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Contribute to the Highland Park Improvement Club: paypal.me/hpic1919 May 2021 Artist/Song of the Month: Lucky Mystery Now Orchestra- “Jornada Del Muerto” “Beef’s Prime Cuts Presents: Lucky Mystery Now Orchestra Livestream On May 8th, 2021 at 8:30PM just as Venus enters Gemini, our thoughts and feelings will become refined, our mood will lighten, and we will […]

Our friends at Earshot Jazz recently interviewed our own Gordon Brown about the origins of LoudSwell. From the article: When Life Gives You Lemons: Gordon Brown’s Big Pandemic Pivot “The pandemic has been devastating to me as a musician,” saxophonist Gordon Brown doesn’t sugarcoat. “I know, through talking to others that I’m not alone.” Brown’s […]

April Artist of the Month: Benjamin Hunter Tip the artist directly: http://paypal.me/mphobenjaminhunter Live with Benjamin Hunter Benjamin is an award winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, community activist, social entrepreneur, and educator. Benjamin’s music explores the intersections of music & art, community, policy, and culture. In 2016, his America roots duo with Joe Seamons took first place in […]

March Artists of the Month: Steve Moore, Naomi Siegel, Julian Priester STAYCATION FESTIVAL- Music for Solo Trombone: Steve Moore, Naomi Siegel and Julian Priester Donate directly to the artists: Steve Moore: Venmo: @stebmo Naomi Siegel: paypal.me/naomisiegel Julian Priester: Zelle: julian.priester@gmail.com Naomi Moon Siegel is a trombonist, composer, and educator. Improvisation, composition and community are at […]

Portions of this article first appeared on a Yamaha MusicUSA’s blog post featuring LoudSwell: Musician’s Guide to Getting Your Work Out There, Part 1 (Jake Uitti, 3/15/2021) My good friend, Jake Uitti, asked me to comment on some livestream-related topics for a series he was writing for Yamaha MusicUSA. Understandably, a lot of my content […]

February 2021 Song of the Month: 45th St Brass – New Soul Contribute to the artists: http://www.paypal.me/45thstbrass​​ “The Digital 45” Release Show “It’s still quarantine time, but that doesn’t stop us from bringing the music to you! We just have to get a little creative:) Presenting the 45th St Brass streaming release show–a unique blend […]

January Artist of the Month: Jesse Thoreson Watch the whole performance on our Youtube Channel and Subscribe! Donate to Creative Justice: https://www.creativejusticenw.org/​​ Jessie Thoreson will be performing original music including songs off of her upcoming instrumental EP release. All proceeds will go to Creative Justice. A King County organization that provides art instruction to youth […]

Rounding out our Song of the Month 2020 series with “Cemetery Polka” – The Love Markets Please Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Donate to the artists: paypal.me/TheLoveMarkets This Performance was part of the 14th Annual Tom Waits Tribute Night – A Benefit for Conor Byrne The 14th annual Tom Waits Tribute Night — celebrating the […]

Catching up with our Song of the Month 2020 series. Ethan Tucker plays “Reno” live from the Emergency Bandcast System Studios. We encourage you to Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Contribute to the artist: https://www.paypal.me/etuckermusic ​​Pints Barn Presents Ethan Tucker on LoudSwell.com Ethan Tucker’s trademark sound of acoustic roots and layered electric guitars combined with an […]

Live Concerts Stream Relaunches as LoudSwell as Audiences Flock to Year-Old Music Streaming Platform Amid COVID-19 Pandemic SEATTLE AND VICTORIA, B.C. — Live Concerts Stream (www.liveconcertsstream.com) has relaunched its live music streaming platform as LoudSwell (www.loudswell.com). Since launching in March 2020, the platform has paid artists and venues more than $170,000 from 175 shows streamed […]