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Andy Stokes will also perform at Saturdays induction ceremony and concert

Don’t ask Andy Akiho what to think, feel or expect when he takes the stage this weekend. “I want the listeners to take away their own experience. You cant try to force a particular feeling or a way to interpret his pieces or my music,” says the Grammy-nominated musician and Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Hillsboro-based jazz musician Esperanza Spalding was also nominated, along with performers from Washington state, for the music industry awards to be announced in 2024.

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With a new release on Friday and a show at Holocene on Sunday, a band born out of the pandemic is drawing fresh attention.

Downtown Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square will once again be home to the annual music festival PDX Live. This year, the concert series will not only feature a lineup from across genres, but also highlight musicians from the Pacific Northwest.

As the world faced pandemic lockdowns in 2020, Oregonian folk musician Anna Tivel took the year as an opportunity to simply observe the slow passing of time and write “everything from the same window.” Today, those writings come together to form “Living Thing,” Tivel’s sixth studio album.

Iconic funk band Pleasure took the stage for the first time this year as headliners of the 52nd Annual Oregon Juneteenth Festival at Lillis-Albina Park on Saturday, June 15. The free concert included classic hits like “Glide,” “Universal” and “Ghettos of the Mind” among many more.

This was the band’s first show after a series of cancellations

The singer-songwriter performed songs from "Preacher's Daughter" as well as unreleased tracks like “Punish” and “Dust Bowl.”