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Nov 22, 20245 min read
I'm finally done tracking this record. I will make the world feel it all.
I started working on this revamped version of my 2011 full length "Red Ship" in late 2020. A pandemic, 2nd baby, a work fire, an...
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Oct 18, 20242 min read
"Mỹ Lai to Rafah" on Bandcamp
"Mỹ Lai to Rafah" came out on Friday, Oct 4th and a portion of Band Camp sales for this song will go to Doctors without Borders . It is...
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May 7, 20242 min read
"Anonymous Tom" Out Today
You won't be able to tell from listening, but this song for me is HEAVY. By that, I mean I have lots of feelings around how I wrote it,...
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Jan 12, 20241 min read
"Joy '09" Comes Out Jan 16th!
This song is hitting me especially hard right now, as I'm working through some shame for desiring space and time for...joy. Aaron's...
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Sep 16, 20231 min read
"Before We're Vaporized", a futuristic SW fantasy, Out Wed Sept 20th
Holy whiplash, this summer went by FAST and between the excitement and my brain shit ... I've been rather quite. My old band,...
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Jul 6, 20231 min read
'Geisha' Means 'Open-Minded' OUT NOW
I'm just over the moon about how this song turned out. New guitars, new vocals and additional lyrics. You can listen on Spotify or any...
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May 23, 20231 min read
You're Free (With Me) Is Out
Today, I'm celebrating and honoring myself by releasing the filial and karmic debt I've accrued, acknowledging that my ancestors are dead...
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Apr 27, 20231 min read
Single Release Shows, New Band Mates!
So I found some bad ass new band mates to join me for Star Matriarch live shows and YES we have live shows booked now! Yousef Shami...
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Mar 17, 20231 min read
Red Ship LP, Singles Coming Out On Exotic Fever Records
If you don't already know about her, I have to tell you about my friend Katy Otto. She's a hardworking activist, mama, bad ass drummer,...
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Feb 23, 20231 min read
So where can you listen?
Some unmastered mixes on Soundcloud here. First single will be everywhere you can stream music online by May or June. We've tapped the...
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Feb 22, 20234 min read
Shame, Orientalism. Why Am I Re-releasing Red Ship?
Red Ship, as someone observed to me, was a very inspired album. Inspired by my then-job as a sex worker, the Arabic music I had adopted...
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Jan 21, 20231 min read
Why the name "Star Matriarch"?
Moving forward, I'll be using "Star Matriarch" as my band name. Many parts of the world were largely matriarchal in social structure...
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