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Charles in San Francisco

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The Riff

With this column, I celebrate one of my favorite musicians.

She came back with a vengeance, co-founding an amazing new supergroup, recorded two EPs with them — and then had to take another hiatus…

5d ago

With this column, I celebrate one of my favorite musicians.

5d ago

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Song of The Week

For those moments when you just need to unload

May 11

Song of The Week

May 11

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Tomatoes and Popular Music

There’s more to it than you might think

Apr 13

Tomatoes and Popular Music

Apr 13

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Women’s History Month: Coda

Thirty more articles from the archive, with excursions into opera, childhood influences, politics, self-exploitation in pop music, rock &…

Apr 7

Women’s History Month: Coda

Apr 7

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Women’s History Month: Part III

Kicking the doors down and doing it in style

Mar 29

Women’s History Month: Part III

Mar 29

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Women’s History Month: Part II

Celebrating women who rock: a retrospective

Mar 25

Women’s History Month: Part II

Mar 25

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Women’s History Month: Part I

Pushing back on erasure, and an invitation to share the stories

Mar 22

Women’s History Month: Part I

Mar 22

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She Contains Multitudes

Ayla Tesler-Mabé, stealth genius

Mar 14

She Contains Multitudes

Mar 14

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International Women’s Week 2025 (extended)

Chapter 6: Generational hand-off

Mar 13

International Women’s Week 2025 (extended)

Mar 13

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International Women’s Week 2025

Chapter 5: A kaleidoscope of sounds

Mar 12

International Women’s Week 2025

Mar 12

Charles in San Francisco

Charles in San Francisco

Music blogger, novelty-seeker and science nerd. Most of my writing focuses on women in music, from classical and jazz to rock and metal

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