The Hold Steady have shared their latest single, “Sixers,” available now on all DSPs and streaming services. The track heralds the band’s ninth studio album, The Price of Progress, arriving on their own Positive Jams label via Thirty Tigers on Friday, March 31. A variety of formats will be available, including digital download, CD, standard black vinyl, …
Photo credit: Casi Yost “Thunderstorm Artis hasn’t always been a fan of love,” said PEOPLE in the song’s premiere. “Growing up, the Hawaii native watched as the people around him entered relationships for the wrong reasons, often resulting in a whole bunch of heartbreak. And through the years, Artis had begun to consider the idea …
Volcanic Pinnacles is a Portland duo that creates dense clouds of ambient, melodic, and grooving sound. Drawing inspiration from the likes of spiritual jazz as well as avant-garde and post rock pioneers, the duo bridges the gap between free jazz, post rock, psychedelic rock, and world rhythms. Saxophone player Tony Mowe utilizes electronics to push …
Eight artists perform songs about women, by women, for everyone. (Portland, Ore.) – Eight Oregon singer-songwriters, backed by a great band, comprise a dynamic and joyful new show, She’s Speaking-LIVE, hitting the road in March to commemorate Women’s History Month. “She’s Speaking-LIVE celebrates women’s artistry; the power of women’s voices and stories,” said co-founder …
The Sun Left and Took the Moon With It releases April 14 “Jealous Mistress” – Stream After losing two friends they lived with in the early 2010’s-one to suicide, the other to a sudden medical emergency, Christine and Chad McAllister, the Portland indie rock duo known as Bees in a Bottle, learned that there’s a rippling …
EDGEOUT Records artist Bluphoria are thrilled to share their newest single “Ain’t Got Me.” “Ain’t got me was one of the oldest Bluphoria songs I’ve written,” says Reign LaFreniere. “It was one of those songs that made itself after I had the chords. It’s a bit of a nostalgia trip for me that I hope others can relate to.” The song …
Acclaimed Portland-based songwriter Maita and Kill Rock Stars are excited to announce the Friday, February 17 release of Loneliness, an acoustic version of the 2022 album, I Just Want To Be Wild For You (pre-order/pre-save HERE). Today Maita released “Honey, Have I Lost It All?” (acoustic version) the first single to be lifted from the upcoming album. The song is available now on all streaming platforms for any …
There is nothing that pairs with New Year’s Eve as well as Champagne (or Prosecco, or Cava). Champagne is an excellent choice to celebrate one door closing and another door opening, but there are a lot of ways to step up your bubbly game – or celebrate with a unique cocktail that is perfect for …
Acclaimed International Songwriter Neil Leyton Releases New Single (I Got A Call From) Michael Maker
Portugal-based Toronto songwriter Neil Leyton has just announced the release of his newest single (I Got A Call From) Michael Maker out December 12th on Shame Destroyer Records. The new single follows Leyton’s tradition of crafting sing-along pop anthems with garage-rock-grit. Leyton’s roots in the North American and Scandinavian underground rock scenes informs the stripped …
Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna weave through defenders by turns, flicking deft passes into the Netherlands box for … Haji Wright? Brendan Aaronson? Jesus Ferreira? Wright managed a freak score to get the U.S. within a goal of the Dutch, but the absence of a dynamic striker doomed their comeback. Of course, it would have …
“It’s not fun realizing that you fucked up. It’s not fun realizing that you’ve been hurt. It’s not fun realizing that you’re vulnerable. But it’s all in this album. From the macro view of humanity to the zoomed-in micro view of specific events in the band’s personal lives, and everywhere in between.” Ghost Light recently shared their …
Portland, Oregon’s Bothers have just announced the release of their sophomore LP “II” on San Antonio/PDX label Dirt Cult Records. The band’s self-titled debut album was a concise and raging lesson in relentless punk ‘n’ roll, with tips of the hat to bands like Motörhead, and Hot Snakes. ‘II’ marks a new era for the …
If you’re unfamiliar with Band Called LoveJoy, you won’t be for long… they’re a two-piece rock band out of Portland, Oregon with the mission to bring back rock to their generation. After a successful debut EP release in 2021, Sumner Rahr and Fritz Frerichs are back with an all-new, energetic single (& you may recognize …
Connie Diiamond, the unstoppable voice of Bronx, New York, has been named “the breakout artist to watch” by Scottie Beam & supported Azealia Banks on tour. Connie is not trying to conform to any mold for what a female artist should look or sound like & her fans ride for her. Connie brings authenticity to …
Behold Portland angular rockers Forty Feet Tall, who released their rage- filled EP BOIL on September 23rd via Magnetic Moon. Prior to the release of the EP, the band revealed videos for their exploding lead single “BOIL,” and their crazed/chaotic track “On & On & On.” BOIL, harnesses the adrenaline and angst that being cooped …
Photo Credit: Fernando Aceves Antonio Sánchez will continue his tour in support of SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II) on November 11th at Portland’s Jack London Revue. The dates will find him and his band Bad Hombre along both American coasts, highlighted by stops at Brooklyn’s Sultan Room, UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance in Los Angeles, CA, Yoshi’s in Oakland, CA, and two nights at Seattle, …
Portland creative sadeyes has had a busy year- after the release of his debut album and two EP’s to follow, the prolific artist still has more music on the horizon. Today, he shares a suave new single titled “dropout” that finds him venturing from lo-fi into cloud-rap with a menacing track featuring a loop of twinkly keys infused …
The Stubborn Lovers · Jamestown Highway/Get on Board October 7, 2022 — Portland-based Americana/alt-country band The Stubborn Lovers have shared the latest single “Jamestown Highway/Get On Board” from their upcoming LP Come A Reckoning (Nov 18). The track premiered at Americana Highways early this week, and follows the first single “Counting Feathers on a Sparrow’s Wing” which was released September …
Happy For No Reason (H4NR) hearkens back to the late 60’s and early 70’s in their sound, crafting a sonic fusion reminiscent of Laurel Canyon music in its’ heyday. Their smooth songs of mystical beauty are developed to perfection on their new folk and jazz rock album, Taking it Higher. Think Eva Cassidy and Herbie …
Portland, OR -The GRAMMY® award-winning Navona Records label will release AMPLIFY, All Classical Portland’s inaugural Recording Inclusivity Initiative (RII) album, on October 28, 2022. The album marks the 1,000th release from the PARMA Recordings label group. All Classical Portland’s Recording Inclusivity Initiativeis a response to the classical music industry’s longtime need for greater diversity, with the purpose of increasing awareness and opportunity for …
Photo by Patricia Valério on Unsplash Like any other big urban area, Portland has always had to deal with pests – rats and mice especially so. The temperate climate makes it even easier for rats to survive, and thrive, and now, according to WJBQ 97.9, construction is pushing even more of the rodents out into the …
With attention-grabbing lyrics like “Are you love or are you pain, or everything in between?” from Michael Compton‘s next single “I’m Here to Help” (out August 18), it shows an emotional intelligence and spiritual maturity often missing in music these days. “I would compare it to the ‘Free Association’ model of accessing the unconscious mind,” Compton …
This album, How Do You See Me?, is beyond excellent! Best of year lists, definitely! This is how Portland should be represented. Kaitlin Bell’s voice has a “realness overtone” which sounds as if she is singing nothing but the truest truth. She also has a producer’s preternatural set of ears and has made perfect sonic …
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This music is best described as the lovechild of grunge and shoegaze left to fend for itself in the alleys, coffeehouses, homeless camps, graffiti removal crews and bike lanes of East Portland. https://linktr.ee/deafhound
Shady Cove announces debut album, shares new single “High Divide”: Will perform at PDX Bunk Bar 6/25
Four hours south of Portland, Oregon, the Rogue River flows right through the center of a small municipality called Shady Cove. This is where songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Sarah Rose and Sarah Nienaber, formerly of Candace, recorded the track that would become the name of their new project and self-titled debut, Shady Cove; this is where, in an unassuming cabin, the two seasoned …
This Friday, June 24, Portland’s Jessica Boudreaux — known as the creative force behind indie-punk band Summer Cannibals (Tiny Engines, Kill Rock Stars) — will release her brand new I Think My Heart Loves to Break EP, with acclaim spanning MTV, THEM., SPIN, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, GLAAD and more. Today, she shares the final single from the collection, “Loves to Break.” Backed by rolling bass and infectious electronic elements, the noir-pop …
MARBLE is Chantel Bailey and Matthew Blount. Their upcoming record, the shadow in me, is due out July 15 and unveils a stirring rock soundscape with emotive vocal performances amidst melodic hooks. Chantel and Matthew started playing together in Seattle in around 2016, in the band’s first iteration. MARBLE are a completely independent band and …
PORTLAND – This Friday, The RUSH Collective, a PDX based group of talented local musicians who came together to play the music of RUSH, in honor of that incredible Canadian trio who have created such amazing music over the decades, will perform their return show at The Doug Fir Lounge this Friday, June 24th. They …
This will be a great show. Just listen to the live KEXP session below and you’ll hear how fantastic Warren Dunes are, and also follow these links for Mr. Vales Math Class and Luke Messimer, who are two excellent Portland acts. The Fixin’ To is up in the St. John’s neighborhood of Pdx. Here’s a …