The Motet Treats Portland, OR to a Saturday Night Jamiroquai Dance Party at The Get Down (PHOTOS/RECAP)
The Motet has, since around the turn of the century, delivered performances that bring out the spirit’s primal boogie nature and provide cathartic healing to even the most skeptical of concertgoers. On Saturday, March 21st, at Portland, Oregon’s The Get Down, a full house of celebrators let loose their love of not only The Motet, […]
MonoNeon and Mohini Dey Bring High-quality Low End Grooves to Revolution Hall for Portland Jazz Festival (PHOTOS)
In its 23rd consecutive year, the Portland Jazz Festival is in full swing, bringing 60 events to 30 venues in Oregon’s Rose City over a 10 day period. On Saturday, March 7th, the festival showcased two luminaries of the electric bass at Revolution Hall. First up was Mohini Dey, a 29-year-old bass phenom from Mumbai, […]
The Mother Hips Ride a Wave of Positivity and Cosmic California Rock and Roll into Portland, OR’s Mississippi Studios (PHOTOS)
On Friday, February 27, The Mother Hips rolled into Mississippi Studios and found a room primed for a dose of sun-soaked West Coast rock. Long synonymous with the freewheeling spirit of the Golden State, the Bay Area lifers have spent more than three decades refining their ragged-yet-robust sound, building a loyal following far beyond California’s […]
Grateful Shred Wraps Tour with Spirited, Sold-Out Performance at Portland, OR’s Revolution Hall (PHOTOS/RECAP)
Grateful Shred has been on quite the ride over the past several years, since a video of the Los Angeles-based band playing in the Hollywood Bowl parking lot got them a lot of well-deserved attention. The group, anchored by singer/guitarist Austin McCutchen and bassist Dan Horne, and featuring keyboardist Adam MacDougall, guitarist John Lee Shannon, […]
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country Lifts Off with Jimi Hendrix and J.J. Cale Covers At Portland, OR’s Revolution Hall (PHOTOS/RECAP)
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country stopped by Portland, Oregon’s Revolution Hall on Friday, February 6th as part of their Horizons Winter Tour, which kicked off in late January and runs through early April. The band was firing on all cylinders, feeding off the audience and using their songs to explore and improvise. There was a big […]
Steve Poltz Takes Portland, OR Audience on a Rousing ‘JoyRide’ in Celebration of Album Release (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Friday, January 30th marked the release of JoyRide (REVIEW), Steve Poltz’s 14th solo album. On the night before the release, Poltz hosted a celebration of this new music and life in general with a show at Portland, Oregon’s Mission Theater. Starting with the album’s last track, “Hairlift,” Poltz delivered two hours of his unique delivery […]
Dean Johnson Gathers Steam, Grows Fanbase with Heartfelt Folk Performance at Portland, OR’s Revolution Hall (PHOTOS)
Seattle bartender-turned-singer/songwriter Dean Johnson and his band have been touring to support the release of his latest release, I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, the powerful follow-up to his 2023 debut Nothing for Me, Please. Luckily for music fans, Johnson had friends and music industry folks twist his arm hard enough to finally release […]
Willi Carlisle Brings Traveling Troubadour Circus to Portland, OR’s Aladdin Theater (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Willi Carlisle is an entertainer who works hard and puts himself out there to offer encouragement and support through the strangeness of life. And he does it by injecting his own brand of strangeness into traditional folk music. One might wonder if he’s a throwback to times of old, or a cutting-edge troubadour leading the […]
Willy Tea Taylor and the Fellership Play ‘The Great Western Hangover’ in its Entirety, Record Live Set at Portland, OR’s Showdown (SHOW RECAP/PHOTOS)
Beloved Oakdale, California folk singer Willy Tea Taylor and his merry band of musical cohorts, the Fellership, just concluded a swing up the West Coast, which culminated on Saturday, October 11th with a live album recording at Portland, Oregon’s The Showdown before heading to Trout Lake, Washington the following night for the tour closer. Guitarist […]
Witch Brings Zambian Psych-Rock Past & Present To Life At Portland, OR’s Aladdin Theater (SHOW RECAP/PHOTOS)
The story of Zambian band Witch (an acronym for “We Intend To Cause Havoc”) is up there with the greatest comeback stories in rock n’ roll. In the 1970’s, the country of Zambia experienced the rise of Zamrock, a style of music that combined influences of that era’s rock n’ roll with the traditional polyrhythmic […]
Pickathon Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Taj Mahal, Fruit Bats, Michael Hurley Tribute, Reyna Tropical, and Plenty of Undiscovered Indie Gems (FESTIVAL REVIEW/PHOTOS)
From Thursday, July 31st through Sunday, August 3rd, the forest and fields of Happy Valley, Oregon’s Pendarvis Farm just outside the Portland city limits came alive for the 25th installment of Pickathon. This little music festival has become the trusted home for those looking for a unique and thoughtful experience. It’s a festival of discovery, […]
Country-focused Fairwell Festival Brings Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Sierra Ferrell, Robert Earl Keen and More to Central Oregon (FESTIVAL RECAP/PHOTOS)
Over the course of two days, July 18 and 19, 2025, the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, Oregon hosted a festival that brought an incredible lineup of independent country music artists and tens of thousands of fans to the high desert of Central Oregon. In the days leading up to Fairwell Festival, reports of nearby […]
Neal Francis and Color Green Stir Up Powerful Rock n’ Roll One-two Punch at Portland, OR’s Revolution Hall (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Portland, Oregon music fans who made their way to Revolution Hall on Friday, May 16th, left not just satisfied, but somewhat stunned by the quality of the soul shakedown party they were presented with by this Neal Francis Return To Zero tour stop. Francis and his band, along with opening act Color Green, both commanded […]
Teen Mortgage Drops Their D.C. Fuzz-Punk Onslaught on Sold-out Crowd at Portland, OR’s Polaris Hall (SHOW RECAP/PHOTOS)
Washington D.C. – based surf-sludge-punk garage rockers Teen Mortgage are taking the American rock club scene by storm, with a slew of sold-out shows across the nation. Fueled by the April 11 release of their first LP, Devil Ultrasonic Dream (Roadrunner Records), the duo, consisting of James Guile on guitar and vocals and Edward Barakauskas […]
The Greyboy Allstars Deliver West Coast Boogaloo Greatness at Portland, OR’s The Get Down (SHOW RECAP/PHOTOS)
The Greyboy Allstars are celebrating the upcoming May release of Grab Bag: 2007-2023, their eighth LP, which includes nine cuts previously unreleased over the past decade and a half of the band’s 30-year history. The quintet is also playing a few live dates leading up to their appearance at Tipitina’s as part of the New […]
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Debut New Song, Bust Out Funkified Covers of Elton John, Red Hot Chili Peppers at Portland, OR’s Revolution Hall (PHOTOS/SETLIST)
On Saturday, March 22nd, Maryland jam outfit Pigeons Playing Ping Pong treated Portland, Oregon fans to two solid sets, the first of which included the debut of new tune “Not Who You Are.” The band encored with the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Suck My Kiss.” Edinburgh, Scotland power funk trio High Fade opened the show. […]
ALO Welcomes Glitterfox and Other Guests for Expansive Performance at Portland, OR’s The Get Down (SHOW RECAP/PHOTOS)
Cruising up the West Coast on their 18th Tour d’Amour, ALO stopped by Portland, Oregon’s The Get Down on Thursday, February 27th before heading to Seattle to close out this short tour with two shows at the Nectar Lounge. ALO treated their Portland fans to a mix of long-time favorites and newer material. Guitarist Dan […]
Pickathon Reveals 25th Anniversary Lineup with Portugal. The Man, Taj Mahal, Haley Heynderickx, Fruit Bats and More
Pickathon, the beloved independent music festival that takes place over the first weekend of August just outside of Portland, Oregon, threw a party to celebrate the lineup announcement for this, its 25th year. Though the party was intended to give local fans of the festival a first look at the lineup, it was published earlier […]
Salin Masterfully Blends the sounds of Northeast Thailand and West Africa for Engaging Performance at Portland, OR’s Jack London Revue (PHOTOS)
Thai-born drummer and Juno-nominated producer and composer Salin (Salin Cheewapansri) wrapped up her first-ever string of shows in the United States at Portland, Oregon’s Jack London Revue on Tuesday, February 11th. Salin’s short U.S. tour was in anticipation of the March release of her new album Rammana, which skillfully blends the enchanting sounds of Northeast […]
Daniel Donato Treats Fans to Cosmic Country Jams and Improvisational Magic at Portland,’ OR’s Wonder Ballroom (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country mothership docked at Portland, Oregon’s Wonder Ballroom on Friday, February 7th for just the second date on their extensive 2025 winter tour. There was a palpable excitement in the air in anticipation of seeing and hearing the young guitar slinger and his able band (Nathan Aronowitz on keyboards, Will McGee on […]