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The Food Issue is out on July 21 at PDX Pop Now!

Explore where food, drink and music collide with restaurants, chefs, festivals and beverages that pair with the music world. Plus new music from Chanti Darling, YOB, Witch Mountain, No Kind of Rider, Fritzwa and Samuel Eisen-Meyers and a look at the career of blues legend Norman Sylvester.
The Mystery of Mastering

Fortunately, Portland has plenty of skilled engineers with various stylistic strengths that’ll match your music.
PDX Pop Now! Brings 2 Days of Rose City-Only Music to SE Portland this July!

Back for its 15th year, the all-ages, free, volunteer-run, #PDXmusic-only fest kicks off on July 21 at AudioCinema. Peep the lineup here and score a copy of our new summer issue at the fest!
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From Successful Artist to Producer: Chris Funk

Halfling for hire: The Decemberists’ guitar guy puts on his producer hat inside one of the city's most architecturally inspired buildings working with the likes of Stephen Malkmus, Kyle Craft, Y La Bamba, Sallie Ford, Langhorne Slim and many more.
Fake Fireplace: 'School Spirit' [Video Premiere]

The former Willamina High School in Willamina, Ore., is in the middle of a transformation into the West Valley Community Campus, a new community center for arts and culture. In a state of somewhat disarray, what better place to film the new music video for Fake Fireplace’s “School Spirit”?
The Studio That's Not Bound By Location

Tucker Martine's Flora Recording & Playback started in Seattle, moved down the I-5 corridor thanks to a blossoming relationship with The Decemberists, and has been based out basements, barns and churches over the years. This summer will see Martine take ownership of a new custom-built space in NE Portland. Photos by Jason Quigley
The Life and Times of Portland Recording Studios

With a city and music industry constantly in flux, Portland’s recording rooms are facing new challenges. Yet, there is no shortage of spaces, whether professional or DIY. Explore basements, handmade gear, multidimensional operations, unparalleled studios, and reputable mastering engineers alongside successful artists turned producers, storied haunts, and today’s hip-hop scene.
Support Local, #PDXmusic-Loving Businesses

Portland's vibrant music scene is supported by local businesses that value music in our community. Check out these supporters of Vortex Music Magazine that play a vital role in encouraging, enabling and cultivating the music that circulates through the veins and culture of our city.

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