If you think about it enough, life can seem very depressing right now. I can’t remember the last person (besides my fiancée) who I hugged. I don’t remember the last time I sat beside someone at a bar or restaurant and had a nice, thoughtful conversation. And I certainly haven’t been able to go to…
We can’t throw a party right now, but we can lend a hand. You can help too. In the wake of Covid-19, Artist Home has focused on supporting our local artists, music venues, and music community. In the last several weeks we have launched a number of efforts to raise money and awareness for the community we all love. We are…
I first heard it, what seemed like a million years ago; a spotty suburban teenage kid with feathered hair, listening to a new wave station called KYYX as it beamed in songs that were from half a world away. I hadn’t heard a new-wave song in waltz time before, and it enchanted me. Hugh Cornwell…
When it became clear that COVID would economically devastate independent artists in Seattle, a city where artists where already struggling to make ends meet pre-pandemic, several local independent artists formed Seattle Independent Artist Sustainability Effort (SIASE). Formed just last month, SIASE is an organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of independent artists in the…
Editor’s Note: While this interview took place before the current pandemic, we feel it’s a great look at how and why two local DJs, both staunch supporters of local music, do what they do. And that’s a much-needed reminder of why, to coin one of these stations’ phrases, the music matters. Enjoy. Eva Walker and…
The COVID-19 pandemic has already dealt some traumatic blows to the world in general, and to the Pacific Northwest in particular. Aside from the horrific human toll that the virus has wrought, it’s also leaving economic devastation in its wake. Most every strata of the Pacific Northwest has been adversely affected, and thousands of employees…
There’s no doubt that this time of social distancing is difficult for everyone. But, for working musician mothers with kids at home, there are several added stressors. Not only have all of the music performance and much of the teaching jobs dried up, but even before the pandemic, there were already fewer well-paying opportunities for…
Thank you everyone who watched our second Songs of Hope and Healing streaming event and especially to all of you who contributed to the artists we showcased who have lost wages during this time. Below is an archive of all the performances along with ways you can continue to give to these artists or the…
Do you or your kids have time on their hands now that schools are closed and we are self distancing? Take this time to learn an instrument from one of the amazing teachers in our Virtual Music TeacherDatabase. As an added bonus, we are giving away two brand new tenor ukuleles to anyone who signs…
Thank you everyone who watched our first Songs of Hope and Healing streaming event and especially to all of you who contributed to the artists we showcased who have lost wages during this time. Below is an archive of all the performances along with ways you can continue to give to these artists or the…
The words, “We’re in this together,” have never, in any of our lives, held more meaning than they do now. Please, everyone, wash your hands, take care of yourself and your loved ones, and stay safe. To further the spirit of sharing the catharsis and joy that music can give us all, Jake Uitti and…
Seattle’s joyous rock band The Whags are a focused group trying to move up in the scene step by step. And today, the band is premiering two new songs here on Artist Home as part of their journey towards the top of the musical mountain. The songs, “Fraction Of” and “Everything’s the Same,” are infused…
