I tell two fibs during the spoken introduction of this podcast. One is that the artists are all from Portland. That’s a lie, since Salem’s Massive Moth are on here. The other lie is that the artists are all performing in the next month. Bullshit. Unfortunately the next 30 odd days feature no (as of [...]

This edition of These Are The Days features music by artists performing at this year’s MusicFestNW. Now in its 9th year, MFNW is a great opportunity for Portland bands to share stages with national and international acts and this year, MFNW really does have something for everyone.
With over 200 artists performing at more than a [...]

If it’s the last weekend in July that means it’s time for one of Portland’s most remarkable annual events, PDX Pop Now! For six years, the free, three day, all-ages music festival has featured prime Portland talent, both established and up and coming, and the lineups have simply gotten better with every passing year. This [...]

June 7, 2009: Lovers / Reclinerland
Oh my, this should have gone up weeks ago!
The June 7 installment of Portland Makes Music featured Portland pop trio Lovers playing a special acoustic set and longtime Portland (recently relocated back East; we’ll miss ya, Mike!) songwriter Michael Johnson/Reclinerland. Both were really, really fun and sweet and it was [...]

This edition of These Are The Days celebrates two events in the coming weeks which share a similar storyline. The podcast features interviews with Seth Kaufman, the PDX Pop Now! board member in charge of coordinating the compilation of this year’s CD, and Aaron and Sean, the heads of a new record label called Palatial [...]