Woodshed and The Boondock Boys at 18 23 Mystery Bar on April 3, 2021

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.