“Leave Oregon. It’s the first song I play when I hit the stage in Nashville … but it really is OH-re-gon,” Tyler Stenson tells us, noting with pride that even though he’s moved to Nashville, he remembers his roots. He’s in Portland for a CD rel

Acoustic Conversations with Matthew Price

Jan 26th, 2010 59m 35s

"When I was a kid, I think it was when I was in high school ... I made this decision that I wanted to start focusing on really doing things, instead of just watching," says Matthew Price. So he learned to juggle. And play the guitar. And to wri

Acoustic Conversations with Jake Oken-Berg

Jan 12th, 2010 1h 4m

If there's a gimmick to Jake Oken-Berg, it's the run for Mayor. That's what gets you to ask, what's up with this guy? But that's where the gimmick ends. Because it turns out, he's as stone serious about politics as he is about his music. And wh

Acoustic Conversations with James Jeffrey-West

Dec 22nd, 2009 59m 6s

"For me, the musicians that I like are the ones that are somehow tapping into the universe," says James Jeffrey-West. And he says it with total and complete authenticity. He says it, too, while talking about Buddy Guy and Jimmy Hendrix, among o

Acoustic Conversations with Lisa Forkish

May 23rd, 2009 1h 4m

"I've gotten really into Dollhouse," says Lisa Forkish. "My whole family is obsessed with Joss Whedon." And yet, somehow, her music stands in stark contrast this geek cred. Forkish exists deeply. Her songs are calculated and considerate, showin

Acoustic Conversations with Justin Jude

Apr 18th, 2009 1h 3m

"I think a lot of my earlier songs were all about relationships. Mostly that went wrong," says Justin Jude of his early songwriting. Much is going right for Jude, whose tone and tenor has taken on a rich storytelling vibe that makes his music v

Acoustic Conversations with Dustin Pattison

Apr 1st, 2009 58m 20s

"I figured if I was going to write this kind of music, I was going to need a murder ballad," says Dustin Pattison in a gentle tenor of his tune Peace With God. And it's with that same soft-spoken demeanor that the singer-songwriter walks us thr

Acoustic Conversations with Matt Vrba

Mar 4th, 2009 1h 1m

Matt Vrba isn't pure folk. He isn't pure country. He certainly isn't pure rock and roll. But somewhere in there, somewhere munged between the blues licks and jazz, up under the trucker cap and faded jeans, there's a storyteller with grace of th

Acoustic Conversations with Sam Wegman

Jan 21st, 2009 46m 48s

Sam Wegman has been playing the guitar since he was 12. So what, right? Thing is, the guy is now just 19, a college student and dorm room troubadour, turning out some insanely catchy riffs and razor-sharp lyrics. This week on the show, we talk

Acoustic Conversations with Tyler Stenson

Jan 19th, 2009 55m 42s

Tyler Stenson calls his music "Epic Folk", a fusion of country, folk, and rock. It is at once a grab bag of honest storytelling and cutting lyricism that he deftly illustrates with his guitar. This week on the show, we talk with Tyler about gro

Acoustic Conversations with outPost

Jun 21st, 2008 35m 3s

These guys have been playing as a together as a band for eight months and already have the tone and grist of seasoned pros. We caught up with them early the same evening they were due to pick up the gold master of their first album, Crack the P

Acoustic Conversations with The Bart Ferguson Band

May 2nd, 2008 1h 1m

From the days of Nine Days Wonder to The Strangers to Kerosene Dream to The Bart Ferguson Band, our guests this week have been making music. Over two decades, and a roller coaster of tours and dances with commercial success, the band is evolvin

Acoustic Conversations with Dolorean

Mar 25th, 2008 1h 3m

In our first episode, we sit down with Al James from Dolorean to talk about the recent release of their first album, "You Can't Win." Al plays four tracks off the new album for us. Individual downloads will be available soon from acousticconver