Image Credit Marvin Walder, Oregon Fringe Festival On the last weekend of April, SOU was overtaken by creativity and art through an amazing event that took the school by storm. Starting on Wednesday, April 27, the Oregon Fringe Festival began…
Category: Music
The Weeknd’s Newest Album “Dawn FM” Pushes Into the Future: a Review
Image Credit Mekenzie Brock The Weeknd’s fifth studio album Dawn FM was released on January 7th while the vinyl pressing was just released at the end of April. Having a chance to sit down and listen to the 2LP track…
Spotify Controversy: What You Need to Know
Spotify, arguably the world’s most popular streaming service, has encountered serious controversy the past few weeks surrounding its hosting and support of Joe Rogan’s podcast on their platform. The popular podcaster has been accused of spreading false narratives about the…
An Audiophile’s Dream
Photo Credit Music Coop Website Calling all music lovers! Ashland has the place for you, and it’s a little slice of heaven. The Music Coop, an independent record store located next to Bloomsbury Books on 268 East Main Street, is…
Aurelian Blue and Ashland’s DIY Music Scene
Image Credit Aurelian Blue Instagram Live music is back in Ashland! Actually, it has been for a little over 2 weeks. Just after 7:30 pm Friday, October 22nd Aurelian Blue, an up and coming Ashland band, opened their home on…
The Gold Souls Drop a Triumphant Sophomore Album
Image Credit: Keven Gomez Jr. Somehow The Gold Souls manage to sound like Lake Street Dive, Parliament, and Tedeschi Trucks Band all in one album. Even dipping into Nirvana territory during “The Coffee Song”, a groovy jam about that beloved…
Halloween 2021 Events, Parties, and Haunted Houses
Image Credit: lajajakids.com With Halloween just under a week away with the return of in-person events, The Siskiyou would like to highlight some Halloween events you can go to this week! SOU Events Halloween Climbing Night: October 29th from 8:00…
Ashland’s Resident Band, Slow Corpse, Release Their Second Album, “Bite Your Tongue”
Photo ©Slow Corpse If anyone embodies the energy and soul given off by indie-rock band Slow Corpse, it would be a woodworking handyman and pot loving guitar shredder. The group was created in the finest basements of Ashland, Oregon by…
Pop Music Continues to Move Forward, But Are the 80s Coming Back?
Photo courtesy of Ultimateclassicrock.com If you have spent any time on TikTok in the last two weeks, chances are you’ve seen Miley Cyrus’s stylized cover of “Heart of Glass” by Blondie for the iHeartRadio Music Festival. Strutting onto the stage…
A Review and Interview with The Juniper Berries
Photo courtesy of The Juniper Berries In these strange times, it is crucial to support local and independent artists. Lucky for Ashland, there are many groups like those who are always looking for support. One group is The Juniper Berries,…