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Performance
Joaquin Lopez’s “electro-pop emotion concert” explores the little stuff—sex, love, queerness, and the phases of the moon.
07/10/2019 By Conner Reed
Cowabunga
Giants in the Trees—Jillian Raye, Ray Prestagard, Erik Friend, and former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic—play Portland Monthly’s Cowabunga food festival on Saturday, July 13.
07/09/2019 By Shannon Henderson
Coffee
Some musings on the punk icon's new beans.
06/25/2019 By Conner Reed
Pop-Up Pianos
The orphaned instruments—which are tuned up and then decorated by artists—return for an eighth summer of impromptu, al fresco playing.
06/25/2019 By Shannon Henderson
Music
The indie-rock band plays the Doug Fir in anticipation of forthcoming album, Remembering the Rockets.
05/31/2019 By Brendan Nagle
"Hurry On Home" is fierce and danceable, with a cheeky lyric video directed by Miranda July.
05/30/2019 By Rebecca Jacobson
Maybe comes out May 30, which just happens to be the rising star's golden birthday.
05/28/2019 By Brendan Nagle
Throng Song
The drop-in choir formerly known as the OK Chorale celebrates the 35th anniversary of Purple Rain with an all-ages, open-air party.
05/28/2019 By Rebecca Jacobson
Jazz It Up
"It's a hard act to sell on the phone," says Michael Conley of his unusual schtick.
05/22/2019 By Jackson Main
Fashion Show
“It’s an ode to what BET did in the early 2000s."
04/29/2019 By Eden Dawn
The Portland group's inspirations include Of Montreal, Philip K. Dick, and of course, Gorgon, ruler of the third dimension.
04/25/2019 By Marty Patail
At 71, the dynamo entertainer returns to the stage to perform her 1973 album, Never Coming Back, in its entirety.
04/09/2019 By Rebecca Jacobson
Karaoke
What the New York Times called "America's greatest karaoke night" will soon get a full-time home.
04/08/2019 By Jackson Main
The city's annual celebration of soul, R&B, blues, and hip-hop returns April 16–21.
03/26/2019 By Fiona McCann
The music man talks about the dark days of 2007—and why he's more hopeful than ever for the future of record stores.
03/15/2019 By Marty Patail
Spring Road Trips: Sonic Sidekicks
Cue up this playlist for your next Pacific Northwest road trip.
02/26/2019 By Emma Mannheimer
With creaking pine trees and sizzling power lines, Third Angle’s Habitat explores the soundscapes of the city.
02/26/2019 By Rebecca Jacobson
And it's been more than a decade in the making.
01/29/2019 By Dez Ramirez
Pop-Up Music
Tiny Anthems is all about mythologizing you.
01/29/2019 By Sydney Dauphinais
Khruangbin, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Mandolin Orange are headed to Happy Valley this summer.
01/21/2019 By Rebecca Jacobson
Spring 2026
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