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SFF Presents: Bring On The Next Decade

11/07/2024 | 0 comments

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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Mann Releases 2nd Track of Next Metal Album

11/19/2024 | 0 comments

By Bob Howard//Portland Bassist Extraordinaire, Lisa Mann, awakens her inner crone to the bone

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Miss the OMN 15th Anniversary Celebration? Here's the Full Livestream!

10/30/2024 | 0 comments

Watch us celebrate 15 years with the musical stylings of Wonderly, Darka Dusty, the Borshch Beatniks, and the reunion of the original lineup of Three Legged Torso.  Thanks to Gary Furlow and Artichoke ...

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Bonnie Raitt at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on 10/2/2024 - Photos & Review

10/06/2024 | 0 comments

By DIANE  RUSSELL // The most heartfelt moment of the night for me, came when Bonnie sang her Grammy Award winning song “Just Like That”. Bonnie opened up about her friend and inspiration, ...

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The Mammals
photos Debra Penk

Sisters Folk Festival Opens With Diverse Line of Genres

09/29/2024 | 0 comments

By BOB HOWARD// Portland phenom Glitterfox, made their first appearance to standing room only audiences after touring all summer including the iconic Newport Folk Festival.

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Colin Stetson at Mississippi Studios, 9/10/24 / Review

09/19/2024 | 0 comments

By MICHAEL "SHOEHORN" CONLEY // Colin Stetson, who has toured as a sideman with some big pop acts such as Arcade Fire, but is also known for his solo sax work, which includes extended techniques and ...

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photo by Norm Eder

Olive Klug sells out three nights at Artichoke

09/01/2024 | 0 comments

By BOB HOWARD // Olive Klug returned to Artichoke for the first time in ten years. With video of her appearance.

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Electric Light Orchestra LIVE at the Moda Center in Portland, OR on 08/30/24

09/01/2024 | 0 comments

By Brent Angelo //  Electric Light Orchestra says good-bye to the road with one last rocking Over and Out tour 

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OrpheusPDX Prepares Handel's Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus

08/02/2024 | 0 comments

by JOHN RUDOFF // A local theater puts together a storied production of Handel's masterwork.

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Cheer and Loving at Project Pabst: One Writer’s Rundown of the Festival’s Return to Portland’s Waterfront

08/02/2024 | 0 comments

By TOBIAS WISNER // Recapping highlights from the triumphant return of Project Pabst Festival at Portland’s Waterfront Park - complete with killer bands, local vendors, and plenty of beer - with ...

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Talib Kweli with Skyzoo, Landon Wordswell and Donte Thomas at Star Theater on 7/11/2024

07/12/2024 | 0 comments

By CHRISTINA HALL // A night dedicated to hip-hop as Talib Kweli and a mix of local and touring lyricists guided fans throughout the night at the Star Theater in Portland..

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Hotel Pools - It's a Vaporwave Kind of Summer (Interview)

07/03/2024 | 0 comments

By MATT HANSEN // Local electronic artist will play Twilight Cafe on July 13th after releasing the new album 'FiLo'

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Sarah Vitort and Scott Gilmore with Haley Johnsen and the Quick & Easy Boys 
Photo Deb Penk

Fox and Bones Releases their new record "Long Time Honey" / Review

06/19/2024 | 0 comments

By BOB HOWARD //  Fox and Bones brought out their friends and a full house at Mississippi Studios to celebrate the release their fourth full length album since 2016, Long Time Honey. The ...

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Portland’s Prodigal Son: Celebrating Filmmaker, Musicologist, and Mystic Harry Smith, June 15-17

06/10/2024 | 0 comments

A hot weekend, June 15-17 will bring us more of Harry Smith works than you ever imagined possible. Here's the full schedule.

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Johnaye Kendrick

Johnaye Kendrick with PSU Vocal Collective and Jazz Band: Portland State University School of Music and Theater/ Jazz at Lincoln Performance Hall, June 3rd, 2024 / Review

06/06/2024 | 0 comments

By MICHAEL "SHOEHORN" CONLEY // George Colligan's PSU jazz band combined forces with Sherry Alves’ nine-member PSU Vocal Collective, backing guest artist Johnaye Kendrick, a cool-toned alto ...

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The writer and saxophonist.

One Wednesday night at the Jam session...from the inside

05/16/2024 | 0 comments

By MICHAEL (SHOEHORN) CONLEY // On Wednesday May 15th I attended the Downtown Session at Fortune PDX, a bar at the Sentinel Hotel at 614 SW 11th in Portland. This is a regular Wednesday night jazz ...

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Nuovo Testamento, May 1st at Mission Theater

04/21/2024 | 0 comments

By MATT HANSEN // International dance trio rebooting sounds like Italo disco and synth-pop will co-headline Mission Theater with The Mission UK

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Xylyn Hathaway's new album "Air & Darkness" release: April 20, 2024 : Preview/review

04/16/2024 | 0 comments

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 ...

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Eight Oregon songwriters celebrate Women's History Month

03/11/2024 | 0 comments

By BOB HOWARD //  "She’s Speaking-LIVE: A Celebration of Women Songwriters." will be in Salem on March 15 and in Portland at the Alberta Rose Theater on April 20.

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