Salem, OR
Music connected to Salem
About Salem
- • Beverly Cleary, the beloved children's author, was born in McMinnville, near Salem.
- • Willamette University, the oldest university in the West, was founded in Salem.
- • Its central location on the Willamette River solidified Salem as a trading hub.
- • Deepwood Estate's formal gardens feature a rare Queen Anne-style Victorian home.
- • The Great Willamette Valley Flood of 1861 dramatically reshaped the city's landscape.
- • Salem, meaning "peace" in Hebrew, was established in 1842 and incorporated in 1857.
- • With over 177,000 people, Salem's population is smaller than Portland's.
- • Resting at 154 feet above sea level, Salem is only slightly elevated.
- • Government, healthcare, and agriculture are key sectors of Salem's economy.
- • A peaceful, yet bustling atmosphere fills Salem, a blend of nature and progress.
- • The Portland Trail Blazers, Oregon's only NBA team, are located an hour away.
- • Steve Prefontaine set records at nearby Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
- • The Willamette Valley's soil is largely derived from Missoula Flood deposits.
- • Silver Falls State Park, featuring ten waterfalls, lies less than an hour from the city.
- • The Willamette River flows north through the city.
- • Northwestern salamanders are common amphibians in the forests surrounding the city.
- • Oregon white oak trees are a common species in the valley.
- • The Kalapuya people inhabited the area for thousands of years before European settlement.
- • In 1862, a major flood inundated the city.
- • The Oregon State Capitol, featuring a gold-leaf Oregon Pioneer statue, was completed in 1938.
- • Interstate 5 runs north-south through the city.
Artists From Salem
1476
360’s
Aaron Mcdonnell
Airborne Toxic Event
Albatross
Amy Severin
Arthur William Foote
Assembly of Dog
babychaos
Barbara Lewis
Benjamin Johnson Lang
Corrina Repp
Dolora Zajick
Don Mistrezz
Dusks Embrace
Easterly
Frank Perkins
Grace and Thieves
Gudsforladt
Hal Galper
Haley Severin
Heidi Severin
Hell
Henry Cooper
Horse Girl
Intent to Injure
Jilted Spectrum
Joe Preston
John A. Finnegan
John Chowning
John Hay
Jones Very
Leech
Lisa Hammer
Luke Temple
Mania
Marvin Fennema
Mary Curtis-Verna
Mary Lou Lord
Merkstave
Mersey Men
Mike Flanagan
Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event)
Morning Reign
MSW
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Patrick Carman
Paul Fredricks
Paul Riedl
Perihelion
Reid Shelton
Robby Roadsteamer
Robert L. Saucy
Rockette Morton
Ryan Waters
Saint
Sorceress
The Live Five
The Mad Plaids
The Severin Sisters
The Sound Barrier
The Third Stone
Thrones
Trap Them
Typhoon
Walter Winslow
Wheel of Fortune
Will o’ the Wisp
William Jennings Bryan
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1476
360’s
Aaron Mcdonnell
Airborne Toxic Event
Albatross
Amy Severin
Arthur William Foote
Assembly of Dog
Barbara Lewis
Benjamin Johnson Lang
Corrina Repp
Dolora Zajick
Don Mistrezz
Dusks Embrace
Easterly
Frank Perkins
Grace and Thieves
Gudsforladt
Hal Galper
Haley Severin
Heidi Severin
Hell
Henry Cooper
Horse Girl
Intent to Injure
Jilted Spectrum
Joe Preston
John A. Finnegan
John Chowning
John Hay
Jones Very
Leech
Lisa Hammer
Luke Temple
MSW
Mania
Marvin Fennema
Mary Curtis-Verna
Mary Lou Lord
Merkstave
Mersey Men
Mike Flanagan
Mikel Jollett (Airborne Toxic Event)
Morning Reign
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Patrick Carman
Paul Fredricks
Paul Riedl
Perihelion
Reid Shelton
Robby Roadsteamer
Robert L. Saucy
Rockette Morton
Ryan Waters
Saint
Sorceress
The Live Five
The Mad Plaids
The Severin Sisters
The Sound Barrier
The Third Stone
Thrones
Trap Them
Typhoon
Walter Winslow
Wheel of Fortune
Will o’ the Wisp
William Jennings Bryan
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