Jerad Walker

Video games are becoming an entry point for people who want to race real cars and NASCAR drivers are now training with games, too.

The frontwoman of Black Belt Eagle Scout shares new music that she discovered while moving, unpacking and reconnecting with loved ones.

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.

Portland musician Kathy Foster shares the music that got her through the pandemic, including 1990s riot grrrl, lo-fi funk and modern R&B.

Featuring everything from Americana, to jazzy R&B and droning metal, there's something for everyone in Oregon's musical community.

You don't just hear these stories, you can almost feel them.

A breakup inspired the Australian singer-songwriter to make a powerful record about intimacy, chaos, loneliness and sense of self.

Watch this Saskatchewan singer-songwriter play a bittersweet song about betrayal.

Watch the Swedish rock band Dungen perform among the creeping trees of Pendarvis Farm just outside of Portland, OR.

Harrison Smith contorts his voice like a carnival act through thumping bass lines, video game guitars and a singalong chorus.

Portland's rising folk star is soft-spoken in person, but has the unguarded assurance to lay herself bare when performing.

Every month this year, opbmusic and NPR Music will present a song recorded live at the Woods Stage at Pickathon.

Tweedy's wavering, fingerpicked version of the 2009 Wilco track had his listeners at the Woods Stage mesmerized.

The Canadian singer closed out his quirky performance at the intimate Woods Stage with a haunting rendition of his 2012 track.

The Swedish folk-rock singer made his U.S. debut at Pickathon 2016, playing an upright piano for this Woods Stage performance.

Starting with a description of the Pope's 1987 visit to the Silverdome, the Detroit rock band gives a smart and unsettling performance in the woods outside Portland, Ore.

Take a bicycle ride and float through water in a dreamlike, interactive video for the twinkly, banjo-driven singalong.

The Bay Area band embraced the excesses of rock 'n' roll in its performance at last summer's Pickathon festival just outside Portland, Ore.

The Boston indie-rock band plays a deep cut from its catalog at Pickathon's Woods Stage outside Portland, Ore.

The indie-rock band's Woods Stage performance last summer was its first festival appearance in over five years.