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Daily Genre: Indie Thursday, July 29, 2010
OMN’s 2010 PDX Pop Now! picks: 3 days of free, local, all-ages indie music

With 48 local artists over three days, how will you ever decide who to see? OMN is here to help you navigate the rockin’, jazzy, fuzzed out, dance-y, and bombastic waters of this year’s free, all-ages PDX Pop Now! festival.



Keegan Smith at Skamania this Friday

Keegan Smith, Portland’s darling of guitar-infused reverb-rock-n-funk will play the beautiful Skamania Lodge outdoor amphitheater this Friday.


PDX Unplugged Summer Fest kicks off Friday with 100+ local bands

The Hawthorne Theatre hosts their second Unplugged Fest this weekend, Friday, July 30 – Sunday, August 1. With more than 100 bands across all genres on two stages over three days, there is something for every musical taste. The best part? It’s FREE!


The house that Jack built… out of ROCK

Jack White and Allison Mosshart’s set with The Dead Weather at Crystal Ballroom was any measure, their experiment seems to be working out explosively well.


The Dead Weather at The Crystal Ballroom on 7/24/10
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3 Leg Torso: Animals, cannibals, skateboards and penguins…their first instrumental album in 7 years

If you liked them before, look out…this is their best work.CD release concert at Alberta Rose Theatre, Saturday, July 31.


This just in: Don’t call them Andrew Oliver Kora Band anymore

Oliver announces a simplified “The Kora Band” Tuesday night.


Oregon Cultural Trust shares $1.47 mil with arts organizations

Classical music groups get a helping hand from the Oregon Cultural Trust.


March Fourth European tour benefit August 6

They’re going to Europe and they want your help.


Album: Lauren Kinhan — ‘Avalon’

Local girl makes very good. Appearing at Wilfs this Friday


Q/A: Summertime sounds with The New Limb

Eugene dates, West Coast rhythms, and Cyndi Lauper?


Pickathon Picks: Part One

The 12th annual Pickathon is almost upon us. Here’s your first look at some of the bands….with video.


Album: Jarrett and Haden reunited — Jasmine

Love songs and standards healed and revived and polished.


Al Jarreau feeling better, may sing again this week

He had collapsed last week and was in critical condition. Show in Germany on Thursday may go ahead as scheduled.


Bassist Essiet Okon Essiet: Back where he grew up for performance, workshop

Along with Paul Unger, Glen Moore, Dan Schulte and drummer Dick Berk among others engage in a bass event with clinic on Sunday…and with Peter Boe at Jimmy Mak’s on Monday.


Andrew Oliver’s Kora Band: Evolution and the pursuit of getting it right — listen to a track from their new album!

Two performances this week, Tuesday, July 27 at the Chinese Garden and Saturday, July 31 at the Goodfoot.


Chamber Music Northwest ensembles revel in dynamic contrasts

Music by Mozart, Brahms, Schumann, and a new piece by Paul Schoenfield receive superb performances.


Seattle Opera’s Tristan und Isolde opens this weekend

Swedish soprano Annalena Persson makes her US debut in these performances with American tneor Clifton Forbis.


19 dead at Love Parade in Germany

A bottleneck formed in the tunnel as people continued to push forward. Simultaneously, others attempted to move in the opposite direction to return to the railway station. The air began to thin and panic built as some attempted to escape–to no avail.


South Pacific’s David Pittsinger talks about having one foot in opera and the other in musicals

Crossover artist sings the role of Emile de Becque in South Pacific’s national tour.


Young artists leave it all on the floor at Chamber Music Northwest concert

The up-and-coming stars in the chamber music world take center stage.