Portland

Tylor & The Train Robbers are an amazing blend of roots country and modern Americana music and they’re coming to the Ponderosa Lounge at the Jubitz Truck Stop in North Portland February 8

Thursday February 8th, 2024Ponderosa Lounge 8pm / Tickets $15-$25 Jubitz Truck Stop 10350 N Vancouver Way, Portland, OR 97217 https://www.tylorandthetrainrobbers.com/ For the past decade, Tylor & the Train Robbers have been blazing trails, carving a path through the heartland with their roots country and Americana music. With boots worn thin from relentless touring, they’ve crisscrossed the country, honing …

GeminiiDRAGON breathes live fire into Portland, 1/25-26/24, with three performances

GeminiiDRAGON will be performing in PORTLAND, OR on 1/25-26/24 at these locations: 1/25/24 PNC LIVE 2:30 PM1/25/24 Music Millenium Records in Store Performance 6PM1/26/24 MEKONG BISTRO 8PM From the murky bayous of Louisiana comes a fresh face to the global Blues music scene. Vocal dynamo GeminiiDRAGON has channeled her love for late 60s and 70s blues artists and bands of greatness …

Folk Rocker Dylan LeBlanc Brings Live Show to Portland February 14th

Acclaimed singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Dylan LeBlanc will perform at Mississippi Studios in Portland on February 14th. LeBlanc is touring in support of Coyote, his new cinematic folk rock concept album that has received praise from American Songwriter, No Depression, Far Out, PopMatters, and more since its October 20th release on ATO Records. See details & ticket information for his Portland performance HERE. Coyote is a …

Nike Founder Phil Knight Helps to Revitalize Portland’s Albina Neighborhood, by Mark Erickson

Photo Credit A decade ago, Nike co-founder Phil Knight bequeathed a whopping amount of money to the University of Oregon to build a facility for only athletes. My memory is foggy, but I thought the structure was a hybrid dorm and training complex for football players only. Maybe not. A quick search found this: https://www.businessinsider.com/phil-knight-own-locker-oregon-football-facility-2013-9 …

The Queens of Portlandia Rule on Jimmy Kimmel : Sleater-Kinney, “Say It Like You Mean It”

After thirty-ish years, still going strong. This is quite amazing. The sonic fire of S-K’s early years is still burning. Still love Carrie’s signature contrapuntal guitar lines punctuating Corinne’s soaring vocals. It may be better to burn out than fade away, but it’s always better to remain en fuego. Speaking of fires, here’s the hot …

GRAMMY NOMINATED ARTIST MARSHA AMBROSIUS RELEASES NEW MUSIC “THE GREATEST”

Credit: Augustus Clarke (Photographer), Mikey Robbins (Artwork Designer) THE SINGLE PRESENTED BY DR. DRE: “THE GREATEST” IS TO BE FEATURED IN ESPN HEISMAN TROPHY PROMOS FEATURING (WE HOPE) AWESOME OREGON DUCK QUARTERBACK BO NICKS LISTEN HERE December 1, 2023 – Santa Monica, CA – Today, British soul legend Marsha Ambrosius launches her soaring composition “The Greatest.”  Listen HERE via Aftermath/Interscope Records. The expansive …

PDX Taj Church Will Congregate with Cyclop Toad, So Lately, Cloud Stokely and Lucia Luna on 11/26 at Beer Brats & Beats

Legendary Portland musician and composer Taj Church has a great show coming up on 11/26 at 7PM at Beer Brats & Beats (8826 SE Stark, Portland …the venue that is never too loud and never too quiet…) on a bill which includes Cyclop Toad, So Lately, Cloud Stokely and Lucia Luna. Taj has released new …

Starover Blue Will Celebrate Life and the “Magdala” Song Release at Holocene PDX with goodgrief and Tim Yee on 11/26

Starover Blue is a six-piece experimental dream pop group based here in Portland, enjoyed by fans of groups like Cocteau Twins, Big Thief, Beach House, The Joy Formidable, and Wye Oak. Drop whatever you’re doing and make plans to see them at Holocene (1001 SE Morrison), Nov. 26 with goodgrief and Tim Yee. Kendall Sallay, …

Portland’s only Kansas-style barbecue spot just got a second location! Perfect timing for wintertime visitors to The Grotto who are looking for a nearby place to warm up and fill up

Lawless Barbecue Opens Second Location at My-O-My Bar PORTLAND, Ore. — November 8, 2023 — Lawless Barbecue has launched a new second location to provide its authentic Kansas City barbecue to patrons of the My-O-My bar on Northeast Sandy Boulevard.  Lawless has developed a devoted following during its past two years at the Little Beast Brewing Beer Garden, and …

MADGE FEAT. PORTUGAL. THE MAN RELEASE “TALL GRASS”

Madge is the power-punching, self-produced artist banishing bros and blood suckers. Today, they deliver the “TALL GRASS” jam with Portugal. The Man HERE and a self-directed music video is to come. The one-person (pronouns they/them), DIY-pop project is Mormon-raised, Brooklyn-based artist, who is somewhat sad and angry, has written for Pussy Riot, Brooke Candy, Yungblud, Travis Barker, Slayyyter etc, and has lots of …

Frankie and the Witch Fingers at Revolution Hall, 10/31

Join Frankie and the Witch Fingers as they perform at Revolution Hall on Tuesday, October 31! The Los Angeles psych-rock juggernauts are embarking on an extensive run of headline U.S. tour dates this fall, which include performances at such esteemed venues as Warsaw in Brooklyn and The Troubadour in Los Angeles, in support of their recently released album, Data Doom. Through six progressively expansive …

Portland’s Supplemental Pills examine murderous tragedy and social deconstruction on new album, No Easy Way Out

On their sophomore full-length album, No Easy Way Out, Portland, Oregon’s Supplemental Pills examine tragedy underneath a bed of pulsating drone-rock following the murder of their bass player Aron Christensen in 2022. Inspired by artists like Spacemen 3, The Velvet Underground, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, the band is comprised of Ezra Meredith (vocals/guitar), his brother Joel …

Portland’s Rap Powerhouse, The Antelope Fishermen, Unleash Debut Album “The Fish Tank” and Announce Extensive PNW Tour

PORTLAND, OREGON – October 14, 2023 – The Pacific Northwest hip hop scene is about to experience a tsunami of talent as The Antelope Fishermen, the largest active rap collective in the United States, proudly announce the release of their highly anticipated debut album, “The Fish Tank,” set to drop on October 20th, 2023. “The …

Austin party-punks A Giant Dog mark their territory at PDX Dante’s on 11/11

Austin, TX party-punks A Giant Dog are headed to Portland soon. Their latest record, a narrative concept album called Bite, came out earlier this year on Merge Records. Audiences love their onstage anarchy and white-knuckle recordings, but Bite is a different beast altogether — the band went to rural France (where there was plenty of room to run off-leash) at …

Louis Michot releases Rêve du Troubadour album and will perform at Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland on 9/21

Rêve du Troubadour is the first solo album from Louis Michot, fiddler, songwriter and lead vocalist for Grammy winners Lost Bayou Ramblers. Special guests on these recordings include Nigerien Tuareg guitar wizard Bombino, and critically acclaimed singer / cellist Leyla McCalla among others. Kirkland Middleton of the Ramblers engineered and mixed the album at Nina Highway …

Bishop Briggs @ Roseland Theater PDX on October 13th

Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Bishop Briggs will be playing Portland’s Roseland Theater on October 13th (10 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97209) for her DON’T LOOK DOWN North American Tour with MISTERWIVES. In recent news, Bishop recently released a new EP called When Everything Went Dark (listen HERE) as well as shared her music video for “Bad”, which marks her directorial debut. Watch the “Bad” music …

A 21st century Belafonte, Chris Pierce, is fresh off tour with Neil Young + playing Portland Sept 6 w/new album

Chris Pierce is playing Portland’s Mississippi Studios on September 6, coming up!  Portland, ORMississippi StudiosSeptember 6, 2023‘LET ALL WHO WILL’ TOUR https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3929723/chris-pierce-portland-mississippi-studios With his new album, Let All Who Will, acclaimed Los Angeles singer and songwriter Chris Pierce delivers a powerful set of songs that amplify unheralded voices and aim to bring us together across …

The Visual Poetry of Pickathon: Portland’s Premier Music Festival As Seen Through the Timeless Artistic Lens of the Great Nat Schmid, Part Three

Yes, Portland, Pickathon 2023 took place from August 3-6, 2023, and Nat Schmid was there to capture the beautiful sights and artistic moments for all time. Here are Nat’s decidedly analog prints of the event. Thanks to the ever-helpful Devon Leger for his assistance. This should help you to get ready for the coming greatness …

The Visual Poetry of Pickathon: Portland’s Premier Music Festival As Seen Through the Timeless Artistic Lens of the Great Nat Schmid, Part Two

Yes, Portland, Pickathon 2023 took place from August 3-6, 2023, and Nat Schmid was there to capture the beautiful sights and artistic moments for all time. Here are Nat’s decidedly analog prints of the event. Thanks to the ever-helpful Devon Leger for his assistance. This should help you to get ready for the coming greatness …

The Visual Poetry of Pickathon: Portland’s Premier Music Festival As Seen Through the Timeless Artistic Lens of the Great Nat Schmid, Part One

Yes, Portland, Pickathon 2023 took place from August 3-6, 2023, and Nat Schmid was there to capture the beautiful sights and artistic moments for all time. Here are Nat’s decidedly analog prints of the event. Thanks to the ever-helpful Devon Leger for his assistance. This should help you to get ready for the coming greatness …

Northwest Rock Legend Jim Basnight Triumphantly Returns to Portland for Three Amazing Shows, August 26 and 27

Northwest rock legend and longtime friend of East Portland Blog, Jim Basnight, is headed back to Portland for three action-packed live shows during the weekend of August 26th and 27th. These will be great shows. Be sure to check him out! (https://jimbasnightmusic.com/) The full Jim Basnight Band will appear on Saturday, August 26th at Paradise …