Hey Portland, you okay? Just a few weeks in, 2024 is already feeling like a doozy. For local music fans who are enjoying their regained electricity and freedom, here are some new developments, events, and upcoming music buzz to anticipate Hear in Portland! MUST SEE: Upcoming local event(s) featuring local artist(s). WRK! New band alert! Improvisational vocalist and one-woman soul band Amenta Abioto (Yawa), has joined forces with Brown Alice (Vaughn Kimmons of interplanetary post-soul.