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Keb Mo at Revolution Hall on 9/18/2023 - Photos
By DIANE RUSSELL //
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 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?
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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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
Profiles
Little Hexes, your new favorite band /The Light and Limn / Podcast
By DARKA DUSTY AND MIRI STEBIVKA // The second episode of this new podcast. "LITTLE HEXES" -- made up of four amazing women: Karamy Muessig, Jen Topping, AnMarie Trimble, and Amy Spreadborough is a band that simply doesn't have the attention they deserve! Their music is mysterious, melodious, and meticulous literary punkpop rock... but so much more.
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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.
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Yankee Gaucho: Wandering Companion / OMN Featured Video
We are told: Yankee GauchoRock ‘n’ Roll ConFusionBIOSee another Sun. A different day, a new place. Emerge from your darkness with a new song. Yankee Gaucho is the story of a ......
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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
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.
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
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.
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, ...
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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A Night on the Radio with Carla Bley in 1990: Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #396
Aug 31, 2023
By TOM D'ANTONI //
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