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…
Tim’s Tavern is not going down without a fight. And, should there be any good left in the world, that will mean they won’t be going down at all. On October 17th, Tim’s will hold a live stream festival and fundraiser for the location, which has helped myriad artists and bands grow, learn about live…
Over the last eight years or so, Seattle-based singer-songwriter Wes Speight’s recorded a catalog of songs that draw from mainstream rock, piano balladry, and an Americana tinge that reflects his Tennessee roots. All of that’s on display in Benevolent Transformer, his newest EP, and we’re proud to premiere it here at Artist Home. <a href=”http://wesspeight.bandcamp.com/album/benevolent-transformer-2″>Benevolent…
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…
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…
Weekend and Single Day Passes for Timber! Outdoor Music Festival are on sale now. Special Collaborations… Shelby Earl with Stephanie Anne Johnson We’re proud to present a unique performance from noted singer/songwriters Shelby Earl and Stephanie Anne Johnson. Shelby and Stephanie will be performing together at Timber!’s campfire stage, harmonizing on each other’s songs and giving a first…
Tacoma-based electronic-dance duo Mirrorgloss is poised for a big 2020. With new music in the works and a burgeoning buzz about them, the singers-producers will bring their flash and bombast to Northwest stages near and far in the new decade. To whit, the group – comprised of Najamoniq Todd and Del Brown – has a…
Most people have at least heard the term “steampunk.” But most people have no idea what the term means – myself, until about two weeks ago, included. Someone who absolutely knows what the word means (incidentally, it’s a sub-genre of science fiction set in Victorian era or Wild West times) is Robert Brown, who many…
Guy Keltner and Ian Cunningham are busy guys. As co-founders (with Skyler Locatelli) of Freakout Records, they boast one of the best stables of artists at a local indie label. By extent, that means they’ve also had a strong hand in unleashing the label’s successful Freakout Festival, an annual hullabaloo that showcases a consistently terrific…
If I’da heard Zzyxz, the latest full-length from local psych-rock vets Low Hums, closer to its November 2019 release, it might well have found its way into my PNW 2019 Top Ten. It’s that good. Any fan of forward-thinking psychedelic rock will find myriad itches scratched by Zzyxz, big-time. Garage-pop infectiousness (the gloriously heavy and…
