by Edward Farnham Long recognized as emblematic of the primal creative force, sound embodies the essence of vibration, the back and forth pendulum swing of yin and yang, male and female, the dual universe. It travels through air and informs our minds, but water is an...
The Language of Music: Tatiana Chaika
by Liz Baudler When Tatiana Chaika was a child in Southwestern Sibera, her parents thought she should learn piano. In two years, she had eight teachers, and a ton of frustration. So when she came to American many years later and someone suggested she attend a Native...
Autism, Animals, and Making Sense Out of Senselessness
by Kat Kidwell A photo shows four-year-old me in pink overalls staring out through the bars of a puppy pen, my fingers pawing at the wires with a big grin. Everyone thought it was cute. I’d just known I’d love the feel of getting trapped in a tiny cage with other...
Listening to More Than Music: Kat Kidwell and Jason Gremley
by Liz Baudler You have to wonder what two extraordinarily multitalented people like Kat Kidwell and Jason Gremley are doing making music. It’s not that their sound isn’t inspiring—both Kat and Jason have performed at Life Force Arts Center before. It’s just that they...
A Magical Mystery Tour: The Music of S.J Tucker
S.J Tucker is a musician whose latest album is Mischief. Phil Putnam writes of her, "Multi-instrumentalist, road warrior, front woman, songwriter and rallying point; yes, she is all of these things. More than most, though, more than anything, she is a storyteller. She...