Month: May 2025

Suffering is Softening with Vagabon’s Latest Album
Performing as Vagabon, multi-instrumentalist Cameroonian-American Laetitia Tamko is the kind of artist whose sound is always evolving. … read more

Cinematographer Martin Ruhe is Anything But An Amateur
Martin Ruhe’s distinctive visual style has brought nuance and depth to an impressive filmography, earning him a place among the most respected cinematographers of his generation. … read more

SUMAC Tours Europe and the UK by Volcanic Storm
Northwest-based trio SUMAC, consisting of guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner, bassist Brian Cook, and drummer Nick Yacyshyn, establishes the voices of our ancestry. … read more

Film Review: Thunderbolts*
Thunderbolts* is not a truly great film, but it didn’t need to be. It just needed to give us some signs that Marvel still had some gas in the tank. … read more

Allegra Weingarten and Etta Friedman of Momma Talk Welcome to...
I sat down for a virtual interview with Momma’s primary singers, songwriters and guitarists, Allegra Weingarten and Etta Friedman, to discuss Welcome to My Blue Sky. … read more

Film Review: Sinners
Ryan Coogler has done it again! A masterclass in visuals, storytelling and music, Sinners brings more than enough for the audience to sink its teeth into. … read more

Local Review: PERSONA 749 — JOCK ROCK
The result is that there’s something on Jock Rock for just about everybody who loves rock and/or roll. … read more

Local Review: Rachael Jenkins — The End
This is a middle finger! This is Punk Rock! And Rachael Jenkins delivers it with a quiet guitar and a quivering voice, but the anger lingers just the same. … read more