Stumptown Soundcheck

About 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.

Publisher

Portland Radio Project / Music Portland

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

25 Apr 2023

Latest episode

27 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Sept 2026

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

   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.

2. 

   26 Jul 2026

   Episode 34: Listening Across Oregon: MusicOregon’s Statewide Listening Tour

   MusicOregon’s Statewide Listening Tour set out to hear directly from musicians, venue operators and music professionals across Oregon about what’s working, what’s missing and what support local music communities need most. Tim Wilson, Dick Huey and Cheri Jamison join host Veronica Bisesti to share the tour’s biggest takeaways, the differences they heard from region to region and what comes next.

3. 

   27 Jun 2026

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

   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.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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