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Raise a flag in the name of protest, progress and #PDXmusic: Original illustration by Showdeer
Portland Music Will Prevail
This year, turn challenges into opportunities. Find inspiration in the sounds of new #PDXmusic—from pop to hip-hop to the protest song—and come together as a community at concerts. It’s up to us to make this year better than last.
This issue of Vortex features new artists to watch, four albums that will sound incredible in 2017, and Portland musicians embracing protest music. Plus, Ollie Collins' The Portland Underground returns, Jason Fellman explores if Portland really has a thriving music scene and more!
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From The Editor
Hope In The Aftermath
Chris Young - Jan 30, 2017
Looking to our artists, we can find inspiration in the sounds of new #PDXmusic—from pop to hip-hop to the protest song—and come together as a community at concerts. It’s up to us to make this year...
Community
The Portland Underground: A Political Petri Dish
Ollie Collins - Feb 6, 2017
The underground has a free-form, free-thinking, sometimes fuck-the-government attitude—the ideal political petri dish.
Resources
Turn Your Concert into an Experience
Chris Young - Jan 27, 2017
Con Bro Chill and Chanti Darling break down what makes a good performance. Then, don't miss our free, all-ages panel on this topic, including insight from What The Festival and promoter True West,...
Community
Does Portland Have a Thriving Music Scene?
Jason Fellmann - Feb 14, 2017
Local musician and promoter Jason Fellman explores the attributes of a successful music scene.
Portraits of Portland Music
Why There's Hope in 2017
Chris Young - Feb 10, 2017
Raise a flag in the name of protest, progress and #PDXmusic because Portland music will prevail.
New In #PDXmusic
Three Portland Artists to Watch in 2017
Jeni Wren Stottrup, Anna McClain, Mac Smiff - Feb 1, 2017
It’s exciting to see more distinctive voices emerge in Portland’s rich music scene and watch these talents draw more willing participants—outsiders and insiders—into the fray. Smoothly produced...
Albums
A Long Time Coming: Shy Girls' Passionate, Organic R&B Debut
Chris Young - Jan 18, 2017
Some four years in, the smooth singer-songwriter and producer's first record, 'Salt,' is out on January 20, and he'll bring his sexy sounds to the Doug Fir on January 25.
Albums
Sallie Ford's Soul-Searching Journey
Chris Young - Feb 9, 2017
Struggling with depression and confidence in her musical abilities, Ford leans into her retro-modern rock and roll influences on 'Soul Sick.' Hear her emerge from the darkness at a free release...
Albums
Dive into The Last Artful, Dodgr and Neill Von Tally's Visionary Narrative Hip-Hop
Chris Young - Jan 25, 2017
The emcee and producer's debut LP together is a multilayered, multisensory, multimedia experience. Enjoy immersing yourself in its stories. Catch the pair opening for Shy Girls at the Doug Fir on...
Albums
John Craigie: Telling Stories and Singing Folk Songs
Chris Young - Jan 27, 2017
The traveling troubadour has been able to quell his wanderlust thanks to the home he's found in Portland—one that's full of friendship and inspiration from the likes of Shook Twins, Fruition, Kat...-
John Craigie with Shook Twins, Fruition, Gregory Alan Isakov, Brad Parsons, Bart Budwig and more at the Doug Fir Lounge on Dec. 15, 2016
Photos by Jessie McCall
January 29, 2017 12:30pm
Portraits of Portland Music
Power, and Music, to the People
Thacher Schmid - Feb 15, 2017
Portland musicians embrace the challenge of making important political music in 2017. All scenes and cultures across our city are poised to make powerful new music—from hip-hop emcees Cool Nutz,...-
Aminé and The Last Artful, Dodgr with Leon Bridges and Kehlani at the Roseland Theater on Dec. 27, 2016
Photos by Tojo Andrianarivo
December 29, 2016 1:20pm
Aminé's homecoming show with The Last Artful, Dodgr (featuring surprise guest appearances from Leon Bridges and Kehlani) promoted by Chapters Alumni. 
Vortex Marketplace
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