-- by Ella Tao In 2007, the very first Porchfest came to life in Ithaca, New York. What started as twenty bands performing on porches in the city eventually became over 200 bands today. Since its beginning, Porchfest has expanded to about 230 other locations around the world, including the United States, Canada, and Australia. ... Continue Reading →
--by Mason Seay Jazz music still floats throughout the streets and neighborhoods of Tacoma. While Jazzbones and Bob's Java Jive remain popular, The Spar Tavern is a hidden gem in Old Town. Let’s go back 110 years to 1916 when The Spar was built. The $7,500 building stands on the corner of North 30th Street... Continue Reading →
by Wyatt Logan Wyatt Logan & Friends: Tacoma Classics Reimagined At the turn of the 20th century, the city of Tacoma, WA was still in developmental stages. During this time, several promotional songs were written for the purposes of advertising. These “booster songs” were sold in sheet music form, as commercial recording techniques were largely... Continue Reading →
- by Sean Martin Tacoma, 1940s, you are sitting at a small-time late-night jazz club. As you finish your cigarette and take another sip of your whiskey, a small, greasy-haired young man approaches the stage with his saxophone, ready to take his turn on the stage. If you didn’t know any better, you would miss... Continue Reading →
- by Harry Gers Tacoma sits in a unique and strange place culturally. Colonized relatively late (at least in comparison to the entrenched settlements of New England), the Pacific Northwest has carved out its own distinct corner of the modern musical landscape. Tacoma hit the scene with a boom after the railroad was first built,... Continue Reading →
- by Mark Linstad It is hard to find individuals who have not heard of the famous singer Kurt Cobain and harder still to find someone who has not heard of punk rock. Nirvana truly reached far, and it is a shame that one of their key inspirations had not reached as far. This inspiration... Continue Reading →
Tacoma Music History 