Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Union Park this weekend for its 14th year, and it’s bringing together a talented lineup of youngsters making a name for themselves in the game and iconic singers in Black music history.
One exciting artist to look out for this weekend is Tasha. A Chicago native and activist, Tasha is carving a musical path for herself in the midst of the ongoing movement for Black lives. She performs on Sunday at 2:45 PM on the Blue stage.
Though, Tasha doesn’t like when journalist ask how Blackness and queerness show up in her music. She’s melding folk, R&B and rock into her own unique sound, one that speaks directly to her experience as a Black queer woman living in a historically oppressive system.
So, by nature of existing and being who she is, Tasha’s music — just like anyone else’s music, regardless of race or sexuality —is political in itself.
“I don’t sit down when I’m making music and think to myself, ‘I’m going to write a protest song,’” Tasha told The TRiiBE. “What I’ve learned from the different writings and legacies of Black women involved in Black queer history is that the personal is political. In fact, nobody’s art exists outside of a political context.”