The Spovangelist

It starts easy: Four high school aged guys got together with some instruments in a Spokane basement. What happened next was bigger, exhausting and didn’t involve parents (as much). This Saturday, I had the opportunity to share a cup of joe with my old friend, Sean McCotter, the bassist for Spokane-born band The Globes. In [...]

This is a letter written by the woman I have the biggest lady crush on. She’s darn cute, super smart and is the lead singer of a band. If she and I both had not found our respective significant others I would ask her to run away with me (except not away, like to Browne’s [...]

The Empyrean coffee house opened up shop in 2005, switched owners in 2006 almost closed due to fire code changes and since then struggled to keep their doors open. As of January 15th, The Empyrean has unplugged it’s mics and emptied the last keg. Some 40 oz of malt liquor will, no doubt, be poured [...]

Recently I spent a week in San Francisco soaking up a little big city life. While in many ways it exceeded my expectations, it also reminded me of just how much we have to be thankful for right here at home. It is no secret that real estate in the Bay Area is tricky to [...]

By Blush Response What a delight to see young people grabbing on to the reins of Spokane. With the recent success of Terrain, I can’t help but notice how many 20-somethings have carved out a chunk of this city for themselves. The Spokane Symphony’s new Club Maestro is yet another opportunity for young people to discover [...]