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Freelance Musicians Guild's Solidarity Jam at AFM Local 99
By MICHAEL SHOEHORN CONLEY // The first Solidarity Jam was Tuesday, February 25th from 7pm-10pm at the Local 99 Hall, billed as a casual place to grow solidarity, brainstorm ways to enforce workers’ rights, socialize, and of course, make music together.
Freelance Musicians Guild's Solidarity Jam at AFM Local 99
Transcendence at Theater of the Clouds with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds 5/10/2025
By ANTHONY PIDGEON // Nick Cave’s current Wild God tour, supporting his latest album of the same name, is his first North American performance with The Bad Seeds in 7 years, and last Saturday at Theater of the Clouds in Portland, 3,000 lucky fans experienced nearly 3 hours of inspired collaboration.
Transcendence at Theater of the Clouds with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds 5/10/2025
The Jesus Lizard w/Nasalrot at Revolution Hall on 05/09/25 Photos
By BENJAMIN MAH //
The Jesus Lizard w/Nasalrot at Revolution Hall on 05/09/25 Photos
Cruelties + Thieves, June 5th at Twilight Cafe - Preview
By MATT HANSEN // San Diego darkwave artist will team up with Thieves (Ministry Tribute) and PlasticBlood for a show that fully acknowledges the turbulence of our times
Cruelties + Thieves, June 5th at Twilight Cafe - Preview
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Transcendence at Theater of the Clouds with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds 5/10/2025
By ANTHONY PIDGEON // Nick Cave’s current Wild God tour, supporting his latest album of the same name, is his first North American performance with The Bad Seeds in 7 years, and last Saturday at Theater of the Clouds in Portland, 3,000 lucky fans experienced nearly 3 hours of inspired collaboration.
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Women In Jazz Week at the 1905: Saeeda Wright, Cheryl Alex, Kathleen Hollingsworth / Video and audio interviews
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 performing this week at The 1905’s extraordinary Women In Jazz week
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Freelance Musicians Guild's Solidarity Jam at AFM Local 99
By MICHAEL SHOEHORN CONLEY // The first Solidarity Jam was Tuesday, February 25th from 7pm-10pm at the Local 99 Hall, billed as a casual place to grow solidarity, brainstorm ways to enforce workers’ rights, socialize, and of course, make music together.
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"SYNTHESCHEISSE" music video from ADULTLAND is a sleazy lesson in Berlin clubbing learned the hard way
Techno fans are sporting violent evulsions on the dancefloor over the much-anticipated arrival of Euro-groovemeisters ADULTLAND, with their singular, self-released Teutonic colonic, “Synthescheisse,” mixed ......
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Freelance Musicians Guild's Solidarity Jam at AFM Local 99
May 26, 2025
By MICHAEL SHOEHORN CONLEY // The first Solidarity Jam was Tuesday, February 25th from 7pm-10pm at the Local 99 Hall, billed as a casual place to grow solidarity, brainstorm ways to enforce workers’ rights, socialize, and of course, make music together.
Transcendence at Theater of the Clouds with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds 5/10/2025
May 15, 2025
By ANTHONY PIDGEON // Nick Cave’s current Wild God tour, supporting his latest album of the same name, is his first North American performance with The Bad Seeds in 7 years, and last Saturday at Theater of the Clouds in Portland, 3,000 lucky fans experienced nearly 3 hours of inspired collaboration.
Cruelties + Thieves, June 5th at Twilight Cafe - Preview
May 13, 2025
By MATT HANSEN // San Diego darkwave artist will team up with Thieves (Ministry Tribute) and PlasticBlood for a show that fully acknowledges the turbulence of our times
Michael Dean Damron Memorial Show at the Star Theater on 05/10/25
May 11, 2025
by Brent Angelo // PHOTOS and VIDEOS
Friends and family come together to say good-bye to Michael Dean Damron
Featured Audio
Jun 1, 2023
Oregon-based rock band Last Giant's "Animals," from their forthcoming album, Monuments
Beginning in 2014 from the ashes of former Northwest indie-rockers System and Station (1998-2013), Last Giant is comprised of front man RFK Heise (vocals, guitar, keys), Palmer Cloud (bass), and Matt Willes (drums).
All things in due time. Portland, Oregon's Last Giant has been patiently waiting to release their 4th full-length album Monuments into the world. Filled with monstrous guitar riffs, ...
Mar 10, 2023
Wayne Shorter: A musical obituary by Christopher Woitach, Paull K. Ward and David Evans / audio
By PAUL K. WARD // Three Portland musicians pay tribute to the late saxophone master, Wayne Shorter.
Wayne Shorter, prominent and influential jazz tenor saxophonist, and composer, passed away on March 2, 2023, at the age of 89, after a long, active life playing and shaping America’s great musical ...
Mar 3, 2023
Audio premiere: Leadbetter Band / "All It Is"
Leadbetter is a band from Bend. This is the premiere of "All It Is," their new song from their new album Cake. OMN Featured audio.
We are told: Eric Leadbetter on the song: "'All It Is' is a really fun funky rock tune that was born with the rebirth and new line up of the band. It started as a groove in my head when ...
Nov 23, 2021
My Brothers and I: "Anger and Grace" / Featured audio
Oregon-based brothers-turned-bandmates, My Brothers And I just released a new single entitled "Anger and Grace,"
We are told: Oregon-based brothers-turned-bandmates, My Brothers And I, exude soul and emotion through their indie pop jams. The band, which consists of Wurgler brothers Erik (bass/vocals), David (lead ...
Apr 14, 2021
Killin' The Silence: "Life Support: / OMN Featured audio
Just released, Killin' the Silence gives us "Life Support" from conversations between vocalist Monivoi Vataiki, lyricist Stephen Jerome, and producer/lyricist The Stains of Leisure about near death experiences that they had personally lived through and what it was like to occupying that hazy space between life and death.
We are told: This genesis of Killin the Silence's new single "Life Support," was released by the Portland, Oregon-based hip-hop group April 8th, sprang from conversations between vocalist ...
Podcasts
Molly Tentarelli: She sings, she dances, she composes, she teaches...and that's not all. CC#437
Apr 22, 2025
By TOM D'ANTONI // Molly Tentarelli is with Paul K Ward at his studio, I'm at my desk in NW Portland. Molly is as versatile an artist as it gets. Find out how and why. Listen to her sing at the end of our conversation.
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