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Greta Morgan is a songwriter, storyteller, and multi-instrumentalist who began her career at age 16 and has performed worldwide since. Her first book, The Lost Voice, is out now on Harper One. She fronted Springtime Carnivore, Gold Motel, The Hush Sound, was a touring member of Vampire Weekend, and has performed with Jenny Lewis. She lives in the Hudson Valley where she has been known to watch golden leaves float downstream on creeks for hours and say that every meal is the best meal of her life.
(Photo credit: Lenae Day)

Greta Morgan

Music

How Summer Camp Prepared Me for Tour

Craig Zobel’s debut feature, Great World of Sound (2007), won Breakthrough Director at the Gotham Awards, and was nominated for Best First Film and Best Supporting Actor at the Independent Spirit Awards. His second film, Compliance, premiered at Sundance 2012, and won a Special Jury Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival. Actress Ann Dowd was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Independent Spirit Awards and Critic’s Choice awards, and was named Best Supporting Actress of 2012 by The National Board of Review. Craig’s most recent film, Z for Zachariah, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine and Margot Robbie, premiered at Sundance 2015 and was released in the U.S. by Roadside Attractions to strong reviews.

Craig Zobel

Film

Green Gatorade, Answering Machines and Gratitude: My Memories of Leonard Cohen

Tom Maxwell is a musician (late of Squirrel Nut Zippers and The Minor Drag) and writer (Al Jazeera America, The Oxford American, The Bitter Southerner). He’s glad to combine the two for The Talkhouse.

Tom Maxwell

We Need Art Now, More Than Ever

Jessica Boudreaux is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Summer Cannibals. The band just released their third LP, Full of It, their first on seminal Northwest independent label Kill Rock Stars. She&#8217;s the owner of New Moss Records, a small independent record label on which she released the first two Summer Cannibals albums. Earlier this year she joined The Thermals for a full U.S. tour and various one-off shows as their guitarist. She also is a contributor for the new CASH Music-run publication, <a href="http://t.sidekickopen06.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XZs5w05mCW8rllpW7fsQ66W2BFNn256dBtyd3CqFd02?t=https%3A%2F%2Fwatt.cashmusic.org%2Fauthor%2Fjessicaboudreaux&amp;si=5917573533663232&amp;pi=d63f4b95-ea25-46d2-9494-c4d8ff0ae8cb" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://t.sidekickopen06.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XZs5w05mCW8rllpW7fsQ66W2BFNn256dBtyd3CqFd02?t%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwatt.cashmusic.org%252Fauthor%252Fjessicaboudreaux%26si%3D5917573533663232%26pi%3Dd63f4b95-ea25-46d2-9494-c4d8ff0ae8cb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478098304925000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFO2RNNjPt1jpjgUNc-u_r3WrnuoA">Watt</a>. Follow her on Twitter <a href="http://t.sidekickopen06.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XZs5w05mCW8rllpW7fsQ66W2BFNn256dBtyd3CqFd02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fscannibalsband&amp;si=5917573533663232&amp;pi=d63f4b95-ea25-46d2-9494-c4d8ff0ae8cb" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://t.sidekickopen06.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XZs5w05mCW8rllpW7fsQ66W2BFNn256dBtyd3CqFd02?t%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252Fscannibalsband%26si%3D5917573533663232%26pi%3Dd63f4b95-ea25-46d2-9494-c4d8ff0ae8cb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478098304925000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTc_QDRZkzfWReI6NIXrvrZ_gNLg">here</a>.

Jessica Boudreaux

On Rejecting the Notion of Catfighting in the Musical Boys’ Club

Bailey Van Ellis is the drummer for Balance and Composure. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/balanceandcomp" target="_blank">here</a> and like him on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/balanceandcomposure/" target="_blank">here</a>.

Bailey Van Ellis

Making Music in the Wake of Balance and Composure’s Nearly Fatal Van Crash

Chad Peck is the singer/guitar player in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kestrels/?fref=ts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kestrels</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/weneedsecrets/?fref=ts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We Need Secrets</a>. He also runs Noyes Records. He is based in Lornevale, Nova Scotia, Canada, where he teaches high school English.

Chad Peck

Writing About Brian Wilson in 2016

Hutch Harris was born in New York City, raised in Silicon Valley and has resided in Portland, Oregon for the past twenty years.  Harris founded and was the lead singer/songwriter of the Thermals. He is currently working on his first solo LP. Follow Harris on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/instantanxiety" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://twitter.com/thethermals&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1539364798634000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFoiS1M3sGWO60C3dnqFFla-DuGbw">here</a>.
(Photo Credit: Westin Glass)

Hutch Harris

Fear and Loathing in Southeast Portland, Halloween 2002

Karl Kuehn is the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist behind <a href="https://gaymeat.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gaymeat.bandcamp.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664819338178000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0j2Z7bZx8pC_KAXX2GgPWD">Gay Meat</a>, and NC based band<a href="https://museummouth.bandcamp.com/album/crumbs-in-the-bed" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://museummouth.bandcamp.com/album/crumbs-in-the-bed&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664819338178000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dRR9P7i3Ot-4HAtOvZotw"> </a><a href="https://museummouth.bandcamp.com/album/crumbs-in-the-bed" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://museummouth.bandcamp.com/album/crumbs-in-the-bed&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664819338178000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dRR9P7i3Ot-4HAtOvZotw">Museum Mouth</a>. He loves 311, HGTV, and is allergic to penicillin. If you’re really brave, you can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/gaymeatkarl" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mobile.twitter.com/gaymeatkarl&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1664819338178000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2x6lUc1hPXfA8y_y8iOmOG">here</a>.

Karl Kuehn

How Twitter Got My Band Signed

Kishi Bashi is Kaoru Ishibashi&#8217;s self-recorded and self-produced project. Ishibashi is a founding member of Jupiter One, and, for a few years, was a member of the band, Of Montreal. His new record, Sonderlust, is out now.
(Photo credit: Shervin Lainez)

Kishi Bashi

You Will Never Make a Masterpiece

Claire Beaudreault&nbsp;a.k.a. Clara Bizna$$, is a rapper (from the group Hand Job Academy), writer, nail artist and multi-hyphenate living on the Brooklyn/Queens border. New Orleans-born, Los Angeles-, Manila- and West Virginia-bred, she moved to NYC a decade ago with two suitcases and $1,000. Bylines include BarkPost, Bust, Salon, Brokelyn and xoJane. She has got a Chihuahua, a Captain Beefheart tattoo and once played a hooker on SVU. Her religion is karaoke.&nbsp;Follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/ClaraBiznass" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/clarabiznass/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. (photo credit:&nbsp;Hayleigh Hatcher)

Clara Bizna$$

“Fuck Donald Trump”: Obama, Music and Missing 2008

Nick Jaina is a writer and musician living in Portland, Oregon. In addition to recording and performing, he co-founded the Satellite Ballet Collective in New York City. His newest album Brutal Lives is available on iTunes, Spotify and digital outlets. His book Get It While You Can was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award.

Nick Jaina

What I Learned on What Might Be the Longest Book Tour Ever

Juliana Hatfield is a singer, songwriter and guitar player. She began her music career in the late 1980s in Boston with the Blake Babies. Since then she has released approximately fifteen solo albums and been involved with numerous other groups including the Lemonheads, Some Girls (with Freda Love Smith) and MInor Alps (with Matthew Caws from Nada Surf). Her latest project is a collaboration with Paul Westerberg called the I Don’t Cares. Their debut album, Wild Stab, came out in early 2016. Hatfield&#8217;s new album, Pussycat, will be released on April 28, 2017.
(Photo credit: Brad Walsh)

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