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The Maldives’ “Mad Lives” Sounds Like a Classic
There’s undeniably something elemental about The Maldives’ sound. After all, roots music, folk, and country—sub-genres that, at their best, have always evoked the Earth and the elements—form the band’s bedrock. But like so much that’s elemental, The Maldives’ longevity (13 years and counting) and dependably awesome live presence can be taken for granted with alarming…
Read MoreTimber! Seeks Volunteers
Want to come to Timber! Outdoor Music Festival 2017 and be part of the team that makes this unforgettable weekend happen? Become a volunteer! Each year that we have done this festival, we’ve had an amazing crew of volunteers who not only have a great time, but contribute greatly to everyone’s experience. Timber! takes place July 13 –…
Read MoreArtist Home – Timber! and Summer Event Submissions
We are proud to announce that we are now taking submissions for performers at Timber! Outdoor Music Festival 2017 which will take place July 13-15, 2017. Additionally, by submitting to Timber! Outdoor Music Festival, you will also be considered for other summer events that we program which include: The Artist Home Summer Bonfire Series CHOMP! and…
Read MoreSo Long, Marianne…and Leonard…and Sharon
Full disclosure: 2016 has given me a Doctoral crash course in navigating seriously wrenching financial, personal, and emotional loss, especially in the last two months. So for me at first blush, the recent deaths of Leonard Cohen and Sharon Jones—right in time for the holidays— just felt like two more reasons why 2016 could…
Read MoreLenore just made the best Kickstarter video ever.
It’s no secret that we love introducing people to new music. Sometimes the band or artist is so new that they don’t even have an album recorded yet. In 2016 we got to hear a set of lofi live recordings from Lenore that led to an invitation to perform some secret shows at Doe Bay Fest (we can neither confirm…
Read MoreYour All-Northwest, All-Ghoulish Halloween Playlist
Halloween’s just around the corner, and you’ll need a soundtrack for all of the trick-or-treating, parties, and all-around skullduggery. Doubtless, there’s a ton of horror-themed songs out there for your All Hallows Mix. Northwest artists have generated their share of genuinely spooky/scary/horrific tunes, to be sure—enough to put together a pretty primo playlist. I’m not…
Read MoreRavenna Woods’ Chris Cunningham Talks Scary Movies
It’s an overcast Saturday afternoon in Upper Queen Anne, on one of the first honest-to-God, truly autumnal autumn days of 2016, and I’m on my way to interview Ravenna Woods lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Chris Cunningham. The wind’s picking up, and the trees—some flashing lambent autumn reds and yellows, others bare and skeletal—are bending and eddying with…
Read MoreEMP Museum’s battle of the bands ready to kick off
It’s that time of year again. The EMP Museum’s Sound Off! Battle of the Bands, which showcases 21-and-under groups, kicks off its annual battle on Saturday (Feb. 13) with Woodinville’s Copalis, Seattle’s COSMOS, Vancouver, B.C.’s, Jazzy Tee and Lake Forest Park’s Party Shark duking it out in the semifinals. The winning band gets to perform…
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