Episode 57: Lark LePage - The Music of NYC

Lark LePage is a musician based in New York City.Instagram and all episodes(00:00) Born-and-raised LES; New York as first love(02:05) Parents’ Montreal–Dublin backstory and 9/11 link to her birth(04:18) Mom’s “now or never” baby decision after the attacks(06:22) Fleeing the city; upstate refuge and choosing life in NYC(08:36) Cab radio moment—realizing it wasn’t an accident(11:02) Why New York: the dream, noise, and artists everywhere(13:14) Resilient people, service-job confessions, radical openness(15:58) Loud kid to vocal nodules; NYC as a soft landing(18:12) Guitar lessons to songwriting; collaborating with mom(21:00) COVID pause and rejecting college to pursue music(23:58) Broken foot & vocal nodes—forced reset and resolve(27:06) Hour-a-day writing summer; the album takes shape(29:52) “Mine”: a breakup record with New York in every line(33:10) Booking shows DIY—email grit and the Red Hook record shop show(36:05) Open mics, Pete’s Candy Store; venues, networking, and getting paid(44:10) Making money in music now—build a world, shows, touring goals(49:05) Audience growth: TikTok without cringe, perform relentlessly(51:40) NYC vs Nashville, community vibes; defining success as happy, self-sustaining art