Festival season is upon us! Volume festival in Spokane started as one night with only local bands that just cost $5. The Inlander has put in the years and the e...
The long wait is finally over! Seattle, garage-soul band Pickwick are finally releasing a new album and hitting the road. LoveJoys was produced by Erik Blood (T...
Hope Swell sent us their music a little while ago and I was immediately impressed by the quality of the sounds. I was dumbfounded when I discovered the creators...
The two piece Seattle band Sisters just released a brand new record. Drink Champagne is musically an album of celebratory anthems. The drums are big, the groove...
Spokane lo-fi garage-rock band Local Pavlov is known for blending catchy melodies, super washed out guitars and reverb drenched vocals. They just released a new...
Feast your eyes on some delish designs recently created by Spokane creatives.
STA design by John Mujica
Great PNW by Joel Barbour (founder of The Gre...
Today is a special day because we get to give you a full preview of Marshall Mclean's new record a week early. Sodak is the long awaited follow up record to Glo...
New playlist! Some really great bands in the area putting out new stuff. Some we've already mentioned, some will probably be new to you. A little grunge, a ...
Up and coming electro-pop band MY BODY is not unlike more widely known Portland contemporaries Pure Bathing Culture and Wild Ones. Vibrant and catchy melodies, ...
Spokane garage-pop band Friends of Mine just released their new video for "Who's in My Room?" It's just the scandal you need to distract you from national headl...
Portland based band Typhoon has had become one of the most beloved acts of the pacific northwest with their massive 12-piece folk orchestra and dynamic sound. N...
It's that time of year to scour the internet for new exciting holiday tunes! I've been enjoying Penny & Sparrow's new Christmas record and this super beautiful ...
Anna Ropalo is a Portland based designer and illustrator with a distinct knack for detail work. Her pieces are perfectly balanced and completely mesmerizing. Ch...
A LOT of great, independent music has been coming out of the Northwest during 2016. Here's a mix of some great new-ish songs. Have suggestions for tunes we shou...
Demo by Empty Eyes
Empty Eyes is a punk band but their songs are so melodic that they can't help but inch towards pop/rock even through the gritty, fuzzed ou...
It's obvious after a tiny bit of research that Seattle-based artist Ings is more than a great singer and guitar player. Her music videos are a work of art in th...
Runaway Symphony played our very first Secret Show quite a while ago. When I heard their music I was immediately drawn to how approachable it was melodicall...
Sasha Barr is part of the creative department at Sub Pop Records and art director at Amigos Skateboards. His style is bold, iconic, and brings a lot of life, co...
Three of my favorite recent releases to come out of the northwest:
Barcelona / Basic Man // Seattle, WA
This new record from Barcelona isn't a huge de...
Deep Sea Diver isn't a Spokane band but after a couple electrifying shows here in the past year, I think Spokane is pretty solidly fanning out. They came out wi...
I thought it was about time to do one of my routine updates on one of my favorite local designers, Jacob Greif. He's been busy creating all kinds of art, some s...
Local Spokane band Lavoy worked with This Had Better Be Good Films (aka Sean Finley) to create this rad new video featuring their tune "Smile". Put your headpho...
Karli is a born and raised Spokanite. She does graphic design, illustration and custom lettering full time, runs The Bartlett with her husband Caleb and loves writing about all the awesome things happening in Spokane here on Collect. In her very minimal free time she likes to bake desserts and garden.
