Not everything spawned from social media sucks. Case in point: The Music Scene, Cartoonist/Musician Spencer Glenn’s comics series premiering here at Artist Home. It’s a knowing, good-natured, and very funny look at the denizens of the local music community—and it all started on the socials. Artist Home co-founder Kevin Sur planted the seeds of the…
When Seattle funk collective F2D (AKA Funky 2 Death) throws their formidable chops into laying down an original track, you listen. And when that song turns out to be the most killer funk jam you’ve heard all year, you jump for joy—and dance your ass off. Artist Home is therefore thrilled to premiere “Root Down,”…
The best blues musicians roar most fiercely in a live setting. That live muscle partially explains why “Cinderella,” the blistering new single from Seattle-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Julia Francis, is so damned kick-you-in-the-teeth great. And Artist Home proudly premieres it here, just in time for Bandcamp Friday (artists get 100% proceeds on all Bandcamp purchases today). <a…
Seattle three-piece Wild Powwers can bring the hammer down with the best of them. The power trio of singer/guitarist Lara Hilgemann, bass player Jordan Gomes, and drummer Lupe Flores hit with an attack that slams riot grrrl energy, power pop, and heavy-assed garage grunge together to exhilarating effect. And Artist Home is stoked to premiere…
Seattle band Gibraltar has spent almost a decade walking a tightrope balance between indie-rock introspection and fist-pumping rock heroics. Their last full-length, 2017’s Let’s Get Beautiful, pretty much perfected that very fine line, with a set of songs that seamlessly incorporated elements of post-punk and goth music with the anthemic catharsis of classic rock artists…
We covered some great music here at Artist Home dot org in 2020. I’m proud of that, and I’m especially proud of how much Artist Home did last year to advocate for PNW artists, musicians of color, and local indie venues. But I won’t lie: Like everyone else who lived through it, 2020 really did…
****THIS ARTICLE WAS LARGELY A WORK OF FICTION. SEE IMPORTANT UPDATE AT THIS ARTICLE’S END**** Producer/musician/composer Erik Blood should be a familiar name to PNW music fans, having produced records for Shabazz Palaces, Tacocat, and a host of other Seattle artists as well as producing and performing his own material. Seattle composer/singer/instrumentalist Corey J. Brewer,…
The members of Warren Dunes are three of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. They’re so nice, it’d almost be annoying, except that it’s not an act. Their genuineness, and their considerable talent, inform their music in the best possible way, which makes us here at Artist Home extra-proud to premiere Get Well Soon, the…
Between her work as lead singer/bass player/percussionist for PNW electro-pop duo The Spider Ferns and as the founder of creative PR firm LoFlux Media, Kelly Fleek’s a well-respected member of the local music scene. And like so many contributors to this region’s musical ecosystem, she’s taken several unwelcome hits thanks to the financial and emotional…
We’re in the thick of the holidays, and despite the dark shadow cast by COVID-19, it’s a sure bet that most of you reading this are eager to gift loved ones (and/or maybe yourself) with something special. The pandemic has induced a lot of people in the local music industry to get creative. And one…
The founding members of the dark-pop explorers’ collective known as Ravenna Woods have certainly kept themselves busy in the wake of the pandemic. Multi-instrumentalist Brantley Duke and lead singer/guitarist Chris Cunningham are both rumored to be working on on solo music projects, while Cunningham’s also built up a formidable resume as a filmmaker/videographer under the…
With the specter of COVID-19 looming large over the PNW music industry, a number of organizations have stepped up to offer a hand. Seattle-based 501(c)3 non-profit BiG BLDG has done their part in aiding local artists and musicians for the last seven years. The organization’s broad platform encompasses live performances (including several iterations of the…
