Oregon

North Americana Rock 

Matthew Heller Shares ‘Steamroller’

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ani DiFranco, Dead Westerners: An American Elegy, Jason Molina, Matthew Heller, Oregon, Portland, Steamroller, Townes Van Zandt

New LP, Dead Westerners, out in spring 2027

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jazz Remembrance 

Ralph Towner, Visionary Guitarist, Passes Away

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Al Di Meola, ECM Records, Oregon, Ralph Towner, RIP

The longtime ECM artist and Oregon member was 85

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Latin Rock 

LISTEN: Joshua Josué Shares ‘Bogart & Me’

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alejandro Escovedo, Bogart & Me, Central America, Chris Isaak, Dwight Yoakam, Joshua Josué, Los Lobos, Mexico, Oregon, Portland, The Old 97's

Debut LP, Beneath the Sand, out Aug. 8

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Indie Rock Instrumental Rock 

WATCH: The Mighty Missoula Shares ‘Signals’

May 15, 2025May 16, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ghost in the Mountain, Jean-Michel Jarre, Oregon, Portland, Signals, The Mighty Missoula

New album, Ghost in The Mountain, out in June

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Indie Rock Rock 

WATCH: Matthew Heller Channels Ukraine with “NO ABSOLUTES”

August 24, 2024August 24, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Cass McCombs, Elliott Smith, Matthew Heller, Oregon, Portland, Ukraine

New album, Criticism, Judgement, Heartbreak and Peril, out September 20

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Latin North Americana Rock Uncategorized 

LISTEN: Joshua Josué Shares “She Is Guadalajara”

August 7, 2024August 8, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Joshua Josué, Los Lobos, Mariachi, Mexico, Oregon, Portland, The Smiths

New single expounds on Portland, OR-based Chicano rocker’s love for Mexican city

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Hard Rock Noise Post-Hardcore Post-Punk Rock 

WATCH: Rated Eye Horse Around in Video for “Mia Demon II”

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Amphetamine Reptile, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Portland, Rated Eye, Touch and Go Records, Wax Donut Records

The Pittsburgh noise rockers’ eponymous debut out May 10th on Wax Donut Records

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Hard Rock Indie Rock Rock 

LISTEN: Last Giant Shares “Feels Like Water”

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Adam Ant, Adam Pike, Feels Like Water, Last Giant, Matt Willes, Monuments, Oregon, Palmer Cloud, Portland, RFK Heise, Soundgarden

The Portland, OR power trio’s new album, Monuments, due out June 2nd

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Rock 

WATCH: Metts Ryan Collins Share “Half The World Away”

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dain Ryan, Geoff Metts, Half The World Away, Metts Ryan Collins, Mike Collins, Oregon, Portland

The Portland, Oregon power trio’s new album, No Days Be Wasted, out now

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Rock 

WATCH: Oregon’s Leadbetter Band Shares “Cake”

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aaron Moore, Bend, Eric Leadbetter, Jeff Beck Group, Kaleb Kelleher, Led Zeppelin, MARK LANEGAN, Oregon, The Leadbetter Band

The neo AOR trio’s new album of the same name is out now

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Art Pop Indie Rock Instrumental Rock 

How Talkdemonic Was Revived From Oblivion 

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Brad Cohan 0 Comments instrumental, Isaac Brock, Kevin O’Connor, Modest Mouse, Oregon, Portland, Talkdemonic, Unwound, Various Seasides

Art-pop dynamo Kevin O’Connor explains how he resurrected his one-man-band for Various Seasides

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Heavy Metal 

Approaching A Dead End With R.I.P.

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Bree Henry 0 Comments 2020, Fuzz, Heavy Metal, Oregon, Portland, protests, R.I.P.

Talking sex, chaos and protesting with frontman Fuzz of Portland, OR’s premier metal militia

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