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A Renewed Gondos Gets Down to Business: On Being The Smartest Band in Eugene, Garage-Rock Influences from Mexico, A Brand New Lineup, and Playing with “The Fear” While Staying Hungry

By TOBIAS WISNER //  Sitting down with up-and-coming Garage-Punk rockers - Gondos - the band meets to discuss new singles and shows on the horizon, how stoked they are about their latest personnel addition, a brand new song, and how they’re adapting to the bigger pond of the Portland scene from Eugene-DIY-house-show roots.

A Renewed Gondos Gets Down to Business: On Being The Smartest Band in Eugene, Garage-Rock Influences from Mexico, A Brand New Lineup, and Playing with “The Fear” While Staying Hungry

Hatebreed w/Carcass, Harms Way and Crypta and the Roseland Theater on 10/18/24

OMN to Host Free 15th Anniversary Celebration Show at Artichoke Music on Tuesday, October 29th!

By TOBIAS WISNER // A preview of how we party at Oregon Music News - we’re running down the sights, sounds, and bands that will be at our free 15th Anniversary concert at SE Portland’s iconic event space and music store - Artichoke Music.

OMN to Host Free 15th Anniversary Celebration Show at Artichoke Music on Tuesday, October 29th!

Judas Priest w/Sabaton at the Moda Center on 10/10/24 Photos

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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. 

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A Renewed Gondos Gets Down to Business: On Being The Smartest Band in Eugene, Garage-Rock Influences from Mexico, A Brand New Lineup, and Playing with “The Fear” While Staying Hungry

Nov 8, 2024

By TOBIAS WISNER //  Sitting down with up-and-coming Garage-Punk rockers - Gondos - the band meets to discuss new singles and shows on the horizon, how stoked they are about their latest personnel addition, a brand new song, and how they’re adapting to the bigger pond of the Portland scene from Eugene-DIY-house-show roots.

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Hatebreed w/Carcass, Harms Way and Crypta and the Roseland Theater on 10/18/24

Oct 27, 2024

By BENJAMIN MAH //

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OMN to Host Free 15th Anniversary Celebration Show at Artichoke Music on Tuesday, October 29th!

Oct 21, 2024

By TOBIAS WISNER // A preview of how we party at Oregon Music News - we’re running down the sights, sounds, and bands that will be at our free 15th Anniversary concert at SE Portland’s iconic event space and music store - Artichoke Music.

read more

Judas Priest w/Sabaton at the Moda Center on 10/10/24 Photos

Oct 12, 2024

By BENJAMIN MAH //

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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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