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Rose City Circus with Oregon Country Fair, Alberta Rose Theater, 7-10-2020
07/12/2020 | 0 comments
By JOHN RUDOFF //
A new video from Toots and the Maytals: "Got To Be Tough"
07/01/2020 | 0 comments
The album won't be out until the end of August but here's a taste from one of Reggae's originators.
Skip vonKuske: The cellist at work during a pandemic / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #252
06/24/2020 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Although Portland Cello Project, Groovy Wallpaper and Skip vonKuske's other projects, solo and otherwise are prevented from in-person appearances, he's had a busy spring.
See Joe Kye perform on Sunday's OMN Live at 6pm
06/18/2020 | 0 comments
Joe Kye sings, composes, plays violin with and without loops. He'll perform Sunday, June 21 OMN Live on the OMN Facebook page.
Andrea Algieri: Mbrascatu from Calabria to Portland / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #250
06/11/2020 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Andrea Algieri of Mbrascatu will perform at 6pm on Sunday, June 14 as part of the OMN Live series on the OMN Facebook Page.
See Martin Zarzar on this week's OMN Live - Sunday at 6pm
06/03/2020 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Former member of Pink Martini and our own resident multi-lingual, multi-instrumentalist performs at 6pm on the OMN Facebook page as part of the OMN Live series.
Tony Starlight: The entertainer no quarantine could hold / Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #248
05/28/2020 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Think Tony Starlight hasn't been busy during the tribulations? Then you don't know Tony Starlight. Here is his full plate.
Shelly Rudolph: A new album and worth the wait. / Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #244
04/27/2020 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Shelly Rudolph's new album has been long in the making, but it's finally here. She talks about it and reads a poem, too. Hear a track at the end.
Storm Large Gives Benefit 'Porch Concert", Portland 4-26-2020 Photos
04/27/2020 | 0 comments
By John Rudoff //
Gideon Freudmann (Not A) Coffeeshop Conversation (Not) at Artichoke Music #243 / About his new album
04/22/2020 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Remembering a conversation with cellist/composer about his new album Sasquatch with Lord Russ. Just out.
Storm Large in the Time of Covid Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #240
04/08/2020 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Just because Storm Large not performing world-wide at the moment doesn't mean she's not busy with a million things, some music, some not....all to bring a healing.
Jujuba's Norjeem Isisi and his talking drum: Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #236
03/13/2020 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Jujuba's leader, Norjeem Isisi has brought his talking drum to Artichoke Music.
Clowns Without Borders Benefit Show, Alberta Rose Theater, 2/22/2020 Photos
02/23/2020 | 0 comments
By JOHN RUDOFF //
Andrew Oliver is moving back to Portland: Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #232
02/13/2020 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Pianist/composer Andrew Oliver is moving back to Portland, his hometown, after 6+ years in the U.K. focusing on Traditional Jazz and playing with the greats in that genre in the ...
Brian Davis: Pink Martini Percussionist makes a visit / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #230
02/06/2020 | 2 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Brian Davis has been a percussionist in Pink Martini for over twenty years and was founder of Portland's Lions of Batucada Brazilian marching band. He's played all over the world. We ...
Cal Scott: A career built on versatility / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #229
01/30/2020 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // He's written music for TV shows, documentaries; he's a singer/songwriter, he was Musical Director for the Oregon Trail Band. It's his versatility that has built a career for Cal Scott.
Martin Zarzar has a new album: Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #228
01/23/2020 | 1 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Percussionist, composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer....and Martin Zarzar does them on on his new album El Jardin to Mi Abuela.
Heilung at the Roseland Theater 01/013/2020 / Photos and review
01/19/2020 | 0 comments
Photos and story by MIKE LEWIS // It’s quite easy to get lost in what Heilung brings as performers to the stage at the Roseland. This isn’t something that is merely a concert but instead ...
Neil Innes: The Bonzos, The Rutles and world domination / R.I.P
12/30/2019 | 0 comments
By TOM D'ANTONI // Neil Innes of the Bonzo Dog Band and the Rutles plus Monty Python passed away on Sunday, December 29 at 75. He was as silly as he was talented musically. Here's an OMN interview from ...
Killer, Badass, Edgy: Femme Fatale Productions leaving Oregon
12/29/2019 | 3 comments
By C. FRANCIS O’LEARY // Femme Fatale Productions is leaving Eugene after almost a year of uplifting and centering marginalized voices in the Eugene area, but founder Rhuby Noriyuki plans to continue ...
Melting Pot
Rose City Circus with Oregon Country Fair, Alberta Rose Theater, 7-10-2020
By JOHN RUDOFF //
A new video from Toots and the Maytals: "Got To Be Tough"
The album won't be out until the end of August but here's a taste from one of Reggae's originators.
Skip vonKuske: The cellist at work during a pandemic / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #252
By TOM D'ANTONI // Although Portland Cello Project, Groovy Wallpaper and Skip vonKuske's other projects, solo and otherwise are prevented from in-person appearances, he's had a busy spring.
See Joe Kye perform on Sunday's OMN Live at 6pm
Joe Kye sings, composes, plays violin with and without loops. He'll perform Sunday, June 21 OMN Live on the OMN Facebook page.
Andrea Algieri: Mbrascatu from Calabria to Portland / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #250
By TOM D'ANTONI // Andrea Algieri of Mbrascatu will perform at 6pm on Sunday, June 14 as part of the OMN Live series on the OMN Facebook Page.
Podcasts
Darrell Grant: A new composition and a new music video for our time. / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #256
Aug 6, 2020
By TOM D'ANTONI // Darrell Grant, composer, pianist and teacher has a new composition, "Take Flight," which he says, "offers hope, solace, and inspiration to forge a new way forward." Hear him talk about it and watch it here, too.
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