by Marisa Torrieri Bloom When I was little -- well, like 11 or 12 -- my dad Don Torrieri got me to watch "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" for the first time. I kind of knew what it was about (I mean, the title...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Before many of us had kids, life centered on long jam sessions with bands, and writing songs in uninterrupted spurts. But Singer-songwriter Jess Penner — a self-described cheerful and cheeky, creatively ADD artist from Los Angeles, who was raised on a banana farm...
I'm so excited to announce that I'll be playing one show in July...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom While Brooklyn is a place where dreams are made for so many creative types — rockmommies included! — Joanie Leeds didn’t ever intend to move to the borough when she began her music career more than a decade ago. [caption id="attachment_1857" align="alignright" width="300"]...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom For years, I’ve wondered what my life would be like with a looper pedal — but until recently, it didn’t occur to me to go out and buy one. I usually play with bandmates, and a second guitarist takes care of the...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Like lots of creative moms in their pre-kiddo days, rock singer Krissy Dale didn’t have the luxury of pursuing her craft whenever the opportunity arose and motivation struck. Instead, she spent her 9-to-5 hours working an office job, which left only nights...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom There’s still time to score the perfect gift for the rockmommy (or rockmommies) in your life. We’ve picked the perfect combinations of naughty and nice for singers, guitarists, jazz pianists, drummers, bassists — or pretty much any mom who loves to rock...