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Keb Mo at Revolution Hall on 9/18/2023 - Photos

Louie Louie 24-Hour Marathon WHAT? / The Light and Limn Podcast

By DARKA DUSTY and  MIRI STEBIVKA  // In this month's episode of "The Light and Limn," I interview Julie Madsen, Luke Strahota, Michael Joyce, the tireless organizers of next month's Louie Louie 24-hour Marathon right here in Portland, OR, as well as Dick Peterson, rock royalty -- and original drummer of The Kingsmen. Saturday, October 7, 6 pm through Sunday October 8, 6 pm at AFRU Gallery

Louie Louie 24-Hour Marathon WHAT? / The Light and Limn Podcast

MusicPortland Members with Jamie Dunphy
photo by Stephen Tack

MusicPortland Community Forum: Live Nation Venue Coming to Portland?

BOB HOWARD // On Monday, September 11, MusicPortland held a community forum on the proposed development of a new 3500 seat music venue to be operated by Live Nation. It has a spawned a very large controversy.

MusicPortland Community Forum: Live Nation Venue Coming to Portland?

Justin Pointer of Dance With The Dead

Dance With The Dead, Sept. 27th at Star Theater - Preview

 By MATT HANSEN //  Dark synthwave band that is heavily influenced by horror movies will usher in Autumn at Star Theater

Dance With The Dead, Sept. 27th at Star Theater - Preview

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Keb Mo at Revolution Hall on 9/18/2023 - Photos

Sep 19, 2023

By DIANE RUSSELL //

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Louie Louie 24-Hour Marathon WHAT? / The Light and Limn Podcast

Sep 19, 2023

By DARKA DUSTY and  MIRI STEBIVKA  // In this month's episode of "The Light and Limn," I interview Julie Madsen, Luke Strahota, Michael Joyce, the tireless organizers of next month's Louie Louie 24-hour Marathon right here in Portland, OR, as well as Dick Peterson, rock royalty -- and original drummer of The Kingsmen. Saturday, October 7, 6 pm through Sunday October 8, 6 pm at AFRU Gallery

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MusicPortland Community Forum: Live Nation Venue Coming to Portland?

Sep 15, 2023

BOB HOWARD // On Monday, September 11, MusicPortland held a community forum on the proposed development of a new 3500 seat music venue to be operated by Live Nation. It has a spawned a very large controversy.

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Dance With The Dead, Sept. 27th at Star Theater - Preview

Sep 11, 2023

 By MATT HANSEN //  Dark synthwave band that is heavily influenced by horror movies will usher in Autumn at Star Theater

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Shakti 50th Anniversary Tour / Schnitzer Concert Hall, September 5, 2023 / Review

Sep 8, 2023

By MICHAEL SHOEHORN CONLEY // Shakti took to the stage with the four instrumentalists seating themselves cross-legged on a raised platform. In the very beginning they sounded almost tentative, McLaughlin playing a riff which gave way to intricate unison lines with the violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, with the two percussionists laying out during the beginning of this very consonant piece, which had a soothing quality reminiscent of a soul ballad or a quality pop instrumental.

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Featured Audio

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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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