Events for Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Delffs first emerged in 2003 as the frontman for the seminal Portland band The Shaky Hands, known for their jangly, pulsing and introspective songs and their high-energy live shows. The band would sign to the venerable Kill Rock Stars imprint and tour internationally with bands like The Shins and Meat Puppets. The Shaky Hands went […]

Gainsayer is a new project from Levi Ethan Cecil and Becca Schultz from Portland, Oregon. Both are former members of Ages and Ages and other bands in the Pacific Northwest. From 2005-2015, Cecil performed with many bands at the Great Pacific and was an instructor at the Rock N' Roll Camp For Teens.

"If it seems crazy to compare any band today to giants like the Band and the Flying Burrito Brothers, then call me crazy, but Western Centuries is the country supergroup we've been waiting for: three first-rate lead singers, each of whom writes solid, heartwarming and heartbreaking country songs, together in one band.” —Kristin Cavoukian, Exclaim! […]

"If it seems crazy to compare any band today to giants like the Band and the Flying Burrito Brothers, then call me crazy, but Western Centuries is the country supergroup we've been waiting for: three first-rate lead singers, each of whom writes solid, heartwarming and heartbreaking country songs, together in one band.” —Kristin Cavoukian, Exclaim! […]

While traveling in search of a new population to save, James Dean Kindle stumbled uppon a band of paupers playing for rats in an alley behind the Rainbow in Pendleton, Oregon. Their clothes in taters and their bellies lean, The Eastern Oregon Playboys couldn't refuse Kindle's offer: "Play as my band and I will grant […]

Late one night at the inn after most of the regulars had staggered home, a patron deep in thought and drink heard the piano player plinking a melancholy tune. The patron, recognizing the melody, began to whisper the words. The piano man called out “Hum it, my sot!” The patron stirred and exclaimed with a […]

"Harnessing The Mood of Andrew Bird And The Magnitude of Radiohead, Edmund Wayne's Brand Of Alt-Folk Is My New Favorite Thing" ~ Seattle Weekly

A new musical project led by singer-songwriter Mike Giacolino, featuring an all star line up with members of Son Volt, Sera Cahoone, Ole Tinder, and Rose Windows. The band consists of Mike Giacolino (lead vocal, guitar, harmonica), Nils Petersen (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), Jay Kardong (pedal steel, electric guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Schowe (drums, […]

With a voice known to "beguile the most inattentive bar-goer," Karyn Ann has gained notoriety as a skilled singer and songwriter, drawing comparisons to 60's troubadours like Bonnie Raitt and Carole King and modern artists like Adele and Brandi Carlile.