Color Green and Glyders Keep the Cosmic Rock and Roll Flowing at The Showdown in Portland, OR (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Among the current crop of bands that traffic in 60s-influenced rock and roll sounds, Color Green is one of the very best you will hear. But don’t be mistaken in thinking this California band can be pigeon-holed into another throwback act rocking paisley and bellbottoms. Since releasing their self-titled debut EP in 2020, the quartet […]
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band Celebrate Halloween with Sprawling and Cosmic Alt-country Performance in Portland, OR (SHOW REVIEW)
When Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band got booked into a small performance space in an industrial pocket of Northeast Portland, Oregon most venue owners had little idea he was about to blow up with the release of his sprawling and masterful album New Threats From the Soul. Luckily, John Shepski did. The owner of […]
Geese Ascend to Rock and Roll Greatness with Complex and Cathartic Performance at Portland, OR’s Wonder Ballroom (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
It doesn’t matter the venue or the town; you’d be hard-pressed to find a hotter ticket right now than Geese. With the release of their new album Getting Killed (REVIEW), the NYC rockers have seemingly stumbled onto that rare mix of factors that has made them an overnight sensation. Have they been road-dogging and cultivating […]
Margo Cilker Showcases Rich Pacific Northwest Folk Lyricism at Portland, OR’s Aladdin Theater (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
If there’s one artist who truly embodies the spirit and feeling of the American West and perhaps more specifically, the Pacific Northwest, it’s Margo Cilker. Starting with her masterful 2021 debut LP Pohorylle and continuing with 2023’s Valley of Heart’s Delight, Cilker has emerged as a refreshing voice in the folk and Americana scene. Her […]
Courtney Marie Andrews Announces New Album ‘Valentine’ and 2026 Tour Dates
Courtney Marie Andrews has announced her new album Valentine, due out January 16, 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Written during a period of profound endings and new beginnings, the ten-song collection finds the Nashville-based, Phoenix-born musician transforming limerence into “luminous” (New York Times) strength. Recorded to tape at Valentine Recording Studios in Los Angeles, it is […]
Sam Bush Embraces Portland, OR’s Defiant Spirit with Feisty Newgrass Tunes Set Feat. Randy Newman, Muddy Waters, Peter Rowan, Tom Petty Covers (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
In the stratosphere of bluegrass rockstars, Sam Bush is a god. It’s safe to say we wouldn’t have acts like Billy Strings and Greensky Bluegrass were it not for the curly-haired mandolin player who took this traditional American music into another dimension by blending youthful vigor, experimentation, and a healthy dose of rock and roll […]
Brad Barr Talks New Barr Brothers LP ‘Let It Hiss,’ Finding Sobriety, Collaborating with Marco Benevento, Jim James, Klô Pelgag and Others (INTERVIEW)
It’s taken nearly eight years, but The Barr Brothers have finally returned with their latest studio recording, Let It Hiss. Despite the gap, this time has hardly been idle for Brad and Andrew Barr as they have been playing with their other long-running and prolific band The Slip, lending their instrumental talents to a range […]
Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger and Ray Paczkowski Showcase Musical Chemistry as LaMP With Exploratory Performance at Portland, OR’s Polaris Hall (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Though they might not generate much fanfare, Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, and Ray Paczkowski are all heroes in the jam band world. Each of these musicians possesses a versatile skillset on their instruments, making them key players for acts like the Trey Anastasio Band, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, and numerous other projects. Together, the trio […]
The Beta Band Bring First Tour in Over 20 Years to Portland, OR with a Sonically Rich and Dazzling Performance at the Crystal Ballroom (SHOW REVIEW)
It’s been a long damn time since The Beta Band toured. Like over twenty years, to be more precise. Now, the planets have aligned and the cult Scottish band has returned to the road to give eager fans a taste of their music and the live chemistry that made them such an intriguing act all […]
The Tubs Bring Poignant Songs and Expansive, Punk-inflected Power Pop Sounds to Polaris Hall in Portland, OR (SHOW REVIEW)
One of the best albums you will hear this year comes from the Tubs. Released in March, Cotton Crown (REVIEW) marks an impressive evolution for the UK band as they incorporate influences of power pop, post-punk, Celtic music, and pub rock. Frontman Owen Williams’ has vocals that veer from the smoothness of artists like Richard […]
Turnstile and Amyl and Sniffers Transform Bucolic Edgefield Amphitheater Outside Portland, OR Into Vibrating Punk Party (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
2025 is the year of Turnstile. With the release of their fourth full-length studio album Never Enough in June and the deluge of press and praise that came with it, the Baltimore hardcore outfit successfully managed to cross into the mainstream after several years on the cusp. Give or take a few grizzled and grumbling […]
Lucinda Williams Preaches Hope and Resistance During Rocking and Soulful Performance at Portland, OR’s Roseland Theater (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
While other stops on her current tour are billed as a “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets Show” featuring stories, songs, and visuals, Lucinda Williams’ stop at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, October 7th, was more or less a straight-up Lucinda Williams show. There weren’t any visuals, and even the storytelling was minimal, […]
S.G. Goodman Shares Funny Tales and Expansive Southern Rock Sound, Covers Butthole Surfers at Portland, OR’s Aladdin Theater (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Planting by the Signs is the third album from Kentucky artist S.G. Goodman and her first since 2022’s masterful Southern rock noir collection Teeth Marks. Goodman is damn proud of the songs on Planting by the Signs and for good reason, as it finds her continuing to evolve her sound as she mines the depths of Southern […]
The Hives Reaffirm Status as the Undefeated Kings of Rock and Roll with Sold-out Performance at Revolution Hall in Portland, OR (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Are The Hives the greatest living rock band? That question might seem cliché, but I can assure you that the answer is at least somewhat close to a resounding yes. Even the band seems confident of their royal status, posing as kings on the cover of their humbly titled new album The Hives Forever Forever […]
MJ Lenderman & the Wind Bring “Lotta Love” to Portland, OR’s Revolution Hall with Loose and Rocking Performance (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
When MJ Lenderman & the Wind played Portland, Oregon’s Revolution Hall in February this year (READ OUR REVIEW), the show quickly sold out as the band was riding high on the buzz around their alt-country masterpiece Manning Fireworks. Those who missed out on the show were giddy when they announced a second serving with a […]
Viagra Boys Prove to Be Punk Rock Winners with Incendiary Sold-out Performance at the Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, OR (SHOW REVIEW)
If you were lucky enough to catch Viagra Boys during their ascendant days about six or seven years ago, you were surely blown away by one of the most intense rock bands to hit the scene in recent memory. Around the time the Swedish post-punks released their debut LP Street Worms, their shows at smaller […]
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Continue Pushing Musical Boundaries with Sensational Performance at Portland, OR’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Some music transcends time and place. It doesn’t matter what era or what is currently hot on the radio – it simply exists in an ever-youthful state. Béla Fleck and the Flecktones have occupied this space for nearly four decades. Fusing jazz and bluegrass, but reaching into far more varied musical realms, the group has […]
The Budos Band Celebrate Two Decades of Funk-Drenched Afro-Soul At Portland Oregon’s Revolution Hall (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Budos Band. The lineup has fluctuated a bit throughout those two decades, but the band has stayed productive both in the studio and on the road. Plenty of music trends – some shitty and some great – have also come and gone in that time, […]
Jesse Daniel Showcases Versatile and Lively Country Music Sounds at Portland, OR’s Mississippi Studios (SHOW REVIEW)
One of the finest albums you’ll hear this year comes from Jesse Daniel. Son of the San Lorenzo is the fifth studio LP from the California country picker and is easily his most mature and personal effort to date. Daniel puts his road-hardened style of West Coast country in the spotlight while conjuring the kind […]
Daniel Donato Talks Ryman Auditorium Show, New Album ‘Horizons,’ Grateful Dead Memories & Getting A “Hit” Song (INTERVIEW)
Daniel Donato is a man on the move. After years of paying his dues as a guitar prodigy in the Don Kelly Band at legendary Nashville bar Robert’s Western World, the young Donato eventually burst onto the scene with his own band Cosmic Country. Prolific in both their studio output and their non-stop touring schedule, […]