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Shrek Rave at The Get Down, February 20th - Preview

02/05/2026 | 0 comments

By MATT HANSEN // Shrek-themed rave makes it's first 2026 appearance in Portland at The Get Down 

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Chance Hayden: Working between releases / Coffeeshop Conversations #450

02/04/2026 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Guitarist/composer Chance  Hayden has brought the baritone guitar to life again. What is it and why? Also, he's currently working on his next project(s) which (I thought) would ...

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Squid Pisser, February 10th at Mississippi Studios - Preview

02/02/2026 | 0 comments

By ANTHONY TREVINO // Aural tadpoles of terror creep into Mississippi Studios for the Smog of Self Abuse tour

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Bruce Springsteen: Streets of Minneapolis : Video

01/30/2026 | 0 comments

The anthem that shouldn't have had to be written.

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Bestial Mouths, January 30th at The Coffin - Preview

01/20/2026 | 0 comments

By MATT HANSEN // Los Angeles electro-goth artist will team up with Die Sexual for a show that showcases LA's industrial goth elite at The Coffin

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Austra, January 26th at Mississippi Studios - Preview

01/08/2026 | 0 comments

By MATT HANSEN // Canadian electronic artist will play Mississippi Studios to promote the new album 'Chin Up Buttercup'

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Darka Dusty: Processing her musical travel to Ukraine / Coffeeshop Conversations #449

12/16/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Darka Dusty has had a few months to process the trips she and her photographer husband Miri took to Ukraine. She has a lot to say.

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Photo by Chavelin Gonzalez PSU Vanguard

Legendary PSU Music professor Charley Gray has passed away: A remembrance / Plus interview from 2015

12/11/2025 | 0 comments

By Lars Campbell // Charley Gray  died of cancer on Friday, November 7th. He spent 27 years educating generations of Jazz musicians at Portland State University. He was named a Jazz Master in 2015. ...

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Mdou Moctar at Polaris Hall on 12/9/25 Photos

12/11/2025 | 0 comments

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Andy Bell at Newmark Theatre 12/2/25 - Photos

12/04/2025 | 0 comments

By ANTHONY PIDGEON //

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Paul Brainard: Playing many instruments including "The Fun Machine: Coffeeshop Conversations #448

12/02/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Paul Brainard (emphasis "Brain") plays many guitars, horns, keys and  others. He writes, produces and arranges and specializes in playing an instrument called "The Fun Machine." ...

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Photo by Diane Russell at the Montavilla Jazz Festival 2022

Kerry Politzer: How to make a brilliant new album in a jiffy. Coffeeshop Conversations #447

11/23/2025 | 0 comments

By TOM D'ANTONI // Kerry Politzer has a new album, always a treat, a delight and a joy. It's called Alternate Routes and it features some of the best Jazz musicians extant. She tells us all about ...

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Funhouse Lounge Presents: Die Hard the Musical Parody at Portland Center Stage on 11/13/25 - Review

11/14/2025 | 0 comments

By MATT HANSEN // Beloved holiday action film gets the musical treatment for the first time at Ellyn Bye Studio Theater now through November 23rd

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Fleetmac Wood, November 22nd at Holocene - Preview

11/13/2025 | 0 comments

By MATT HANSEN // AV project which remixes the storied career of Fleetwood Mac to return to Holocene 

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Bonginator, November 24th at High Limit Room – Preview

11/11/2025 | 0 comments

By ANTHONY TREVINO // Death metal party animals to throw a rager in Portland

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The Saints at Revolution Hall on 11/8/25 Photos

11/10/2025 | 0 comments

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Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #43 - 10/25/25 - 11/1/25 - Photos

11/07/2025 | 0 comments

By DIANE RUSSELL // Artists included Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Bobby Rush, Shemekia Copeland, Kingfish, Maria Muldaur, Rick Estrin, Eden Brent, and so many others. To find out more about LRBC, which offers ...

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Nuovo Testamento, November 19th at Holocene - Preview

11/03/2025 | 0 comments

By MATT HANSEN // Dark Italo act will play Portland again after completing a recent tour with Sextile

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