Ryan Yingst is one such eminent figure; he is a multi-talented musician, songwriter, and recording engineer. Yingst is a seasoned multi-instrumentalist whose sound has reverberated in major venues around the country, leaving an unmistakable impact on a wide variety of albums and singles. From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Yingst set out on an epic adventure to the thriving music mecca of Nashville. His first record was released to...

Shawn Brown’s EP, "Into the Furious Light," doesn’t slip quietly into the stream of modern indie-folk releases; it instead cups its hands around your soul like you’re a candle in danger of flickering out. The Portland troubadour crafts songs that feel like fragments of conversations—maybe ones you walked in on too late or letters unsent to someone dear but no longer near. You’re never...