Updates

Apr. 15, 2026

For Genius, I talked to Rostam Batmanglij about music, life, producing for people like HAIM, why he left Vampire Weekend, why mixing music is like salting food, and his new album, which (spoiler) is very good. I only asked him how he gets his pianos to sound like that once. Profile here.

Apr. 7, 2026

Nodding Terms is going on a WORLD TOUR? Believe it. Sort of. One show in New York (May 1), one show in London (May 7). Tell your friends on either ends of the pond. Tickets to both here.

Jan. 20, 2026

For my New York people, the first Nodding Terms show of the year is Feb. 12 at Nublu. Their stage is one of my favorite elevated surfaces in the world and I will be yelling some new songs from it. I am so excited. Tickets here.

Nov. 15, 2025

A feature I did about seeing Chappell Roan in her home state of Missouri published for CNT. It’s my favorite story I’ve ever reported because I got to go to drag bingo and also eat so much barbecue I thought I’d explode. You can read it here.

Nov. 13, 2025

For the essay tournament March Xness, I wrote about why “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” by Journey is the saddest song of all time. Find out why here.

Aug. 20, 2025

Next week I’m doing a reading (!) in Long Island City for the series Letters & Sodas. There will be a bunch of brilliant writers reading brilliant work and there will also be me trying to convince an audience that Frank Sinatra’s “My Kind of Town” is about Buffalo Creek, Virginia. Pull up!