Archive - Call & Response

So You Want To Start A Substack

A FAQ for new and old-guard writers

Aug 25 •

Michelle Mercer

Native Dancers and Fairytale Friends

My story of an extraordinary album

Aug 14 •

Michelle Mercer

Music criticism is dead. Long live music criticism.

Musical analysis is alive and well in videoland

Aug 7 •

Michelle Mercer

July 2024

Water Music for You and Me

What I've been doing in Newfoundland this July

Jul 26 •

Michelle Mercer

June 2024

He's Just Dad, Though

A happy kid takes his artist father for granted

Jun 16 •

Michelle Mercer

May 2024

Hard Truths for Poor Artists: Merit Is a Trap

For happiness and success, don't wait around for your good work to get its due

May 29 •

Michelle Mercer

The Maria Schneider Orchestra, still sublime after all these years

May 11 •

Michelle Mercer

April 2024

A Remark You Made: Great Moments in Subscriber Comments

Celebrating an award nomination for Call & Response!

Apr 29 •

Michelle Mercer

Artist and Powerhouse: An Interview With Erica von Kleist

Erica's story of building a financial life and a LIFE life in the arts

Apr 23 •

Michelle Mercer

All My Rowdy Friends: My First Concert and Its Aftermath

Hello, friends.

Apr 18 •

Michelle Mercer

Is Love a Shared Aesthetic?

Compatibility in romantic partnerships

Apr 11 •

Michelle Mercer

True Clichés of a Working Family Farm

Hard work, twisters, snakes, BB guns, and more

Apr 1 •

Michelle Mercer

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