Contributing Artist News

We’re thrilled to announce that Dr. Zwig’s live version of his song “Field of Daydreams” is set to release on July 12th! Commenting on the track, Dr. Zwig states, “Nowadays, the world is so stressful that it’s essential to be able to access a place in yourself that's outside the collective anxiety. Call it letting go, spirituality, or your field of daydreams—go there.” Pre-save it here!

We’re excited to announce that Scott Gilman’s album ‘So Far’ is out now! The album consists of 9 original Gilman compositions and features Gary Fukushima, Trevor Ware, Abe Lagrimas Jr, and Joey De Leon. Available on CD and all streaming platforms, take a listen here!

For Stephanie Schneiderman’s latest show dates visit her website and if you haven’t seen the video for her song “Wide Open,” give a look here (featuring dancers from NW Dance Project, choreographed by Lindsey Matheis and directed by Lucy Martin).

Sloan Martin and his latest project, Bikini Drone, can be heard performing throughout the NW with their unique fusion of desert rock, ska, soul, and Eurodisco. Check out the video for their single “Blue Safari” and keep up with them on their Instagram page.

For all you Keifer Sutherland and Brian MacLeod fans, you’ll be pleased to learn that Brian is the man behind the kit on Keifer’s latest album ‘Down in the Hole.’ Check it out here: https://goo.gl/EiPHEs

Rachel Starshine Robinson’s songs continue to find homes in television, with her song “You Will Never Know Me” being featured in ABC’s Mistresses. For a listen visit youtube here.

Dubbed “the model of what a contemporary guitarist should be” by the LA Times, Dan Balmer can be heard playing throughout the NW this Summer and Fall—for his latest show dates visit: danbalmer.com You also can listen to and purchase his latest album, ‘When the Night’ here: https://pjce.bandcamp.com/album/when-the-night

For Jon Koonce, once leader of Portland's 1980s rock and roll kings, Johnny & the Distractions, this is his thirteenth album, The Lost Cause, featuring rockin' soul tunes with horns and plenty of low down groove combined with gospel vocals, hammond organ, and the writing and presence of Koonce making clear why he was catapulted to rock royalty status many years back. Recorded to tape, you can check out the release here: https://goo.gl/b56UTQ

For those of you Allen Hunter and Eels fans out there, check em out laying down “A Daisy Through Concrete” at the Royal Albert Hall. To stay abreast of their latest news visit: eelstheband.com

Bassist Phil Baker and Pink Martini are currently on tour - for their latest dates visit: pinkmartini.com/shows/ and if you haven’t heard them perform with the von Trapps and the Chieftains, check out this link

Mark Schulman’s 1st book entitled, Conquering Life’s Stage Fright, arms readers with the essential tools to step up and break through those defining moments in life. Mark spent a year interviewing some of the world’s most famous people, from all walks of life, getting their stories and secrets of how they conquer fear, from running into a burning building to thrusting into outer space and placing a foot on the moon to kicking a last second field goal in front of 75,000 screaming NFL fans on national television. To learn more and purchase Mark’s book: goo.gl/UWLoNY

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Zwig is currently in the studio working on a new record slated for 2025 release! Dr. Zwig's latest single, "High Fire (Live)," features Dr. Zwig and his band rocking out to a capacity crowd at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles and was premiered on Pollstar. Read the interview and watch the video here: https://bit.ly/3G6GI59 And to read Dr. Zwig's latest feature in People visit: https://bit.ly/30FqSyh

Check out the fourth installment of a ten EP musical murder-mystery series and story here by JVA here: https://goo.gl/4yXerN

For all you spanish coffee and rum fans out there, we’re pleased to announce that McMenamins mcmenamins.com has used an instrumental version of Liam Stalnaker’s song “Harry’s Blues (Red Nightmare)” to accompany its new Frank High Proof Rum video campaign. If you have the good fortune of visiting one of the McMenamins properties and they have a bottle of this sitting behind the bar, we highly recommend the Farmstead Coffee or Island Mule. Learn more about the distillation process here.

Bassist Arcellus Sykes can be heard playing throughout the NW this Fall - for his latest show info visit: arcellussykesmusic.com