Two great live events (slightly) outside of our usual sphere of coverage are taking place in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood later this week. Each involves Artist Home favorites, and we’d be remiss if we didn’t give a shout-out to both. We’ve covered The Spider Ferns, and the artwork of lead singer Kelly Fleek, in these…
Rock and roll is a strange, paradoxical animal. On the face of it, traditional guitar-dominated rock can’t help but offer an air of comfort and familiarity. But PNW trio Memory Boys blasts out ragged post-punk that manages to be something much more than the sum of its time-honored parts. The resulting sound careens between in-your-face…
Hello Beautiful Nothing, the sophomore effort from Seattle band Wall of Ears, got a lot of play (and inclusion in our list of 10 Best PNW albums of 2017) in this neck of the woods. Simply put, it was psychedelic pop that combined a beguiling atmosphere of sensory exploration with concise pop smarts, to near…
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…
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…
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…
