Tori Amos Will Join Chicago Humanities Festival for a Virtual Appearance on May 6th 1:00 pm - 1:40 pm | YOUTUBE LIVE
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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tori Amos began writing her memoir Resistance by asking: “Can we out-create the destructiveness that is all around us?” Over her prolific career, Amos has used music to resist the power structures she sees at work in such tumultuous events as 9/11, #MeToo, and the climate crisis. Believing that music is a form of activism and a cure for what she deems (inter)national trauma, Amos crafts personal lyrics that serve as political anthems. Join Amos and Senior Writer at the A.V. Club Katie Rife for a livestreamed conversation on how we can channel the hope and courage of music-making for our time.
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Tori Amos is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, pianist, composer, and, with Ann Powers, New York Times best-selling author of Tori Amos: Piece by Piece. She has released fifteen studio albums, including her latest, Native Invader, in 2017. Her newest book is Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage.
Katie Rife
Katie Rife is Senior Writer at The A.V. Club, a position she achieved after more than a decade as an entertainment news writer, video store clerk, freelance film programmer, and traveling found-footage troubadour. Her professional interests are quite similar to her personal ones, and include visionary songwriters, filmmakers, and feminist artists of all types.
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