I am going to be on a panel in NYC with Damali Abrams, Lorraine O’Grady, and Shizu Saldamando!!!!

The event is meant to explore the ties between feminist art and popular music and is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. It is happening at Soho 20 in Chelsea, 547 West 27th Street, Suite 301, NYC on Sunday February 13th from 1pm to 3pm

I am totally thrilled to be in the company of such amazing artists. Thanks to Kat Greifen and Maria Elena Buszek for organizing this.

I will be participating in a panel discussion about Riot Grrrl type stuff in Philly on Feb 8th. Sara Marcus will also be on hand to read from her book and get the discussion going! The event is free but you have to RSVP in advance.

If you’ve been reading my blog you probably have figured out I AM A HUGE NEAL MEDLYN FAN. Rarely do I meet an artist who so touches the nether regions of my brain, seriously, he opens new pathways up and I leave his shows feeling like I just did a lot of yoga. And he is funny. And he is a good writer. Anyways, I saw his show, Brave New Girl, when it opened and it was fucking incredible and I am so happy you and yours will have a chance to see it.

Brave New Girl is the second installment of his two-part Britney Spears/Hannah Montana opus. This pop-culture spectacle conflates Medlyn’s personal feelings and stories, and the overlapping identities and Twitter accounts of Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus, and Miley Stewart. With snow, shaved armpits, hopes, dreams, diaries, 5 a.m. alone time, live music, theater, dance, and chickens, Medlyn creates a concert performance like none you’ve ever been to before.

FRIDAY JANUARY 7th

And here’s Neal covering the song DYNOMITE…..and telling a story too

There is going to be a TRIBUTE show where various performers do their versions of songs I’ve sung on Saturday. It’s a benefit for a documentary that is being made about me. I can’t wait to see what people do. I am especially honored that one of my favorite artists, Neal Medlyn is hosting.

The show is SOLD OUT already but I feel like it’s weird not to mention it on my blog because I am so fucking excited. I mean Toshi Reagon is going to be singing one of MY songs!!! I also feel super honored that people I’ve never met, but I am a fan of, like Caroline from Chairlift are participating. (She sent a video). Anyways thanks to everyone who organized it and are giving up their time to be involved. I feel really really lucky.

With his new band Bridget Everett and The Tender Moments It’s  a new show all about Bridget’s adventures in the 80′s.

Monday, November 15th @ 7PM

Join librarians Kate Angell and Jenna Freedman at Bluestockings Bookstore for a look a 10 important resources for fostering your own critical pedagogy, including: zine libraries, open access scholarly journals, and carefully selected websites. Please bring notes about your favorite resources too! Angell is a reference librarian at Sarah Lawrence College and a zine librarian at ABC No Rio. Freedman is a research librarian at Barnard College and the creator of the Lower East Side Librarian zine.

And they are playing shows!!!

FYI ….There will be room at this event with more than six hundred Riot Grrrl zines, along with a working photocopy station.