Category Archives: Performance

As much as I love the music artist Lorde, I will always disagree with her lyric, “’Cause all the music you loved at sixteen, you’ll grow out of.” As a fresh seventeen-year-old, I witnessed Taylor Swift release, in my opinion, … Continue reading →

It’s midnight on a Monday, and I find myself sitting in the same place I find myself most nights. I am lying on the couch, nursing my fresh cup of coffee as I listen to the scratching of the well-loved … Continue reading →

“Time of Our Lives” by Tyrone Wells is a song that is filled with joy, hope for the future, and a touch of sadness. When I first heard and danced to it I felt the same about it. I thought … Continue reading →

  The concert footage unfolds like a balm on nights when my sorrow weighs heavy, and my tears refuse to fall. Even when I’d never felt the pain of unrequited love, Kim Jonghyun’s voice reached deep inside my chest and filled … Continue reading →

Featured in Baz Luhrmann’s version of Romeo and Juliet (1996), all four minutes and fifty-three seconds of “I’m Kissing You” by Des’ree encapsulates the feeling of love in its purest form. The first strike of the chord immediately brings the … Continue reading →

It was the summer of my parents’ divorce. I was living with my (now) single mother in a tiny house just big enough for the two of us. I had almost gone no contact with my father. While all of … Continue reading →

Julia Deicicchi- Option 1 “We’ll be a fine line. We’ll be alright”, lyrics I will never forget, and lyrics that hold true meaning in life. There is a fine line between happiness and sadness, a fine line between regret and … Continue reading →

A four-minute and eight-second performance of Billie Elish, a multi-talented singer and songwriter. Her animated voice deepens through her soul and egresses in an intensely emotional way. The breakdown of the song makes us rethink our whole life in a … Continue reading →

My father’s character lies a resemblance to a burnt casserole: the promise of a warm and nourishing dish, however, upon closer inspection and first bite, the charred edges and subtle toxicity lurking beneath the surface come into focus. Much like the … Continue reading →

A musical performance that I am particularly moved by is Taylor Swift’s performance of her song “Dear John,” on her most recent and infamous tour, “The Era’s Tour” in Minneapolis, 2023. Swift introduces this very highly talked about song of … Continue reading →