Blitzen Trapper is among inductees into Oregon Music Hall of Fame

The Oregon Music Hall of Fame has named its new class of inductees, led by Portland band Blitzen Trapper .

The 17th annual ceremony will be held 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at Aladdin Theater .

Other inductees include Laura Viers, Exploding Hearts, Tony Lash (Heatmiser), Jenny Conlee (The Decemberists), The Obituaries and more.

“It's a real honor to be chosen for induction to the Oregon Music Hall of Fame," said Blitzen Trapper's Eric Earley. "Having lived in Oregon my whole life and watched the music scene's ever-changing evolution over many years, it's so great to be a part of that history and the fabulous sounds generated in this weird, unique corner of the world.”

The band is touring in support of its new album, "100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions," out now on Yep Roc Records.

From publicity:

The enthralling 12-track album arrives nearly four years after 2020’s "Holy Smokes Future Jokes," and sees Blitzen Trapper leaning into their psych rock-washed, classic songwriting roots to create one of the finest works of their career — nearly 20 years in. “This whole project grew out of a box of old four-track tapes from the ’90s that I found recently,” Earley said. “The tapes were full of songs I’d written and recorded back when I was 19 or 20 years old, and the sound and the spirit of those recordings got me excited to start writing music again, to go back to working the way I did when I was first starting out.”

Blitzen Trapper has been an active band for more than 20 years, and broke out with album "Furr" in 2008.

The concert will feature Blitzen Trapper, Laura Veirs and The Obituaries. The event will feature a live auction with autographed guitars from Peter Frampton, Elvis Costello, The Decemberists and more. Proceeds from this event help support OMHOF’s music in the schools programs as well as our scholarship program. This year’s master of ceremonies will be Tony Starlight.

Other inductees are Robbie Laws, Gary Fountaine, the late Darcelle (Walter Cole), Steve Reischman, John Nilsen and Bob Dietsche.

Artist of the Year is Portugal. The Man. Album of the year is Eyelids with "Colossal Waste of Light."

For tickets: aladdin-theater.com .