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Pressing Pause…
Here’s a quick note from me to all of you. Thank you so much for your support. These last few months have been so much fun, and truly fulfilling. I can’t wait to fill up your eardrums again sometime very, very soon! Keep in touch, Evan
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Portland Portrait: Spoooooooky
Happy Halloween! Honestly, I’ve been waiting for this post since Organic City Sounds started three months ago. Halloween in Portland is awesome! It combines many of the things that Portlanders love: costumes, big parties, screaming, and heavy drinking lots of candy. Over the last couple months this project has explored the lighter, [...]
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Portland Speaks: Portland SCREAMS!
This week we decided to let the monsters do the talking. Come take a walk through one of Portland’s scariest haunted houses…
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Portland Portrait: Breakfast!
It’s starting to become fairly obvious that Organic City Sounds loves to eat and drink. However, after exploring beer, coffee, food-carts and farming, we’re finding fewer and fewer excuses to eat out and call it ‘work’. But not to worry, this week we found a way! Portland has many things going for [...]
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Portland Speaks: What’s your favorite breakfast?
In general, Portlander’s have strong opinions, and often times aren’t too scared of expressing themselves. Every week, we ask Portland a question associated with the week’s Portrait. We’ll be out on the street asking locals for their two cents, but you can also participate right from the comfort of your own computer chair! Feel free to contribute [...]
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Portland Soundscape: Occupied
Organic City Sounds is a bi-partisan project…in fact, we do our best to stay away from those prickly issues that might distract you from all the cool sounds this city has to offer. But there are certain opportunities that are just too good to miss. The ‘Occupy Portland’ Rally, part of the larger ‘Occupy Wall [...]
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Portland Speaks: Portland’s Protest Signs Speak
This week, we’re letting a couple of Occupy Portland’s signs speak for themselves. Explore the picture below to listen!
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Portland Portrait: Urban Farming
Colonel Summers Community Garden, Portland Oregon Summer in Portland sure has been nice, but it’s once again time to return to the reality of cloudy days and soggy shoes. Yes, it’s raining again in the City of [...]
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Portland Speaks: What’s your favorite vegetable?
In general, Portlander’s have strong opinions, and often times aren’t too scared of expressing themselves. Every week, we ask Portland a question associated with the week’s Portrait. We’ll be out on the street asking locals for their two cents, but you can also participate right from the comfort of your own computer chair! Feel free to contribute [...]
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Portland Portrait: Coffee
Feeling Drowsy? Need something to perk up the old eardrums? Well you’re in luck, [...]
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Portland Speaks: What wakes you up in the morning?
In general, Portlander’s have strong opinions, and often times aren’t too scared of expressing themselves. Every week, we ask Portland a question associated with the week’s Portrait. We’ll be out on the street asking locals for their two cents, but you can also participate right from the comfort of your own computer chair! Feel free to contribute [...]
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Portland Soundscape: A Day in the Life
Does 6 minutes of pure audio sound daunting to you? Then check out this Soundslide to go along with this week’s post! Judging by its name, this project should be sound-centric, right? Well, with so many cool things happening in Portland, and so many interesting people to talk with, it’s often easy to forget how interesting pure, [...]
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Raw Organic City Sounds (in pictures!)
Explore and click the pictures to discover this week’s Raw Sounds The Hawthorne Bridge Portland Waterfront Fountain Pioneer Square ‘Prayer-in’ The Burnside Bridge Portland kids know how to have fun Checking out the thousands of little birdies getting ready to roost
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Portland Portrait: Urban Foraging!
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Portland Speaks: What local stuff do you ‘forage’ for?
In general, Portlander’s have strong opinions, and often times aren’t too scared of expressing themselves. Every week, we ask Portland a question associated with the week’s Portrait. We’ll be out on the street asking locals for their two cents, but you can also participate right from the comfort of your own computer chair! Feel free to contribute [...]
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Portland Portrait: Beer Culture
Check some beautiful beer photography here and here! This week we’re exploring a subject very close to my heart, and (quickly growing) belly. Beer is to Portland as wine is to France. Yea, you folks in Germany or Belgium may think you’ve got centuries of tradition on your side, but as the new kid on the [...]
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Portland Speaks: Refreshing Portland
In general, Portlander’s have strong opinions, and often times aren’t too scared of expressing themselves. Every week, we’ll ask Portland a question associated with the week’s Portrait. We’ll be out on the street asking locals for their two cents, but you can also participate right from the comfort of your own computer chair! Feel free to contribute [...]
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Portland Portrait: Pedaling in Portland
Alright people. Put your spandex shorts on, tighten those helmets and oil your gears, because this week we’re focusing in on bicycling in Portland! For anyone who may not know, this city is freakin’ obsessed with biking. In fact, we’re ranked as the world’s second friendliest bike city (after Amsterdam…go figure). Within the city you’ll [...]
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Portland Speaks: The Stereotypical Portland Cyclist
In general, Portlander’s have strong opinions, and often times aren’t too scared of expressing themselves. Every week, we’ll ask Portland a question associated with the week’s Portrait. We’ll be out on the street asking locals for their two cents, but you can also participate right from the comfort of your own computer chair! Feel free to contribute [...]
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Portland Portrait: Drums and Strings
This week’s portrait focuses on two Portlanders at very different points in their artistic journeys, yet both deeply inspired by our city. Obo Addy is a Ghanaian Master Drummer, and credited as one of the first Africans to popularize the genre that became known as “worldbeat”. He settled in the Northwest more than three decades [...]
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Portland Speaks: Does your city inspire you?
In general, Portlander’s have strong opinions, and often times aren’t too scared of expressing themselves. Every week, we’ll ask Portland a question associated with the week’s Portrait. We’ll be out on the street asking locals for their two cents, but you can also participate right from the comfort of your own computer chair! Feel free to contribute [...]
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This Week’s Raw Organic Sounds
This week, we’ve got THREE listener contributed sounds! Big, big thanks to Zefora for hooking up some great sounds of the outdoors, AND the city! Can’t wait to hear more.
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Portland Portrait: Food Cart Culture
Hello again friends! Did you know that your taste-buds are directly connected to your ear drums? Well, maybe that’s not exactly true. But this week we’ll attempt to bring them a little closer together. For those of you who aren’t too familiar with Portland, you might not be aware that our small city has become [...]
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Portland Speaks: What’s the tastiest thing about Portland?
In general, Portlander’s have strong opinions, and often times aren’t too scared of expressing themselves. Every week, we’ll ask Portland a question associated with the week’s Portrait. We’ll be out on the street asking locals for their two cents, but you can also participate right from the comfort of your own computer chair! Feel free to [...]
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Portland Portrait: Dreaming in the City of Roses
Welcome to the first week of Organic City Sounds! Each week we’ll present you with a unique portrait from the city of Portland. Whether it be a very special person, a group of Portlanders, or an important issue creating a buzz around town, O.C.S. will be here to capture the experience in sound. Our first [...]
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Portland Speaks: What’s Your Portland Dream?
In general, Portlander’s have strong opinions, and often times aren’t too scared of expressing themselves. Every week, we’ll ask Portland a question associated with the week’s Portrait. We’ll be out on the street asking locals for their two cents, but you can also participate right from the comfort of your own computer chair! Feel free [...]
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