View Larger Map Local Portland Music Scene Portland is part of the Pacific Northwest Region that has produced many successful artists. The metro population of Portland is over 2.2 million, according to the 2010 Census. Large campuses include Portland University, The University of Portland and Reed College. The local scene is covered by Oregonlive.com and Oregon Music News. Notable artists from Portland include The Kingsmen, Everclear, Decemberists, Quarterflash, Nu Shooz, Dan Reed Network and Dandy Warhols. KNRK has been the flagship radio station for local music and is where Everclear began their climb to national fame. Some of the venues where Portland artists developed include Aladdin Theater and Satyricon. Certain times in history the Portland and Seattle scenes have worked together to create a national buzz about the Pacific Northwest region, as in the 60s with The Kingsmen and Paul Revere & The Raiders, who both recorded in Portland. Portland Music Acts Ahmond * Blue Phoenix Radio * Carrie Cunningham * Catherine Feeny * Cloverdayle * Cody Weathers * Courtney Jones * Dae * Eastern Sunz * Element 115 * Emma Hill * Falling Up * Floater * Ill Lucid Onset * Jacki Wheeler * Jennifer Batten * Kasey Anderson * Kousefly * Last Empire * Love Lies Dying * Morgan Grace * Naomi LaViolette * Oh, Hush! * Quarterdeck * Patrick Lamb * Phil Agrue * Rachel Lynn * RadioJet * Red Fang * Redwood Son * Rena Jones * Rob Stroup and The Blame * Scoobalachi * Shatterbrains * Sir Digital * Sixtieen Cities * Stephanie Schneiderman * Sue Zalokar * The Raining * 3 a.m. * Unter Null * Vintage Time Machines * Whiskey Hill Gulfsongs Oregon: Helping those most affected by the Gulf oil spill by Jim Friscia, Oregon Music News © Playlist Research. All rights reserved. |
