Rise Up Music Project

Rise Up Music Project

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Rise Up Music Project episodes

  • 2/5/26: “Blessed St. Valentine,” by Gordon Wright
    Gordon Wright is a Chicago-area musician who will be sharing music on the 5th day of the month all year long. Long ago, he fronted an East Coast pop/rock band called Fooled By April. These days you can find him singing jazz in the Chicago Jazz Dads.
    His February tune for the Rise Up Music project is a collaboration with his longtime lyrical contributor, David Stanke.
    12 min
  • 2/2/26: “Not Sure That’s True,” by the songplayer.
    Benjamin Goldenhour (the songplayer.) is serious about play, encouraged in chaos, and loves a good ol’ fashioned mistake; he has no idea what he is doing, but that has fortunately never been a hindrance. He lives in the woods somewhere outside Seattle with his novel-writing partner, rock-chewing mutt, and nap-dodging toddler. Listen for his new music on the second day of each month.
    This month’s recording is a tribute to all the beautiful liars out there.
    13 min
  • 2/1/26: “If I Die in Minneapolis,” by Cousin Wolf

    Cousin Wolf is the indie-folk music project of Matt Halvorson, a musician, writer and infielder living with his family in the woods north of Seattle. He is sharing a new song on the first of every month again this year, and his song for today is called “If I Die in Minneapolis.” The frontline of the fight against racism and fascist oppression is in Minnesota, of all places. We stand in solidarity with the people of Minnesota, and with all immigrants and all people struggling under a fat cat’s boot. As a piece of trivia, ETP in this song stands for Energy. Transfer Partners. I love you. Rise up.

    17 min
  • 1/31/2026 “Grotesk Times” by j.gano
    j.gano Thin of hair but flush of beard, j gano is a perpetual dabbler who puts his thoughts to guitar while the kids are in bed. He writes songs about the mystery of existence, friendship, the experience of time, and fatherhood - particularly as it relates to those things. He likes good oolong in a gong fu pot, morels and porcinis, spiders and bugs.
    0 min
  • 1/30/26: On Strike with the Rise Up Music Project

    The Rise Up Music Project stands in solidarity with the people of Minnesota as they are besieged by violent ICE stormtroopers and a violent ideology. We stand with immigrants and refugees, and with all people resisting oppression around the world. Today we heed the call from Minneapolis for a National Shutdown — no work, no school, no shopping. No business as usual. Instead of a song, we bring you an audio clip of ICY horrors, and an interview with an organizer in Minneapolis. All power to the people.

    Donate to support mutual aid in Minnesota: StandWithMinnesota.org.

    Resources for Resisting ICE in Seattle / PNW / Wherever You Might Be

    0 min

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The Rise Up Music Project is a daily podcast bringing you a new song every day. It's a show about music, songwriting, self-examination, art as activism, the creative process, and so much more.…