As a woman in a male-dominated industry, Donna Jean Godchaux pressed on through. Her voice graced hits like “When a Man Loves a Woman” and “Suspicious Minds,” as well as countless moments with the Grateful Dead. We revisit our 2021 interview, her words still full of light, humility, and shelter.
Author: June Reedy
Two decades after the VFW shows and suburban battle-of-the-bands, the bands that soundtracked a coming-of-age brought the same scrappy charm, and a little more wisdom, to Summerfest 2025.
In this edition of Gestures, a column reflecting on women’s contributions to the musical arts, we talk to Shelby Means and Hayley Skreens.
Solidarity takes center stage as Shelby and Hayley reflect on the power of collaboration in bluegrass. Through their shared experiences of co-writing, supporting one another’s projects, and forging meaningful connections, they’re helping to shape a bluegrass community where creativity and support thrive.
Gestures is a monthly column reflecting on women’s contributions. In this edition we talk to Lindsay Lou and Fox Crossing Stringband about starting over. It takes guts, but more importantly it takes a lot of love: just another gesture that women bring to the arts.
Gestures is a monthly column reflecting on women’s contributions to the arts.
Gestures is a monthly column reflecting on women’s contributions to the arts.
Everyone returned from the bathrooms, ready to revel in these messy healings in a fever pitch so loud, so shrill like only Chicago crowds can do
The openers for a Black Pumas show were hardly an appetizer but rather the full course meal of soul sounds and pop rock for a fine Sunday in Chicago
RTJ could be described as political, but what was witnessed was more like arming kids with knowledge
This is the September edition of the new ABS column ‘Gestures,’ in which we reflect on women’s contributions to music and movement