Hear In Portland

Hear in Portland: Could the New Anthem for Women’s Basketball Come from a 14-Year-Old Portland Rapper?

The long-awaited Nasalrod split album is finally here; get frenetic at the Polaris Hall vinyl release show.

Hear in Portland: St. Johns Rapper Mat Randol's The World Keeps Spinning

Plus, soul singer-songwriter Julia Logue at Jack London Revue, and we hear Kyle Smyle Again.

Hear in Portland: Pickathon's 2024  Lineup, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs' Broken Hearted Blue

Orquestra Pacifico Tropicale, Caicedo, and Seattle's Terror/Cactus play a cumbia-forward show you must not miss.

Hear in Portland: Hip-Hop Night the Thesis Moves to Lollipop Shoppe

Jakki and the Pink Smudge's sunny new single “Going Up,” and country-tinged, rock-infused Chris Stapleton at Ridgefield.

Hear in Portland: You'll Want the Foamboy Eating Me Alive Bandcamp B-Sides

Earthgang’s WowGr8 and Wynne "Cut & Paste," China Forbes adds a second record release night at the Reser.

Hear in Portland: Ben Harper to Headline the 2024 Waterfront Blues Festival

Young Gifted and Black plan a party to rebrand; rapper Milc and producer Televangel collab on Extra Phish.

Hear in Portland: Rappers Fountaine and Silv Punch Out Bangers on Bare Knuckles Collab

Where to catch the next single and DJ set from Zyah Belle; Khruangbin plays two epic live shows this summer.

Hear in Portland: Portland-Based Vocalist and Violinist Chibia Opens an Excellent Leap Day Show

Plus, rockers Sheer Mag deliver a call to arms, and a survey of local Black jazz, soul, improvisation-based artists at Holocene.

Hear in Portland: Kingsley Headlines Black History Month Event the Blacker the Berry

Plus, who is the celebrity hairstylist in Mal London's new video? And the Decemberists unpack their first music release in over six years.

Hear in Portland: Danny Brown Takes Introspective, Experimental Quaranta on Tour

Plus, Keeks serves high-energy wind blown chiffon in her debut single, and Greaterkind's plays a late night show at Portland Jazz Festival.

Hear in Portland: Jon Batiste Opens PDX Jazz Festival 2024

Plus, Bocha and Covi. at a rap-happy Rontoms show, and an expiramental new song and stop-motion video from Jakki and the Pink Smudge.

Hear in Portland: Sleater-Kinney Soon to Scorch Sold Out Crystal Ballroom

Supergroup Amenta Abioto, Brown Alice, and Jacque Hammond are ready to WRK!; Wynne's "Wife" video teases her next move.

Hear in Portland: Drae Slapz and Scooter Rogers Release Collab Album Dat Too

Plus, an intimate soul single from Blossom, and celebrating 400 episodes of Portland music podcast Dan Cable Presents.

Hear in Portland: A Cozy Blossom Sunday Sessions Show

Plus, Cool Nutz supports Too $hort's Portland stop and Jay Si Proof's album release show calls for costumes!

Hear in Portland: Julia Logue's Debut Welcome To Your Sunrise Is Soul-Driven and Warm

Plus, a Golden Boy headliner show for Portland Music Month and Jamila Woods tends the Wonder Ballroom.

Hear in Portland's 2023 New Year's Eve Show Picks

Our annual round-up of hot Portland NYE shows, with a new addition: Zyah Belle No Wallflowers DJ Night

Hear in Portland: Y La Bamba to Play Portland Music Month

Plus, Federale and the Delines unwrap Christmas tracks, and Greaterkind is your last shot at a chill live show before Christmas chaos.

Hear in Portland: What If We Watched Reptaliens, Got on a Rooftop, and Kissed?

Plus, Fountaine and 10thmember made an upbeat bopper collab, and are you planning your Portland Music Month?

Hear in Portland: Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme Holiday Shenanigans at the Schnitz

Plus, the Thesis celebrates nine years of lit, local-focus hip-hop and Ms. Arietta Ward throws you a party for HER birthday.

Hear in Portland: A New Jazz Night at Keys Lounge Draws Fans of the 1905

The new Covi. and Drae Slapz joint EP is addictively fun, and a New Year's Eve Cowboy Prom? We're There.

HEAR IN PORTLAND: Friends of Noise Fundraising for an All Ages Venue

Ural Thomas and the Pain shine on a stacked New Year's Eve bill, and Portland rapper-producer Fountaine's farewell DJ dance nights.

Hear in Portland: Vagabon Evolves at Mississippi Studios

Plus, Portland rapper Jordan Fletcher on a stacked Kelly's bill, and the Oregon Symphony's adds more diverse holiday concerts.

Hear in Portland: Say Yes to the RENAISSANCE / RENAIDDANCE Beyoncé Dance Night

Plus, Federale and the Prids co headline Crystal Ballroom, and two Portland rap projects score a feature from Fatboi Sharif.

Hear in Portland: Pickathon Favorites Butcher Brown to Play the Get Down

This show-heavy music news update has details on Portland's date with Wynne, and Revolutions Per Movie's first live podcast taping—with R.E.M.'s Peter Buck!

Hear In Portland: Mal London Drops a New Single and Headlines the Thesis in November

Bad Bunny's Portland show tickets are in the wind; Moorea Masa and the Mood's latest track is "Magic."

Hear in Portland: Dress Up Like a Record for Mississippi Records

Dial into the slowed down + reverb version of Karma Rivera and Chilifa Nem's “Taraji P," and imagine Providence Park's glow-up possibilities.

Hear in Portland: Brown Branch Big Band Honor Jazz Legend

Plus, Portland-based Nigerian singer-songwriter Izzy Baba Melo has "Something Huge," and A Beat Happening's free Lolo Pass showcase is stacked.

Hear in Portland: Chris Slusarenko's New Podcast Talks Stop Making Sense

Plus, sobbing about Dame D.O.L.L.A.'s "Farewell," and vibing with A Beat Happening at OMSI.

Hear in Portland: NYC Rap Duo Armand Hammer Heat up Polaris Hall

Plus, PDX Pop Now! for fall, and Dame D.O.L.L.A shot a video in Portland's Rose Test Garden with Rexx Life Raj.

Hear in Portland: Don't Sleep on the Final Doug Fir Lounge Shows at Jupiter Hotel

Plus, Bijoux Cone's powerful song about trans erasure, and Dani Danger's sultry pool views in her "Addicted to Love" music video.

Hear in Portland: Wynne Plays the Bachelorette on Her New Single “High Standards”

Plus, Schaus' Holocene record release show is stacked, and Travis Scott added another Portland Utopia tour stop.

Hear in Portland: Karma Rivera Headlines the Thesis Yacht Party

Plus, new records from intimate songwriters Small Million and family-folk teacher Red Yarn.

HEAR IN PORTLAND: A Beyoncé Birthday Bash, Bremer Baden Is On His Own, and Yet Another Hot Wynne Video

The best upcoming shows, songs, and musical happenings—all for your listening pleasure.

HEAR IN PORTLAND: Jackpot Records Celebrates 25 Years, Moorea Masa's Summer Jam, and Let's Drink Up Some Pink Martini

Get the latest music news and hottest bops to put in your ears.

Hear in Portland: Orquestra Pacifico Tropicale Promises New Songs and a Third Album

Plus, Dani Danger's gorgeous new "Addicted to Love" is good listening for the inevitable traffic jam at the 50 Cent concert.

Hear in Portland: A Bittersweet Final Maarquii Show

Plus, Dame D.O.L.L.A's album release announcement and the second year of Kidz Outside Festival in St. Johns.

Hear in Portland: Karma Rivera's 2023 Singles Show an Irresistible Bass-Forward Direction

Plus, a rare Zyah Belle live appearance at Peter's Room, and THIS IS NOT A DRILL—Wynne is going on tour.

Hear in Portland: Jazz and Groove-Driven Trio Greaterkind Gets Steamy

Plus, a Heavy Gold label night at the Fixin' To, a new collab from Mal London and JxJury, and Dame D.O.L.L.A. tells us "The Way It Goes."

Hear in Portland: What's Hotter—the Cover of Wynne's New EP or Her Jaw-Dropping Tracks?

Plus, Nonbinary Girlfriend plays Live on KEXP, and a rare KAYTRAMINÉ show at Edgefield.

Hear in Portland: On Red Head Redemption Jinkx Monsoon Reveals They've Moved Back to Portland

Plus, an excellent new summer anthem collab from JxJURY and Mal London, and a promising upcoming free Sunday show at Rontoms!

Hear in Portland: Neo-Soul Singer Lo Steele Is a Portland Soul Legacy

Plus, Sarah Clarke co-headlines with Lyle Divinsky, and Mic Check celebrates seven years of showcases and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

HEAR IN PORTLAND: Popular Farm Music Fest Pickathon Posts a Plea for Its Future

Plus, Thirsty City showcase celebrates nine years at the Goodfoot, and who should be on your radar at the Waterfront Blues Festival?

Hear in Portland:  Oregon Trail Sessions Is Bringing Beats to the Woods

Plus, Wynne's "Hot Friend," freestyle on Sway, and three Portugal. The Man music videos you can't see outside Movie Madness.

HEAR IN PORTLAND: Nonbinary Girlfriend's Ambitious and Lovely "Body"

Plus, emcee trio the Pharmacee drops a rowdy club banger and a good reason to attend Shrista's Late Lyrics.

Hear in Portland: The Prids Shoegaze the Stage at Lollipop Shoppe

Plus, Mississippi Records releases Be Present Art Group's debut EP, and Janelle Monae's Age of Pleasure is upon us!

Hear in Portland: Kingsley Headlines the Thesis, Records at Clinton Street Theater

Plus, a terrific new record from Dust Raps the Blues and a stacked local show you shouldn't miss.

Hear in Portland: Wynne's Super Sexy Music Video for "Jaw Morant" Is Here

Plus, dream-folk duo Shady Cove at Lollipop Shoppe, and the unmissable local talent at a Prince birthday tribute night.

Hear in Portland: New Methods Body Music Video "Snares" Contains Mysterious Angles

Ancient Heat reunite for Holocene's 20th birthday party, and it's looking like a real millennial dad rock summer.

HEAR IN PORTLAND: There Are No Skips on Sqip’s Boi

Plus, some shows on our radar: the Shivas rock Lollipop Shoppe and Oh, Rose melts faces at Mississippi Studios.

Oregon Sister Trio Joseph Release The Sun

Hear in Portland this week: a new single (and music video tease) from Wynne and Jidenna returns to the Roseland.

Meagan Sky Counts Down to I'll Be the One

The music forecast Hear in Portland: Corvair new album news and a live show from DIY instrument band KOKOKO!

The True Special Occasion Is Emily King Playing Portland (It's Also Her New Album Title)

Hear in Portland this week: Silvertongue Sunday Sessions alert, and if you're only vibing to the "4Eva" video, you're missing out on a second Animé verse.

Rapper Mat Randol Rhymes at Iconic Portland Spots in “Fast Forward”

Great music you can soon HEAR IN PORTLAND: Black power anthems from Sampa the Great and cosmic country from Jeffery Silverstein

Synth and Nature Swim Together on Siren and the Sea's Gravity Wave

Hear in Portland this week: Afrobeat and dancehall at the Thesis, and Portland music icons celebrate 50 years of hip hop with Beats & Rhymes.

Lean Into It with Portugal. The Man's End-of-Times Dance Party Song "Dummy"

Hear in Portland this week: Fkn around live with Phony Ppl and a catchy, cinematic Federale show.

Indie Pop Sister Trio, Joseph, Stun with “The Sun”

Hear in Portland this week: The Get Down turns one, and a dream downtown music bill of Edna Vazquez and Mariachi Tradición.

Y La Bamba Kick Off Lucha Record Release in Portland

Hear in Portland this week: A Friends of Noise packed all-ages weekend and Macklemore's back-to-back Roseland shows.

Get Your Entire Life en Español at Kali Uchis’ Keller Show

Hear in Portland this week: New TYuS Single Has Major Throwback Vibes, and a Triple-Threat Bill at Lollipop Shoppe

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas at the Moda, Pickathon 2023 Tickets Are on Sale!

HEAR IN PORTLAND this week: Eyelids kick off their national tour and Jay Si Proof drops a new single.

Small Million's Big Feelings, Portland Hip-Hop Artists on Film, and Please Welcome Rico Nasty

HEAR IN PORTLAND: The hottest new music and must-see shows!

On DIY Bocha Centers Self-Reliance (and Smoking Weed)

HEAR IN PORTLAND this week: Omari Jazz and Kiefer co-headline at PDX Jazz Fest, London-based R&B singer-songwriter Ella Mai returns for our hearts.

Sxlxmxn's Second Gospel Sample EP Has His Own Spin

HEAR IN PORTLAND this week: Masego live is like a nightclub in paradise, Carrie Underwood's Diamonds & Rhinestones Tour reaches the Moda

MAITA's All-Acoustic Album Hits the Spot and the Road

HEAR IN PORTLAND this week: Portland's brand new Downtown Bloc Party and A Beat Happening's chic hotel spot

We’re Obsessed With Rapper Wynne's New Music Video for "Look at You"

Also in HEAR IN PORTLAND: Portland Music Month's last week; don't hold your breath until the Roots' show—but it is pretty soon

Crossed Fingers for Karma Rivera / DJ Lapaushi Live Collabs

In this week's HEAR IN PORTLAND: Night Heron and Seance Crasher poke Pitchfork, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs hit the road.

Kingsley to Headline an Aptly-Titled Phone Home Show

In this week's HEAR IN PORTLAND we have the Renaissance dance party you must attend, and a new album of contrasting songs from Snugsworth.

Lake Oswego-Raised Rap Queen Wynne Drops New “CATALYST II" Video

This week's HEAR IN PORTLAND music news: Veana Baby's smooth pair of EPs, Jeffrey Silverstein and Credit Electric tour the Pacific Northwest

The Hear in Portland 2022 New Year's Eve Show Masterlist

Rock, rap, country, or global bass—Portland's incredible music scene has a NYE party for you.

Vursatyl and Alana Rich Voice Their Support for Friends of Noise

Plus, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Vanessa Carlton, and other truly exciting shows that should be on your radar HEAR IN PORTLAND

Spring Brings the War & Treaty

This week's HEAR IN PORTLAND music news: Edna Vazquez, Barrio Mestizo, and DJ Papi Fimbres make the Bienestar fundraiser a hot ticket.

We Have FOMO for J.I.D and Smino's Love Is Forever Tour

In this week's HEAR IN PORTLAND: The Thesis celebrates 8 years, and rap pioneer Rakim postpones his show at the Crystal Ballroom

Fiery Shows from TEKE::TEKE and Jinkx Monsoon Heat Up December

In this week's HEAR IN PORTLAND, we're loving new music from Volcanic Pinnacles, Milc, and Rules.

Chong the Nomad and Hollis Co-Headline a Seattle-Based Power Bill

In this week's Hear in Portland, parties abound—from a Maarquii-headlined switch festish night to Havania Whaal's cute cat music video release.

Smoking Up Fountaine's New "Northeast Phonk" Single

This week's HEAR IN PORTLAND music news: the fifth anniversary of My People's Market, NYE with the Eyelids, and a super smooth Soccer Mommy and Tops show.

Show Up for the Haley Heynderickx Set

This week in HEAR IN PORTLAND: Tickets for Digable Planets' NYE show go on sale, and Ariadne’s Grace is a Snugsworth side project fit to score The Craft.

House of Ada's Janae Drops a Second Single, “Quit Playin”

This Week's Hear in Portland Is Focused on Cozy Shows with Night Heron and Seattle Emcee Sol

Epp's Excellence and Lollipop Shoppe's New Life

The old Dig A Pony space has a new face, Jessie Reyez sells out the Roseland, and a MAITA show announcement!

Noche Libre DJs Spin Hey Love's Fourth Anniversary

Hear in Portland this week: a hip-hop zine, a rooftop show for a good cause, and deets on the first ever Trap Kitchen Weekend

Aminé Announces Homecoming Show With the Oregon Symphony

HEAR IN PORTLAND Your October Is Packed With Another Round of Sunday Sessions and Hocus Pocus Drag

Zyah Belle's Full Length Record Yam Grier Has Arrived

Plus, upcoming shows from Moorea Masa (on tour with Son Little) and the Delines HEAR IN PORTLAND.

Dame D.O.L.L.A. on Fatherhood, Ural Thomas and the Pain on Mississippi

Here at HEAR IN PORTLAND, we wish you a very Harry Styles Harryween.

Kelly's Olympian Launches an R&B Night, Sheer Mag Shines on Mississippi

Iamjordan and Rainezra at Kelly's new monthly series and Milc's Bandcamp exclusive EP are some of what you can HEAR IN PORTLAND this week.

Summer Cannibals Close Out the Summer, Along with Snugworth and the Dave Matthews Band

Don't miss the best upcoming shows and great new music to put in your ears—it's all HEAR IN PORTLAND!

An Incoming Storm of Tegan and Sara Content

In this week's Hear in Portland: a new Wynne single drops, and we celebrate Beyoncé's birthday all damn day.

Festival News from Lose Yr Mind and The Kidz Outside

The Last Artful, Dodgr's debut album drops and everything else you should Hear In Portland!

Sunbathe and Spelljams Rock a Basement Near You

Spend summer's hot days with tabletop-inspired tunes, PDX Pop Now! 2022, and live shows HEAR IN PORTLAND!

The Sávila Show You've Been Waiting For

Plus, a Brown Calvin (of Brown Calculus) Record Release Show—It's All HEAR IN PORTLAND!

D Worthy, Mahalia, and Kamaiyah Live Shows

Plus, the Last Artful, Dodgr Announces Her Debut Full-Length—It's All HEAR IN PORTLAND!

New Music from Milc, AAPI Artist Night at Kelly’s, and Knot Springs' Spa Launches August Concert Series

HEAR IN PORTLAND: Live Shows, New Tracks, and Lizzo In PDX News

Sarah Clarke at the Thesis, Mal London on Rose Tinted, and a new collab track from Weezbeats and Fountaine

HEAR IN PORTLAND: Maita and Sávila's Intimate Shows, Fun Visuals from Zyah Belle, and PDX Pop Now Is Back, Baby!

Hear in Portland: Wavy Josef at the Thesis, Zyah Belle & "DND," and Givēon Comes to Portland

Every One of Us Brings Madgesdiq-CEG to the Square, Return of the Day Fade And—Once Again—Raving about Fountaine

Get Good in the Hood, Twerk It at Laffy Taffy, or Chill in with New Tracks from Lambo Lawson and Wynne

Packed Weekend of Shows with Roullette Delgato, HS.Dro, and a Wild Promotion from El Hempe

Blackwater Holylight and Rochelle Jordan Shows, Sexy Dodgr Single, and—Woo!—Ice Cube Headlines Boo Bomb

Plastic Cactus, the Delines, and Lambo Lawson Live—Plus, Where to Get Your Dolly Parton Hoot On

Karma Rivera and Veana Baby Girl Power a Free Show, And—Oh Shit!—Kendrick Lamar Tickets Are about to Drop for Summer!

GZA at Pickathon, Wynne in the Natural World, and Night Heron Hits Rontoms' Sunday Sessions