Catherine Lewis' RARB Bio

Catherine is a chemical engineer and a freelance writer based in Washington, DC. While her day job takes her to refineries in such glamorous locations as northern Alberta, Canada, her side job has allowed her to write about music for the better part of a decade. She was on staff at Pitchfork from 2001 until 2010, and she edited its debut book, The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present, which was published in 2008. She also contributes regularly to The Washington Post, the Post's commuter publication Express, and Revolver, among others. She's also a frequently-published photographer.

Catherine contributes a segment called "Did You Know?" to the a cappella podcast Mouth off! (you can hear her musings on the unusual histories behind some of a cappella's favorite songs here, here, here, and here). She is a recovering singer who now spends her free time playing any one of a number of aluminum-necked guitars.

When not listening to, writing about, or creating music, she can be found knitting, running, or making jam. Notably absent from that list is sleeping.

Reviews by Catherine Lewis

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	The Beelzebubs (Tufts University) - BATTLE [14 May 2013]
	The Y-Studs - Take Me Home [05 Mar 2013]
	Ladies In Red (North Carolina State University) - empoweRED [15 Feb 2013]
	Chi Rho (Wake Forest University) - in reach [29 Jan 2013]
	Unsung Heroes - Radioactive [18 Jan 2013]
	Divisi (University of Oregon) - dIVisi [15 Jan 2013]
	Simply Put - Simply Put [11 Jan 2013]
	The Madison Project (James Madison University) - Headrush [04 Jan 2013]
	TakeNote (Clemson University) - Voices of the Valley [31 Dec 2012]
	Low Key (James Madison University) - Self-Titled [28 Dec 2012]
	Home Free - Live: from the Road [18 Dec 2012]
	The Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia) - Playing With Lightning [14 Dec 2012]
	The Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - A Kick & A Wallop [04 Dec 2012]
	Twisted Measure (Elon University) - And the Rest is Twistory [23 Nov 2012]
	Tufts sQ! (Tufts University) - Windows Down [20 Nov 2012]
	'Round Midnight - New York State Of Mind [23 Oct 2012]
	Tigeroar (Clemson University) - On The Hunt [28 Sep 2012]
	Basix - Hjemmebane [07 Sep 2012]
	X-Factors (Northwestern University) - The Pink Album [21 Aug 2012]
	The Dear Abbeys (Boston University) - Proclamation [27 Jul 2012]
	Forte (Centerville High School) - 2 the Wire [10 Jul 2012]
	X-Factors (Northwestern University) - Audio Cheesecake [06 Jul 2012]
	Low Key (James Madison University) - Keychange [03 Jul 2012]
	The Accidentals (University of Georgia) - A Gentleman's Game [26 Jun 2012]
	He Said, She Said - He Said, She Said [01 May 2012]
	The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake High School) - Matching Voices [24 Apr 2012]
	Rak Shalom (University of Maryland) - Standing Room Only [16 Apr 2012]
	Extreme Measures (Northwestern University) - Extremities [09 Apr 2012]
	Dhamakapella (Case Western Reserve University) - Pehli Nazar - First Look [05 Apr 2012]
	Redline - Inbound [29 Mar 2012]
	Out of the Blue (Yale University) - 16 Edgewood [22 Mar 2012]
	Plead the Fifth (Wake Forest University) - Standing Room Only [19 Mar 2012]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - The Rush [23 Feb 2012]
	Out of the Blue (Duke University) - Still Point [20 Feb 2012]
	7 Days (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) - Applause [16 Feb 2012]
	Vocado - Northern Lights [13 Feb 2012]
	The Vanderbilt Melodores (Vanderbilt University) - Rain Check [26 Jan 2012]
	Germantown Friends School A Cappella (Germantown Friends School) - The Blue and White Album [19 Jan 2012]
	Starving Artists (Brandeis University) - Order Up! [12 Jan 2012]
	Troy Tones (University of Southern California) - Out Of Control [28 Dec 2011]
	amarcord - Coming Home for Christmas [23 Dec 2011]
	The Davidson Generals - Decorated [21 Dec 2011]
	Yellowjackets (University of Rochester) - Bad Bromance [19 Dec 2011]
	Allegrettos (Boston University) - Light, Graceful, & Moderately Fast in Tempo [26 Nov 2011]
	Hyannis Sound - High Tide [23 Nov 2011]
	The Virginia Belles (University of Virginia) - Good Morning, Mr. Jefferson [01 Nov 2011]
	The UVM Top Cats - Lacking Supervision [28 Oct 2011]
	Rajaton - Tarinoita [18 Oct 2011]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Hands Off the Mannequin! [28 Sep 2011]
	Bruin Harmony (University of California, Los Angeles) - No More Bets [22 Sep 2011]
	CASA - Sing 7: Lucky [10 Sep 2011]
	Penny Loafers (University of Pennsylvania) - The Cops Come at Midnight [06 Aug 2011]
	Sweet Signatures (Elon University) - Love Affair [03 Aug 2011]
	The Jewel Tones - Debate Club [27 Jul 2011]
	MadHatters (University of Wisconsin - Madison) - Random Play [24 Jul 2011]
	On the Rocks (University of Oregon) - A Fifth [07 Jul 2011]
	Ransom Notes (University of Chicago) - Notorious [03 Jul 2011]
	PandemoniUM (University of Maryland) - Momentum [01 Jul 2011]
	Harvard Opportunes (Harvard University) - Bring Me Back [01 Jun 2011]
	The Class Notes (Cornell University) - Black Tie Optional [20 May 2011]
	Fleur-de-Lisa - The Unworn Necklace [29 Mar 2011]
	ShockWave (Rutgers University) - Breakthrough [29 Dec 2010]
	Outspoken (Oregon State University) - Do Not Disturb [26 Dec 2010]
	Sympathetic Vibrations (Georgia Institute of Technology) - Sympin' Ain't Easy [17 Dec 2010]
	MICappella - MICappella Feng Kuang [07 Dec 2010]
	Random Voices (University of California, Los Angeles) - Out [01 Dec 2010]
	Sapphires (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) - Tempest [29 Nov 2010]
	Everyday People (Stanford University) - The Next Episode [02 Nov 2010]
	The Swingle Singers - Ferris Wheels [23 Oct 2010]
	Chai Town (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - Arohanam [05 Oct 2010]
	Tufts sQ! (Tufts University) - Secret Handshake [13 Aug 2010]
	The Rusty Pipes (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) - Cantavimus [07 Aug 2010]
	CASA - Sing Six: Sunny Side Up [05 Aug 2010]
	The Rhythm Method (Binghamton University, SUNY) - Plan B [19 Jul 2010]
	Marcoux Corner - Tinsel [17 Jul 2010]
	BR6 - Música Popular Brasileira A Cappella Vol II [11 Jul 2010]
	Lumen Valo - Requiem [05 Jun 2010]
	Troy Tones (University of Southern California) - Too Soon? [22 May 2010]
	medlz - aufgetaucht [11 May 2010]
	Rak Shalom (University of Maryland) - Caution: Extremely Hot [17 Apr 2010]
	Out of the Blue (Duke University) - Flywheel [03 Apr 2010]
	Face - Momentum [31 Mar 2010]
	None Of The Above (NOTA) (Pennsylvania State University) - Natural Consequences [20 Mar 2010]
	Lady Blue (Duke University) - Off the Record [16 Feb 2010]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - Yours Truly [06 Feb 2010]
	Men in Drag (University of Chicago) - No Pants, No Problem [11 Dec 2009]
	Lumen Valo - Maria [11 Nov 2009]
	Hyannis Sound - On the Clock [01 Nov 2009]
	The Beelzebubs (Tufts University) - Play The Game [13 Oct 2009]
	The Wicked Pitches - Think Twice [11 Oct 2009]
	No Strings Attached - No Strings Attached [09 Oct 2009]
	Tigeroar (Clemson University) - Cherry Road [07 Oct 2009]
	The Dear Abbeys (Boston University) - Four Score [05 Oct 2009]
	Jabberwocks (Brown University) - Breaking & Entering [25 Sep 2009]
	PandemoniUM (University of Maryland) - PandemoniUM [11 Sep 2009]
	7 Days (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) - Cabin Fever [30 Aug 2009]
	'Round Midnight - 'Round Midnight [28 Aug 2009]
	The Virginia Belles (University of Virginia) - acaBELLEa [24 Aug 2009]
	Harvard Opportunes (Harvard University) - Off the Page [20 Aug 2009]

99 total reviews