#sessionsofshe

[alinevida]

Rehearsing for upcoming shows. #substation #sessionsofshe #criticalsunstudios #columbiacitytheater #seattlepulse #seattlewashington #clairemichellemusic #alinevidamusic #kristenpalmer #katelynberrethmusic #sabrinalittletonmusic #karlhaug (at Seattle, Washington)

[lauritadetormes-blog]

It was a real delight getting to chat with one of my ultimate favorites, Taryn Rene Dorsey! A big hug of thanks to her for doing one of these with me, and for all the stories and share. <3

00:00 - Intro 01:30 - The Pacific Northwest 07:27 - Taryn’s start in music 09:13 - NighTraiN 11:44 - Writing & singing (Wiscon / NighTraiN / Fly Moon Royalty) 16:20 - Fly Moon Royalty 17:52 - Taryn’s joining Wiscon (and I geek out about Paul’s hair movement) 20:20 - Activism (Home Alive / helping community via music / POC as Fuck) 27:24 - Sessions of She (the term I was looking for is “houseless”) 32:19 - On artists getting PAID! 41:20 - Relaxation (what is that?) and taking care of yourself 47:00 - On growth of all sorts // On being someone without true belonging (I found a soulmate in Taryn on this day) 51:20 - Intersectionality (before it was a buzzword) 54:26 - Seattle is not a progressive bubble // The layers of being othered // Allyship vs simply being a good person // Staying classy and effective through it all 1:07:20 - Growth via self-critique 1:12:29 - Upcoming shows 1:14:23 - Hoodstock (hint: Choo Choo Mutha Fu@&s!)

Upcoming events: June 2 - Wiscon @ Skylark June 29 - Wiscon @ Conor Byrne Pub July 14 - Wiscon @ West Seattle Summer Fest July 29 - Hoodstock (choo choo…)

Curious? Search no further than… Home Alive: http://www.teachhomealive.org/ NighTraiN: https://www.facebook.com/NighTraiNSea… // https://nighttrainaus.bandcamp.com/ Fly Moon Royalty: https://www.facebook.com/FlyMoonRoyalty/ // http://flymoonroyalty.com/ Wiscon: https://www.facebook.com/wisconseattle/ // https://wiscon.bandcamp.com/ Sessions of She: https://www.facebook.com/sessionsofshe/ Base Tan: https://www.facebook.com/BaseTanVinyl/ Sisters in Seattle Project: https://www.facebook.com/Sisters-in-S… POC as Fuck: https://www.facebook.com/pocasf/

Wonderful photo by Valerie Ann for Stackedd Magazine