Robert Husseman, Author at Portland Mercury

Terry’s Triumphant Tune at Oregon Music Hall of Fame 2025

OMHOF Board President Terry Currier and music education were celebrated at the 2025 induction celebrations!

Robert HussemanOctober 14, 2025 11:45 amOctober 14, 2025 6:45 pm

Midway through an inductee-led performance at Oregon Music Hall of Fame’s 2025 ceremonies Saturday, October 11 at Aladdin Theater, Jim Brunberg had some words for Terry Currier. Currier’s own words, to be precise. Brunberg, co-founder of Mississippi Studios and Revolution Hall, was jamming on stage with fellow 2025 inductee Mary-Sue Tobin on saxophone when Brunberg […]

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Oregon Music Hall of Fame Honors New Inductees While Looking to the Future

The event will honor inductees including Portugal. The Man, Yob, Mary-Sue Tobin, and Jim Brunberg.

Robert HussemanOctober 10, 2025 12:15 pmOctober 10, 2025 7:15 pm

On Saturday, Oct. 11, music luminaries from across the state will congregate at Aladdin Theater to formally honor the Oregon Music Hall of Fame’s 2025 inductees. The Oregon Music Hall of Fame’s, or OMHOF’s, volunteer board elects singers, instrumentalists, engineers, and other music industry professionals and contributors. OMHOF annually anoints an “Artist of the Year” […]

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The Fixin’ To Flips Instead of Folding

The St. Johns bar ditches live music, adds a ball.

Robert HussemanJuly 24, 2025 11:00 amJuly 25, 2025 5:29 pm

In a press release from June 5, owners of the Fixin’ To, Bart and Marli Blasengame, announced an operational pivot for the much loved St. Johns bar and live music venue: The sizable backroom of the bar would no longer be hosting concerts. This comes after the owners initially put the business and building up […]

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Album Review: Fading Responsibly With Alien Boy

Pushing through anxieties and fears on new album You Wanna Fade?

Robert HussemanMay 5, 2025 6:00 pmMay 6, 2025 5:27 pm

Sonia Weber tries to find the right words, coincidentally speaking for the masses on Alien Boy’s third album, You Wanna Fade? “I told you the other day / I don’t want things to change but I feel it deep down / That it’s, yeah, it’s all gonna rot / Away without a thought,” Weber intones […]

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