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Portland Radio Project, a new online radio station, aims to capture the growing popularity of internet listening by bucking a trend. More and more commercial radio stations downplay local coverage, but PRP plans to go in the opposite direction.
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PRP Presents Worth Album Release Concert
Portland Radio Project presents the official album release of WORTH’S full length album, “TWO.”
“TWO” is WORTH’s second concept piece in a trilogy titled “The Identity Tryptic” which he will complete in late 2014. Like the first album, “Two” takes … Continue Reading
Thousands Check Out New Health Insurance Exchange
By: Kristian Foden-Vencil
Thousands of Oregonians are beginning to check out the state’s new health insurance exchange, Cover Oregon.
Executive director, Rocky King, says while enrollment starts October 1, people are already going to the website to see how … Continue Reading
New Pearl Jam Single: Sirens
Pearl Jam just released a new single, Sirens, and you can check it out here.
Lightning Bolt will be released on Oct. 15, 2013, and can be purchased from the Ten Club.
Sirens Lyrics
Hear the sirens
Hear … Continue Reading
PRP by Norman Sylvester
Norman Sylvester sat down with PRP’s Inessa for a chat and impromptu performance. More with Norman on the way.
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Check out Norman’s website.
Linda Ronstadt Book Tour
Linda Ronstadt, whose 45-year career has encompassed a wide array of musical styles, weaves together a captivating story of her origins and rise to stardom in the music scene of the 1960s and ’70s. In Simple Dreams (Simon & … Continue Reading
Bruce Esprinsgteen suena muy bien
Bruce Springsteen performs León Gieco’s “Sólo le Pido a Dios” from Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 2013.
See more photos from Argentina and a recap of the show at http://brucespringsteen.net
Pete Krebs & His Portland Playboys
The Portland Playboys, a swinging mix of the Stolen Sweets’ boy parts — David Langenes, Keith Brush and Pete Krebs — with Portland’s hotshot country instrumentalists Rusty Blake and Ian Miller, serve up a heady dose of western swing and … Continue Reading
Matt The Electrician CD Release
Once upon a time, there was a young man named Matt Sever. He lived in Austin, Texas, and he worked as a journeyman electrician. Every morning, when it was still dark outside, he would go to work and wire houses … Continue Reading
Matt Nathanson at the Crystal Ballroom
Based in San Francisco, Matt Nathanson has evolved into one of the premier songwriters and dynamic performers on the music scene today. His 2007 album Some Mad Hope (his first for Vanguard) yielded the smash single “Come On Get Higher,” … Continue Reading
Billy Triplett Memorial Concert
The Jeremy Wilson Foundation presents: Billy Triplett Memorial Concert on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013
Roseland Theater
Doors open at 3 p.m.
Tickets
On Sunday evening, Aug. 11, 2013, the music world lost one of … Continue Reading
Sin City Soul & Blues Revival
A cadre of Northwest Blues Allstars—including Curtis Salgado, Lisa Mann, Karen Lovely, Rae Gordon, Hank Shreve and more—descend on Sin City Soul & Blues Revival September 15-17 at The Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The Northwest contingent, most … Continue Reading
The Helio Sequence
Negotiations, the fifth full-length album written, recorded, and produced by The Helio Sequence, would sound different had it not been for a flood. In 2009, while touring in support of Keep Your Eyes Ahead, singer-guitarist Brandon Summers got … Continue Reading
Movie Review: 20 Feet From Stardom
Thumbs up for Twenty Feet From Stardom, a documentary film that…”shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century.”
Take Merry Clayton. Doesn’t ring a … Continue Reading
2013 Pickathon Lineup
The 2013 Pickathon is an indie roots music festival taking place Aug. 2 – 4 at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley.
2013 Pickathon Lineup
Featuring: Feist, Andrew Bird, Divine Fits, The Devil Makes Three, Kurt Vile & the … Continue Reading
Song Download: James Bay
Pencil in 22-year-old James Bay on the seemingly endless list of talented new Brit singer/songwriters who are drawing on the classics —Taylor, Browne, Drake, Young, Cohen, Martyn, etc. — while bringing their own neo-folk sensibilities and individual skills to the … Continue Reading
The Head and the Heart at MusicFest NW
The Head and the Heart will be at MusicFest NW along with Neko Case, The Helio Sequence, Typhoon, and Justin Townes Earle. Here’s the complete lineup.
New Album This Fall
The Seattle band has announced the Oct. 15 release … Continue Reading
Family of the Year: St. Croix
Family of the Year has a new video out for St. Croix. The band just announced a Portland show for Nov. 9 at the Crystal Ballroom. [highlight]See below for concert details[/highlight].
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Family of the Year Portland
The Shouting Matches: Grownass Man
Seven years ago, Brian Moen (Peter Wolf Crier’s), Phil Cook (Megafaun) and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) played one show as The Shouting Matches. Recently, they reunited and a made a record fusing influences into what they do best: playing … Continue Reading
Beautiful Music Made From Trash
Cateura, Paraguay is a town essentially built on top of a landfill. Garbage collectors browse the trash for sellable goods, and children are often at risk of getting involved with drugs and gangs. When orchestra director Szaran and music teacher … Continue Reading
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