Ryan White, The Oregonian
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Ryan White spent more than 11 years covering sports for The Oregonian before moving on to music. Blog: www.oregonlive.com/music
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To do: DiaTribe: From the Village to the Streets, Friday at the Alberta Rose Theatre
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 22, 2012, 1:50PM
Obo Addy, master drummer, cultural treasure, teams up with Mic Crenshaw and Alan Wone to present a history of African music and dance. Full story »
Gossip release 'A Joyful Noise,' play Letterman tonight, stream Terminal 5 show
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 22, 2012, 10:59AM
Gossip's "A Joyful Noise" is out today, and it is. It'll make you dance. Even if you don't dance. Full story »
About this Van Halen postponement (Or: How to give to charity, by Sammy Hagar)
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 21, 2012, 1:53PM
We can talk about Van Halen, or Sammy Hagar's charitable giving. Your choice. Only one of them has a scheduled date in town now. Full story »
Loudon Wainwright III brings his life's story to the Aladdin Theater on Wednesday
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 21, 2012, 11:07AM
Loudon Wainwright III has made a career out of documenting his life, his new record, "Older Than My Old Man Now," is no different. He plays the Aladdin Theater on Wednesday. Full story »
Jon Dee Graham at Mississippi Studios
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 18, 2012, 11:00AM
Jon Dee Graham 9 p.m. Tuesday Mississippi Studios Full story »
2012 Summer Events Guide: Music events top picks
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 18, 2012, 6:20AM
Summer brings some of the best music of the year to the Northwest. Full story »
Gaslight Anthem, Gossip play us into the weekend
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 11, 2012, 3:28PM
We head into the weekend with new tunes from Gaslight Anthem and Gossip. Full story »
Van Halen's coming to the Rose Garden on Aug. 23
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 11, 2012, 2:07PM
Van Halen's coming to the Rose Garden in August. It was announced via doughnut. Full story »
A&E Live: The art of stand-up comedy (free) at Mississippi Studios on Saturday night; what would you ask?
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 10, 2012, 2:53PM
We'll be joined by Whitney Streed, Anthony Lopez, Jen Allen and Ian Karmel to talk comedy at A&E Live on Saturday at Mississippi Studios. It's free. Full story »
A&E Live at Mississippi Studios
Posted on Oregon Performing Arts on May 10, 2012, 9:00AM
Being funny is harder than it looks -- unless you're watching someone drown on stage while trying to be funny in front of a lot of people. Full story »
Laura Veirs hits the Doug Fir (for adults) and Kennedy School (for the kids)
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 10, 2012, 8:22AM
Laura Veirs is thinking about her next record -- one more geared toward adults -- but "Tumble Bee" isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Full story »
Death Cab For Cutie at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 10, 2012, 7:00AM
Billboard recently talked to Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla. Full story »
St. Johns Parade and Bizarre offers food and music
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 09, 2012, 2:00PM
The Bizarre is in its sixth year as a companion to the parade, bringing to the party good food, good shopping and a good lineup of music. Full story »
Radiation City, Pure Bathing Culture, Lost Lander top Willamette Week's Best New Band poll
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 09, 2012, 12:28PM
Each year Willamette Week polls a bunch of people in Portland, asking for their Best New Band. This year, it's Radiation City. Full story »
Candide: Humor that's harder than it looks
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 09, 2012, 10:00AM
Being funny is harder than it looks -- unless you're watching someone drown on stage while trying to be funny in front of a lot of people. Full story »
The things one skips past on the self-edit. Thank you, sir. Fixed. Copy editing check is in the mail.
Posted on Live Review: The Black Keys at the Rose Garden on May 08, 2012, 4:54PM
Live Review: The Black Keys at the Rose Garden
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 08, 2012, 3:13PM
The Black Keys hit the Rose Garden on Monday night with 90 minutes of jeans and T-shirts rock and roll. The simple things in life never go out of style. Full story »
Bumbershoot 2012 lineup features Jane's Addiction, Tony Bennett, Skrillex
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 08, 2012, 9:20AM
Bumbershoot, Sept. 1-3 in Seattle, unveils its 2012 lineup, which includes Blitzen Trapper, the Fruit Bats and a number of other Portland bands. Full story »
Rose Festival music: RoZone rounds out schedule with Black Prairie, the Thermals, Curtis Salgado, more
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 07, 2012, 3:29PM
The Rose Festival's RoZone rolls out the local lineup. It's a nice looking group of shows. Full story »
A&E Live: Let's talk comedy on May 12 with Ian Karmel, Whitney Streed and Anthony Lopez
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 04, 2012, 1:34PM
A&E Live returns with a May lineup that'll make you laugh. We'll talk comedy with Ian Karmel, Whitney Streed, and Anthony Lopez. Join us. Don't cost nothin'. Full story »
Beastie Boy Adam 'MCA' Yauch has died at 47
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 04, 2012, 10:00AM
The Beastie Boys Adam Yauch has died. He was 47. He had been diagnosed with cancer in 2009. Full story »
The Black Keys work their way to the Rose Garden
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 04, 2012, 5:45AM
The Black Keys might seem like unlikely arena rock stars, and they are. They've also earned it over a decade of tireless road work and evolving songwriting. Full story »
Van Halen brings a big old familiar sound to the Tacoma Dome
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 04, 2012, 5:45AM
Van Halen sounds like ... Van Halen. Which means it sounds big and cool and fun (even if, at times, at little corny). Full story »
Black Prairie: A night of music
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 03, 2012, 3:00PM
Track down a copy of Black Prairie's "Singers, Vol. 1: Portland." It was a Record Store Day release, but it's worth the work to find now. Full story »
Anya Marina, Redray Frazier, Ty Segall, Wild Flag, Joe Pug: Tunes to See
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 03, 2012, 12:38PM
If you're going out the next couple of nights, you've got options. Lots of 'em. From tonight's Anya Marina's PDX variety show to Friday shows by Wild Flag, Redray Frazier, and Joe Pug. Full story »
Leonard Cohen returns to the Rose Garden in November
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 03, 2012, 9:47AM
Leonard Cohen, brilliant the last time he was in town, returns in the fall. He'll be at the Rose Garden in November. Tickets on sale May 18. Full story »
Roger Doyle, former University of Portland music professor and conductor, has died
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 02, 2012, 3:21PM
Roger Doyle, who spent nearly 40 years teaching and conducting music in Portland, died Monday after a battle with ALS. Full story »
DJ Jonathan Toubin, injured in Jupiter Hotel accident in December, readies comeback
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 02, 2012, 2:56PM
Seriously injured in Portland in December, DJ Jonathan Toubin will perform at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York on Sunday. The New York Times has the story. Full story »
Joe Pug: Singer on the rise comes to Portland
Posted on Oregon Entertainment on May 02, 2012, 10:01AM
"The situation," Joe Pug was saying from his home in Austin, "is if you play a new song in concert there's a pretty good chance there will be a grainy YouTube version up before you start the next song. The ubiquity has taken away from the surprise of the new album." Full story »
Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival adds Bettye LaVette, Toots and the Maytals, sets cruises and jams
Posted on Portland & Oregon Music on May 01, 2012, 11:37AM
The Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival adds Bettye LaVette, Toots and the Maytals and lineups for cruises and late-night jams. Full story »
