PorchDrinking Playlist | Lost in The Woods Playlist

Get lost in the woods; you never know where you might find yourself. Here’s a playlist dedicated to those moments in time where you simply need to disappear and let the … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Motown May

And with that, springtime has finally arrived! We don’t know of a better way to celebrate May than by listening to the joyous & jubilant music of Motown. Featuring top-hits and … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Happy Traffic Playlist

We’ve all had to deal with pains of good ol’ traffic at one point or another. Whether your facing down a daily commute, or accidentally take the wrong exit only to inch your way through a bumper to bumper gridlock, we’ve created a playlist that will make your wait a bit more bearable. While you may not have control over the speed at which you lurch to your destination, you do have control over the amount of groove you pack into that time. Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Happy Coachella!

Happy Coachella! If you have ever attended the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, no doubt you are familiar with the phrase ‘Happy Coachella!’. The phrase replaces many familiar terms such as ‘hello’, ‘goodbye’, and maybe even ‘I love you’. You’re first introduction takes a moment to sink in. Soon after, you feel like part of a club that you have been invited to join in the middle of the desert.  Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Road Trip Mixtape Vol. 1

If you could leave right now on a spontaneous road trip, where would you go? Last week I set out with one of my close friends on a road trip across Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. We started from Denver and rolled into Tucson four days later.
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PorchDrinking Playlist | Songs With Beer Names

This playlist is full of songs with beer names, or is it beers with song names?! Either way, some of the beers included in the list are actually named for the song of their same likeness but others are just coincidence! Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Bust Out Those Sunglasses

Despite the bipolar weather we’re experiencing here in Chicago, hints of sunshine and warm weather are starting to emerge. To accompany — and embrace — this seasonal change, we’re resurrecting our summer wardrobes and … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | EUROVISION!

I love watching countries compete against each other in any (non-violent) form. World Cup, Olympics, PR battles; I’ll follow all of it. But my favorite competition, by far, is Eurovision. It’s essentially a contest to make the most all-around appealing pop song, which results in a ton of nonsense dance-songs, guilty pleasure ear worms, crazy train-wrecks, and even a couple of great tunes. When I lived in New York, during the month before the competition, I would spend every night writing insanely long and detailed profiles of each contestant. I never actually showed them to anyone (the only surviving full one from 2010 is 17,090 words.) The entire contest is an exercise of pure, unabashed joy and I love every minute of it. ABBA is the only well-known winner (they won in 1974 with Waterloo,) but in recent years snippets end up being shared around the internet, like Moldova’s “Epic Sax Guy.”
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PorchDrinking Playlist | Rainy Day Playlist

Here in Seattle, spring is often spent waiting out relentless February, March and April showers with the faint hope that May brings (anything but rain) flowers. Despite the bleak forecast, we’ve discovered … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Deschutes Brewery

I built this little brewery in my garage and I just enjoyed brewing so much that I realized Sunday mornings, when I was out in the garage with music going … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Pitchfork Prep

We’re very excited for all of the music festivals coming up this year, which is why we’ve started pulling together “prep” for all y’all! (If you haven’t already seen our 2016 Music Festival Roundup … Read More

2016 Music Festival Roundup

Thinking about adding a music festival to your spring/summer plans?  We know that picking a festival, especially with all of the different lineups, locations, and unique qualities can be rough. It’s practically a full … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Mid-Tempo Electronica

Do you ever crave a little bit of electronica in your life? Whether it’s while driving, for a small house gathering, or perhaps while working at your desk — sometimes you … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Goggle Tan Season

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According to my allergies and the lovely layer of pollen on my porch, spring has almost sprung! To some, spring is an odd transitional season — the … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Heartache

Valentine’s Day is over and winter is coming to an end. We have officially left “Engagement Season,” a made-up period of time around the holidays where the diamond industry tries to trick you into spending all of your money when their markup is at it’s highest, and we’ve now entered “Breakup Season,” a totally real period of time when your boyfriend or girlfriend decides to shed off their significant other so that they have enough time to “get in shape for summer.” That means some of us here in the PorchDrinking world are likely to experience some heartache.
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PorchDrinking Playlist | Funky February

Inspired by Bruno, Chris, and Queen Bey’s performance of Uptown Funk at the Super Bowl, this week’s playlist features funky & fresh beats to get you through this February … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Denver Playlist

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Mile High City, it’s time to rise up and cheer on the Broncos to another Super Bowl Victory! In getting your mind right for … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Classical Does Rock

Have you been binge watching Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle like I have? If you haven’t been, you’re missing a great show about the New York Symphony and their quirky Maestro played by Gael García Bernal. I have never been one for listening to very much classical music but the show is making me want to turn the page to a new musical chapter in my life! To make the transition, I have put together a playlist that is Classical-inspired covers of some of our favorite and well known rock, indie, and folk bands from the past 50-ish years with a little bit of Bob Dylan, Beck, Sigur Rós, the Beatles, Arcade Fire and Radiohead, just to name a few. Heck, it may make you want to start playing the cello or piano! Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Reunion Bands

Welcome to the jungle PorchDrinking family, you’re gonna die! During the writing of our last playlist we were deep in the middle of non-stop Guns N’ Roses Coachella rumors. Well, guess … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Talky Treasure

I can’t believe that I am admitting to this, but I am OBsessed with Miley Cyrus’ song “BB Talk“. It’s freaking genius and I spent basically 50% of December listening to it on repeat while studying for finals. Her rambling description of whether or not she wants to get over an old boyfriend is so open it veers on comedy. She definitely knows how uncomfortable you’ll feel listening to it and made a bizzaro video to accompany it. She’s extremely convincing that this song is just a page from her journal she decided to talk over a beat. Not only is it an amazing song, but I love that she had the guts to release a spoken pop single. Surrendering a major portion of a song to talking is ballsy as hell and the few people who have tried it have had varying degrees of success. It is a Talky Treasure. Read More