Album Reviews

G-Low sits by the window
G-Low gets down on Lowlife

The dominoes are lined up, and from the opening tick of the hi hat, G-Low’s…

Jazz Raps Tenface album cover
Tenface moves beyond the boundaries with Jazz Raps.

Since its inception, hip-hop has been of a part with jazz. From the rapped vocals…

Old Grape God digs in on EATING OVER THE TRASH

From the opening bars of EATING OVER THE TRASH, the new self-produced album from Old…

Saroon plays with process on ODDDITTIES VOL. 1

Where does a song come from? Is it birthed from within, or is it floating…

Julia Logue looks toward the horizon on her new album, Welcome To Your Sunrise

In the days just after the winter solstice, the days which sink back into darkness…

Pink Navel and Kenny Segal show us how to keep the rhythm on How To Capture Playful

On “Reset,” the opening track of How To Capture Playful, by rapper Pink Navel and…

Milc has a story to tell on his new album, The Fish That Saved Portland

Portland needs saving. Its an oft-repeated premise, although the question of saving from who or…

Old Grape God Cabernet Sayer Cover
Old Grape God ferments it all together on CABERNET SAYER

There’s a way that a sommelier can talk about wine, a kind of mystifying jumble…

Nevada Lacy offers guidance on her latest EP, It’s Hard To Change Your Brain

What is it, exactly, that turns platitude into prayer? Meme into mantra? What is it…

Pool Boys’ Emma Browne on influences, inspiration, and cool boys being cool

Out of the depths of pandemic doom and gloom, a new world of art and…