Local Musician Ryan Allen Talks to 944, Gives Ferndale Some Love

Ferndale resident, local musician and writer, which includes sat down with 944, a nightlife and lifestyles magazine, and answered a few questions.

Recently Allen released his first solo record and is also in the indie rock band .

Through the interview Allen discusses his projects and local music, Ferndale comes up a number of times. You know, since he lives here and all:

944: What area/neighborhood of the metro area do you live in?

Ryan Allen: I kick it in Ferndale, son.

944: What do you love most about living and working in this city, in a sentence?

RA: You can ride your bike wherever you want to go, see all types of creative people out and about doing creative things, get wild if that suits you, and raise a family all in one very progressive few-mile radius.

944: Biggest pet peeve about living/doing business here, in a sentence?

RA: I love mostly everything about living here, but I guess I wouldn’t want to be standing outside Boogie Fever at 2 a.m.

Allen also mentions Jacques Tacos, Ferndale resident Kirsten Buys, personal chef business (which we've written about), and a few other Ferndale gems.

Read the entire interview here.