It’s not easy to get audiences in Seattle dancing. Despite all our coffee shops and generally cheerful demeanor, we much prefer to stand with our hands in our pockets or arms crossed at shows. So when I say it’s not […]
Why vinyl? I’ve been reading a lot of think pieces from various indie music news outlets recently and everyone’s bemoaning the difficulties of vinyl. Some folks say that vinyl doesn’t sound better than digital CDs, while other folks relate the […]
In my previous Vinyl Roots column, I talked about the reasons I came to vinyl in the first place. I don’t necessarily have an audiophile perspective — I listen to my vinyl records on a crappy Numark turntable with mediocre bookshelf […]
These two old vinyl LPs – a double-LP set from folk song legend Guy Carawan – have weathered many moves in their lives with my family. The spines are shredded from that one cat that liked to sharpen her claws on […]
I went for a hike the other day. Got up early in the morning when the sun was cresting the horizon. Hiked up and up. Up and up an old mountain. To my right as I ascended, lay this mountain’s […]
For the past few years, the lovely folks at Canyon Records, one of the most respected record labels for Native American artists, have been sending me packages, and I’ve been remiss in not writing more about the music. Canyon releases […]
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