Top ten albums of 2019
Looking back at the standout albums of 2019

In 2019 we saw a few anticipated album releases that weren’t originally expected, some albums no one saw coming and other albums that met all the hype that came with them. Looking back on the year, these are the albums I thought were the 10 best of 2019.

Modest Music Festival transforms downtown Moscow
Modest Music Festival brought 40-plus artists to downtown Moscow this past weekend

Downtown Moscow transformed this weekend. Main Street’s local businesses opened their doors to 40-plus artists this weekend for Modest Music Festival, allowing shops like Humble Burger, Bitterroot Tattoo, BookPeople of […]

Daringly deep
Billie Eilish’s debut album brings passion and darkness to the usual pop sound

When Billie Eilish released her first single, “Ocean Eyes” in 2016, the song quickly went viral, making the then 14-year-old singer and songwriter an overnight success.  But while people knew […]

WR on the field, R&B off the field
Micah Hamilton, former Idaho football player turned musician to graduate this spring

After spending the last four years as an Idaho football player, Micah Hamilton found a new passion — music.  Growing up with his mother, a music teacher, he was encouraged […]

Entertaining the Moscow masses
Finals Fest continues to bring a variety of performers to campus each year

Screaming crowds, a pulsing beat and music bouncing throughout the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center, increasing the already loud sound of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.   In 2013, the music duo made […]

Seeing the music
Musical artists are finding new ways to push an album’s limits

About 15 years ago, our music consumption was vastly limited. If it wasn’t on our parents’ radios or in their CD rotations, we just didn’t hear it and we certainly […]