Emily Nokes

Emily Nokes is a musician, writer, graphic designer, illustrator, Libra, candy enthusiast and the singer/tambourinist in glittery feminist punk-pop band Tacocat. Her hobbies include giving pretty good home bang trims, puffy painting, stoned shopping and taking photos of her luxuriously large grey cat, Doctor O. As a writer and illustrator, her work has appeared in Seattle alternative weekly The Stranger, where she previously worked as music editor before deciding to tour basically all the time.

(Photo credit: Michael Lavine)

Music

Reading Music: On Trying to Pay Attention to Paul Stanley’s Autobiography While the Country Falls Apart

Emily Nokes meant to write about the KISS member’s paperback months ago —then Trump happened.

Emily Nokes

March 20, 2017

Music

Reading Music: The Exquisite Drama That Is Fleetwood Mac on Fleetwood Mac: Interviews and Encounters

Emily Nokes (Tacocat) delves into four hundred and ten pages of interviews spanning the entire career of one Fleetwood motherfucking Mac.

Emily Nokes

August 29, 2016

Music

Reading Music: Brian “Head” Welch’s (Korn) Newest Book is Heavy on the Mistakes, Light on the Miracles

No matter how spectacularly he fails, there’s always Jesus, standing there like a pushover mom, ready to forgive and forget and repeat.

Emily Nokes

June 14, 2016

Music

Reading Music: I Wish John Doe’s New Book Were More About John Doe

Emily Nokes of Tacocat reviews the X founding member's book, Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk

Emily Nokes

April 27, 2016