Storm made her debut with Pink Martini in April 2011, singing four sold-out concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra. Storm shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show 'Rock Star: Supernova.' Her memoir, 'Crazy Enough,' released by Simon and Schuster in 2012, was named Oprah's Book of the Week, and awarded the 2013 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Large moved to San Francisco and later to Portland in 2002, where she formed the band Storm and The Balls and developed a cult-like following. Storm Large has been singing since the age of five, growing up in suburban Boston. Pavement has announced a 2022 reunion to include a North American and European tour next fall. Malkmus has released 7 albums and EPs under his own name and six with The Jicks.

He moved ahead quickly: forming The Jicks in 2000, recording their first release in 2001 on Matador Records.

Malkmus began their last record at Jackpot Studios in Portland, where he soon settled. Touching the mainstream with their single, 'Cut Your Hair,' in 1994 and appearing on Jay Leno's show, Pavement released five studio albums, toured the world but disbanded in 1999. Pavement, and principal songwriter Malkmus, were cited as leading the underground indie movement of the 1990s. Their first album, 'Slanted & Enchanted,' was released to critical acclaim. Stephen Malkmus was born in Santa Monica in 1966 and put together the band, Pavement, in Stockton, California in 1989 with fellow guitarist Scott Kannberg. He just completed a European tour with The No Ones and Minus 5 is touring again this summer on the West Coast with friends NRBQ. Scott is making music again with a variety of bandmates. Though serious, he has made a great recovery with the financial help of several benefit concerts. In 2017 Scott suffered a stroke while on tour in San Francisco. Known for his excellent songwriting and droll sense of humor, McCaughey, moved to Portland and has continued to write and perform with REM's Peter Buck as well as Alejandro Escovedo. He released his solo album, 'My Chartreuse Opinion,' in 1989 and the first Minus 5 album, 'Old Liquidator' in 1995. He was also an auxiliary player with REM from 1994 to 2011 - touring and playing on many of their albums. Scott McCaughey is a singer, guitarist and songwriter best known for his groups in Seattle and Portland, Young Fresh Fellows and Minus 5. He is respected as a producer and mentor to a new generation of Portland's creative music scene.Ī D V E R T I S I N G | Continue reading below Through it all he kept releasing records on his own label, eleven under his own name and many more with his collaborative projects like G-Ism, Kenny Mack and DBA and most recently Western Conference All-Starz, a compilation of Portland Rap and Hip Hop. As he toured San Francisco and the West Coast, major record deals came and went for Cool Nutz, with Universal and Big Beat/Atlantic. He also produced a Hip-Hop television show, 'The Ledge,' and was heard for many years as the radio host of the 'Breakout Show' on KXJM JAM'N 107.5 and The Family Hours on KBOO-FM. In 1995, Scott co-founded the Portland Oregon Hip-Hop (POH-Hop) Festival. He made his name as a rapper in the 1990s with an eye on the business side of music by creating his own label, Jus Family Records in 1992 with Bosko Kante. Terrance Scott, professionally known as Cool Nutz, is a Portland native and graduate of Grant High School. Satan's Pilgrims, a surf instrumental band, will perform, as well as Minus 5 (created originally by McCaughey and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and others in 1993).įor tickets: Here's info on inductees, courtesy of OMHOF: The inductees are: Artists - Terrence Scott (aka Cool Nutz), Scott McCaughey, Stephen Malkmus, Storm Large, Mayther Brothers, Kevin Rankin, Satan's Pilgrims, Lewi Longmire, PH Factor Jug Band, Art Abrams Industry - Clay Fuller, Mike Thrasher Artist of the Year - Esperanza Spalding Album of the Year - Portugal The Man, 'Oregon City Sessions.'

The Oregon Music Hall of Fame has named its 2022 inductees and announced plans for its induction ceremony. 8 at Aladdin Theater Esperanza Spalding, Portugal The Man feted. Oregon Music Hall of Fame ceremony will be held Oct.

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