By Marisa Torrieri Bloom When the coronavirus hit New York City back in March, Brooklynite Dr. Kari Groff, a psychiatrist, mom and musician, faced the same fear and uncertainty as her neighbors. But instead of shuttering inside with he stringed instrument, she opened the door –...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Before he became a dad, musician or social artist, Fyütch was just a schoolboy with an open, impressionable mind. But while he learned plenty about the accomplishments of Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks, few other historical black women received more than a single,...
By Marisa Torrieri Bloom This month, Rockmommy talks to artists about their plans or the coming year. Up next: Genevieve Goings, whose upbeat engaging, soulful pop is the perfect energizer for a cold winter’s day. Here, she talks about getting creative, and balancing life as a working mom...
By Marisa Torrieri Bloom For many musicians, the loss of performance opportunities in the pandemic has been unbearable – professionally and emotionally. Mark Erelli is one of them. His twelfth record, Blindsided, came out just a few weeks after everything shut down. Tours were rescheduled, then...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom We don’t know what the future holds, but one thing’s clear: We’re not leaving the house much this winter. Personally, I’ll be digging into a lot of books. And it just so happens there are some killer rock n’ roll memoirs out...
This month, Rockmommy talks to artists about their plans or the coming year. Up first: family pop-rock musician Stacey Peasley, whose upcoming record Make it Happen! drops February 12. If the buoyant title track is any indication, Peasley’s latest album will be the dose of...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Resolutions, for me, are a thing of my pre-kid '20s. I'd make sweeping declarations, like "I'm going to lose 10 pounds" or "I'm going to play piano" as if they were easy feats, only to find that the post-holiday afterglow waned within...