If someone from out of town asked me to describe the Seattle music scene, my mind wouldn’t necessarily go to electronic music. As rich as the grunge and rock movement in Seattle is, I think this has put such a narrow view of what Seattle’s music scene has to offer. Sometimes, it feels like Seattle is just too edgy for electronic music.

I’m going to be honest with you – I don’t know a lot about Macklemore. I know that he’s a Grammy award-winning artist from Seattle, and one of the people behind the song “Thrift Shop,” but that’s all. So when photos announcing Macklemore’s free show at Neumos circulated my social media feed yesterday, I wasn’t too stoked to get out of bed.

Description goes hereJan. 7, 2023, The Nook, a house show organizer based in Seattle, partnered with Seattle Theater Group (STG) to bring Intergalactic Road Trip to The Neptune Theater. The lineup featured local artists like Sunfish, Balcony Bridge, and King Youngblood, along with touring bands like Blue Rain Boots from Utah and Wild Party from Texas. However, this was not your typical locally organized concert. With more than 960 tickets sold, it was dubbed by the performers as historical with the theater almost selling out for the night. “It was super cool to see that people are excited to see us. It was wild, ”said Jack Moran, drummer of Balcony Bridge during a phone interview, “It was a confirmation for us that this is something we can do.”

On Nov. 14, The Stranger published a series of articles titled “Save Seattle Music.” The author of the main article, Megan Selling, proclaimed the Seattle music scene as unanimously broken. The article brought to light the housing and healthcare challenges local musicians are facing in Seattle.

Whether you are on an afternoon run, or just merely passing by the park, you’ve probably heard Balcony Bridge playing, luring walkers with their songs and reminding people of the power of music; how it can create a space for the local community to connect.

On June 3, I was on my way to Bike Works in the Columbia City neighborhood when I heard a variety of horns playing a couple of blocks away. I was intrigued to what it was and decided to postpone my bike shop trip to find out where the music was coming from. To my surprise, it was a music festival happening at Columbia Park and the surrounding area.