
Throwing Muses: A Homecoming Like You’ve Never Heard Before
By the time I get off my hour-and-change Zoom call with Kristin Hersh, my cheeks are physically hurting from smiling. Then, a text from my roommate comes in, asking if I wanted to grab dinner now that my interview was over. Confused, I ask how she even knew I was done. She replies, “Because I don’t hear giggling any more.” A beat. Then, a second text: “And why WERE you giggling the whole time?? Aren’t you supposed to be professional or something???”Kristin Hersh has long been characterized as “w...