Prakruti Bhatt

Don’t ask Andy Akiho what to think, feel or expect when he takes the stage this weekend. “I want the listeners to take away their own experience. You cant try to force a particular feeling or a way to interpret his pieces or my music,” says the Grammy-nominated musician and Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Don’t ask Andy Akiho what to think, feel or expect when he takes the stage this weekend. “I want the listeners to take away their own experience. You cant try to force a particular feeling or a way to interpret his pieces or my music,” says the Grammy-nominated musician and Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Andy Stokes will also perform at Saturdays induction ceremony and concert

Andy Stokes will also perform at Saturdays induction ceremony and concert

The indie folk band took over downtown Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square on Thursday.

Fans started lining up outside Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square eight hours before the band took to the stage.

Organizers handed out water and set up misting systems to keep the audience cool as the Grammy Hall of Fame honored artist took to the stage on an abnormally hot day.

The band’s performance at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Friday was its first show in three and a half years.

The singer-songwriter told the crowd she always gets nervous playing Portland “because all my favorite bands live here.”

Thompson, who was the managing director of the NY Philharmonic, will replace Scott Showalter in October.

Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square will host contemporary acts, retro musicians are visiting Bend and the Oregon Symphony will launch a far-ranging season.

The event Saturday was the first of its kind in the Rose City.

Craigslist is often home to niche memes, awkward listings and scams that may or may not mimic a lawless society. But it also brought singer and guitarist Jessa Graves, bass player Kelly Clifton and drummer Aaron MacDonald together in Portland punk band J. Graves.

The influence of the Riot Grrrl movement on J. Graves allowed the band to be angry, to be loud, and most importantly, to be authentic.

In 2024, All Classical will move its headquarters and its services to KOIN Tower in downtown Portland. The radio station will relocate to a 15,000 square-foot-office which would include a media arts center, recording studios and gathering spaces for community members.

Sindya Bhanoo, Casey Parks and Eric Tran were among the winners named at this year’s book awards, Gary Miranda and Dawn Prochovnic received legacy awards.

Zakir Hussain will be bringing his critically-acclaimed “Masters of Percussion” tour to Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on March 21. Attendees can not only expect musicians seamlessly blending rhythms and melodies together during the show, but also a musical conversation that introduces new percussionist forces.

Headliners from Portland’s 40th annual La Femme Magnifique drag pageant show take center stage on New Year’s Eve.