Whitney Johnson: Lines of Flight

On the Chicago experimental scene, writing in a rural cabin in Sweden and exploring the cult of Hermaphroditus

For the past 15 years, Whitney Johnson has been a prolific collaborator in Chicago’s experimental scene.

She’s built an academic career as a sociologist, all the while playing in bands as a violist and working with everyone from Circuit des Yeux to Lia Kohl.

Johnson has also been releasing solo music under her alter ego, Matchess. Her repertoire ranges fr…