Grandma’s Mini

Art | Guitars | Politics
Should you Changes Lyrics for a New Audience?
ByMarisa Torrieri Bloom August 13, 2019August 13, 2019
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom I’m a pretty wholesome mom, inside and out. Except when I write songs. When I sit down with my guitar at night and start strumming, the first lyrics that come to mind aren’t about dinosaurs and eating vegetables. I drift to another place — my mind drawn to more salacious topics,…
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Finding Bandmates, Post Parenthood: Why it’s a Real Challenge
ByMarisa Torrieri Bloom October 26, 2018September 23, 2023
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom I’ve been in bands easily half my life. Much of the time, they’re formed out of friendships, work/school connections or circumstance, plus being in the right place at the right time. That’s how Grandma’s Mini, my longest-running Washington, D.C., rock band with my bestie Ann, came together. I met her at…
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