A portrait of Detroit’s Portage Garage Sounds as a community hub for music

Detroit is “not going to go along with what everyone else is doing” – and yes, for all that history, its scene has new artists growing. Here’s a look at an essential local label and community hub.

Music lovers are sharing black artists, labels, and causes today on Bandcamp

Alongside protests and conversation, it’s a moment for black artists and labels to make themselves visible to one another – and for allies to amplify their voices and help organize, too.

Peter Kirn - June 5, 2020

Eye see: visual live-programming vvvv comes together online

Visual development environment vvvv is at it again, with a worldwide meetup of leading artists – and a ground-up new release, too.

Peter Kirn - May 26, 2020

Feed yourself with a free cookbook from Korg and the electronic music and synth community

Peter Kirn - May 21, 2020

monome’s alternative musical world: a hands-on creative expedition with norns and grid

Andreas Roman - May 8, 2020

Spend on Bandcamp if you can – but here’s how artists can exchange music free

Peter Kirn - May 1, 2020

Instrument makers, technologists, synth lovers – let’s meet up virtually

Peter Kirn - April 24, 2020

MeeBlip jam festival: watch all the wild and wonderful creations of these synth lovers

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2020

In quarantined China, concerts and clubs are going online as a safe place to meet

Peter Kirn - February 11, 2020

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