rock
-
In conversation with Adam Czeisler of Sweet Water: latest album sheds light on the wondrous and beautiful
In the early ‘90s, Seattle-based rock band, Sweet Water, began their musical journey together and have since continued to create a lasting legacy founded in music, friendship, and creative exploration. Bandmates Adam Czeisler (frontman), Rich Credo (guitarist), Cole Peterson (bassist), and Chris Friel (drummer) spent their early years growing up together and attending the same…
-
REVIEW – Electronic super-producer EDEN continues to experiment on late-career album ‘Dark’
I’ve been following Eden for almost a decade now—discovering him in 2016 with the release of his first two full length projects, End Credits and i think you think too much of me. Before this, I remember him also making waves with his marginally smaller EDM solo work under the alias, The Eden Project. That…
-
Fairies Wear Boots to salute Ozzy Osbourne in Stone Pony’s tribute to Black Sabbath
The Stone Pony is hosting an Ozzy Osbourne tribute show led by Fairies Wear Boots on Friday, Sept. 19. The event will feature the tribute band along with three local supporting acts: Spyne!, Kobi Reese, and Last Legs. “Me and Steve had an idea to do a Black Sabbath tribute night after one of our…
-
In conversation with Taylor Wafford of Blood Root: music without rules
“If I never had to do it, I probably wouldn’t,” explains Taylor Wafford. As the face of the folky art rock project Blood Root, Wafford doesn’t find the typical joy in performing live as other musicians at her level. “The joy for me is in the writing and spending time crafting the song in the…
-
In conversation with Nick Van Huis of Of House: for the love of music
When musicians form bands, the end goal is almost always the same: a new city every day, screaming fans, award shows, and TV appearances. It’s a common dream, and the present-day saturated market of up-and-coming artists makes the achievement of this dream difficult. For the self-proclaimed, Detroit-based “professional hobbyists” band Of House, though, that dream…
-
In conversation with Starly Lou Riggs of Starly Kind: screaming in São Paulo
When a scream is heard in public, or even in your own home, it usually sparks alarm. But on select small stages in São Paulo, Brazil, when a scream is heard, it turns audiences’ heads and commands them to move their bodies. But whose scream in particular? Starly Kind’s. “There is just something really incredible…
