The live music industry is changing forever, and Portland may have a front row seat. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unforeseen and unprecedented impact on show business—and chief among…
“I feel like I’m losing a whole term of work and progress”
Music students and faculty grapple with online courses
Oregon Symphony performs game soundtracks from the past decade
Video games have long been considered a nerdy and geeky hobby, but until very recently they have not caught mainstream attention. That is starting to change now due to the…
Portland folk community comes together for annual festival
The difference between a folk festival and a farmer’s market may seem distinguishable on the surface, but the third annual Portland Folk Festival raised objections. The festival—put on by local…
The yeehaw agenda is Black
Country music may be dominated by white people, but it was created by and for the Black community. This particular genre of music is filled with white musicians who make…
An Arkestral Orchestration
Born Herman Poole Blount, Sun Ra, in all of his prolific and inspired thinking, was a man who explicated both mythicism and reality in every essence of his existence. The…