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Nuovo Testamento, May 1st at Mission Theater
By MATT HANSEN // International dance trio rebooting sounds like Italo disco and synth-pop will co-headline Mission Theater with The Mission UK
Nuovo Testamento, May 1st at Mission Theater
Rhiannon Giddens and Charly Lowry at Patricia Reser Center of the Arts / Photos and review
By CHRISTINA HALL // She played two sold-out shows at The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton, Oregon. She was joined by a band full of collaborators from throughout the years and supported by fellow North Carolinian, Charly Lowry. Photos plus a review of the concert.
Rhiannon Giddens and Charly Lowry at Patricia Reser Center of the Arts / Photos and review
Breathing the Novacane: On Teenage Creativity, Transgressive Unseriousness, Pink Floyd, and Being a Sponge
BY TOBIAS WISNER // Storied yet elastic Portland Rock band, Novacane, sit down to discuss their recent breakout show at Mississippi Studios, their complex history, future aspirations, and why their most recent lineup is the best they’ve ever been.
Breathing the Novacane: On Teenage Creativity, Transgressive Unseriousness, Pink Floyd, and Being a Sponge
JENNIFER CARRIZO: What does a talent buyer do? Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #416
By TOM D'ANTONI // Ever wonder just what a music talent buyer does? Meet the person responsible for booking the Crystal Ballroom and the Mission Theater. Find out about the changes in the Mission. Meet Jennifer Carrizo.
JENNIFER CARRIZO: What does a talent buyer do? Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #416
(P)reviews
Nuovo Testamento, May 1st at Mission Theater
By MATT HANSEN // International dance trio rebooting sounds like Italo disco and synth-pop will co-headline Mission Theater with The Mission UK
Profiles
Breathing the Novacane: On Teenage Creativity, Transgressive Unseriousness, Pink Floyd, and Being a Sponge
BY TOBIAS WISNER // Storied yet elastic Portland Rock band, Novacane, sit down to discuss their recent breakout show at Mississippi Studios, their complex history, future aspirations, and why their most recent lineup is the best they’ve ever been.
News
John Waters' Polyester and Hairspray (the original) at the new Tomorrow Theater / Preview and remembrance
By TOM D'ANTONI // Two of John Waters' best loved films play the former Oregon Theater on Friday, March 26. Here's the story of my involvement with both movies in the previous century.
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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 ......
What's New
Nuovo Testamento, May 1st at Mission Theater
Apr 21, 2024
By MATT HANSEN // International dance trio rebooting sounds like Italo disco and synth-pop will co-headline Mission Theater with The Mission UK
Rhiannon Giddens and Charly Lowry at Patricia Reser Center of the Arts / Photos and review
Apr 19, 2024
By CHRISTINA HALL // She played two sold-out shows at The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton, Oregon. She was joined by a band full of collaborators from throughout the years and supported by fellow North Carolinian, Charly Lowry. Photos plus a review of the concert.
Breathing the Novacane: On Teenage Creativity, Transgressive Unseriousness, Pink Floyd, and Being a Sponge
Apr 19, 2024
BY TOBIAS WISNER // Storied yet elastic Portland Rock band, Novacane, sit down to discuss their recent breakout show at Mississippi Studios, their complex history, future aspirations, and why their most recent lineup is the best they’ve ever been.
JENNIFER CARRIZO: What does a talent buyer do? Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #416
Apr 18, 2024
By TOM D'ANTONI // Ever wonder just what a music talent buyer does? Meet the person responsible for booking the Crystal Ballroom and the Mission Theater. Find out about the changes in the Mission. Meet Jennifer Carrizo.
Xylyn Hathaway's new album "Air & Darkness" release: April 20, 2024 : Preview/review
Apr 16, 2024
By MICHAEL "SHOEHORN" CONLEY // Hathaway will celebrate the release of this recording on Saturday, April 20th at 8:00 p.m. at Blue Butler studios in Portland, where the recording was made. The album is available on CD, which this writer feels is still a very viable way to present and distribute a collection of tunes such as this.
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 ...
Podcasts
JENNIFER CARRIZO: What does a talent buyer do? Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #416
Apr 18, 2024
By TOM D'ANTONI // Ever wonder just what a music talent buyer does? Meet the person responsible for booking the Crystal Ballroom and the Mission Theater. Find out about the changes in the Mission. Meet Jennifer Carrizo.
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