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Artist Home Interview: Shelby Earl Classes up the Triple Door
One of the most indelible images of your average live rock show is a club filled with people – some with long hair, some shirtless – holding plastic cups filled with beer, rocking. It’s a raucous, romping scene where you can imagine smokers on the sidewalks and whiskey shots until closing. But there are other…
Read MoreArtist Home Interview: Raven Hollywood, Musical and Creative Shapeshifter
Artistically, Raven Hollywood doesn’t seem scared of anything, though he has a lot of feverish curiosities. He represents a creative dualism that is always moving, always re-shaping but, as a result, never specifically grounded or tied to anything – well, except when it comes to matters of the heart and Raven’s close relationship with partner…
Read MoreShabazz Palaces Crafted the Best Northwest Record(s) of 2017
I’ve been navigating the sonic labyrinth that is Quazarz vs. the Jealous Machines and Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star, the two-disc opus from hip-hop futurists Shabazz Palaces, for two months straight now. And in a lot of ways, I’m still happily lost in the damn…
Read MoreBest of the Northwest: My Favorite Local Albums of 2017
The full-on 10-song-or-longer recorded album is for, all intents and purposes, an anachronism in a world where our rapidly-eroding attention spans demand instant gratification from music. But while the format is on the ropes, it’s not down for the count yet. I’d be the last to deny the elemental power of a great three-minute pop song.…
Read MoreLocal Musicians Get Creative to Get their Music Out to the World
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…
Read MoreA Statement on Chris Hansen’s Key Arena Letter from the Music Community
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…
Read MoreArtist Home Interview: Delvon Lamarr of the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
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…
Read MoreArtist Home Premiere: “Come to Terms,” from Smokey Brights
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…
Read MoreSenses Work Overtime on Wall of Ears’ ‘Hello Beautiful Nothing’
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…
Read MoreArtist Home Launches New Podcast hosted by Aaron Roden
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…
Read MoreCity Arts Nurses a Major Band Crush on Andrew Joslyn and Will Jordan
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,…
Read MoreInterview: Leeni of Prom Queen Talks “Doom-Wop”
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.…
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