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Win Tickets To Natalia Lafourcade At The Crystal Ballroom
The Grammy-winning artist will be at the Crystal Ballroom May 31. Here's your chance to win tickets. → Read More
Come To opbmusic's Session With Sama Dams
Portland band Sama Dams’ new album “Say It” was released Friday, April 6. Courtesy of the artist Portland experimental rock band Sama Dams have just released their strong fourth album, “Say It.” The record pulses with angular grooves, jazzy and brooding and smudged with fuzzy guitar. The very personal songwriting is by husband-and-wife duo Sam and Lisa Adams, who comprise the band with drummer… → Read More
OPB At SXSW 2018, Wednesday: Wye Oak, Bully And 2 Jazz Marathons
opbmusic and KMHD staff are on-site in Austin, Texas, for the annual SXSW music festival. Here are their photos and highlights from Wednesday. → Read More
SXSW 2018: 10 Acts We Can't Wait to See
From smoky songwriting to South Korean surf rock, here's what the OPB crew is anxious to see this week in Austin. → Read More
The Deep Dark Woods At Bunk Bar
Holed up for winters on the Canadian plains of Saskatchewan, frontman Ryan Boldt finds comfort in the dark storytelling of English folk traditions and a gritty country-rock sound. → Read More
Nick Delffs Live At
The Boise-based songwriter has been a longtime fixture in Northwest music. His new album, → Read More
Win Tickets to Shout Out Louds at Doug Fir Lounge
The jangly Swedish pop band return to Portland November 14 at Doug Fir Lounge. We're giving away tickets. → Read More
Song Premiere: The Get Ahead
The soulful Americana group premieres a stirring new song written in response to a traumatic event. → Read More
Pickathon 2017, Saturday: Scenes From The Woods
The temperatures may have dipped ever so slightly Saturday, but the fire that is the Pickathon lineup didn't let up. See photos and reviews from Saturday's shows. → Read More
Watch The Pickathon 2017 Live Video Stream
Starting Friday at noon, you can watch highlights from six different festival stages in a live video feed. → Read More
Video Premiere: Jared Mees
The Portland songwriter — and co-owner of Tender Loving Empire — releases a new video for his song about loss and letting go. → Read More
Either/Or at 20: Celebrating the Music of Elliott Smith
Friends and colleagues look back at seminal songs that continue to inspire fans around the world. → Read More
Austin Sessions: Johanna Warren
For the final installment of our Austin Sessions, Portland songwriter Johanna Warren joined us during SXSW to perform this beautifully unhurried and delicate song, “A Bird in the Crocodile’s Mouth,” from her most recent album, Gemini I, plus an unreleased song, “Cause or Effect.” Warren previously fronted the folk band Sticklips and operates a new record label, Spirit House. → Read More
Austin Sessions: L.A. Salami
London songwriter L.A. Salami plays two acoustic songs in our house in Austin during SXSW → Read More
Austin Sessions: Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst and his band play songs from his new record, Salutations, at Arlyn Studios in Austin, Texas → Read More
SXSW Wednesday: 4 Bands We Loved
Wednesday night highlights from SXSW Music Festival included a post punk band from Berlin, a new all-star band featuring Jason Lytle, and a great-sounding set from Oklahoma City’s finest. Here’s what we saw and loved. Cherry Glazerr - Elysium Cherry Glazerr at Elysium - SXSW 2017 David Christensen/opbmusic Nobody I saw Wednesday was as much fun as L.A. trio Cherry Glazerr. Logistics, traffic,… → Read More
Temples: Crystal Ballroom Soundcheck
The psych-rock band from Kettering, England plays songs from their sophomore release, Volcano. → Read More
opbmusic's Favorite 2017 Tiny Desk Contestants
Watch videos of our favorite submissions to the NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest and explore an interactive map of all contestants from the Pacific Northwest. → Read More
Chicano Batman: Live at
The L.A.-based band makes an ebullient and soulful musical statement on freedom in our studio. → Read More
Road Sessions: Lost Lander
The Road Sessions return with beautiful video of Lost Lander, playing at the new Cottonwood Canyon State Park. → Read More