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Treefort Music Fest: Local DJ Scene (Interview)
By MATT HANSEN // Idaho based DJs performing at Treefort this weekend fill us in on the Boise scene
Treefort Music Fest: Local DJ Scene (Interview)
JoJo with Emmy Meli at Roseland Theater on 03/09/2025
By CHRISTINA HALL // JoJo shared that this was a year of vulnerability and how it's a great way to find that others feel the same way and that you are not alone
JoJo with Emmy Meli at Roseland Theater on 03/09/2025
Curtis Salgado on his new (and first) live recording: Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #435
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.
Curtis Salgado on his new (and first) live recording: Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #435
The Norman Sylvester Band's 40th Anniversary at Alberta Rose Theater on 3/16/2025 - Photos
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Treefort Music Fest: Local DJ Scene (Interview)
By MATT HANSEN // Idaho based DJs performing at Treefort this weekend fill us in on the Boise scene
Profiles
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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Through the Eyes of a Preteen: Ben Barnes at the Crystal Ballroom / Photos and video
By SYDNEY AND MIKE LEWIS // It was a refreshing departure from our usual focus on metal concerts, aligning with her desire to explore a broader range of musical experiences. Of course, we’ll find ourselves back in a metal photo pit soon enough—dodging crowd surfers and capturing the energy of spinning hair. However, this year, my goal is to expand her opportunities by attending a wider variety of shows, helping her continue to grow and refine her skills as a photographer.
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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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Treefort Music Fest: Local DJ Scene (Interview)
Mar 30, 2025
By MATT HANSEN // Idaho based DJs performing at Treefort this weekend fill us in on the Boise scene
JoJo with Emmy Meli at Roseland Theater on 03/09/2025
Mar 23, 2025
By CHRISTINA HALL // JoJo shared that this was a year of vulnerability and how it's a great way to find that others feel the same way and that you are not alone
Curtis Salgado on his new (and first) live recording: Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #435
Mar 22, 2025
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.
The Norman Sylvester Band's 40th Anniversary at Alberta Rose Theater on 3/16/2025 - Photos
Mar 20, 2025
By DIANE RUSSELLL //
Melissa Aldana at the Old Church Concert Hall, March 4th, 2025-PSU Jazz Ensemble/George Colligan. - Review
Mar 13, 2025
By MICHAEL SHOEHORN CONLEY // A master class and a concert from saxophonist Melissa Aldana. Both inspiring.
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
Curtis Salgado on his new (and first) live recording: Coffeeshop Conversations (Not) @ Artichoke Music #435
Mar 22, 2025
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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