A city can teach a person how to carry noise. The Liberties, with its old trade routes and close communal pulse, has long carried dense human music. From that inheritance, Zak Coghlan appears to have taken not only a taste for melody, but a belief that feeling becomes sharper when placed inside a story that can stand up under pressure. “Lead Balloon”, his new single...

Vancouver's Rising Star Yafania Delivers a Powerful Message in Her First Single "Front Row" Yafania is a very smart and talented person with a voice that is all her own. Her debut single, "Front Row," is more than just an introduction. In a catchy soft pop-rock package, it's a song about loyalty and strength. Yafania has written a song about how important it is to be...