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Andrea Curutchet-Stevenson -- Courtesy of artist

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

Andrea Curutchet-Stevenson is a trans non-binary and second-generation New Yorker who releases and p…
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Ryan Alexander -- Courtesy of artist

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

With Project Poetic Justice, artist and activist Ryan Alexander combines his passion for social just…
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Thulasi Seshan
Kiki Hitomi of WaqWaq Kingdom at Rewire Festival 2026 -- Photo by Sabine van Nistelrooij

Rewire Festival Offers an International Space for Catharsis and Connection

The 2026 Rewire Festival opened not with a bang, but as a beautifully disjointed conversation. In th…
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Yaz Lancaster
Mai Khôi -- Photo by Nate Guidry

5 Questions Mai Khôi (singer, composer, activist)

Few children dream of being a pop star and actually achieve that goal — but that is what happened fo…
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Chrysanthe Tan
Maiani Da Silva -- Photo by Franklin Yeep

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

On Brouhaha: Shaped by Fire (Sono Luminus, 2026), violinist Maiani da Silva suggests that listeners…
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Kathleen McGowan
Allison Loggins-Hull -- Photo by Roger Mastroianni

For Allison Loggins-Hull, Community and Reciprocity Feed Place-Based Music Making

This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Flutist and composer Allison Loggins-Hull has al…
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Lana Norris
Amina Claudine Myers -- Photo by Steve Baboun

Perpetual Adaptability: Amina Claudine Myers at 84

Defining the full scope of Amina Claudine Myers’ artistry feels impossible. At 84, she has nurtured…
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Yaz Lancaster
Xavier Emmanuel -- Photo by Adriane Baker

ListN Up Playlist: Xavier Emmanuel (April 9, 2026)

Denver, Colorado born Xavier Emmanuel (he/him) is a multi-hyphenate artist/scholar and PhD candidate…
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Éliane Radigue -- Courtesy of Éliane Radigue, Yves Arman, Foundation A.R.M.A.N.

Éliane Radigue: A Legacy of Listening Closely, Together

On a spring day in 2022, an uninterrupted hum emanates from the center of a room, as natural as the…
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Vanessa Ague
Madli Marje Gildemann -- Photo by Enso Photography

Madli Marje Gildemann Looks to Nature on “Dream Sequence of an Ancient Forest”

The Estonian composer Madli Marje Gildemann explores the fragile thresholds between sound, embodimen…
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Gemma Peacocke
Lucy Liyou -- Photo by Park Seung Won

Lucy Liyou Breaks Free in Visceral “Mister Cobra” Performance

Before she took the stage as “Babygirl,” we were preparing for Lucy Liyou’s character to bleed. Ushe…
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Connie Li
Irreversible Entanglements -- Photo by Annemone Take

A Call to Action from Irreversible Entanglements: “Vibrate Higher, Beyond the Noise”

Although Camae Ayewa, Tcheser Holmes, Luke Stewart, Aquiles Navarro, and Keir Neuringer had lived an…
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Julia Kuhlman
Olivia Block -- Photo by Lyndon French

5 Questions to Olivia Block (media artist, composer)

Olivia Block is pictured on her website before a glistening Steinway piano, illuminated from behind…
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Christian Kriegeskotte
Keren Abreu -- Photo by Jo Chiang

ListN Up Playlist: Keren Abreu (March 26, 2026)

Keren Abreu is a singer-songwriter whose music is a multilingual blend of folk lyricism, pop melodie…
Money Matters author Sunny Sumter

Building Financial Stability Beyond the Gig

Money Matters is a NewMusicBox x I CARE IF YOU LISTEN collaboration, supported by New Music USA As s…
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Sunny Sumter
Harriet Tubman -- Photo by Michael Halsband

Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow Grow Radical Gardens on “Electrical Field of Love”

Harriet Tubman’s Electrical Field of Love is a deeply personal album collaboratively written and rec…
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Sofía Rocha
Camille Norment at Borealis 2026 -- Photo by Thor Brødreskift

Experimentalism in Transition: a Mercurial Week at Borealis 2026

Seated in the round at Åsane Kulturhus, a string of spoken words transmogrified in spatialized audio…
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Amanda Cook
Macie Stewart, Whitney Johnson, and Lia Kohl for

“BODY SOUND” is an Invigorating Take on Sculpted Improvisation

Sometimes, music transports us to a place so far from reality, it can feel like an out of body exper…
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Tristan McKay
Eternal Series London 2026 -- Photo by Felix Charteris

London’s “Eternal Series” Honors the Generous Possibilities of Experimental Music

London’s Eternal Series is a relatively new addition to the city’s contemporary and experimental mus…
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Michelle Hromin
Patrick Shiroishi -- Photo by Asato Lida

ListN Up Playlist: Patrick Shiroishi (March 12, 2026)

Patrick Shiroishi is a Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and poet based in Los Ange…
Los Angeles Philharmonic

Through “The Great Wall of Los Angeles,” The LA Philharmonic Explores the Importance of Living History

An important part of preserving history is cementing it in our cultural memory, reintroducing and re…
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Dalanie Harris
Beyond This Point performs Julie Zhu

Video Premiere: Beyond This Point Performs “TacocaT” by Julie Zhu

It is easy to forget that the use of electronics in music composition was initially seen, by some, a…
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Luminescence 2026 -- Photo by Christopher Pellam

Luminescence Festival 2026 Explores the Electrifying and Meditative Potential of Listening

What defines a song? Is it verses, choruses, and bridges organized in a way that builds tension and…
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Vanessa Ague
Talk Show at Roulette Intermedium -- Screenshot courtesy of Roulette Intermedium

Talk Show Parses Daytime TV Absurdity and Horror at Roulette Intermedium

An audience of all ages flooded Brooklyn’s Roulette Intermedium with curious energy on Feb. 26 for t…
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Yaz Lancaster
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