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December s First Friday Artwalk

Those bundling up and hitting the streets for December’s First Friday Artwalk will encounter a mix of fresh mind-expanding exhibits and multi-artist shows aimed at holiday shoppers. Here’s our list

December s First Friday Artwalk

Those bundling up and hitting the streets for December’s First Friday Artwalk will encounter a mix of fresh mind-expanding exhibits and multi-artist shows aimed at holiday shoppers. Here’s our list

The daily musical triumph of Jeremiah Walter

Walter translates Nordic myths through filter of one-man band

Local poet and vocalist Jeremiah Walter always found the Norse myths centered on Odin, Freya and other deities a rich stew that was relatively untapped in modern interpretations. His new album, Eighteen Magic Spells (Jeremiah Walter Music), would fit in the pantheon of low-fi classics, except for the wealth of unusual musical instruments Walter brings to bear on the project. From banjos and ukuleles to khaens and krars, Walter infuses the stories with a mystical presence. The impetus for his project came from his wife, Darla Slee, who created Norse myth paintings for an exhibit. Walter pondered how oral myths are handed down for generations, and drew analogies to the written Norse myths of the 12th and 13th centuries, then their later transition to recorded music in 2021. Tracks like “Thor and Jormungandr,” “The Mead of Poetry” and the title track, could have been delivered as minimalist acoustic songs or even spoken-word pieces, but the drone-like presence of

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