House work...

Hey there SPOKE(a)N(e) fans!

I've come to the conclusion that I can't completely eliminate our coverage of First Friday. Yet, I still need to find a way of covering it and experiencing it that works for me. I have a plan for August and while I could tell you what it is, I feel that would be absolutely no fun for me. Stay tuned is all I can say.

Secondly, a huge thanks to Sara Habein for her work on getting an index of all the past issues put together. I've set it up on a page that can be accessed by clicking the Artists Index link on the right. Thanks again, Sara!

SPOKE(a)N(e) Issue #18: July 2010

SPOKE(a)N(e) #18

Salutations good readers!

This month was a blur of starting a new job, and trying to wrestle PageMaker, which is what we use to layout the magazine, to the ground. A quick note about the pictures in the last few issues. From what I can tell, I'm doing everything the same. I've messed around with DPI in Photoshop and it doesn't seem to be getting me anywhere. They just don't look right, and I can't figure out why. By next month, I should have it sorted out.

On to the content...

We tried something different this month.

-Editor's Letter: Rethinking First Friday

-Profile: Becca Lux and Brooke Matson of the RiVerSpeAK Collective.

-The Music List wants to hear from you!

SPOKE(a)N(e) Issue #17: June 2010

SPOKE(a)N(e) Issue 17

Inside:

-Letter from the Editor: To the class of 2010
-Profile of INDABA Coffee House
-BOBFest
-Guest write up from Jessica Crichton on Art Fest
-The Music List gets a little "weird" (you can also follow TJ List on Tumblr)

SPOKE(a)N(e) Issue #16: May 2010

I'm not late, you guys were just way too early. Ha! I kid! No, but seriously, I was lame. Here it is at long last!

SPOKE(a)N(e) Issue 16

Inside:

-Letter from the Editor: Yeah, about that
-Profile of local author Thuy-Dzuong Nguyen
-A look back at The Truth Lenders launch party
-First Friday coverage
-This month we are introducing a new column, "The Music List"

SPOKE(a)N(e) Issue #15: April 2010

Well, here it is. My first issue as the new editor of SPOKE(a)N(e). It was a lot of fun, and I hope you enjoy what we have to offer.

SPOKE(a)N(e) Issue 15

Inside:

-Letter from the Editor: Intro
-Profile of photographer Matt Shumate
-First Friday: Transcendence Project, Brick Wall Gallery and Kress Gallery
-"Forward": A special letter from editor Michael McMullen

SPOKE(a)N(e) Issue #14: March 2009

So this is it, folks. Tyson and Sara Habein's final issue at the helm of SPOKE(a)N(e) Magazine. It will be taken over by a very capable replacement, I assure you.

SPOKE(a)N(e) Issue 14

Inside:

-The reveal of our new editor
-A profile of local photog Tim Thompson
-The Sommy Awards
-Shrinking Violets Birthday Bash
-A Photo Editorial by our new editor! Day/Night
-The First Friday Artwalk, including visits to Empyrean, RiverRidge Arts, Chase Gallery and many more
-Sara's Final Compulsive Chronicles column. This one is about the best concert she saw in her 7 years in Spokane.

Thanks so much for a great time as editors of this magazine. Stick around and see what our new editor has in store next month and beyond!

SPOKE(a)N(e) Magazine #13: February 2010

Greetings. Another issue is upon us. What can you expect this month?

-A very special Editor's Letter from Tyson Habein regarding the future of the magazine

-Shadra Beesley's 2010 Downtown Karaoke Tour, with photos by Wendy Gaskill and Sara Habein

-Tyson covers the February First Friday Artwalk, including River Ridge Association, Sante, Brickwall Gallery, Kress Gallery and RawSpace

-A few notes on the RiVerSpeAK Launch Party at Empyrean

-And in Compulsive Chronicles, Sara spends this month of love ruminating on heartbreak and Ryan Adams

READ IT ALL HERE!

Thanks all.