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Zappa Tribute The Stinkfoot Orchestra Has the Maestro’s Anarchic Rhythm
Also: Tangerine Dream comes through town, and it’s Portland Hip-Hop Week.
As Glitterfox Disbands, Singer Solange Paape-Igoa Goes Solo
The Portland favorite indie band is on the outs, but its frontperson has plenty of songs to sing.
Kingsmen, Shivas and Alien Boy to Play Music Doc’s Benefit Show
‘No Quiet Hours’ aims to catalog Oregon’s DIY music history.
A Night at Portland’s Only All-Ages Music Venue
Led by a youth music nonprofit, The Off Beat is the new home of the city’s underage music scene.
There’s a Music Festival at an Airplane in the Woods
In Hillsboro, Crash Landing Fest hosts local bands on the wing of a flightless Boeing 737.
Local Meditation Center to Host Hip-Hop Sound Bath
On his latest album, rapper Born I combined his passions for Buddhist meditation and hip-hop.
A $10 (or Less) Concert for Every Day That’s Left in August
Vibeflation deflating your sensations? We’ve assembled a month of affordable music in Portland to turn things around.
A Look Into the Campaign to ‘Keep Portland Operatic’
Portland Opera is on pace to fundraise $5 million. And it’s pushing the art form into the future.
Portland’s Relationship With the Grateful Dead Is Especially Thick
Thirty-one years after Jerry Garcia’s death, Dead fandom shows no signs of letting up. Especially at McMenamins.
The Music Festival at the Center of Portland’s New Hardcore Scene
In its fourth year, Northwest Hardcore Festival moves to all-ages venue The Off Beat and offers discounted tickets to kids.
Shows of the Week: At Rev Hall, Kim Gordon’s Rage Rap Hints a Return to the Sonic Youth Sound
Noah Britton, Kim Gordon and Black Moth Super Rainbow take the stage in Portland this week.
Five Bands to ‘Radically Discover’ at Pickathon This Year
A quarter of a century in, the always eclectic festival shows out yet.