Kai was born and raised in Brooklyn, she is a performer and wise old lady. She like to read and make music and should have her own radio show.

Katie Degentesh is a poet whose first book, The Anger Scale, was selected for a 2009 American Poetry Society award and favorably compared to the Stooges by critic Stephen Burt in The Believer. She was raised in Maryland, went to school in the San Francisco Bay Area and has lived in NYC since 2000 and Harlem since 2007.

Katy Hogan is a passionate human whose greatest pleasures include singing, dancing, and loving.  And sleeping and eating. And playing the piano when she has the time. Oh! And foot massages.  (Maybe those should go to the top of the list.)  Also, she really enjoys doing laundry and the dishes when she doesn't feel pressed for time.  She doesn't much like showering, but does it anyway, because, well, you know.  She loves mother earth and her fellow humans who share this sacred planet.  She espouses a return to shamanism, to the earth, to the body, to the spirit, to the greater consciousness. She is eternally grateful for her Stop Shopping and 5 Rhythms communities. By day (and most evenings) she masquerades as a professional lady and makes her living as an acupuncturist and East Asian medicine practitioner.  If you live uptown, reach out for a session!

AKA KindGoth Lena has been in the choir since she was a baby. She loves to dance and sing and draw and hopes to be a digital artist when she is older. She also likes to travel. Lena is a friendly person and teaches her elders all the new ways of being. She is the pres of the GSA at her school.

Mariana Wilson is a queer non-binary theatre artist who centers anti-racism and love in their activism. They've moved around a lot in the past few years, but might stick around New York for a good while.

Mark Read is a good and decent human being, though he can be a tad irascible at times. He makes up for it by being a very loyal friend, exceptionally dedicated uncle and doting dog owner. He talks to himself at full volume when walking in the woods by himself.

Max J. Andrucki has been a bass in the choir since 2017. He is an associate professor of geography and urban studies at temple university. He is also a singer in beloved indiepop band The Smittens. A native of central Maine, he has lived in the UK and Japan as well as Vermont and Pennsylvania. He likes to read, cook, discuss, travel, and celebrate.

Molly Chanoff grew up feral and wild in a free school in Massachusetts. She is an aunt, daughter, sister, friend, lover, former capoeirista, sometimes-surfer, polyglot, acrobat, trapeze artist and proud mama to a lovely daughter that she is raising In Community. Since 1999 she has been part of LAVA, a feminist dance company known for awe-inspiring feats that push the boundaries of dance, gravity and gender expectations. LAVA is committed to uninstalling the patriarchal values of our society, one person and performance at a time (join us! lavabrooklyn.org). Since 2007 she has been singing, running in the streets, dancing, climbing up mountains, travelling and performing with the choir. These two communities have shaped her adult life. 

Nate is from Kentucky, he joined the Church of Stop Shopping in 2005. In addition to playing in many bands he teaches math and knows a lot about the Civil War.