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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.

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.

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..

Curtis Salgado, Waterfront Blues Festival - Sunday July 7, 2024 /Photos

07/09/2024 | 1 comments

By JOHN RUDOFF //

The Rumble at Waterfront Blues Festival on July 7 2024 - Photos

07/09/2024 | 0 comments

By DIANE RUSSSELL //

Highlights of some of the evening performances at Day 2 of the Waterfront Blues Festival 7/5/2024

07/08/2024 | 0 comments

By ANTHONY PIDGEON //

Bobby Rush & North Mississippi Allstars at Waterfront Blues Festival on July 6 2024 / Photos

07/07/2024 | 0 comments

By LIANA KRAMER //

United by Music at Waterfront Blues Festival on July 6 2024 - Photos

07/07/2024 | 0 comments

By DIANE RUSSELL //

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Reggie Houston and Friends at the Alberta Street Pub - PDX Jazz Festival - 02/20/24 - Photos

02/22/2024 | 1 comments

By DIANE RUSSELL //

Galen Clark's New Year's Eve show: Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #406

12/11/2023 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Outer Orbit and Greaterkind will be playing separately and together at the Kennedy School on New Year's Eve in one great way to usher in 2024.

Wu Tang Clan at Moda Center Oct 17, 2023 / Photos

11/18/2023 | 0 comments

By ANTHONY PIDGEON //

Lauryn Hill at the Moda Center on 11/11/23 - Photos

11/11/2023 | 0 comments

By CHRISTINA HALL //

Dave Fleschner: The courage to endure rehab. Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #400

10/30/2023 | 1 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Pianist Dave Fleschner's tale of spending time fighting addiction.

Cypress Hill w/ The Oregon Symphony, Oct. 18th at Arlene Schnitzer

10/11/2023 | 0 comments

By MATT HANSEN // Cypress Hill offers fans a unique opportunity to see a 27 year old joke play out in real life

Little Simz with Osiris Tha God at the Roseland Theater on 09/27/23 - Review + Photos

10/02/2023 | 0 comments

By BENJAMIN MAH: Photos and SARAH PAYNE: Review // Some concerts are really, really great. Some are even epic. But then there are some that are an "experience,” like the sold out show Little ...

Lee Fields at the Grove Stage at Pickathon, Saturday August 5, 2023 / Photos

08/09/2023 | 0 comments

By ANTHONY PIDGEON // Lee Fields at the Grove Stage at Pickathon, Saturday August 5. Photos

Soul / Hip-Hop

Sisters Folk Festival Opens With Diverse Line of Genres

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.

Kassa Overall @ Pickathon 8/1-24 / Photos

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

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

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..