FEATURED EVENT VISUAL ART “Salt” May 1–6 Shaking the Tree Studio $30, all ages Shaking the Tree’s creative director Samantha Van Der Merwe curated nearly a dozen artists’ works inspired…
Maarquii, Natasha Kmeto let loose at Holocene
Soul’d Out Music Festival seems well on its way to being a Portland tradition. Now in its second year, Soul’d Out attracts national-tier jazz, R&B, funk, and hip-hop music artists…
Erykah Badu opens Soul’d Out Music Festival
Erykah Badu kicked off Portland’s Annual Soul’d Out Music Festival on Wednesday, April 18 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Robert Glasper’s super jazz group R+R = Now opened the…
De La Soul takes over the Roseland
De La Soul was one of six headlining acts around Portland to end the four-day long Soul’d Out Music Festival Sunday, April 22. After opening artists Lilla and Silent Heroes…
Suns’ Out, Baby!
On top of all the amazing concerts in Portland over the last week, the sun has been teasing and tempting us to run outside. The summer blues, love and nights…
PSU’s Percussion Ensemble doesn’t miss a beat
At the crack of noon on Thursday, April 5, Portland State’s Lincoln Recital Hall hosted an uncommonly sparse audience. The music department’s weekly free concerts are usually packed—not least because…
PSU’s gorgeous strings
The trouble with unfretted stringed instruments—specifically the classical violin family—is they inherently sound bad. It takes years of practice to develop the skills necessary to produce a single pleasing tone…
FYI April 17–24
FYI April 17–24 April 20 4-20! Blaze it! But, not on campus PSU is required to comply with federal law. Accordingly, marijuana in all forms for recreational or medicinal…
Students share stories of womanhood
Three women sat on platforms of various heights, breathing for a few moments, building suspense in the silence until six words filled Portland State’s Studio Theater in Lincoln Hall: Let…
Dr. Octagon is back
Rapper. Orthopedic surgeon. Gynecologist. Resident of planet Jupiter. 1990s rap and hip-hop fans know who this is without introduction. Dr. Octagon returned back to Earth’s musical orbit on April 6…
Events calendar: April 17–23
April 14–21 Design Design Week Portland All over Portland Prices vary, mostly all ages If you’ve ever wondered where the action is in the design community in Portland, it really…