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Every Day Is (Still) Record Store Day in Portland
The city’s analog love affair is alive and well in 2026, especially at these eight vinyl shops.
Jeffrey Silverstein’s Country Pacific Northwestern
The Portland songwriter collects oddities, textures and stories of the Pacific Northwest on his third album, ‘Doggone.’
Shows of the Week: Russian Circles Bring Heavy Metal to the Crystal Ballroom
Also: The Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra is at Taborspace, and Bonobo is DJing at the Roseland.
Danava Always Stood Out in Portland’s Metal Scene. Twenty Years In, It Still Does.
The band’s sold-out anniversary show was a class reunion for a certain set of Portland rock history.
Shows of the Week: Syd Stops by the Roseland Theater
Also: the musical side of Portland Book Festival, and emo revival heroes Oso Oso at High Limit Room.
Jim Nollman and Rankin Renwick Will Talk to the Animals at the Hollywood on Nov. 1
An experimental musician best known for recording with orcas and a Portland filmmaker present a night of art centered around interspecies communication.
‘La Traviata’ Minus the Costumes and Choreography
As its lifeboat fundraising effort picks up steam, Portland Opera opens the ’26–27 season with a stripped-back take on Verdi’s classic.
Shows of the Week: The Smashing Pumpkins at Moda Center
Also: Patrick Wolf is throwing a Halloween party, and Greg Freeman is playing the Aladdin.
Shows of the Week: Portland Folk Stalwart Laura Veirs Plays Polaris
Also: Dystopian punks Machine Country are at The Six Below Midnight, and rapper Akai Solo plays Swan Dive with drummer-producer Bobbyy.
Portland Band How Strange It Is Takes on Everyday Evil and Infrastructural Decay
The shoegaze band releases its blistering second album, ‘There Is No Evil,’ at Show Bar on Oct. 22.
Gabriel Kahane’s Protests and Love Songs for the Oregon Symphony
“They don’t censor the artists they commission,” says the Portland composer.
The Booming Portland Economic Sector No One Talks About? Music Equipment.
A new advocacy group is showing off the city’s gearhead industry with a festival devoted to microphones, guitar amps and drums.