Protoje is one of my favorite contemporary reggae artists. His conscious, forward-thinking vision really vibes with me, and his music is beautifully thoughtful. Recently, he came out with his newest album, In Search of Zion. He chose to present it in a unique…
5/23/24 Wonder Ballroom… Portland Oregon
TRIBAL SEEDS & KABAKA PYRAMID
On Thursday, May 23rd, the Tribal Seeds Ancient Blood Tour came thru to the Wonder Ballroom here in Portland, Oregon. They were teamed up with one of my favorite reggae acts,…
5/17/24 Revolution Hall…Portland, Oregon
Stiff Little Fingers
Through the turbulence and anger of 1970’s Belfast, the world was blessed with a punk band called Stiff Little Fingers. Their reunion tour recently stopped here in Portland, Oregon and I was lucky🍀 enough to cover it…
Collie Buddz
Wonder Ballroom
Portland, Oregon 3-9-24
When I heard that Collie Buddz was returning to Portland’s Wonder Ballroom, I knew for sure I wanted to be at that party. I had seen him at the same venue years ago, and it was…
I don’t know if I really need to extol the virtues of live music in a blog where I review live music, but I did see Ladytron perform with opener Blakkat at the Wonder Ballroom and I do think…
As far as local acts go, Bug Séance is a fun band making big swings. The five piece group played a show at the Holocene with touring friends Present and solo artist Amulet, which was so lively and fun, it had energy…
Happy New Year everyone! This was an especially good year for music, which made it tough to choose a playlist for tonight. Great examples of genre-bending rock and idiosyncratic dance music to get your pulse pumping. Check out these albums if you get…