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Playlist

ListN Up Playlist: Andrea Curutchet-Stevenson (April 23, 2026)

Buika, Hermeto Pascoal, Hiatus Kaiyote, Marcos Villalta, Nate Smith, Roy Hargrove, Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, Thao Nguyen, Tierra Whack

Andrea Curutchet-Stevenson is a trans non-binary and second-generation New Yorker who releases and performs their music under the name ¡Cachabacha!. They take inspiration from Latin Jazz, R&B, and…

I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Apr 23, 2026

Interview

5 Questions to Ryan Alexander (Founder, Project Poetic Justice)

John Hopkins University, Nuburooj Khattak, Peabody Institute, Project Poetic Justice, Ryan Alexander

With Project Poetic Justice, artist and activist Ryan Alexander combines his passion for social justice education and his training in composition to create a musical community inside the DC Jail. Over…

Thulasi Seshan

Apr 22, 2026

Kiki Hitomi of WaqWaq Kingdom at Rewire Festival 2026 -- Photo by Sabine van Nistelrooij

Concert

Rewire Festival Offers an International Space for Catharsis and Connection

Aaron Dilloway, Abdullah Miniawy Trio, Aernoudt Jacobs, Anaïs Lossouarn, Apparitions, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Caterina Barbieri, Chuquimamani-Condori, dilesmavis, Einstürzende Neubauten, Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland, Felicia Chen, Johannes Kreidler, Joshua Chuquimia-Crampton, Kevin Martin, Kiki Hitomi, Kim Gordon, Leila Bordreuil, Los Thuthanaka, Moor Mother, Nihiloxica, Nyege Nyege Tapes, OK Williams, ONCEIM, Rewire Festival, Shigeru Ishihara, Smerz, The Bug & Dis Fig, Val Clipp, VJ Kalma, WaqWaq Kingdom

The 2026 Rewire Festival opened not with a bang, but as a beautifully disjointed conversation. In the span of five minutes, I caught morsels of Dutch, Italian, English, French, and Arabic while sittin…

Yaz Lancaster

Apr 21, 2026

Interview

5 Questions Mai Khôi (singer, composer, activist)

Diamanda Galas, Eli Namay, Jeff Siegfried, Mai Khôi, Mai Khôi & the Dissidents, Mark Micchelli, Ngọc Đại, Nguyễn Nhất Lý, Nicole Mitchell, PJ Roduta, Roomful of Teeth

Few children dream of being a pop star and actually achieve that goal — but that is what happened for Mai Khôi. The singer-turned-activist studied music with her father, joined his wedding band at age…

Chrysanthe Tan

Apr 20, 2026

Maiani Da Silva -- Photo by Franklin Yeep

Album

Maiani da Silva Renews Sonic Connections to Nature on “Brouhaha”

Fjóla Evans, Ian Gottlieb, Jascha Narveson, Kelley Polar, Maiani da Silva, Sono Luminus, Zachary Good

On Brouhaha: Shaped by Fire (Sono Luminus, 2026), violinist Maiani da Silva suggests that listeners might renew their connection to nature by attuning to different rhythms and cycles in music. The rec…

Kathleen McGowan

Apr 16, 2026

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