Blippi is coming to your hometown in the all-new Be Like Blippi Tour! Get ready to see the world more curiously as you move like, play like, and explore just like Blippi! Join Blippi and Meekah. live on stage in a high-energy live show packed with music, laughter, and surprises, featuring fan-favorites like “The Excavator Song,” “Monster […]
The Breasts of Tiresias Music by Francis Poulenc and Lyics by Gillaume Apollinaiare Gender norms pop like balloons in The Breasts of Tiresias, Poulenc and Appollinaire's bawdy surrealist romp. Frustrated with the life of a housewife, Tiresias sheds her breasts and becomes the male General Tirésias. As she leads a new life fighting distant wars […]
Hear Salem Pops Orchestra featuring special guests True North Duo (Kristen Grainger & Dan Wetzel) 3pm, Sunday, May 10 Salem Pops is arranging six of True North's original songs for orchestra and they will perform them together, live.
The Wailin’ Jennys are Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody and Heather Masse — three distinct voices that together make an achingly perfect vocal sound. Starting as a happy accident of solo singer/songwriters getting together for a one-time-only performance at a tiny guitar shop in Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Wailin’ Jennys have grown over the years into one […]
Oregon Symphony in Salem presents Copland & Rachmaninoff Fasten your seatbelt as Alessio Bax tackles Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, a creation of massive power and drive and one of the hardest-to-master works in the repertoire. After its premiere in New York City, a critic wrote that “its great length and extreme difficulties bar it […]
When you wake up and want to put a smile on your face, you think of the songs that always manage to reach down and touch your soul the moment you hear the first note. The Marshall Tucker Band is one such group that continues to have a profound level of impact on successive generations […]
Salem's Historic Grand is pleased to invite performers of all varieties to take the ballroom stage the first Tuesday of every month! Musicians, bands, poets, and all other performers are encouraged to sign up and share your talent! Hosted by Matador Hamilton and Danny Shaw of Giantess. Doors at 6:30, show 7pm-10pm. No admission, all ages. […]
Salem's Historic Grand is pleased to invite performers of all varieties to take the ballroom stage the first Tuesday of every month! Musicians, bands, poets, and all other performers are encouraged to sign up and share your talent! Hosted by Matador Hamilton and Danny Shaw of Giantess. Doors at 6:30, show 7pm-10pm. No admission, all ages. […]
Punk and ska music on a farm in Salem, Oregon Started in summer 2021, MIG Fest combines punk and ska music with locally grown, organic food. This year features: Alice Bag Band MONKEY Devon Kay & the Solutions Cut-Rate Druggist Rad Max
Salem's Historic Grand is pleased to invite performers of all varieties to take the ballroom stage the first Tuesday of every month! Musicians, bands, poets, and all other performers are encouraged to sign up and share your talent! Hosted by Matador Hamilton and Danny Shaw of Giantess. Doors at 6:30, show 7pm-10pm. No admission, all ages. […]
Music at the Mill continues August 11 and every other Tuesday until September 8! Come dance, eat, and drink to a different sound each night while being surrounded by the beautiful historic setting at Willamette Heritage Center. Music plays from 6pm to 8pm. Aug 11 features Water Street Project, a six-piece band that uses four […]
Capital City Retro Fest is a 3-night, all-ages concert event at the Gerry Frank Amphitheater on Salem’s Riverfront Park including food cart pod and a central bar serving adult beverages to 21 & over attendees. The 2026 line-up includes tributes to DEF LEPPARD, FLEETWOOD MAC, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, FOO FIGHTERS, DURAN DURAN, TOM PETTY, U2, ALANIS […]
Jason Bonham always finds himself at home behind the drum kit. From this spot, he has anchored the tempo for a myriad of the most legendary artists of all-time. It’s the place where he initially realized his destiny as a kid. It’s a tried-and-true safe harbor for the expression of his purest emotions. It’s a […]
Live music on the patio with Mayra Sandoval. The tasting room is open from 4-9 pm with music from 6-8 pm. Sip award-winning student-crafted wines (plus beer, cider & NA options), snack on charcuterie, and settle in. Seating is first-come, first-served. The performance is free and open to all ages. 8/21/26 6-8 pm Chemeketa Cellars, […]
The recordings on this album document some of JJ’s most inspired performances and capture some of the beauty that Minto Island Growers brings to our community! About the album — It's raining. Fifteen people and a dog crowd into a food tent listening to amplified sitar. They're totally silent for almost twenty minutes of sonic […]
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