Maura K. Johnston

Bio

Maura Johnston is a writer and editor who teaches at Boston College. She lives in Boston.

Venus Fest: The new, feminist music festival that’s carrying on the spirit of Lilith Fair

By Maura K. Johnston

Earlier this year, while commemorating the 20th anniversary of the female-centric traveling music festival Lilith Fair, Sarah McLachlan, who spearheaded that lady-forward extravaganza in the ’90s, was often asked if she’d reboot it for the 21st…

Kesha refuses to let “the bastards” get her down on her new album ‘Rainbow’

By Maura K. Johnston

In the high school cafeteria of late-’00s and early ’10s pop, Kesha was once the loft-party-haunting misfit who seemed to be having a way better time than anyone trying to fit in — think Allison Reynolds, the thoughtful loner Ally Sheedy played in…