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Just Kick Us While We’re Down: 2nd Avenue Records in Downtown Portland Being Forced to Vacate From Building After 42 Years in Business

By TOBIAS WISNER // Given the recent news cycle, it’s hard not to feel like everything cool and decent in this country is either dying or already dead. With the announcement that iconic record store, 2nd Avenue Records, is being forced out of its building with no explanation - have those with power and money tried so hard to revitalize Downtown Portland that they’ve forgotten what makes people want to visit in the first place?

Just Kick Us While We’re Down: 2nd Avenue Records in Downtown Portland Being Forced to Vacate From Building After 42 Years in Business

Rise Against with LS Dunes and Cloud Nothings at Roseland Theater on 11/15/2024

Rise Against brings their Fall US Tour to Portland

By Christinia Hall

Rise Against with LS Dunes and Cloud Nothings at Roseland Theater on 11/15/2024

Oregon Music News Fifteenth Anniversary at Artichoke Music on 10/29/24

Oregon Music News Celebrates its 15th Anniversary at Artichoke Music

by John Rudoff

Oregon Music News Fifteenth Anniversary at Artichoke Music on 10/29/24

Blood Incantation with Midwife at the Hawthorne Theater on 11/07/24 // PHOTOS

By Benjamin Mah

Blood Incantation with Midwife at the Hawthorne Theater on 11/07/24 // PHOTOS

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SFF Presents: Bring On The Next Decade

By BOB HOWARD // The 29th Sisters Folk Festival 2024 has come and gone leaving memories that will carry on to the celebration the festival's 30th year.

Profiles

Kyleen King: Darka and Miri's The Light and Limn Podcast returns!

By Darka Dusty and Miri Stebivka // The Light and Limn Podcsat returns with Kyleen King as their guest. She brings nuance, wisdom, humor, and musical excellence to all her endeavors.

News

Mann Releases 2nd Track of Next Metal Album

By Bob Howard//Portland Bassist Extraordinaire, Lisa Mann, awakens her inner crone to the bone

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Bethlehem, NY: A new video of a song by Rachel Taylor Brown made by her sister Katie Taylor / OMN featured video

Rachel says: I wrote all the songs on the album in a single day on a dare. I promptly forgot all the songs and had to relearn them to record the album, during a wee break while working on a different ......

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SFF Presents: Bring On The Next Decade

Nov 7, 2024

By BOB HOWARD // The 29th Sisters Folk Festival 2024 has come and gone leaving memories that will carry on to the celebration the festival's 30th year.

Mann Releases 2nd Track of Next Metal Album

Nov 19, 2024

By Bob Howard//Portland Bassist Extraordinaire, Lisa Mann, awakens her inner crone to the bone

Just Kick Us While We’re Down: 2nd Avenue Records in Downtown Portland Being Forced to Vacate From Building After 42 Years in Business

Nov 19, 2024

By TOBIAS WISNER // Given the recent news cycle, it’s hard not to feel like everything cool and decent in this country is either dying or already dead. With the announcement that iconic record store, 2nd Avenue Records, is being forced out of its building with no explanation - have those with power and money tried so hard to revitalize Downtown Portland that they’ve forgotten what makes people want to visit in the first place?

Rise Against with LS Dunes and Cloud Nothings at Roseland Theater on 11/15/2024

Nov 16, 2024

Rise Against brings their Fall US Tour to Portland

By Christinia Hall

Oregon Music News Fifteenth Anniversary at Artichoke Music on 10/29/24

Oct 29, 2024

Oregon Music News Celebrates its 15th Anniversary at Artichoke Music

by John Rudoff

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Jun 1, 2023

Oregon-based rock band Last Giant's "Animals," from their forthcoming album, Monuments

Beginning in 2014 from the ashes of former Northwest indie-rockers System and Station (1998-2013), Last Giant is comprised of front man RFK Heise (vocals, guitar, keys), Palmer Cloud (bass), and Matt Willes (drums).

All things in due time. Portland, Oregon's Last Giant has been patiently waiting to release their 4th full-length album Monuments into the world. Filled with monstrous guitar riffs, ...

Mar 10, 2023

Wayne Shorter: A musical obituary by Christopher Woitach, Paull K. Ward and David Evans / audio

By PAUL K. WARD // Three Portland musicians pay tribute to the late saxophone master, Wayne Shorter.

Wayne Shorter, prominent and influential jazz tenor saxophonist, and composer, passed away on March 2, 2023, at the age of 89, after a long, active life playing and shaping America’s great musical ...

Mar 3, 2023

Audio premiere: Leadbetter Band / "All It Is"

Leadbetter is a band from Bend. This is the premiere of "All It Is," their new song from their new album Cake. OMN Featured audio.

We are told: Eric Leadbetter on the song: "'All It Is' is a really fun funky rock tune that was born with the rebirth and new line up of the band. It started as a groove in my head when ...

Nov 23, 2021

My Brothers and I: "Anger and Grace" / Featured audio

Oregon-based brothers-turned-bandmates, My Brothers And I just released a new single entitled "Anger and Grace,"

We are told: Oregon-based brothers-turned-bandmates, My Brothers And I, exude soul and emotion through their indie pop jams. The band, which consists of Wurgler brothers Erik (bass/vocals), David (lead ...

Apr 14, 2021

Killin' The Silence: "Life Support: / OMN Featured audio

Just released, Killin' the Silence gives us "Life Support" from conversations between vocalist Monivoi Vataiki, lyricist Stephen Jerome, and producer/lyricist The Stains of Leisure about near death experiences that they had personally lived through and what it was like to occupying that hazy space between life and death.

We are told: This genesis of Killin the Silence's new single "Life Support," was released by the Portland, Oregon-based hip-hop group April 8th, sprang from conversations between vocalist ...

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