About Us
Welcome to WEST COAST MUSIC REVIEW MAGAZINE. We are a new online, live, original music review magazine. At WCMR we are COMPELLED to review live, original music in all its styles, forms and genres. WCMR's primary mission is to capture the vibrancy and energy of live, original music performances, events, festivals, concerts, band shows and new releases. WCMR is based in Portland, Oregon but our coverage area extends from Vancouver BC in the north, Seattle, Washington, to San Diego, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area in the south. Our area extends to Spokane, Washington and Boise, Idaho and the Salt Lake and Ogden, Utah area in the east and the Las Vegas, Nevada and Pheonix, Arizona regions in the southwest. We also intend to cover events in other regions as they present themselves. We intend to invite contributors from the Midwest, East Coast and South, along with internationally to submit articles from their areas.
MUSIC IN ALL IT'S FORMS
- WCMR's main musical focus will be with Psych, Garage, Indie, Alt, Punk, Shoegaze, Electro, Experimental, Metal and Hardrock styles. We also are very much interested in covering Blues, Jazz, Swing, Zydeco, Country, Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Folk Rock and Bluegrass events. Of course, Rap, Hip Hop and Soul are on our list. We intend to cover Latin music including Cumbia Rock, Reggaeton and Latin Rap and Rock. The bottom line is this: WCMR is compelled by the need to review and present a wide array of original, live music to our viewers and not be limited by a few narrow selections of musical styles. So again, welcome to WCMR and we hope to provide our viewers with a different viewing experience from other online music magazines!
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-johnson-48091225b/
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FEATURE STORIES
Reviews on live shows, concerts and festivals including photos and YouTube videos.
NEW RELEASE REVIEWS
Reviews of new music releases, CD's, EP's and full albums.
https://wcmrmag.org/feature-and-new-releases/f/mighty-poplar-new-album-review
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photo albums provided by WCMR Contributors in the field.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/673149957794938/search/?q=TREEFORT
STAFF CONTRIBUTORS
KURT T. JOHNSON
LINDA R. JOHNSON
LINDA R. JOHNSON
Welcome to West Coast Music Revue!
I am WCMR's Founding Editor and have created WCMR to fill a void in music reviewing and reporting left by other online magazines going offline.
WCMR is a fully non-profit publication that strives to promote and encourage up-and-coming live, original music venues and events and of course, the bands and art
Welcome to West Coast Music Revue!
I am WCMR's Founding Editor and have created WCMR to fill a void in music reviewing and reporting left by other online magazines going offline.
WCMR is a fully non-profit publication that strives to promote and encourage up-and-coming live, original music venues and events and of course, the bands and artists who create the original music.
I am located in Portland, Oregon and am retired and no longer do any editing, shooting, video or writing on a commercial basis. I am an entertainment, show, band, concert and festival photographer experienced in covering events of all sizes and genres. I am a music article writer, video and photo editor and YouTube content creator.
My photo-journalism background and experiences have been with the following print and online publications:
-Four years with Pow Magazine in San Francisco, Ca.
-Four years with Dmndr Magazine in New York, NY.
-Nine years with DeltaGroove Productions in Los Angeles, Ca. My photography appeared on the front cover of the 2005 Blues Festival Guide Magazine featuring the Mannish Boys Band. My photography appeared on the CD cover of their live cd "Live And In Demand". My photography also appeared on numerous ads in national Blues magazines for the Mannish Boys.
-Thirteen years with Positively Entertainment and Dining Magazine in Portland, Ore.
-Six years with Northwest Karaoke Review Magazine in Seattle, Wash.
-Occasional articles for KaraokeScene Magazine in Los Angeles, Ca.
-Four years publishing my own Facebook Karaoke blog: West Coast Karaoke Review in Portland, Ore.
-Contributed two front cover stories to the Cascade Blues Association Blues Notes Magazine (Papa Salty and Norman Sylvester).
-Three years as Public Affairs Officer for U.S.S. Halyburton, FFG-40, Charleston, S.C. providing press releases and photos to numerous local newspapers along with publishing the ship's newsletter "The 40RTY". Won Navy-wide journalist award for program excellence in 1990. This included performing daily news broadcasts over the ships announcing system to keep the crew informed of daily events.
LINDA R. JOHNSON
LINDA R. JOHNSON
LINDA R. JOHNSON
Hi, my name is Linda Johnson and I'm a photographer and videographer for WCMR. I'm new to show photography and serious photography in general having only taken it up in the last couple of years as a retirement hobby. I was introduced to photography and videography by my husband, Kurt. He enlisted me to be a photographer and videographer w
Hi, my name is Linda Johnson and I'm a photographer and videographer for WCMR. I'm new to show photography and serious photography in general having only taken it up in the last couple of years as a retirement hobby. I was introduced to photography and videography by my husband, Kurt. He enlisted me to be a photographer and videographer with Pow Magazine and now WCMR. I intend to continue shooting shows, interviews and festivals as it's fascinating to me to be around musicians performing their musical art. I have always had a greet interest in rock music dating back to childhood. I also write new music reviews. In this way, I hope to contribute to supporting live, original music.