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The 8 Best Moments of Forecastle Festival 2015

PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN We’re all in this together. I mentioned this last year, but it’s so, so true. We’re in it together to endure the heat index, which reached a stifling and relentless peak on Sunday. To escape the 60 mph winds and approaching rain, which cut Sam Smith’s stellar set short and made … Read more

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Jam of the Day | Noah Gundersen – Cigarettes

Photo by Ben Blood I keep thinking I’m getting over this Seattle’s Noah Gundersen sings of cigarettes, but the real addiction here is love, the kind that pounds in our chests and keeps us up at night. It comes and goes, which is part of the problem, yes. What we want is constant, a buzz … Read more

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Photos | Noah Gundersen at The Demo in St. Louis

All photos by Jason Gonulsen Noah Gundersen covered Drake last night on keys while his sister, Abby, sang with him on the other end on The Demo’s stage. Of course, I’m just figuring this out now. “Hold On, We’re Going Home” was the song, and it fit nicely with the rest of Gundersen’s catalog. “Poor … Read more

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The 35 Best Albums of 2014

We hope you’re enjoying our Best Of lists for 2014. Let’s refresh what we’ve posted so far: — The 20 Best Sad Bastard Songs of 2014  — The 150 Best Songs of 2014 Today, we’re excited to reveal another list: The 35 Best Albums of 2014. What this really means is that these were our favorites (ie, … Read more