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Sahel Sounds: Connecting Cultures Across Continents

Since 2009, Portlander Christopher Kirkley has been introducing Westerners to the music of northern Africa, striking a delicate balance between curation and collaboration in the wake of rapid technological and political change.
Brother Not Brother: 'Mr. Precarious' [Video Premiere]

Hear a new song—recorded live at Super Secret Studios—from the jangly three-piece and don't miss 'em at the Kennedy School on September 19, Kelly's Olympian on September 27 or the White Eagle on October 2.
An Icon Is Born

Jamie Mustard has cracked the code for why certain songs endure over time—and he’s willing to share the formula.
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Building A Bridge Over Troubled Waters

In Bridge City, our music community seeks to overcome immigration politics and connect global communities by building bridges, not boundaries.
Portland’s Ice Queen Tackles Her Next Chapter

Three years after the release of her debut, Portland pop artist Courtney Noe prepares to drop a brand new EP, 'Bad Attitude.' Vortex talked with the Ice Queen about new sounds, new styles and a brand new attitude.
Can’t Tell Summer Cannibals No

Defiant and determined, the Portland four-piece return with their fourth and most intimate record to date. Catch them all over the NW this summer—in Sisters at The Suttle Lodge on July 5, at Timber! Music Festival on July 13, or back home at Mississippi Studios on September 28.
Building Bridges, Not Boundaries: New Issue Out Now!

In Bridge City, our music community seeks to overcome immigration politics and connect global communities by building bridges, not boundaries. From DACA recipients to activists to asylum seekers, Portland musicians continue to do what they do in amazing fashion. Plus new music from Rasheed Jamal, Nosila, Help, TK & The Holy Know-Nothings, J. Graves, Summer Cannibals and Aan.
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