Listen Here #20: The Light Set (aka MY BAND!)
Hi friends, Guess what? My band released a two-song EP last month, and in the spirit of shamelessly self-promoting, I am recommending it here and now. The...
Listen Here #19: Rosemary Clooney's "Girl Singer"
Hello friends, I’ve been thinking about the music known as jazz (for a variety of reasons). I’m perennially interested in how artists choose to interpret...
Listen Here #18: Mardi Gras (part 2) & Ash Wednesday
Hello dear friends, A happy Mardi Gras and blesséd Ash Wednesday/Lent to you! Mardi Gras was wonderful this year: bright, lovely, full of vim and creativity....
Listen Here #17: Mardi Gras (part 1)
Hi friends! It’s Mardi Gras and time is almost meaningless at this point - it will become fully meaningless from Thursday, Feb 27th through Ash Wednesday....
Listen Here #16: Jackie Mendoza, Lionel Hampton, Spoon
Hi friends, It was my first day at the new job today (yay!). Faith and Madeline kindly had me over to dinner, and afterwards, we shared a lovely time...
Listen Here #15: Halftime
Hi friends, A little late this week, because of various life things (including: I got a new job!). Apologies! But, you know, part of the charm of a little...
Listen Here #14: Clap! Clap!, Telekinesis, Sault
Hello friends, Welcome to the new week! New Orleans had 10-12 inches of snow last week, and it was magical and just so darn pretty. My pipes did not freeze,...
Listen Here #13
Greetings, friends! I’m coming to you a little late this week due to two things. One, a historical storm that is, even now, lashing at my windows. Snow!...
Listen Here #12
Hello friends! Happy 2025! To borrow a phrase, we’re so back. Welcome to all new readers (s/o to Culture Study buds)! I rewrote the landing page for this...
Listen Here #11
Hello friends, Season’s Greason’s! A few housekeeping notes… 1) Today’s newsletter is different, because I’m going to be recommending some full Christmas...
Listen Here #10
Dearest friends, Happy Tuesday! Yes, yes, we are coming in late… but I’ll be darned if I don’t have a two pure bops to share with you anyways. What’s that?...
Listen Here #9
Why hello there, This week is brought to you by a long and refreshing weekend, in which much good food was eaten and friends were celebrated. Hooray! It’s...
Listen Here #8
Hi friends, Welcome back, to you and me! Work is still crazy, so I’ll keep this brief & just tease a Wicked/Showtunes theme for sometime in the next couple...
Listen Here #7
Hi hello my friends, This is coming to you a day late and SEVERAL songs short. My apologies! Unfortunately, my work-life balance this week has shifted...
Listen Here #6
Hi friends, I’m not immune to election malaise, so this will be short. Here’s a song that makes me feel politically active, in a silly way. Here’s a song...
Listen Here #5
Hello dear friends, Tomorrow is my birthday! Thank you to everyone who sent me songs about love! I am feeling it!! So if you didn’t see it on IG… my Mom wins...
Listen Here #4
Friends, a whole month of song sharing! Can you believe it? Today we have a tiny li’l grab-bag of songs, including an INSANE rec from rubiksboob. Incredible?...
Listen Here #3
Hi babes, Not gonna lie, I had a delightfully busy weekend (see song rec #1 below), work was crazy today, and then I got distracted by, I-shit-you-not,...
Listen Here #2
Friends! We have our FIRST song recommendation from a reader. High five, Paul! Hell yeah brother! Guess what? I listened to the song and it made my heart...
Listen Here #1
Hello hello! Welcome to the first issue of Listen Here, a song recommendation newsletter! I listen to a lot of music and I love a lot of songs, and I’m...