Selling out their second night at the Oregon Zoo, Portland loves a Pink Martini show and Pink Martini loves Portland proving they’re fun for all ages.

A flag branded shadow mars the crimson stage as St. Croix’s first-lady of Reggae, Dezarie, eerily belts, “Guardian,” to a frenzied crowd. This is War-ship. This is Worship.

Live at Music Millennium.

Day two of the Northwest Worldwide Reggae Fest featured performances from Madgesdiq, Tribal Seeds, Wisdom, Tippa Irie, Tuff Lion, Toussaint, Niyorah, and Ozomatli.

This festival is in-town, convenient, and offers a lot of folk for your buck…

Weird Al Yankovic wows a packed Roseland Theater.

Portland’s “Third World Party Band” plays their very best at “Animals and Cannibals” CD release on Saturday night.

Midday of day three–the final day at PDX Pop Now!–brings gypsy brass, punk rock, and a multimedia journey.

Weird Al Yankovic brings his trade mark musical comedy to the Roseland Theater on Tuesday, August 3.

On July 31, DJ Prashant and Bollywood Dreams will be presenting an evening of Mumbai’s club music sound to Portland with “one of India’s top Bollywood DJs,” DJ Akbar Sami, at Lola’s Room.

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

The contrast of dance numbers to rock mixed with those to folk allowed for many different perspectives to be represented throughout the show. Uprising plays again tonight at the Aladdin at 7 PM.

He died Saturday morning at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital. Leave your written farewell on the white paper on the wall next to his apartment at 2449 NW Lovejoy. Or leave flowers or other remembrances.

The Ngoni is an ancient and sacred African instrument that you’ve probably never heard of. Bassekou Kouyate is a Malian master ngoni player and an ambassador of the Ngoni. He is bringing it into the modern music world, plugging it in, and rocking out!

“Animals and Canibals” in the stores August 10. CD release concert at Alberta Rose Theatre Saturday, July 31. Read an interview with Courtney and Bela here on Wednesday.