to the artists that have helped me make it to another winter, I am grateful to you all. What an absolutely beautiful disaster of a life we share. Please, don't ever stop expressing your perspective on that experience. I want to hear it. In 2026, I will explore a lot more music history like I did in 2025, but I will being endeavoring to explore current Philadelphia artists, specifically. Lists made in this post are based on frequency of listen paired with the transformation they brought on. They are not in order. GOODBYE HORSES: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) - Q LAZZARUS (2025) GOODBYE HORSES: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS - A FILM BY EVA ARIDJIS FUENTES A WHOLE NEW THING - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE (1967) Run, Run, Run YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE - CANDI STATON (1976) 1976 Ebony Affair TV Appearance LIFETIME - ERIKA DE CASIER (2025) FULL ALBUM The Garden HOW I DO (RESET) - RES (2025) FULL ALBUM 20th Anniversary Re-Recording | LTD Edition Vinyl CLOUDS ACR...
A handful of months ago, I read one of my friend’s blogs from the early 2000’s. He wrote about dance parties he enjoyed, moments in life spent with friends - captured and archived. He wrote about simple relaxing days, travel, honeymooning, even about the very beginnings of Philadelphia’s legendary Porchfest. I don’t really remember how I found the blog, but I felt so inspired to continue in the tradition and start writing. That starts now… I am not shy to admit that I love creeping on my friends. Most of the people I’m friends with now didn’t know me when I was @teenagecreep on most of my platforms. There is a special knowing that I possess; I am able to follow synchronicities with a depth that can sometimes be frightening. I know many things people tell me before they are said aloud. I have been keeping track of these moments and knowings for about 7 years now, archiving to some degree the ways my life has shifted and transformed by Dancing in the Dark . Being alone in the city w...