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Coming Back Soon!
Some minor updates about my absence and plans for the near future!
Hey there! It's been over a month since I last posted. Things have been hectic for me with other obligations. Towards the end of this month, I plan to return, better than ever, and get back to regularly covering music in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Writing for this independent website has brought me joy and has made me fall in love with entertainment journalism again, so I have no plans to step away.
For the past couple of weeks, I have been in the middle of major event planning and increased work hours at my day job (boo). As someone who values quality over quantity, I prefer not to write much when my energy isn't there. Unfortunately, I have had to divert a lot of my energy elsewhere. I love to listen thoroughly to every record and spend time with what I write, and when I share something, I want it to be something I can be proud of (and the readers, too). Maybe someday I will be able to focus on music coverage and creativity exclusively, but as long as capitalism and the economy rear their ugly heads, that day seems far away.
Additionally, I have been trying to figure out a strategy for coverage and priorities in the peak summer months. I have numerous festivals on the horizon, such as Timber!, South Sound Block Party, Ohana festival in Dana Point, California, some other projects in the pipeline, and some collaborations I am hoping to share soon! So, there has been a lot going on behind the scenes. The lack of posts has not been without reason!
I'll be traveling out of town at the end of next week, then I'll be back in Washington before I go on a short weekend retreat. After the retreat, I'll be at it again, and ready to return to writing about what matters to me most!
Lots of love,
Adriana
Welcome (Back) to The AuralisMag
A site born out of the love of sound and storytelling.
I often think of trying to describe the music that moves me. It’s about as indescribable as an orgasm. It’s this otherworldly experience that leaves your heart racing, and there is an electric sensation on the skin that makes you tingle all over as the sounds from the speakers ripple through the crowd. For a moment, there’s a lightness in the body and you’re one with the Universe. And all your troubles melt away—at least until the artist disappears behind the curtain and the lights go up. Sadly, you're always left chasing that high. How horrid it is to feel left wanting more each time...
The correlations between sex and music are endless, and certainly, I don't think one can exist without the other... They both inspire each other, in an endless symbiotic relationship. Great sex inspires great music and great music can lead to great sex. And even more so, music is better shared with others than alone. Music, especially live, is about the communal experience. For a while, I've found myself in a messy entanglement that I can't seem to get myself out of.
However, music is my safe space and writing is my resistance.
I found it necessary to marry the two as both are constantly under threat.
Last year, I started this site as a way to talk about my favorite artists and what's happening here in Seattle (and the Pacific Northwest as a whole). Unfortunately, I didn't quite take off due to work commitments, personal emergencies, and self-doubt. Luckily, at the start of 2025, I decided to course correct and continue on my writing journey. I made it a mission to openly express my art (primarily in the form of poetry), support other art out in the community, and find people I align with. Something is brewing locally and collectively, and I thought, why not participate?
With a renewed perspective on music, writing, and life as a whole, welcome to The AuralisMag.
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