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Curtis Salgado on his new (and first) live recording: Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #435

03/22/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // The one and only Curtis Salgado is about to record his first live recording. He'll be doing many of his most memorable songs. "Twelve songs that are not usually in my show," he says.

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Erykah Badu at the Moda Center on 03/7/2025 - Photos

03/11/2025 | 0 comments

By MIKE LEWIS //  At the Moda Center / Biamp Portland Jazz Festival

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Pete Peterson

Pete Peterson: Busy Saxophonist Coffeeshop Conversations #433

02/19/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI //  Saxophonist Pete Peterson juggles multiple bands, composing, a full schedule of teaching. Find out how. At the end, listen to a tune he plays on with Ben Rice's band PDX Hustle

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Waterfront Blues Festival 2021. Photo by Diane Russell.

Norman Sylvester: The Boogie Cat celebrates his band's 40th / Coffeeshop Conversations (not) @ Artichoke Music #432

02/11/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Oregon's beloved Boogie Cat, Norman Sylvester celebrates his band's 40th anniversary on Sunday, March 16 at Alberta Rose Theater.

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PDX Legends at Alberta Abbey on 2/01/2025 - Photos

02/03/2025 | 0 comments

By DIANE RUSSELL //

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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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Kassa Overall @ Pickathon 8/1-24 / Photos

08/16/2024 | 0 comments

By ANTHONY PIDGEON // Kassa Overall brings the feel-good avant-jazz-hip-hop vibes to Day 1 of Pickathon 8/1/2024. 

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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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Lo Steele: Singer, Composer, Actor, Daughter to LaRhonda and Mark / Coffeeslhop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #419

05/12/2024 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Lo (aka Lauren) Steele is a multi-talented, multi-genered singer and composer and actress, many times working all of her talents at the same time. Being the daughter to LaPhonda and ...

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Eddie Martinez: The Great Guitarist Talking Deep Music / Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #418

04/29/2024 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // The multi-genre guitarist who has graced Soul, Rock, Hip-Hop and other major and memorable hits opens his memory bank and out comes nearly an hour of inspired conversation.

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Peter Dammann tells us about the 2024 Waterfront Blues Festival Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #417

04/26/2024 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Peter Dammann, Artistic Director of the Waterfront Blues Festival talks to us about who's playing in 2024 and how the lineup has evolved over the years.

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New Seaside Jazz and Blues Festival debuts March 15-17 with big lineup of Oregon's favorites

03/04/2024 | 0 comments

The first annual Seaside Jazz and Blues Festival with headliners Jimmy Herrod and Reggie Houston and thirteen more of Oregon's most favorite Jazz and Blues performers Friday March 15 through Sunday ...

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