Mexican icon Julieta Venegas on how growing up in Tijuana - a border city suspended between Mexico and the United States - gave her an instinct for living “in-between,” both musically and personally.

Here she reflects on what it means to be norteña, and the long journey that led her out of Tijuana and ultimately back home. This month, Venegas releases both a new album, Norteña, and a memoir, Norteña: Memorias del comienzo. Together, they form what she describes as “the biggest puzzle I’ve put together in my whole career.”

Dida Pelled on her journey from Tel Aviv to New York, where she evolved from a jazz guitarist into a multifaceted artist - singer, songwriter, bandleader, and radio host. She discusses her latest album I Wish You Would, her approach to tradition, identity, finding a personal voice across genres, discovering the truth about her sexuality, her singing, and the six strings she loves so much.

Singer, songwriter, and founder of Song For You, Emily Cavanagh on music, service, resilience, and finding purpose in uncertain times. In the early days of the pandemic, Emily began calling hospitals with one simple question: “Does anyone need a song?”

 At The Tell, Michael Leviton curates a monthly night of unscripted storytelling where the audience never knows what’s coming. The result is an intimate, unpredictable experience that speaks to the enduring power of stories—and the people who tell them.