By Tom D'Antoni // Coffeeshop Conversations #451 -- For decades Terry Currier has been the central figure in Portland's music ...

This is from Terry Currier on the Oregon Music Hall of Fame Facebook page.: In 1959 Lynn Easton and Jack Ely started a band that wound eventually be called the Kingmen after another band named the ...

When word reached me this past Sunday (August 8th) that my oldest close friend, guitarist Bruce Conte, had passed away, I was shocked and stunned. Bruce—legendary for his 7-year, 7-album stint with ...

Welcome back to the Café in Artichoke Music. I’m Tom D’Antoni. Sitting across from me is Pepe Raphael, a singer and dancer who may be best known for his Pepe and the Bottle Blondes ensemble. He was a ...

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Welcome to 2025. This new year brings a host of new shows to cover, and I am excited to reintroduce my photography protégé to the photo pit. With the start of the new year, Sydney will revisit an ...

Ladies, gentlemen, and friends who would prefer to be called neither - I don’t want to sound hyperbolic or sensationalist, but I’m starting to believe that “The Dark Times” are officially upon us. Not ...

By ANTHONY PIDGEON // Singer/songwriter Billie Marten serenaded an enraptured audience on the Cherry Hill Stage on Day 3 of Pickathon 8/3/2024 ...

By MATT HANSEN // Eugene's fantasy synth wizard, Fernmage, will play Woodland Fortress Fest in Pe Ell, Washington this ...

This is the four hundredth episode of Coffeeshop Conversations. Next week will be four hundred and one. There are times in our lives that call for courage and inspiration. Our guest today, pianist ...

By ANTHONY PIDGEON // The Chameleons at Hawthorne Theater on June 6, 2024, performing their highly influential 1986 album “Strange Times" in its entirety. By ANTHONY PIDGEON // The Chameleons at ...

Ben and the band have a new album dropping next month. Listen to find out more. With a name evoking the strongman featured in The Princess Bride (Andre the Giant), Bendre the Giant is the brainchild ...