Ian Brennan brings music of far-off cultures to American ears I an Brennan has worked to bring music diversity to the ears of listeners around the globe since he began making field recordings in San Francisco in the early 1990s. His first journey to ano ...
25 Apr 2016 - Suzanne Zalokar
With the release of her debut album, “It’s My Way!,” in 1964, Buffy Sainte-Marie was named Billboard Magazine’s best new artist. It was the same year the United States was “invaded” by the Beatles and was in the midst of the Vietnam War. Soon after, with ...
10 Jul 2015 - Suzanne Zalokar
When I was growing up, in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, my days were metered by a crossstitch piece that my mother had made that was hanging in the hall. It read, “Thank God I’m a Buckeye and not just some nut.” I always – always – think of that saying when ...
21 Jul 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar
After graduating from law school, Beth Wooten found herself hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, in a dismal job market, at the height of the recession. She decided to forgo taking the bar exam and look to other work options. She turned to another ca ...
5 Jun 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar
Bluegrass artist David Grisman reflects on a half century in the music scene, still truckin’ into 2013 By Sue Zalokar, Staff Writer David Grisman is iconic in the world of bluegrass, having played with a who’s who of artists, including Doc Watson, Bela Fl ...
29 Dec 2012 - Street Roots Staff
Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls talks with Street Roots about music and politics By Sue Zalokar, Contributing Writer When the Indigo Girls hit the music scene, a queer folk duo from Atlanta was quite the departure from the kinds of role models, female musicia ...
7 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Portland musician Okaidja Afroso releases his third album, ‘Messenger’ By Sue Zalokar, Contributing Writer Ghana is a long way from Portland, but to local musician, Okaidja Afroso, the gap is almost imperceptible. Afroso grew up in Kokrobite, a small fish ...
29 Aug 2012 - Street Roots
Lindsay Fuller interview: ‘Play your heart out, and hope that someone is out there listening’ By Sue Zalokar, Contributing Writer Dubbed “Flannery O’Connor with a telecaster” by the online magazine Twang Nation, Lindsay Fuller is no longer the Northwest’s ...
13 Mar 2012 - Street Roots