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When I think of Hip Hop, environmental activism isn’t typically the first thing that comes to mind, until I came across Def-i years ago. Def-i made headlines when he helped to raise…
An eight-year-old little girl sits wide eyed, frightened and unable to sleep as the echo of the bombs decimating nearby buildings reverberate into her very bones. She sits with her family in…
In 2012, the same year cannabis was legalized in Washington, almost fifty percent of all drug arrests were for marijuana. People of color (POC), namely black and latinxs folks, were (and still…
July of 2014 Esthetic Evolution, a festival that had an incredible impact on the art and music communities in Idaho, called it quits after 10 years. For some it had been a…
I have to ask myself, “Where do we start with JNR Williams?” I sat down with my headphones on my couch and submerged myself. From the start, I love JNR Williams vocals. He…
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I sat down and talked with Ric Wilson discussing everything from music to activism to diversity. When I asked him how he liked Boise, he responded with, “It’s okay, it’s super *whispered*…
Lately, I’ve been enjoying the smooth sounds of Celeste. Lately is the fourth studio project from Celeste. I was intrigued from the start. Her cover for this newest EP has a raw, unapologetic beauty.…
It’s that time of year again. Treefort Music Fest has sounded the horn and the musical tribes of Boise have answered the call. The festival has never been a single entity, but a…
“No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women… When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men;…
Sunday is often a day for self-care. On days like this Powell’s City of Books in Portland, Oregon finds itself occupied with those who seek the subtle sounds of the pages of…
Many of us know her as disco princess Mylene Cruz from the Netflix series “The Get Down.” Although the musical drama was cancelled after its first season, Herizen Guardiola has been singing…
