Photo by Craig Mitchelldyer / Portland Timbers Quoting former NFL coach Jim Mora from his famous postgame rant is kind of a cheap shot, but after the Portland Timbers fell 6-2 to archrival Seattle Sounders at home Sunday night, it’s apt. Despite an uneven season so far, the Timbers are still in line, somehow, for …
Lore City is an American art rock duo formed in 2011 and currently based in Portland, Oregon. Band members include Laura Mariposa Williams (vocals, keyboard, guitar) and Eric Angelo Bessel (percussion, keyboard, guitar). Participation Mystique, released July 23, is the fine, fierce, furious and fourth studio album from Lore City. The band’s experimental sound adroitly …
Portland’s Reva DeVito delivers melodies that feel like a warm breeze on a cool evening. Today, she announced plans to bring those sounds across the country on a US tour with London’s Franc Moody. Accompanying the news is a buoyant new single “One Shot”, featuring nu-funk maestro Midas Hutch (Amsterdam-raised DJ, producer FS Green). Released via Ultra Music (Calvin Harris, Deadmau5, Kaskade, Sofi Tukker) she explains, “This …
This is a beautiful song from Sarah Kroger which I discovered this morning in an East Portland Church Service. Below is the smart and lovely version sung at Sunnyside SDA Church on Market Street in East Portland on this morning, 5/29/2021. When you click on the video is should start at the beginning of the …
On May 29, mighty Manchester City will take on fellow heavyweight Chelsea in the final of the European Champions League, but the soccer match could have featured scintillating Ajax battling Leipzig. It is the glory of the Champions League and Europe’s domestic leagues that the minnows can swim with the tunas. Give a hearty cheer …
Photo Credit: Karen Murphy Today, rock band Sleater-Kinney return with a new single and video entitled “Worry With You.” It marks their first new music since 2019. The accompanying visual, which was shot in Portland, OR was directed by Alberta Poon and stars Fabi Reyna and Megan Watson. Watch/Listen HERE. The song also heralds the arrival of the group’s tenth …
Yellow Trash Can (YTC), made up of multi-instrumentalist Jason Navarrete and Sony songwriter Jitta On The Track, came to life in late 2019, when Jason and Jitta were hired for a gig to produce music and print merchandise for the original “Yellow Trash Can.” The company bearing the duo’s band name tried to run off …
Imbued with morning sunshine, infused with mountain music, impressive in its range from indie folk to bluegrass, Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno’s new album is out now on Free Dirt Records! Leva’s from Lexington, VA, from a family of mountain musicians, raised in Appalachian stringband music. Calcagno’s from Seattle, his family also well known in the stringband …
hardtoreach is a raucous alternative duo based in Portland, Oregon. They are VERY cool. Focused on destroying boundaries, redefining grooves and creating genres, H2R blends hip hop, trap, alt-hop, skip, bounce, glitch, knife, rockness and fastness influences for a unique and not easily described viral-lofi, mega-push beat developed over years of honest work.
John Lomacang Delivers the Best Sermon Since the Sermon on the Mount. It is titled, “Shaken.” https://www.amazingfacts.org/
April 7, 2020 (Portland, OR): As we fight COVID-19 together, the power of music to bring hope, foster community, and encourage mental health is more resonant than ever. With this in mind, Pickathon is excited to present A Concert A Day starting April 8, an initiative to help musicians and artist communities through the Recording Academy’s MUSICARES® organization. During this time of hardship, with …
The handwashing scene, “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand…” is Act 5 Scene 1 of MacBeth. It may come up in conversation this week, if it hasn’t already. –
Alternative rock/R&B act, Down North released a performance music video for their most streamed song last year, ‘Eventually’ ( watch here ) as well as instrumental edits for many already released songs. The video was filmed in Seattle, WA last year at 415 Westlake with the help of director Mark Bernard. ‘Eventually’ is the fourth track …
Wizard World is proud to team with the Portland chapter of Books to Prisoners, a volunteer run, donation based organization that provides free reading materials to incarcerated individuals. Wizard World is asking fans to bring comics, graphic novels, science fiction books, or any other similar reading materials to Wizard World Portland, January 24-26 at Oregon Convention …
Seattle post-rock duo, Aline and Wes, will be performing in Portland on 1/11/2020 at the White Eagle. Be there or be square. https://www.alineandwes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/alineandwes/ https://www.mcmenamins.com/white-eagle-saloon-hotel View this post on Instagram Catch us on a live in studio session at @kbcs with @iaanhughes 1/2/2020 at 12:30PM. We will be promoting our upcoming shows and …
#Portland2020 I gave this man 5 bucks in exchange for taking this picture. This is Pdx Northwest, a wealthy neighborhood in a town that’s getting more pricey by the day.
“We wanted to feel something different – something that drove us and at the same time something we could let go of and let it take control of us. Jessica and I were living in Austin, Texas writing the demo for this album. We had written and recorded a song a day every day for …
Hailed by MOJO and CLASH, The Building is Anthony LaMarca, an acclaimed musician known for his role as guitarist in The War on Drugs, drummer for St. Vincent and Dean & Britta. His new album PETRA is out now and is named after his beloved German Shepherd. LISTEN or get left behind. He will performing …
Tough, Seattle-based singer-songwriter, Noah Gundersen, has returned with his extraordinary and highly personal new album, LOVER. He’s a frequent collaborator with Phoebe Bridgers, City + Colour, Dashboard Confessional, etc. His single, “Lose You,” features folks from Pedro and the Lion, Silver Torches, and Phoebe’s crew too. And he’s set to perform at Wonder Ballroom on …
Daystar is an amazing band I just found out about. They have strong connections to Portland and they “get it.” They live in an Apple Records state of mind. They cite the three B’s as their influences, Beatles, Badfinger and Big Star. Their new record is called, The Complete Recordings. That’s all you need to …
Society of the Silver Cross is a great and important band with music that is deep and life-changing. Their songs aren’t just something that you listen to, they’re soundscapes you can walk around in, carry with you the rest of the day (or night), or just sit down and think seriously with. They will be …
On November 14th in Portland and on the 15th in Seattle, the Hackles will perform at record release shows for their upcoming album, A Dobritch Did As A Dobritch Should, and they’d love to see you there. The Portland show will be at Polaris Hall and the Seattle Show will be at the Ballard Homestead. …
For those who are into wine, just a helpful announcement that it’s harvest time in the Willamette Valley wine country near Portland. To get the full experience, it’s worth the extra fee to arrange a tour to see the Pinot Noir grapes coming for pressing, as I did at the Domaine Drouhin Winery in the …
Street art is my new favorite thing. I seldom have the opportunity or the confidence to stop and photograph it, but today I did. If anyone has photographs of street art in Portland or any city send them on to me as I’d love to post them. If anyone knows of a good treatise on …
Some years ago I became fond of a redemption-ish song called “Halo” by Melodime. I still am. Give it a listen here. In the years since then Melodime has recorded a great country-rock wedding song, “If You Will, Then I Do.” The video is below. https://www.melodime.com/ They have several Northwest concert performances coming up: Lola’s …
Following the release of his disco-infused single “Must Be Love”, Portland-based producer and future funk pioneer Yung Bae shares his latest single “Bad Boy” from his forthcoming album Bae 5 out 6/28. The track features fast-rising underground rappers bbno$ and Billy Marchiafava as they encourage listeners to move and hit the dance floor. “Bad Boy” …
A Yonatan Gat live show is or should be a bucket list item for every true, undefeated, honest, unsatiated, seeking, lurking, living and loving music fan out there (FULL STOP). He’s touring the west coast of America and BROOKLYN soon and the shows are listed below. You know who you are. You know you need …
W.C. Beck is a great singer, songwriter and musician. Just listen to his stuff, like the videos above and below. It’s delicious! There was a time, not too long ago, when he lived in Portland, Oregon and worked hard as a musician in various roles with The Dandy Warhols, Decemberists, The Portland Country Underground, Blue …
For those who don’t want to waste time on their own online searches, here are some stories on the upcoming Warrior-Blazer NBA Western Conference Finals: 1. ESPN Expert Picks: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26740169/2019-nba-playoffs-experts-predictions-warriors-blazers-bucks-raptors-series Everybody picked the Dubs. Great “nobody believes in us” bulletin board material here for the Blazers. 2. Best Chances of a Blazer Upset http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26733784/5-5-blazers-best-chance-all-upset 3. …