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American Crisis Playlist: From Political Pestilence to Pandemic

American Crisis Playlist: From Political Pestilence to Pandemic

How music helped me cope with the pandemic and the 2020 nightmare presidential election.

2022

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The Riff

First Aid Kit Gets It

Playing Americana and beyond

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First Aid Kit Gets It

4d ago

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Counter Arts

Mortal Lenses

Music and morality

May 9

Mortal Lenses

May 9

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Counter Arts

When Hospice Failed My Family

Ten minutes that felt like hell

Aug 26, 2023

When Hospice Failed My Family

Aug 26, 2023

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Age of Empathy

Grief Changes Everything

But therapeutic memories soothe the tears

Apr 24

dirt path through forest

Apr 24

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The Riff

My Grandmother: Hit Songwriter

A forgotten “rockabilly classic”

Feb 20, 2024

My Grandmother: Hit Songwriter

Feb 20, 2024

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The Riff

First World Record Stores

Sometimes being oblivious pays off

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First World Record Stores

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Counter Arts

Alien Nights

Or, is there life on Mars?

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Alien Nights

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The Narrative Arc

1978: The Year I Grew Up

From Shakespeare to Khomeini

May 13

Student raising hand in college class.

May 13

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Age of Empathy

She Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

My lost love for Aunt Carole

May 13

A woman holding two children

May 13

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The Riff

Country Bar Restrooms

A semi-religious experience

May 12

Country Bar Restrooms

May 12

Terry Barr

Terry Barr

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I write about music, culture, and equality in The Riff, The Memoirist, Prism and Pen, Counter Arts, and The Narrative Arc. I am anti-Racist and anti-fascist

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