The Artichoke is a warm and inviting premium concert venue, where independent musicians have an opportunity to perform in a great sounding and friendly environment, in one of the Pacific Northwest's rare and needed 'listening rooms', everyone is welcome, from touring professional artists to budding songwriters, to the audience who is always in for a real treat!
We focus on original folk, acoustic, singer-songwriter and world music. Covers must be kept to a minimum.
Our venue (The Artichoke) is all ages.
Artichoke Music includes a Music School, and the opportunity to present workshops, classes or jams. We also have an instrument store specializing in unique stringed instruments.
Avery Hill is a performing artist, songwriter, storyteller, and music teacher. Her singular style of songwriting integrates intricate melodies with insightful, storytelling lyrics. Avery’s voice is direct and searching, telling and investigating.
Award winning Fingerstyle guitarist Brooks Robertson just doesn't need much more than two thumbs, eight fingers and six strings on a wooden box to carry his listeners away.
HLH delves into inspired songwriting and sparse arrangements. Frisson-inducing harmonies mark their music. Limned with nostalgia, soaked in Southern gothic lore, the duo meticulously assembles songs to preserve the spirit of the stories they tell.
John Bunzow’s mix of eclectic musical influences – melding blues, country, rock and even jazz – have helped establish him as an original artist of heartfelt depth, substance and style.
Ronnie Carrier, a Portland-based folk-rock artist, melds haunting vocals and Lewis Carroll-like lyrics, sculpting a musical world that delves deep into life’s complexities.
John Bunzow’s mix of eclectic musical influences – melding blues, country, rock and even jazz – have helped establish him as an original artist of heartfelt depth, substance and style.
