Recently I’ve been pretty excited about Seattle Native (now living in New York, or Portland, or both) indie folk pop artist Brittain Ashford. Her music is sparse and beautiful, with haunting vocals, autoharp and dulcimer. And, she takes pictures of cats from different towns while she’s on...

Noise From The Sky formed in the Portland Or/Vancouver Wa area sometime in 2003 or 2004, an offshoot of a group of musically inclined friends who were always making some band or another. (Full disclosure – I was one of those friends, though I wasn’t in this band. But I promise, you wouldn’t...

I haven’t said much about Electrelane The Greater Times and I think I should. Electrelane is this great indie band that is currently in a state of indefinite hiatus. Their last album released was in 2007 called No Shouts No Calls. Their track The Greater Times is one of many gems from the album....