Jared Kolesar is very grateful for what he does. This much is abundantly clear as we speak on the phone. The Jared & The Mill frontman gets to make music and tour with people who are friends first, band members second. Kolesar credits the band’s open communication to being its biggest strength throughout the years. […]
When they first started out, Upstate (formerly the Upstate Rubdown) was just kind of kickin’ it and making music while in college. The band would play at dive bars, house parties and wherever else they could. While Upstate has seen member changes throughout the years, singer/guitarist Melanie Glenn looks at that as a positive. “We […]
Kuinka is a band formed out of happenstance—one of those “it’s a small world” moments. The four all grew up in Mount Vernon, Wash. While they ran in similar circles, they never really totally met. Miranda Zickler was reacquainted with brothers Nathan and Zach Hamer while they were all living in Brooklyn, randomly meeting at […]
The debut album of PJ Moon and The Swappers, “Memoirs of Living in a Car,” was released last October. The album is an 11-track mix of everything—rock, soul, funk—and even a little bit of country. “Memoirs of Living in a Car” isn’t just a deep title, either. It was Moon’s reality. Over the phone Moon […]
Brent Cowles is a modern mix of soul that sticks. To me, he’s like a quality peanut butter: His unique tone can get down to the gravel – that’s the chunky, if you will. Then you don’t expect it, but Cowles is able to hit these sweet falsetto notes that are yes, I’m going there […]
The boys of Precious Byrd have become a staple in the Pacific Northwest, and Central Oregon especially. It’s a wonder that they’ve only put one project before this, with 2016’s “Superphonic Magical” EP, but here they sit – a Bend symbol representing nights danced away to funky grooves. But the wait for more original material […]
I first found Murs 10 years ago while watching MTV. His “Rock The Vote” spots kept coming on in between my shows, during the heat of the 2008 election—coming in conjunction with the release of his album, “Murs for President.” I was only 13 or 14 at the time, so obviously I couldn’t vote, but I […]
Business is booming for the Philadelphia-born band Hop Along. With a long run of tour stops ahead (playing The Suttle Lodge three days before hitting Coachella), the band has grown in many ways they never knew they could. Hop Along is about to hit the one year mark since the release of its last album, […]
Some artists have works that sound timeless. Some have careers that span decades. In Mason Jennings‘ case, the 44-year-old artist checks off both boxes. His songs are tender, emotionally filling and connecting. Jennings’ debut album was released in 1997; his most recent effort in 2018—21 years all together, for those doing the math. Starting out […]
It’s been seven years since MOsley WOtta‘s last album, “Kinkonk.” That’s a big window for things to change, especially for a musician. The turns life take can either keep that window propped open for creation, or make you move in a different direction. You have to roll with the punches and jump those hurdles. For […]
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