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Patron of the arts Freelance writer and @gunk.nyc
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The full-length version of the essay I wrote on the contextual limits of streaming music was posted on Gunk’s Substack today :) I canceled my Spotify subscription after a decade this year, and am learning to adapt with Bandcamp, @ninaprotocol, and my KLIM portable CD player. And live music obviously! It’s an adjustment but so worth it to put my money wear my mouth (and ears) are. I would love to know how you are listening to music outside of the major streaming platforms. This essay can be found on @gunk.nyc substack or my own (johannasommer.substack.com)
20 Aug 2025
Finally posting my thesis to Substack (link in bio)! I spent a large chunk of my graduate program working on this longform article: “Running on Empty: Why COVID-19 Fallout Has Indie Musicians At A Crisis Point.” It looks at the challenging environment indie musicians are prevailing against, including a decade of the dominance of streaming models, the deterioration of the label system, and post-pandemic inflation. I talked to people that work at venues and labels, in entertainment law and artists advocacy, booking and artist agents, and, of course, musicians.
Thank you to all those that spoke with me, including: @frankiecombos @ruber._ / @modelactriz @ellajanemusic @hemlocksounds @lilyseabird @wyattcp @dirtbuyer @c_linmiller @brutusviii @aaron.edgcomb @lukepyenson @bayonetrecords @lizpelly @weareumawnyc @adult.decisions @arrivalartists @randynichols
12 Jul 2025
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10 Nov 2026
THE SECOND ANNUAL LILITH SCARE IS ON 10/21 AT RUBULAD 🖤 A Halloween cover show, with all proceeds going to @families4freedom! Tattoos by @somethingsweet.foryou and tooth gems by @pierced.nahj 🕷️Tix available now, link in bio 💌
01 Oct 2026
if you loved our panel discussion last year at our birthday party, we decided to add a new one right into our 12 hour show next saturday.
the focus of this panel is on “documenting a scene”: the importance of cataloging live music, what have we seen disappear as ways to share documentation are dwindling away, the difference between a hype post and honest show reporting, and the power of human recommendation over an algorithm.
join us as our co-editors and co-founders Hannah Pruzinsky and Ceci Sturman talk to writers and documentarians across scale: Jenn Pelly (writer for NPR, NYT, pitchfork and more), Adlan Jackson (of worker-owned publication Hellgate), Jojo Sommer (a resident GUNK writer), and Chris Billias (video documentarian and NYC musician).
All this included in your ticket to our birthday party!! Don’t miss it
07 Aug 2026
I moved to a new place with Eva and Neil (not pictured, other than the twinkle in my eye). We are going to have a house warming party, let me know if you want to come!
29 May 2026
“‘Caroline, No’ is built on the hollow thud of a water jug, the jangle of a wood block striking a tambourine, and a carnivalesque harpsichord, creating the tone of mystical levity that accompanies the speaker’s pain.”
Link in bio to read Johanna Sommer on “Caroline, No,” the final song entry in our Pet Sounds Project.
📝: @jojosommer
📸: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
#TheBeachBoys #CarolineNo #PetSounds
15 May 2026
Belated Montreal
07 May 2026
Cally bday and I love her so much. Ever since I was a little girl I knew I wanted a friend like her. House show tonight in her honor if you are so inclined… dm me
@calderthedestroyer
11 Apr 2026
Grace Ives’ third album Girlfriend is out today. A few days before its release, she logged onto Zoom between therapy and rehearsal to talk shame, body image, collaboration, and learning how to be seen.
Read the full interview by @jojosommer at the link in bio.
20 Mar 2026
💐 LILITH AT THE BARN IS ON MARCH 27th at LEVON HELM STUDIOS 💐 A benefit for The Washbourne House and The Grace Smith House presented by @radiowoodstock and @lilithscare 🩷
Poster by @sarahdavida
17 Mar 2026
💞2/12 House Show at @mudhouse.nychi raising money for Minneapolis mutual aid💞 Music starts at 8!! Featuring @untitled.freak @littlecliff_ @cocosmith__ @bugcrush.mp3
04 Feb 2026
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