Jerad Walker
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Video games are becoming an entry point for people who want to race real cars and NASCAR drivers are now training with games, too.
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A breakup inspired the Australian singer-songwriter to make a powerful record about intimacy, chaos, loneliness and sense of self. -
Portland's rising folk star is soft-spoken in person, but has the unguarded assurance to lay herself bare when performing. -
The burgeoning Portland songwriter counts John Fahey and Leo Kottke as inspirations.
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Fresh on the heels of winning the NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest, the seven-piece group wowed the Oregon festival crowd with a mix of funk, hip-hop, rock and jazz.
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The traditional country duo shifts the original, gender-specific lyrical arrangement of the Buck Owens tune, giving it a sense of longing and tenderness. -
The characters in Walker's song revolve like celestial bodies around a neighborhood dive bar. A "blitzkrieg celebration" in a Chicago neighborhood on the Fourth of July serves as the video's locale.
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Sub Pop's newest troubadour is a wandering son of Louisiana practicing his rock 'n' roll gospel in Portland. -
Once the horn section comes in to add an exclamation point to everything, there's no turning back. -
Members of The Decemberists and Guided By Voices form what might be Portland's best psych-pop band.
