Jerad Walker
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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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Most of the victims of the terrorist attacks on Paris last November died in the Bataclan concert hall. For tour managers tasked with taking care of bands, the job has changed. -
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. -
Portland's Crystal Ballroom has one of the few remaining spring-loaded dance floors in the country. It's put a spring in the step of jitterbuggers, Grateful Dead fans and EDM dancers alike. -
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.
