Soundcheck: Produce

A storefront and a record label where the artists play roles in the business, Produce is exactly the kind of sustainable model the local hip-hop scene needs.

Soundcheck: Trap Kitchen

Consistently maintaining an otherworldly hustle, Mikey Vegaz has lived a few lives in this Portland scene.

Soundcheck: People Music.

From protests in the streets to the safety of the studio, the folks at People Music. are on a mission to communally create and distribute music.

Soundcheck: The Youth Movement

Young voices were forced to the frontlines this past summer and many youth discovered the power they hold.

Behind the Cover: Casso Dinero's Illustration for Issue 25

Music—like all art—requires inspiration. Too often, for Black artists, that inspiration is our lives.

Crimson Guardian and Harrah's Void at 18 23 Mystery Bar on Nov. 14, 2020