Gabriel Kahane

We are trying!!!

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Seven-year-old just now:

“Toothpaste explosion… problematic.”

YouTube video by Octoverse Media "Not Even the Dead" feat. Mingjia Chen | Elevator Songs (Roomful of Teeth x Gabriel Kahane)

I have nothing to add about the horror unfolding in the Middle East that hasn’t already been said. But I did write a song about the psychic cost of war that was released last week. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_X...

Elevator Songs, by Gabriel Kahane, Roomful of Teeth 11 track album

if you feel like listening to a very sad song, well, I warned you gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com/album/elevat...

oh, timothée…

eleven albums i loved in 2025 the music that stuck with me this year

It’s Bandcamp Friday, which makes it a good time to re-up some albums I loved from last year. They’re no less fabulous for having been released in 2025. gabrielkahane.substack.com/p/eleven-alb...

YouTube video by Octoverse Media "Not Even the Dead" feat. Mingjia Chen | Elevator Songs (Roomful of Teeth x Gabriel Kahane)

If you’ve never heard Mingjia Chen sing before, I humbly suggest this tune — the second single from ‘Elevator Songs,’ out today — as a solid entry point. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_X...

Thank you!!! m.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_X...

Thank you!!!

blue vinyl & jacket for elevator songs, the new album from roomful of teeth & gabriel kahane

And pre-order the album here: gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com

YouTube video by Octoverse Media "Not Even The Dead" | Elevator Songs (Roomful of Teeth x Gabriel Kahane)

Watch the music video here: youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_XEF4b9ss&

I wrote very briefly about “Not Even the Dead,” the second single from ‘Elevator Songs,’ and its regrettable relevance to the situation overseas.

I do actually think there is a serious imbalance on this app. A lot of politics and not enough culture. Some of that has to do with the fact that Black Twitter mostly went to Threads.

Like culture posts on this app simply don’t get the engagement and I think it’s because people feel it’s frivolous and actually it’s the thing we are fighting for, the freedom to make culture and cultural works

To be clear, this is a total shitpost on my part. I love Bach! Just having some lulz.

highbrow: gesualdo

middlebrow: couperin

lowbrow: j.s. bach

The James Talarico / Jasmine Crockett primary is an interesting litmus test w/r/t elite capture of identity politics. Good time for everyone to go back to @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social’s book…

Nothing stimulates my gag reflex like the phrase "AI-crafted copy"

big feelings music, image, catharsis, & hyperpolitics

One thing that was not on my 2026 bingo card was crying while coaching a string quartet. So why did it happen? gabrielkahane.substack.com/p/big-feelings

Just realized that Dry January should be followed by Fry February, during which your diet will be strictly limited to mozzarella sticks, falafel, and the *occasional* calamari (only on leap years)

big feelings music, image, catharsis, & hyperpolitics

I wrote about crying during a string quartet coaching. gabrielkahane.substack.com/p/big-feelings

YouTube video by Benjamin Rood Mahler - Rückert-Lieder : Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen | Claudio Abbado | Lucerne 2009

Timeline cleanse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzJy...

ICYMI, Roomful of Teeth & I have made an album called 'Elevator Songs.' It's set in an interdimensional hotel populated by travel influencer Jungian pop psychologist podcasters, indie rock stars dodging bombings in militarized California, hot tub enthusiasts, & more. gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com

Writing music for one’s friends is the absolute best. My face melted the first time I heard them do this. gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com

And we’re taking it on the road! gabrielkahane.com/where.html

YouTube video by Octoverse Media “Speaking In Tongues” | Elevator Songs (Gabriel Kahane and Roomful of Teeth)

The first single from 'Elevator Songs' is called "Speaking in Tongues." The album is set in an inter-dimensional hotel where the laws of space and time have been gleefully kicked to the curb. If it pleases you, have a listen to the first single, "Speaking in Tongues": www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MEw...

‘Tis a thing of beauty, designed by the one and only John Gall. gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com

album cover for 'elevator songs,' by roomful of teeth and gabriel kahane. schematic drawing of an elevator with a gradient light box overlaid.

Y'all. We made a record together. gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com/album/elevat...

Josef Albers image, with info about a March 14 Gabriel Kahane concert in Portland.

Sneaking in a wee PDX show in March! Super tiny venue, so get involved while you can. strumpdx.com/gabriel-kaha...