On episode 198 of The Quarantine Tapes, Paul Holdengräber is joined by Sasha Frere-Jones. Sasha is a music critic and writer. In his conversation with Paul, Sasha begins by discussing the past year in his life with a personal and moving account of the experience of loss under the unique circumstances of the pandemic.

Paul and Sasha go on to discuss music and a return to in-person experiences. They discuss Alex Ross’s article on the return to live performance, The New York Philharmonic Mourns and Rebuilds, and Sasha expresses his excitement for a return to live music as well as his wariness about how it may feel to readjust to those experiences. Sasha talks about both his hopes and deep fears for where we are and where we will go after this moment.
 

Sasha Frere-Jones is a writer and musician from New York.

Credits:

Paul Holdengraber - Co-Creator, Host, OLA Director
Anthony Audi - Co-Creator, Researcher, OLA Director
Alejandro Cohen - Co-Creator, Producer, Composer
Christian Pitt - Production Coordinator 
Erin Cooney - Copy, Production
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