brooklyn-based nu gaze/alt rock duo Momma, and for good reason. Momma’s third album, Household Name, has it all — robust rhythm sections, potent guitar lines, cavity-inducing hooks, and satirical lyrics musing on bygone eras of rock and roll. According to founding members Etta…
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Izzy’s Grrrly Mix: July 2022
Featuring Razor Braids, Wallis Bird, Angel Olsen, Shilpa Ray, Petrol Girls, Caregiver, Grace Ives, monarch., Zola Jesus, Sharon Van Etten, Momma, Bad Static, Horsegirl, and more! LISTEN
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A Conversation with G.B. Jones: The Foremother of Queercore & Riot Grrrl
The Queercore movement did not originate in San Francisco, or in Oregon, but in a small apartment at Queen and Parliament in Toronto. In 1985, G.B. Jones and Bruce LaBruce created a queer punk zine called J.D.s, which stood for Juvenile Delinquents, James Dean, and J.D. Salinger. Fusing B-movie aesthetics with bootlicking fetishes and cheeky…
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A Conversation with Left at London About Pain, Pride, Loss, and Soulja Boy
Nat Puff, known to the world as Left at London (/@/), has made a significant name for herself as one of the most prolific creative minds of this generation. A singer-songwriter, producer, poet, activist, and visual artist based in Seattle, Left at London has received constant airplay on the legendary Emerald City radio station KEXP,…
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Little Monarch on Touring, Talking Heads, and Artistic Evolution
Little Monarch is a project spearheaded by Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Casey Kalmenson, along with keyboardist Lanita Smith and guitarist Nick Setter. Known for breezy self-reflective anthems like “Strike,” “Treading Water,” and “No Matter What,” Little Monarch’s eclectic catalog masterfully fuses elements of indie pop, disco, house, and R&B into uniquely expansive soundscapes…