Miami pop-funk band Magic City Hippies brought tropical heat to Portland’s Wonder Ballroom.
Mando takes us on a tour of Rival Console’s new album Articulation, while Zach splits his time between Oscar Jerome’s jazz fusion masterpiece Breathe Deep and the new Black Crown Initiate LP Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape.
All in review
Bristol’s finest indie electronic group brought their own brand of soulful dancefloor alchemy to the Doug Fir Lounge.
Four days of eclectic music and outdoor recreation come together in Washington for a weekend unlike any other. Our favorite Northwest music festival is a little-known secret tucked away in the mountains and trees of Darrington.
Scott Hansen set out to deviate from his signature sound, while simultaneously seeking a return to form. Weather feels like an homage to his roots whose risks don’t pay off.
Summer Meltdown is our #1 choice of all Pacific Northwest music festivals, combining world-class music and natural beauty.
LA-based doomsday DJ Henry Laufer toured through Portland in support of his new LP “The End,” donning a neon wig to chug Coronas and cheers the audience with his Juul. Bump was of course front row for all of it.
The Madison-based quartet is a cross-country road trip in the middle of summer. The windows are open. The skies, wind, and sun blanket you as you inch towards your destination.
Toronto’s finest pop-punk quartet graced the Wonder Ballroom for the Portland stop of the “Morbid Stuff” tour.
Elegant, emotional electronic pop flooded The Independent when San Francisco’s own Mike Deni played his home city.
The Bay Area-based experimental musician induces both pleasant ethereal dreams and endless crunchy nightmares, and that's why you need to listen to her immediately.
Henry Laufer's new album “The End” is out, and we’re hyped about his forthcoming Portland concert.
We were up front when Portland’s Roseland Theater was graced by this Grammy-winning fusion supergroup.
Buckinghamshire-born Amber Bain brought her intricately crafted dream pop to Portland’s Crystal Ballroom.
We were front row when Nicholas Dupuis and his live band brought their futuristic brand of electro-jazz to Portland’s Holocene.
This Los Angeles-based industrial trio brought down the Doug Fir Lounge with beautiful intensity.
One of our all-time favorite multi-instrumentalist and producers gifted the Crystal Ballroom in Portland with effortless loop-based nu-jazz.
The Danish post-punk quartet stormed their way through the Bay Area while touring for the release of their 2018 LP Beyondless.
The combination of Tobias Rochman's beats and Chris Vargas' relentless vocals cut to your core like a hot serrated knife.
Portland-based DJ and producer Douglas Appling brought the ethereal music of the Emancipator Ensemble to the Star Theater.
New Orleans multi-instrumentalist, producer and trumpet player Russell Scott performed sonic alchemy under the roof of the Star Theater.
