The Bumper Jacksons have a classic sound that spreads all the ways from the Appalachian holler traditional to smoky jazz club juke joints. The 2014 release, “Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In,” showcases exactly what makes The Bumper Jacksons special in an ever-saturated market of jazzy, blues infused, old-timey crowd pleasers. One major thing that […]
Sisters Folk Festival
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Shakey Graves “Dearly Departed” Video
Did you catch Shakey Graves and Esmรฉ Patterson at this year’s Sisters Folk Festival? Check out the totally awesome and totally morbid video for their duet, “Dearly Departed,” off Shakey Grave’s October release And the War Came, a record that we expect to end up on ALL of the top albums of 2014 lists. It’s a breakup ghost […]
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Source Suggests 9/4-9/11
This special edition of the Source Suggests covers a few of our many picks from the incredible lineup of the 2014 Sisters Folk Festival. The festival is mostly sold out, but there are a handful of Sunday tickets still available online at sistersfolkfestival.org. Sisters Folk Festival, Sept. 5-7 Shakey Graves This charming Austin singer-songwriter is […]
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Oh, the Places You Will Go!
Summer concerts near and far
This year’s Summer Concert Guide is the Source’s compass for the upcoming months of music in the Pacific Northwest. We take you north, east, west and south for festivals, one-off shows and summer-long series that showcase nationally touring acts, underground favorites, and weekends so stuffed with pure musical summer joy that you’ll contemplate trading your […]