Play It By Ear

Play It By Ear

About the Substack

Intellectual provocations, personal stories, creative passions, and political snark from musician & writer Sandhya (Sandy Asirvatham): GenXer, former New Yorker, and secular humanist with high hopes and low expectations.

Free Subscription Benefits

• All Tuesday & Friday posts. Tuesdays a bit more cultural or political, Fridays a bit more personal.

Paid Subcription Benefits

• Tu & Fri audio supplements
• Weekly song videos (starting Feb 2023)
• Monthly live chat or book club (starting April 2023)

About Sandhya, writer & musician

Sandhya (SUN-thee-ah) is an award-winning writer, musician, & all-around creative force in Baltimore-Washington. A Columbia College grad in its first co-ed class of 1987 (yes! that late!), she was probably supposed to go to law school. Oh well.