Beginning in 2014 from the ashes of former Northwest indie-rockers System and Station (1998-2013), Last Giant is comprised of front man RFK Heise (vocals, guitar, keys), Palmer Cloud (bass), and Matt ...

By MATT HANSEN // The Coffin's annual event for fans of dark music and even darker desires will feature Berlin's XTR HUMAN ...

Gordon Lightfoot will have turned 88 on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, and that night Portland will sing his songs back to him. Tom May's third annual Sundown: A Salute to Gordon Lightfoot comes to the ...

Grammy nominated, GHOST, released their sixth studio album, Skeletá, on 25 April 2025. To celebrate, The Skeletour began. GHOST is more than just a concert it’s a theatrical performance. With numerous ...

Welcome back to the Café in Artichoke Music. I’m Tom D’Antoni. Sitting across from me is Pepe Raphael, a singer and dancer who may be best known for his Pepe and the Bottle Blondes ensemble. He was a ...

This is from Terry Currier on the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Facebook page.: In 1959 Lynn Easton and Jack Ely started a band that wound eventually be called the Kingmen after another band named the ...

Angine de Poitrine are a Canadian rock duo that includes members Khn de Poitrine on guitar/bass and Klek de Poitrine on drums. The group will get your attention with their unique look and polka dotted ...

When word reached me this past Sunday (August 8th) that my oldest close friend, guitarist Bruce Conte, had passed away, I was shocked and stunned. Bruce—legendary for his 7-year, 7-album stint with ...

The Norman Sylvester Band celebrated 40 years of music in front of a packed house at the Alberta Rose Theater on Sunday night with his current and former band members featuring Rob Shoemaker, Lenanne ...

Dancing With the Stars comes to Portland. It has been 20 years and counting, since June 1, 2005, the dance competition reality television show, Dancing With the Stars ...

For 25 years, Brad Tisdel has been the guiding force, the energy, and the vision behind the Sisters Folk Festival. Sisters has become a unique music town that reflects his passion for bringing people ...

It was a quiet, cold Sunday night in North Portland when I spoke with The Macks earlier this month, local rockers with a gigantic sound and, as I would find out later, even bigger aspirations to take ...