Prakruti Bhatt

New York, Portland

Journalist at Freelance

Video Producer at Oregon Public Broadcasting

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‘The Evergreen’: ‘Stop Requested’ in an Oregon city near you

2 months ago | opb.org | Lillian Karabaic |Prakruti Bhatt

Gene Jones drove for TriMet for 18 years and retired in the early 2000s. He started driving for Columbia Area Transit last year because he wanted something to do in the winter. “I enjoy people, it’s a fun deal,” he said. If you listen to OPB on the radio, you’ve heard hosts and announcers say a long list of letters and places at the end of every hour. We’re required to do this by the Federal Communications Commission.
Ethel Cain performs sold-out show at Portland’s Pioneer Square

Aug 14, 2024 | opb.org | Prakruti Bhatt

Indie rock artist Hayden Anhedönia, who is professionally known as Ethel Cain, performed a sold-out concert Tuesday night at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. While the show was under the umbrella of the PDX Live summer concert series, it also served as a stop on her international tour. The doors to the show opened about 30 minutes earlier than scheduled as the line looped around the block at least three times, with fans hoping to get their spot by the barricade.
Pacific Northwest riot grrrl band Sleater-Kinney kicks off PDX Live

Aug 8, 2024 | opb.org | Prakruti Bhatt

On Wednesday, iconic Pacific Northwest riot grrrl band Sleater-Kinney kicked off the 2024 edition of PDX Live, an annual summer concert series that takes place in Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square.
Portland festival-goers treated to rare performance by iconic funk band Pleasure

Jul 12, 2024 | opb.org | Prakruti Bhatt

Iconic funk band Pleasure took the stage for the first time this year as headliners of the 52nd Annual Oregon Juneteenth Festival at Lillis-Albina Park on Saturday, June 15. Before splitting up in the 1980s, the band shared stages with groups including Earth, Wind & Fire and The Commodores. The Portland act’s music also played an important role in influencing artists such as Janet Jackson and Questlove.
Oregon folk artist Anna Tivel releases new album ‘Living Thing’, announces tour dates

May 31, 2024 | opb.org | Prakruti Bhatt

As the world faced pandemic lockdowns in 2020, Oregonian folk musician Anna Tivel took the year as an opportunity to simply observe the slow passing of time and write “everything from the same window.”Today, those writings come together to form “Living Thing,” Tivel’s sixth studio album.
At this Portland music festival, many of the stars don’t come from too far

Feb 20, 2024 | opb.org | Prakruti Bhatt

Downtown Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square will once again be home to the annual music festival PDX Live. This year, the concert series, the third edition of its kind organized by True West, will not only feature a lineup from across genres, but also highlight musicians from the Pacific Northwest. The festival kicks off on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, with riot grrrl band Sleater-Kinney, who will share the stage with Australia’s Amyl and the Sniffers.
Indie-pop fans take a shine to Portland’s Chipped Nail Polish

Jan 12, 2024 | opb.org | Prakruti Bhatt

When Chipped Nail Polish’s Jill Sullivan first started writing music, she set herself a goal to perform a single house show before she graduated from the University of Oregon. Today, she and her indie-pop band have played venues like Portland’s Mississippi Studios and Kelly’s Olympian among many more. The band is also one of the faces of this year’s Portland Music Month, now underway. On Sunday, the band is gearing up to take the stage at the Holocene.
OPB Wrapped: 23 music albums that captivated our ears and hearts in 2023

Dec 31, 2023 | opb.org | Prakruti Bhatt

‘Tis the season of holiday cheer and year-end lists. So we decided to ask the staff at OPB what some of their favorite albums released in 2023 were — the records that provided a background score to their busy days. We compiled and lightly edited the answers we received from our colleagues — which include albums from across genres. Here they are, in no particular order. 1) “Javelin” by Sufjan Stevens“Javelin” is one of my favorites this year.
Andy Akiho scores 3 Grammy nominations out of Oregon

Nov 17, 2023 | opb.org | Prakruti Bhatt

Last week, Portland-based composer and percussionist Andy Akiho was nominated for three 2024 Grammy awards, including best classical instrumental solo for “Akiho: Cylinders,” best classical compendium for “Sculptures” along with producer Sean Dixon, and best contemporary classical composition for “Akiho: In That Space, At That Time.”“It hasn’t hit me yet,” Akiho says during a Wednesday afternoon Zoom call with OPB.
Andy Akiho sculpts music on stage with the Oregon Symphony

Nov 3, 2023 | opb.org | Prakruti Bhatt

Don’t ask Andy Akiho what to think, feel or expect when he takes the stage this weekend. “I want the listeners to take away their own experience. You can’t try to force a particular feeling or a way to interpret his pieces or my music,” says the Grammy-nominated musician and Pulitzer Prize finalist. “I want everybody to create their own narrative and not try to force anything on them.