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'You, Sir,' Must Hear Abbey Hendrix Find Her Voice

After years of making music, whether in school, bands or the industry, some encouragement from producer Adam Brock and Lenore.'s Joy Pearson helped push Abbey Hendrix to finally realize her full-length, solo debut of jazz-influenced folk.
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Starover Blue: 'Anemone' [Song Premiere]

Starover Blue channel a Japanese writer to produce an interdimensional study on romance. And after their two-week tour, catch 'em back home celebrating the release of this single at the Alberta Street Pub on August 25.
Moody Little Sister: 'I Got Soul' [Video Premiere]

The former Portlanders have found new inspiration in a new home but that doesn't mean they've completely left the Northwest behind. With their fifth annual Camping Concert on August 25-26 and a single full of local talent, hear their sunny new sounds and watch 'em show off their new scene down south!
The Resolectrics: 'Elevator Blues' [Song Premiere]

The rootsy trio have been rocking their new record's soul-filled opening number at gigs and festivals this summer but now, thanks to That Much Further West, you can enjoy the studio recording in advance of the album's release on September 21 and party at The Secret Society on October 13.
The Food Issue Is Out 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.
Chanti Darling's Fashionable Synesthesia

The long-awaited debut from Chanti Darling is an eclectic, body-moving, retro-futurist homage to its titular genre. But until 'RNB Vol. 1' drops on August 3 via Tender Loving Empire and the singer and dancer celebrates at the Doug Fir on August 8, you can dress Chanti Darling up in your love.
Daren Todd: 'Echoes' [Song Premiere]

Daren Todd was supposed to have a short stay in Portland. But as his ties to the label-collective It's Future Time deepened, the introspective emcee found a new wellspring of creativity and drive to follow his dreams. You can hear the first fruits of those efforts when he drops his debut at Dig A Pony on July 31.
Music Is Omnipresent

Music is meant to be disseminated and it seeps into all corners of Stumptown.
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