A New Low

I spent most of October with a cold, and as the days stretched into weeks, in a low grade panic that it would turn into...

Harshmellow: Seattle Traffic

I exited McCaw Hall with my arm around my daughter’s shoulders. It was one of those gorgeous, golden autumn days that make you forget the...

Before They Were Famous

Okay, they were famous in Iceland from the day their first album came out, but when I took this picture of Skalmold’s Airwaves set in...

Pay to Play

Or, What I Did on My Summer Vacation. Remember the ’80s, when bands had to pay clubs to play? As a woman, and as a...

Euphonious Bucket List

Bucket lists are all over the place these days. Last year, I wrote a bucket list on this blog, but I never looked at it...