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Music Millenium Celebrates 31 Years of Musical Joy

08/22/2024 | 0 comments

By BOB HOWARD// Music Millenium’s 31st Annual Customer Appreciation BBQ brought a steady stream of appreciative customers

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2024 Sisters Folk Festival Presents: A Celebration of the Genre

08/09/2024 | 0 comments

Bob Howard // The magic of Sisters, Oregon comes alive with a festival of music the last weekend of September. 

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Esperanza Spalding at the Vanport Jazz Festival on 8/03/2024 - Photos

08/05/2024 | 0 comments

By DIANE RUSSELL // Esperanza Spalding graces the Vanport Jazz Festival stage with her unique musical stylings.

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Through the Eyes of a Preteen: Punk in Drublic

07/14/2024 | 0 comments

By Sydney and Mike Lewis //  Sydney quickly learned that this is a very different festival than what she has experienced in the past. Of course it’s going to be different. It’s punk.

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Hair hoppers in Hairspray

John Waters' Polyester and Hairspray (the original) at the new Tomorrow Theater / Preview and remembrance

01/22/2024 | 0 comments

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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Les McCann passes away at 88 / Read the OMN Q&A from September 2010

01/01/2024 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Les McCann, the great composer, pianist died on Friday December 29, 2023 in Los Angeles from pneumonia at age 88. Here is my Q&A with him from 2010.

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1905 Closes / Portland loses one fine Jazz Club

11/16/2023 | 0 comments

After months of financial struggle owner Aaron Barnes has pulled the plug on the 1905 club.

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MusicPortland Members with Jamie Dunphy photo by Stephen Tack

MusicPortland Community Forum: Live Nation Venue Coming to Portland?

09/15/2023 | 3 comments

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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Portland Music Mural Unveiling

09/04/2023 | 0 comments

By BOB HOWARD // Sixty years since the Kingsmen released "Louie Louie," The Portland Music Mural pays tribute to the music that has shaped the city's identity and its contribution to the world. 

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Marti's Music Kitchen: 50th Episode Celebration! Behind the Scenes.

08/01/2023 | 0 comments

By MARTI MENDENHALL // Get ready to raise your forks and turn up the volume because the 50th Episode of Marti's Music Kitchen is here, and it's a celebration you won't want to miss!

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Buddy Guy at the 2015 Waterfront Blues Festival / Photo by Anthony Piidgeon

Buddy Guy: Waterfront Blues Festival OMN Encore / Buddy (F&*cking) Guy: On the night he tore up the 2011 festival

06/28/2023 | 0 comments

By Alaya Wyndham // Buddy Guy is one of the headliners at the 2023 Waterfront Blues Festival. He tore up the 2011 festival and OMN’s Alaya Wyndham was there to document it. See him close ...

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Through the Eyes of a Preteen: Skinny Puppy at the Crystal Ballroom / Photos and video

06/08/2023 | 0 comments

By SYDNEY AND MIKE LEWIS // Sydney's photos of Skinny Puppy at the Crystal and a video with Sydney and Mike.

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All photos by Miri Stebivka

PODCAST DEBUT: Darka Dusty and Miri Stebivka's "The Light and Limn" / Episode #1: Tom D'Antoni

05/06/2023 | 0 comments

By DARKA DUSTY and MIRI STEBIVKA // Here's a brand new podcast by musician/writer Darka Dusty and photographer Miri Stebivka. combining their talents for conversation and portraiture. They kick off the ...

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OMN Rejects Musk's Offer to purchase.

03/31/2023 | 0 comments

Weekend-long negotiations with Musk break down. OMN Editor says, "Thanks but no thanks."

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Darcelle passes away at age 92.

03/24/2023 | 0 comments

Walter Cole, best known as Darcelle died of natural causes at age 92. Listen to Darcelle sing "The Rose" with Pink Martini.

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Portland Throws a Benefit for Joey Scruggs

03/15/2023 | 0 comments

Portland Music industry worker Joey Scruggs was hit by a car. A group of Portlanders is staging a benefit concert for him at t he Mission Theater on Saturday, March 18. Listen to Steve Wilkinson, one of ...

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Portland's Cheryl Pawelski wins Grammy for huge Wilco project.

02/08/2023 | 0 comments

She was a compilation producer on Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)," which took home the Grammy for Best Historical Album. 

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Pat and Doug

Doug Rowell remembrance by Pat McDougall

01/12/2023 | 6 comments

Guitarist Doug Rowell passed on this week. Here is a remembrance by keyboardist/composer Pat McDougall.

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Anita Pointer

Ramsey Embick remembers Anita Pointer and her sisters

01/02/2023 | 1 comments

By RAMSEY EMBBICK // Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022 Portland's Ramsey Embick had been their Music Director/Band Leader. He remembers those days in this ...

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Dave Fleschner needs help due to a head injury.

12/08/2022 | 0 comments

Dave Fleschner, long time Portland keyboardist needs help. Find out what you can do.

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