Hear In Portland

While our local music calendars continue to fill as May marches on, this week we’re praising Karma Rivera’s new single—especially the acoustic version—in addition to a visit from Coco Jones at the end of the month. Plus! June will see Esperanza Spalding lending her talents in closing out the programming of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony’s […]

Now that we’re in the thick of Portland’s pollening and have been enjoying some ridiculously gorgeous days, we’ve also been loving some new tunes perfectly primed for sunny weather soundtracks. This week we’re bumping a gorgeous new single by soul songstress Veana Baby, looking forward to Portland band Night Heron’s album release gig, and adding […]

Along with spring being in the air, there’s a ton of unmissable upcoming music happenings in the Rose City. This week we’re stoked on the new three-way collaboration between rappers Milc and Wynne and producer Spinitch, along with some upcoming May shows by epic cumbia act Orquestra Pacífico Tropical and touring R&B star SiR.  MUST […]

Right now we’re seeing artists express complex feelings of guilt and shame for sharing their projects and career highlights on social media in a time where multiple waves of genocide, corruption, and the dismantling of our democracy are constantly splashing across our screens. However, I’d like to chime in and offer that now is when […]

Between repeatedly streaming the viral, politically-minded hit “HGT (Hostile Government Takeover),” and that soul-shattering, mind-altering performance by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande that opened the 2025 Oscars, there are a few local updates you will want to check out. In addition to Project Pabst and Pickathon announcing their summer lineups, it’s worth considering copping tickets […]

We’re only a couple months into 2025, and yet it feels like so much has happened on a national scale. Unlike some people, we believe celebrating diversity is integral to nurturing a thriving arts and music ecosystem. There’s plenty of great things happening in Portland’s music scene that are worth your time and attention, like […]

I’m not sure whether to say Happy Black History Month, Happy Valentine’s Day, or Happy Apocalypse, so I guess I’m saying all of the above. The world is cold, dark, and strange—and yet, we still need to find some joy in the madness. No matter what February 2025 has in store, at least we know […]

Well, it’s been a deeply concerning start to the year as far as current events go. One thing our felonious president can’t restrict or control (or at least hasn’t tried to yet) is the music and art we create and consume. As we look ahead to February, there are at least two unmissable shows to […]

Keeks, FKA Maarquii, recently dropped the second single to come out under her new moniker.

Close out 2024 with three NYE live music picks from Hear in Portland
• Kye Alive and Nonbinary Girlfriend co-host 2025 Alive!
• Plus, Black Belt Eagle Scout’s January show feels like a perfect kickoff to 2025

This week’s Hear in Portland touts two local music events to check out this month—in between all of December’s holiday revelry and frantic shopping. We’ve got a birthday show for an 85-year-old local music treasure and a two-day Christmas-themed hip-hop “festivale.” Also, ICYMI, neo soul icon Erykah Badu’s special Portland concert—as part of the 2025 […]

The political climate and sullen vibe in these streets calls for some escapism and we’re fortunate that in an artsy, music-loving town like Portland, there’s never a dull moment. This week, we’re touting an irreverent post-holiday country show on Friday and a post-holiday evening of drag, music, and comedy at the end of December. If […]