Posts by Tony Kay
Choice New Releases: Body Unltd, Tekla Waterfield, and La Luz
Forget about any flowery intros already. Attached please find a few new releases well worth your time. Body Unltd, Genevieve: Body Unltd represents a two-person dream team of Northwest musical talent, comprised of Seattle-based singer/guitarist Irene Barber and electronica musician Vox Mod (a Seattle expat, newly transplanted to LA). Both of them have contributed to…
Read MoreWall of Ears Take a Concise, Strange Journey on It Is
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…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: The Music Scene, comics by Spencer Glenn
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…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Root Down” by F2D (aka Funky 2 Death)
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,”…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Cinderella” by Julia Francis
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…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Tricky” by Wild Powwers
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…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Better Than Yesterday” by Gibraltar
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…
Read MoreReclaiming 2020, Part 1: Choice Releases from Sundae Crush, William Wesley Bullock, and Erik Blood and Friends
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…
Read MorePNW Musicians Score an Unlikely Gig by Accidentally Scoring a Lost Movie
****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,…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: Get Well Soon by Warren Dunes
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…
Read MorePNW Music Maven Finds her Muse in Visual Art
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…
Read MoreA Holiday Gift Guide: Members of the PNW Music Community Sell their Wares
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…
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