Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls talks with Street Roots about music and politics By Sue Zalokar, Contributing Writer When the Indigo Girls hit the music scene, a queer folk duo from Atlanta was quite the departure from the kinds of role models, female musicia ...
7 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Portland musician Okaidja Afroso releases his third album, ‘Messenger’ By Sue Zalokar, Contributing Writer Ghana is a long way from Portland, but to local musician, Okaidja Afroso, the gap is almost imperceptible. Afroso grew up in Kokrobite, a small fish ...
29 Aug 2012 - Street Roots
Lindsay Fuller interview: ‘Play your heart out, and hope that someone is out there listening’ By Sue Zalokar, Contributing Writer Dubbed “Flannery O’Connor with a telecaster” by the online magazine Twang Nation, Lindsay Fuller is no longer the Northwest’s ...
13 Mar 2012 - Street Roots