The Emerald Gem

Last week, I had a great time talking with YouthCare's Associate Director of The Orion Center, Casey Hewes.

The Orion Center provides shelter, food, care and harm reduction services to 18-24 year olds facing housing insecurity. In addition to foundational care, YouthCare has long term education and work force programs to help develop their clients towards self sufficiency.

Casey and I had a great time talking about the value of service to others, the power of compassion, the importance of investing in community and so much more.

One thing that stuck with me is the importance of understanding that when approaching societal challenges, it's crucial to maintain a compassionate lens; recognize that these issues are complex and require well thought solutions that take time and an investment in the relationship with those you serve. Another great point from this episode that resonates with me, is the return you get from helping someone, it's not a financial one but something more fulfilling and purposeful.

Learn more about YouthCare through their website and discover volunteer programs, job opportunities and ways to support the mission of ending youth homelessness in Seattle and King County.

This week I got to sit down with Emily and Kevin from Waltzerr. Just about one year ago I met these two when we played a show at Chop Suey. Little did I know that was one of their first shows! Now just over a year as a band they have released a full length EP and are gearing up for their first tour of the PNW

In this episode we talk about how Emily and Kevin started Waltzer, their collaboration process, how to avoid seven years of bad sex and so much more!

Stay tuned for Waltzers first full length record and new singles on the way!

I had so much fun hanging out with my friends Marco and Tyler who are launching their debut project, Rose Dust, this March!

We talked about their shared music influences, their song writing collaboration process, the impact they hope to have with their music and so much more!

Watch our episode and be on the look out for their debut single 'Sorry State' out this March

What a light Tinsley has! I had a blast getting to know her at Baba Yaga. We talk about where her music inspiration draws from, how she got started as a performer and the power of love! Tinsley speaks her truth and commits to her honest self in her music and it's a big reason why her music is easy to relate to.

Tinsley is for anyone with a tender heart who knows the pain and glory of love.

Tinsley has a very bright future ahead of herself and im so excited to see her album release show at Neumos!

I had a great time getting to chat with my friend Patrick from Love So Deep at Baba Yaga.

Patrick is a PNW native from Port Townsend and got his start in music playing the fiddle! He found his way to rock and punk and started Love So Deep which has taken off here in Seattle!

We had fun talking about guitars, LSD's song writing process, the values music has brought to his life, the power of music and memory and so much more!

Follow Love So Deep on instagram and Spotify

Taylor Mastin is the lead guitarist for Magenta Wave, a Bellingham start up that has found their home here in Seattle Washington.

Taylor is committed to a life long journey of pursuing music as a career. He and Magenta Wave have a bright future ahead of them as it takes a special group to commit to creating art together and finding their audience on a larger scale.

We had fun talking about the power of music, our guitar heroes, work ethic and os much more!

Follow Magenta Wave and see their next at Baba Yaga on December 20th.

This young man has a very bright future ahead of him! He has just released his first full length solo record and has a great head on his shoulders. Truly a great dude and I had a blast getting to hang with him at Baba Yaga in Pioneer Square.

Justin is one of my favorite performers. We shared the stage at Tractor Tavern earlier this year and I was blown away by his prowess on stage, the passion he puts into it and the music is absolutely flooring! Its no wonder he had a near sold out crowd for his album release show at Madam Lou's featuring Tezza Talks and Hockey Teeth

We talked about the key to happiness, the power of remaining in the moment, his new record, what music provides us in our lives and so much more!

Ive been waiting to do this episode for a long time! After taking the summer off from the podcast we are back to bring you new episodes from Baba Yaga in Pioneer Square!

For our first episode back I got to sit down and hang out with Guy Keltner, founder of the iconic Ferakout! music festival taking place this Thursday through Sunday in Ballard.

Guy has been a mover in the Seattle music scene for years, having built up his band Acid Tongue and Freakout Fest for the last 10 years. Started as a record label and now turned non-profit; focused on giving local and international artist a chance to play in front of music lovers and show goers.

We talked about the life of touring over seas, developing as an artist and a person, how freakout has changed and grown over the years and so much more!

I just got to see Chantel at Sunset Tavern over the weekend with an absolutely

stacked line-up! I was utterly blown away by their set, Chantel is such a dynamic, powerful singer and her band kicks ass! Their sound was huge, it was truly a great night!

Though based in Portland, Chantel relocated to Oregon from Seattle, I think we can still claim Marble as one of our own!!

We had a blast with so many laughs, tour stories; we chatted about Chantel's upbringing in music and of course I asked the tough questions like fighting chickens or a bears

I had so much fun hanging out with Megan at Cafe Racer! a few months back I got to sit down and hang with Megan Cannon right before she set off on a West Coast tour.

Since then, Instant Crush has become one of my favorite bands to listen to and I can't wait to see them live again. We talked about how she started Instant Crush, the journey of defining Instant Crush's sound, Megan's start in music and os much more! A lot of laughs, stories and fun times in this one!

Catch Instant Crush with an album release show this fall, listen to their discography on Spotify and follow them on Instagram!