Taylor Simone, CC ’14, may only be a first-year, but the Los Angeles-born singer-songwriter has already come across the country to New York to pursue her career as a musician. Simone will play the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe in Alphabet City tonight, where slam poets and performing artists like Saul Williams and Ntozake Shange have both taken the stage. Spectrum talked with Simone about her songwriting style, her influences, and her plans for the future. For more information, check out her Tumblr page or see Simone live tonight at the Nuyorican with the World Music Ensemble and Grace Gibson. It’s $7 at the door. Full interview after the jump. More »