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New music, classic hits, and rare gems from the Bridge City, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond!
A variety of vintage music anchored in 1950s/1960s rock ‘n’ roll and soul music, occasionally extending backward or forward in time. Step Inside the Wizard’s Hat!
Otherworldly sounds to deep dance madness brought to you by Jason U.
An eclectic, indie-populist mix with a focus on new and local and a healthy respect for the canon. Johnny Cash to The Clash, Nico to Neko Case, Yo La Tengo to Y La Bamba, and beyond.
a weekly, hour-long, almost entirely vinyl-based show focusing on the intersection between a (world)wide variety of musics and the exponential proliferation of synthesized sound, from the late 70’s on
Ear inserts (may affect balance), exhumations and curios.
Rad music (or close enough). Join the hunt for lost gems and new treasures every Wednesday at 7pm. We serve indie rock, global psychedelica, lo-fi, art punk, a particular sort of americana, Portland-centric, international pop, folkishness, and real rock and good radio.
Hipsters Suck = postpunksynthpsychnoisewhatever; punctuated with pretentiousness (See, I used a semi-colon!).
Melted Radio Melted Radio explores “the space between taste", a hazy zone where 60's psych & country co-exist peacefully alongside 80's synth, weirdo folk, and international pop hits.
Progressive rock over 4.5 decades. Or a 12 step addiction program? Your choice and your fix.
Guten Morgen/Nacht, mein Kaetschien! Listen to an eclectic mix of the avant garde and absurd, and things in between. Minimal and maximalist electronics, dark ambient, post punk, noise, rock and noisy rock.
Wild, weird, psych, soul, country jammers, easy on the ears, rock n' roll.
No genre exclusions, just serious quality control. Tune in, Turn on, Drop out!
Go find yourself a new band! Sessions From The Box is the live concert experience without the sticky floor. Live sessions and interviews from local and touring bands. No genres, just great music.
All manner of guitar oriented pop/punk/rock/soul/garage with a local emphasis served here!
We highlight the best new music released each week with an eclectic mix of synth-pop, hip-hop, indie rock, R&B and garage. All genres unified by the freshness. Bangers only.
Record Lections is a weekly zine where DJ hell books extrapolates vinyl gems that have influenced him as a devotee to the music idiom.
A mixed bag of nutz with indie rock jams, shoegaze, folk, unreleased tracks, concert previews and festival favorites. We’ll bring you up high and light, and then down low and gloomy when you’re in the Ghost Chapel.
Tune in to Alive With Pleasure, Friday afternoons from 2-4pm as PDX Pop Now! co-founder Ross Beach previews upcoming concerts, spins all eras of Portland/Pacific Northwest music, and takes you on an exploration of our rapidly changing musical landscape.
Music that makes you feel some type a way. R&B, hip hop, throwbacks, funk, vintage + modern international gems for your Saturday night pre-funk.
Secret music, unsung masterpieces, rarities and obscure ear worms. Vintage and new African, Kraut, Caribbean, psychedelic, dub, soul, jazz and beyond!
A music and laughter based show, playing a variety of genres of music from country to hip hop, with funny rants and clips.
Existential mood music to soothe the midnight malaise.
Purveyors of night music, offering vast selections of industrial noise, grave-wave, goth melodies, heavy riffs, big bass, and dark ambiance, with a touch of witchy folk and horror classics.
A journey into all things relative, jazz funk soul disco R&B deep house along with a lot more. Guest dj & producers from abroad,will be interviewed in their expertise of fine music. Local talent will also be featured.
What would the Mudd Club sound like if it was still open 40 years later?
The Mudd Club creates a dialogue between songs. The Mudd Club does not shy away from abrasive atonal sounds, nor from melodic sweet productions. It’s the juxtaposition of these sounds that creates the most compelling story for the audience.
Long, dark blues and other audio ephemera that transcend space and time.
Welcome to the working week. Every Monday we dust out the darker corners of vinyl, from the 1960's onward. Focusing on post-punk, its blueprints and enduring influence; a full two hours dedicated to the back covers of the back of the back of the crates.
A deceptively sweet concoction of indie musics, from twee to postpunk, for middle-of-the-night snacking.
A Mostly-Vinyl Eclectic mix of Rarities and Old School Gems, spanning Post-Punk, New Wave, Electronic, Experimental, Prog, Psych, Soul, Garage, Library Music, Soundtracks, and local Portland bands. Every 2nd and 4th Monday with DJ Womb Service.
A redefinition of the Adult Contemporary radio format, expanding the number of lanes in the “Middle Of The Road” while questioning what “Adult-Oriented” might even possibly mean to a radio listener these days
A weekly show hosted by Portland's own Noche Libre DJ Collective
Join us on a world wide tour in the form of sounds and voices. School is in session; time to do some learning/unlearning/relearning.
Drawing broadly from world interpretations of rock, soul, and punk, HEAD EAST brings you thee grooves, beats, riffs, and bleeps that matter to defining heaviness. Shaking up genres from the mid-60s thru the 80s with occasional newer jams, let's head east.
You'll never guess what's next with DJ UpAbove. Come for the left of the dial Indie, Soul, Post Punk, Psych, Shoegaze, and Camp - stay for the vibes.
A place to hear new episodes from upcoming XRAY DJs. Tell us what you think by texting in at 971-220-5979
Welcome to the back half of the week!
Jimbo and Vern play modern, classic and in-between.
International and domestic jams.
An intoxicating mix of psychedelic & experimental sounds new & old: Krautrock/kosmische, acid folk/weirdlore, hauntological delights, popsike pipedreams, analog electronics, surreal sound collage/drone, avant-rock oddities, & unusual international sounds.
Hear local Portland music, plus interviews with artists about upcoming music, albums, shows, + music they love.
Time & Place is a program that aims to take you on a journey through the most distinctive and fascinating music scenes from any point in time, anywhere on earth and potentially beyond!
A sweet, emotional and sultry musical dedication and call-in radio hour hosted by Sappho.
Above all else, Respected LadyLand the Radio Show is designed to be a vacation from sexism. It's a mythical destination where women are actually RESPECTED & valued, rather than resented, tormented, vilified, or shoved aside. This is the ANTI-misogyny radio show. All are welcome to visit Respected LadyLand. Just check any bigotry at the gate.
The music history show!