by paige on November 15, 2010
LONG ISLAND SINGER Andrea Estrella and her bandmates in as-yet-unsigned Twin Sister have only been playing together a couple of years, but they’ve already drawn attention from indie music fans for their simultaneously funky and ethereal sound.
Watch for the band on tour throughout the US and Europe this fall, and visit their site to check out their new EP, Color Your Life. Estrella’s voice has been compared to both Natalie Merchant and Edie Brickell, but Twin Sister’s sound is all their own.
by paige on November 10, 2010
SEE THAT GUY at the Thanksgiving table, the one with his back toward you, with the beard and the silvering hair? Smart, handsome, successful; he had only one obvious flaw: He hated brussels sprouts. [click to continue…]
by paige on November 3, 2010
ROOTS ARE NOT the prettiest. There’s the evidence, right there. Lumpy, bumpy, gritty with earth, they need finesse to reveal their true nature which is, inevitably, sweet, rich, complex. They’re perfect for this time of year, and for the holiday feasts to come. [click to continue…]
by paige on October 22, 2010
SOMETIMES, THE ONLY tune I want to hear is the mellow dub of reggae, and lucky for me, there’s a sister who can sing to me. Sister Carol is Jamaica’s undisputed female reggae pioneer. [click to continue…]
by paige on October 12, 2010
BACK IN MY urban days, even after I had kids, Halloween was really an excuse for a bunch of adult friends to get together. We’d costume up our toddlers, sure. We let them walk around one block, before dark, collecting whatever candy they could from whichever adults happened to be home early from work, and then: We fed them mac ‘n cheese while we feasted. [click to continue…]
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