Listening to Jaime Woods’ new release ‘I Got You’ is like being wrapped up in a warm blanket of belonging. In it’s exquisite dance between simplicity and complexity, the song…
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Big Thief – Shark Smile
by Mikhal Weiner February 11, 2018The second song on Big Thief’s new record is aptly named ‘Shark Smile’ – it starts with teeth. Actually, it doesn’t start in earnest until about one full minute in.…
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Changing our Stripes — Why Women Artists may be like Saber-Tooth Tigers
by Mikhal Weiner December 1, 2016It was an ordinary Monday in early March, insofar as a day in New York can be ordinary. I was leaving the school where I teach. As I walked down the…
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What the World Needs Now
by Mikhal Weiner November 13, 2016November 9th, 2016 was not the end of the world. This isn’t the first time a demagogue used an existing system to take control of a country. It certainly isn’t the first…