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    Waxwing Music: The Secret Emchy Society

    October 25, 2018

    Headed up by multi-talented singer-songwriter Cindy Emch, The Secret Emchy Society has quickly become a cornerstone band of a burgeoning music scene that’s putting marginalized voices at the forefront of an often marginalizing music scene.

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    Waxwing Music: A Tribe Called Quest

    October 10, 2018

    I wanted to write about my heroes, and I wanted to get it right. And because I get to work for some very cool people at Waxwing, they told me to knock myself out. (Photo: Chad Bakta/New York Times/ Redux)

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    Waxwing Music: Tuba Skinny

    October 2, 2018

    From a ragtag band of street musicians to an internationally touring act, my old friends from the band Tuba Skinny have used the technology today to open their audience to the music yesterday. (photo: Sarah Danziger)

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    Mashed Potato Records

    January 10, 2018

    A brand new record label gets its start in a New Orleans living room.

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    Waxwing Music: Leyla McCalla

    December 11, 2017

    Leyla McCalla is building her music by fusing everything from Haitian folk music to New Orleans jazz to the poetry of Langston Hughes. Read more from my interview with her here.

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    Waxwing Music: Dom Flemons

    February 22, 2017

    Dom Flemons is charting a daring path through America’s musical landscape. I interviewed him for Waxwing Literary Journal. Read all about it here.

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    The Stories on Medium

    December 12, 2016

    I’m pleased to announce that I am part of a new series on Medium called The Stories. The series is curated by my friend Sara Benincasa and features two to three true stories every week. They’ve featured my own story,…

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    La Polar: Mariachis and Hangover Cures

    November 23, 2016

    I didn’t have a hangover, but I wasn’t going to miss this classic redeemer of those who regret the night before.

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    Waxwing Music: Hurray for the Riff Raff

    November 21, 2016

    My latest piece for Waxwing Literary Magazine is on Hurray for the Riff Raff’s amazing singer Alynda Lee Segarra.

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    Last Days on Deslonde Street

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    In the last two decades, there is no address I’ve claimed longer than a little cabin on Deslonde Street.

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Nick Fox is a travelling writer, editor, storyteller, explorer and sporting enthusiast with nearly a decade of experience as a tour guide in a variety of locations. He has travelled to all 50 U.S. states (living in 10 of them) and visited nearly 30 countries across five continents. His work has appeared in The Museum of Americana and travellerstales.com, as well as Waxwing, where he currently serves as the music editor. A native Floridian and a longtime resident of both Chicago and New Orleans, Nick currently makes his home on the road.

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  • Julie Elefante on The Miracle of MedellinBeautiful write up, Nick. I'd like to go to Central America someday, but I was t…
  • Randall Weiner on The Miracle of MedellinExcellent piece. Concise and fascinating story on the changes in Columbia that n…
  • John P Wilson on Waxwing Music: Tuba SkinnyI really enjoy these posts. As an old Tuba Player, I can remember the days of pl…
  • Mollie B on Anthony Bourdain, My Mom, and the Loss of HeroesBeautifully and heart wrenching, Nick, as we would expect from you. Lovely work.…
  • Mollie B on Anthony Bourdain, My Mom, and the Loss of Heroes@Cynthia, well put. When you offer vulnerable personal stories you get vulnerabl…
  • karen on Anthony Bourdain, My Mom, and the Loss of HeroesI remember, from a long way back, a therapist saying to me "I've never met an ad…
  • Lili Flanders on Anthony Bourdain, My Mom, and the Loss of HeroesA beautiful piece, Nick. Thank you for your acuity and sensitivity and they way…
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