What does the Northwest sound like to you? It’s a question we’ve asked local sound artists. And this week, we’ve been sharing some of their  sound choices. 

Yesterday, Christopher DeLaurenti played a recording of the bygone squeak of a metro bus. 

Our next piece of tape comes from Gordon Hempton. 

Guest:

Gordon Hempton, international acoustic ecologist and Emmy Award winning sound recordist 

 

 

What does the Northwest sound like to you? It&rsquo;s a question we&rsquo;ve asked local sound artists. And this week, we&rsquo;ve been sharing some of their&nbsp; sound choices.&nbsp;
Yesterday, Christopher DeLaurenti played a recording of the bygone squeak of a metro bus.&nbsp;
Our next piece of tape comes from Gordon Hempton.&nbsp;
Guest:
<a href="https://soundtracker.com/">Gordon Hempton</a>, international acoustic ecologist and Emmy Award winning sound recordist&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&nbsp;

Soundside

Listening to the rhythm of snow melting in the Pacific Northwest

All this week, Soundside has heard from local sound artists about their quintessential sounds of the Pacific Northwest. 

We’ve heard coyotes howling across the Methow Valley, the bygone squeak of a metro bus, and the rhythm of melting snow. 

Along the way we’ve asked for your favorite Northwest sounds. You sent us some good ones – the sound of North Cascades rain on a tent, and a chorus of frogs croaking in Marymoor Park.

You also wrote in with your favorites: the grinding of espresso, the crack of Ken Griffey Jr.’s bat, and the mechanical sounds of fog horns, light rail doors, and Boeing airplanes. 

Thank you for all your submissions, and happy holidays.

Related Links:
KUOW - What is the quintessential NW sound? For Perri Lynch Howard, it's coyotes in the Methow
KUOW - What does the NW sound like? Perhaps an old metro bus
KUOW - Listening to the rhythm of snow melting in the Pacific Northwest

All this week, Soundside has heard from local sound artists about their quintessential sounds of the Pacific Northwest.&nbsp;
We&rsquo;ve heard coyotes howling across the Methow Valley, the bygone squeak of a metro bus, and the rhythm of melting snow.&nbsp;
Along the way we&rsquo;ve asked for your favorite Northwest sounds. You sent us some good ones &ndash; the sound of North Cascades rain on a tent, and a chorus of frogs croaking in Marymoor Park.
You also wrote in with your favorites: the grinding of espresso, the crack of Ken Griffey Jr.&rsquo;s bat, and the mechanical sounds of fog horns, light rail doors, and Boeing airplanes.&nbsp;
Thank you for all your submissions, and happy holidays.
Related Links:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/what-is-the-quintissential-nw-sound-for-perri-lync">KUOW - What is the quintessential NW sound? For Perri Lynch Howard, it's coyotes in the Methow</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/what-does-the-nw-sound-like-perhaps-an-old-metro-b">KUOW - What does the NW sound like? Perhaps an old metro bus</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/listening-to-the-rhythm-of-snow-melting-in-the-pac">KUOW - Listening to the rhythm of snow melting in the Pacific Northwest</a></li>
</ul>

Your favorite sounds of the Pacific Northwest 

Are your music listening habits stuck in a rut? Did you open your Spotify Wrapped and realize you listened to the same five songs on an endless loop?

Maybe you want to mix it up in 2025, and become more acoustically adventurous. 

Soundside is here to help you out - we've rounded up a panel of local music experts to give you some fresh recommendations for albums to check out before we head into the new year.

GUESTS:
Bekah Flynn, senior publicist, international promotions manager, and A&R representative at Sub Pop Records. 
Cameron Lavi-Jones, lead singer and guitarist of King Young Blood.
Kevin Diers, host of Metal Shop and Loud and Local on 99.9 KISW.

Bekah's picks:
Frenching the Bully - The Gits
Billboard Heart - Deep Sea Diver 
Grim Iconic...(Sadistic Mantra) - J.R.C.G
Exotic Birds of Prey - Shabazz Palaces
Robed in Rareness - Shabazz Palaces
Right Back to It - Waxahatchee

Cam's picks: 
Honest Bloom - Brenna Bruce
Psychotic Spew - Black Ends 
Take Care - Big Xtha Plug 
Play For Someone You Love - i///u
We Talk to Birds - Beautiful Freaks
SORRY, IT'S OVER - The OBGMs
Neighborhood - Liv Victorino

Kevin's picks: 
For WHAT Reason! - Fastbacks 
Guardian of The Universe (The Final Hope) - Oxygen Destroyer 
The Crucible of Life - The Home Team
Verses In Oath - Hulder
I Never Lie - Zach Top

Are your music listening habits stuck in a rut? Did you open your Spotify Wrapped and realize you listened to the same five songs on an endless loop?
Maybe you want to mix it up in 2025, and become more acoustically adventurous.&nbsp;
Soundside is here to help you out - we've rounded up a panel of&nbsp;local music experts to give you some fresh recommendations for albums to check out before we head into the new year.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Bekah Flynn, senior publicist, international promotions manager, and A&amp;R representative at Sub Pop Records.&nbsp;</li>
<li dir="ltr">Cameron Lavi-Jones, lead singer and guitarist of <a href="https://kingyoungblood.bandcamp.com/">King Young Blood</a>.</li>
<li dir="ltr">Kevin Diers, host of Metal Shop and Loud and Local on 99.9 KISW.</li>
</ul>
Bekah's picks:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://megamart.subpop.com/products/the-gits_frenching-the-bully-2024-remaster">Frenching the Bully - The Gits</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSJI7FveC-c">Billboard Heart</a> - <a href="https://www.thisisdeepseadiver.com/">Deep Sea Diver&nbsp;</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://jrcg.bandcamp.com/album/grim-iconic-sadistic-mantra">Grim Iconic...(Sadistic Mantra)</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/j_r_c_g/?hl=en">J.R.C.G</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://shabazzpalaces.bandcamp.com/album/exotic-birds-of-prey">Exotic Birds of Prey</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shabazzpalaces/?hl=en">Shabazz Palaces</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://shabazzpalaces.bandcamp.com/album/robed-in-rareness">Robed in Rareness</a> - Shabazz Palaces</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL3iHhERWJw">Right Back to It</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/waxa_katie/?hl=en">Waxahatchee</a></li>
</ul>
Cam's picks:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://brennabruce.bandcamp.com/album/honest-bloom">Honest Bloom</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brennabruce/">Brenna Bruce</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://blackends.bandcamp.com/album/psychotic-spew-2">Psychotic Spew</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/black.ends/?hl=en">Black Ends&nbsp;</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v62RzdlMPU">Take Care</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bigxthaplug/?hl=en">Big Xtha Plug&nbsp;</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2n7UpNI7gOqfr6WD8JdlHN?si=R6nNcQI5QN6_rOG1tAez3g">Play For Someone You Love</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iu.band/?hl=en">i///u</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://fr3aks.bandcamp.com/album/we-talk-to-birds">We Talk to Birds</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beautifulfreaksonline/?hl=en">Beautiful Freaks</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://theobgms.bandcamp.com/album/sorry-its-over">SORRY, IT'S OVER </a>- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theobgms/?hl=en">The OBGMs</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://livvictorino.bandcamp.com/track/neighborhood">Neighborhood</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/liv_victorino/">Liv Victorino</a></li>
</ul>
Kevin's picks:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://fastbacks.bandcamp.com/album/for-what-reason">For WHAT Reason!</a> - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thefastbacks/">Fastbacks&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oxygen-destroyer.bandcamp.com/album/guardian-of-the-universe">Guardian of The Universe (The Final Hope)</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oxygendestroyer/?hl=en">Oxygen Destroyer&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://invoguerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-crucible-of-life">The Crucible of Life</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thehometeam/?hl=en">The Home Team</a></li>
<li><a href="https://20buckspin.bandcamp.com/album/verses-in-oath">Verses In Oath</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hulder_official/?hl=en">Hulder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6LeMSLYhko">I Never Lie</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zachtop/?hl=en">Zach Top</a></li>
</ul>

Looking back at the best local albums of 2024

Soundside is about to take a long and well deserved break, we’ve got some best-of shows planned for the holiday week, and we’re just generally excited to go DO some fun STUFF!

And in that spirit, here’s somebody who has ALL the stuff worth doing: producer Jason Megatron Burrows with a few sneak peeks of things to keep you occupied through Christmas Day!

LINKS:
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show 


Spokane Valley Summer Theatre -  Big Band Christmas


Bellingham's Holiday Dockside Market  


XMAS ACTION MYSTERY TRIPLE FEATURE | The Beacon


Capitol Hill's Christmas Dive Bar

If you would like to suggest events for us to talk about in upcoming "Weekend Warmups," please send Jason an email at SOUNDSIDE@KUOW.ORG

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

Soundside is about to take a long and well deserved break, we&rsquo;ve got some best-of shows planned for the holiday week, and we&rsquo;re just generally excited to go DO some fun STUFF!
And in that spirit, here&rsquo;s somebody who has ALL the stuff worth doing: producer Jason Megatron Burrows with a few sneak peeks of things to keep you occupied through Christmas Day!
LINKS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.stgpresents.org/events/the-jinkx-dela-holiday-show/">The Jinkx &amp; DeLa Holiday Show </a></li>
<li>
<a href="https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=svst">Spokane Valley Summer Theatre</a> -&nbsp; Big Band Christmas
</li>
<li>
Bellingham's <a href="https://www.bellingham.org/eventdetail/28949/holiday-dockside-market">Holiday Dockside Market </a>&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://thebeacon.film/calendar/movie/xmas-action-mystery-triple-feature">XMAS ACTION MYSTERY TRIPLE FEATURE | The Beacon</a>
</li>
<li>
Capitol Hill's <a href="https://www.christmasdivebar.com/">Christmas Dive Bar</a>
</li>
</ul>
If you would like to suggest events for us to talk about in upcoming "Weekend Warmups," please send Jason an email at <a href="mailto:SOUNDSIDE@KUOW.ORG">SOUNDSIDE@KUOW.ORG</a>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

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