Truancy officer Phil Ortega has taken on a unique role in the Rogue Valley community. A few members of Ivory Harp had the privilege to discuss and cover Phil’s work. His family operated program called LIFE Art is doing amazing things for youth who have an artistic knack and don’t have a socially acceptable way to branch out with their gifts.

Relevant Discord is a band fronted by Nicholas Andrew Depew. Aside from writing and creating music, Depew is also a published author, and manages the bands independent label (Yeah, this guy does it all)…

Mutemath underwent a change of scenery before Odd Soul was recorded, parting ways with their guitarist Greg; it created a new opportunity for the guys to go about business in a different way, so how would they make this new album? They decided it would be revitalizing to take a completely different direction in the creative process than their previous album: Armistice from 2009. Mutemath put themselves on lockdown in a house located in New Orleans, they wanted to be left alone…

He plays with poise. He plays with a passion. He has a look on his face like that of music being his obsession. I’m looking for words to describe the feeling I felt while listening to Michael Szczesniak play his acoustic set at Rosso’s After Dark on Saint Patrick’s day…

Have you been craving something different in your music world? Tired of the same ol’ guitar/bass/drum cluster that is driven into your brain day after day? The band “Stereotyped” has got what you’re after and a lil’ something more. What’s in store for you is a blend of bluegrass and blackgrass. They’ve kicked up the dust with a very unique sound here in Southern Oregon.