Who tastes, knows: Holiday gift guide, Bandcamp Friday edition
Matthew Neil Andrews
November 30, 2023
Punk, metal, jazz, and the Oregon School of Composition–just in time for the last Fee Free Friday of 2023.
Punk, metal, jazz, and the Oregon School of Composition–just in time for the last Fee Free Friday of 2023.
Keep keeping your fingers crossed for an Augustful of festivals, from jazz to loopers to hip-hop.
Multi-disciplinary ‘Glass Stories’ project leads the Portland jazz musician to other times, places, and art forms.
Change in the air: Comings, goings, honors, and landmarks on Oregon’s music scene.
What’s up? Big bands, big choirs, chamber classical, and hybrid music from Indonesia and the British Isles.
A conference introduces a national organization to Portland. Tackling of pressing issues in Oregon arts ensues.
Happy Indonesian Independence Day! Seventy-four years ago today, Indonesia declared its independence from the Netherlands after three centuries of Dutch colonialism (I’ll bet you thought they were always just about tulips and weed). To celebrate, here’s a little video (if you can’t
Women’s History Month just passed, but fortunately, times are changing enough that Oregon performers and presenters are no longer confining half the human race’s creative accomplishments to only one-twelfth of the calendar year. Several concerts this week focus on women’s voices and
The story of African Americans in Oregon has too often been a tale of erasure. From the frequently unacknowledged racist origins of the state’s long legal exclusion of black immigration, to obliteration of neighborhoods and displacement of communities of color, to stifling
Our regnant political culture seems to be waging war on everyone who doesn’t belong to the long-dominant ruling class. Let’s hope it’s the last gasps. This week’s Oregon music offers life-affirming musical retaliation from those (sometimes literal) targets: young people, women, immigrants,
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