In the last year, I’ve sat down several times to break down problematic and offensive programming and publishing decisions by major music institutions. Sometimes it’s started on Twitter, sometimes on my blog, but I’ve found myself circling back to many of the same issues again and again and again. In
Read MoreIt’s been a busy semester of teaching and grading, rehearsals and more grading, and I’ve found myself composing a little less. This isn’t entirely a surprise—it’s my first full year out of grad school, and I’m trying to commit to not writing on absurd deadlines anymore—but it’s been an interesting
Read MoreA lot of the lessons I’ve learned in music school were designed for my male peers. Or, at least, they were designed to *work* for my male peers.
Read MoreI am sitting onstage with the Nash Composers Coalition—either at our inaugural concert or second; I can’t remember which—and we are almost through our set. It gets worse from there.
Read MoreTW: sexual assault. I just want to take a few moments and tell you a little about what this show means to me and how it came to be.
Read MoreTW: sexual assault. Tomorrow night, I take the stage to bare a piece of my soul. But that girl onstage isn’t me.
Read MoreLos Angeles alt-rock band Cilience releases their debut EP, Fetters and Feathers, this weekend at Molly Malone’s. Get an inside look before the show.
Read MoreTW: sexual assault. Let’s get to know each other better. I’m Megan, and my creative practice is different than you might expect….
Read MoreMy take on the hits and misses of Méndez (and what you should look forward to if you’re attending).
Read More[TW: sexual harassment.] I don’t, as a rule, go to concerts alone. And here’s why.
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