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This week is really special, and I dread the fact that it will vanish into the NOISE of the world. I've presented all of the artists I'll be playing with this week before, but in general I've been the host, lurking behind the scenes somewhere, never on the stage with them - and so I'm SO excited about this week.
Tomorrow night we're joined Live from the Lair by SONiA disappear fear - a woman I've known OF for decades, but a woman I've only MET since the pandemic began. I was really shy about inviting her to do tomorrow's webcast because picking up guitar in college in art school in Baltimore, Disappear Fear was often mentioned in the same breath is the Indigo Girls and if anything, was even MORE inspirational to any of my LGBT+ ( a term that didn't EXIST back then ) friends because SONiA was LOCAL and PRESENT.
Gabrielle Zwi and Annette Wasilik I've been friends with for much longer - dragging them onto various stages in Baltimore and Takoma Park and with both of these singer / songwriters I've experienced the bliss of being absolutely TRANSPORTED by their writing, their voices, and their storytelling. With Annette there's a flawless, calm delivery that probably stems from her background in healing and massage (those strong hands don't hurt her exquisitely complicated chord voicings, for sure!) and with Gabrielle there's a frenetic energy that comes with their exploration of both themselves and the very flawed world around them - an energy they go on to use in SOLVING some of those problems as an activist fighting so hard it humbles me.
And me? I'm not flawless, and I'm pretty frenetic but I think it's just the way I am. I'll strive to deserve my place betwixt all of these wonderful performers. Please join us! |
