Pursuits, projects, and passions.
Journalistic Works
Below, find a completed list of my published bylines (spanning back to 2017 up until the present. My personal favorite works are highlighted in pink for your perusal!
Find more information about each outlet and my involvement with them via my Resume.
Additionally, since the fall of 2020, I have been running an independent music publication entitled Penny Magazine, which began as my final capstone for my Journalism Bachelor's of Science at Emerson College. Samples of my work for Penny (where I serve as EIC, and also write/design/photograph) can be seen below and via www.penny-mag.com.
Printed Works
→ Penny Magazine - Meet: Wishy; Milly Come Into Their Own with 'Your Own Becoming'; Fontaines D.C.: Romancing Identity (Penny 3.4)
→ Penny Magazine - King Isis Bares All; Live in New York with Ultra Q, "Why Is It So Awful to Pretend?": Slow Hollows' Austin Feinstein Turns a New Leaf (Penny 3.3)
→ Penny Magazine - Past, Present, and Future with Dustin Payseur of Beach Fossils (Penny 3.2)
→ Penny Magazine - The Skies in Dehd’s Future are Clear Blue (Penny 2.3)
→ Penny Magazine - Just Mustard: The World’s Greatest Not-Shoegaze Quintet + Vundabar Take A Look Inward On Devil for the Fire: A Conversation in Lockdown (Penny 2.2: Now Spinning)
→ Penny Magazine - A Discussion On the Thousands of Small Victories Throughout Wolf Alice’s Blue Weekend (Penny 2.1: 2021 Year-Ender)
→ Penny Magazine - Trophy Wife Leaves a Mark with Her Debut, Bruiser (Penny 1.4)
→ Penny Magazine - Unpacking PACKS (Penny 1.3: The Interview Issue)
→ Penny Magazine - Exploring the Goat Girl Brain + Abbie Ozard: On Romanticizing and Writing Over Facetime (Penny 1.2)
→ Penny Magazine - Full Issue (Penny 1.1: The Inaugural Issue)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - Naked Giants Cast a Giant Shadow + A Woman’s Touch (Issue 18)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - Dream Wife: On the Importance of Connection, Quarantine Blues, and their New Album (Issue 17)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - Spotify is Better than Apple Music (Issue 16)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - The Crossroads Between Aesthetics and Music (Issue 15)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - COIN: A Love Letter to the Band Who Started it All (Issue 14: The Anniversary Issue)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - The UO Genre Epidemic + A Spotlight on Wolf Alice + A Spotlight on Phoebe Bridgers (Issue 13)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - Polyester Zine and the Importance of Zines (Issue 12)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - Abolishing the “Female-Fronted” Label + The Impact of Album Art (Issue 11)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - Cancel Culture: Toxic or Necessary? + Toxic Masculinity and the Music Industry (Issue 10)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - Meet and Greets Aren’t Meet and Great (Issue 9)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - Coming of Age with the Best Movie Soundtracks of this Generation (The Anniversary Issue)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - “She’s a Forest Fire” - Lorde’s Legacy and the Music Industry’s Lack of Representation (The Girl Power Issue)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - Self-Made Artist Spotlight (Issue 6)
→ Heart Eyes Magazine - Humans of the Queue: Bastille (Issue 3)
→ em Magazine - The True “True Love” (The Invisible Hand, Fall 2020)
→ em Magazine - It’s a “Twin Thing” (Selfdom, Spring 2020)
→ em Magazine - When Virality Became a Good Thing (BLUEPRINT, Fall 2019)
→ em Magazine - The Sound of Camp (CAMP, Spring 2019)
→ Em Magazine - Multitudes (Connection, Fall 2018)
→ em Magazine - My Creativity: BROKE (The ! Issue, Spring 2018)
→ em Magazine - Master Class (Vitality, Fall 2017)
→ Uncover Music Magazine - 2017 Music in the Making (Issue 6)
→ Uncover Music Magazine - SoCal’s Hidden Gem: Bad Suns Album Review (Issue 5)
→ Uncover Music Magazine - Sunflower Bean: The New Face of Rock & Roll (Issue 4)
Penny Magazine — Founder, Editor-in-Chief (Oct 2021 - Present)
→ Fontaines D.C. Continue to Inspire Waterworks with New Extended LP, 'Skinty Fia go deo'
→ bar italia Take ‘Tracey Denim’ to The Big Apple - A Breakdown of their NYC Debut
→ Wunderhorse’s Return to Mercury Lounge: in Photos and Words
→ Fade Awaays Return with Consumerist Anthem, “Material Things”
→ In Review: Trophy Wife's 'Voyeur'
→ My Time Living in New York: By Concert
→ Revisiting my Adolescence via My First My Chemical Romance Concert: A Live Review
→ Post Animal: Live in Boston, 2 Years Later
→ Behind Sizzy Rocket’s Queer Anthem “Rebel Revolution” — A Penny Exclusive
→ Wolf Alice Announce ‘Blue Lullaby EP, Share Stunningly Ethereal Version of “The Last Man On Earth”
→ Snail Mail in Boston: Through the Years
→ Deeper on ‘Auto-Pain,’ Two Years Later
→ Holly Humberstone Lays Herself Bare at Paradise Rock Club: Show Review
→ Liily Reinvent the Wheel with their Debut LP
→ Confronting Individuality with Smile Machine: An Interview
→ Catcher and Been Stellar Embark on their First US Tour: A Playlist
→ Sub*T Behind-the-Scenes: A Photo Diary
→ Lime Garden Share a Playlist of Recent Favorites
→ A Chat with The Lounge Society as They Make Their Debut
→ N0V3L Bare All With Their Latest Record, 'NON-FICTION'
→ NYC Post-Punk Darlings Catcher Unveil Their Debut Singles
→ Wolf Alice's Return has Left Me in Shambles
→ 2020 FROM MY PERSPECTIVE: GIRLPUPPY
→ A Chat with Raavi & the Houseplants
→ Boston Shreds: A Listicle Highlighting Local Artists
→ Being a Music Journalist While Being Disgusted with the Industry
→ Omari Spears Pictures the Future of Music Photography
→ Sweeping Promises: Hunger for a Way Back In
→ Adapting to a Concert-Free Atmosphere
→ Liily: On Pandemic Woes and their Upcoming Debut Record
→ Overcoming Quarantine Qualms: Creating Amidst A Pandemic
→ Boston's Pandemic-Ravaged Venue Landscape
Brooklyn Vegan (Selected Pieces) — Editorial Intern, Contributor (Apr 2020 - Jul 2021)
→ VIAL open up on their new album, ‘LOUDMOUTH’ (interview)
→ UK dream pop trio Drug Store Romeos prep debut LP ‘The world within our bedrooms’ (stream 2 tracks)
→ An interview w/ Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell on their new album, ‘Blue Weekend’
→ Wolf Alice premiere new track, “No Hard Feelings” (limited green vinyl on pre-order now)
→ Squid discuss their experimental, dystopian debut album, ‘Bright Green Field’
→ Elias of Iceage discusses the band’s new LP, ‘Seek Shelter,’ letting go & more
→ Squid share “Pamphlets” from upcoming debut album, announce first US tour
→ Wolf Alice share empowering new single “Smile”
→ Toronto’s PACKS prep debut album, share “New TV” video
→ Iceage share new single “Shelter Song” (watch the video)
→ black midi announce new album ‘Cavalcade,’ share bananas “John L” video
→ Squid share “Paddling” off their forthcoming debut album
→ Sorry share two new singles, “Cigarette Packet” and “Separate”
→ Jay Som & Palehound’s new project Bachelor shares “Anything At All”
→ Wolf Alice announce new album, ‘Blue Weekend,’ share new song “The Last Man On Earth”
→ CHAI share “Maybe Chocolate Chips” ft. Ric Wilson from upcoming Sub Pop LP
→ Porridge Radio share Piglet collabs from ‘Every Bad’ Deluxe Edition
→ The Lounge Society prep debut EP for Speedy Wunderground (stream “Cain’s Heresy”)
→ Iceage announce new album ‘Seek Shelter,’ share “Vendetta” video
→ UK post-punks Eades share new single “Former Warnings Cluster”
→ Spirit of the Beehive announce new album on Saddle Creek, share new song
→ Squid announce debut album ‘Bright Green Field,’ share “Narrator” video
→ UK post-punks Yard Act release new single, begin work on debut album
→ Alice Glass releases new song & video, “SUFFER AND SWALLOW”
→ Watch Phoebe Bridgers play “Kyoto” from her bedroom on James Corden
→ The Voidz premiered “Alien Crime Lord” on Julian Casablancas’ GTA Radio station (listen)
→ Hayley Williams releases “Simmer” off upcoming acoustic EP
→ Deftones’ Chino Moreno, Toro y Moi & more on new Caroline Polachek remixes
→ Sorry talk debut LP, writing in quarantine, touring plans, and more in BV Q&A
→ Shame share new single “Snow Day,” streaming album release show
→ The Strokes face off against robot baseball players in “The Adults Are Talking” video
→ Phoebe Bridgers reworked ‘Punisher’ songs for new EP; hear orchestral “Kyoto”
→ Dehd go to camp in “Haha” video, playing livestream shows
→ London post-punks TV Priest prep debut LP (listen to “This Island”)
→ Philly band Godcaster prep debut LP (listen to “Sassy Stick Boy”)
→ IDLES share Michel Gondry-directed “Model Village” video
→ Dehd talk new album, quarantine, feelings, fermentation & more in BV Q&A
→ Dehd share new single “Month” from upcoming album (watch the video)
→ 19 awesome Black-owned record stores
→ Squid share “Sludge” video made with fan-submitted quarantine footage
→ Ryley Walker, Kevin Devine, Clairo, Har Mar, Frank Turner & more pay tribute to Great Scott
→ Charli XCX releases new song “Claws,” gives album update
Alt Citizen — Contributor (Jul 2019 - Present)
→ Photo diary: IDLES @ House of Blues, Boston
→ PVRIS return home and remind me of what I love about live music
→ Liily let us know exactly who they are with their latest single
→ Sorry takes a deep dive into their own diaries with ‘Twixtustwain’
→ ‘Threesome’ showcases Baby Boys’ chaotically good collaboration
→ ‘For the first time’ hardly feels like a first
→ Listen: Shame ‘Drunk Tank Pink’
→ Paul Jacobs ponders the life of a creative with “Half Rich Loner”
→ Artist x Artist interview with Lupin and Samia
→ Phoebe Bridgers battles herself for release of the year
→ Sessions With a Nasty Old Tree: a collaborative and experimental departure for Wyatt Shears
→ Everything but the kitchen sink: Optic Sink’s debut record
→ Shame’s explosive return with “Alphabet”
→ Quarantine delusions with Public Body
→ Watch: Ho99o9’s ‘Children of the Void’ documentary
→ A New Yorker’s guide to supporting Black creatives
→ Eades take the Leed with ‘Microcosmic Things’
→ Duality and partnership with Momma
→ Premiere: Justus Proffit “Weaker Everyday”
→ Fiona Apple ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’
→ Listen: War Strings – “Tragedy (Lovesong)”
→ Digging Deeper: on Auto-Pain and moving forward
→ Freedom of choice and Febreze in the pit with The Paranoyds
→ Listen: Kevin Krauter ‘Full Hand’
→ Listen: Post Animal ‘Motion Forward Godyssey’
→ We won’t stop dropping albums until we drop dead — “Friends” and the future of Lowertown
→ Listen: BODEGA ‘Shiny New Model’
→ Live review: Girl Band in Boston
→ Listen: The Wants “Fear My Society”
→ Listen: The Murder Capital ‘When I Have Fears’
Heart Eyes Magazine — Managing Editor, Contributor (Oct 2017 - Jun 2021)
→ PREMIERE: Tiberius - "Pale Ale"
→ Sunflower Bean Returns with "Moment In The Sun"
→ FEATURE: A.R. Kane - Much More than “The Black Jesus and Mary Chain”
→ Phoebe Bridgers IS the Next Bob Dylan: ‘Punisher’ Review
→ In Memoriam: Stepa J. Groggs
→ Diet Cig's Sophomore Release was ‘Worth the Wait’
→ Photo Diary: Naked Giants Take Us Around Seattle
→ Native Sun Turns a Critical Lens on the States with "Juarez"
→ Pom Pom Squad Explores Heartbreak with EP, Ow
→ The Regrettes Have a Heart-to-Heart Through their Latest, How Do You Love?
→ Injury Reserve Reinvent Themselves With Their Self-Titled Record
→ Introducing Covey: A Video Premiere for Single, “Gecko” and Interview with Tom Freeman
→ PVRIS Draws on the Occult with the Video for their Comeback Single, “Death of Me”
→ Dreaming Of: Phoebe Green's Music Video Debut
→ Iceage Heats Up Market Hotel in Brooklyn, NY
→ Ticketmaster's Destructive Reign (And What That Means for Artists and Fans)
→ Minority Rule: A New, Younger Age For The Music Industry
→ Unveiling The Bedroom Pop Phenomenon and The Clairo Controversy
→ The Best of 2017's Festival Circuit: A Highlight Reel
→ Neutrality? In THIS Political Climate?
→ Tyler, The Creator: Flower Boy
WECB.fm Milk Crate — Contributor, Copyeditor (Sept 2018 - Dec 2020)
→ Sky High’s Soundtrack Accidentally Got Me Hooked on New Wave
→ Redefining Folk via Fast Folk Musical Magazine
→ The Strokes Settle the Score with 'The New Abnormal'
→ The Underground Celebrates 40 Years
→ Dead Serious About Dehd: An Interview with Jason Balla
→ Twin Peaks takes 'Lookout Low' to The Sinclair. Twice.
→ Slow Hollows Get Heartfelt with 'Actors'
→ Look Alive Sunshine: MCR’s Return
→ Sports Team Goes Fishing for Acclaim During their Boston Debut
→ A Discussion with Alt Citizen’s Lauren Khalfayan
→ How "Metal Box" Engineered a Genre: on Public Image Ltd. and Post-Punk
→ LIFE’s "A Picture of Good Health" Is a Fever Dream (in a Good Way)
→ Fontaines D.C. Are Gonna be Big: Dogrel Review
→ Yee How (Did the Cowboy Trope Become Popularized?)
→ Hot Flash Heat Wave Heats Things Up In Boston
→ Oi!, Pub-Punk, and Street Punk’s Rocky Beginnings in the UK
→ What Does It Mean to "Sell Out" (And Did Fall Out Boy)?
→ An Interview with Sven Gamsky of Still Woozy
→ An Interview with Dirty Hit’s Newest Member: Beabadoobee
→ The New Face of Punk: The Regrettes
→ A Brief History of Boston Punk Rock Venues: From “The Rat” to Rat City
→ An Interview with The Bralettes
→ Porches Take Somerville to The House
→ David Bowie and The Controversy Behind Mourning Morally Questionable Artists
→ The Sisterhood of the Traveling Song and the Cultural Impact of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”
em Magazine — Contributor (Sept 2017 - Dec 2020)
→ The Rise of Stick and Poke Tattooing
→ Julia Emiliani and Over it Studio
→ The Beating Heart of Boston’s DIY Culture
Bandsintown — Editorial and Events Intern (Jun 2019 - Aug 2019)
→ City Guide: A-WA Introduces us to Tel-Aviv
→ Playlist: From Chuck Berry to The Clash, Baby Shakes Share Their Biggest Musical Inspirations
→ Photo Diary: Watching Fireworks + Hitting Six Flags with DREAMERS
→ Gallery: CHAI Decks Music Hall of Williamsburg Out in Pink
→ Playlist: Liily Shares Their Favorite Post-Punk Albums
WERS 88.9 FM — Contributor (Sept 2017 - May 2018)
→ Five Artists to Check Out On Snow Days
→ Willow Smith Makes a New Name for Herself
→ Roy Blair Album Review - Cat Heaven
→ A Review of Wolf Alice’s Sophomore Record, Visions of A Life
→ The Artists Behind Your Favorite Band Tees: From Concepts to Cotton-Polyester
→ Blondes Really Do Have More Fun: Blondie’s Triumph Over Irrelevancy, Forty Years in the Making
Miscellaneous
→ Power to the People (and to community outreach during election time)
→ Red Sox World Series victory prompts major fan turnout
→ Docket #1416 Receives Little “Public” and More “Hearing”
→ Climate Change from a Quaker Perspective
→ Stalled Contract Negotiations Result in Strike at Boston Marriott Locations
→ The legacy of concert photography, Eddy Leiva’s passing
→ Uncovering Local DIY, Boston Hassle’s Black Market
→ Walter Robinson’s Incredible Legacy in Journalism Detailed
→ Are Journalists Obligated to Censor their Material For the Sake of the Audience?
→ Bias: A Journalist’s Worst Nightmare and Biggest Temptation
→ “Fake News” and the Fall of Journalistic Credibility in the Face of the Trump Administration