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Indie Rock from Canada – Allan Rayman: Stitch
Allan Rayman is a singer and songwriter who has released three projects – Hotel Allan, Roadhouse 01 and Courtney. With a headline tour of Europe coming up, his music is ready to reach a wider audience and Stitch will be the track to reach new fans for him. Although his

For Fans of Maggie Rogers – Lyrah: Down Low (stripped)
While the sultriness of her beautiful melody and stripped-down groove might remind you of Maggie Rogers, Lyrah gives voice and substance to a complicated situation, and presents the series of emotional steps that were taken in her erstwhile don’t-call-it-a-relationship as a collective sense of frustration. The message here is simple

Aging, But Timeless: Third Eye Blind and Ra Ra Riot at Britt Festival
No longer fresh-faced 90s rockers from San Francisco, but still Third Eye Blind provides a solid show, and over their three decades have amassed a solid fan base—many who filled the Britt Pavilion nearly all the way to their back fence on June 16. Along with them on the tour

A Peek Into Porchfest: Grants Pass Gathers on the Front Steps
The only Porchfest Music Festival in Oregon takes attendees on a blast into the past to a time when friends became family over a glass of sweet tea, as the afternoon air was swirling with the harmonious notes of a fiddle’s strings and the summer sun had just risen

Anthem to Self Empowerment – Don Diablo and Jessie J: Brave
Brave is a beautiful anthem to self-empowerment, featuring the unbridled soul of Jessie J and the production expertise of Don Diablo, whose contributions to the evolution of future-house and other flavors of modern EDM are widely known. GRAMMY® Award-nominated songstress Jessie J cracked the Billboard Top 20 with her ambitious

Get the Folk Out! Ashland Folk Collective is For All Folks
“Folk is music for the people,” says Jacqui Aubert, one of the two founders of Ashland Folk Collective. She and her partner, Dan Sherrill, who also works for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, began the collective in 2017. The focus is on “progressive” folk defined as original music by singer/songwriters predominantly.

ROGUE SOUNDS: Which Way? Intuitive Compass’ Four Winds Calling
Intuitive Compass is a band from Applegate, Oregon comprised of Jason Dea West and Aurelia Anne Cohen. Self-described as “Purveyors of ‘Original Western Folk Music,” Intuitive Compass plays straight-up folk music. With a lot of artists today attempting to take traditional forms of song and bend them into a modern

Los Angeles Indie Pop – John The Blind: Hallelujah
Joining the sound of soul with electronic vocoder flair and a dance-club beat, John The Blind makes his breakout with this infectious paean to the body language of love. In that moment when the song takes hold of you, and it makes you move – that is when you give

ROGUE SOUNDS: Knock Ma, Grin Hound
The new EP from Cave Junction-based Grin Hound starts off with the raucous “Basement Parents,” a song that captures their self-described “doo-slop.” That is, the band plays with a particular disregard for traditional tightness—a style that is exciting and refreshing. This self-awareness and ownership of their self-proclaimed “slop” is a

Global Groovin’ – Ashland’s Annual World Music Festival
Want to take a spin around the world in four days? Sure! If you live in Ashland and music makes your world go ‘round, the upcoming World Music Festival can take you there, featuring music from Africa, Hawaii, Cuba, and Arabic rhythm from May 16 to 19. And, if