On their past few albums under the Hurray for the Riff Raff moniker, Alynda Segarra has focused their gaze on the outside world and the sociopolitical forces that move us. It’s an approach that’s worked, as their 2017 record The […]
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As Hurray for the Riff Raff, Alynda Segarra used her 2016 LP The Navigator to reclaim her Puerto Rican heritage. That was a remarkable album, seamlessly pulling together folk, punk, and Latin music to take listeners through that personal journey. […]
“If we deal in anything as artists, we must be promoting empathy. That’s what music can do. It can’t change the world, but it can make you feel things for people you’ve never met. It can make you understand the […]
[Content warning: general discussions of sexual assault and violence. There is a brief description of a personal experience at the beginning of the third section. I’ll put another reminder at that point in the article.] I. Imagine me, an awkward […]
I’m not generally a late sleeper, but for this past week off I’ve slept til noon pretty much every day. I think that has a lot to say about how this year was for me. Unlike 2016, this year was […]
Every day a new tweet that summons the darkest aspects of humanity. Every day another assault on the rule of law, on the norms of decency and the common good. I’ve been working to make the world a better place […]
Put aside the dumpster fire that consumed national news this year, and you have to admit it was actually a pretty good year … for music. After all, artists exist to comment on and respond to the world around them, and […]
Music and the people who create it give me a great deal, especially these days when the country is filled with far too much hate and greed. They give us hope, heart and lots of joy. Frankly, I don’t think […]
It’s hardly a new story, but for whatever reason this year’s annual AmericanaFest down in Nashville came away a bit battered and bruised from articles published in both Billboard magazine and the Rolling Stone Country website questioning the lack of […]
The Americana Music Awards were handed out during a ceremony held earlier this week in Nashville, Tennessee. Winners included long-time Nashville favorites like Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (Group/Duo of the Year) and Rodney Crowell (Song of the Year), […]
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