Since her formative years, Anna Rose has a strong passion for music. At time when many of us were learning our ABC’s and enjoying our coloring books, the New York native was learning how to play piano. She started when she was 5, when she received a guitar from an older cousin that was brought to a holiday family gift exchange. "I just picked it up," Rose says.  "My cousin taught me a G-chord. Though she’s honed her craft to…

Photo By Brian Bentley After Semi Precious Weapons (Justin Tranter, Cole Whittle, Dan Crean, Stevy Pyne) serenaded the Viper Room press pit with a little acoustic musical treat (“put a diamond in it” got the entire crowd of journalists up and dancing) we snuck back into the dressing room for a little one on one sesh with the morbid-is-the-new-glamour enthusiast Justin Tranter, lead singer of the SPW group!   BNB:  So I have to ask you- you were actually on…

The Seattle district of Ballard is a quite, genteel corner in Seattle, homely and welcoming in its layout and presence. From it comes Grynch, a hip-hop artist whose focus on the changing times, humble honesty and everyday life has quickly escalated into him becoming a landmark on the Seattle music scene. Grynch’s first effort, an EP entitled the Seven Deadly Sins, was released in 2004 at the young age of 18. One year later the ambitious Emcee produced his first…

Photo By Christina M. Felice Vanaprasta rockin’ since 2008 is an L.A. based band about to serenade SSMF with their incredibly sweet somewhat ambient soulful sound.  They’re vintage rock goes perfectly with the vocals- never overpowering but complimenting to the songs themselves. Vanaprasta (Collin Desha, Steven Wilkin, Taylor Brown, Cameron Dmytryk, and Ben Smiley) were street-side gearing up for an insane afternoon of rock and roll at sunset strip music fest where we got to chat about their upcoming vinyl…