What makes us who we are? It’s a big question, and perhaps one best considered with a background of good music. Invoke writer Siri Undlin has been avidly exploring identity for years as a musician, author, and world roamer, so we
Here's some music to feed the soul and fire the spirit, shake our roots and inspire our fruits as we put our hands together for a better world. Image by Elena Ray
In these turbulent times on earth, we need music that reconnects us—to ourselves, to one another, and to our gratitude for this world. Lydia Violet’s new album, “Already Free,” does just that. Based on her deep study with her teacher
Many memoirs have covered the terrain of grief, but Nora McInerny Purmort’s does so with more sass, swearing, and style than most. For a book that chronicles the author’s experience losing her husband, father, and unborn baby all within two
Feeling boxed in by stale social constraints, double standards, and prejudice? Here’s a playlist to incite the freedom-loving rebel in you! As per En Vogue, “free your mind and the rest will follow!” Photo of Santigold by Whittlz on
You know that moment when you realize spring is finally here? That’s what this mix feels like. It invites you to put your headphones on and go for a walk or turn up the volume in the car with the
The first time I listened to Undlin & Wolfe’s new album, I found myself replaying the last two songs again and again, caught between the soulfulness of “Heart of the Wood” (particularly at the 2:45 mark, when singer Siri Undlin lets
The first time I listened to this album, I could not remain in my chair—I had to jump up and dance around my living room. Ayla Nereo’s voice is so beautiful I can (and do) listen to her all day.
Holy Taya’s album “Halleluyah All Night” gently nudges us to remember what it is to be a woman. These Hebrew and English chants are primordial prayers to the divine feminine. Holy Taya evokes a circle of women, deep in their
I got hooked on Rising Appalachia at a live concert in Boulder, Colorado. By the end of the show I had traversed from sleepy and stuck to a state of ecstatic sweaty dancing bliss. What is it about these two
Often I’ll judge a book by how sad I am to see it end. As I neared the last pages of Rafia Zakaria’s new book, “The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan,” I found myself slowing my pace, not
