Glitterfox
Presented by Prosper Portland + Portland Office of Events & Film Glitterfox doesn’t chase the algorithm — they follow instinct, community, and a kind of magia (Basque for magic). Formed by longtime creative partners Solange Igoa and Andrea Walker, the Portland-based band has built their career the analog way: a van, a map, and unforgettable […]
Hailu Mergia
It’s been a little over ten years since keyboard and accordion luminary Hailu Mergia re-emerged on the international music scene. Following the first in a series of his classic recordings reissued in collaboration with Awesome Tapes From Africa, Mergia assembled a band and began performing live again after many years driving a cab in Washington, […]
Garcia Birthday Band
Presented by Airbnb Garcia Birthday Band, based in Portland, isn’t your mother’s Grateful Dead cover band. Playing for over 20 years, GBB has evolved into something far deeper than the sum of its parts. The beating heart of the Pacific Northwest’s GD community, the band’s ever-expanding fanbase is an experience unto itself. Using the Dead’s […]
Fernando Viciconte
Fernando Viciconte: A Life in Song Argentina-born and Portland-based, Fernando Viciconte has spent over three decades quietly carving out a unique space in the American musical landscape. Known to many simply as Fernando, his work is defined by a seamless blend of rock-and-roll grit and the soulful influences of his Latin American heritage. In recognition […]
Durand Jones & The Indications
Presented by Bank of America After more than a decade of music-making, Durand Jones & The Indications have blossomed as a unit and are basking in their successes. On their aptly titled new album, Flowers, The Indications unfurl their true colors — embracing all their roots and influences, maturation and confidence, and share them with […]
Cymande
Cymande (sah-man-day). The most important black British group of their generation, a band so many people have heard, but yet not “heard of.” In the early 1970s in South London, a group of black musicians who all emigrated to the UK from the Caribbean as children formed the group. Led by Patrick Patterson (guitars, vocals) […]
Brittany Davis
Presented by Travel Oregon Black Thunder is the dazzling, fully improvised, fully realized new album by Seattle-based musician, producer, and engineer Brittany Davis. Featuring the artist on keys and vocals, Evan Flory-Barnes on bass, and D’Vonne Lewis on drums, the Josh Evans-produced offering recalls artists like Nina Simone, Roberta Flack, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk in […]
Billy Allen + The Pollies
Presented by PrintWorks There is a ferocious Southern engine inside of Billy Allen + The Pollies’ debut album Black Noise. It thrums to life atop a classic rock chassis and weaves in and out of gospel, grunge, funk and soul along its eleven-song journey. From the explosive top of the album (a liberating anthem of self-worth called “All […]
Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters
West Coast-based, Americana rock band, Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters released their album Good Morning, Sunshine in April 2025. Recently signed to LA-based Blackbird Record Label, the all-female band finds joy and connection with music fans via their energized live show and ability to “shred as well as the boys do.” Technical musical skills aside, […]
Angelique Francis
JUNO Award-winning and multiple Canadian Blues Award-winning artist Angelique Francis and her band are versatile and exceptionally gifted musicians. These multi-talented, multi-instrumentalists have wowed audiences across the globe with their electrifying performances, instrumental abilities and powerful, textured vocals. They are known for their eclectic mix of various musical genres, including blues, soul, folk, Americana, jazz, […]
