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Natalie Kirch

Natalie Kirch is a native New Yorker, musician, cat mom, visual artist, writer, history nerd, Duolingo addict, food lover, and early childhood educator.

Pet Politics

Amelia Bushell Talks Grim Streaker, Belle Mare, and Her Extra Special Pup

Amelia with her punk band Grim Streaker. Amelia Bushell is one of Brooklyn's most versatile frontwomen. You can catch her powerful yelps and hollers in hardcore band Grim Streaker, surf some dream-pop vibes with her duo Belle Mare, or hear an intimate and melodic serenade from her latest project...

Pet Politics

Suo's Saara Untracht-Oakner on Juggling Hats and Raising Pups

SUO photo by Monika Oliver. Saara Untracht-Oakner is a woman who wears many hats on the Brooklyn scene: musician, visual artist, booker, DJ, and model. Perhaps best known as guitarist in BOYTOY (co-founded and c0-fronted with college buddy Glenn Van Dyke), she has also made guest appearances in...

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Colin Lord of Hypemom Talks New Music and Becoming a Cat Dad

Before I introduce our next interviewee, I want to take a moment to dedicate this month’s interview to three incredible artists we lost over the past couple of months: David Berman, Daniel Johnston, and Ocasek. Without David Berman, this column would not have a title. For those who are unaware,...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Chatting With Pittie Parent and Longtime Vegan Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz

Sadie Dupuis is a shredder with a cause. An artist through-and-through, Sadie is a prolific songwriter, poet, and visual artist. She’s the imagination and voice behind the innovative and ever-evolving rock group Speedy Ortiz, who are fresh off a tour with Interpol. Sadie also releases solo work as...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Eliza Black of Gesserit Talks Turtles, Cats, and Solo Songwriting

Eliza and Lazer (all photos courtesy of Eliza Black unless otherwise noted). Eliza Black has the haunting, resounding voice of a fallen angel. With her low, slow, speaking voice - not quite a drawl but dripping a bit of Texas, her large, melancholy eyes, endearing gap-toothed grin, thick waves,...

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Randy Ojeda of Cigar City Proves Every Manager Needs a Little Mojo

Randy Ojeda is the laid-back guy wearing glasses and a baseball cap at all the rock shows, whose warm presence is most acutely felt as he entices you to grab a beer with him even though you just met. He's is an easy-going, music-loving people person through and through. But Randy is also a shrewd...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Ana Becker Gets CATTY With Bruce Kittowitz and a New Band

Ana Asnes Becker has been a staple in the Brooklyn music scene for quite some time now. Like many of our interviewees, Ana is quite Renaissance woman: beauty, brains, a big personality, and loads of talent. A few years ago, she left her job at The Wall Street Journal to pursue her music career full...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Two Lovebirds and a Little Honey Form the Core of Synthpop Band the Values

This month, I got to hear from Evan Zwisler and Mason Taub, founders of Brooklyn’s electro-indie-pop group The Values. Mason and Evan take the forefront as a duo—Mason working her deep and vibrant vocals along with the keys and Evan grooving on guitar and backing vocals—to pay homage to timeless...

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Meet Sundance Kidd, Brooklyn's Rock 'N' Roll Cat Sitter

Sundance Kidd shreds on guitar, bass, and the mic. Ze never misses a note on guitar and seems to automatically learn any song by ear. You may have seen them in a whole slew of Brooklyn’s rock bands as of late, such as Gesserit and Darkwing. Ze has also made numerous guest pop-up guest appearances...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

DIY Legend Jan Terri on the Late Great Denny and Her New Pup Pal Jojo

Jan Terri is the original DIY music queen. Although she started off as a drummer, Jan quickly began a prolific career in songwriting. Her tracks come in a variety of genres: rock, jazz, pop, country. Jan’s music also spans across a wide range of emotions, from the sentimental “Losing You,” to her...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Kelly Knapp's Love of Noise (and Cats)

Love Bugs: Kelly and She Ra (all photos courtesy of Kelly Knapp). When Shakespeare wrote "And though she be but little, she is fierce," he could have very well been talking about Kelly Knapp if it wasn't for the centuries that separate them. As the brains and arm grease behind events booking...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Hannah Teeter on Her Transformation From Vet's GRL to Def.grl

Hannah Teeter is sweet as pie in person and vicious as hell on the drum kit. She pairs her innately optimistic nature with her wicked energy to form a stage persona entirely singular. Hannah first started playing drums five years ago after forming the band Def.GRLS with buddies Craig Martinson and...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Janeth Unleashes the She-Wolf Within

Janeth Gonda is a woman of many trades. When I first met Janeth, she was working at the ticket window of Brooklyn Bowl. Since then, Janeth has become the singer and songwriter of her own project Espejismo that has toured Colombia as well as having played out in Brooklyn frequently, launched a...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Drummer Diana Kinscherf on Bashing Kits and Cuddling Rescue Cats

I first saw Diana Kinscherf slamming the kit during an excellent set backing Hamish Kilgour of The Clean at The Glove in Brooklyn. The next time I saw her play live was in Manhattan at Pianos when she made an awesome impromptu appearance in Nick Rogers' (of Holy Tunics) solo set. Before meeting...

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How Guitarist Matt Elkin Met His Rockin' Werewolf Pooch

Matt Elkin is a super sweet dude and super nasty guitar virtuoso. You may know him as a longtime member of Brooklyn's favorite pop punkers The So So Glos, though now he's moved on to solo work and gigging with a multitude of Brooklyn-based bands like Snakeskin and Bueno. But there is one little guy...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Ryan Foster of Warm Body Finds Love With a Cat Named Romeo

Ryan Foster is an awesome shredder and an affable goofball. I was able to spend nearly a month on the road with him and he was constantly cracking jokes and breaking ice. But one of the few things he takes very seriously is his role as a cat dad. I have seen Ryan rip the guitar for Lost Boy ? and...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Waxing Furisophical With Emily Oppenheimer

Emily Oppenheimer slaps the bass hard, hits the books hard, and yet maintains some of the chilliest vibes I have ever encountered. She’s sharp, but let’s just say she has a warm and fuzzy side. Very fuzzy. I met Emily through the music scene, and then (like many I am sure) fell in love via social...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Co-Pet Parenting With Frank and Jenna From Sic Tic

Sic Tic photo by Janeth Ann Gonda Sic Tic has one of the most innovative rock sounds in the Brooklyn scene, pairing the raw rip of grunge with the precision of jazz musicians. I have had the pleasure of seeing them evolve over the past five years to form their current line up; their sound went to a...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Amanda Yun of Crazy Pills Sees Cats As Living Works of Art

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is starting 2018 off on the right foot. This month, I got to chat fluffies with a fellow cat lady: Amanda Yun of Crazy Pills. For those of you who have not yet experienced this band, it is time to check them out. Amanda can solo like all of the classics while...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Drunk Gecko Hunting With Ben Jaffe of PILL

Ben captures a Northern Black Racer at Quantico Marine Base. "[It's] my favorite species to look for in the Northeast!" he says.Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope all your furry family gets some special holiday treats off the Hanukkah/ Christmas table. I can tell you my cats are pretty amused by our...

Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Shari Page of THICK

If you don't have a furball bestie what the heck...

Interviews · Monthly Mondays · Pet Politics

Haybaby's Leslie Hong Befriends Felines and Fishes

Leslie Hong and her cat Miho. All photos courtesy Leslie Hong. As an animal lover and musician myself, I wondered whether there was a connection between art (specifically in the music realm) and animals. I wanted to know how pets affect individual artists, and whether love for animals plays any...

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