Beginnings Having grown up side by side, it’s no surprise that Los Angeles-based alternative indie band 18pm, made up of Ryan England and Zach Sulak, are on the same wavelength when creating introspective music. By coupling themes of loneliness and...
Band Origins Combining soft sounds with the dreamy nostalgia of growing up, we get dad sports—a group of four goofy pals who share a love for playing video games and making lo-fi indie music. The Ottawa-based band—composed of Alex Keyes...
In the midst of this pandemic, it is gratifying to hear that local musicians continue to make music. With the local scene being heavily affected by its lack of live shows, Rhode Island acts are finding ways to stay inspired...
With all that is going on in the world, we need a moment to just relax and take our mind off of things—in comes Unstabile and their new project Glimmers. I want people to feel the music. To me, music...
Perhaps no award at the Grammys has grown as dubious as Best New Artist. If you’ve followed the Grammys, even as an outside observer, you would see that the qualifications for the award can be confusing. For example, Chance the...
The end of the decade has passed us and it brought some of the best and most distinct music I've ever heard. My music taste wasn't exactly developed heading into the 2010s. I was furiously anti-pop, at one point even...
It's been a minute, thanks for bearing with us. Something special for everyone is a tandem Local Crafts featuring May AND June. Crazy right? Not so much, but keep scrolling and check out all of the music we have to...
From New York to Boston and beyond, Nate Sabat has traversed the globe bringing his bluegrass quintet, and now his new solo project, to fresh ears. A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston – where he studied the...
The spookiest of days are over now and we're gearing up for the holidays. For the first time in some months, we're releasing Local Crafts on time, and yet, always worth it. This month we have the release of some...
It's our favorite time of the month. A day or too late, but always worth it. This month you'll find new faces and old throughout September's Local Crafts. Someone heard our call because we have two new Spanish entries, both...
