Exploring a music scene is not too dissimilar from traveling the globe. The more places you visit, the more types of people you meet, the more stamps you acquire in your metaphorical sonic passport and the richer your worldview becomes.
So perhaps it's best to think of picking up a new edition of the Inlander's Artists to Watch issue the same way you would enthusiastically pick up a copy of a Rick Steves guidebook before taking a trip. We're not claiming to encompass everything the local music scene has to offer (last edition spotlighted hip-hop and EDM acts, while this entry has more folk and jazz), but it's a good starting point for audio adventures.
Let us help you plan your journey to the lands of earthy singer-songwriters, Scablands hardcore mosh pits, literate indie folk pastures, and experimental jazz jams. It's auditory jet-setting that offers an escape from the day-to-day grind.
So place your tray tables up, fasten your seatbelts, and let us take you on a musical ride.
Thanks for flying through the pages of Inlander Air. Please come again.
— SETH SOMMERFELD, Inlander Music Editor
