Longreads Best of 2020: Music Writing By Krista Stevens Feature Music has been a salve this year, helping us cope with the myriad challenges that 2020 brought. Here are some favorite pieces of music writing we picked in 2020.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Malcolm Harris, Tom Lamont, Melissa Jeltsen, Moe Tkacik, and Lavinia Spalding.
“Follow Along,” or How to Learn Flamenco Guitar with a Tocaora By Krista Stevens Highlight “Before he died a few years later, my father told me there were almost no tocaoras — female flamenco guitarists — in the world. If I kept practicing, he said, I could be one of the first.”
The Cabin By Lavinia Spalding Feature In a tiny, remote Utah town, Lavinia Spalding learns the difference between longing and belonging.