The Portland Choir and Orchestra; via The Portland Choir and Orchestra's facebook page
The Portland Choir and Orchestra’s Christmas concert will do more than just mark the holiday season. It will also serve as a 10-year anniversary for the Choir and orchestra.
Nearly 200 performers will take the stage as part of this special show, designed to celebrate the first decade of the Portland Choir and Orchestra.
Mr. Rip City himself, Bill Schonley, will be a guest performer at the event.
There will be two performances, one at 2 PM and one at 7 PM, both on this Saturday, December 19 at the Newmark Theater, located at 1111 Southwest Broadway.
Formed in Portland in 2000, the Decemberists have become famous for their gloomy, folk-tinged melodies and stimulating live performances, which feature heavy doses of audience participation.
The band's 2011 record The King Is Dead propelled them widespread critical acclaim and earned them a Grammy nomination. "Down by the Water" was on the shortlist for the Grammy for Best Rock Song.
This pioneering all-girl group is forever linked with the Rose City. The girls of Sleater-Kinney were trailblazers in the Portland music scene during their hay day.
The group recorded their latest album in Carrie Brownstein's (of Portlandia fame) Portland home.
Modest Mouse's lead singer is a Portland resident and has an extra-special tie to the city. A portrait of him wearing lederhosen and standing next to a giant boar hung in Mayor Sam Adams' office. (We promise we aren't making this up.)
The group is known for their aggressive and sometimes take on indie rock styles.
The Untouchable Krew, later known as the U-Krew, put Portland's hip-hop on the map with their 1993 record The U-Krew.
The record cracked the Billboard top 100 and included a pair of singles that would rise up near the top of the charts in "If U Were Mine" and "Let Me Be Your Lover."
Obo Addy was born in Ghana before emigrating to the United States in the 70s, bringing the sounds of traditional folk music and melding them with western styles to create a new sound that was all his own.
Addy taught music at Lewis and Clark University for many years before his death in 2012.
Where would indie rock music be without The Shins? The Portland-based group has had a major influence on dozens of underground rockers that followed, including Modest Mouse and Broken Bells.
Their 2003 sophomore effort Chutes Too Narrow put them on the map with their alternative hit "New Slang."
More than just a clever name, this indie rock group had a big impact on the indie rock scene in the early 2000's.
Their song "Bohemian Like You" from the album Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia carried a heavy cultural weight, appearing on television shows and in commercials.
An oldie, but definitely a goodie. Paul Revere and the Raiders were part of the first wave of rock'n'roll to sweep the country, reaching the height of their popularity in the 60s.
Their song "Kicks" was even ranked on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
Founded in 1993 and still going strong, these Eugene rockers are some of Oregon's favorite sons.
They still sell out venues in Portland and all around the Beaver State and have played all over the country, including at New York's famous CBGB and the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles.
No frills here. Just straight forward, lo-fi rock and roll. The Thermals were known for their political and religious imagery, which was featured heavily in many of their tracks.
The Body, The Blood, The Machine, the group's third record, was good enough to earn a spot on many "best of the year" lists in 2006.
Blind Pilot made an impact right off the bat. Their debut album 3 Rounds and a Sound featured the surprise hit "Go On and Say It," which propelled the album to number 13 on the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart.
The Portland natives completed perhaps the ultimate tribute to their hometown with their bicycle tour in 2008. The group traveled from Washington to California on bikes, playing concerts and carrying their instruments on their back.
The Portland natives Blitzen Trapper are known for their experimental slant on country-tinged melodies.
Their record Wild Nation Mountain received high critical acclaim, but they were only just getting started. After signing to legendary label Sub Pop, they released Furr, which was ranked by Rolling Stone as the number 13 best album of 2008.
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