A Chat with Lia Kohl
Lia Kohl is a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist who dabbles in a bit of everything. She composes and she improvises. She works solo a
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Nathan Yoder
- Feb 14
Route 34
Over the past three-plus years, I've offered up a number of playlists on this site. Some of these mixes have been music festival primers, o
Nathan Yoder
- Jan 10
Deepest Currents
Last summer I was fortunate enough to complete an artist residency at the Sou'wester Lodge on the Washington Coast. During my four days spe
Nathan Yoder
- Dec 1, 2022
DC's Favorite Albums of 2022
Welcome to DC's annual favorite albums roundup! I change the format of this post a little bit each year, but the purpose remains the same.
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 29, 2022
DC's 2022 Year in Listening
Today, however, I'm just gonna write about some random musical things I've loved over the past 12 months in a free-flowing format, without r
Nathan Yoder
- Aug 2, 2022
Sounds from the Gulch
DC's official slogan is "a space to discover new sounds," and so far, all the "new sounds" featured on this site have been musical in some s
Nathan Yoder
- Jul 21, 2022
A Pickathon Preview: Must-See Sets
Pickathon, the best fest in the Northwest, is BACK after a two-year hiatus! As I've expressed many times on this site, I am a long-time and
Nathan Yoder
- Jul 7, 2022
A Dundee Lodge Campout Music Sampler
Every year I kick off festival season celebrating Treefort in Boise, and close things out in early August just down the road at Pickathon.
Nathan Yoder
- Jun 20, 2022
A Chat with Mike Weis
Mike Weis is a Michiana-based sound artist, percussionist, photographer, and ecological activist. To an outsider, he seems to be juggling a
Nathan Yoder
- May 25, 2022
May 25th
I've been sitting at home for five days now, waiting off my Covid quarantining period. Since we're not really leaving our Southeast Portlan
Nathan Yoder
- Mar 1, 2022
Treefort Turns Ten - A Preview
Treefort, one of the best fests in the Northwest (gotta love a cheesy rhyme), turns ten this year! I (Nathan) attended the inaugural gather
Nathan Yoder
- Jan 26, 2022
A Chat with Patricia Wolf
In the Portland, Oregon music ecosystem, Patricia Wolf is everywhere. She's an innovative musician, pushing sonic boundaries with her uniqu
Nathan Yoder
- Jan 19, 2022
A Chat with American Dreams Records
American Dreams Records is, in their words, a "label dedicated to showcasing art inspired by wonder, intention, and hope." Expanding on the
Nathan Yoder
- Jan 2, 2022
Quiet
About a month ago I purchased Ilyas Ahmed's song HOW TO TRANSFORM INTO COMPLETE & TOTAL SILENCE the same morning that I ordered a copy of Jo
Nathan Yoder
- Dec 2, 2021
DC in 2022
2021 was a strange year for DC, so I'm gonna switch over to first person to tell you all about it, as well as my plans for the site in 2022.
Nathan Yoder
- Dec 1, 2021
DC's Favorite Albums of 2021
There were so many amazing albums released in 2021, and it was difficult to narrow it down to just ten, but after much deliberation and hand
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 30, 2021
DC's Favorite EPs of 2021
DC heard a ton of EPs over the past 12 months and enjoyed a good number of them. But here at the year's close, three stuck with us, seeming
Nathan Yoder
- Nov 29, 2021
DC's Favorite Songs of 2021
Many of the tracks we favor carry a poppy flavor (please forgive the rhyme), as you'll see in our roundup below. Sure, the albums we cover
Nathan Yoder
- Oct 18, 2021
The Black Dice!
Black Dice (there is no "the" in the group's name, actually), collage together these psychedelic scraps to make woozy electronic jams. Biza
Nathan Yoder
- Oct 4, 2021
A Treefort Weekend - Five Favorites
Each year I look forward to Boise's Treefort Music Fest. It always feels like the start of winter's thaw, and the energy in the city's stre
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