Stumptown Soundcheck

This podcast is in collaboration with Music Portland‘s Advocacy Council will provide a comprehensive examination of Portland’s music community, addressing the challenges faced by local musicians, venue owners, and other stakeholders. The podcast aims to raise awareness of the issues faced by the PDX music community and initiate conversations on a variety of topics including cultural arts plans, economic development and music tourism.

Stumptown Soundcheck is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 35 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Stumptown Soundcheck, a society show with 35 episodes published.

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  Episode 35: Making Room for Music: Rethinking Sound in Portland

  Sep 27, 202628 min

  Sound can connect us—to nature, to music and to one another—but sharing space also requires understanding and consideration. Music Advocacy Council Sound Committee co-chairs Derek Trost and Brendy Hale join host Anthony Messano to discuss why updating Portland’s noise code may be the clearest and most practical way to accommodate musicians practicing and rehearsing at home, and how community feedback can help create a better understanding of the needs of musicians and their neighbors.

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  Episode 33: Sidewalk Songs: Busking, Policy and Public Space

  Jun 27, 202637 min

  What happens when live music becomes part of the soundtrack to your day? This month on Stumptown Soundcheck, host Anthony Messano welcomes David Pollack and Johnny Franco of Curbside Serenade, along with Paul Van Orden from the City of Portland's Noise Program, for a conversation about busking, public spaces, and how music, community, and thoughtful policy come together to shape the places we share.

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  Stumptown Soundcheck

  Episode 33: Sidewalk Songs: Busking, Policy and Public Space

  Jun 27, 202637 minS0

  What happens when live music becomes part of the soundtrack to your day? This month on Stumptown Soundcheck, host Anthony Messano welcomes David Pollack and Johnny Franco of Curbside Serenade, along with Paul Van Orden from the City of Portland's Noise Program, for a conversation about busking, public spaces, and how music, community, and thoughtful policy come together to shape the places we share.

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  Episode 32: Fix the Tix… or Fix the System?

  Apr 26, 202630 minS0

  If you’ve tried to buy a concert ticket lately, you know how frustrating it’s become. Oregon is stepping in with new laws aimed at bots, deceptive practices, and speculative ticketing—but will they actually change the experience for fans, artists, and venues? Host Anthony Messano is joined by Jimi Biron and Kevin Erickson to explore what these reforms get right, where they fall short, and what it might really take to fix the system.

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  Episode 31: Behind the Festival: Building Music Events in the Pacific Northwest

  Mar 21, 202640 minS0

  Music festivals don’t just happen—they’re built. We talk with Chad Colwell (Jackalope Jamboree) and Christina Fuller (Waterfront Blues Festival) about what it really takes to create festivals in the Pacific Northwest.

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