Something (rather than nothing)
Arts:Visual Arts
NIKKI LYNETTE is a performer, writer, and visual artist whose individual style is equal parts hip hop, alternative, and pop. A Chicago native, she fuses mental health activism into her performances and has created a lane for her music that is uniquely her own.
A proud independent artist, her self-produced tunes are currently featured in popular shows on Netflix, Hulu, Showtime and more. Lynette’s success in music licensing has earned its own accolades, including a prominent feature in Billboard Magazine and being invited to speak on a panel at South By Southwest.
After a hiatus from releasing new music, Nikki Lynette returned to the public eye with a confession: she’d secretly been battling mental health issues. She began writing articles about depression and suicide for prominent sites like BlackDoctor, Afropunk and AllHipHop. A newly appointed ambassador for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Nikki’s mental health documentary Happy Songs About Unhappy Things is also currently in production. Nikki has opened for Lion Babe and Leikeli47, and recently in Chicago, headlined her own sold-out show in the Foundation Room at the House of Blues.
After a sold-out run in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s LookOut Series, Nikki’s autobiographical musical Get Out Alive was in conversation with multiple theaters to produce an extended run of the play. However, COVID-19 put those plans on hold… As a result, Get Out Alive has been reimagined for the internet for January 2021!
Episode 162 - Kenneth Nicholson
Episode 161 - Sammy Westervelt
Episode 160 - Robyn Tsinnajinnie
Episode 159 - Jonathan Case
Episode 158 - Jeri Shepherd
Episode 157 - Marc J Palm
Episode 156 - Susie deVille is Buoyant
Episode 155 - Death Valley Girls (Portland Streetcast)
Episode 154 - Holly is Wildness By Design
Episode 153 - Pamela Valfer
Episode 152 - Saroya Tinker
Episode 151 - Kym Priess
Episode 150 - April March
Episode 149 - Renée Barasch
Episode 148 - Tallmadge Doyle
Episode 147 - Joe Uehlein
Episode 146 - Matthew Kyle Levine
Episode 145 - Liz Kiger
Episode 144 - David Bellino
Episode 143 - PCP aka Julienne Baptiste
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