Portland Live This Week

Fox and Bones: 'Already Here (Music in Modern Times)' [Song Premiere]

The duo get real about the struggles professional musicians face while also savoring making music for a living. Celebrate the release of this single—as well as their signing to Portland's Dutch Records—at the Doug Fir with The Get Ahead and Dead Lee on February 26. Wanna win some tix? Click here!
Time for the 'Nasty' Revival

How can music promote causes that are not just worthy but necessary? Catch Stand and Sway do just that live at Hillsboro’s Walters Cultural Arts Center on February 21.
Shy Honey: 'Runaway' [Video Premiere]

Soaked in nostalgia for the ’80s and ’90s, Shy Honey's synthpop love songs are perfect for any and all the Valentine's Day feels in your life right now. Mark your cal for a night of indelible local electropop when LEO ISLO, Shy Honey and Nosila share the Holocene stage on April 30!
Olivia Awbrey: 'Advanced State of Decay' [Song Premiere]

Prepping to release her punk-tinged, self-aware debut LP on May 1, Olivia Awbrey will crisscross the NW rocking Rx Fest on February 15 and Boise’s Treefort at the end of March before returning home to celebrate her record release (and Vortex's sixth birthday!) at the Doug Fir with Long Hallways and Rum River Cult on April 19.
Feel the Darkly Seductive Pull of Bryson Cone

His debut solo record puts his psychedelic "love for synthpop, R&B and soul" on display. Celebrate the release of 'Magnetism' at Rontoms on February 9.
Artist to Watch: MAITA Send 'Best Wishes' to a Growing Fan Base

After years of carving out a home for themselves in Portland, MAITA is poised to release their debut full-length on PNW-grown label Kill Rock Stars. Catch 'em at the Doug Fir on February 5 with Sama Dams and Wave Action or rocking Rx Fest on February 15.

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Fox and Bones: 'Already Here (Music in Modern Times)' [Song Premiere]

Time for the 'Nasty' Revival

How can music promote causes that are not just worthy but necessary? Catch Stand and Sway do just that live at Hillsboro’s Walters Cultural Arts Center on February 21.

Shy Honey: 'Runaway' [Video Premiere]

Soaked in nostalgia for the ’80s and ’90s, Shy Honey's synthpop love songs are perfect for any and all the Valentine's Day feels in your life right now. Mark your cal for a night of indelible local electropop when LEO ISLO, Shy Honey and Nosila share the Holocene stage on April 30!

Olivia Awbrey: 'Advanced State of Decay' [Song Premiere]

Feel the Darkly Seductive Pull of Bryson Cone

His debut solo record puts his psychedelic "love for synthpop, R&B and soul" on display. Celebrate the release of 'Magnetism' at Rontoms on February 9.

Artist to Watch: MAITA Send 'Best Wishes' to a Growing Fan Base

After years of carving out a home for themselves in Portland, MAITA is poised to release their debut full-length on PNW-grown label Kill Rock Stars. Catch 'em at the Doug Fir on February 5 with Sama Dams and Wave Action or rocking Rx Fest on February 15.

Shy Honey: 'Runaway' [Video Premiere]

Olivia Awbrey: 'Advanced State of Decay' [Song Premiere]

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