Maggie Ray and The Last Wild Ones is a Portland-based five-piece folk-pop acoustic group with a wide-ranging sound, from intimate singer-songwriter ballads to powerful indie rock infused with alt-country grit. Front person and commanding vocalist Ray is a community-minded dreamer whose shows blur the line between performance and gathering. Blending humor, tenderness, and a touch of wild queer magic, Maggie creates spaces where everyone is invited to exhale, laugh, and feel held. Their yeehaw-pop storytelling leaves audiences feeling both cathartic and energized.

Ned and Wendy the Band is a Portland, Oregon based Glam-Folk duo - “glam-folk” being a made up genre that just felt right. Ned and Wendy the Band is comprised of married musicians Jordan & Lindsey Plotner. Their latest album Back Around Again captures the ups, downs, ins , and outs of moving to a new city, beginning a new marriage, finding a new community, and realizing that, somehow, this new road still leads back to the same place: home. Back Around Again is available on all streaming platforms now! Their 2021 musical documentary short film Welcome Home Ned and Wendy premiered at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. as one of eight finalists in the Emerging Young Voices in Film Festival, and it went on to win Best Romance Film in the 2021 Los Angeles Film Awards, as well as official selection in Dumbo Film Festival, Toronto Documentary Feature & Short Film Festival, and Cambria Film Festival of Romance, Love, and Rom-coms. The two artists are thrilled to be part of Easyfolk Media’s 2025 Featured Artist cohort as well as Sofar Sound’s international roster of artists. Lindsey and Jordan are also the hosts of the radio show City Hums - providing a platform for the wildly raw and talented musicians of Portland and beyond - on KXRW Vancouver 99.9FM. Recently, Lindsey and Jordan journeyed up to Seattle as the official media sponsor of the Northwest Folklife Festival, where they hosted live interviews with Mary Eliza, Strange & the Familiars, and Jet Black Pearl. Other artists featured on past episodes include Trinity Jane & Michael Easley, That Loathsome Devil, and Exceptional Failures. With a love of community and connection, and a ~proclivity for songs that make you want to dance while crying, Ned and Wendy the Band are on a mission to create joy, wonder, and kick ass music.  

Emerging from the vibrant heart of Portland, Oregon, Complimentary Colors weaves a tapestry of folk music that’s both intimate and expansive. Formed in 2017 by couple Camille Rose and Ash Elizabeth, the band is now primarily a trio since the addition of prolific local siren, Hannah DiMo. The band’s sound is reminiscent of The Chicks, The Ditty Bops, and Brandi Carlile, with hints of Janis Joplin tucked into some of their grittier vocals. Described as quirky and queer, the band’s acoustic sound features unexpected instrumentation and rich vocal harmonies, creating a truly unforgettable listening experience.  Keep in touch with the band for a 2026 full of song releases and other magic on Facebook, on Instagram at compcolorsmusic, and on their new TikTok, @comp.colors.