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The plastic-disco thumper by Nu Shooz was an early MTV staple.
04/01/2021 With Conner Reed
A who's-who of the talents pushing Stumptown's sound forward
03/25/2021 By Conner Reed
At the center of vaporwave’s rise is local music producer and multidisciplinary artist Ramona Xavier, a.k.a. Vektroid.
03/18/2021 By Suzette Smith
Advocates hope venues will rethink their profit models and center young, diverse talent when the COVID haze clears.
03/14/2021 By Christen McCurdy
Pomo Picks
The content in our queues, from a promising new HBO trailer to a trip down SNL memory lane.
03/11/2021 By Aurora Biggers, Margaret Seiler, Gabriel Granillo, and Conner Reed
Footnotes
A conversation with Spacetime Diaries podcast creator Ghan Patel. Plus, we highlight a few local podcasts.
03/05/2021 By Gabriel Granillo
Podcasts
From sci-fi audio thrillers to intimate conversations about what it’s like to have cancer, here are the pods we're listening to.
The content in our queues, from an NBC cult classic to Eddie Murphy in the ’80s
03/04/2021 By Margaret Seiler, Gabriel Granillo, Conner Reed, and Katherine Chew Hamilton
The content in our queues, from a heart-filling magic show to a Swedish pop banger
02/25/2021 By Portland Monthly Staff
Profile
With a viral music video under his belt and a project about 82nd Avenue in the pipeline, Daniyel is poised to take Portland hip-hop by storm.
02/25/2021 By Conner Reed
Interview
“We're just trying not to be too precious with things anymore … Rock and roll is not perfect. If you want perfect music, don't listen to Portugal. The Man.”
02/25/2021 By Gabriel Granillo
Music Video
Portland photographer Holly Andres directed the dreamlike “Violets for Your Furs” clip.
02/19/2021 By Aurora Biggers
The virtual festival runs February 18–27 and will feature livestreams from Portland to Brooklyn to Cuba.
02/17/2021 By Gabriel Granillo and Conner Reed
The content in our queues, from a Mexican melodrama to a hip-hop classic
02/11/2021 By Portland Monthly Staff
Performance
All of this year’s pieces will be available on-demand through February 15.
02/09/2021 By Conner Reed
"I’m trying to use the word ‘unapologetic’ in my work more often: unapologetically queer, unapologetically feminine, unapologetically anti-racist."
02/05/2021 By Andrew Jankowski
The content in our queues, from an HBO classic to a young genius, gone too soon
02/04/2021 By Portland Monthly Staff
The content in our queues, from a TikTok smash to a slab of Y2K dopamine
01/28/2021 By Portland Monthly Staff
The content in our queues, from a Carey Mulligan revenge thriller to a dearly departed rapper
01/21/2021 By Portland Monthly Staff
The content in our queues, from Trebek's twilight Jeopardy! eps to an epic Spokane-focused novel.
01/08/2021 By Portland Monthly Staff