Christensen then goes on to compare the fest to Lillith Fair, which hasn’t been a functional festival in years, but featured all women so, yeah, it’s an easy stretch for a lazy writer. He likens Chromatics singer Ruth Radelet to a “fashion model lookalike,” remarks that Twin Sister singer Andrea Estella is dressed “like a tramp in a ’50s horror film,” and says of Glass Candy singer Ida No, “Her voice wore thin in a hurry, but if her music career doesn’t pan out, she’ll make an excellent aerobics teacher.” No word on what Johnny Jewel should do if his career doesn’t work out. A mechanic, maybe?

These sweeping generalizations about women’s intelligence, work and art based strictly on their appearance aren’t new, but I suppose I’ve been noticing it more locally, especially a few awful sentences relating to girls “in heat” and “chick rockers.

How Not To Write About Female Musicians, Part 7,081

Ah yes, let’s talk about how a lady looks instead of the music she makes!