In the dustbowl days of the early 20th century, the refrain could be heard far and wide: Brother, can you spare a dime? Now, though, things are markedly different. More often, people – especially those in the music field – seem to be in unison, Hey! Quick! Give me a click! With the advent and…
Last month several members of the Seattle music community signed a letter in support of Chris Hansen’s new proposal for Key Arena. Artist Home owners Kevin Sur and Phil O’Sullivan were included in the list of signatures. We feel it is important to state that we did not sign this letter or express interest in…
The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio is fast becoming one of the city’s hottest groups. Featuring guitar virtuoso Jimmy James and steady-handed, prolific drummer David McGraw, the band is fronted by Delvon Lamarr, the charming songwriter and fantastic organ player. Capable of getting a whole room to shake while also sparking the collective thought, “Who the…
For Seattle singer-songwriter Ryan Devlin, performing vocally often requires assuming a persona or taking on the modes of a character. And Devlin, the co-frontperson (along with his wife, Kim West) for the rock band Smokey Brights, has taken on a new personality in his group’s latest release, “Come To Terms,” the first single off their…
Without going into tedious detail, I spent the last couple of weeks of summer nursing a hearty dose of depression, thanks to blind fate forcing me to stare hard at my mortality (long, dull story). The incident stirred within me the dispiriting notion that life is a mundane descent into nothingness, and that every…
Artist Home is proud to announce a brand new monthly podcast hosted by the host and creator of the amazing Air-Raid podcast, Aaron Roden. The Artist Home Podcast will feature monthly interviews aimed at exploring music, art and culture. The first 4 episodes are up for music fans to binge on and they feature interviews with Eric…
City Arts magazine has created a new kind of musical mashup. And their version offers a behind-the-scenes look into what makes the magazine great: insightful collaboration. The new series, Band Crush, pairs two musical entities set to come together to play an evening of live music. “It’s a pretty simple concept,” says Band Crush co-organizer,…
Over the course of six years and three albums, singer/songwriter/guitarist Leeni Ramadan has crafted a distinctive musical universe with her band Prom Queen. It’s an environment where Brill Building girl-group pop, surf rock, exotica music, and Patsy Cline country share space—a place where jet-black humor, kitsch, and haunted obsession intermingle like spirals of cigarette smoke….
One aspect of the Artist Home mission is the discovery of new music. While there are a plethora of bands and artists out in the Emerald City ether that the casual music fan has heard of – from Macklemore to Thunderpussy to The True Loves – there are many talented performers a lot of us…
Pieces of Sky by Tomo Nakayama (click here to play Pieces of Sky) It’s 11:30pm in my little mountain town. The smoke hangs just above my head. Ash drifts over the hoods of neighbors’ cars and into my hair like exhausted snow flakes, and I walk down quiet streets saying hello to stray cats while…
One aspect of the Artist Home mission is the discovery of new music. While there are a plethora of bands and artists out in the Emerald City ether that the casual music fan has heard of – from Macklemore to Thunderpussy to The True Loves – there are many talented performers a lot of us…
Conor Byrne, that beloved Ballard pub normally informed by folk and Americana, becomes a hotbed of noir-informed musical intrigue Friday night. Seattle band Hotels takes to the stage, and I won’t mince words: You really should go. Night Showers, the most recent release from the band, wound up being one of my most cherished album…
