Music
Local Review: State Of The Nation – State Of The...
A convergence point of different sounds, State Of The Nation acts as a snapshot in time of punk, emo and grunge. … read more
“Love All” is the Beginning and the End: An Interview...
The Denver-based duo of Tennis produces a neo-psychedelia and surf-pop fusion that is sure to make one fall in love. … read more
Thou’s Bryan Funck Takes Himself Off The Pedestal
Thou vocalist Bryan Funck, whose initial struggle to turn the camera on instantly and comedically humanized someone I had placed on a pedestal. … 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
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
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
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
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
Localized: Sad Cowboy
Sometimes, a band is greater than the sum of its individual members, and musicians can push each other to greater creative heights through collaboration. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: May 2025
The through line for all six of these tracks is dissent (except for the ones that aren’t about dissent). Now, just like the past, is a great time for dissent. … read more
Localized: The Lingo
The music The Lingo makes is more about the experience than any message, with songs that evoke visceral mind-trips instead of imparting coherent lyrical ideas. … read more
Local Review: Henny — In Case of Fear
With an affinity for a well-placed sample of dialogue from an old sitcom or talk radio show, there is an element of effortless mastery in Henny’s sound. … read more
