Hi. How are you? It’s been awhile. I know you’ve been thinking of me, and I’ve been meaning to write. I’ve thought a lot about you too, and I’ve thought an awful lot about us. Things have been crazy this year. We’ve all been through a lot. It’s been a difficult year in a lot [...]

These Are The Days #15 is the first in a two part series covering my year in the life of Portland music. Oh, what a year it was. From interviewing John Callahan on New Year’s Day to seeing The Shaky Hands in another basement on June 30, these are the first six months of [...]

Episode 13 of These Are the Days features a chat with Colin Grigson and Sam Yeaman. Grigson has played with some of Portland’s best bands over the last few years, all the while maintaining his contagious enthusiasm. Yeaman’s group, Ethiopian Children, one of his first bands, recently broke up. Grigson and Yeaman were invited to [...]

You do something the same often enough, you’re bound to do a few things often. In this podcast, I make the second Kevin Bacon joke I’ve made on these podcasts, and overuse the word “legendary” on a couple of occasions. These Are The Days #11 opens with the gypsy street punk of Chervona before [...]

It’s time for fall. You can tell by the ways the leaves have already fallen, and the way the clouds are moving in. Yes, you can tell by the tone of this podcast that it’s time to curl up in a corner with a pot of tea. With tracks by bands with names like [...]

Episode lucky #7 of These Are The Days features some tracks from a few artists performing at this year’s Halleluwah Festival, taking place August 31-September 2 at Holocene. Halleluwah is the second or maybe third or fourth of many festivals taking place over the last and next few months showcasing what can be an overwhelming [...]

Episode 5 of These Are The Days features artists performing at this year’s PDX Pop Now! festival which takes places August third through fifth at Audiocinema in SE Portland. From its humble origins on an e-mail listserv, PDX Pop Now! has become one of the most beloved music events in town. This episode also features [...]

We in this town’s music community are privileged and blessed to be around at a time when many wonderful acts are yet still in their nascent stages. We are lucky to be able to watch them as they grow, as their songwriting and performing mastery leaps and strides towards greatness. This third edition of the [...]

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This Podcast is the first installment of Arya Imig's "These Are the Days," an all-local podcast where Imig (a KPSU host and active member of Portland's music community) brings us interviews, live and studio songs, and whatever the hell else he wants, every two weeks. I asked him to write an intro [...]