Artichoke Music

This Saturday, July 11th 🌟 It's going to be an artichoke-filled evening of music magic with Gary Ogan.

As a veteran of 50 years in the music business, life is good for Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee Gary Ogan.

From his first major label release on Elektra Records in 1972, to his move to Los Angeles in 1977 to sign with Leon Russell’s Paradise Records, Ogan learned the ropes and went on to blaze his own unique trail, touring the U.S. and Europe, writing and recording hundreds of songs, and making lifelong friends along the way.

The mid-90’s saw Ogan moving to Nashville where he signed as staff songwriter with Sony/ATV Tree, who published over 60 of his songs. Since then, in addition to continuing to write, record, and perform his own music, Gary had a four year stint drumming in The Darrell Scott Band, another two years producing Danny O’Keefe‘s “Looking Glass and the Dreamers”, and the last seven years has found him subbing on keys in the popular Portland based Motown tribute band, Kris Deelane And The Hurt.

Ogan’s newest passion was sparked by a curiosity in his own Cherokee DNA, and has opened many doors as a result, like providing opportunities to create and produce new music for author & activists, Winona LaDuke (Ojibwe), and the late John Trudell (Santee Sioux). Ogan has also become bandleader to The Flying Eagle Band, a Portland based tribute band to the late Kaw/Creek sax legend, Jim Pepper, as well as COB to The Jim Pepper Native Arts Council.

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This Sunday, July 12th 🎻 For fans of Shovels & Rope and The Lumineers, Two Crows for Comfort blends traditional folk storytelling with modern, catchy melodies and intricate harmonies.

A Two Crows for Comfort show is like being wrapped in a warm blanket as you sit by the wood burning stove. Their songs blend the traditional storytelling of folk music with memorable melodies and intricate harmonies. While only a duo physically, their sound is huge thanks to their multi-instrumentalism and a booming kick drum setting the pace.

Two time MCMA winners Two Crows for Comfort hail from the prairie wonderland of Manitoba. Playing well over one hundred shows each year, they've become known for not only their powerful lead vocals, intricate harmonies and unique arrangements but also their comedic yet poignant storytelling and off-the-cuff stage banter that has folks smiling long after the night is over.

They've been seen at festivals across Canada, the US and the UK and amidst their relentless touring schedule they have written and recorded three full length albums, the most recent titled 'Next to Me'.

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