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A Local Non-Profit Has Started a COVID-19 Relief Fund for Oregon Musicians

The Jermey Wilson Foundation Musicians’ Emergency Healthcare Fund has launched a Go Fund Me for Oregon music industry workers struggling financially due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Portland-Based, Women-Focused Guitar Magazine She Shreds Is Ceasing Print Publication

After eight years of magazines dedicated to women bassists and guitarists, Portland’s She Shreds Magazine will cease print publication and go digital-only.

Reyna Tropical’s New EP is Dedicated to an Environmentally Threatened River in Columbia

The music of Sol y Lluvia is so vivid, it’s practically scenic.

She Shred’s Anniversary Concert Was an Ideal Display of What the Guitar Magazine Is About

For a show dedicated to shredding, She Shreds’ fifth anniversary show Oct. 27 started off on a quiet note. After a panel addressed visibility and activism in music, the women guitarists- and bassists-dedicated magazine hosted a wide-ranging lineup of women guitarists. It began with Black Belt Eagle Scout, aka Katherine Paul, who slowly strummed her guitar on Revolution Hall’s dimly lit stage. Paul delicately played her grunge pop, choosing force of emotion over raw aggression.

DJ Collective Noche Libre Uses the Songs of Their Childhood to Build a Forward-Thinking Community

“It’s kinda like putting a message in a bottle and throwing it out and seeing if my people would come,” says Mendoza, who DJs under the name Lucha and is best known as the frontwoman of Y La Bamba. “And then they find it and are like, ‘Oh my God, that song!’”

Sávila’s Debut Album Uses a Diverse Backbone of Latin Rhythms to Serve a Greater Purpose

Based on just two recorded songs and the strength of their performances, Sávila have played opening spots for local legends like the Thermals as well as national names like Deerhoof and, earlier this year, placed at the top of WW’s Best New Band poll. Until now, their reputation has been built on their spell-inducing live shows. That makes the release of their album a high-stakes benchmark—it’s not easy to transfer something so delicate and experiential onstage into a recording.

The Members of Sávila Explore Their Mexican Heritage, and Their Place Within American Society, Through the Rhythms of Cumbia

In truth, Savilá is a band that can’t be neatly packaged into a brand or traced to a curated set of influences. But rather than feeling like some inaccessible, abstract mass, their music feels like a warm embrace—the communal equivalent of self-care.

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