Wayback Wednesday: Valentine’s Edition

I wrote this post (originally published here) in 2011, in between breakdowns and hooplah and before I’d officially decided to leave Chicago. It popped up in my Facebook memories today, and it still rings true. These days, between self-employment, family obligations, and what’s left of my social life, I sometimes struggle making space for music….butRead more

Little Black Cloud

Little black cloud in the sky Go ahead and rain on me If you feel the need to cry Set those teardrops free I don’t mind the rain I’m not scared of the pain ‘Cause nothing stays the same I’ve been walking for so long I’m not done walking yet Don’t know if I canRead more

Thoughts on Making Music: The Art of Craft, and Snobbery

This is a repost from my old blog – a post I wrote on this day six years ago. It came up in my Facebook memories, and it seemed still relevant. I was just explaining this idea to someone the other day! I should also warn you that this is a looooooong read. I amRead more

Periscope replay!

I tried out a new thing! Please enjoy the replay below, and the hilarious scramble at the end where my nephew cuts things short by yelling at me to stop singing so loud. You can get in-the-moment notifications for future Periscope broadcasts by following me on Periscope here, or (with a slight delay, probably) by subscribing to myRead more

To my queer folk, after Orlando.

  Partly because I am an art and music nerd, and those activities tend to draw queer folk…and partly because a nerdy fat girl has some stuff in common with many queer folk…I have often found myself surrounded by and making common cause with various folk along and outside the gender and sexuality spectrums. OverRead more

New Music Doings

Well, kids, the time has come. I am thrilled to present: Have You Ever? Have You Ever? is a little venture my friend Emily and I put together slowly over the past couple years, while seeing how many songs we could shoe-horn into a single live-performance mash-up. We built a nice little setlist, have rehearsed ourRead more

Thank You Notes

Dear cell phone, Thank you for your service. I know you thought you retired last year, and you expected to hang out in the box where I keep my old phones for a couple years before eventually recycling them. But when I smashed the delicate screen of your fancy new replacement, you sprang right intoRead more

The Same Twelve Songs

(This post was rescued from the drafts folder of my old blog, and dates back to March of 2012. I have no idea why I didn’t post it then, but here it is now. WHEEEEEE) It’s not quite three in the morning, sitting on the cusp of a crisp March Friday morning. I’m wide awakeRead more

Just Another Day

Around our house, you can hear some version of this conversation about fifty-bajillion times a day: “Hey, I have to tell you something.” “What?” “… I love you.” “I love you, too.” We say it as a matter of course, and in part because my nephews are young and sweet and when you spend timeRead more

@TariRocks

- 15 days ago

@sylvia_nyc: We are mostly taught about protest as being about convincing people in power to change their ideas, when it’s actually about convincing people in power that we can make them lose power. We are taught the former because it doesn’t work.
@TariRocks

- 15 days ago

@SenWarren: It's outrageous that the US has become an international tax haven. We should use the reconciliation bill to close trust loopholes and give the IRS the resources to unravel the complex schemes of corporate tax cheats and the ultra-wealthy. https://t.co/qNCXiqTHgZ
@TariRocks

- 16 days ago

@SofieHagen: Haha, suckers, we can just post photos on Twitter. We can’t be stopped. #instagramisdown https://t.co/Pm8tEcTGe7

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