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Women In Jazz Week at the 1905: Saeeda Wright, Cheryl Alex, Kathleen Hollingsworth / Video and audio interviews

03/06/2025 | 0 comments

By PAUL WARD // Listen to these stories by Saeeda Wright (vocals and compositions), Cheryl Alex (flute, vocals, composition), and Kathleen Hollingsworth (piano, vocals, composition) — all three ...

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Arietta Ward: Behind Women In Jazz Week at the 1905 / Video conversation with Paul K Ward

03/05/2025 | 0 comments

By PAUL K WARD  // Arietta Ward joins an all-star roster of Portland, Oregon's top Jazz musicians whose roles as leaders and mentors are informed by their special experience as women jazz performers. ...

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Avery Hill: A new album from Oregon songwriter, teacher, and singer / Audio

01/08/2025 | 0 comments

By BOB HOWARD // Avery Hill's new album is much more than a collection of songs An audio conversation.

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Album Cover Photo On Your Way

Sisters Oregon, The Whole Town is the Stage that Brad Tisdel Created

12/16/2024 | 0 comments

By BOB HOWARD // Brad Tisdel leaves a huge legacy after 25 years guiding the Sisters Folk Festival 

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A Conversation with Tamar Berk @ Tiny's on MLK

11/22/2024 | 0 comments

By Bob Howard // photos by NORM EDER // Tamar Berk is in Town to celebrate a reunion with the Pynnacles and an appearance at Music Millennium  

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Kyleen King: Darka and Miri's The Light and Limn Podcast returns!

07/16/2024 | 0 comments

By Darka Dusty and Miri Stebivka // The Light and Limn Podcsat returns with Kyleen King as their guest. She brings nuance, wisdom, humor, and musical excellence to all her endeavors.

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Norm Eder: Creating a Photographic Time Capsule of Musicians in Portland

07/12/2024 | 1 comments

By BOB HOWARD //  Photographer Norm Eder's time capsule includes free shoots for musicians on Mondays at Artichoke Music. With a video version of his photography

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Photo by @maddievtheworld on IG

Breathing the Novacane: On Teenage Creativity, Transgressive Unseriousness, Pink Floyd, and Being a Sponge

04/19/2024 | 0 comments

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 ...

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Lisa Mann's own tale of her Metal career. She's now a real life "Rockstar"

03/31/2024 | 2 comments

By LISA MANN // Why would a world-famous Blues bassist and singer add Metal to her resume? Read her full story. See her with Splintered Throne at the Hawthorne Theater on Thursday April 11.

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Photo by Ian Enger

Cutting Deep with The Macks: On Ambition, Experimentation, Love, and Musical Psychic Powers

02/24/2024 | 0 comments

By TOBIAS WISNER // Portland underground rock legends, The Macks, sit down to discuss their recently announced new album, The Macks Are A Knife, their biggest tour yet, and their dogged pursuit of being ...

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Photo by Mirifoto

Johnny Franco and His Real Brother Dom / New Light and Limn podcast episode

02/08/2024 | 0 comments

By DARKA DUSTY and MIRI STEBIVKA //  Johnny Franco and His Real Brother Dom, musicians from Sao Paolo, who have absolutely LIT UP Portland in the past few years with their effervescent performances ...

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Photo by Allison Barr

Wrapping Up Portland Music Month with Chipped Nail Polish / January 28th, 2024 at Holocene

01/31/2024 | 0 comments

By TOBIAS WISNER // Lead singer of local ukulele Indie rock outfit, Chipped Nail Polish, sits down to discuss the vibrancy of the Portland music scene, the importance of creative community, Dido, and a ...

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Ben Landsverk with Jennie Baker: Light & Limn Podcast

01/02/2024 | 0 comments

By DARKA DUSTY and MIRI STEBIVKA The final "Light & Limn" for 2023 is a fun interview with "Low Bar Chorale" founder, songwriter, composer, musician and all-around amazing guy, Ben Landsverk, ...

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The Softies: Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia photo by Gail O Hara

The Softies: Q&A with Jen Sbragia / Punk Our Own Way

12/08/2023 | 0 comments

By CLARA KORNELIS // Interview with Jen Sbragia: The Softies and Portland’s indie-pop movement of the ’90s.

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Gourmet Girls: Marti's Music Kitchen / Cooking Since 1973 Amazing Recipes

10/11/2023 | 0 comments

By MARTI MENDENHALL // We’re in for a culinary treat with the fabulous Gourmet Girls Cooking Group. We'll be whipping up some mouthwatering dishes, including Mushroom and Gruyere Puff Pasty ...

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Reggie Houston and Lori Henriques photo by Norm Eder

Lori Henriques and Reggie Houston's new album / You know, for kids

09/29/2023 | 0 comments

By BOB HOWARD // Lori Henriques and Reggie Houston each channeled their inner child to create a masterpiece

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Little Hexes, your new favorite band /The Light and Limn / Podcast

07/27/2023 | 0 comments

By DARKA DUSTY AND MIRI STEBIVKA //  The second episode of this new podcast. "LITTLE HEXES" -- made up of four amazing women: Karamy Muessig, Jen Topping, AnMarie Trimble, and Amy Spreadborough ...

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Sherry Summerville Surviving Cancer - Second Chances and Carlson Swedish Meatballs / Marti's Music Kitchen

04/24/2023 | 0 comments

By MARTI MENDENHALL // Powerhouse vocalist Sherry Summerville shares her experience juggling family and music, and her second chance at performing after surviving two cancer surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy...and ...

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Jetty Swart cooks her Savory Spinach Power Pannekoek : A brand new episode of Marti's Music Kitchen

03/21/2023 | 0 comments

By MARTI MENDENHALL // Jetty Swart aka Jet Black Pearl cooks Jet’s Savory Spinach Power Pannekoek, a delicious, healthy and savory buckwheat pancake with spinach, gruyere cheese and walnuts. ...

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The Cider Janes Trio: Pachangamama Bowl Drinking Cider and Americana Music / Marti's Music Kitchen

12/06/2022 | 0 comments

By MARTI MENDENHALL // The Cider Janes!  Aliyih Bristol, Heather Schrock and Naomi LaViolette share their golden tones with a tight trio harmony that pulls you into a full range of music. They ...

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