There's only a month of summer left, and Portland is making the most of it, packing the final weeks with a bevy of music festivals: Last week, we wrote about PDX Pop Now!, which is still brightening indie venues across town. This week, we'll catch you up on the first annual Kidz Outside Festival and Lose Yr Mind fest. We’re also stoked about the sparkling major label debut from the Last Artful, Dodgr, as well.
Well, I can’t believe I’m saying this but we are already halfway through summer! So now’s the time to make some damn summer plans if you haven’t already. With Pickathon and Lose Yr Mind coming up soon, as well as Knot Springs' new concert series, there’s still time to get some summer music events on the calendar. This week we’re also talking new releases from rapper Milc and R&B artist Zyah Belle, and a show.
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Steven Stroud says when he was released from prison in 2020, where he’d wound up due to becoming addicted to doctor-prescribed opioids and eventually heroin, the Portland, Oregon, streets where he grew up had changed. The pandemic had shut down most of the already sparse jobs he would have potential.