Jerad Walker

A new generation of hip-hop artists are melding music and activism in response to the pandemic and last summer's protests for racial justice.

Foster, a pillar of the Oregon punk rock music scene, puts her eclectic taste as a curator on full display in a special guest playlist created for OPB.

The Portland outfit goes to great lengths to blow your mind.

Jessica Boudreaux is undergoing an artistic transformation while normalizing illness, treatment and recovery to a devoted group of online fans.

Eric D. Johnson’s band has survived tragedy, neglect and the vagaries of the road. And now, he says things are just getting started.

The Bend-based emcee is asking tough questions and pushing artistic boundaries in Central Oregon.

With her new album, “Strange Boy,” the songwriter completes a remarkable turnaround.

The Portland rock collective’s new release is an album for our times, filled with intense themes, conflicting emotions, incredible highs and crushing lows.

The Ashland band channeled their pandemic boredom into creative action and survived wildfires along the way. Now they're releasing a record when many independent artists are holding back.

Breaking out in the music world has never been harder than in the pandemic-altered world of 2020. But for enterprising artists like Bryson the Alien, this environment has presented some opportunities. On his new EP “Keyboard Kid vs. Bryson The Alien" the Portland rapper proves that the music industry has flattened, collaboration has never been easier and technology can bridge almost any gap.