08/02/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // OMN's National Editor and my life-long friend Art Levine and I talk about our favorite interviews with musicians and some others. Both funny and surprising. James Brown, Ruth Brown, ...
07/29/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Guitarist/composer Ryan Meagher is the Programming Director of the Montavilla Jazz Festival. He tells us about ALL of the players in this year's Festival August 19-21....in Portland's ...
07/22/2022 | 0 comments
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07/15/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Former Portland/now Austin guitarist, composer's long saga to her return to health, her career, a move to Austin, a husband and a new album dedicated to him.
07/07/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Bobby Smith is Archivist/Producer at Albina Music Trust. They're having a "Summer of Sound" festival. He's also a DJ at XRAY and he has some news about that.
06/30/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // The Waterfront Blues Festival returns to its traditional home on the July 4 weekend...all four stages and lots of music. Artistic Director/Ace guitarist Peter Dammann explains it all.
06/07/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Louis Pain aka King Louie knows more about the Hammond B3 organ than nearly anyone. He's a master of playing and he also is the source for finding one to play since he runs a rental ...
05/26/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Third Angle New Music's Artistic Director Sarah Tiedemann is in the Cafe to tell us all about their new and exciting 2022-23 season.
05/19/2022 | 2 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Bob Howard just retired as Artichoke Music's Executive Director. Therin lie some tales.
05/11/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // A fun hang with Lloyd Jones. And he brought his guitar.
05/04/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Meg Morrow was recently named Executive Director of the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble. She is also KMHD's Meg Samples. Find out her plans for putting her stamp on PJCE and her dream ...
04/21/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Jeni Wren Stottrup is a podcaster, podcast and voice coach, singer, composer and a lot of other things. Find out where Gritty Birds, the name of her podcast came from.
04/11/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // As if the pandemic weren't enough, Evan Shlaes' store burned down. The store has reopened at a different location and his bands are gigging again.
03/31/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Another new book by Shawn Levy, the former Oregonian movie critic. This time it's In On the Joke on the lives of the early female standup comedians, from Moms Mabley to Joan ...
03/24/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Soul, Blues, Folk, Jazz....Maria Muldaur can do and has done it all. She's coming to Oregon on April 8 and 9. Look out!
03/22/2022 | 0 comments
By MARTI MENDENHALL // We’re taking a trip to NE Portland to visit new friends Rachel Brashear and Aaron Tomasko at their food-cart, Sweet Lorraine’s Latkes and More.
03/14/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Listen to a Coffeeshop Conversation between Inessa and I. From March 2015
03/10/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Pink Martini's bass player, Phil Baker will lead a concert in tribute to McCoy Tyner on Saturday, March 12 at The Old Chuch with some of our finest Jazz musicians. He'll talk about that ...
03/03/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Wonderly is Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk. Their new album release is Friday, March 18 at the Show Bar at Revolution Hall. That's what they talk about.
02/25/2022 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Rachel Brashear goes Lynchian at Alberta Abbey on Saturday, March 5 with her band doing music from Twin Peaks. Special solo video preview included.