Owen Ashworth

“He was a bright star, a good friend, and a great musician,“ Sufjan Stevens wrote.

Today is Owen Ashworth's birthday, and for the occasion, 26 of Owen's talented friends have surprised him with a covers album of his own material, with all proceeds going to charity...

Over 600 artists have signed onto the campaign so far, which was launched by the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers.

For most of the 2000s, Portland/San Francisco-based musician Katy Davidson led the lo-fi project Dear Nora. She revived the moniker this year to reissue Mountain Rock on Owen Ashworth's Orindal Records and tour the West Coast. Now she's finally coming East...

Even if you aren't familiar with Philly musician Lincoln Halloran's project Hello Shark, you may be familiar with some of the people in his inner circle, which includes Owen Ashworth (Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Advance Base), and members of Attic Abasement and the Epoch collective.

Advance Base (the current project of Owen Ashworth formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone) released his debut album for the project, A Shut-In's Prayer, earlier this year...

DOWNLOAD: Sun Kil Moon - "Sunshine in Chicago" (MP3) Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon's Mark Kozelek has scheduled a few North American dates to happen this fall...

Owen Ashworth, who ended Casiotone for the Painfully Alone last year, has a new project called Advance Base and it comes in at least two forms...