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Spiritual Cramp at Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR.

Spiritual Cramp at Mississippi Studios 

Ryan Harlan, Radio DJ May 27, 2025

“You’re now watching Spiritual Cramp television.” Spiritual Cramp like Jesus had risen on to the stage at Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon on Easter Sunday to deliver a blistering highflying...

Ultra Q at Polaris Hall, Portland, OR

Ultra Q at Polaris Hall – 3.28.2025

Ryan Harlan, Radio DJ May 27, 2025

There are three certainties in life death, taxes, and me attending Ultra Q shows at Polaris Hall in Portland. I’m a simple man, when I see, that Ultra Q is coming to Oregon; I go to the show and it’s...

Slowdive at Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, OR, 2025

Slowdive Into the Foliage

Evangeline Jorjorian, Music Director May 20, 2025

As the trees sway and the light fixes itself upon the stage and the nature surrounding it, the first cords are struck and the world swirls in kaleidoscope fashion. The first chords are struck by Neil Halstead...

Denny Miles (left) and Boyd Levet in the broadcast booth for OSU Rook Basketball, circa 1965-66. (Photo courtesy of Denny Miles)

KBVR’s first year and the birth of the sports department

Denny Miles, Alumnus May 12, 2025

  Note - The following is excerpted from the journal of Denny Miles, KBVR's first Sports Director in 1965.   When I attended Pacific Lutheran University, they were talking about...

Ritual, Memory, and Emotional Catharsis - a nostalgic reflection on pink cloud summers at Portland’s Roseland Theater

Ritual, Memory, and Emotional Catharsis – a nostalgic reflection on pink cloud summers at Portland’s Roseland Theater

Lilly Goodyear, TV Station Manager April 14, 2025

April 1st, it’s finally spring in Portland. The cherry blossoms are budding, but the rain still falls relentlessly washing away the spring pollen clung to car windows. Inside the Roseland, the air is...

Chat Pile, Portland, OR

‘You Hurt Me in a Past Life’: Ego, Obsession, and the Haunting Return of the Purple Man in Chat Pile’s grimmace_smoking_weed.jpeg — A Live Ethnography of Sonic Violence and Theatrical Catharsis at the Hawthorn Theatre

Lilly Goodyear, TV Station Manager April 7, 2025

February 25th 2025, Hawthorn Theatre Portland Oregon. The theatre is not just bustling, it is practically buzzing, swarmed with people pushed to the barricade dripping in silver industrial jewelry and...

Pom Pom Pom squad in Portland, OR

A Night at the Theatre with Pom Pom Squad

Campbell Grove, Radio DJ March 31, 2025

On an especially cold and rainy Thursday in Portland, The queen of “pretty girl rock”, aka Pom Pom Squad, aka Mia Berrin, transformed McMennimans Mission theatre into something out of a dreamscape. Following...

A packed Piss House, Corvallis, OR.

PiΣΣ House 4 DummieΣ: A Review and Guide to PiΣΣ House

Gianni Carbonaro, Radio DJ March 25, 2025

Loud and elaborate.   That's how the people over at PiΣΣ House (PiΣΣ pronounced “Piss”) like it. This Anti-Frat is the work of Van Werner and Ray Holmes, also known as the group RVD....

Yndling performing at Nublu Classic, NYC.

Sounds From Across The Pond: The New Colossus 2025

Evangeline Jorjorian, Music Director March 19, 2025

NEW YORK- It's too easy to put ourselves in a bubble when it comes to listening to music. We often stick to the same sounds, similar artists to what we know. It doesn’t help that streaming platforms...

The New Colossus Festival 2025 at Baker Falls, NYC

The Leads of the East: The New Colossus 2025

Evangeline Jorjorian, Music Director March 19, 2025

NEW YORK - As the music industry evolves, it continually embraces new technological advancements, sounds, and trends. However, one issue remains persistent: the lack of female-led bands in an overwhelmingly...

Last Waltzon performing at Pianos, NYC.

The Montréal Takeover: Planetary Presents at The New Colossus 2025

Evangeline Jorjorian, Music Director March 17, 2025

NEW YORK - Tucked into the lower east of Manhattan there you’ll find cozy noise-filled bars with moody lighting to match the tone of the songs reverberating against the ceiling panels. The drinks are...

Soccer Mommy at Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR

Soccer Mommy at the Crystal Ballroom March 5, 2025

Brookie Stardust, Radio DJ March 12, 2025

If you enjoy indie rock, singer songwriters, or just a great concert, it’s never a bad idea to go to a Soccer Mommy show. This is my third time seeing Soccer Mommy in concert, I have previously seen...

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