Robert Ham is an arts & culture journalist/critic based in Portland, OR. His work has been published in Rolling Stone, SPIN, the Village Voice, Paste, and DownBeat.
Around 2017, Jupiter Gray was on the cusp of something big. The rapper/singer from Columbus, Ohio had already been releasing singles and mixtapes independently when, on the strength of her loose-limbed flow and lyrical attitude, she caught the attention of a major label imprint, who helped her build a repertoire and some buzz. As the relationship continued, label reps sounded more and more excited…
Joe Troop didn't plan on being in North Carolina right now. For the past decade, the bluegrass artist has lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, settling in the South American metropolis after years of traveling around the world and finding in his adopted home new audiences and other musicians eager to learn the ways of American traditional music. It's through Troop's…
