Femchord

07/30/2019

femchord, the podcast, wraps season 1!

Miss any of the first ten episodes of femchord, the podcast? Check them out here! We'll return with new episodes in 2020!

That's a wrap, folks! Our first season as a podcast is in the bag.

06/04/2019

This year, Black Belt Eagle Scout begins a journey and returns home again - femchord

For Black Belt Eagle Scout, this year brought a new journey and a return home.

For Black Belt Eagle Scout, her newest music came with both starting a journey and returning home again. Three years after KP wrote the songs for her debut album as Black Belt Eagle Scout, Mother of My Children, she is …

05/27/2019

femchord throwback: Keeping Her Artistry in Flux, Xenia Rubinos Puts Words First on ‘Black Terry Cat’

For our last episode of this throwback month, we're resurfacing our interview with Xenia Rubinos on her 2016 album, Black Terry Cat. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts.

In 2016, we spoke with Xenia Rubinos about capturing something true in the world, and reflecting it back. Her album Black Terry Cat does just that—her music isn’t necessarily political, but she captures insightful observations about the world in song. …

05/20/2019

femchord throwback: Kalbells’ Kalmia Traver Finds Herself in Solitude on Ten Flowers

Three episodes in one month?! YES. It's our May throwback, sending you our favorite radio episodes in an all new podcast format. This week's throwback is another favorite interview with Kalbells, talking about her 2017 album Ten Flowers. Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts.

When we talked to Kalmia Traver in 2017, she recounted her time away from Brooklyn, settling into a winter alone in her parents home in Woodstock, VT. to record her LP Ten Flowers.  Not initially planning on creating songs for …

05/13/2019

femchord throwback: Lido Pimienta Delivers Strong Messages in Beautiful Packages

Our interview with Lido Pimienta is the next installment of our May throwback! She is one of our all time favorite radio interviews.

In 2017, we got the chance to talk with Lido Pimienta about the beautiful music she makes with complex, lush sonic landscapes. She also makes music that reflects her strength in her womanhood, in her activism, and in her independence. …

05/07/2019

femchord throwback: Japanese Breakfast Finds Perfection in Juxtaposition

We're throwing back to our radio days. Japanese Breakfast was one of our favorite radio interviews in 2016. Now we're bringing it back to the podcast.

In 2016, we talked with Michelle Zauner about her debut album as Japanese Breakfast. For Zauner her album Psychopomp functioned as a creative outlet to process emotion and overcome loss. But the juxtaposing melodies and mood of the album offer …

04/02/2019

In every move, Maya Lucia's music grows - femchord

In our April episode, MAYA LUCIA talks about how the cities she's lived in have shaped her music.

She describes how it's not just the cities' histories or their scenes (though those are important), but also her relationships to those cities that have impacted her songs.

Maya Lucia released 3 tracks in 3 different places last year. With every move, her music and the people she collaborated with changed and evolved. Her most recent track, Chaptown, U.S.A underscores not only the growth in her musical style, …

03/04/2019

Antonioni loses their ego - femchord

Sara Pasillas gave up the heady ego of a solo artist in favor of her collaborative project Antonioni–and she says she’s better for it.

Sara Pasillas gave up the heady ego of a solo artist in favor of her collaborative project Antonioni–and she’s better for it. Antonioni recently released an EP, The Odds Were All Beating Me, which builds upon the combination of shoegaze …

02/04/2019

Expanding Geographically, Kaori Fujii Becomes a Better Teacher

On our latest episode, we talk with Kaori Fujii about why she created the initiative, the challenges she’s encountered through teaching in a different culture and language, and the opportunities those challenges have presented for growth.

Kaori Fujii has expanded the reach of her music to the Democratic Republic of Congo through the creation of the music nonprofit organization MusicBeyond.

12/22/2018

a very femchord holiday - femchord

We're signing off for the year with holiday playlist magic. We'll be back in February with our next podcast episode.

Wrap up your 2018 with a mix of sweetness, sadness, contemplation, and cheer with femchord’s holiday playlist. Author: femchord

12/03/2018

Chong the Nomad's Solitary Evolution Inspired Her Unique Sound - femchord

Our newest podcast is a conversation with chong the nomad on her latest ep: "It was a project of healing."

Chong the Nomad, aka Alda Agustiano, went from quirky youth with no formal mentor to a unique composer. Evolving on her own allowed her to develop her signature style, incorporating a formal background in scoring and chamber music as well …

11/05/2018

Kristina Latino Finds a Sense of Place in Production - femchord

On the latest episode, Cornerscape's Kristina Latino talks about her excitement for finding a sense of place when curating music for events – matching the artist to the venue.

On this month's episode, we sit down with Kristina Latino, founder and CEO of Cornerscape. She talks about her excitement for finding a sense of place when curating music for events.

10/01/2018

Aubrey Haddard Looks for Raw Vulnerability on 'Blue Part' - femchord

“The solo project started out with just my bare ideas. It felt really vulnerable which is something I value highly in other artists and the music that I make. I always want it to feel sort of vulnerable and raw.” - Aubrey Haddard

On 'Blue Part,' her solo debut, Boston-based musician Aubrey Haddard explores themes of love and passion in her life.

09/09/2018

Mint Green Looks Inward on 'Headspace' - femchord

This month we’re sharing a conversation with Ronnica of Mint Green.

Ronnica talked about self-reflection on the new Mint Green record “Head Space,” gathering inspiration with phone notes, experimenting with different musical elements, and the diverse musical styles of the Boston scene. Stream it now!

Ronnica talked about composing lyrically first, the growing pains of collaboration, and the themes of self-reflection on "Headspace."

08/06/2018

Sidney Gish Sees Music from All Sides

We caught up with sidney gish about her decision-making on her 2018 album No Dogs Allowed, control as an artist, and diving head first into the music industry this year with both the release of this album and an internship at a major label. Stream it.

Sidney Gish dives head first into the music industry this year with both the release of this album and an internship at a major label.

07/02/2018

Rachel Chanoff stills asks "How did I get this job?"

Our first monthly podcast is an amazing conversation with Rachel Chanoff, director of the Office performing arts + film, curator of performing arts and film at MASS MoCA, and artistic director for the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival, among many other things! Listen now.

For the first podcast episode of femchord, we interview Rachel Chanoff, the artistic director of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! festival and the curator of performing arts and film for the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

06/26/2018

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06/05/2018

The Women Leading Offstage in Music

Stream our final episode on the airwaves. (BUT NOT IN YOUR EARS!)

From bookers to illustrators to manager to label heads, we talk about the women in music leading in all of these roles.

05/30/2018

100 episodes and some big news - femchord

Tune in at 10 p.m. to hear our last episode on Radio Free Brooklyn before we become femchord 2.0! radiofreebrooklyn.com

We are so proud to deliver our 100th episode of femchord to the airwaves. Our interview with Allston Pudding’s Christine Varriale and her feelings on watching the project grow and her own journalism mature is the perfect reflection of our own feelings …

05/29/2018

Rosana Cabán Asks Herself Whether Music is More Fun with Others

Is music ever really made alone? Rosana Cabán asks on our latest episode.

Throughout her many experiences as a drummer, as a producer, and as a multimedia artist, Rosana Cabán questions whether music is ever really made in solitude.

05/14/2018

Christine Varriale Didn't Think Music Could Be a Job

In our 100th episode, Allston Pudding's Christine Varriale talks about her growth in music journalism and in the Boston music scene, from someone who never thought of working in music as a viable career path to holding multiple positions within the industry.

Christine is the editor-in-chief of Boston-based music blog Allston Pudding. In this interview, Christine talks about her growth in music journalism and in the Boston music scene.

05/08/2018

Notes on the Scene—LA

Stream our LA scene report, featuring music from Cuesta Loeb, Sudan Archives, Jawe, Phoebe Bridgers and more.

femchord went to LA, blasted some Phantom Planet on the 101, and delved into the many women and non-binary people in the city's music scene. This episode features tracks from Cuesta Loeb, Miya Follick, Phoebe Bridgers, Jawe, Sudan Archives and more.

04/18/2018

Tonight, Box of Paints airs on radiofreebrooklyn.com at 10 p.m., bringing you all the music through our collaboration with Female Frequency.

04/16/2018

Leah Gage is Home with BRNDA

On the latest episode, Leah Gage talks about BRNDA's latest EP “Thanks for Playing.”

Leah Gage is known for her collaboration in the Washington, DC music scene. She plays in multiple projects, in multiple genres, and welcomes other artists into her home as operator of house venue The Bathtub Republic. But BRNDA is the project she continues to feel at home with.

04/10/2018

Tune in tonight to hear us talk to BRNDA's Leah Gage on Radio Free Brooklyn. That's at 10 p.m. ET for all you newbies!

you can take the drummer out of Indiana, but she’ll always be a dang hoosier and insist on posing next to tires instead of the actual bat mobile.

04/09/2018

Neffy Finds Herself in the Sad Songs

Hear Neffy talk to us about her two new singles on the latest episode.

The New York-based artists finds the themes of her music growing, but the mood--a overwhelmingly somber one--is a consistent home for her songwriting.

04/03/2018

Sarah Graziani Relishes Every Decision on 'Surface'

“Right now I’m really enjoying the control and being able to make all my own decisions and not having to come to a consensus.

It’s been really cool to take that power back- I’m enjoying it just being me right now and just doing what feels right to me.” – Sarah Graziani

The songs on Sarah Graziani's album Surface are in chronological order. She talks about playing songs about emotions that she's moved on from, and with a progression of her style.

03/28/2018

sarahgrazianimusic.com

femchord goes live at 10 p.m. on Radio Free Brooklyn. Tune in to hear our conversation with Sarah Graziani about her debut solo album 'Surface.' radiofreebrooklyn.com

03/27/2018

Box of Paints: SXSW Edition

Box of Paints went to SXSW and brought all the tunes back to Femchord.

We (Sarah and Cabrea!) are really excited to bring you our SXSW edition, 80 percent of which features artists we saw down in Austin this year. Check out the set list — starred (**) are the ones that toured through SX!

03/21/2018

Tune in tonight at 10 p.m. to hear our second airing of Box of Paints as part of our collaboration between Female Frequency and #femchordfm! Sarah and Cabrea will be recounting what they heard at SXSW on radiofreebrooklyn.com

03/12/2018

Company of Thieves Returns with New Inspiration

(Official) Company of Thieves' Genevieve Schatz joined us for this episode to talk about their first release since 2011, “Better Together.”

Company of Thieves formed over 10 years ago, but they took a break in 2014. Now the band is back together with a new EP and new inspiration from their time apart.

03/05/2018

Episode 93: Pronoun Examines Old Wounds with New Sound and Perspective - femchord

"I don’t like making the same song over and over, which is really easy to do." -pronoun

Alyse Vellturo aka pronoun wrote her first EP just after a breakup, and you can hear the resulting emotions on the EP. Now, after two years, she is releasing new music that examines the same events with new perspective.

02/28/2018

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Tonight we've got pronoun in the booth. Tune in to Radio Free Brooklyn at 10 p.m. ET.

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02/26/2018

Box of Paints: 2.20.18 - femchord

The first femchord x Female Frequency collab episode of Box of Paints is ready for your listening pleasure! Tracks from Loma the band, Nilüfer Yanya, Sunflower Bean + more.

This episode is a special femchord x Female Frequency collaboration. Every third Tuesday, Sarah Tembeckjian and Cabrea Casey will be bringing you the tunes on #femchordfm with Box of Paints. Listen to their first episode hitting the femchord airwaves. Tracklist Leyya – Zoo L’Impératrice …

02/21/2018

Tonight we're premiering a special femchord x Female Frequency collaboration. Every third Tuesday, Sarah Tembeckjian and Cabrea Casey will be bringing you the tunes on #femchordfm with Box of Paints. Tune in tonight at 10 p.m. to radiofreebrooklyn.com.

02/13/2018

Tonight's episode is all about the LOOOOOOVE. Leave your fave love songs by women and nonbinary artists in the comments and you might hear them on Radio Free Brooklyn.

02/05/2018

Lido Pimienta Delivers Strong Messages in Beautiful Packages

“It’s more impactful and effective to deliver a strong message in a beautiful package…. I have so much against me that once you enter my work, once you listen to it, once you see it, it needs to be beautiful because I want you to stay with me.” – Lido Pimienta

Lido Pimienta makes beautiful music with complex, lush sonic landscapes. She also makes music that has something to say, and these two aspects are necessarily intertwined in her work.

01/30/2018

Jackie Mendoza Adds Power to Gingerlys' Shoegazy Pop

On the latest episode, we talk to Gingerlys' Jackie Mendoza on her influences, style, and the ways she and the band have impacted each other.

When Jackie Mendoza joined Gingerlys, she brought a vocal strength to the band’s shoegaze songs—breathy is not her style. She brings the same powerful pop vocals and creative instrumentation to her solo work. On this episode, we talk to Jackie …

01/24/2018

DJ Duo BeatFantasia Combines Music They Love with the Crowd's Energy

“We’re trying to cater to the audience, then we’re trying to play the music that we like with the hope that people will appreciate it as well.” – Anastasia of beat fantasia

After many people told Marsha and Anastasia separately that they should become DJs, the two women joined forces as DJ BeatFantasia.

01/15/2018

Pecas Undertakes a Transformation

Sandy Davis talks about pecas’ newest record VOWS as the end of an era.

In our conversation, Pecas' Sandy Davis explores whether the name "Pecas" still fits, the influence of Japanese Disco, and wanting people to dance.

12/31/2017

femchord's Top Tracks of 2017

All of these songs made our year better.

We're closing out 2017 with a collection, in no order, of our favorite songs released this year. Songs by Vagabon, Kalbells, Black Belt Eagle Scout & more.

12/26/2017

Sultry Comes Natural to the Marías

The Marías music is imbued with a sultry intimacy born out of a relationship. Exposing that intimacy has been a large part of the growth of The Marías’ jazz and psychedelic soul sound.

The Marías is driven by lead vocalist María and drummer/producer Josh Conway. The couple imbues the band's music with a sultry intimacy.

12/18/2017

Are women-focused festivals productive?

Are events that focus on women needed, helpful, divisive, harmful, or something else entirely for women and nonbinary musicians?

This episode focuses on festivals that feature exclusively women and nonbinary musicians, and whether they are helpful or harmful.

12/11/2017

Engineer Grace Coleman Talks Trust in Production

On this episode, Coleman talks about establishing trust with clients and in her own abilities, through pushing herself out of her comfort zone.

San Fransisco-based engineer Grace Coleman says trust, above all else, is essential to her production. On this episode, Coleman talks about establishing it with clients and in her own abilities, through pushing herself out of her comfort zone. Hear about her …

12/09/2017

THE BUST SCHOOL FOR CREATIVE LIVING

We’ll be at BUST Magazine’s Holiday Craftacular today with female frequency. Come say hi and tell us all about your love for music.