by Marisa Torrieri Bloom It's been a busy few days without the added stress of life under our current administration/COVID and I've had precious little time with my beloved guitars -- my Fender Strat, Gibson SG, and Yamaha acoustic (of course, I have 7 others, but...
"I wrote [Rally Call] because I was at a point where I no longer wanted to compartmentalize myself due to the color of my skin." ...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom The greatest rock songs have the coolest riffs — like AC/DC’s “Back in Black” and Joan Jett’s “I love Rock n’ Roll.” But without lyrical substance, many these tunes would fade from memory. New Haven indie punk band Shame Penguin’s ‘Fall of the...
by Rew Starr & Marisa Torrieri Bloom Mimsey Mack is one mysterious, guitar-wielding lady. Between the thousands of likes on her “Facebook” page, inspiring 80s-rocker fashion getups and bluesy tunes, you’d think she started playing music in her tween years. But not so. As it turns...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom As summer 2020 comes to a close, I’m feeling all kinds of emotions. I’m sad, mostly, but not just because I love this season, but because COVID-19 and other events of the world have created a dystopian-like existence I thought was years...
By Marisa Torrieri Bloom Summer 2020 will go down as the most unexpected one of my life, between navigating the cancellation of camps to surviving a tornado. And I know many moms — even those who didn’t survive tornados — are on the same page as...
by Jessica Delfino I have a pretty vast amount of useless talents. I can throw food high up into the air and catch it in my mouth, like a seal. I can whip up a stunning batch of luxurious, golden pancakes from scratch. But not all...