Dreamy folkie or doom-metal goth? Party girl or paralyzed wallflower? Yes, yes, formerly and forever, says Massachusetts singer/songwriter Marissa Nadler. Debuting in 2003 with the self-released Ballads Of Living And Dying (a macabre, wintry decree by a 23-year-old ice queen, rife with literary allusions and unambiguous in title only), Nadler found herself eight years later back on her own, her crystalline hymns slightly thawed on 2011’s Marissa Nadler (the first release on her Box Of Cedar imprint) and her skin greatly thickened from a brief courtship (and briefer contractual release) by Kemado Records and offshoot Mexican Summer. Nadler’s sixth album, The Sister, is due May 29 on Box Of Cedar, and she will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all this week. Read our brand new Q&A with her.
Nadler: Foggy Notion, San Francisco. If you find yourself in San Francisco looking to find original, handmade arts, crafts, and homegoods, check this place out. Run by photographer, designer, and curator Alissa Anderson, this place is filled to the brim with gorgeous items, and that everything you get benefits a local artist. They are reopening on March 23rd with a brand new renovation. Spread the word. Alissa Anderson also runs a line of recycled clothing here.
