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Rare Monk

Portland’s Rare Monk cut their teeth playing packed U of O dorm parties half a…

The Ghost Ease

Author Milan Kundera has a book titled, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, which is an…

Alela Diane

After bearing her soul on About Farewell, an immensely personal record largely inspired by the…

Cat Hoch

Her name, Cat Hoch (pronounced “hawk”), sounds like a mythic hybrid of feline and flight,…

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Portugal. The Man Surprise Ron Russell Middle School Students With $35,000 Donation Of Instruments

In my years working in the music industry, I’ve seen shows in all kinds of…

Jackson Boone

Jackson Boone is not a Portland band anymore. From one of his poems, he is…

Dirty Revival Release Self-Titled Debut

Combining the gospel, jazz and doo-wop sounds of soul, and the stylized rhythmic sounds of…

Pickathon Review

“You guys LIKE the smoke,” goads King Tuff. The crowded forest of humans in front…

“Heatwave” by Wild Ones

Portland electro-pop quintet Wild Ones is growing up before our eyes. 2010’s You’re A Winner,…

Y La Bamba

Unique is a word that is used too commonly, often inappropriately. At the heart of…