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

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

Beginning in 2014 from the ashes of former Northwest indie-rockers System and Station (1998-2013), Last Giant is comprised of front man RFK Heise (vocals, guitar, keys), Palmer Cloud (bass), and Matt ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Welcome back to Coffeeshop Conversations. I’m Tom D’Antoni once again at my desk in NW Portland. Our return to Artichoke Music has been postponed due to another stupid thing I did to injure myself.

There was once a fierce debate on the legitimacy of the 1988 film Die Hard as a Christmas film. But what has never been questioned is if Die Hard can be a legit musical. Now in its 9th annual ...

By ANTHONY PIDGEON // Project Pabst: Japanese Breakfast 2025 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on July 27th By ANTHONY PIDGEON // Japanese Breakfast, featuring Eugene’s own Michelle Zauner, on the Unicorn ...

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 ...

Today we lost one of the greats of the Portland Music scene...Buck Munger. Though the 70's, 80's and 90's, his publication Two Louies covered the Portland Music scene. Buck championed a lot of artists ...