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There's not really much you can do on tour between shows. You spend countless hours in a car, trying to pass the time, getting more in touch with the things that bother you about youself: your inability to fall asleep when desired, your dependance on shit food because money, the fact that gas is $3 a gallon and there's nothing you can do about it, etc. But people like Dakota Fahney don't let this bother them. She will gladly put on her best beanie and sail away on a dirty van with nothing but her guitar and a facebook account in order to get her voice heard. And you know what? She loves it.
Dakota's alter-ego Unraveler has been doing fairly well lately. She just finished a nationwide tour and is on the process of releasing a split ''7 with her longtime hero, David Bello from The World Is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid To Die.
I spoke with Dakota about touring, her being a transgirl travelling through different cities, and her life in general.
Dakota's alter-ego Unraveler has been doing fairly well lately. She just finished a nationwide tour and is on the process of releasing a split ''7 with her longtime hero, David Bello from The World Is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid To Die.
I spoke with Dakota about touring, her being a transgirl travelling through different cities, and her life in general.
As a transgender musician, how was your experience visiting New Orleans and the south in general? The south isn't really known for being a haven for acceptance and reason.
I think the attitudes in the south are definitely not quite as progressive toward trans or gay rights, but I did meet quite a few great people there. I actually loved my time in New Orleans. I have a few friends down there and all the new people I met seemed really nice. There's a good niche of progressive people in the DIY scene there.
There's a very clear correlation between mental illness and transgender individuals. Modern psychology attempts to address the fact that this isn't because there's anything wrong with trans people, but rather a byproduct of them being stigmatized for so long. Similar patterns are present among gay and bisexual people as well. As a transgender musician, do you feel Unraveler serves as a bridge for you to communicate certain feelings of alienation?
Unraveler is my main vehicle for expressing feelings of alienation, dissociation, unease, and dysphoria. I've communicated this sort of thing through some of my writing and other musical projects, but Unraveler for the most part has been the easiest way for me to get it out there in a simple, effective way. It's where I can be the most honest, I feel-- honest with myself and people listening
I think the attitudes in the south are definitely not quite as progressive toward trans or gay rights, but I did meet quite a few great people there. I actually loved my time in New Orleans. I have a few friends down there and all the new people I met seemed really nice. There's a good niche of progressive people in the DIY scene there.
There's a very clear correlation between mental illness and transgender individuals. Modern psychology attempts to address the fact that this isn't because there's anything wrong with trans people, but rather a byproduct of them being stigmatized for so long. Similar patterns are present among gay and bisexual people as well. As a transgender musician, do you feel Unraveler serves as a bridge for you to communicate certain feelings of alienation?
Unraveler is my main vehicle for expressing feelings of alienation, dissociation, unease, and dysphoria. I've communicated this sort of thing through some of my writing and other musical projects, but Unraveler for the most part has been the easiest way for me to get it out there in a simple, effective way. It's where I can be the most honest, I feel-- honest with myself and people listening