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tomd Tom D'Antoni
http://www.oregonmusicnews.com

Tom is Editor-In-Chief of Oregon Music News. He has worked in network and local TV as a producer/reporter including Oregon Art Beat and Inside Edition. He has written for national magazines and many newspapers, most recently Huffingtonpost and The Oregonian. He has network and local radio experience and currently hosts a show every Wednesday from 2-6pm on KMHD .



Brazilian Carnaval at the Bossa Nova on Friday

7 bands including the Lions of Batucada and the Brazillionaires bring Brazil to Burnside.


Memorial Coliseum one tiny step closer to resolution

Portland Jazz Festival and Oregon Music Hall of Fame sign on to Blazers “JumpTown” plan. Two others in the running.


New Flaming Lips movie with… Justin Timberlake?

“I’m in the process of begging [him],” frontman Wayne Coyne told Billboard Magazine.


Want to play in The Smashing Pumpkins?

They’re looking for a bass player and a keyboardist and they’re auditioning.


Sam Howard: Q&A — On his new album, Mingus and George Jones

Watch “Ain’t No Catfish Worth Dyin’ For,” a video from his new album. CD release at Jimmy Mak’s Friday


Azar Lawrence: In Portland Wednesday with a new album

Hard bop, adding his own to the spirits of Trane, Sonny and Pharoah.


Reggie’s Box of Chocolates…even sweeter with Pete Krebs

Reggie Houston and his Box of Chocolates add Pete Krebs to their Saturday Laurelthirst show.


Album: Asher Fulero plays solo piano

No electronics, just Asher Fulero and an acoustic piano. No kidding.


Will The Cave rise from the grave? Bridge Quartet surprise show

Could Cafe Mango be the new Cave? Maybe.


New Releases this week

# Alberta Cross – Broken Side of Time

# Aloha – Home Acres

# Aloha – Home Acres (LP)…


Redbone singer and guitarist Lolly Vegas, dead at 70

The Native American rock band had a million-selling hit in 1974 with “Come and Get Your Love.”


Darwish wins scholarship to prestigious Banff Workshop

He will follow in the footsteps of Andrew Oliver who attended last year. Dave Douglas is the director.


Big Tiny Little, regular on “Lawrence Welk,” dies at 79

Popular piano player on the show that’ll never die.


Gene Chenault: Helped kill creativity in radio, dead at 90

With Bill Drake, his concepts led to nationwide homogenization of music radio.


1-2-3-4: New live Ramones video from Max’s surfaces

They do “I Want To Be Sedated.” Audio isn’t so hot, but…it’s the Ramones!